good morning, america. breaking overnight, the house passes president biden's nearly $2 trillion covid relief package. the hurdles it now faces in the senate as the battle against the virus appears ready to get a new weapon with the fda's advisory panel endorsing johnson & johnson's one-shot vaccine. a member of that committee joins us live this morning. pointing the blame, the biden administration saying saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman approved the assassination of u.s.-based journalist jamal khashoggi. the declassified report, plus new satellite images of the iraq and syria border in the aftermath of president biden's first known military action since taking office. breaking overnight, lady gaga's dogs recovered.

her beloved pets returned to authorities as we get an update on the condition of the dog-walker who was shot while trying to protect the animals. >> he kind of treats them like little humans. >> captured in this surveillance video obtained by tmz. plus, lady gaga's new message to that dog-walker. in good spirits, the update overnight on tiger woods' condition following that terrifying rollover wreck in los angeles. new details on the follow-up procedures. and credit concerns. why americans are filing complaints about their credit reports in record numbers. what it has to do with the c.a.r.e.s. act, and could your own credit score be affected? ginand ppy sa there is breaking news this morning on two fronts in the coronavirus battle. first, the house passed

president biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. it now moves to the senate where it faces hurdles in an evenly divided chamber. >> covid relief of another kind may be more certain and immediate. a third vaccine could be on its way to american arms in days from johnson & johnson's storage facilities like this one in kentucky. the fda's expected to make a final decision on authorizing the vaccine this weekend after the agency's independent advisory panel voted unanimously friday in favor of it. with that in mind, california governor gavin newsom already tweeting his state expects to get at least 380,000 doses as early as next week. >> and the cdc says nearly 9% of american adults are fully vaccinated so far. nearly 19% are partially vaccinated. abc's trevor ault is at citi field where vaccinations are being done around the clock, still trying to catch up after those winter storms. trevor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. you know, a lot of people have

been calling on sites like these to go 24/7 from the very beginning. they simply haven't had the necessary supply in order to do that. but emergency authorization for the johnson & johnson shot could be a big help with that problem, provide us another weapon to fight this virus, which is still spreading at an alarming rate. this morning, a potentially game-changing boost in the vaccine race. the fda saying it's working rapidly to finalize emergency use authorization of the johnson & johnson single shot vaccine. >> it is completely safe, and it is a single-dose regimen. >> reporter: a panel of independent experts unanimously recommending authorization friday after trials have shown the johnson & johnson shot is 85% effective against severe disease and 100% effective against hospitalization and death with 2 out of more than 400,000 trial participates reportedly having suspected severe allergic reactions. the doses can be stored and

shipped in normal refrigerators and upon authorization, the 3 to 4 million doses already available could start shipping out as early as monday with a goal of 20 million by the end of march and 100 million by june. >> we now have three highly feis you look at the data, and it's clear that you get essentially no hospitalizations or deaths. ramping up their infrastructure trying to make up for delays caused by last week's winter storm. three new york city sites will be offering shots 24/7 now that they have a surplus of doses. the 101st airborne deploying t , one of five medical units going to help in florida and philadelphia. and illinois expanding its eligibility criteria to millions more people. >> i am a two-time cancer survivor and had a stem cell implant. you know, so i mean even though it's been years ago, i still get sick easily. so it was important to me to get vaccinated. >> ror bltnaonwide

progress ie cdc director warnins but clearly the virus is not done with us. we cannot get comfortable or give in to a false sense of security that the worst of the pandemic is behind us. >> reporter: still, some states are moving forward with their re-opening plans. north carolina is allowing gyms, restaurants, stores to extend their hours. massachusetts is looking to do the same thing. mississippi might lift its mask mandate for people who have been vaccinated, and texas might lift its mask mandate altogether. whit? >> all right, trevor ault for us, thank you so much. joining us now is dr. paul offit, director of the vaccine education center at the children's hospital of philadelphia and a member of the fda's advisory committee. dr. offit, good morning to you. good to have you. you, along with your colleagues, voted to recommend authorizing the johnson & johnson vaccine for emergency use, and while it does offer strong protection, it didn't perform as well as the pfizer and moderna vaccines in

some areas. what is your message to people as they consider whether to get this vaccine?ep you out of the hospital. it's going to keep you out of the intensive care unit, and it's going to keep you from dying. it's a single dose. it's refrigerator stable, and i think most importantly actually this sort of gets lost is that when this vaccine was tested in south africa where the south african variant is common and when it was tested in brazil where the brazilian variant is common, it worked to keep you out of the hospital and to keep you out of the morgue. i think that's really important because that also predicts the messenger mrna vaccines, the pfizer vaccine, the moderna vaccines will likely do the same thing. you know, we're worried about these so-called variants of concern but that was really encouraging data. >> absolutely, especially as we're seeing new variants emerge in the united states as well. johnson & johnson was made aware of a couple of cases of a serious allergic reaction as we've seen in other vaccines.

there were also some rare cases of vascular events, blood clotting that may or may not have been tied to the vaccine again, all very rare. but i've spoken with health experts who do want to know more concerned about potential side effects? >> this happens all the time. so, for example, when you have a large number of people studied and 44,000 people were studied in this, you're always going to see small numbers pop up in the large database. does it work that way when you put it out into the real world? and millions of people will get it. i'll give you a perfect example. there was hepatitis b vaccine introduced in this country a number of years ago that was found to have about five cases of heart attacks in the vaccine group and none in the placebo group and there were basically five or ten cases of prostate cancer in the placebo group and none in the vaccine group. that vaccine didn't cause heart attacks any more than it prevented prostate cancer and this is a problem with small numbers derived from large databases. i can tell you i worked on a vaccine at children's hospital philadelphia that would prevent

rotavirus. in that vaccine trial, it was a 70,000-person trial, there were five cases of arm and leg fractures in the placebo group and none in the vaccine group. that was statistically significant, therefore, we made a vaccine that prevented arm and leg fractures which is obviously not true. when you see things like this, it's worth to see what happens when it's given to tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands and generally see those things go away which is i suspect what will happen here. >> w some data with pfizer and moderna's vaccine as well. dr. offit, thank you so much for your time this morning. we do appreciate it. >> thank you. >> eva, over to you. financial relief for millions of americans is one step closer. the house voting early this morning to pass a nearly $2 trillion stimulus package. abc's maryalice parks is at the white house with the latest. good morning to you, maryalice. >> reporter: good morning, eva. ye, democrs feeling good. they cleared this hurdle in the house, but president biden still facing steep opposition from republicans. overnight republicans voting all together against this bill.

in fact, in the house two democrats voted against it as well. president biden one step closer to his first major legislative win. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: the house overnight passing his $1.9 trillion recovery package. that bill and the vaccine rollout, his primary focus since taking office. the president telling univision -- >> we're focusing on communities that have been left behind. >> reporter: lawmakers up against an urgent deadline, unemployment benefits for millions of americans still out of work with this pandemic set to expire on march 14th. the bill would extend and expand those unemployment benefits, send most americans a one-time $1,400 stimulus check and direct billions to states for vaccines, testing and schools. across the country many states unwilling to wait for washington. governors on both sides of the aisle signing their own relief packages. in baltimore, catrina garrett, a single mom with three kids and a part-time job, telling us a stimulus check from the state of

maryland was a huge relief. >> i have rent, a car note, cell phone bills. it's a mess, and i have a toddler, so that's pampers, wipes whatever he may need. and, you know, i have teenagers, so it's not easy. >> reporter: in texas president biden yesterday offering his support to residents there dealing with compoun e em, storms and power outages. more than 500,000 in the state still under boil water notices going into this weekend. the president touring a brand-new vaccination site on the ground. a team effort between the state and federal government with the ability to administer up to 6,000 shots a day. >> we're not giving shots to democrats or republicans. i say it again, we're giving shots to americans. >> reporter: this budget bill now heads to the senate where democrats can get it done without republican support if they stick together. president biden will speak about this bill here at the white house later this morning. dan? >> a lot going on on this front. well, let's just take a quick

moment, though, on a personal note to welcome you, maryalice, to our team. you're our new white house correspondent. so everybody knows, you're a true ace. you used to be the deputy director of our political department in washington, d.c. and eva, whit and i really do want to extend a warm welcome. hat, so it's great to have you. >> reporter: thank you. thank you. i'm excited. >> thank you. you do a great job. we're excited to work with you going forward. let's turn now to the other big story out of washington overnight, the newly released report that says saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman approved the assassination of "the washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. the biden administration is now imposing dozens of visa bans on the saudis, but some critics say that is not enough by a long shot. abc's alex presha is in washington with much more on that story. alex, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. so the biden administration is saying what the trump administration wouldn't. defehe sauwn prince,

but biden is stopping short of directly penalizing the man that u.s. intelligence says approved that brutal murder. this morning, a newly released report accuses saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, of approving the brutal murder of "washington post" reporter jamal khashoggi. the u.s. resident last seen here walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. the report citing the crown prince's control of decision-making, the direct involvement of a key adviser and member of his security detail in the operation and the crown prince's support of violent measures to silence dissidents abroad. the report concluded it's highly unlikely that saudi officials would have carried out an operation of this nature without the crown prince's authorization. the saudi government's calling the conclusions unjustified and inaccurate. president biden spoke with bin salman's father this week. >> i spoke yesterday with the king, not the prince, made it

clear to him that the rules are changing. we are going to hold them accountable for human rights abuses. >> reporter: the white house now unveiling a khashoggi policy, imposing visa restrictions on foreign officials believed to be directly involved in plots against dissidents starting with 76 saudis. >> we clearly have some strategic interests in common in the region, but that doesn't prevent us and shouldn't prevent us from speaking out on human rights issues. >> reporter: the treasury department also sanctioned a former saudi official. but the administration stopped short of directly penalizing the crown prince. and overnight president biden signaling an intelligence interview that more changes could be coming monday. >> alex, there's another story we're following this morning. we're getting these new images in from an overnight air strike in syria. can you tell us about that? >> reporter: dan are that's right. we've gotten new satellite images of the iraq/syrian border in the aftermath of president biden's first known military

action since taking office. two f-15 fighter jets targeting the compound of iranian-backed militia. it was retaliation for rocket attacks against a coalition base early last week that injured a u.s. service member and contractor and killed another coalition contractor. whit? >> all right, alex presha for us, thank you so much for that update. we want to turn to tiger woods undergoing more procedures after that serious crash earlier this week. janai is here with how the golf star is now recovering. janai, good morning to you. >> good morning. yeah, overnight golf legend tiger woods said to be in good spirits, some good news, following procedures from that terrifying rollover wreck in los angeles earlier this week. the accident leaving the 45-year-old in serious condition with injuries to both of his legs. official twitter account, the update reads, tiger has moved to cedars-sinai medical center and received follow-up procedures on his injuries this morning. the procedures were successful and is now recovering in good

spurt -- spirits. those procedures following an announcement from doctors revealing woods underwent emergency surg ankle and shinbones by implanting pin, screws and a metal rod. the doctor stated woods was awake, responsive and recovering in his hospital room. the l.a. county sheriff's office ruling that the crash that totaled his suv was, quote, purely an accident and that they don't expect any charges at this time. tiger woods was the only person in the car at the time. no other vehicles were involved. officials also adding there is no evidence of impairment that was found but that woods was driving at a greater speed than normal. after everything he's been through, good news that he's in good spirits. eva? into hate crime charges. him tol abc's zachary kiesch has the latest on the case and how the department of justice is responding to a rise in hate crimes on asian-americans across the country. >> reporter: this morning, a

23-year-old brooklyn man arrested after this violent attack thursday night in new york city's chinatown. police say the 36-year-old victim was walking alone when salman muflihi allegedly stabbed him in the back. police say the suspect confessed and when asked what led to the attack said, he didn't like the way he looked at him. the victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. muflihi has been charged with second degree attempted murder as a hate crime. >> this is thoroughly unacceptable, and we will not stand for it. we will fight it. >> reporter: this 1 the latest in a string of attacks targeting asian community. according to the advocacy group, stop aapi hate, since the start of the pandemic, nearly 3,000 incidents have been reported against asian-americans. >> these patterns have been pretty consistent throughout the year. what we've noticed is that people are targeting those who they think are vulnerable. >> reporter: the nypd is releasing this surveillance video showing another attack

earlier this week. asking for help in identifying this suspect seen dragging this asian woman to the ground and punching her before running off with her purse. the nypd now trying to stop the ongoing violence by assembling an anti-hate crime task force. >> that could be my mother. you know, that could be my aunt, that could be my wife. it could be family. so you don't want to see that happen. >> reporter: but critics argue more needs to be done. in a statement the department of justice said the united states is currently facing unprecedented challenges, some of which are fueling increased bigotry and hatred. >> i wish i could say i'm just shocked, but i am not sadly. >> reporter: the nypd's reporting that over the last year there's been a 1900% increase in attacks against asian communities. now, later today the mayor, bill de blasio, will be joining in a rally to bring attention and hopefully some resolve to these issues. dan. >> our thanks to zachary.

this is an awful trend, and we'll continue to report on it. we are going to turn now though to the weather and rob marciano. robert, good morning to you, sir. >> hi, dan. good morning, guys. it's been relatively quiet across the east weatherwise but the west, they've been getting hit pretty hard. snoqualmie pass east of seattle, on i-90, approaching 400 inches for the year and they had to close the interstate off and on as they try to clear all the snow as the storm pressed in. 80-mile-an-hour winds yesterday, high wind warnings across southern california, santa barbara and l.a. and ventura county could see 70 to 80-mile-an-hour winds there and winter storm warnings or watches have been posted as the next system comes into the central plains and midsouth, look at all these flood watches. this is going to be bring rain and some storminess in the way of hail and maybe damaging winds from just east of dallas, the arkansas, little rock area in through nashville. look at that line of heavy rain, saturated ground, melting snow. it's going to be very easy for small creeks and rivers to flood, even some urban areas, 2 to 3 inches of rain up through

memphis, louisville, lexington, charleston potentially 3 to 5 inches there. that's a check nationally weatherwise. good saturday morning from our exploratorium camera. lots of sunshine and looks calm now out on the bay but we could get some white caps later as the wind pick up. sunny today and tomorrow but hints of rain arrive next week. in fact, high temperatures today with a windy day in the valley are going to be above average but it's going to feel a little cool. 64 in livermore and 62 in richmond. mid to upper 50s from the coast to the city. warmer t t t t t t t t t t t t e . let's give you an update on texas still recovering from that major winter blast that left so many without power, heat, clean water, and there's been a lot of people across america lending in clud n jersey man hand, who packed up his entire family and drove down to help. with so many families in texas still left with broken pipes

after that devastating winter blast that nearly shut down the state, local plumbers have been flooded with calls for help. >> okay. mitchell plumbing and heating loading up to go to texas. >> reporter: that's why new jersey plumber andrew mitchell and his family packed up their truck and drove 22 hours to houston to lend a hand. >> he was really just like, i feel like this is my calling. like let's go. >> reporter: mitchell made the trip with his wife kisha, their 2-year-old son blake and his apprentice isaiah pinnock who happens to shall kisha's brother. >> they ready. >> reporter: stocking up on plumbing supplies before hitting the road. >> they were also saying there were no parts in texas, absolutely none so they knew they had to get all these parts. >> reporter: they have worked on homes as well as conducting facetime consultations to those they can't get to. >> theey're saying, man, you

guys are busy. >> reporter: whileheplanned to head back to new jersey next week, aftema people still in need -- >> how far away is she again? >> reporter: -- they're going to stay longer. >> a few people have reached out to that are are going to be bringing us supplies and stuff like to help keep the effort going. so, you know, with all the support, you know, with all the need, we can't leave. not that we wanted to leave. we're going to get everybody their water running. >> that just makes my heart sing. mitchell not charging people, people -- some people insisting on giving him money for gas or diapers. can you imagine -- i got a 2-year-old. no way i'm going to take him on a two-hour trip, let alone 22-hour trip and make him stay for two weeks or more so dad can help out these people who really need it so good on them all the way around. >> great family. >> people really stepping up. thanks, rob, we'll talk to you again soon. still ahead, lady gaga's missing dogs found. what we know about how they were recovered days after the dognapping that left their dog-walker shot. and the former girlfriend of a man who was once the top

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the a ete ma e cdsaeay 9% ocine ts weekend a. american adults are fully vaccinated so far and nearly 19% are partially vaccinated. also right now, a gunman in nigeria has kidnapped more than 300 girls from a boarding school in the northern region of the country. this is at least the third mass kidnapping at a school in the past few months in nigeria. police and the military say they are working to rescue those girls. and a delta airlines passenger is being fined more than $27,000 for allegedly hitting a flight attendant last october. it all happened on board a flight from miami to atlanta. the faa says the passenger was traveling with another passenger who refused to wear a mask, fasten his seat belt and refuse to put the tray table up.

we start this half hour with lady gaga's missing dogs found safe. her dog-walker still recovering in the hospital after being shot by the dognappers. abc's zohreen shah has more from where that shooting happened in west hollywood. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. it was a dramatic scene. lady gaga's dog-walker was walking on this sidewalk with three dogs when a white nissan altima stopped right here. two men got out, they attacked the man and took two of the dogs. gaga offering $500,000 for their return in reward money. this morning they are safe and sound. but those suspects still on the loose. this morning, the urgent manhunt intensifying for two suspects who shot lady gaga's dog-walker and stole her french bulldogs. overnight a break in the case. the superstar's dogs were safely returned. the lapd says a woman found the dogs and reached out to lady gaga's representatives. the woman then brought them to a poli the pop icon was reportedly in rome shooting a new movie when police say two violent robbers attacked the man walking the animals captured in this

surveillance video obtained by tmz. 39-year-old ryan fischer's family telling abc news friday he is expected to make a full recovery after the assault. one of the assailants was armed. you can hear fischer screaming here then police say one of the armed men shoots him and they run off with two of the pets. the third dog, miss asian managed to escape. >> shooting occurred approximately ten minutes ago. >> reporter: fischer was rushed to the hospital. >> literally wakes up with the dogs. he kind of treats them like little humans. >> reporter: gaga saying in a statement, i continue to love you, ryan fischer. you risked your life to fight for our family. you're forever a hero. the dogs have been seen through gaga's instagram page, like these posts of her backstage during the super bowl halftime rehearsals. police say it's unclear if the singer was specifically targeted. as of now police say they're not releasing information about where exactly the dogs were found due to the ongoing investigation.

as for fischer, the family asked for privacy and say he's still in the hospital and thank the staff and lady gaga saying she has shown nonstop love and concern. eva? >> and we are glad that those dogs are safe and sound this morning. zohreen, thank you so much. let's get a check of our weather now with rob marciano. we love the puppies, don't we? >> we do. and they love the beach. at least mine does. if you're taking your dog to the beach and new jersey shore, it's wet. the waves aren't too bad. thanks for this shot of belmar, new jersey. a little bit of rain heading this way. we had some snow across parts of northern new england. dude carving some freshies in killington. they've had a ton of snow this winter and got a little more coming. little more coming there. winter advisories coming up with this system moving through drying out in the afternoon, though. d.c., philly, new york. light to moderate rainfall here in the next few hours and then drying out as you can see as we get through the afternoon hours and another pulse saturday and

another pulse sunday and then another on monday with the rain coming through the midsection which might bring flooding across parts of the midsouth. that's a check nationally. good saturday morning. gorgeous shot here from mt. tam and the winds awfully gusty in the upper elevations. we'll see the gusts that surface and looking at highs in and around this weather report sponsored by xyzal. whit, with you working double shifts on saturday, if you need me to go walk copper, i'd be happy to send somebody over. >> copper would love that actually. yeah, he'll keep you in shape. that's for sure. running around the block. >> rob will get on taskrabbit for you. >> that's right. thank you, rob. coming up here on "good morning america," a former girlfriend of a man who was once new york state's top prosecutor is speaking out about what she says was an abusive relationship. and then why more people are spotting errors on their credit reports and what to do if it happens to you.

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behavior. their relationship happening at the same time he was going after big names like harvey weinstein. janai has been speaking with her. good morning to you, janai. >> good morning, yeah. he was a rising political star outspoken against sexual harassment going after harvey weinstein and suing his company for restitution for weinstein's survivors. now, one of his own alleged accusers is telling her story in a new book saying she has clear objectives like, quote, pointing out the hypocrisy of men who champion women in public, but abuse them in private. this morning, an acclaimed author, activist and producer opening up three years after a bombshell "new yorker" report detailed her claims that she was in an abusive relationship with former new york attorney general eric schneiderman. >> publicly he was a progressive. he was a feminist. he became a key ally of the me too movement. privately he abused me. >> reporter: tanya selvaratnam speaking out on camera for the first time, describing what she says started as a fairy tale but turned into a nightmare

relationship in which she claims she suffered physical, emotional and psychological abuse at the hands of schneiderman, at the time new york's highest ranking law enforcement official. >> a friend who's like my sister sensed that something was wrong. she reached out, hey, do you want to talk? and in the course of the conversation, she just asked, does he hit you? and because she's like my sister, i wasn't going to lie to her, and i said, yes. >> you said you felt so confident and secure in your abilities at work and your friendships, but that's not how you felt in every realm of your life, specifically as you said when it came to romance and intimate relationships. >> i had gone through a series of miscarriages, infertility treatment, cancer and then divorce. i was -- professorally --

professionally accomplished. i was surrounded by friends and family and colleagues, but on the inside i was definitely weakened with regard to romance. i was vulnerable. i also see in retrospect that i was ripe for the breaking. >> reporter: in her book, "assume nothing," she says that he had a proclivity for violence. >> he would look at my scars which run down my torso from cancer surgery and look at them as if they were a badge of courage. as i was someone who had overcome adversity but then as the darkness seeped in and the controlling behavior increased, he would look at my scars as if they were ugly and he wanted me to get plastic surgery to remove them. >> reporter: selvaratnam says she blamed the book also reports repeated psychological ma tiplation. >> there were so many reason,

one is that i was hopeful that he would get help. two, i was scared. i was with the top law enforcement officer in new york state. three, as a sensitive person and and empath, i wanted to help him. >> reporter: within hours of the allegations she made and others, schneiderman resigned saying in a statement, i have not assaulted anyone. i have never engaged in nonconsensual sex which is a line i would not cross. adding, he strongly contests the allegations. following a six-month investigation, a special prosecutor decided not to pursue criminal charges, writing, legal impediments including statutes of limitations preclude criminal prosecution. the allegations in the book coinciding with a rising number of cases of domestic violence amid the pandemic, based on data from 12 cities, the domestic violence rate increased 8.1%. you write that there is a stigma

and shame in being in a committed relationship that's abusive. >> i wrote the book to take the shame and stigma out of steer -- story telling about intimate violence and i feel these waves crashing around me right now, that we are at the next wave of the me too movement and that next wave is about exposing intimate violence in committed relationships. >> schneiderman also saying in a statement he realizes the district attorney's decision not to prosecute does not mean he has done nothing wrong, and he accepts full responsibility for, quote,y conduct, my shs with my accusers and for the impact it had on them. also we need to disclose abc's signature disney television has optioned the book and it's being developed into a series. eva? >> janai, thank you. coming up on "gma," americans have been filing a rising number of complaints about their credit reports. does yours contain any mistakes? stay with us. eel. ♪

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and we're ckith "gma." money matters as if the job losses and other forms of economic insecurity caused by the pandemic were not enough, here comes another financial headache. an increasing number of americans are now reporting errors on their credit reports. abc's deidre bolton is here with some advice. deidre, good morning to you. >> reporter: americans are filing complaints at record numbers with the consumer financial protection bureau. it started in march 2020 with the c.a.r.e.s. act which was, of course, passed to help consumers, but there were some unintended consequences. the c.a.r.e.s. act mandates that banks and lenders offer deferred payments on federally backed mortgages and student loans but report them as current.

the idea was to take pressure off consumers so they didn't have to pay them if they were out of a job. long story short it was supposed to buy people time but other businesses such as credit card companies and auto lenders while they tried to follow the spirit of the c.a.r.e.s. act and also defer some of these loans. some have mistakenly reported these deferred payments as late. that hurts people's credit scores sometime by as much as 100 points. when your credit score is weaker, any borrowing that you do is more expensive. so even if you aren't seeking a loan, your credit score matters. potential landlords, cell phone, cable companies, employers, they may view your credit score and use that information. they may decide, for example, how much to charge you, how much of a deposit to require of you and in extreme cases even whether or not you get a job offer. >> this sounds like a nightmare, deidre. what should we do? >> check your credit frequently. that is one piece of advice from the experts. one app, credit karma can step

you do it and alerts you to changes in your score. you can also go to annualcreditreport.com to request a free credit report from the three major credit bureaus. agencies are providing free weekly online reports through april 2021. if you find out an agency has incorrect information about you, file a complaint. consumer protection bureau has its own site. consumerfinance.gov. in an extreme case hire a lawyer. you can sue a company over reporting errors. if a company is found in violation legal fees are likely to be covered. most law firms will not require payment up front to review your case. if you're having trouble finding an attorney, the national foundation of consumer advocates has its own site. consumeradvocates.org. back to you guys in the studio. >> deidre, thank you so much. >> we will be right back with something a lot lighter. it's our "play of the day." keep it here. so much. we'll be back with our "play

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building a better area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everybody. i'm liz kreutz. a sign that will make many people excited. specialty's bakery is opening its mountain view location on monday. it was a go-to for quick cafe breakfasts and catered office

lunches and back in may it pe permanently closed all locations in california, and illinois because of the effects of the pandemic but one specialty's is back. monday at 7:00 a.m. on ellis street. safari west needs help naming its baby giraffe. the not so little guy was born on february 13th. keepers have picked five names you can vote on on safari west website. valenti valentino, veneino and ollie. the park is reoepening to the public today.et a check of the weather now with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, lisa. so cute. we are looking at a live view here where you can see 41 in mountain view and half moon bay windy, as well as novato. pier 39, gorgeous sunshine and

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