right now on "america this morning." march comes in like a lion with extreme weather. this church under water. sliding off a bridge with an infant inside. in the west heavy winds cause this chaos. what to expect today. >> the roll out begins the third covid vaccine begins shipping today. what we're learning about the shot from johnson and johnson and the next step for president biden covid relief plan. and the $1,400 stimulus payments. >> what new y second woman to come forward with sexual harassment claims. meanwhile on the republican side, what former president trump revealed during his first public speech since leaving office. plus, harry and meghan open

up to oprah. what they said was unsurvivable. new message from tiger woods this morning. and from the golden globes awards, to a customs crackdown that's no bologna, all the trending stories for your monday morning. good monday morning. we begin with the extreme weather on this first day of march. >> a state of emergency has been declared in parts of kentucky. new video from london, kentucky, shows people being evacuated from the rising floodwaters. heavy rain has been falling from tennessee to kwv wv. >> on the west the story is the powerful winds. a massive tree came crashing down in santa ana, california. sending people running for cover. >> we begin with the flooding here in the east. this morning, millions of americans are waking up to a severe weather threat. heavy rain and powerful winds triggering flash flooding across the southeast.

west of nashville, tennessee, overnight, a mud slide shut down part of a highway. nearby, rescue crews had to use bucket trucks to save five people, including an infant, after their truck slid off the flooded bridge. across the state line in murray, kentucky, the rooms of this church flooded with several inches of water. parks and athletic fields look like lakes. at this apartment building, multiple cars have water up to their bumpers, including a kentucky state police car. >> you can see that car, the tires are almost completely covered. those cars over there, are pretty much under water. >> reporter: in the town of hurricane, west virginia, torrential rains caused a reservoir to overflow. flooding parts of the town. >> it would be three or four

hours before the water went down. we're flooded out. we'll have to wait until the water goes down. >> reporter: but 19 days until spring, the big thaw is under way. 73% of the u.s. was covered in snow one week ago, now down to 30%. >> definitely heading in the right direction. we're thinking about those impacted communities this morning. we'll look at monday forecast in a few minutes. turning to the pandemic, johnson & johnson begins shipping its vaccine today. planning to test the vaccine on babies. the senate is getting ready to take up president biden's covid relief plan, including those $1400 stimulus checks. abc's ike ejiochi is here. >> good morning. covid cases, deaths and hospitalizations are dropping. now, a third vaccine is on the way. but new reports about crowds gathering for spring break has health officials weary of the coming months. new this morning, another vaccine becoming available in the fight against covid. johnson & johnson's single-shot

dose has been granted emergency use authorization by the fda. >> this vaccine has been shown to be 100% protective against hospitalizations and death. >> reporter: clinical trials show the vaccine to be effective against the brazil and south african variants. the new vaccine will start shipping out today with the first dose in arms coming tuesday. with the almost 4 million single-shot doses going to americans, 2.8 million of those to states and local jurisdictions. the rest to pharmacies and communities and federally qualified health centers. this morning, johnson & johnson saying they'll test the single-shot dose on children, even newborns and pregnant women. dr. fauci saying take whatever vaccine is available. >> you will add to the over all protection in your county, in your country. >> reporter: but some experts say we're still a ways away from normalcy. >> we're not able to vaccinate 80% of the population yet.

by april we will be a ways off. >> reporter: but americans ready to get back to normal. this morning, reports out of miami show a rising number of tourists gathering for spring break. >> we're going somewhere now. >> reporter: and on the covid relief front, president biden planning to meet with senate democrats tuesday as they prepare to consider his $1.9 trillion relief package. the bill passed the house, but changes will be made in the senate. >> we have no time to waste. if we act now, we can finally get ahead of the virus. we can finally get our economy moving again and the people of this country have suffered far too much for too long. >> now the $15 federal minimum wage, that's expected to be left out of the bill once it's all said and done. but some senate democrats feel they maybe able to fit it in there as an amendment. mona. >> ike, thank you. in washington, a review of the u.s. capitol security reportedly calls for sweeping changes in the wake of the riot. including hiring 1,000 new officers and establishing a permanent fence around the capitol.

one estimate claims hiring those officers could cost $100 million. former president trump is back in the spotlight. now ruling out starting his own political party. instead he's vowing to fight for republicans. abc's trevor ault has more on that. >> reporter: former president trump receiving a warm welcome sunday at the conservative political action conference in orlando, florida. >> we went through a journey like nobody else, there's never been a journey like it. there's never been a journey so successful. we began it together four years ago and it is far from being over. >> reporter: marking his first major address since he left office. >> we're gathered this afternoon to talk about the future of our movement, the future of our party and the future of our beloved country. >> reporter: throughout the three-day event speakers have stood behind the former president. including his economic adviser larry kudlow, who touted trump's vaccine response.

>> by using government deregulation and private enterprise, private sector genius, generated the most extraordinary medical scientific event probably in american history. and if not so, it will be in the top three. >> reporter: trump used sunday's speech to reassert influence over the gop. >> you know, they kept saying he's going to start a brand-new party. we have the republican party. it's going to unite and be stronger than before. >> reporter: republican senator rob portman was asked on abc's "this week" if he thinks trump's dominance is a blessing or a burden for the party. >> well, he's very popular among republicans. the polling shows that. i do think that the policies are what's more popular. that's actually why republicans did well in 2020. >> reporter: this year the conference has been less about traditional conservative values and more about loyalty to trump. notably absent were prominent republicans. former vice president mike

pence. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell who criticized trump after the january 6th riots. and house republican conference chair liz cheney, who voted to impeach the now-former president. trevor ault, abc news. >> thank you. new york democratic governor cuomo authorized an independent investigation after a second woman accused him of sexual harassment. the governor's office issued four statements sunday, as he denied making advances towards the former aide. 25-year-old charlotte bennett says cuomo asked her if she ever had sex with older men. he faces calls to resign from both parties. >> there's a serious pervasiveness of normalizing the governor's behaviors. there's a fear. the fear, the culture of fear the governor has created is what keeps people silent. >> governor cuomo apologized and said his comments were misinterpret td as unwanted flirtation.

overseas, military in myanmar cracking down on protesters. one month after seizing power. 18 people were killed when security forces opened fire on peaceful protesters. an nfl broadcasting legend has died. irv cross played nine seasons before joining cbs. he was the first full-time black sports analyst on national tv. and received the football hall of fame highest award for broadcasters. cross was 81. back now to our top story, the extreme weather hitting millions of americans. let's take a look now at your monday forecast. the storm system that dropped so much rain on kentucky and tennessee is moving to the south and the east today. that means rain this morning from texas across the deep south, some areas will see powerful winds, hail and a possible tornado. flood warnings and watches run through mid-day for saturated areas. parts of kentucky and tennessee could see three more inches today. checking high temperatures, memphis gets to 51,

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what happened. here's abc's megan tevrizian. >> reporter: this morning, a fraternity at virginia commonwealth university now suspended after the death of a freshman pledge. >> everyone in the family is, we're all devastated. he's all we had. everything we had in our life. >> reporter: 19-year-old adam oaks was found dead early saturday at an off-campus residence. police are investigating the cause of death, but family blames hazing. >> when they wanted him he felt so accepting, that he wanted to impress them and be part of the brotherhood. >> reporter: his roommate spoke about the night he received a bid from the fraternity. >> he came into the room all giddy. like the president gave me a bid. he wanted to be accept to and with these guys. >> reporter: saturday was the night of a big, little reveal. a tradition where he was supposed to get his big brother in the house. >> what we're hearing right now is that he drank a jack daniels.

the kids told us the names of the bigs. they told us more information than what the police did. >> reporter: the national office of the fraternity has suspended the chapter at virginia commonwealth saying they're devastated to learn the death of a student, adding, we encourage all members to cooperate with law enforcement. vcu taking similar action, shutting down the fraternity. >> he was so sweet. he had the biggest heart. he would literally give you the shirt off his back. >> adam was an only child. his cousin says he was just coming out of his shell. and he pledged because he wanted to be accepted and find his place. kenneth, mona. >> all right, megan, thank you. tiger woods has responded to a personal tribute. the fga tour wore tiger's traditional red shirt and black pants on the course sunday. he's recovering from the car crash that left him with serious injuries. he tweeted, it's hard to explain

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checking the top stories, the first deliveries of johnson & johnson's newly approved covid vaccine are being shipped today. nearly 4 million doses will be delivered this week. the company says it will ship 20 million doses by the end of the month. a democrat from texas is warning the biden administration about being too shot. congressman supports the president but he told the website axios you can't let everyone in. saying the current influx of migrants are of a concern in this district. >> new tension with iran this morning. israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu is accusing iran of attacking an israeli cargo ship in the gulf. the ship is now being repaired after friday's explosion. growing concerns about the pope's upcoming visit to iraq, doctors speaking out saying it's not a good idea. the 84-year-old pope is likely

to face large crowds during his visit that begins friday. heavy rain across the deep south. more potential flooding in kentucky. state of emergency has been declared in central and eastern kentucky this morning. meanwhile, subfreezing temperatures return to the finally, the fast food .- worker turning 100. >> she recently celebrated the big day with colleagues and customers. >> reporter: at this pennsylvania mcdonald's ruther shuster is serving up more than just food on the go. she's offering smiles. a happy meal of a different kind. even the occasional performance. >> friday comes. we all sing. we sing "you are my sunshine." we all sing it. every time they come in. >> reporter: bringing joy is something that ruthie's done for nearly a century. and this soon-to-be 100-year-old

is easily the restaurants most popular employee. >> i became a widow at 50 and i have been working ever since. i like working. >> reporter: during the pandemic, ruthie says she misses the crowds. she would greet at work and after work activity. >> i'd go dancing four days a week. there's no dances around. >> reporter: but she's still finding ways to connect with others, receiving a massive flood of birthday cards. >> to me it's just a number. >> reporter: with so many coming in, the company has installed her own mailbox on site. ruthie says the birthday wishes mean a lot and she plans to keep working for reasons we all can relate to. >> i get a payday. i get to pay bills. and that's good. i never had a lot of money but i always have enough. >> our thanks to whit there. a big thanks to ms. ruthie there. it's very fitting. this is the first day of national women's history month. >> we wish her a happy early birthday. her birthday is march 3rd.

she has no plans right now on "america this morning." march comes in like a lion with extreme weather. this church under water. sliding off a bridge with an infant inside. in the west heavy winds cause this chaos. what to expect today. >> the roll out begins the third covid vaccine begins shipping today. what we're learning about the shot from johnson and johnson and the next step for president biden covid relief plan. and the $1,400 stimulus payments. >> what new y second woman to come forward with sexual harassment claims. meanwhile on the republican side, what former president trump revealed during his first public speech since leaving office. plus, harry and meghan open