good morning, america. it's our second hour, and happening right now, breaking news, the senate nears a final good morning, america. it's our second hour, and happening right now, breaking news, the senate nears a final vote on the covid relief bill. nearly $2 trillion in total. how the negotiations are unfolding and what's in the deal? the latest from washington, d.c. historic trip. pope francis' pilgrimage to what's thought to be the birthplace of abraham and his meeting with iraq's top shiite cleric. how he is traveling amid security concerns. what to know this morning. ♪ real slim shady please stand up ♪ generation gap. social media erupting after gen-zers call to cancel eminem over his long history with provocative lyrics. millennials pushing back. tweeting in force to defend the

rapper they grew up idolizing. no stranger to controversy, eminem dropping a brand-new music video overnight, the lyrics taking cancel culture head on. ♪ never really over ♪ it's a breakfast bonanza. striking gold with the super sweet secrets to pastry perfection, leveling up those leftovers with mouthwatering recipes that the whole family will love. ♪ welcome to my house ♪ meet the brownstone boys. introducing you to the couple behind the instagram account that has diy devotees hitting the follow button from a room refreshed to ravishing renovations. their top tips to take on any project around the house without breaking the bank. all that and more as we say, good morning, america. and good morning, america. thanks so much for joining us on this saturday morning. dan is off today. but we're happy to have will reeve with us on the other side of the desk.

>> still here. >> i thought it was like an optical illusion, like a mirror at the desk. my doppelganger and where there is a will, sometimes there's a whit. >> you didn't let me finish that. we should have practiced that. we'll do it next time. >> bromance. >> good to have you, will. we have an exciting morning here and we're excited to meet jordan and barry who shared their home renovation and answers to the most frequently asked questions in "give me your 'gram." first let's go to our top stories this morning. the showdown over the covid relief bill. overnight democrats finally reaching a deal on jobless benefits swaying the party's lone hold-out after an eight-hour stalemate over how high those payments should be and how long they would last. the senate's all-nighter clearing the way for a final vote just as millions of americans are just days away from losing their unemployment benefits. >> president biden throwing his support behind the compromise

but the battle isn't over yet. correspondent maryalice parks on capitol hill. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. senators here voting all through the night and they're still going. we've seen some senators at their desk with their eyes closed. some stretching, ordering breakfast. republicans say this bill is just too big. so they're trying to slow it down and offering dozens of amendments, but democrats say they need to move quickly. they want to get this bill to the president's desk before unemployment benefits expire march 14th. the u.s. senate pulling an all-nighter, making last-minute changes to president biden's nearly $2 trillion relief plan. overnight democrats reaching a deal among themselves clearing the way for a final vote to come if they stick together. the last 24 hours full of fits and starts. west virginia's joe manchin a moderate bringing activity on the senate floor to a standstill for nearly 12 hour friday. debating how to expand unemployment benefits put in

place during this pandemic set to expire for millions of americans in just eight days. house democrats voted to up those payments to $400 a week. manchin pushing a smaller proposal. finally reaching a deal with his senate democratic colleagues to keep benefits at $300 a week but guaranteed through the first week of september. with exactly 50 democrats in the senate and no republicans supporting his bill, president biden had no room for error. privately he worked the phones, publicly called for swift action. >> all those empty storefronts aren't just shattered dreams, they're warning lights. >> reporter: republican leader mitch mcconnell commenting on the holdup among democrats. >> what this proves is there are benefits to bipartisan when you're dealing with an issue of this magnitude. >> reporter: on that proposal to raise the federal minimum wage all republicans voting no, along with eight democrats including arizona's kristen sinema now facing criticism for this exaggerated thumb's down.

now, the house bill did include that raise to the federal minimum wage as well as direct $1,400 checks for even more americans. so the senate bill when it is passed and the house bill will have to be merged before a final agreement can be signed. guys? >> maryalice for us on capitol hill. thank you. pope francis met with iraq's top shia muslim cleric and visited an important religious site on day two of his historic visit. abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is in iraq with the details. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, eva. another historic day in iraq. pope francis making a pilgrimage to what's thought to be the birth place of abraham, father of christianity, judaism and islam. it's the first time any pope has been to iraq and, of course, it's a high-risk trip. the area wracked by wars of sectarian violence that targeted christians and other minorities. earlier this morning pope

francis traveled to najaf and almost unthinkable closed door meeting between the heads of catholic church and one of the motor powerful figures, grand ayatollah ali al sistani. this is going to send a powerful message across this country and the entire region. as you would expect there's been unprecedented security with thousands of troops put on guard. the popemobile has been put to one side, instead francis traveling in an armored bmw. it's not just security concerns because covid-19 cases are spiking here once again. but strict all-day curfews were supposed to deter crowds have been ignored and we've seen lines and lines of people marking the route. tomorrow the pope coming here to the north of the country where he'll see beleaguered christian communities and see for himself really what isis did to places of worship. don't forget the terrorists once threatened that they would occupy rome. instead it's the pope who is making a pilgrimage to places like mosul. his last stop in erbil in the north for a huge open-air mass.

there are concerns it could be a massive superspreader event but francis has been adamant all along that he must come here with a message of peace and tolerance, something i think all iraqis are desperate to hear. guys? >> history in the making in iraq. ian pannell, thanks so much. coming up here how eminem found himself at the center of the latest cancel culture controversy. why millenials are tweeting in force to support the rapper. plus, eminem dropping a new music video overnight, the latest in our "gma" cover story. up ahead, save big on a round of "deals & steals" you won't want to miss. tory johnson has the finds you need all from women-owned small businesses. plus, jennifer hudson just released her take on a motown classic. we think you'll want to play this on repeat all weekend. we've got the details on that in "pop news." man: i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months after just 2 doses.

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welcome back to "gma." coming up, women's history month and tory johnson has a can't miss batch of "deals & steals" with savings from women-owned small businesses. but first mona kosar abdi is here with "pop news." good morning, mona. >> good morning, will, glad to see you on a weekend. >> you as well. morning, night, all the time. >> exactly and looking fabulous. let's jump into "pop news." we begin with jennifer hudson, the singer releasing the full version of her "ain't no mountain high enough" cover, the oscar and grammy winner performer first previewed it in february in a mastercard commercial showing support of women black-owned businesses. hudson is set to portray aretha franklin in "r-e-s-p-e-c-t" which franklin personally selected her to star in. i can't think of a better person. >> perfect. new music from justin bieber. the musician releasing "hold on"

along with a music video where we see him rob a bank to save his love interest. touching, it comes from his upcoming sixth studio album "justice" opening up ahead of the premiere saying the song is a hopeful record of holding on because a lot of us want to give up at times. there's a lot to look forward to. there's a lot we can't control sometimes but there's always hope. such a timely message. "justice" drops march 19th. they say don't meet your heros or idols. zaya wade may disagree. the daughter of dwyane wade sat down with michigan obama. the daughter of nba star dwyane wade skipping class to interview the former first lady. take a listen. >> well, hey. >> hi. >> good for you. >> good. i'm so nervous. how are you? >> i'm doing great. how is it going? i hear you're slotting me in between school. so i feel very special. >> no. i'll always make an exception for you. >> we might have put her on blast, but we're sure the

teachers also made an exception. they discussed the new edition of obama's best-selling memoir "becoming," adapted for young readers. giving the 13-year-old advice we can all use telling her to, quote, be patient with yourself. dwyane posted it on his instagram page with the caption, the word is starting to get a glimpse of what we get to see every day. simply an amazing human being. i love the interaction between those two because then michelle obama was fan girling saying she's an amazing role model and living her truth. so we love to see that. >> her eyes lighting up when michelle obama appeared. a little nervous. >> just being honest about it. >> i remember your first interview. >> it wasn't michelle obama. >> yakima, washington, that's right. i remember that. those were the days. mona, thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> thanks, guys. we turn to our "gma" cover story. it's a battle of the generations here setting social media on fire. it all started when posts on tiktok from gen-zers called for eminem to be canceled over his

history over controversial lyrics. that's when his biggest fans, millenials, came to his defense standing up for the rapper in a big way and zohreen shah has the story. ♪ have you ever been hated or discriminated ♪ ♪ i have ♪ >> reporter: this morning some of rapper eminem's hit lyrics landing him in the middle of a generational battle. ♪ you ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe ♪ >> reporter: generation z, twitter and tiktok users taking notice of his smash hit "love the way you lie," point to themes of violence and domestic abuse. in the song eminem saying -- ♪ i'm so ashamed i napped ♪ ♪ who that dude i don't know his name ♪ ♪ i laid hands on her ♪ ♪ i guess i don't know my own strength ♪ >> reporter: some pushing to cancel the artist but many of eminem's millennial fans are coming to his defense. >> let me make it quite clear. this man was around even before you were here. you're mad because --

>> reporter: making parodies over the drama. >> we ought to cancel eminem. why? his lyrics are terrible. >> reporter: now responding overnight, eminem dropping a lyric video to a previously released song that blames his alter ego and references his controversial lyrics. ♪ won't stop until they cancel me ♪ >> reporter: eminem has years of provocative songs, an estimate sale of 220 million records. abc entertainment expert chris connelly was an mtv veejay during his rise and says eminem is no stranger to controversy. >> his lyrics have talked about things that many people find to be offensive and hateful and he's been called out for it on a number of occasions but this has always been a huge part of who he was. >> reporter: some saying this is just a fresh face to an old fight. >> popular music, there have been issues about lyrical content going back to elvis presley in the '50s, going to the rolling stones in the '60s and '70s.

so this is a battle that's gone on for 40, 50 years now. >> reporter: zohreen shah, abc news los angeles. >> our thanks to zohreen for that report. will reeve, you were just rapping a little bit in the piece. >> oh, i got eminem specific bars. >> you gonna drop some bars? >> in the next break i'll do that, folks. in the meantime, a check of the weather with rob marciano. watching all sorts of stuff. what you got? >> name starts with a "w." he looks like you and raps like you too. it's just mind blowing. i bet you can board like him too. this at first glance i thought it was a boarder in big sky. in reality literally laying it down here. this is i think a skier on groomed track here. he is absolutely horizontal covering up those turns, amazing. even though this horse in southern colorado was -- had to stop in its tracks and check it out. little bit of dust there. my friend keith was there. look what he discovered. snow on top of that roof there

but there was a dust devil that formed because of some converging winds and enough solar heat because now we're in the march sun where we get rising air and looks like a tornado but it is a big old dust good saturday morning, the view from mt. tam will have gusty winds not only in the upper elevations but at the surface, as well. sunny weekend, but tomorrow will be warmer. today, looking at those winds especially at the coast. could see winds of 40 miles an hour. in the valleys, particularly gusty, as well. else where, we'll call it breezy. 64 in oakland, as well as napa. the accuweather seven-day forecast warmer tomorrow and pleasant through the week. hopefully rain by y y y y y y y i try, but i can't ski like this. after a day of skiing, i like to throw to throw on pink slip-on sandals. eva, do you have anything like that? >> we have some pink slip-on sandals.

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when did you get how big of a deal this movie was to people? >> maybe about 25 years after the movie came out. >> really? >> i knew that it was on tv all the time and people started little lines from the movie became like catchphrases like people say sexual chocolate. >> sexual chocolate. >> it took 25 years for him to realize the movie was a big deal. that, of course, the legendary eddie murphy talking to our t.j. holmes about his 1988 comedy lassic "coming 2 america." now more than 30 years later the sequel is finally out and we've got the inside scoop coming up in "binge this." first, though, here are the top headlines we're following. breaking overnight the u.s. senate working overtime making changes to president biden's nearly $2 trillion covid relief plan.

democrats finally reaching a deal on jobless benefits swaying the party's lone hold-out after an eight-hour stalemate over how high the payments should be and how long they should last. the compromise clearing the way for a final vote. police in rochester, new york releasing new video showing an officer pepper spraying a mother in front of her 3-year-old child last month. it happened while officers were responding to a call about a shoplifter. the woman who was sprayed during a struggle, thankfully her child was not. the officer on tape is now on administrative leave. the nfl making history yet again. maia chaka becoming the league's first female black official. she has worked games for several years at the college level and calling it an accomplishment for all women, my community and my culture. just last month you'll remember sarah thomas became the first woman to work as an official for the super bowl. very cool. girl power always, right? now to -- [ air horn] >> we need to add more estrogen

to the room. mona. >> and some sensual chocolate. if you've got downtime this weekend, we've got the entertainment you're looking for. rotten tomato's editor jacqueline coley is telling us what is binge worthy right now. good morning, my neighbor. >> hi, how are you doing? yes, we are starting with exactly what you should be binging this weekend, of course, the long-awaiting sequel," coming 2 america." we have eddie murphy and arsenio hall back. this time they're actually bringing some new folks. leslie jones and jermaine flower playing akeem's long lost son who he figures out he conceived during his time in america. it's a really funny film which debuted just yesterday on amazon prime and i think fans of the original are going to really love this new updated family-friendly version that brings back all of the principals and the laughs. leslie jones is incredible in it. if you're looking for

something that's even more family friendly and maybe could sort of play to kids to all ages, highly advise that you check out disney's new release, "raya and the last dragon." this, of course, follows this trend recently with animation with disney, films like "soul" and "coco," an incredible story of identity. raya voiced by kelly marie tran is on a journey to find the last dragon and that happens to be voiced by awkwafina. all asian cast and really incredible film with already a 95% certified fresh score on the tomato meter back at rotten tomatoes. you can stream that one on disney plus. >> both are on my list. you mentioned earlier it is women's history month and there is a podcast that's here just in time for that. tell us about it. >> this follows a recent trend where we're finding out more about the women behind the president. this is "in plain sight," lady bird johnson and this is actually incredible because it features her own voice with these previously unrecorded

audio tracks that she recorded daily both in her time inside washington and outside of it. and, of course, i think it's a really gripping podcast to find out more about a woman who was right there in some of america's biggest moments. and you can find that one on all platform podcasts, apple podcasts, spotify and the book that coincides with it will be available march 16th. >> definitely really interesting. and it is my favorite season. no, not spring. award season is in full swing. when is the next big ceremony? >> this sunday, tune in for the critics choice awards. we will finally get to see maybe who these best picture front-runners could be. if you haven't seen some of these films, you can find out who the players are. me personally i'm hoping to see "promising young woman" maybe take home best picture. this stars carey mulligan tells this sort of revenge story sort of for the me too era and carey mulligan is absolutely incredible in it.

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>> reporter: say hello to jordan slocumb and barry bordelon. >> we're the brownstone boys, barry. >> jordan. >> we are project managers for historic home renovations in brooklyn, new york. >> reporter: with nearly 33,000 followers on instagram, anyone from families to first time homeowners can get their advice on home renos and dos and don'ts of diy. >> they're not afraid of getting their hands dirty. >> welcome to our basement. right now it is a big old hot mess. >> reporter: followers flock to them for their aesthetics. the couple admits an effortless look takes a lot of work. >> it's a roller coaster ride. we experience the highs and lows. >> reporter: if you want to hop on the ride and repurpose your space, the boys have just one tip for you. >> don't be afraid to go for it. >> and jordan and barry are joining us live. good morning to the both of you. good to have you. i got to admit, you know, i toy around with your instagram

account from time to time. big fan of doing projects at home although i'm not very good so i'm always looking for inspiration. of all the projects you've done is there one that stands out as your favorite? >> ooh. that's a tough question. i would have to say our backyard makeover. we used the time during our covid lockdown to work on blank space. we had a blank space so we turned it into our outdoor oasis. we carried a thousand pounds of gravel from the front to the back and repurposed and grew grass, which is quit the challenge in new york. >> warmer months and the pandemic, people are at home, perfect. okay, a lot of your followers, they're always asking about one specific piece of advice time and time again, what is that? >> yeah, so everyone wants to know about budget. you know, what does it cost and rightly so because renovating can be very expensive. so sometimes we have to get creative to stretch the budget a little bit.

we'll use salvaged items and repurpose them or sometimes get an inexpensive piece like an ikea dresser and remake it into something new and interesting. >> we have a similar piece in the studio. i got some things all laid out here. walk me through what are the supplies you need to get started? >> yeah, really easy, just need a couple supplies. first you need the chest of drawers. the one you have in the studio is perfect. handles kind of elevate the design. we worked with a nice webbing that we got online. there's so many different options out there. simple molding you can get at your hardware store and worked with a quarter round then basic supplies such as sandpaper and wood filler, wood glue and then, of course, your favorite color of paint. >> excellent, we got that. how do you then turn all this and make your renovation magic happen? >> yes, so it's pretty easy process. took us probably just a few hours over a couple of days. we disassembled the drawer

front. pretty easy to do on an ikea cabinet and marked and measured where we wanted to cut the opening in the middle and used a jigsaw to cut it out. that might be one of the harder parts of the process. if you're friends with someone good with power tools invite them over. you don't have to do it perfectly. you'll use the quarter round to put on the cut edge. that will hide a lot of mystics. we made some ourselves and used wood filler to fill in the gap that might develop between the molding and the front and left that sit overnight and we sanded it all down in the morning and gave it a couple of coats of paint and stapled in the webbing in the opening here and then we just assembled the drawer fronts and put the hardware on. >> love that. my wife gets nervous when i bring the power tools out. doesn't quite trust me yet. we've had some incidents. jordan and barry, thank you very much. we do appreciate it. >> thanks so much. >> all right. rob over to you. >> so far so good. you've got all your fingers with the power tools.

congratulations there. useful information. want to share with you again what happened in lake charles, louisiana yesterday. they've gone through two hurricane, ice storm, pandemic. the st. louis catholic high school girls team and their coach are celebrating after yet another state title. when robin roberts and i were down there this fall robin said we'll have you on "gma" if you pull through and win that state championship. they're going to be on "gma" on monday morning. congratulations, guys. 50-41 win and still don't have a home court because of the hurricanes. all right. play outside in houston, down i-10 in lake charles through new orleans, 60s today. but, again, temperatures will be rising nearly everywhere east of the colorado rockies into the 70s, 60s minneapolis, chicago. cincinnati, almost into new york on tuesday, maybe 70 in d.c. that will get the cherry good morning to you, san francisco.

bathed in sunshine and we'll get windy to gusty here later on today. look for highs in the mid 50s add the coast, upper 50s downtown. lower 60s in our once again hats off to the st. louis catholic girls high school team winning the state championship in louisiana. eva, over to you. >> big congratulations to them. rob, we have treats in the studio, so we hope you're hungry because we are. we're -- >> i'm always hungry. >> mouthwatering meals in our breakfast bonanza. >> mouthwatering meals in our breakfast bonanza. ♪ good morning ♪ when you have metastatic breast cancer, what does it mean to be a thriver? it means we grab a hold of what matters most. we sweat the details. ask for what we want. get what we need. and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. living longer is possible and proven with kisqali when taken with a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor in premenopausal women with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer.

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he's going to show it how it's done. whit and eva are standing by as taste testers. they have the easy job. i have to do the cooking. they do the eating. dan, thanks for being with us. this first breakfast we're turning leftover croissants into something spectacular. what you got for us? >> yeah, everybody loves croissants but my favorite is an almond croissant filled with almond cream and baked until toasty brown and totally delicious. >> tell us about this almond cream we've got going on. >> so, this almond cream, it's butter, sugar, eggs and mix it up and add almond flour and mix it up until it's nice and smooth and take your croissants and cut them in half like you're making a sandwich. fill them with the cream and put more cream on top and then it's time for the toppings. i know you have croissants there ready to go. >> yes. i have all the fixings here.

i have this delicious looking cream. so you tell me i'm putting it on the croissant halves and then what do i do after that? >> so you put the top on. you put a little of the cream on top of this. >> okay. >> then fold it on over. >> sliced almonds, yeah. >> okay. >> it makes it great with the almonds on top and go into a 350-degree oven, toasted on the outside and finish off with a little bit of powdered sugar. >> the powdered sugar. that's what i've been waiting for. >> don't hold back on that. >> i'm not going to. we're going crazy. i'm going -- i'm thrilled about this. >> we have one more over here that gives leftover crumb cake a chic makeover. tell us more. >> so, yeah, this is a crumb cake with that nice crunchy crumbs on top and layer it up and it's super tasty. >> what do we need for the cream?

the cream is like my favorite part. >> the cream is the best part. i agree. it's really simple. it's like a mascarpone whipped cream. mascarpone cheese, a little sugar, lemon zest and you whip it up until it's smooth and fluffy and ready to go. >> my answer to the next question is shove it all in your face at once. you probably have a better answer. how do we turn this into breakfast? >> all right, well, this is easy. you have a cup, a layer of the crumb cake and add a layer of berries and then a layer of cream. you can spoon it in or pipe it in with a piping then you take the crumb cake, some more of the berries, i like strawberries and blueberry, whatever works great. it's all about the layers. you want to make it look nice and pretty. top it off with more cream and more berries and you're good to go. >> this is like edible art or at least it should be if you're doing it correctly, which i'm not clearly. you have a tip for making trifles extra special, more than they already are extra special just by existing.

>> yeah, it's all about the beautiful layers. so find the most beautiful berries and strawberries and put those towards the outside so you can see them and enjoy the natural beauty. >> all right. thank you, dan. you can get these recipes on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. we'll be right back fuller than we are now. >> who needs a napkin? california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now

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>> announcer: next week on "gma" wake up with jennifer garner, ericsson. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. good morning. i'm liz kreutz and a tentative deal has been reach for san francisco unified students to go back to school. the phased approach will start with the youngest students in certain schools. they be offered in-person options before the end of april

and then it will continue through the end of the school year. the district has been working to expedite the vaccinations for staff members and over 4,000 people will receive access codes by the end of the week. and also, older students will receive access codes by the end of the month. and there will be a kindergarten through 6th through two days in person and three distance learning. the teachers union members will hold a ratification vote on wednesday. now, a check of the weather with lisa argen. >> yes, a look at the feathered friend there in big bear. looking at the sunshine here with the temperatures in the low 50s in oakland and 50 in san jose, and good morning in 46, and looking from the roof camera, you can see the few clouds out there, and partly cloudy for most today, and 46 in

santa rosa and 47 by the dell, and the and the winds gusting in the upper elevations and beginning to subside and looking for a cool and bright winter's day with the numbers today near average and more sunshine tomorrow and looking at the rainy setup for the next three days of next week. and now, looking ahead, and several rainy days. liz. >> thank you. and abc7 news begins at 5:00 p.m. sportscenter is next followed by the i have the power to lower my a1c.

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