i just didn't want to be alive anymore. >> from thoughts of suicide to racism and being cut off financially. >> do you feel trapped? you were trapped? >> the prince revealing his father, prince charles, stochpp taking his calls. the new concerns with coronavirus and spring break crowds, plus the police called to one vaccination site when too many people showed up. and the massive covid bill is back to the house for a vote. the

richest women, the ex-wife of jeff bezos, gets married to a teacher. what you didn't know about the "coming to america" sequel and why everyone is talking about tom jones. it's monday, march8th. ♪ she's a lady ♪ ♪ talkin' about that little lady ♪ from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good monday morning, everyone, thank you for starting your week with us. andrew, will come back. >> i am back. >> glad to have you back. >> last day this week, though. >> we'll send you off intervie prince harry and meghan markal

and epra. >> that is where we begin, the bombshell interview with harry and meghan. >> meghan talked about struggling to cope with relentless attacks by the british tabloids. she said it was so unbearable she wanted to take her own life. and prince harry spoke of being trapped by royal life. he was cut off financially and left without security and his father, prince charles, stopped taking his calls. >> they also discussed racism and how their son didn't get the same treatment as other family members. reena roy starts us off. >> reporter: millions are getting a peek into the life of prince harry and meghan markle. meghan saying she had no idea what she was getting into when she married into the family, explaining she felt silenced and lonely, even suicidal. it at the time andspll to say

becauseh loss he suffered. >> uh-huh. >> but i knew if i didn't say it that i would do it. >> reporter: she says she was denied the help she needed for her mental health, even though she asked the institution. >> i didn't want to be alive anymore. nothing was ever done. are your the duchess telling oprah their first bourne archie was treated different. >> he's not going to be given security or a title and concerns about how dark his skin might be when he was born. >> reporter: meghan says she had a warm relationship with the queen but didn't feel protected by the institution, especially from the tabloids and things took a turn when she was falsely accused of making kate middleton cry. >> everyone in the institution knew it wasn't true. >> why didn't someone just say

that? >> that's a good question e. >> reporter: just hours before, queen elizabeth and senior royals taking to television in their annuakmltn pandemic. >> the coronavirus pandemic has affected every country of the commonwealth. >> reporter: making no mention of the growing family drama. princess diana opened up about her tense relationship with the royal family. >> my biggest concern was history repeating itself. i've said that before. on numerous occasions very publicly. what i was seeing was history repeating itself. more perhaps or definitely far more dangerous, because then you add race in. >> reporter: it airs monday in the uk. >> other thanks to reena roy. obviously, everyone across the popp pond waking up to the interview now, dealing with a lot of the allegations the two of them

maima made. this is the first time they say that race played a role. she made that comment that took oprah by surprise, there were questions about how dark her son's skin would be. and you could hear a collective sigh with everyone watching that that was something that didn't, don't even know how to put it into words, because it was just so shocking that this conversation was being had by members of the royal family even before archie was born. >> that's what a lot of the social media reaction has been. you've seen a lot of meghan's friends like serena williams, takiht their support and the importance of mental health. now we go to serious concerns about spring break and a super contagious virus variant. >> right now, florida has more cases of the uk variant than any

other state. that variant could be spread far and wide by maskless, out of state students partying in florida and returning to their campuses. >> a fema vaccination site in florida was overwhelmed after miscommunication over the weekend. it started saturday when very few people showed up, so workers gave shots to any adult who wanted one instead of wasting the vaccine. long lines spread and police had to calm the crowd. >> as of now, just over 9% of the population is fully vaccinated. the house is expected to meet tomorrow to vote on the covid relief bill. it would pull a trigger on a new round of stimulus checks. mary alice parks has the details. president biden. pushing to get his covid relief package over the finish line. telling americans it will make a difference in their lives. >> it puts us back on the road

to recovery, and it's going to start almost immediate limit. >> reporter: it extends unemployment benefits set to expire next week. and americans making less th than $80,000 a year will receive an of stimulus check of up to $1400. >> this is a liberal wish list. >> reporter: with the senate evenly divided, each democrat held veto power. joe manchin and others wrangling a number of concessions. he made it clear he would not back increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. abc's martha raddatz asking him about that fight. >> is joe biden wasting his political capitol? >> n >> not at all. remember the white house wants

the checks to go out by the end of the month. >> mary alice, thank you. new york governor andrew cuomo says there's no way he will resign as he faces growing allegations of sexual misconduct. another former aide says he asked about her romantic life and kissed her hand. and there is a form iraide who says he once invited her to his hot hotel room. in a few hours u t, the tri begins in the incident that sparked. nationwide unrest. he faces up to 40 years in prison after video captured him kneeling on floyd's neck in may. hundreds protested in

minneapolis yesterday, calling for an end to police violence. pope francis left iraq overnight after a historic four-day visit seen as a success. his last engagement was a mass. he told christians to forgive the injustices they received at the hands of isis. he says iraq will remain in his heart and he will be back at the vatican this morning. many of the players didn't want to pray, endilay, ending w record performance. >> all the action was rolled into one day in the mostly-empty areint arena. when it was over, team lebron routed team durant. macouple bow took home the mvp. he hit all of his shots setting

t the most without a miss. team lebron, he's 4-0, undefeated. guy never loses. >> i don't know why i have such a visceral reaction to that. i was like, gosh, let someone else win. >> the way the game was played was interesting. they do a different scoring format. >> i loved that moment during the exhibinterview with oprah. one of the richest women in the world marries a science teacher. what we're learning about the new husband to mckinzie scott, ex-wife of jeff bezos. and why tom jones has so many fans in britain looking back to the good old days of the early '90s, you're watching "world news now."

mt. aetna may have created a health problem. a town in sicily remains covered in ash. authorities are looking into whether the debris presents

environmental issues. there have been calls for a national disaster declaration. it erupted yesterday, the tenth in three weeks. a tragedy from bowling green university in ohio. a sophomore has died after he was hospitalized after an off-campus fraternity event. authorities are investigating. a massive and maskless party near the university of colorado's boulder campus is being described as some as students, by some students as a revolt. three s.w.a.t. officers were hurt and cars damaged as officers tried to break up saturday's event. as many as 800 people were in the area as violence broke out. police used tear gas to break up the crowd. some students blamed incident on frustration over coronavirus restrictions. philanthropist mckinzie scott, former wife of jeff bezos

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dr. deborah birx: we know that we're asking americans to do a lot right now. so we're asking everyone to be selfless for others so that we can protect those who are most susceptible to this virus. dr. jerome adams: a question i often get asked is, "why should young people care about the spread of coronavirus?" well we know that people with underlying medical conditions over the age of 60 are at highest risk, but they've got to get it from somebody. dr. anthony fauci: social distancing is really physical separation of people. dr. deborah birx: it's what we refer to when we ask people to stay at least six feet apart. dr. anthony fauci: not going to bars, not going to restaurants, not going to theaters where there are a lot of people... it all just means physical separation

so you have a space between you and others who might actually be infected or infect you. dr. jerome adams: we all have a role to play in preventing person-to-person spread of this disease which can be deadly for vulnerable groups. for more information on how you can social distance please go to coronavirus.gov ♪ skinny ♪ ♪ just give me "the skinny" ♪ as promised, time now for "the skinny," starting with the next step in the march toward the oscars. >> this year's critic's choice

awards were virtual with the nominees watching from the comfort of their own >> emotional highlight, chadwick boseman winning for his role. >> and allan kim choked up during his speech for best young actor or actress. >> in case you're keeping score, "nomad land" picked up four awards, including best picture. next we are getting our first look at katie couric hosting "jeopardy", the previous hosts were ken jennings and mike richards. >> but katie couric as the first-ever female guest host. >> excited to see her. especially because the two before her got such great reviews. >> yeah. >> big shoes to fill. >> we know she'll do great. >> definitely.

can't wait to see it. next to a bit of wait, what? in the skinny, involving the new "coming 2 america." >> he lives in a sprawling palace in a country called saimmuneda. >> it's home of one of the biggest names in rap, ricky rose, aka, rick ross and the former home of evander holyfield. >> it spans over 109 rooms and sits on 235 acres. holyfield said the mansion cost home about $1 million a year just to operate. >> okay. i come from a big family. but 109, you come from a big family as well, right? >> yeah. >> 109 rooms. how are you filling 109 rooms, sir? >> you have game rooms, a movie room, you know. >> that's five rooms. >> exactly. >> over 100 rooms left. so this film has been getting a

lot of rave reviews. i hear they do spend a lot of time in tt f cost a erate, hope the spent a holyfield. next to a bit of breaking skinny news from the nuptials desk. >> we are just now hearing about and getting our first look inside the wedding between nicolas cage and rico shaview at that. the nuptials were exchanged in a very small wedding in las vegas that actually took place on february 16. >> the couple met in japan more than a year ago. she is cage's fifth wife following the very public split from erica. and finally, to the performer who'd been doing vegas for 42 years since the apollo moon landing. >> it should come to no surprise that the 80-year-old crooner

would be caught on a british television show chatting away on of all things, a flip phone. >> eagle eyed viewers were so distracted by the archaic technology that they barely noticed the skit going on behind him. >> when was your last flip phone. did you ever have one? >> yes, my last flip phone was probably 2007. the razr. i was an early we use flip flowphones in the f because the connection is really good. we have flip phones. >> and the battery lasts forever. >> i posted a picture once of just showing the scene, and all ipught it was so normal.ha but people will spot that out very fast. let's do it. coming up, the greatest of all time being photographed by the greatest of all time.

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♪ you're simply the best ♪ ♪ better than all the rest ♪ well, there's a word for simply the best these days, and we like to call them g.o.a.t.s, greatest of all time. >> and there's a documentary series looking at some of the best sports photographers of all time. >> reporter: the world of sports, punctuated by moments that define its history. a new espn docuseries, g.o.a.t.s, the greatest of all time, celebrates sporting icons through the lens of a legendary photographer. >> this goes on and on.

arnold palmer. >> reporter: his career spanning almost six decades working with giants, including the late kobe bryant. >> having access to go behind the curtain only happens when you trust the artist. he's trustworthy and great at what he does. you can tell, he loves this thing, man, he's obsessed by it. and when you have that level of commitment, you tend to get along with people that have that same level of commitment. >> kobe was one of these guys who liked photography. we'd shoot for 20, 30 minutes, and then we'd talk. their perspective on sport and life is unique. >> reporter: indelible michael jordan images. he was at every super bowl until this year due to the pandemic. his camera framing the big game as only he could.

he also defined career-defining dwight clark. the greats also getting personal, digging deep and sharing their struggles. >> i have to overcome all my demons in order to perform. >> reporter: his love and eye for sports shaped his career and those of the athletes he covered for decades. >> nobody's had a longer career photographing sports than i have. and to be with the right people in the right plates fces for su long period of time is historical. >> it airs next sunday afternoon right here on abc. abc. always so good to hear from kobe bryant. >> he's photographed every super bowl except for one, that's last year, that's 54 super bowls. >> we have more to come, stay with us. you've been watching

this morning on "world news now," new concerns about coronavirus and spring breakers. also this morning, the interview rocking both sides of the pond. prince harry and duchess meghan revealing why they left britain and royal life. meghan admitting sthooe she tri tried to get help for suicidal thoughts. andrew cuomo facing new allegations. the disturbing revelation from amanda gorman, the inauguration poet. what she says happened to her on her way home. and meet the dating coach who says it's challenging but not impossible during the pandemic. it is monday, march 8th. from abc