if your financial situation has changed, we may be able to help. good morning, america. breaking news in the race to vaccinate. moderna announcing it will begin testing its covid vaccine on children as young as 6 months. the first u.s. vaccinemaker to test on children under the age of 12. this as the cdc says it's looking into how far apart kids have to be seated in school to prevent the spread of the virus while the director of the agency points to the surge of cases and new lockdown in europe saying they simply took their eye off the ball. >> i'm pleading with you for the sake of our nation's health. these should be warning signs for all of us. >> the red flags this morning. capitol riot arrests. new details about those two men charged with assaulting police officer brian sicknick who died the day after the january 6th siege. federal prosecutors say the

suspects sprayed him with an unknown chemical. possibly bear spray. this morning, the fbi's manhunt for more suspects in the assault. crisis at the border. pressure mounting on the biden administration as unaccompanied minors continue to flood across the border. concerns over dire conditions. thousands now expected to be housed at a dallas convention center. our cecilia vega live on the scene at the border. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas joins us live. tornado trouble. 50 million americans on alert. the severe weather threat sweeping across the deep south from oklahoma to the carolinas. ginger tracking the latest. prepare for takeoff. get ready to set sail. the travel industry poised for a potential comeback after its worst year on record. this morning, the president and ceo of virgin voyages joins us exclusively with how they're working with the cdc to make cruising safe again. and final rose fallout.

>> i can't propose to you. >> overnight, matt revealing he broke up with rachael after those racist photos emerge. >> it makes you question everything. >> reuniting for the first time since their split. >> how often did you lay awake at night worried that eventually these photos might come out and could ruin your life? >> revealing the moment that changed everything and if they still have a chance. this morning, matt james joins us live. and we certainly do say good morning, america. and it's good to be with you on this tuesday morning. we want to get right to breaking news in the race to vaccinate. >> big first step for america's children. moderna set to begin vaccine trials on kids as young as 6 months old. this as 71 million adult americans have now received at least one dose of the vaccine. that's more than 27% of the adult population. >> more states are opening up

vaccine eligibility to anyone over the age of 16. mississippi joining alaska. this morning, michigan and connecticut expected to make this move soon as well and at least 22 states plus washington, d.c., are allowing people 16 and older who have high-risk medical conditions to get the shot. let's go to eva pilgrim at a mass vaccination site in brooklyn, new york, with more. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this site is staying very busy doing about 3,000 shots a day. right now, they're doing mostly older people and those with underlying conditions, but some good news, moderna now turning its attentin to vaccinating children. this morning, the first step to getting children vaccinated. just moments ago moderna announcing it will start testing its covid vaccine on children as young as 6 months up to 12 years old, making them the first u.s. vaccinemaker to test infants down to 6 months. the company is planning to enroll nearly 7,000 children in the united states and canada.

>> there will be two parts to the study. the first part is where we will find the appropriate dose of the vaccine in children. children often ned lower doses of vaccines than adults so we want to make sure we find the best dose that increases their immunity, the first age group will start in 6 years to 11 years of age. a second being 2 to 6 years of age and the third being 6 months to 2 years of age. why are we doing it that way? it's in order to make sure that if we identify a dose that's lower than the adult dose. >> reporter: this will be the first vaccine tested on children so young in the u.s. dr. steve plimpton in phoenix has already started enrolling his patients as part of the trial. >> for that reason we're not only going to benefit the children by getting these children vaccinated, but now we'll also protect those around those children. the teachers, the parents at home and grandparents at home. >> reporter: rachel guthrie is

enrolling two of her children. >> i think it's very important because we are exposed to people who might be immunocompromised or who haven't yet had the opportunity to be vaccinated. >> reporter: as schools continue to return to in-person learning, the cdc is looking into how far they have to be seated in class after a new study suggested that three feet as opposed to six feet may be enough to control the spread of covid in schools with other precautions in place. pittsburgh public schools returning to in-person school april 6th for the first time in a year after a rapid rollout there of vaccines for teachers. >> definitely a game changer for us. we feel really good that a majority of our staff who want the vaccine will be vaccinated. >> reporter: and some more good news on the vaccine front, the cdc reporting most people are getting both of their doses within the recommended time period. guys. >> that's good news. that is great news but the worsening situation, though, in europe, new lockdowns are ordered as a third wave of the virus sweeps through europe.

the director of the cdc says this is a red flag for the u.s. >> they simply took their eye off the ball. i'm pleading with you for the sake of our nation's health, these should be warning signs for all of us. >> james longman is live in london with more on this side of the story. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. the variant first discovered here has now emerged in other parts of europe and is causing a big surge in cases. you remember how italy became an epicenter for the virus last year and was the first country to go into lockdown. well, now, it's back in lockdown this morning. half of italy's 20 regions including rome and venice have been designated red zones which means schools, restaurants, bars and nonessential stores are closed and that there will be restrictions on travel. another major problem is vaccinations. unlike the u.s. and here in the uk, europe's vaccine rollout is stalling. germany and france have been particularly slow in getting the

vaccine out and they're also dealing with worrying vaccine skepticism. something like 8 million germans have got one dose of a vaccine. compare that with more than 24 million here in the uk. robin. >> james, and speaking of the vaccines, many european countries suspending the use of the oxford-astrazeneca vaccine? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, robin. germany, spain, italy, france among those criticized for doing that. they say it's just a temporary precaution. part is because of reports of blood clots but numbers are statistically insignificant, just 37 reports among 17 million people. the u.s. has yet to authorize astrazeneca, but the world health organization says countries should still be using it, robin. >> all right, james, thank you. george. we're going to get the latest now on the capitol siege. two rioters arrested charged for spraying a chemical at officer brian sicknick who later died. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is tracking the

case from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. today the fbi finally is able to provide some answers as to what they believe happened to officer brian sicknick the day of the insurrection. this morning, two people charged with assaulting capitol police officer brian sicknick who tragically died the next day after the mob's vicious attack. federal prosecutors say that julian khater of pennsylvania and george tanios of west virginia assaulted sicknick and other officers with an unknown chemical, possibly bear spray. the government referencing this video shot by an online media company which allegedly shows the critical moment before sicknick was attacked. khater allegedly making reference to that spray and tanios allegedly responding. >> hold on. >> reporter: these images from officer-worn body cameras that day allegedly show khater in the mob aiming a spray can at officers.

in this image, sources say, you can see officer sicknick in his blue polic jacket bent over allegedly reacting to that chemical that was sprayed at him. according to the fbi, the impacted officers were incapacitated and unable to perform their duties for at least 20 minutes or longer while they recovered from the spray. the new charges come as the fbi continues its homicide investigation into the exact cause of sicknick's death which is yet to be announced. with more than 300 suspects charged so far in the mob's assault, the fbi is pursuing more than 100 other suspects. to locate them agents are going through more than 15,000 hours of surveillance, body cam and other types of footage, george. >> such strict security was put in place after that capitol siege. it's starting now to come down. >> reporter: the pressure is building because the fencing is such an eyesore, and they're planning to remove some of that fence because it's will be gradually scaled back even as more security is added. >> thanks very much, michael.

>> thank you, george. the growing crisis at the border. more than 13,000 unaccompanied minors in u.s. custody and the biden administration is searching for places to house them, amid new reports of dire conditions. the homeland security secretary is standing by to talk to george live, but first let's go to our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega at the border in mission, texas. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. take a look. it's busy as usual. just this morning, they apprehended ten people trying to cross over. one border patrol agent telling me that it is total mayhem when the sun goes down. the biden administration is not calling this a crisis, it is certainly a political crisis. the democrats that i'm talking to privately are growing increasingly frustrated. the biden white house are bringing in fema to help with some of this overcrowding. they've got that convention facility in dallas that's going to house 3,000 teenage boys.

and another one, look at these images we have coming in from midland, texas. the biden white house said that the message for them has been crystal clear -- do not come down. i got to tell you from what we're seeing on the ground out here on the border, that message is not getting through. >> cecilia vega, thanks very much. let's bring in the second of homeland security, alejandro mayorkas. thanks for joining us this morning. you heard cecilia describe the situation at the border, total mayhem. it seems to be getting worse by the day. what's the administration's plan to get it under control? >> good morning, george, and thank you for having me. let me take a step back for a minute and let me explain a very important -- make a very important point. that is that the border is secure. the united states border patrol secures the border on behalf of the american people. that's what we do, and we are doing it. in order to keep the american public safe in the time of pandemic, we are expelling families under the cdc's authority.

we are expelling single adults and what we are doing is addressing young children who come to the border to make claims under the humanitarian laws that our country sustained -- has established years and years ago. and we are building the capacity to address the needs of those children when they arrive, but we are also critically sending an important message that now is not the time to come to the border. and it's an important message. let me share with you a real-life example why. we encountered at the border three young children under the age of 10 without a parent or a legal guardian. we did not expel them as the trump administration did. we took in those children and placed them in the care and custody of health and human services until we can put them in the custody of a parent or legal guardian or close relative here in the united states.

but their mother didn't make it along the dangerous journey and that is why we are saying do not take the dangerous journey now. give us time to build an orderly, safe way to arrive in the united states and make the claims that the law permits you to make. >> you've been saying don't come now but that message does not appear to be getting through. so many seem to be responding to the president's promise that he would have a more accepting policy towards migrants. you seem to be cut -- stuck in a difficult trap right now but does the message have to be don't come, period? >> well, i think actually we are -- do not come now, give us the time to rebuild the system that was entirely dismantled in the prior administration and we have, in fact, begun to rebuild that system. we reinstituted the central american minors program that provides a legal and safe way

for children to make their claims here in the united states. under the laws that were passed unanimously by congress many years ago. >> right now -- >> i think what is important -- if i may, george. >> sure. >> what is important, it's not just -- it's not just the message, it's also providing the legal and safe avenue for them to come and we are rebuilding that with tremendous speed. this is what we do. we know how to secure the border. we know how to care for children and we know how to build legal and safe pathways to the united states that the law provides. >> right now, you're not getting cooperation from texas governor greg abbott who's blaming it on the open borders policy of the biden administration. can you get that cooperation now? how do you respond to the governor? >> we are receiving cooperation from local officials within the state of texas. unfortunately, our ability to reimburse those local officials under the fema authorities to

reimburse them for the money that they spend in caring for these children was blocked and we are looking for other solutions to deliver help to those community-based organizations that want to help the children that have taken the dangerous journey. we are working with other states cooperatively and we are building our own capacity to address the needs of children to make sure that they are cared for. >> secretary mayorkas, thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you. i'm heading to philadelphia today for an exclusive interview with president biden that will air tomorrow morning on "gma." michael. >> looking forward to that. we turn now to that breaking royal news, prince philip is heading home after a month in the hospital. maggie rulli is at buckingham palace with the very latest on his condition. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. yeah, today marks exactly one month since prince philip, the duke of edinburgh first entered the hospital. this is his longest stay ever,

and this is a time concerning for anyone, but especially a man who is 99 years old, which is why we were so thrilled to see him leaving the hospital, sitting upright in the backseat of a car, hopefully all good signs, and we do think that he'll be eventually returning home where he can finally see his wife, the queen, after a very long month. now, this all started when he was admitted to the hospital back on february 16th as a precautionary measure after he felt unwell. we learned he was later moved to a different hospital in london that specialized in cardiac care and at the time buckingham palace said he underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition. now, we do believe he'll be returning to windsor castle where he's been spending most of the pandemic with the queen and i can only imagine how excited she must be to see him, especially after all the activity of this past week, i'm sure the two of them have a lot to catch up on, guys. >> sure about that and happy he's out of the hospital. thank you so much, maggie. >> all the activity. all the activity.

glad he is heading home. we're going to turn now to the ncaa basketball tournament. the women's bracket announced on monday, stanford, n.c. state, south carolina, uconn all earning number one seeds, but the big news for the huskies comes with a bit of a setback. hall of fame coach geno auriemma tested positive for covid-19 on sunday. he cannot rejoin the huskies until march 24th. he got his first dose of the vaccine a month ago. his second dose just under a week ago, big reminder for everyone that it takes a couple of weeks for the vaccine to be fully effective, in fact, geno says, i think if i hadn't gotten the vaccine and then tested positive i might be really, really sick right now and i feel really, really good. >> good. we're following a lot of other headlines this morning including americans ready to travel again. airline and cruise bookings skyrocketing. the president and ceo of virgin voyages, tom mcalpin will join us exclusively with how they're planning to set sail safely. and after the final rose, bachelor matt james opens up

about the controversial season, reunites with rachael for the first time since their split. he'll join us live this morning. right now to ginger. >> yes, george, i have to tell you about a multiday tornado event. we already saw it start. we know this thing is capable of it and we'll be talking about it through friday. this one damaging tornadoes from missouri to kansas and then we have a picture of one in olathe, kansas, just coming across the road with debris there. here's the forecast. today it's anywhere from wichita down to austin, texas. i'm headed south today after the show because it looks bad enough wednesday that we could see significant damage in parts of the south like birmingham, alabama, back to little rock. your local weather in 30 seconds. first, the tuesday trivia sponsored by northwestern mutual.

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for the travel industry, this morning a potential comeback. u.s. airlines already reporting some big spring and summer bookings and so is the cruise industry. so far this year cruise critic has seen a 55% increase in cruise shoppers, more than half of the bookings are for trips this year. >> i think the vaccine gives people a renewed confidence in travel and in cruising in particular. >> reporter: carnival cruise lines telling investors that the bookings for the first half of next year already look better than the same period in 2019. royal caribbean seeing a significant uptick in bookings too. 30% more than november and december. >> veteran cruisers are willing to put down that deposit knowing that they might be able to take that great vacation for if it gets pushed back the cruise lines are offering nice incentives. >> reporter: it was a year ago last march when there was a

no sail order as covid cases exploded on land and at sea. >> at least 21 people testing positive. they're being brought off the ship. >> reporter: cruise after cruise ending up with sick passengers leaving thousands of people stuck on ships. but now with the vaccine more accessible and new health measures in place, passengers like russell schaeffer are ready to get back on board. >> the food, the pampering. meeting so many people from so many different parts of the world. i would be lying if i said i didn't think about it almost every day. i can't wait to walk off the gangway for the first time in about a year and a half. >> reporter: now we don't know just yet when cruise lines here in america will restart operations but before they do, the cdc says they must first run test cruises with volunteer passengers on board. those test cruises have not started yet, robin. >> they have not. all right, gio, joining us now is tom mcalpin, the president and ceo of virgin voyages, the new cruise line from virgin. thank you so much for taking

time to be with us. tom, i understand that you have an announcement you would like to make concerning when you are about to set sail again. what is that, sir? >> well, thank you, robin. thanks for having me. it's great to be here. we're really excited to be able to launch again and finally launch. we're waiting for the final word from cdc and that green light. but, you know, safety and security is our number one priority and always has been our number one priority and we've heard from the president, we've heard him talk about the acceleration of vaccines out there where by may all adults could be vaccinated so we think that that's an important criteria to create a safe environment on our ships, so we're going to be requiring all of our sailors and all of our crew to have -- to be vaccinated before they get on board the ship and again we think that's the right thing to do to create that safe environment. >> in addition to the

vaccinations, what are the other safety protocols are you going to put in place? >> well, you know, we've had the last year to really think about this. we've been collaborating with our partners in the industry, we've been talking with cdc, a plethora of things we're going to do. the fundamentals are, it starts with cleaning protocols but i would call those table stakes, the basics that we will do. at virgin voyage we invested in new technology. it's called atmos-air, it's an air purification system and uses bipolar ionization to proactively go out and kill all of the bacteria and all of the viruses that are in the air. it's the same type of system that is used in hospitals. and we will use technology on board our ships in a way to create these contactless interactions with our crew. not only providing a better experience but providing a safer experience. and then, of course, cdc will be requiring us to do testing. we have the capability of testing all of our passengers before they get on board the ship and we can test while on board if they have any symptoms

and we'll test folks as they leave. that's probably a staged approach, a phased approach if you will, and hopefully that will go away with time, and last but not least, the creme de la creme is requiring this vaccine a. again they'll be available to all adults. we're an adult only cruise business. it really fits for us, it makes sense, safety and security is important so we think the combination of all these factors creates the safest possible way to travel. >> right and the vaccinations could be a game changer but do you have any plans in place in case there is an outbreak on board? >> well, of course, we do. we thought about this. we've gone through great lengths to prepare for this. we have two doctors, we have three nurses on board. we have all the equipment to take care of our guests but it's kind of like going through a lifeboat drill. you prepare for that but, you know, the likely event of something happening is very remote. think about it. we're only accepting folks on board that are vaccinated.

we're testing everybody before they get on board so the likelihood of having an outbreak is very remote. >> i don't have to tell you how difficult the travel industry -- how difficult last year was for the travel industry. do you believe that you, virgin, could be a model for other cruise lines? >> well, i'll tell you we haven't done this alone. we've been working very closely with the rest of the industry, proud of what the industry has done. you know, when it comes to safety and security and environmental issues, the industry gets together and solves these problems because it's in our best interest. you know, there's great pent-up demand. americans love to cruise. it enjoys high satisfaction rates so we're very excited about the future of cruising. frankly, we're, you know, a little bit jealous of the other industries, the theme parks, airlines, hotels, restaurants opened up and i think with these protocols that we've put in place with the industry creates a really safe environment where people can feel comfortable getting on board a ship again. >> we heard in gio's piece, you've got a loyal core group of cruisegoers and i know they're

very excited about the prospect. tom, thank you very much. appreciate you sharing that with us. >> great to be here. you know, we hope to maybe have you on sometime and tell you about the fantastic virgin voyage experience and what it's like to set sail the virgin way. >> i appreciate that very much. thank you. thank you so much, tom. take care. i just got -- i've never -- >> ready to cruise? >> i have not been on a cruise ship like that before so who knows. who knows. especially with the protocols in place. >> glad to know they're coming. >> there are people that they are loyal -- >> every year they go. >> have you been? >> no, never. >> have you? >> huh-uh. >> we'll all go together. >> we can go on virgin -- >> the crew. >> the list to go. >> the control room. >> let's ask matt james if he wants to go. "the bachelor" is coming up next. >> "gma" on the high seas. let's go.

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back now with the backlash from last night's "bachelor" finale. controversial season, claims of bullying, off-screen revelations of racial insensitivity and the fallout after matt james gave one woman his final rose and t.j. holmes has all of the details. >> reporter: the country was committed to this love story and watched it for the past several months and then last night after matt james, the series first-ever black bachelor gave

out the final rose, the audience found out that the couple was no longer together. they had broken up. and the audience already knew why. >> it's heartbreaking and it's devastating. >> reporter: this is the ending that just months ago no one could have predicted. >> i can't propose to you today. but that doesn't mean i want to lose you. >> reporter: on last night's "bachelor" finale, matt james the series' first-ever black bachelor didn't propose to front-runner rachael kirkconnell but offered her his final rose. >> how were things after leaving pennsylvania? >> it felt like an extended honeymoon period. it was great. >> reporter: while the show was airing in recent weeks photos of her attending a plantation-themed party and liking photos containing the confederate flag went viral. james who was still with her at the time learned about them at the same time as the rest of the world.

>> take me to the specific moment when you first were made aware of these images. >> you hear things that are heartbreaking and you just pray they're not true. and then, when you find out that they are, it just makes you question everything. >> reporter: overnight, matt james tells emmanuel acho, author of "uncomfortable conversations with a black man," who stepped in on the show for chris harrison who defended kirkconnell, that the couple has since split. >> that was that breakup conversation like? >> as tough as you could imagine and it's heartbreaking. if you don't understand that something like that is problematic in 2018 there's a lot of me that you won't understand. >> reporter: kirkconnell who has previously apologized telling acho she wants to do better. >> now i never took the time to make that connection because if i would have taken the time i

easily could have understood what was wrong with it. >> how often did you lay awake worried that eventually these photos might come out and could ruin your life? >> i didn't think anything of it. i didn't think of the trauma that it would cause. >> reporter: matt and rachael meeting in person on the special for the first time since the breakup. >> when i questioned our relationship, it was on the context of you not fully understanding my blackness and what it means to be a black man in america. and what it would mean for our kids. >> is the door even slightly open for a relationship reconciliation here? >> the work and the reconciliation that needs to be done is work that i can't do for you and i know that you're capable of doing it and that's something that she's got to do on her own.

>> rachael, you may never speak to this man again. wat would you finally like to communicate? >> since day one all i want is for you to be happy and i just want what's best for you and i am sorry. >> well, they did make an announcement last night that there will be two bachelorettes, they announced one of them, michelle young, who was the runner-up on this season with matt james, and as far as chris harrison goes, don't know when he'll be back. he ill not be back for the next season of "the bachelorette." after that we don't know but this season supposed to be historic, it is over. >> all right. >> you got it. [ laughter ] >> thank you, t.j. >> crickets. >> it is not quite over. matt james will join us to talk about it all, michael. coming up next, we have our "play of the day."

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>> there will be two parts to this study. the first part is where we will find the appropriate dose of the vaccine in children, children often need lower doses of vaccines than adults so we want to make sure. we find the best dose that increases their immunity, the first age group will start in 6 years to 11 years of age, a second being 2 to 6 years of age and the third being 6 months to 2 years of age. why are we doing it that way? it's in order to make sure that if we identify a dose that's lower than the adult dose. >> reporter: this will be the first vaccine tested on children so young in the u.s. rachel guthrie is enrolling two of her children. >> i think it's very important because we are exposed to people who might be immunocompromised or who haven't yet had the opportunity to be vaccinated. >> reporter: and the moderna researcher we spoke to this

morning says it's not just about protecting children. it's also about protecting the people who take care of those kids. george. >> it sure is. thanks very much. we go to washington and the latest on the capitol siege. two rioters have been arrested for assault, charged for spraying a chemical at capitol police officer brian sicknick who later died. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is tracking the case from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. we've all wondered what happened to officer sicknick that terrible day. now the fbi finally giving some disturbing details. this morning, two people charged with assaulting capitol police officer brian sicknick who tragically died the next day after the mob's vicious attack. federal prosecutors say that julian khater of pennsylvania and george tanios of west virginia assaulted sicknick and other officers with an unknown chemical, possibly bear spray. the government referencing this video shot by an online media company which allegedly shows the critical moment just before sicknick was attacked. these images from officer-worn

body cameras that day allegedly show khater in the mob aiming a spray can at officers. in this image sources say you can see officer sicknick in his blue police jacket bent over, allegedly reacting to that chemical that was sprayed at him. the new charges come as the fbi continues its homicide investigation into the exact cause of sicknick's death which is yet to be announced. this investigation is far from over. the fbi continues to pore over more than 15,000 hours of video evidence, michael. >> thank you so much, pierre. coming up, matt james joins us live for his first interview since "the bachelor" season finale, opening up about the racial controversy that led to his breakup with rachael. plus, the first defendant sentenced in the "varsity blues" scandal is speaking out for the first time. and breaking barriers. the first black and asian-american transgender "sports illustrated" swimsuit model. the trail blazer's mission this morning. come on back.

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♪ ♪ ♪ small decisions make a world of difference. ikea. ♪ good morning ♪ ♪ good morning ♪ good morning. good morning, amy. >> good morning, robin. >> good to have you here. >> thank you. nice to be here. >> george had to skedaddle. he has an interview with president biden that you will see tomorrow morning where? >> only on "gma." >> that's right. how about that, michael? >> that's -- i could watch you two all day. that was amazing. now we got to go to go our "gma" cover story. last night's shocking bachelor finale. the most embattled season with matt giving rachael the final rose. not long after the episode was

taped, those racially insensitive photos caused aed aa shakeup leading to the end of their relationship. the two spoke out about what happened on the "after the final rose" special and matt james is joining us to talk about it. matt, good morning to you. we appreciate you joining us this morning. and last night was a tough night. it was the first time you've seen rachael since the breakup with those photos coming out. you seemed very, very emotional about it. at times, taking a long time to answer the question. so what was going through your mind? >> good morning, michael. it hit me like a ton of bricks, you know. i felt the weight of everything that i was carrying throughout the season and with what we were dealing with as a country and having to explain that, why it was problematic to me and our relationship which was extremely difficult. >> and you didn't get engaged on the show.

but you say, we want to explore this relationship so in the time you spent with rachael away from the show without the cameras there. i know you didn't get engaged on the show but were you leaning that way? were you getting towards an engagement? >> i think when you're dating somebody that's what you're hoping for so any time i'm in a relationship with somebody, it's because marriage is the ultimate goal, and when you find out things like i did that deters you from that ultimate goal because like i stated during the "after the final rose," there's just things that you might not understand what it means to be with someone like me. >> do you feel like missed out on exploring relationships with other women because you didn't know about rachael's past? >> i would say that the conversations that have come from everything that's taken place are more important than anything i could have left with and if that means that i leave under the circumstances that i left with then so be it, you know. >> you talked about the moment

you realized you had to break up with rachael. you were thinking of what it would mean for your future together. before these photos came to light, had you ever had conversations on what it would be like or mean to be in a biracial relationship and about raising kids together? >> yeah, i think that a lot of the -- a lot of the time spent during filming and having those conversations was amongst the other women of color, the conversations i had with chelsea, the conversations i had with michelle and i think that we could have had those conversations amongst the white women who were there as well, but hindsight is 20/20 and i probably should have asked for clarifying questions. >> hindsight is 20/20. rachael said she didn't know how hurtful these photos were. when you heard that from her, and she was not worried they would ever come to light because she didn't think twice about them, how did you feel about that? did that surprise you at all? >> that's the frustrating part about the position that i'm in

is having to explain not only to rachael but to the rest of america why things like that are problematic because we don't have that chance to have that ignorance, you know. think about breonna taylor, think about tamir rice, they didn't have that opportunity to have ignorance, you know. >> that is true and she talked about her journey to understanding. where do you think she is on that journey? >> i know that rachael is a good person, and everything she outlined in her apology and statement i'm looking forward to seeing her do because i know she's capable of it. harrison will not be back for the next season of "the bachelorette." he's taking time to reflect on his comments he made earlier. what do you think about tayshia and kaitlyn being picked to host? >> i'm excited. it is a fresh start and we need more women hosting and it was the right move. >> and knowing what you know now, if you could, would you go back and change anything about

your season as the bachelor? >> i think that as the love stories become more diverse, the people that tell them should become just as diverse and there's way more qualified women and men of color who can step in and fill those roles and i'm excited to see the institutional change take place and i'm honored to be a part of it. >> and one more quick question, you said that feelings don't go away overnight. i think that's something we can all relate to so is the door open? are you leaving the door open for a future possibly with rachael? >> i think there's a lot of work that needs to be done before i can think about being in a relationship with anybody. i need time to process everything that's going on and i want to respect rachael in what she's got to do as well. >> definitely understandable. matt, we appreciate you coming on this morning and sharing your story with us, my friend.

>> thank you, michael. >> have a good one. amy. all right, michael. we're going to turn now to the college admissions scandal that rocked this nation. we are hearing from one of the first defendants from operation "varsity blues." kaylee hartung joins us with more on that. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the former sailing coach at stanford was told an unexpected $500,000 donation to his program came no strings attached. the moment he got that he calls the most devastating phone call of his life. this morning, the first defendant to be sentenced in the "varsity blues" college admission scandal is speaking out. former stanford sailing coach john vandemoer pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy for accepting bribes from alleged mastermind, rick singer in exchange for designating stanford politics as official sailing recruits, even though they had no sailing experience. >> told my athletic director i got this donation. she was excited for me. talked about how i really hadn't done anything for it and it was out of the blue but i guess

that's kind of the best donation. >> reporter: vandemoer speaking out in a new netflix documentary about the case which looks at how rick singer used what he called a side door into prestigious universities. >> getting into the right college will set the trajectory for the rest of your son or daughter's life. don't leave it to chance. >> reporter: ensnaring dozens of wealthy families including lori loughlin and her husband mossimo gee -- giannulli, and felicity huffman. vandemoer describing how he wound up under investigation after singer began cooperating with authorities by recording phone calls with others involved in the scheme. >> said, hey, he wants to donate $160,000 and give the rest later to kind of make -- continue a deposit on our relationship. i took hit as the deposit was you bring me more recruits to consider, and we see how we'd go from there. that phone call was set up by the fbi. it turns out that was the most

tragic and most devastating phone call in my life. >> reporter: vandemoer was sentenced to house arrest and two years supervised release. the judge calling him the least culpable defendant in the case because all the money he took from singer went directly to stanford's sailing program. not his own pocket. >> with spending time with him the one thing i walked away with was i felt pretty confident he wasn't somebody that on his own would have engaged in illicit activity. he was definitely somebody who was a committed sailing coach and that's where his passion and focus was. >> reporter: netflix has combined interviews with more real-life participants in the scam. with dramatic reenactments to create operation "varsity blues," and it premieres tomorrow march 17th on netflix. >> i know a lot of people will be watching, kaylee. thank you very much. robin. to you to an exclusive reveal here on "gma." the first black and asian-american transgender model to appear in the "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue.

leyna bloom is a trail blazer. it wasn't easy getting here. juju chang spoke to her about her journey. good morning, juju. >> reporter: good morning, robin. you know, she lost a college dance scholarship when she transitioned, and for years she struggled against hate and prejudice, but by landing in this iconic swim suit edition, "sports illustrated" is telling the world that true beauty is not about size or shape or the color of your skin, but how confident you are in who you are. this morning, actress, dancer and activist leyna bloom making history as the first black and asian-american transgender "sports illustrated" swimsuit model. >> how big a milestone was it when you found out that this was going to be in your future? >> i never imagined that i would be born in a time when something like this would happen with someone with my skin tone and someone with my background. >> what do you say to the women who say, oh, the swimsuit

edition is just about objectifying women? >> this is a magazine that says we are allowed to be beautiful in all our shapes and sizes and that should be loved because we're not often seen that way. >> reporter: following in the footsteps of brazil's valuentin s sampaio who just last year became the first transgender woman to appear in the iconic issue. >> leyna walked on the set and owned it. that's what i want for every woman to feel in their life. they have a seat at the table. they have a right to be there. >> reporter: her path to fame wasn't always easy. you like many trans young adults faced homelessness. >> i've dealt with homelessness throughout my entire life. when i moved to new york city or on like the benches, it was a homeless for a purpose. it wasn't just homeless to be homeless. you know, i knew that this was -- this is what i needed to do to get to where i needed to be. >> you still have the dream. >> yeah, i still have the dream. the dream was feeding me when i was starving in my body.

>> reporter: bloom, that now is filled with designer campaigns and turns on the catwalk, and she's no stranger to firsts. in 2019 bloom starring in "port authority," the first feature film to premiere at the cannes film festival which included a transgender woman of color in a leading role. >> she told you she was trans, right? >> you met me at a ball. this is my family. you can't see things on just the surface level. >> reporter: she's just getting started. she says visibility is a key to progress. >> we need to constantly remind ourselves to protect those people in our society that are destined, that are different, that are beautiful uniquely as themselves to go out in the world and do what they're destined to do which is to challenge society, to make it better for everyone else. >> reporter: leyna calls her dad her superhero because as a every step of the way.rted her - she also has tons of praise for former nba superstar dwyane wade

who reached out to her with words of wisdom and encouragement because he too is raising a transgender daughter with an open heart, robin, and lots of love. >> i'm glad they're all getting the love they need. juju, thank you. i know you have much more with her because you have an exclusive interview, leyna, "nightline," 12:35 a.m. eastern right here on abc. so much more to the story. let's go again to ginger. ginger. this week-long severe weather outbreak is already ramping up. this is from johnson county, kansas. can you see 20 homes damaged. roofing, siding, basketball hoops and that was just from one of the tornadoes. now we do anticipate a big tornado day on wednesday. today we have some areas in it too. anywhere from little rock to memphis, birmingham to montgomery, jackson down to mobile. you have to watch out on wednesday. this is a big day. the warning is out and then it slides east, doesn't stop and looks more like damaging wind but you can see rotation,

good morning. we have freezing conditions in our inland valleys through 9:00. keep pets, plants and pipes protected. mostly sunny and mild or with rain and the forecast thursday and showers thursday and it will feel like spring this weekend. mid-to upper 50s until you get inland and tonight, back to the mid-30s to mid-40s with more cloud cover. we are at a one on the storm impact scale thursday and fr turning now to questions of faith and atonement. tonight's edition of "soul of a nation" features the tv host and comedian nick cannon after he sparked controversy over anti-semitic language on his podcast last summer. linsey davis sat down with him for the interview. good morning to you, linsey. >> reporter: good morning. those anti-semitic comments and conspiracy theories he espoused

caused outrage, and at the time, cost him his job with viacom. since then he describes himself as being on a journey of atonement and makes a big distinction between that and an apology. while an apology is just words nick says he is taking action. nick cannon is not asking for forgiveness, but after what he said this past summer, many think he should. bigoted comments he made on one podcast through his stardom and future into a tailspin. >> you can't be anti-semitic when the semitic -- when we are the semitic people. when we are the same people that you -- who they want to be, that's our birth right. that's our birthright. >> reporter: the episode featured richard griffin, a/k/a professor griff who had been kicked out of public enemy for anti-semitic comments and retread the conspiracy theories and

questioned the birthright of the jewish people. reaction was swift and widespread. nick lost his deal with viacom cbs and stepped away from a daily radio show. his road back meant more than apologies. he sought atonement. >> he wants to show the process of not only, you know, repenting, but through that if you're ever met with a similar situation, that you make a different decision. >> reporter: his journey began with the rabbis. >> when i watched the piece and there was somebody there who was saying i'm not even a real jew. >> right. >> that goes right to the heart. >> i hurt people. i'm going to lean into it. i want to understand why i hurt you. why -- what did i say? what are these tropes? educate me. >> reporter: nick's quest for education isn't new. last year he finished undergrad at howard university and he's now pursuing a masters degree in divinity. >> my journey is not going to stop whether the person watching this forgives me or not. i'm still going to hopefully do

this process, be on the right side of history and bring people closer together. >> viacom acknowledged his efforts and is back in business with him. he believes this is the beginning of a necessary and ongoing dialogue about tensions that have existed at times between the black and jewish communities. you can catch "soul of a nation" tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central right here on abc. >> thank you, linsey. coming up next, sam sifton joining us with his five-minute no recipe recipes.

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from 5:00 until 7:00 a.m. here is more gma. is more gma. ♪ i need you to hold on ♪ ♪ from far away ♪ you need to hold on right now, okay, yes, that is justin bieber's lastest song, "hold on." we have exciting news because on friday morning here on "gma" justin is debuting a special music video and then next week, justin is back not one but two songs from his new album "justice" that drops on friday. >> not one, but two. >> a lot of justin bieber. people looking forward to that. >> love it. now we go to five-minute meals using ingredients you may already have in your pantry. sam sifton is out with a new book "no recipe recipes" that

will bring new life into your kitchen. sam, thank you so much for joining us this morning. we'll talk about your book because it focuses on ways we can shop our own pantries. we even have one here with us and -- what staple items should we all have in there? >> well, michael, you don't need a recipe but you do need a pantry and my pantry is filled with the big flavors that i need to elevate the simple, simple meals i make so lots of hot sauces, soy sauces and fermented things and neutral oil and sesame oil and lots of vinegars. it's all about bringing big flavor to what you're cooking. >> let's bring flavor to lunch. so many are running out of ideas working from home but have you a unique dish with a kick. >> yeah, it's a little crazy idea. it's kind of an old school peanut butter and pickle sandwich which freaks some out but not in the south and i'm amping it up with a bunch of sriracha over the top. so a little whisper of soy

sauce, the sriracha, the sweet of the peanut butter, the textures are incredible. you've got spice, you've got acid. salt. just an awesome lunch. i hope you give it a shot. >> i will definitely give it a shot. hopefully robin and amy will too. you have a great tip with something sitting around a lot of homes. bloody mary mix. how do you take that beyond brunch? >> okay, i know you have one of these somewhere in your house, michael, that bottle that somebody gave you. and what i want to do is use it to elevate an upstate new york dish called spiedies. chopped up beef or pork or chicken covered with italian dressing but i'm not covering it with italian dressing, i'm covering it with bloody mary mix i've cut with a lot of lemon juice and can cover it and put it in the fridge and then a couple of days later i can grill or broil it. serve it with a little hot sauce and italian bread and pretty

good lunch and reminiscent of new york street eats. >> i want to challenge you. i have three and told you about this earlier, with three new lunch options using these three ingredients, i got them right here. i have beans, limes and pineapple juice. what did you create? >> yes, you do. i had to get up wicked early in the morning to do this for you but i figured it out. what i did was i sauteed some bacon, i had some onions and some garlic, i put that in there too then i hit it with a little bit of dried cumin to bring some warmth and then here's your pineapple juice, put the pi pineapple juice in the mixture and let it cook down and added the beans on top, let it get warm and hot and delicious and then i'm going to serve it to you with rice and that lime

juice, acidic over the top. so we've got the sweet, the warmth, the acid and a little bed of white rice to mop it up. you could eat it with toast and be happy. i hope you will be happy. want to give it a shot? >> i don't have any utensils here. i'll give it a shot on the commercial break. i will say it's amazing. it smells delicious. and i'm actually going to share this as well with robin and amy over there. >> thank you. >> we got to thank you. this is really creative. everyone has pantries, we have all these things in our pantries that we never get around to using and love the way you're creative and inspiring people to do it. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you for having me, michael. pretty fun. >> it would be a lot of fun. this was a lot of fun. he made these things out of what i picked. we have recipes on our website and a bonus, sam's recipe for grilled cheese with egg and honey. all right. no recipe recipes is available now. make sure you check it out. coming up best-selling

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win-win. harlan coben, good morning to you, my friend. congratulations on a new book. you were just featured in "the new york times" and shared a photo of this headline that says, quote, harlan coben creates a scary guy but he's a softy. is that true? >> well, i think softy must be one of those new terms for bad ass, i guess. it's good to see you, michael. how are you, this morning? >> i am great and your new book "win" tells a story of a billionaire that sets out to solve the mystery of a murder in an art heist but this main character is something different for you. >> yeah, he's kind of a little bit of an anti-hero. he's rich. he's powerful, he's on new york. he's charming. he's a little cross between batman and dexter, a little dangerous. >> oh, that's a big cross, that's a lot going on there. why was it time to give him his own story? >> it just, you know, i had this

idea for a cool art heist for a world that involves great wealth and things like that and he's just -- always been knocking my subconscious to come on out and tell some stories so it was just his time. it was, you know, just ready for him. >> one of your reoccurring characters is myron. loosely based off of you. is this character in "win" based off anyone. >> yeah, "win" is my college roommate who had an equally obnoxious name and before we would go out to a party in college he would actually look in the mirror and go, it must suck to be ugly. so taking part of that, making him a little dangerous, adding in this wealthy world, this is hopefully "win" is that book you take to bed 11:00 tonight and say i'll read for ten minutes and the next thing you know it's 6:00 in the morning. that's kind of my job and hoping "win" will do that.

>> it did that for me, man, so well done with this book and you have such a passionate fan base. we wanted to get one of their questions in, so, sara, on twitter wants to know if you could have any actor play win in a tv show or film, who would it be? >> let's call netflix for what's coming next but i think a lot of people say benedict cumberbatch. a lot of people say ryan gosling and a lot say jude law. i think those three would all be excellent. i mean, they kind of all felt a little bit of what we see win as. >> or you can go back and get your own roommate. i'm sure he'd do it for you. >> he'd love that or, michael, you could do it. i know you could pull it off. >> i wouldn't mind trying but i will say, harlan, what you do is amazing. one of my favorite authors out there. i read all your books. i've been watching "safe" as well, one of your books converted to a series so continue to do the great work, my friend. >> thanks, my man.

hope to see you soon. >> all right. we'll see you soon and harlan coben, want to see you, "win" is out today, make sure you go out and get it, ginger, over to you. >> anyone else waiting patiently for some warmer weather? well, it is coming. this is mid to late march, the climate prediction center puts this out. looks like the northeast will warm up. crocuses don't care. they're blooming in central good morning. we have a thread of freezing cold temperatures up until 9:00, when the advisories and warnings expire with a mix of high clouds and when it comes to establishing boundaries many of us have found ourselves challenged in our ability to separate work, family, friendship during this pandemic. now a new book by therapist and relationship expert nedra tawwab aims to set boundary, find

peace, a guide to reclaiming yourself and she joins us now. good morning. >> good morning. >> you know, why is it? why do so many of us have an issue with setting boundaries? >> it's our issue with being assertive, so since we were young we were taught to be quiet, get out of the way. what we're saying is mean. so setting boundaries is now super hard for adults because we've been talked out of being assertive. >> and you say there are three types of boundaries and so can you tell us what they are and if we are doing a good job or not with establishing them? >> yes, so the three types are healthy, porous and rigid so just think about the question, do i feel guilty saying no? so if you answer yes, it's likely that your boundaries are porous meaning that you feel

really bad for setting boundaries and you probably don't have a lot of healthy boundaries. if you answer no, that means that you have the ability to say, yes when you can and no when you can't. and if you answer i never say yes to -- i never feel guilty for saying no, then it's very likely that your boundaries are rigid and you build walls and you keep yourself safe by keeping people out which is unhealthy. >> and family, setting boundaries with our families can be especially challenging and we have a viewer question. this comes from rebecca thompson who is having an issue establishing boundaries with her family. here's her question. >> between my twin sister and i, we are the first to graduate college in our family and be successful and make it and in my immediate family i'm the first

person that most of them come to when they ask for money and it feels like a juggling act of saying no. how do i top this? >> your response? >> yes, so it sounds like rebecca isn't comfortable always saying yes and sometimes she says yes but for people to really respect your boundary, you have to consistently say no. if you say yes sometimes and no sometimes they don't understand the criteria for the ask so if you want them to not ask you at all, you have to consistently say no. if you said no a few times in a row and they're continuing to ask, it's okay to say something like, i'm not willing to help you financially or i'm unable to. so that they understand that you don't have the ability to help and also when we can't help people, sometimes it's really helpful to them if we give them another resource or we help them

find support in some other way. >> also no is a complete sentence. i learned that a long -- nedra, i enjoyed reading your book and signs that you need boundaries, you feel overwhelmed. you feel resentment towards people for asking for help. you feel burned out. you have no time for yourself. you avoid phone calls. once you read this list, you find out a lot of us have -- we just cannot set boundaries. so you want to help us do that. >> i am helping you do that. >> ooh. yes, you are. i love that. you are helping us do that. nedra, it was great to meet you. thank you so much for this and i recommended it to my staff and family because it can really, really make a difference so congratulations to you. "set boundaries:find peace." coming up boy band prettymuch joins us and brought a special

♪ we are back with prettymuch, the acclaimed band who racked up over 1 billion streams and just released a highly anticipated new ep, "smackables" and they'll perform their new single for us. first let's chat. welcome, guys. so happy to have you with us, prettymuch. >> hey. >> hey. >> yeah. this is pretty cool. you guys all live together in a big house with three music studio, except for austin who is a new dad, i understand. how is that experience going? >> i mean, it's been good. we've been living together ever since we were like put together as a band so it's been five years now? >> yeah. >> five years, so, i mean at this point it's just like we're brothers. >> five years is very respectable. you guys are still together so that says everything right there. now, i understand you say you want to be gender benders. how so?

>> genre benders, we want to basically not have to stick to one -- we're popping at the end of the day but there's five of us with five different music influences and, you know, we just want to kind of tap into all our different favorite, you know, genres and combine it all into one thing. >> well, i'm glad you corrected me. genre benders, i'm very happy about that. thank you very much. [ laughter ] if you can see robin and michael's faces right now, yeah. i said it. you know what, you guys made it make sense so thank you very much. let's just get to your singing. how about that? you saved me from myself. making their first television performance since 2018 performing their new single "stars" off their ep "smackables" here's the genre bending bendi bending prettymuch. ♪ the stars above match your eyes i wish you could see them ♪

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this is abc7 news. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from the abc7 mornings. all bay area counties encourage people to get the johnson & johnson 1-dose vaccine. health officers emphasize the safety and effectiveness of all three available vaccines. they say all three have been proven to be highly effective at preventing symptomatic illness and hospitalization and 100% effective at preventing death. looking at what is going on outside, all that sunshine, no need for the umbrella. grab those sunglasses and it will feel more comfortable with warmer temperatures and less breezes with mid-to upper 50s into the bay and low 60s inland.

the rain returns thursday with chilly showers friday before a springlike weekend. time for live with kelly and ryan and we will see you again at 11:00 a.m. for midday live and you can find us on our news app and at abc7.com. abc7.com. abc7.com. a >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, one of the stars of "shark tank," mark cuban. and we continue to celebrate national crafting month. and looking back on the fears and decisions of the past year. all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: when you dance, i feel like i should dance too, but i can't. >> kelly: it's just my way of saying it's tuesday. >> ryan: we are going to make it a good tuesday. >> kelly: it is going to be a great tuesday. best tuesday we have had