lic charging credit. see your volvo retailer for details. good morning, america. abc news exclusive. one-on-one with president biden as the new president faces a pandemic still ravaging the nation. when is everything going to be normal for americans? >> the growing crisis at the border. a lot of the migrants are coming in saying you promised to make things better. do you have to say quite clearly don't come? >> and news this morning about vladimir putin. do you think he's a killer? >> uh-huh, i do. >> also what he's saying now about governor cuomo. if the investigation confirms the claims of the women, should he resign? and his message for americans refusing the vaccine. >> i can hug my grandkids now. >> the candid interview with a brand-new president as he grapples with some of the biggest problems in generations.

>> i've only been here six weeks, pal, okay, give me a break. >> plus, after that major incident at the white house, what's in store for the first dog? one final question. >> sure. >> is major out of the doghouse? deadly shooting spree. eight people killed at a rampage at three spas across the atlanta area. a suspect in custody this morning. the fbi now involved as authorities search for a motive and police across the country on high alert as the killings raise fears people of asian descent were targeted. danger for the deep south. at least four states on the highest alert for an intense tornado outbreak. the severe storms taking aim. lightning striking this home in mississippi overnight. ginger is live in the storm zone tracking the latest threats. mid-air rescue. the heart-pounding moments as the crew races to save a couple dangling ten stories in the air in their pick-up truck. what was the one thing that kept them alive?

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>> no, it's not. no, it's not. it is not. >> i failed. >> this is green. that's good enough. >> top of the morning to you just the same. george, your interview with president biden already making headlines. >> boy, he came to play. this was his most extensive and expansive interview since his inauguration. the president was weighing in on all topics, staking out new ground on the border crisis, taxing and voter rights and tough words for vladimir putin. a tough situation for american troops in afghanistan and we began with the latest on the pandemic. so you've set out your goals for the country, 100 million vaccine doses by next week. $100 million out the door. every american eligible for the vaccine by -- adult american by may 1st. something close to normal on july 4th. but tell everyone when is everything going to be normal for americans. >> first of all, i won't be able to meet the july 4th deadline unless people listen, wear masks, wash their hands and

socially distance because not everyone by july 4th will have been vaccinated. >> how do you get the politics out of this vaccine talk? >> i honest to god thought we had it out. i honest to god thought that once we guaranteed we had enough vaccine for everybody, things would start to calm down. well, they have calmed down a great deal, but i just don't understand this sort of macho thing about i'm not going to get the vaccine. i have a right as an american, my freedom to not do it. why not be a patriot and protect other people? >> how has life changed for you since you got the vaccine? >> i can hug my grandkids now. they come over to the house. i can see them. i'm able to be with them. i've had the vaccine and secondly, it has changed my life in a sense that i've been able to demonstrate to other people that -- i doubt whetherpeople expected me to take it if it

wasn't safe. i've been able to make the case it is safe to take the vaccine. it's important to take the vaccine. >> let's talk about the crisis at the border. some heartbreaking scenes down there. >> yeah. >> right now. a lot of the migrants coming in saying they're coming in because you promised to make things better. it seems to be getting worse by the day. was it a mistake not to anticipate this surge? >> well, first of all, there was a surge the last two years, in '19 and '20, there was a surge as well. >> this one might be worse. >> it could be but here's the deal, first of all, the idea that joe biden said come -- because i heard the other day that they're coming because they are saying i'm a nice guy and i -- >> they're saying this? >> well, here's the deal. they're not. the adults are being sent back, number one. number two, what do you do with an unaccompanied child that comes to the border? do you repeat what trump did, take them from their mothers and hold them in cells, et cetera? we're not doing that. so what we're doing is we have brought in hhs and also brought in fema to provide for enough

safe facilities for them to not -- to get out of the control of the border patrol which are not designed to hold people for long periods of time, particularly children. get them out of those facilities and most of them come with a phone number. so what we're doing is, we're putting together an entire organizational structure so that within seven days they're able to get on the phone, contact that number, find out whether there is a mother or a father, whether it is safe, whether it is a secure circumstance to get the child to that adult. >> it's going to take some time, though, to get those policies in place again. do you have to say quite clearly don't come? >> yes, i can say quite clearly don't come. we're in the process of getting set up, and it's not going to take a whole long time, is to be able to apply for asylum in place. so don't leave your town or city or community. we're going to make sure we have facilities in those cities and towns run by dhs and also access

with hhs to help the human services to say, you can apply for asylum from where you are right now. make your case. we'll have people there to determine whether or not you are able to meet the requirements and you qualify for asylum. that's the best way to do this. in addition to that, while we also changed the circumstances on the ground in those communities, you're going to diminish the reason why people want to leave in the first place. >> director of national intelligence came out with a report today saying vladimir putin authorized operations during the election to denigrate you, support president trump, undermine our elections, divide our society. what price must he pay? >> he will pay a price. we had a long talk, he and i. i know him relatively well and the conversation started off, i said, i know you and you know me. if i establish this occurred, then be prepared. >> you said you know he doesn't have a soul. >> i did say that to him, yes, and his response was we

understand one another. i wasn't being a wise guy. i was alone with him in his office. that's how it came about. it was when president bush said i looked in his eyes and saw a soul. i said i looked in your eyes and i don't think you have a soul. he looked back and said we understand each other. look, the most important thing in dealing with foreign leaders in my experience, and i've dealt with an awful lot of them in my career, is just know the other guy. >> so you know vladimir putin. you think he is a killer? >> uh-huh, i do. >> so what price must he pay? >> the price he's going to pay, well, you'll see shortly. i'm not going to -- by the way, we ought to be able -- that expression walk and chew gum at the same time. there are places where it's in our mutual interest to work together. that's why i renewed the start agreement with him. that occurred while he's doing this but that's overwhelming in the interest of humanity that we diminish the prospect of a nuclear exchange. >> president trump reached a deal with the taliban, have all american troops leave by may 1st. are they going to leave? >> i'm in the process of making

that decision now as to when they'll leave. the fact is that that was not a very solidly negotiated deal that the president -- the former president worked out and so we're in consultation with our allies as well as the government and that decision is going to be -- it's in the process now. >> likely to take longer? >> i don't think a lot longer. >> but may 1st is tough? >> could happen, but it is tough because -- look, one of the drawbacks, george -- and this is going to be like sanscript to people listening here. but it is -- the failure to have an orderly transition from the trump presidency to my presidency, which usually takes

place from election day to the time you're sworn in, has cost me time and consequences. for example, we didn't realize how bad things were in terms of lack of vaccines. we were not able to get access to this information. that's part of -- that's one of the issues we're talking about now in terms of afghanistan. >> let me ask you about governor cuomo of new york. i know you said you want the investigation to continue. if the investigation confirms the claims of the women, should he resign? >> yes. i think he probably will end up being prosecuted too. >> but do you -- how about right now? you said you want the investigation to continue. you saw chuck schumer, senator schumer, senator gillibrand, the majority of the congressional delegation don't think he can be an effective governor. can he? >> well, that's a judgment for them to make about whether he can be effective. here's my position since i wrote the violence against women act, a woman should be presumed telling the truth and should not be scapegoated and become victimized by her coming

forward. number one. but there should be an investigation to determine whether what she says is true. that's what's going on now. >> very clear if they prove the claims he's gone? >> that's what i think happens and by the way there could be a criminal prosecution that is attached to it. i just don't know, but let the investigation -- i'm not -- i don't know what it is. but i started with the presumption, it takes a lot of courage for the woman to come forward. so the presumption is it should be taken seriously and it should investigated and that's what's under way now. >> toughest words yet for governor cuomo right there. >> he was very direct. >> yeah. >> on every single issue. we talked to him about a lot more. in the next hour we'll get into the big next items like taxes and voter rights. for the first time he talks about changing the filibuster and we also have an update on major after that biting incident. >> out of the doghouse? >> seems like it.

got to see him last night. >> thank you, george. >> we are looking forward to that, george. we turn now to some tragic news. deadly shootings in atlanta killing at least eight people. a suspect in custody this morning and police across the country are on alert this morning as well fearing the attacks may have targeted the asian community. steve osunsami is in atlanta with more as the fbi now gets involved. good morning, steve. >> reporter: that's right, michael. the fbi is working with law enforcement investigating these killings, it's impossible to ignore that these killings happened at asian businesses like this one directly behind me and most of the victims were asian women. georgia authorities are investigating three crime scenes across two counties in what looks like a series of deadly shootings at asian massage parlors. >> my understanding they shot up a spa there. they shot up two spas here in zone 2. >> reporter: after a police chase that took them south of atlanta, police arrested this man, 21-year-old robert aaron

long. police say he was seen on surveillance video outside the scene of the first shooting around 5:00 p.m. tuesday at young asian massage parlor in a north atlanta suburb. moments after these pictures police say he started gunning people down. >> we do not have a witness for that who's alive right now that can say who shot thm. >> reporter: people were running for their lives. the two asian women, a white woman and a white man were killed. they say a man, latino, survived his wounds. his niece says he wasn't even at the business and was caught in the gunfire. >> he was coming out of the store beside the massage parlor and the other store beside it and he was outside. >> reporter: investigators say it is extremely likely that long is the same gunman seen at two other shootings more than 30 miles away in northeast atlanta. they point to a black suv seen on surveillance video near the crime scenes. just 45 minutes after the shooting in the suburbs, police were called to this spa in atlanta where three women were dead inside. while police were there, the call came in from yet another spa across the street where

another woman was shot and killed. police tell us they don't know if race is the reason for these killings, but to be safe they're putting similar asian businesses on alert and stepping up patrols. >> i mean, i don't know how you go in there -- what kind of motive would drive you to do such a thing? >> reporter: president biden has been briefed on this. it's important to underline that this is happening at the same time we're seeing an alarming increase in the amount of violence against asian americans in this country and that violence is tied to the racist trope that the coronavirus is somehow the responsibility of where it began. robin? >> including here in new york city. steve, thank you. now to that major severe threat for the deep south.

at least four states are on the highest alert for an intense tornado outbreak. ginger is live in jackson, mississippi, for us this morning. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, robin. you can hear the birds chirping. the sunshine is fuel for long-track violent tornadoes that we think could happen today. let me get you straight to the maps. we already have a tornado watch. this system is already producing tornado warnings right along the mississippi and arkansas state line there. you have pine bluff, over to memphis and tupelo included. look what happened in jackson, mississippi, just yesterday, the day before the day at our affiliate, they took several direct lightning strikes. their chief meteorologist david hartman was telling me they got knocked off line today and he is so concerned about today, and so am i. we have a high risk, the highest level that the storm prediction center puts out that could mean in the areas highlighted here rounds of storms this afternoon, this evening and into the overtight, we could see that type of tornado that you only survive by going underground or being in a shelter.

from memphis down through yazoo city, which has a history with tornadoes, to birmingham, alabama, the first high risk since 2012. michael? >> they've been going through it down there. ginger, thank you so much. now to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic and the new concerns about some americans refusing the vaccine as the nation still grapples with those variants. and as we saw earlier, the president sending a message about the importance of getting vaccinated. more than 72 million americans have received at least one dose. eva pilgrim joins us now from a vaccination site here in new york. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the race to get vaccines into arms urgent as ever with concerns of those new variants hanging over the u.s., while half the states in the country are now easing restrictions. here in new york, variants of concern account for about 51% of cases. on tuesday, the brazilian variant which is thought to be more contagious was discovered in massachusetts. now, the good news, about 12% of

american adults have been fully vaccinated, but some states are now dealing with a new challenge. more vaccines than takers. the biden administration launching that campaign to combat vaccine hesitancy. last night in d.c. there was a public vaccination event. dr. fauci was there with about 25 interfaith diverse leaders they were all vaccinated on camera, hoping to encourage others to get the vaccine when they can. guys? >> eva, thank you. wow. going to turn to lebron's home run. king james making history. becoming part owner of the boston red sox. t.j., tell us what boston fans are saying about this. >> well, first, the guy from cleveland who played for miami just won a championship in l.a. owns a team in boston. makes perfect sense. lebron james is now part owner of the boston red sox. he joined this group, fsg, fenway sports group, which has a number of sports holdings including the red sox. a lot of people started talking because lebron is famously a new york yankees fan. more so -- even so much so i

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him. following a lot of headlines right now as well, including the deadly shootings in atlanta. they killed at least eight people. a suspect in custody this morning. the fbi getting involved as well and police across the country are stepping up patrols fearing the attack targeted the asian community. officials are still looking for a motive. the latest in the trial of derek chauvin. the seven jurors will be questioned about that $27 million settlement between the city of minneapolis and the family of george floyd that landed right in the middle of jury selection and whether it could impact their ability to be impartial at the former officer's murder trial. this morning, we're celebrating the actor yaphet kotto. live and let die and alien. he made a lasting impact on the hollywood community.

kotto was 81 years old. we continue now with that homecoming scandal in florida. an elementary school assistant principal and her daughter are arrested for allegedly hacking student accounts, casting hundreds of fake votes to elect the daughter homecoming queen. t.j. back with that. >> okay, robin, you think about fixing a high school election and it conjures up images of stuffing ballots in a box in the cafeteria. in this case they voted via an app virtually for homecoming queen and where this story goes from being a shame to being a crime. police say the mom and daughter had to illegally access accounts of hundreds of students, accounts that had a lot of personal information of those students, all so the daughter could wear the crown. a florida mom and daughter under arrest this morning for allegedly rigging the election for homecoming queen. officials say assistant

principal laura rose carroll and her daughter, 17-year-old emily rose grover, illegally accessed other students' accounts so grover would be elected homecoming queen. the mother/daughter duo arrested in pensacola monday. >> the system is set up for the persons who have access, not to allow persons to have that -- there is a degree of trust that has to go there and certainly that's the primary problem that you have in this situation. >> reporter: the investigation into the alleged scheme started in november after the escambia county school district reported hundreds of student accounts at tate high school had been hacked. those accounts contained medical history, test scores and other sensitive student information. school officials also discovered 117 homecoming court votes all cast from the same ip address in a very short time. investigators say carroll, an assistant principal at bellview elementary school, used her districtwide security level to access accounts belonging to students at her daughter emily's high school. authorities say they eventually

found that a total of 246 votes cast for the homecoming court were linked to carroll's cell phone and computers at her home. multiple students told police the 17-year-old would often brag about using her mother's account to access classmates' private information. a fellow student telling investigators that emily looks up all our group of friends' grades and makes comments about how she can find out our test scores all of the time. now, the duo facing felony charges for unauthorized access of those private accounts. grover was expelled from school. carroll suspended from her job. florida teen ariana was homecoming queen runner-up losing out to emily, her close friend for years. but when rumors began to circulate about a rigged homecoming election, she says she didn't believe it. >> i did hear rumors, but didn't really think anything of it until i was brought into the office and it all became real. >> reporter: despite the initial shock she says she since has moved on but says the other

girls really missed out. >> the other girls that could have -- that wanted it that could have been one of the runner-ups, i feel bad for them because that was an opportunity that they lost. >> even though this is about this homecoming vote, a lot of the students tell the police in the affidavit that the girl, the daughter, would actually brag in class, around school, and even show them how she could use her mom's account to access their grades. so they say it's been going on for years that she's been accessing it. the mom and daughter through their attorney say they have no comment at this time. >> i bet they don't. okay, t.j., thanks very much. we're going to move on now to tiger woods. he's back home in florida this morning three weeks after that crash. the golf legend is opening up about his recovery and matt gutman has details. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. i spoke with specialists overnight, and they say this kind of compound fracture can take three months to heal and then the physical therapy begins. but the fact that tiger woods is now home is a huge milestone for him. it means he's likely not battling infection and frees him

up to do as he said over night working on getting stronger every day. this morning, golf superstar tiger woods is home recovering from that horrific rollover accident that shattered his right leg. woods announcing on twitter he had returned home and is working on getting stronger every day. he added he is grateful for the outpouring of support and encouragement over the past few weeks. woods had been treated at cedars-sinai medical center and harbor ucla medical center where he was rushed for surgery after the crash. doctors implanted a metal rod, screws and pins to stabilize the shattered bones in his right tibia, ankle and foot. first responders say they had to use an axe and a pry bar to yank out the windshield and pull woods to safety. he had just started to rehab from his fifth back operation. >> it's very fortunate that mr. woods was able to come out of this alive. >> reporter: woods who was wearing a seat belt was driving to a television shoot when the accident happened.

and that particular stretch of road is notoriously dangerous. 13 accidents in 13 months. now, we understand that the sheriff's department is wrapping up its investigation into exactly how this crash happened. one thing l.a. sheriffs have been cleared about, he's ruled out alcohol and he's likely not going to press any charges. guys? >> matt, we are happy he's on the mend. >> good he's home. >> yes, it is. now to the incredible rescue of two people trapped in a pickup truck that was dangling off a bridge. cameras capturing crews racing against time to get them out and will reeve joins us now with more. good morning, will. >> reporter: in their pickup truck, a three-ton truck hanging off a bridge above a gorge, in south idaho.

a set of chains connecting it to the trailer, the only thing keeping it from plunging to certain obliteration. >> this is the first time that any of us can remember anything like in that the chain actually held the vehicle up which most times it does not. >> reporter: this good samaritan was reportedly first on the scene. rodney drury, a tow truck driver springing into action attaching his vehicle to the back of the suspended truck. >> i was just at the right place at the right time and actually i give all the credit to god that i was there. that truck was just hanging on by a little chain when i looked over. >> reporter: that chain allowing authorities to secure the truck before rappelling down to rescue the couple trapped inside. paramedic gerald dillman putting himself in danger to help get the people out. >> he was literally working through the passenger window and then moved in safely over to the landing where we were able to get that patient out of the canyon. >> reporter: the man and woman finally freed, mostly unharmed. witnesses say the truck appeared to lose control before the crash, swerving across the highway before pitching over the guardrail.

everyone thankful no one was hurt. the couple was taken to the hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. also surviving the incident in what had to be quite the surreal experience for them, the couple's two dogs. guys? >> i know, every time you see that video, will, glad everyone including the dogs are okay, thanks. coming up next that abc news exclusive from bags to boarding. a first look at how american airlines could be changing the face of flying. you'll see it only on "gma." come on back.

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that you experience today didn't exist a year ago. already in a year we can deliver that much technology. >> reporter: technology like this, a camera scanning your face to confirm your identity without ever having to scan a boarding pass. american has been testing this on some international flights but now they're hoping to launch this on domestic flights too. and the airline plans to also use this technology at other points along the journey like the bag drop to check in those bags. >> so, julie, what you're saying is, the future of air travel is your phone and face. >> in the future we may not even need your phone. literally facial recognition could get you through the airport. >> reporter: airlines are increasingly turning to new tech to increase confidence in traveling safely. delta now launching a touchless on board payment system and united working to eliminate long lines at customer service counters. simply scan a qr code and launch a video chat with an agent, rather than speaking to one in person. and tsa now testing uv light technology to clean those bins

at security. even though just some of these measures are in place right now, we're already seeing a huge number of americans take to the skies, breaking pandemic records. tsa screening more than 16 million people so far this month. >> the last three weeks have been our best booking weeks since the pandemic started and if you look out to may we'll be running 80% of our schedule we were running back in 2019. >> reporter: now you might be wondering, what happens to all of that data collected with the biometric screening? american says that that is all wiped from the system within 24 hours. after that, it will live only on your phone. guys, this is all expected to launch within the next few months. >> it could happen. hey, it looks like it's a very busy morning there at dfw, gio. >> reporter: yeah, it really is. it is picking up. >> it does seem that way. thank you. i know you'll be back later about your a&e show that we'll be talking about. see you then.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. abc news exclusive. one-on-one with president biden. facing the pandemic, dealing with covid relief and what's ahead. you'll be raising those taxes. the growing crisis at the border. his working relationship with vice president kamala harris plus the battle brewing in congress over voting rights, taxes and the filibuster. >> i've only been here six week, pal. okay, give me a break. after that major incident at the white house, what's in store for his rescue dog. one final question. >> sure. >> is major out of the doghouse? under fire. grammy winning gospel singer kirk franklin apologizing for a profanity-laced phone call to his adult son speaking out about

it. we're kicking off st. patrick's day -- ♪ -- with the irish step dancing group that's tearing up tiktok and their debut "gma" performance. plus, marvel's high-flying superhero anthony mackie joins us live and sharing the world premiere of a brand-new clip from "the falcon and the winter soldier" as he says -- >> good morning, america! ♪ said it with gusto. good morning, america. it is great to have the falcon himself. yes, anthony mackie joining us live from the air base in his beloved hometown of new orleans. >> what a great guy. it is st. patrick's day. helping us celebrate are incredible irish step dancer taking over tiktok with over 2 million followers since last

year. the videos are getting the attention of people around the world including shakira who shared this video of the guy who is dancing to her hit song. they have a very special performance all the way from ireland coming up. >> we are looking forward to that. first more of my interview with president biden. he has not done many interviews since he took office so did cover a lot of ground including what's next on his agenda in the face of republican opposition on things like voting rights and tax increases on the wealthy. we talked about vice president kamala harris and his rescue dog major. you are he out here selling your relief package. what's next on your agenda. >> the criticism of the covid relief package from my republican friends, as they say it spends too much money and gives too many tax breaks. all go to the bottom 60% of the population and guess what, they need it. $1400 check. child care tax credit. they don't like it because, in fact, their idea of a tax cut is

to give the trump tax cut where 83% went to the top 1% of people in america sdmrul's raise those tax. >> yes, anybody making more than $400,000 will see a small to a significant tax increase. if you made less than $400,000 you won't see one single penny in additional federal tax. >> let's talk raw politics. you didn't get a single republican vote for tax cuts. how are you going to get a republican vote for a tax increase. >> i won't get it but i will get the democratic votes. if we took it back to what it was when bush was president, top rate paid 39.6% in federal tax, that would raise $230 billion. yet they're complaining because i'm providing a tax credit for child care? for the poor, for the middle class? you're not likely to get republican votes for the increase. you're not likely to get republicans votes for expanding voting rights or the john lewis voting rights act so won't you

have to choose? i know you've been reduck plant to do away with the filibuster. won't you have to choose twheen that and advancing your agenda. >> you don't have to eliminate but when i first got to the senate, the filibuster, you had to stand up and command the floor, once you stop talking you lost that and someone could move in and say i move the question of. so you got to work for the filibuster. >> you're for that reform. you're for bringing back the talking filibuster. >> i am. that's what it was supposed to be. >> put a hold on it. that's it. >> yeah, it almost is getting to the point where democracy is having a hard time functioning. i'm not saying this is going to be easy, george. but i do believe there's enough republicans over time, they said -- had that epiphany you - >> i've only been here six week, pal. give me a break. i've been here six weeks. i think it will come become now and 2022.

78% of people support this. 52% of republicans -- republican voters want to be able to choose between being able to send their kid to a day care that they can afford. it's not like every republican voter is, you know, a billionaire. >> you probably walked into the oval office as president with about as much experience if not more than any other president has ever served more than three decades in the senate. eight years as vice president. so what is it about the job that surprised you that even you didn't know? >> what has surprised me is that i'm not as surprised as i thought i might be. i don't know if that makes any sense. it's like sitting -- when i was vice president, the big, big differece is, that famous expression of harry truman, the buck stops here. for eight years, i had a great relationship and still do with barack and i'd always be the last person in the room and i'd say, you know, throw the pass or run the ball and i'd give my

opinion. i was the last guy and i get to leave but he's all by himself, have to make that decision. that's the big difference. >> is vice president harris the last person in the room? >> most of the time, yes, as a practical matter, yeah, she is. >> one final question. >> sure. >> is major out of the doghouse? >> yeah, the answer is yes. major was a rescue pup. major did not bite someone and penetrate the skin and the dog's being trained now. our trainer at home in delaware. he was going home -- i didn't banish him to home. jill was going to be away for four days, i was going to be away for two so we took him home but you turn the corner and there's two people he doesn't know at all and they move -- you move to protect but he is a sweet dog. 5% of the people love him. just all the other, little them. >> you will see him tonight. >> i will see him tonight. >> thanks for your time. >> thank you are, george.

i appreciate it. >> he went home to wilmington to spend a night at home. >> you have covered him for years and first time you interviewed him as president. did you notice a difference? >> i did, very different from the end of the campaign and i guess the best word i could use is confidence. he seemed a little tired at the end of the campaign. it was obviously a long grueling campaign but he seems eager to be doing this job and you saw him right there gave very direct answers to direct questions. >> seems to be relaxed doing it. >> yeah. >> all right, great job, george. great job. coming up grammy winner kirk franklin speaking out for the first time after being accused of verbally abusing his adult son. what the gospel music star said in that profanity-laced phone call. the new bachelorettes, katie and michelle and what they want on their upcoming seasons. anthony mackie joining us live from new orleans. he is getting us all pumped up for his new marvel show, "the falcon and the winter soldier." all that and a whole lot more when "gma" rolls on.

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grammy winning gospel singer kirk franklin coming under fire for a profanity-laced phone call released by his 32-year-old son. franklin is now apologizing. adrienne bankert has more of the details for us. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you. good to be with you. some are saying it's nothing more than an intense family argument, the two cursing at each other but others are saying kirk franklin should be held accountable. ♪ ask yourself do you want to be happy ♪ >> reporter: this morning, 16-time grammy award winning artist kirk franklin will open up since being accused of verbally accusing his son. it surrounds his son kerrion would leaked audio from a profanity-laced phone call between the two last saturday. >> [ bleep ]. and get your [ bleep ] back [ bleep ] way. >> reporter: in the audio which

has since gone viral he's heard threatening the 32-year-old. his son responding this way. >> how dare you. i dare you. >> my son and i had an argument which he chose to record. i felt extremely disrespected and i lost my temper. i said words that are not appropriate. and i am sincerely sorry to all of you. >> we've been having challenges with my oldest son for years and, again, as he's gotten older his disrespect has become more aggressive. >> reporter: later today franklin and his wife will appear on tamron hall's talk show to address those allegations of abuse from his son on a second recording. >> even though he is an adult nearly 33 years old, he is alleging parental abuse. >> i know the truth. he knows the truth and i love him but i'm confident that there hasn't been any physical abuse.

i mean, we've had therapy and counseling sessions and documentation to know that the deeper issue is we've been just trying to help our son. >> and you can see more of franklin's interview on tamron hall later today. check your local listings for air times. guys. >> appreciate it. always good to see you. it's a private family issue that is now public because of that tape. >> yeah. tamron hall, i'm sure they'll talk more about it on there. we turn to the newly named bachelorettes, katie thurston and michelle young in that first morning interview. kaylee hartung is joining us with what they told her. good morning. >> reporter: hey, michael. wherever the location, whoever the hosts are and however many men show up these two new batch lo elorettes are ready to find love and want a new path forward on

the show. >> both: we're the bachelorettes. >> reporter: a curveball for bachelor nation. >> my first response was, well, wait a second. we're dating the same men and there's two of us? i was like, i have a lot of questions. >> reporter: two women, two separate seasons. michelle and katie both getting another chance to find love. >> you're saying bring it on. >> bring it on. >> reporter: katie already on location in new mexico in a quarantine bubble before production begins. >> i'm closed off from the world. hi, mom. i know nothing about the men yet. i don't know what they look like or how many are here. >> reporter: becoming a fan favorite during the latest season. >> express yourself and name calling is two different things. ultimately i had to stay true to myself and how i would be in the real world. >> reporter: michelle was one rose away from happily ever after but left devastated when he sent her home. >> that's all i can do. >> have you been age to heal? >> it was difficult.

a broken heart takes time to heal. but i was able to find my closure within myself. >> you are ready for love? >> 100% ready, yes. >> reporter: that season filled with controversy that rocked the franchise. james choosing rachael kirkconnell but ending it when photos surfaced of her attending antebellum themed party. can you take me back to the moment when you first saw the photos rachael was in, what was your reaction. >> i was hurt by what i was seeing and i think i was hurt more that i hadn't heard from her while all this was coming out and this is a very public learning experience. but she did give me a very sincere apology. >> reporter: franchise host chris harrison step away after he defended kirkconnell. >> can't just be a statement or apology but continuous action. >> for fans of bachelor nation who say they won't watch this season because chris harrison isn't hosting --

>> i think they're on the wrong side of history, it's 2021. i think this is the best decision. >> reporter: now the new bachelorettes are committed to moving the franchise forward. >> i really feel like this is the big reset. you know, there had been a ton of uncomfortable conversations but important conversations. >> do you feel the support of the franchise behind you to be the change you want to see? >> they know that i'm going to push forward to make an impact in a positive way and i think they're kind of jumping on my train to do that with me. >> reporter: while michelle finishes up, katie's journey to find love starts now. >> right now i'm trying on so many dresses and outfits. this is a dodd american day cinderella for me. >> what advice did you give katie. >> iron out all the kinks before i get there. all jokes aside, i just told her to continue to be herself. nothing better than walking away from this experience knowing that the person that you choose hopefully loves you for exactly

who you are. >> and katie's journey as the bachelorette will premiere this summer. michelle's season will start in the fall. a tip, both women told me the giveaway who they're falling for is the look in their eyes. watch for those eyes to light up. >> we'll keep that in mind, kaylee. thanks so much. let's go back to ginger. so glad you're there in jackson. they are still recovering from the winter storm a few weeks ago and now this. >> right, and that storm that knocked out their water for almost a month now, we're closing in on 30 days that crews have been working on the water lines here, caused a crisis. we tried to get coffee. still businesses shut down because of the water issues and now jackson, mississippi, finds themself in a high risk for severe storms. this is the highest risk we see. we've got tornado watches out there this morning, warnings happen, tupelo, memphis, pine

bluff, arc a. all included. through the day, several rounds that could be tornadic talking long track of violent tornadoes. we have not seen a high risk in march since 2012. it's been a long time since we've done this. last time we had high risk in general is in 2019. this is the type of tornado that you have to be underground or in the tornado shelter to good morning i'm meteorologist mike mccall. enjoy the sunshine. it becomes cloudy and dry. rain rolls in tonight and ends with showers friday morning. this weekend spring starts in it will feel like it by the time we get to next week. today mid-50s to low 60s. 54 to 62. tonight the rain comes in. lit light in mid to upper 40s. 70s we always have a great time with our next guest who plays falcon in the avengers movie,

now bringing his wings to tv in the new disney plus series "the falcon and the winter soldier" and this morning, anthony mackie is joining us live from naval air station joint reserve base in new orleans. anthony, good morning, my friend. we saw you -- >> what's up, michael. >> what's up there, anthony. we saw you fired up everybody there they base. how does it feel to be at the base in your hometown, my friend? >> oh, it feels great, man. i was just fussing with them because they fly over my house every day and wake me up. so i just let the city of new orleans know there will be no more flyovers with the f, f plane in the neighborhood anymore. >> i'm sure they are pleased to hear that. all right. you got four great sons. now, are they at the age where the avengers, that's got to be a big deal. please tell me they're impressed their dad is the falcon. please. >> you know what, my boys, we

are very big board game family so they could care less about what i do for a living as long as they beat me at board games exlike we've broken many, many hungry hippos in my house and gourmet popcorn daddy makes instead of being in movie. >> they have their priorities straight. no question about that. i'm not sure you can answer this. what's next for the falcon? does he become captain america? >> you know, it's interesting, there's a lot of different things going on in the universe and we haven't covered that yet so when that or if that or how that comes about, i will make sure you guys are the first group i tell. >> you heard it here first. >> yes. >> good man, good man. okay, you know, we don't want people to wait any longer. we've got a world premiere of a new clip. everyone, take a look. >> our plane has already entered the airspace. u.s. military cannot be seen

operating out there. >> i got it. you guys flying low, drop me off. i'll fly up there and intercept. no treaty violated. >> first lieutenant, our intel officer, will be helping on the ground and sam, this has to be settled. >> settled. got it. >> ooh. >> it looks like so much fun. looks like so much fun and not so subtle. the winter soldier, you're competitive on the show. are you competitive on the set evening when you're not filming? >> you know, we're not. sebastian is such a relaxed guy and such a mild-mannered guy that he's -- i try to be competitive with him. he doesn't watch sports. he doesn't -- nothing. we have nothing -- everything i do he do the complete opposite. >> he's going to be on the show next week.

anything good we can ask him? >> i would -- you know what, i would ask him -- that's hard, man. he's such a boring person. he does absolutely nothing. [ laughter ] ask him why is he so boring. ask him what his hobbies are. how about that? ask him what his hobbies are. >> i don't think we'll play that. >> that's him, man. absolutely. >> so we hear the word on at vengers set whenever you nail a scene you say "cut the check." what is that about? >> definitely. it's this roots song. when i was -- i've always been a big fan of the roots, and he has this song where he says, give it here and don't say nothing and it's basically about, you know, you have rappers out here singing nothing and at the end of the verse they say give them their money, cut the check so i felt like i do my business and do my business well, when i earn my money i have to let them know to give me my money and cut the

check. [ laughter ] >> show me the money. >> you just -- >> you ain't getting me fired. i don't yell that's my dude. >> you just did your job so what are you going to tell us? >> well, if i can get the airmen of the 159th here in new orleans to say, "cut the check" with me, i think we can do. y'all ready, one, two, three. cut the check! >> the check's in the mail, we promise. anthony, always. >> thank you, michael. >> always good to see you, man. i love you. michael like my momma, you know. >> be well. >> you too. "the falcon and the winter soldier" premieres friday on disney plus with new episodes every friday and judging from that interview, you're going to love it. trust me. amazing guy. coming up, we're stepping it up on the st. patrick's day. you don't want to miss these incredible dancers. ♪

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you can find updates on our out at abc 7.com. the news continues now with good morning america. erica. eric. . . . . . . . . ♪ so say geronimo say geronimo ♪ ♪ say ♪ we are celebrating st. patrick's day and who better to help us step into this wednesday than the irish step dancing group taking tiktok by storm with their modern twist on traditional irish dancing and they are joining us now live from ireland. it's good to see you, gentlemen. it's the top of the morning here. a little bit later in the day. >> good morning, good morning, robin. >> good morning. >> we know you all started out as competitors and then you all got together, you're kwaurping in a house together so you can continue to make videos. so, brian, can you just give us a little more back story how this all came about?

>> yes, so most of the people in this group have been competing against each other since the age of like 8 or 9 so it was crazy really that transition period from the competitive scene into actually quarantining together in a house and creating content together rather than competing against each other and finally it was right here that we had the initial conversation last july as our creative part and making a tiktok account and being here on "good morning america" on st. patrick's day is insane. >> we're delighted that you guys are here. you put a modern twist on classic irish dances so, ethan, how did you guys come up with this idea? >> so we came up with this idea by, well, firstly we all have very, very different tastes of music. we all are different but we usually go on to tiktok see whatever the trend in sound is and love to put an iron spin on this. ♪ >> you certainly do that. brian, you've gone viral on tiktok. you made your morning television

debut. what's next for you? >> yeah, i suppose at the moment it is quite great to set a goal. we've been happy for the last year making people happy with our content online but we have had the conversation about, you know, maybe feature in a music video and the big goal is to tour the world as a show, especially in the united states. we'll know we made it when we get there. >> well, you have an open invitation right here in times square to join us, gentlemen. >> thank you. >> so much. >> are you ready to show us your moves? let's see what you can do. >> absolutely. >> okay. we heard you have a special performance to "bad guy" by billie eilish so take it away. do your thing.

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>> at the end. >> it's called a pulled hamstring. >> around here. thank you, gentlemen. coming up, southern charm. reality star chef ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ receive a chargepoint home flex charger or a $500 pulic charging credit. see your volvo retailer for details.

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back now with "southern charm" star shep rose releasing "average expectations: lessons

in lowering the bar," a collection of essays taking us deep into shep land, his travels, romantic adventure, family history and more. let's say good morning to shep rose. shep, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> hey. >> great to see you. and i know your dad read the book and he texted you, quote, i am glad i did not know of your exploits growing up. i would be dead today if i had known then, end quote. were you nervous about your parents reading the book and their reaction? >> of course i was. you know, my parents are the most important people in my life and i credit them for almost everything and so, yes, i was nervous to have them read it but they're so supportive that they were true to form. they were super supportive. i love them. >> in the book you talk about the social media backlash you got from the show -- from your show, "southern charm" and you've been pretty open that therapy helped you get through that. how so? >> well, you know, sometimes you can be a little high on your horse or think that you're

bulletproof and it's good to talk to a third party observer because your friends are great and advice from them is great but they're your friends, so i think it's been incredibly constructive and i recommend it to everybody. >> do you think that the fans and haters will understand you a little bit better after they read the book? >> yeah, i think so. you know, a lot of people just assume things about you because maybe they saw you on tv or maybe they read this or that and i'm just trying to fill in the blanks a little bit and tell you where i came from and how it all happened and i really think that everybody who's gotten me to this point, familywise, taught me well and taught me to try to be humble and gracious and kind. >> you do have a fascinating family history, aunt was the first female athlete on the cover of "time" magazine which i found, wow, wow moment. you wrote this during quarantine while you've been playing house

with your girlfriend taylor ann green so how is that going? >> i mean, honestly, michael, i was nervous about the white picket fence life. i always have been and talk about that in the book. but i took a peek over the white picket fence and did not hate it. i'll say that so i got a little sight into domestic bliss and all is well at the moment. >> well, that is a great answer since you got to go home. we know fans of the show, of "southern charm," they know how much you love shakespeare so if he adapted your book, what would he have to say? >> well, i've got a little quote. if we shadows have offended read this book and all is mended. and good morning, america to you all, take my hand if we be friends and shep will restore mends. >> shep, good morning to you, my friend. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> okay. >> happy st. patrick's day. congrats on your book.

>> yes. >> "average expectations" is available now, everybody. make sure you check it out. now back to ginger in mississippi. good morning again, ginger. >> good morning, to you, michael. i want to make sure everyone knows we say to you, okay, we'll have this big day of severe weather. well, what do you do? when a watch is issued that gives you the time to prepare. when a warn something issued, you have to be in that shelter. underground interior away from windows. you need to have a way to get that warning, a noaa weather radio is the thumb one to get it. alerts on phone are critical but you have to have multiple ways to get it. sirens are a last-ditch effort and they're not even consistent from cities to counties and certainly not state and federal so keep that in mind when the warning is issued, you get yourself to shelter. put a helmet on too because hea

good morning. enjoy our dry weather today. rain is on the way increasing clouds and temperatures ma and we're joined by our chief washington correspondent jon karl, the paperback edition of his best steller "front row at the trump show" is available now. new revelations about what went on in the trump white house after the pandemic hit. jon, thanks for coming back. i have the book right here so you were on for the hard cover edition i think about a year ago. you possibly could have written an entire new book about the final ten months of the trump administration. >> reporter: oh, my god, george and, of course, the book came out just as every book store in the country was shutting down, but it also was at the very moment the trump show actually became the trump show as you remember, he started doing press briefings every single day, seven days a week, sometimes lasting for two hours every day at the white house and he went out boasting, this is in the middle of the pandemic, boasting

about the tremendous ratings that his briefings were having talking about how higher ratings than the season finale for "the bachelor" he bragged, this is back when, of course, he still had twitter. >> your book has some new revelations about what was going on behind the scenes during the pandemic. >> yeah, and there's one really extraordinary scene so i've written a new afterword for the paperback edition and i went back and did some reporting. i wanted to capture some of the major moments that have awful year and there was a scene that i learned about in the oval office in early march where -- mid-march where the president was talking with somebody, mike pence came in, the vice president, talked about how the navy was preparing to deploy the hospital ship "mercy" to seattle which, remember, was the place where the coronavirus first really hit badly and the "mercy" was on the way ready to go and

the president said, wait a minute. why is it going to seattle? you know, we -- and pence is saying we're still trying to figure out, los angeles is another possibility of where it can go. he goes, come on, that jerk in washington state, he was talking about the governor up there, inslee who had been clashing with him. he's been such a jerk, gavin newsom, the governor of california has been saying the nicest things about me and, george, he actually yelled out to his secretary in the area just outside the oval office and asked her to get governor newsom on the phone, put him on speakerphone and said, gavin, you've been saying the nicest things about me, don't you think this hospital ship should go to you instead of that jerk up in seattle? up in washington state? and, in fact, george, the hospital ship ended up going to los angeles and not to seattle. >> wow. put one more in the file of shocking but not surprising, i suppose. meanwhile, since the inauguration, since the capitol

riot on january 6th the president has had his twitter account taken away and made some noise about getting back into politics but we haven't seen all that much of him. >> reporter: no, it's been rather extraordinary. he called in to fox news yesterday of he's getting a little bit antsy, i'm told. i'm actually going to go down and talk to him soon for another book that i am writing about what happens next. but, you know, it's been meeting with republican leader after republican leader down there. he still remains even after january 6th even after all that transpired he still remains the dominant force in republican politics and i think you're going to start seeing more of him and certainly hinting that he'll run for president again suggesting it. whether he pulls the trigger i don't think we'll know for some time. >> you and i both interviewed him dozens of times and asked question about russia time and time again. contrast his answers with what we heard from president biden in

my interview this morning. >> reporter: i mean, that was something. you asked biden point blank if he considers putin a murderer and he answered yes, i do. very direct, very forceful answer. it's obviously true. in contrast, of course, donald trump had a very warm relationship with vladimir putin. the policies of the trump administration weren't always warm towards russia, but the president, donald trump, his relationship, his comments, his relationship with putin couldn't have been warmer. >> jon karl, thanks very much. available right now.ump show" - turning to a special first look, a new documentary premiering april 2nd on hulu is taking you inside the rise and fall of a company worth billions, we work and its charismatic leader. check out the trailer on our website. here's a sneak peek. >> there's this new thing, and you are going to want to be a

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. back now with the dramatic crime stories told by the survivors themselves who have shown courage, quick thinking when faced with danger. it's all on the a&e show, "i survived a crime," hosted by none other than our gio benitez who is back to tell us more. good morning, again, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning again. yeah, at the end. day this is about strength and resilience and the stories you're about to see here, they really just prove that we all have that human instinct to survive. a new a & e series, "i survived a crime" shows the audience what it's like to be a victim of a sudden crime. >> when you have a gun in your face your life flashes before your eyes. >> reporter: and the choices we make in order to survive. >> it happens so fast, we all just reacted. >> reporter: like single mother hanna who survived a stalking. >> i immediately saw his face. the whole world just stopped for a second. i was prepared for him to pull a

gun out of his pocket. it was so scary. it was that fight or flight attendant feeling. >> reporter: and claudia whose fast thinking may have saved her life and the lives of her two children after an intruder breakfast her home. >> when he heard me calling the police, he ran. he took my purse, my credit cards. by the time the police get to my house he was gone. i need to be grateful that i survived this. >> reporter: and father of two, jared, the survivor of a hate crime. >> i'm standing here and this guy, he's behind me, even though he's no threat to me at the moment. my friend is back here behind me as well. this individual in front of me is -- he is speaking. he is saying something. >> and now i'm recording. >> reporter: their stories like so many others highlighting how fear can quickly transform into

strength. >> i didn't even recognize my own voice when i said who are you at first. my voice got deep and stern. it was something for which i'm so surprised about myself when i think about how quickly and how much of a woman i was when i handled that situation. i'm a survivor. >> reporter: and i got to tell you, robin, every person we speak to on this show truly fees like a survivor. they do not feel like victims and that's why they want to share these messages of hope with you. >> what surprised you most about their story, gio? >> reporter: you know, when i asked did you forgive that person, they said not only did i forgive, robin, they said i feel for them. i understand them. so there was compassion and empathy there so it's really just incredible these stories and it all airs tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central on a&e so i hope you'll join us for "i survived a crime." >> your response gave me chills.

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san francisco is expected to hit the orange tear next wednesday. more details will be announced tomorrow during a webinar hosted by the city's office of economic and workforce development. here is mike with the forecast. >> on the st. patrick's day we will turn gray as we head into the afternoon hours. it will be dry today with temperatures around 54 to 62 in places like fairfield and concord in livermore and san jose. tomorrow showers friday morning. >> it's time with live with kelly and ryan.

in the meantime have a good morning. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from "the falcon and the winter soldier," anthony mackie. plus, bring on the green. we have fun, easy last-minute st. patrick's day crafts. we will meet in arizona family that was affected by covid covid but in a very unexpected way. and if you're a movie fan, we have prizes that we want to give away. stay tuned for the details. all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: oh, yeah.