[ laughter ] good morning, america. vaccine setback. all 50 states temporarily halt johnson & johnson vaccinations pausing clinical trials out of an abundance of caution. the cdc and fda investigating reports of potentially fatal blood clots. new details on the six women affected and their symptoms. the principal deputy director of the cdc joins us live, only on "gm." withdrawal. president biden set to pull all remaining u.s. troops out of afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of 9/11 putting an end to america's longest war. new fallout from the daunte wright shooting. will the officer who killed the 20-year-old face charges? that decision could come this morning as hundreds of protesters clash with police for the third night in a row. urgent rescue.

a commercial boat capsized in a storm off the coast of louisiana. sending 18 people into the sea. six people saved. the search for more survivors at this hour. the defense making its case in the trial of derek chauvin. jurors hearing testimony defending the former officer's actions, saying pinning george floyd by the neck was not a use of force. under cross-examination, what the prosecution got the witness to say. cold case breakthrough? new developments in the disappearance of kristin smart, the college student who vanished nearly 25 years ago. two men arrested. the popular podcast that helped lead to the arrest. and a "gma" exclusive. "bachelor" star colton underwood one-on-one opening up in a deeply personal conversation. >> is there something that you want people to know? so can you tell us what is on your heart you want to share? >> yeah. >> colton in his own words only on "gma" this morning.

we certainly do say good morning, america. so glad to have you with us on this wednesday morning. and, you know, 2020 was a year of deep reflection for many people including colton and now he's going to speak his truth. >> can't wait to hear it. >> we can see it on his face. we have a lot of news to get to this morning as well. we'll start with the setback in the race to vaccinate america. all 50 states have paused johnson & johnson shots as regulators meet to investigate those six cases of rare but potentially fatal blood clots. so far one death has been reported, that's out of nearly 7 million shots that have been administered nationwide. >> j&j now also pausing its clinical trials and delaying delivery of its vaccine to europe. dr. anne schuchat, the principle director of the cdc is standing by to discuss it, but first steve osunsami is at the cdc in atlanta with the very latest this morning. good morning, steve.

>> reporter: good morning to you, michael. a cdc advisory panel will hold a virtual public meeting this afternoon where we expect them to discuss how long this pause might last. drugmaker johnson & johnson this morning is putting a hold on its ongoing clinical trials of its covid vaccine and a hold on the rollout of the vaccine in europe. they're giving health authorities time to investigate these unusual reports of potentially dangerous blood clots in a small number of patients. >> i think the important thing to emphasize is that it is very rare. there were six women out of the 6.85 million vaccinations of the j&j, which means that it's less than 1 in a million. >> reporter: the government is now telling everyone to stop using the johnson & johnson vaccine for now. so far there is no evidence showing that the vaccine caused the clots and the risk of being struck by lightning is actually twice as great as getting a blood clot after the vaccine, 1

in 500,000. there's also a much greater risk of getting a blood clot if you remain unvaccinated and get sick with covid. this report from last july looked at more than 3,000 patients and found about 16% struggled with some sort of blood clot. >> before people overreact and spin this out of control, we need to constantly think about the risk versus the benefits of everything we do, and so far the numbers are very low. >> reporter: according to the cdc, the six people with these rare blood clots were women between 18 years old and 48 years old. they all got sick about six to 13 days after getting vaccinated. for five of them their first symptom was a headache, four of them dealt with neurological symptoms like feeling weak and not being able to talk or understand words. one of the six women was hospitalized and died of a brain hemorrhage after experiencing a gradually worsening headache one week after the shot. another in her late 40s was hospitalized in nebraska with what doctors say was profound bleeding.

the reaction to all of this as americans scrambling to reschedule appointments after being forced to switch to whatever available supplies there are of moderna or pfizer vaccines, which have not come with any reports of blood clots. president biden says that the pause on the johnson & johnson vaccine will not keep americans from getting vaccinated by this summer. >> there's enough vaccine that is basically 100% unquestionable for every single solitary american. >> reporter: the white house, the fda and the cdc are all getting an earful over this. there's a strong feeling that six cases was just far too few to pause use of the johnson & johnson vaccine and that this is going to only make things worse, that it will be harder to get americans later to take the vaccine. at the same time health officials are warning people

that if you have any of those symptoms, abdominal pain, trouble breathing, leg pains, that you should call your doctor. george? >> okay, steve, thanks very much. let's bring in dr. anne schuchat. dr. anne schuchat, thank you for joining us this morning. let's start with the cdc meeting today. what exactly are you looking for? what's the earliest the pause could be lifted? >> the advisory committee on immunization practices will carefully review the evidence so far and consider risks and benefits and advise us about how they interpret these findings. i want people to know that we take vaccine safety very seriously and want to share what we know when we know it. i can't say how long the pause will last, but a key component of why we are on this pause is so that we can educate the clinicians about how to diagnose and treat this condition because the usual treatment could make things worse. >> but just to be clear there's no evidence yet, you haven't established that there's a link between the vaccine and these

blood-clotting events, have you? >> no. >> so respond then to the critics who say the risk of not going unvaccinated, of getting sick and dying from that are greater than the risk of getting vaccinated. why not put out a warning instead of a pause? >> one of the reasons for the pause was to make sure clinicians knew how to diagnose and treat it but also report it because we don't know if we've missed some cases, whether the risk is really 1 in a million or perhaps more than that. fortunately, we have a lot of pfizer and moderna vaccines available right now and we know it's frustrating and inconvenient but appointments are being rescheduled right now. so i know this is really difficult for people and may be frightening but we want to get to the bottom of it and make sure that we can protect people. the pandemic is serious. >> we know about 7 million people who have gotten this johnson & johnson vaccine. what's your message for them? >> if you got the vaccine more than three weeks ago and you're feeling fine, you know, you really have an extremely low risk and don't need to be concerned. but if you got it more recently,

keep an eye out for a severe headache that doesn't go away, bad stomach pain that doesn't go away, difficulty breathing which is always a sign to let your doctor know or seek medical attention and possibly swelling and pain in a leg. those are the kinds of things that you should be on the lookout for and let your doctor know that you got the j&j vaccine a couple weeks ago. >> you say we have plenty of moderna and pfizer vaccine right now. so what is this going to mean for the pace of vaccinations right now in the united states? >> we've been averaging more than 3 million doses administered a day and we think we can stick to that. in fact, this week we're actually distributing more pfizer and moderna than the last couple weeks, 28 million versus an average of about 25 million. so we believe we can stay on track to meet the president's goal of 200 million doses by his 100th day. >> bottom line, do you expect that the johnson & johnson vaccine will eventually be administered again? >> i can't predict that, but i am very optimistic.

>> dr. schuchat, thank you so much for your time this morning. robin? >> all right, george. now to the apparent end of the longest war in u.s. history. president biden expected to announce today the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan by september 11th, 20 years after the terror attacks on 9/11. chief white house correspondent cecilia vega has those details for us. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, robin, good morning to you. there are still as many as 3,500 american troops there in afghanistan right now and this drawdown would bring that number to zero. it's been called america's forever war, and let me just show you the numbers, they are staggering. take a look. more than 2,300 american troops killed in this time period. more than 40,000 afghan civilians killed there. the cost, $825 billion. the administration says the threats have changed facing the united states in the last two decades. al qaeda no longer poses a threat to the homeland, but some republicans are pushing back right now.

mitch mcconnell is saying that we are turning tail and running saying we're abandoning our allies there. the administration says humanitarian aid will still be provided. robin, after the president makes this announcement he will head to arlington cemetery to pay respects to those service members who were killed in the wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> we have to keep in mind all those lives lost. all right, cecelia, thank you. michael? >> thank you, robin. now to the latest in the fatal police shooting o daunte wright. a decision on whether an officer shot him should be charged could come as early as this morning. stephanie ramos joins us now from brooklyn center, minnesota, with the latest. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: michael, good morning. it was another stunning scene out here last night. more people showing up marching through the streets. extra security put in place including the minnesota national guard. they're actually still out here this morning, outside the brooklyn center police department behind me. the idea that the fatal shooting

of 20-year-old daunte wright was an accident, not comforting this community. overnight, several hundred protesters in the streets of brooklyn center, minnesota, for the third night in a row. demonstrators demanding justice for 20-year-old daunte wright, who was fatally shot by police officer kim potter during a traffic stop. her home in a nearby suburb barricaded and guarded by police, though officials say potter was not inside. potter, a 26-year veteran on the force and former head of the union representing brooklyn center officers, was training another officer at the time of the killing. she resigned tuesday writing, i believe it is in the best interest of the community, the department and my fellow officers if i resign imediately. have you accepted that resignation? >> as of this moment, no. >> reporter: the mayor not ruling out firing potter instead. brooklyn center's police chief tim gannon also submitting his resignation tuesday. police releasing this body camera footage a day after the shooting. >> i'll tase you. i'll tase you.

taser, taser, taser. oh, my [ bleep ]. i just shot him. >> reporter: police say the video shows potter discharging her gun instead of a taser, but questions remain how this fatal mistake could even be made. >> there is a reason why tasers are a different size, why the handle is different. >> reporter: now the young father's family demanding action. >> she was the law, right, protect and serve. put her in jail like they would do any one of us. >> reporter: the mayor telling me it's going to take a lot of changes before this community can trust the police. as for today, we can expect to hear what charges, if any, officer kim potter will face. michael? >> all right, stephanie, thank you so much for that. george? okay, michael, we'll turn to

an urgent rescue mission in the gulf of mexico where a commercial ship capsized in a storm sending 18 people into the water. at least six have been saved by the coast guard and good samaritans. victor oquendo has the latest on the search for survivors. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, george. that lift boat was in some severe weather when it capsized. another ship nearby reported a wind gust of up to 100 miles per hour. the rough conditions making rescue efforts very difficult. this morning, the desperate search for survivors after a large boat capsized in the gulf of mexico off the louisiana coast. the first call for help came in around 4:30 p.m. just as severe weather was hammering the area, capsizing this massive lift boat with 18 people on board. sea corps power's 129-pound lift boat massive pylon sticking out of the water as the coast guard races in quickly rescuing two, guards seen here pulling this man out of the water onto a cutter. good samaritans closest to the scene jumping in to action too helping save another four people. >> we'll continue to search until all reasonable efforts

have been given. >> reporter: lift boats like this one normally help transport supplies to offshore construction and oil rigs. in total, six have been rescued but more are missing. the coast guard scouring the area by air and sea into the night. the coast guard crediting those good samaritans and the emergency beacon that notified them where to search. unfortunately, there's more severe weather expected in the area today. guys? we have breaking news. george, breaks news for our viewers on the west coast. bernie madoff, pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest ponzi scheme in history passed away this morning. bernie madoff was 82 years old. robin. we have the latest now on the derek chauvin murder trial. the defense calling its first witnesses arguing the former

police officer's actions were justified. alex perez is outside the courthouse in minneapolis. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. short of a whirlwind of witnesses the defense calling six witnesses as they try to convince the jury what derek chauvin did was appropriate. >> call your first witness. >> reporter: for the first time jurors hearing from someone defending derek chauvin's actions, use of force expert barry brodd testifying for the defense saying derek chauvin was justified and pinning floyd by the neck was not use of force. >> why is it not a use of force? >> because that's a control technique. without it -- it doesn't hurt. >> reporter: but on cross-examination the prosecution pushing getting brodd to backtrack. >> if this act that we're looking at here in exhibit 17 could produce pain, would you agree that what we're seeing here is a use of force? >> shown in this picture, that could be a use of force. >> reporter: the prosecutor picking apart his testimony and

the notion that floyd was not complying. >> what part of this is not compliant? >> so i see his arm position in the picture that's posted. >> right. >> that, you know, a compliant person would have both their hands in the small of their back and just be resting comfortably versus like he's still moving around. >> so attempting to breathe while restrained is being slightly noncompliant? >> no. >> reporter: the defense calling six witnesses and arguing it was drug use before the encounter with police and medical problems that killed floyd. shawanda hill was in floyd's vehicle and told jurors he fell asleep in the parked car and she struggled to wake him up when officers arrived. >> i said, the police is here. it's about the $20 bill that wasn't real. i kept saying, baby, get up. when he seen the man, the man had the gun at the window when we looked back to him. so he instantly grabbed the wheel and he was like, please, please, don't kill me.

please, please, don't shoot me. >> reporter: and we expect the defense will soon call their own medical experts to testify. robin? >> all right, alex, thank you. we are covering the latest on the trial. you can watch our streaming channel, abc newslive, starting this morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we have a lot more coming up here, robin, including a major break in a 25-year-old cold case. a man has been charged with the murder of college student kristin smart. how police say a podcast helped them. our exclusive interview with former bachelor colton underwood. his deeply personal announcement that you'll hear only on "gma" this morning. first let's go to rob in for ginger, good morning, rob. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. we got more details on the weather that went through louisiana that likely capsized that commercial vessel. this out of grand isle, louisiana, just along the beach. very close to where all that went down. an area we worry about hurricanes and flooding and storm damage in the way of winds. that's what we got there. we had 75-mile-per-hour winds

measured on shore there. all right, in kenner, louisiana, near the new orleans airport, they had power lines and power transformers blowing out as well. thousands of people without power during the height of the storm. there you see a transformer going off there and threat for severe weather today is going to be -- it's going to include new orleans and grand isle and the area where they're having the serve and rescue operation taking place, but the core through lafayette through lake charles and back through beaumont as well. time for your chilly cities sponsored by bed, bath & beyond.

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anniversary. i know. >> look so young. >> that's what i said. >> that's how we roll down south. i know that they watch us on wlox tv 13, the news for south mississippi. >> somebody's watched a lot. >> that was my alma mater. used to pay me, pay me well. good to see them. >> it sure is. happy anniversary to them. we're following a lot of headlines including that pause of the johnson & johnson vaccine. all 50 states have now done it as regulators meet today to discuss the six cases. so far one death has been reported out of nearly 7 million shots administered nationwide. also right now, president biden has confronted vladimir putin proposing they hold a summit to discuss the range of issues between the u.s. and russia. he also urged him to address a military buildup on ukraine's border and de-escalate tensions. and the baylor bears celebrating that ncaa championship win with a parade in waco, texas. they made their way down austin

avenue with their trophy in hand and had a great time, the team's first-ever championship win. >> well deserved. >> without a doubt. this half hour, we are going to begin with what robin you had a very powerful interview you want to share with colton underwood. we all remember him from his season with cassie, the two ultimately ending their relationship and now he has some news he'd like to share. >> that's what people remember him most about, his relationship with cassie, but colton and i sat down for a deeply personal conversation about something that's been weighing on him for a very long time. like so many this past year was a time of deep reflection. colton, thank you for this opportunity to sit down with you. is there something that you want people to know, so can you tell us what is on your heart you want to share. >> yeah. obviously like this year's been a lot for a lot of people and it's probably made a lot of

people look themselves in the mirror and figure out who they are and what they've been running from or what they've been putting off in their lives and for me, i've ran from myself for a long time. i've hated myself for a long time and i'm gay and i came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it and the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know. still nervous but, yeah, it's been a journey for sure. >> through the nerves, i can see the joy. i can see the relief. >> i'm emotional but i'm emotional in such a good, happy, positive way. i'm like the happiest and healthiest i've ever been in my life and that means the world to me and, yeah. >> what was that moment like for you that gave you the courage to speak your truth as you are

today? >> i got into a place for me in my personal life that was dark and bad and i can list a bunch of different things but they'd al be excuses but i think overall the reason why now is because i got to a place where i didn't think i was ever going to share this. i would have rather died than say i'm gay and i think that was sort of my wake-up call. >> did you ever think about harming yourself? >> yeah. there was a moment in l.a. that i woke up and i didn't think i was going to wake up. i didn't have the intentions of waking up and i did. and i think for me that was like my wake-up call, i'm like, this is your life. take back control.

and i think looking back even beyond that is like even just suicidal thoughts and, you know, driving my car close to a cliff like, oh, if this goes off the cliff it's not that big of a deal. i don't feel that anymore. >> the former bachelor walking in his truth while also realizing that his fans and the women he dated on the show may have questions. so many people were cheering you on and wanting you to find love and now they may feel that you misled the public and misled those women from that season. >> yep. >> how do you address people who feel that way? >> i would understand why they think that way and i mean i thought a lot about this too of do i regret being the bachelor and do i regret handling it the way that i did? i do. i do think i could have handled it better, i'll say that. >> how so?

>> i just -- i just wish i wouldn't have dragged people into my own mess of figuring out who i was. i genuinely mean that. but i also at the same time like but i can sit here and say i'm sorry to all those women and can also say thank you because without them and without the bachelor franchise, i don't know if like this would have ever came out. >> colton also sharing a message for cassie, the woman he jumped the fence for on "the bachelor." >> open. >> open the fence, guys. open the fence. >> reporter: their relationship ending tumultuously last year, cassie filing and dropping a restraining order against him. >> i would like to say sorry for how things ended. i messed up. i made a lot of bad choices. >> were you in love with cassie? >> yes. i mean, it not only made it harder and more confusing for me, if i'm being very honest, i loved everything about her and

it's hard for me to articulate exactly what my emotions were in going through that relationship with her was, because i obviously had an internal fight going on. i would just say that i'm sorry from the bottom of my heart. i'm sorry for any pain and emotional stress i caused. i wish it wouldn't have happened the way it did. i wish that i would have been courageous enough to fix myself before i broke anybody else. >> a weight now lifted as he steps into his full self after a lifelong personal battle with his sexuality, a truth he previously denied. >> i literally remember praying to god the morning i found out that i was a bachelor and thanking him for making me pstraight. i remember that vividly of saying, like, finally you're letting me be straight. finally you're giving me a wife,

a fiancee, and then i'm going to have the kids, then i'm going to have the house and have all this. i've known that i've been different since the age of 6 and i couldn't process it and couldn't figure out what it was when i was a freshman in high school when i knew i was gay and by that time i had already grown up in the catholic church, i have gone to catholic grade school, i had learned in the bible that gay is a sin. i had made mistakes in my sports and my athletic career and when you make mistakes, that play was gay, or gay was always affiliated with a connotation of negativity, and i think there's a lot of things when i look back i'm like no wonder i held it in. >> some of the people that you've told are the very people that as you said like you played football with or friends who used a negative term. >> yeah. >> about being gay and when you came out to them, what was their response? >> you know, i've had -- i've

had sort of a range of responses and the underlining most common one was almost like i wish you would have told me sooner and when i hear that, i wish i would have had faith in my friends and family a little more. my dad, i told him and his reaction was sort of the same, i wish you would have trusted me sooner but then he followed it up with, how can i help you? how can i help take this off your plate? who can i tell? that was more meaningful than i love you. the only reason i'm sitting down with you here today is because i have the love and support of my friends and family. >> and his dad was there for an interview yesterday sharing every emotion with his son saying how proud he is of him and, you know, for him to admit like he's not trying to make any excuses for his behavior and he said anything he could say things but it would just be seen as excuses but he flat out said he should have been courageous enough to fix himself before he broke anybody else and before dragging other people into as he

put it his mess but -- >> 20/20. >> sincerely absorbed all those lessons. >> he's really taken the time and owning up to it and to have the family support because it's not that way for everyone especially coming from football and his catholic background. and all of that. >> and can you imagine how tough it was for him to come out and do it publicly with you, so courageous, my hat's off to him. >> he has much more that he wants to share and we'll have more of that interview with colton in our next hour. thank you, gentlemen. coming up next, here, a break in a nearly 25-year-old cold case. we'll tell you what led to the arrest decades after the crime. proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis... ...with humira. humira targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms.

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we are back with major developments in the cold case of kristin smart. the college student who went missing nearly 25 years ago. two men have been arrested including a fellow student last seen with her and police are crediting a podcast with the break in the case. amy has the details. good morning, amy. >> reporter: that's right, george. after years of calling paul flores a prime suspect, police finally arrested him for murder. his father ruben arrested as an accessory to murder and this morning, a search on his property for kristin's body as her family hopes to finally find closure. this morning, paul flores waking up behind bars accused of murdering college student kristin smart nearly 25 years ago. flores has been under suspicion since smart disappeared back in may of 1996.

he was the last person spotted with the 19-year-old seen walking her home from a party at california polytech state university in san luis obispo the night she went missing. >> paul remained as a person of interest and as the case progressed became a suspect and the prime suspect of the case. detectives secured a court order authorizing the interception and monitoring of paul flores' cell phone and text messages. >> reporter: on tuesday police also arresting paul's father, ruben, as an accessory searching the 80-year-old's property last month with cadaver dogs and using ground-penetrating radars. police say they found evidence there, but have still not found her body. smart's family has been hoping for answers for decades. >> it's definitely been tough. we don't have closure and it's been 20 years. >> reporter: police say the popular podcast "your own backyard" which shed a new light on smart's disappearance helped lead them to the arrest. >> part of the reason that i

first got involved with telling the story of kristin smart was that things had been too quiet. >> reporter: the podcast introducing new witnesses in the case including one woman who says she spoke to ruben's wife after smart disappeared. >> i worked with her and she shared with me that ruben in the middle of the night had gotten a phone call and he just took off and she was very puzzled by that. >> they've been waiting for this for way too long but it's also surreal and it's hard to take it all in. >> reporter: this morning, smart's family calling the arrest bittersweet saying it is impossible to put into words what this day means for our family. we pray it is the first step to bringing our daughter home. paul remains behind bars with no bail. his arrainment is scheduled for tomorrow and ruben's bail was set at $250,000. we reached out but the flores family is not speaking right now and paul's attorney says they will not comment on ongoing

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. vaccine setback. all 50 states temporarily halt johnson & johnson vaccinations pausing clinical trials out of an abundance of caution. the cdc and fda investigate reports of potentially fatal blood clots. new details on the six women affected and their symptoms. withdrawal. president biden set to pull all remaining u.s. troops out of afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of 9/11. a "gma" exclusive. former bachelor colton underwood one-on-one. >> i'm gay, and i came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it. the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know. >> why he's deciding to share his extremely personal news now.

what he wants "bachelor" fans to know and his message for others about speaking their truth. we're cruising into wednesday. the breakout star from "borat" now an oscar nominee, maria bakalova here live and florida georgia line here with their brand-new hit as we say, good morning, america. ♪ felt so right ♪ as we said again, good morning, america. >> love them. >> florida georgia line. you know what, they give you such a great feeling. >> exactly. >> when you go to concerts and the energy they put out, it's great to have the guys from florida georgia line join us this morning. robin, we know that first part of the interview with colton underwood, the first half

was great. you have much more of that powerful interview with "bachelor" star colton. >> yes, i am even exhaling because it is -- i know firsthand what it feels like to speak your truth and let everybody know beyond your family and friends and so him opening up about his sexuality. we'll talk more about that. how he arrived at this moment and that's coming up in a few minutes. >> surrounded by his family as he was doing it. that's coming up. first, we have a lot of news to get to. we'll start with the setback in the race to vaccinate america, all 50 states have paused johnson & johnson shots. regulators meet to discuss the six cases of rare but potentially fatal blood clots. steve osunsami at the cdc with the latest. welcome back, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. the cdc public advisory council is holding an afternoon meeting to discuss this pause and we're told it could last days or weeks and hopefully not months. drugmaker johnsn & johnson this morning is giving health authorities time to investigate these unusual reports of potentially dangerous blood clots in a small number of patients. >> it is very rare. there were 6 women out of the 6.85 million vaccinations of the

j&j, which means that it's less than 1 in a million. >> reporter: the government is telling everyone to stop using the johnson & johnson vaccine for now. so far there is no evidence showing that the vaccine caused the clots. george spoke with dr. anne schuchat of the cdc about the investigation earlier this morning. >> we know about 7 million people have gotten this johnson & johnson vaccine. what's your message for them? >> if you got the vaccine more than three weeks ago and you're feeling fine, you know, you really have an extremely low risk and don't need to be concerned. but, if you got it more recently, keep an eye out for a severe headache that doesn't go away, bad stomach pain that doesn't go away, difficulty breathing which is always a sign to let your doctor know or seek medical attention. >> reporter: according to the cdc, the six people with these rare blood clots were women between 18 and 48 years old. they all got sick about 6 to 13 days after getting vaccinated. one of the six women was

hospitalized and decided of a brain hemorrhage after experiencing a gradually worsening headache one week after the shot. another in her late 40s was hospitalized in nebraska with what doctors say was profound bleeding. we should underline again that the risk of getting a blood clot after getting the johnson & johnson vaccine is still very low. shots.s out of nearly 7 million- in fact, according to figures from the cdc, your chances are two times greater of getting struck by lightning, 1 in 500,000. state health officials say this has made their job much more difficult. it will be harder to get people later to take this vaccine. george? >> and that's why we hope the cdc can come out with reassurance soon. steve, thanks very much. michael? >> george, thank you. now to that apparent end to the longest war in u.s. history. president biden expected to announce today the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan by september the 11th. 20 years after 9/11. chief white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest. welcome back, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, michael.

good morning again. the president will give remarks in a matter of hours. then he's expected to head to arlington to pay tribute to all the lives lost in this war. there are still as many as 3,500 american service members in afghanistan. this drawdown would bring that number to zero. take a look at the numbers over the last 20 years. absolutely staggering. talking about more than 2,300 american troops killed, more than 40,000 afghan civilians killed there. that cost again $825 billion. republicans, some of them are pushing back saying this is going to embolden terrorists in the region, that it abandons allies. the administration says humanitarian aid will still be given. this move today doesn't come as a surprise, though. president biden has long signaled his desire to see american troops leave afghanistan saying it's not a question of if but when. >> it was expected. all right, cecilia, thank you. coming up, more of our exlusive with former bachelor colton underwood. his personal revelation about his sexuality and his message for bachelor nation and others this morning. also ahead, the new

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>> and good morning to you, robin. and calling all lady whistletown readers, "bridgerton" has officially been renewed for season 3 and 4 before the second season is even finished being shot. the show is a massive hit for netflix who says they plan to be in the "bridgerton" business for, quote, many, many years to come, even if the show has to go on without that duke of hastings. fans still reeling at the departure of rege-jean page but shonda rhimes is telling "variety" it really was always the plan to wrap up his story line and move on to the next. no word on when season 2 will be released, but the plan is to follow the story of the oldest bridgerton, lord anthony, on his quest for love. more tv news, calling george clooney to the e.r. it's true nearly 12 years after headed back to chicago's county general. george clooney, noah wiley along with julianna margulies, gloria reuben will do a virtual reunion

and answer live questions from fans, all to raise money for the water alliance. ruben is the president of the charity saying, quote, i'm thrilled to be reuniting with my "e.r." family for a cause so close to my heart. we need to continue to fight for clean water not just on earth day, but all year round. the virtual reunion is set to stream april 2nd at 8:00 p.m. on the stars in the house youtube channel. and finally, to aaron rodgers, his run as guest host on "jeopardy!" has been a hit. he really seems to be in this element in this moment that stumped all three contestants last night. take a look at this. >> title for $400. >> in the 1960s these midwesterners earned five nfl championship trophies. green bay packers. [ laughter ]

>> let's try again. >> titles for $600. >> they swept over the nba winning the title every year from 1959 to 1966. eric. >> who are the boston celtics? >> oh, you know that one, huh? >> the clue is standing right there, people. aaron is loving the gig as can you see. he just told "usa today" if he was offered the job full time, he would take it in a second. >> wow. >> don't know what that means for his football career, but he is doing a great job. right now sending it back to you guys in the studio. >> you can tell he's enjoying himself. >> means he has every patriots fan -- i mean packers fan nervous saying he could retire. >> he says he could do both. >> possible. >> says he can. >> okay. >> we'll see. now we have our -- we'll see our "gma" cover story. more of our exclusive with the "bachelor" star colton underwood finally admitting to the world and more importantly to himself the truth about his sexuality. how it has impacted his relationship with god and what he would say to others about speaking their truth.

>> cheers. i'm still the same colton everybody met on tv. i'm still the same colton to my friends and my family. i just happen to be able to share with people now all of me and i am proud of that. i am proud to be gay. >> for former bachelor colton underwood, the journey of defining and embracing who he is has not been easy. >> one thing about being labeled the virgin bachelor is i fully ws a virgin before that and i could never give anybody a good enough answer of why i was a virgin. the truth is i was a virgin bachelor because i was gay and i didn't know how to handle it. >> when you're not living your full self and you're always like not necessarily on guard, but there is a heaviness to it. how did you manage it? >> i didn't manage it well. i put myself in really bad situations on purpose. i put myself in these situations so i could try to force myself to be straight.

i still would say thank you for making me the bachelor, but we got there in a roundabout way of finally i am healthy but i am healthy and happy because of moments like that. >> were there specific things you were able to do this past year that helped you get to this point? >> i bought a home in denver. i settled down there. i have my family there. i got closer to god this year, and i know even saying that now as a gay man people will be like how is that even possible? i don't think unless you understand -- i used to wake up in the morning and pray for him to take the gay away. i used to pray for him to change me and i can now wake up and pray to god and i can actually have faith and i can go into church and be present, not have it be conditional on this topic of take this off my plate and i'll still worship you and i'll still be there. it's more i'm closer to him and that's helped to be honest with

you. >> colton says he knew he was different when he was 6 years old. what was it that made you at that tender age think you were different? >> when i was around other people i felt different and i didn't know what that meant and i didn't know like am i more emotional than the other boys in my class? that's a lot of thinking to do at such a young age of trying to figure out what that was, and in high school it all made sense. i was more attracted to the boys and the men than the women and the females, and i was always told by society that's wrong. don't do that. >> today colton knows he's free to love who i wants and is taking it day by day. what are you looking for? what are you looking for in a partner? >> i still have a lot to work through and i'll just go on record saying like i still haven't had like an emotional connection with a man. i've never allowed myself to and it's never been sort of in my

cards to let myself get there and i want to more than anything and i'm looking for someone who can push me and challenge me in all the great ways. >> there's probably a young person, maybe a young football player, who's listening to you. what do you say to somebody, anyone who is struggling to speak their truth as you did? >> i still have a long ways to go. i'm still learning. if i had to go back and give anybody advice, i mean, you're going to get through it is what i would tell myself. keep fighting for you. keep choosing you every morning and when the time is right and you're ready, do it on your own time. >> and that's exactly what colton has done. i got to tell you i spent a little over an hour with him yesterday and the difference between when i first saw him and when i said good-bye just again the relief of speaking his truth, of expressing himself,

giving the reasons why god, church and football and i share with him something my mother said when i told her about my sexuality, that i'm gay, and she said, god loves you because of who he is, not because of anything you do or don't do. and that is something that a lot of christian gays struggle with. when you say that that people look to you and say how can you be a christian and how can you be gay, that's part of the reason why colton was so reluctant. >> it seems to be making him a more stronger christian. >> yes. he said he's more present in church. he has a stronger relationship and i appreciated the fact -- i didn't want to do it on zoom but in person. you can see more of my conversation with colton tonight on "nightline" here on abc. now, let's get to rob. >> reporter: hey, robin, that was a powerful interview to say the least. all right, a lot of folks still holding on to winter. out of the u.p. of michigan, wet

snow, 9 inches in the dakotas and north of minneapolis, a little dusting to about an inch of snow covering the newly blossomed flowers there. not unusual but we got some of this heading toward the northeast. come be wet snow possibly in through massachusetts and vermont. winter storm watches good morning. welcome to wednesday. expect more sunshine except along the coast where the clouds will linger. without the aggressive breezes, it will feel much warmer today. nothing like the record warmth this weekend. sadly, the drive pattern dominating the forecast even well into next week. for today, upper 50s to low 60s. low to mid 70s inland. mid-40s now to the funeral of prince philip. we're learning new details.

the ceremony set to be a small gathering for close family and friends because of the pandemic. maggie rulli has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, new reports that prince philip's grandsons, prince william and prince harry, have been in touch. but due to covid regulations harry won't see his family until the day of the funeral. >> no matter what the family difficulties and problems are, i think they rightly will put all their problems aside for this particular day. >> reporter: unlike most royal funerals, no heads of state or other big names. coronavirus restrictions limit the number of guests to just 30 people. even the prime minister, boris johnson, giving up his seat so that close friends and family can pay their respects. >> the fact that it's a scaled down funeral was exactly what prince philip would have wanted because really it's all about family in the end, whether you're a king or a pauper. >> reporter: the prince's coffin flanked by members of the military saluting one of their own carried towards st. george's chapel in a land rover the prince himself helped to design. members of the royal family led by prince charles will walk behind the casket.

a bell will toll and gun salutes will be fired as they make their way. >> i feel it will have a military feel to it but also obviously pay homage to his work, to the crown and to his further service to the commonwealth. >> reporter: prince harry flew in from the states. his first time in the uk for more than a year. and to give you guys an idea of what this scaled down ceremony will look like, the chapel normally fits 800 people. saturday there will be just 30 people inside, all of them most likely in face masks, including the queen. george? >> thanks, maggie. we'll have live coverage of the funeral that begins saturday morning at 9:30 eastern. of course, that's right here on abc. michael? now to our series, the influencers, this morning meeting the new generation of influencers taking over social media. women in their prime. sharing advice on fashion, wellness and life. take a look. from finance to fashion, gen z and millenial influencers figured out the formula for success.

>> if you have good handwriting you can get paid for it. >> reporter: but a new age of influencers have officially arrived. >> as a woman over 50, there are four things that i know. >> reporter: they're coming in hot. this influencer expert says this surge in influencers over the age of 50 accelerated during the pandemic. >> i think we're seeing this rise in older influencers at a time when we've been craving authenticity. all different ages are seeking out real content made by real people that they can actually identify with. >> if you've got a really big wrinkle you want to conceal, this is for you. >> reporter: while older influencers have taken over our feeds, they've also got the atention of big brands like lululemon and nike too. >> this generation has like a crazy amount of spending power. boomers are actually 12 times wealthier than millenials and they account for over 55% of u.s. spending. >> reporter: with age comes

wisdom. >> if i didn't start treating myself like the queen i am, nobody is going to do it for me. >> queen indeed. let's meet three popular influencers, barbara aleks, angie schmitt and melissa neill. ladies, thank you for joining us this morning. barbara, you're a style expert with more than 200,000 followers. your motto, live your life with style. one thing you're asked most often, how should i dress for my shape? what's your advice? >> yeah, for sure, so if you have a rectangular body shape, your goal would be to create curves much like an hourglass. we have an example of a green dress with shoulder pads. the shoulder pads are going to draw the eyes up and create width at the shoulders. the belting of the dress is going to minimize the waist and that's your creating shape. if you have a triangular body shape your goal is to visually balance your narrow upper body with wider lower body. we have a ruffled top and what

it does is draws the eye up and creates volume at the upper body and then the pants, the dark pants, they minimize the hip and also balance the hips out. now if you have an hourglass body shape your goal is to visually balance and keep it between your upper body and your lower body. you want to minimize your waist and also want to elongate. so in our example we have a fitted top with a v-neck. the v-neck elongates the contours of the body nicely and wide leg high waisted pant, they draw attention to the waist and then the longer the pants are, the more they elongate. >> barbara, thank you for that. now we'll go to angie smith. you're known as hot and flashy. your motto is maintain your hotness in your hot flash years. you have a million followers. many asked you about enhancing beauty in the way that suits their age. what do you tell them? >> well, you know, as we age gravity tends to pull our faces down a little bit so what we want to do is lift using makeup.

so one of the best ways to do that is use a little bronzer underneath your cheeks, you want that to be soft and well blended and then you want to put your blush a little higher on the cheekbone rather than in the front drawing it forward and that will really make your cheeks pop. and then another great tip is to use much less concealer than you normally would and so you want to just put a little triangular area of concealer right at the inner corner where you have discolorations under your eye and blend it out underneath the rest of your eye so you have much less concealer out at the crow's foot area so it doesn't settle in your wrinkles as much. >> great advice there. we'll bring in melissa neill. your motto, never too late to get in shape. you get a lot of questions about losing weight. you have important don'ts for women 50 and over. what are your don'ts? >> so the first thing is don't take your calories too low. i mean under 1,300 calories.

because what that is going to do is damage your metabolism and our metabolism over 50 is already slow, because of the aging process and depleting hormones. and then the second wrong thing to do is to do too much cardio. so i recommend taking it under 30 minutes three or four times a week or even better, take up strength training because building muscle is going to help us burn fat even when we're just sitting around doing nothing, michael. >> i appreciate you three so much. thank you for that great advice. we know our viewers are going to enjoy that. thank you so much. have a great morning. when we come back, maria bakalova joins us live.

this is abc 7 news. good morning, i am kumasi aaron. >> hello. good morning. in oakland it cleared about 30 minutes ago but look at the map, still a big backup in the area. this is south bound 880 before the 16th avenue offer. now moving over to the live look the richmond bridge. still busy for those traveling northbound. also here, the lights came on at 5:48.

here is a look at some of our temperatures. morning lows, most still in the 40s, to low 50s. look at that, just really nice conditions for our commute, other than low cloudiness. especially around the coast. temperatures warmer today and steady through thursday, near record warmth by sunday. kumasi. thank you. we will have another update in

about 30 minutes. but you can always find updates on our app. and on abc 7.com. ♪ come on, baby, just pump it ♪ ♪ louder, louder ♪ on the road to the oscar, this morning we are thrilled to catch up with one of the nominees for best supporting actress, maria bakalova nominated for playing borat's 15-year-old daughter in "borat subsequent moviefilm." she joins us from london right now. maria, thank you so much for joining us this morning. boy, your first tv appearance on "gma" was last october with sacha baron cohen. what a ride it has been for you since then. >> yes, good morning. it's a pleasure to be here again and it was my first tv appearance especially connected to "borat subsequent moviefilm" with sacha which was the morning after a long night because we just released the movie and had a dance party the night before. it's been great and i'm beyond

grateful for all this recognition and for all of the people that watched the movie and they enjoyed it because we all needed a bit of light and laugh at something but at the same time helped make it a little better because we can always make it better. >> we can always make it better. it's always better when you're on our program. always love having you back again. >> i love to be here. >> we hear that you got the news about your oscar nomination when you were shooting a scene, you were on the set of another movie when you got the word so tell us about that. >> yes, i was on set, i was with the great pedro pascal and the amazing director judd apatow shooting "the bubble," another comedy and you were able to see my hands shaking like crazy because i was able to see what time it was, 10:15, i knew that 12:20 i'm going to know who is

going to be nominated but didn't want to think about it because the biggest gift i can receive from "borat" is people to see it, watch it, feel it somehow and love it. so when i heard that i'm being nominated from judd, he came closer to me in the middle of a shot, congratulations, you just got your nomination for the academy awards and i think i lost my mind. [ laughter ] because i was with two great talents and amazing team working safely and responsibly and it was shared, this moment when you're able to share it with other people also. >> we know you celebrated on set but who was the first person you called after you celebrated on set? >> my mom. >> oh. >> i called my mom immediately and she was crying and it broke my heart because when i heard about the golden globes she was smiling like crazy, but with the oscars she was crying -- you did

it, i can't believe that it's happening. maybe it's going to be a great for all of these places in the -- in eastern europe because of this huge platform and recognition for eastern european actor with an accent and it was beautiful. >> it's a beautiful story. let's take a look at the role that got you nominated. >> what are you doing? >> we are driving. women can drive. don't cry. don't cry. don't cry. it's okay. >> you can drive? y you can't drive. >> no, no, no. >> you are a man? >> no. >> dressed like a woman? >> no. >> help me. it's a woman running the car. >> now we all know sasha baron cohen has a particular process when he makes movies including the auditions. tell us about the audition process it was so secretive you thought it might be a plot to kidnap women. >> yes, i was pretty sure it was going to be one of those moments

where you apply for something, eventually they're going to travel you somewhere and you disappear from the world. i was scared because the human trafficking situation still exists, but we needed to be secretive just to make the movie work and it's going to make an impact to the world so i had no idea what i'm auditioning for, who is going to be behind the project, what is the studio behind, where are we going to shoot, america, england, bulgaria, who is going to star in the movie, i was freaking out is it a real casting or what is it? why is it so secretive. when i got involved closely i completely understood the reason why and we made it for almost 1 1/2 years and not even my parents knew what i'm working on but when i watched it they understood why i've kept it a secret because they would have been freaking out, you know, the situations that -- >> probably so and we hear that you are excited about attending

an awards show in person. why is that? >> i am excited because i've been watching it on my small tv at home intelligence in bulgaria and it's been around 2:30, 3:30, 4:30 a.m. bulgarian time in the last seven, seven years probably and now when i know i might be part of it in person and see all of these talented people close to me, i don't know, my mind is about to explode. and i'm excited. i hope i'm not going to fall on the red carpet because i haven't been -- and my stylist loves high heels. >> then you can relate. >> you know what, we want to wish you luck. you're outstanding in the film. do you have any idea how you'll celebrate if you win? >> hopefully i'm going to be able to celebrate with sasha baron cohen because i miss him. last time i saw him was on "good morning america." and i hope that i'm going to see

him at the oscars and maybe the very next day i'm going to get a puppy because i love dogs. >> oh. >> great way to celebrate. >> yeah. >> a little one next to me. >> thanks for joining us. "borat subsequent moviefilm" is available now on amazon prime. watch the 93rd oscars sunday, april 25th at 9 eastern right on abc. when we come back bishop t.d. jakes joins us live. sponsored by verizon. 5g built

♪ bring me a higher love ♪ back on "gma" the inspirational bishop t.d. jakes is adding two new tv movies to his list, long list of film credits. "lus "lust: a seven deadly sins story" is one of them. it seems like another lifetime ago we had breakfast together. >> i remember that. i had a great time. >> i did as well. and it's good to see you doing as well as you are and i have to say, taking on "the seven sins," we, of course, know it's from biblical teachings, readings but you believe it's for everyone, don't you, bishop? >> oh, absolutely. i think anybody can relate to

lust and envy, it's a human experience. the proclivity to think that the grass is greener on the other side, we all have had a taste of it but in this movie they get a real big gulp of it and take it to extremes. >> absolutely. and you took on "lust" this past weekend and on saturday, "envy" as you say, about a woman who has it all and finds out she has a long lost sister. mm-mm, gets a little too close for comfort. here's a look. >> absolutely. >> so precious. my precious my baby girl. >> okay, i'm in. now, tell us, what conversations do you hope will be sparked

because of these movies? >> i think that we all have a tendency to think we miss something out of life no matter what station of life that we're in. we have a tendency to think that everybody else's life is better than ours. i hope we'll have a real appreciation for what we have been given and who we have been given and to enjoy the skin we're in, the life we're in, the moment that we have and it's very entertaining, it's very thrilling, it's power packed but it's also got a message in it that i hope resonates with the public. >> and what is the message that you hope that will resonate with the public from the films? >> contentment, a sense of self-satisfaction, affirmation for one's self even if your story was difficult or challenging, not to think that other people have it better than you and that somehow you've been robbed in some way.

to develop an appreciation for self. i hope we walk away with that and avoid the temptation to be envious and trolls on social media. >> oh. >> always doing the things that we do. >> yep, absolutely. yes, you're speaking truth. and you know that there are, you know, many people are talking about the importance of representation and you are executive producer. how important is it to have everyone have a space to tell their stories? >> i think it's incredibly important. we have a very diverse cosmopolitan country with different people from different walks of life, and it is far better when we tell our own stories rather than to have people explain who we are. they do a very poor job of doing that and as we attempt to become the melting pot we profess to be giving a voice to every individual to express the diversity even within, say, the

black community, there's a great deal of diversity, we're not a monolith and sometimes historically we have been portrayed only in one vacuum and i think it adds to the density ainge the toxicity that exists in the country racially and this gives us an opportunity to say we're just like you, we have all types of people, we have all types of ideas and judge me, not by how i appear but by how i am. >> amen to that. we had your daughter on yesterday talking about her brand-new book. >> yes, i loved it. >> you know, so your daughter yesterday, you today. says a lot about your family, bishop jakes and how you want to be of service to other, doesn't it? >> yes, you know, to have raised our children, all of our children are grown now and to see sarah spread her wings and fly and follow in the footsteps of really uplifting and encouraging people, mingstering,

preaching, doing books, appearing in films, she's done some of everything, at such a young age, she's beautiful on the outside and on the inside and i was so proud of her and to be on "gma," i mean, you know i'm proud of me being on "gma." >> well, you give her a fine example to follow. >> thank you. >> thank you, bishop. >> thank you so much. >> t.d., it's a pleasure. i hope we can have breakfast again. break bread again at some point. >> i look forward to it. >> i do as well, sir. be well. "envy," a seven deadly sins story premieres sunday 8:00, 7:00 central on lifetime and encore presentation on "lust" is on right before. now, let's get back to rob. rob. >> hey, good morning again, robin. a beautiful sun up here on norwalk in the connecticut coastline but want to show you more in the way of snow. this is beautiful in the rocky mountain national park in colorado. a few inches of snow falling there as the streams begin to mel and the water runoff already

begins to melt so we will take any additional snow we can get. winter storm warnings posted for the cole rockies. we need it heading into summer. good morning. a couple changes in the forecast compared to yesterday. tons of sunshine. a couple clouds lingering but not nearly as naming the seven sin, sloth, envy, greed. >> gluttony. >> gluttony. >> here we go. coming up, florida georgia line, yes. >> yes, they're full of pride with no envy, those are the two other things, yeah. >> special performance when we

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♪ back now on "gma" with the grammy nominated duo who make every day feel like a party. florida georgia line. their fifth studio album "life

rolls on" is out now and already a favorite of fans and critics alike. good morning. let's say good morning to tyler and brian. fellow, so good to see you. even seeing you makes life a party. makes me smile and "life goes on," such a great title because it's something we have to keep in mind right now as we continue to stay safe and strong during the pandemic. and, brian, what do you want fans to take away from the album? >> you know, this was our fifth studio album and probably a little under ten years so we've been flying through them and super grateful to still create and do our thing and take this party on the road hopefully later this year but, you know, this song, this album is all encompassing of our live, where we're at. there's some love song, spiritual song, party songs and has a nostalgic nod to our first album. but super proud of us and grateful for all our fans all

across the world. super, super hum. >> when you talk about taking this party on the road you cannot listen to these songs and not think about all the fun that people have at your shows. so what are you most looking forward to when it's time to get back on the road? >> whoo. man, i think we're excited to connect our fans, to play these songs live and just feel that energy, you know, traveling the country and meeting people and getting to play these every night is something we live for. it's a big part of who we are and we hasn't got to do it in a year and a half so we miss it. we miss it bad. >> you know what, you're about to perform, let me say it right, your 18th career number one single. 18, fellas called "long live," tyler, you said it's a special song for you guys. why is that? >> well, b.k. alluded to it. it takes us back to how this thing started and sort of has a

nostalgic feel and classic feel to it and, man, it just feels good. it feels good when we wrote it on the bus and felt good in the studio when we recorded it and feels incredible to play it live and played it a couple times virtually but we hadn't got to play it live-loofe in front of people so super excited for that but this brings an energy and ode to our fans and people that living that small town life and, you know, great country music, so we love it. >> you guys continue to put out great music and thank you guys for joining me this morning. it makes us all feel good. >> any time. >> feel you, hear awe and now we get a chance to hear you sing. here's florida georgia line with "long live." ♪ ♪ yeah, let's go ♪

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this is good morning everyone i am kumasi aaron. >> good morning. we are starting off with a live look at the san mateo bridge. traffic has improved over the bay area but we have a high wind advisory in effect there and also the bay bridge. metering lights came on at 5:48. you can see that in the east bay we have slow spots around hayward and emeryville. mike? thank you. we have a beautiful shot of pier 39 right there. it will be a great day for outdoor activities. much calmer and brighter except for a few along the coast. warmer, 52 to 60, mid to low 60s in the bay, and look at the near record high on sunday. kumasi?

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