>> have you ever watched this? i can't tell. >> i say yes for nostalgia. >> the extraction is still good morning, america. derek chauvin's fate in the hands of a jury this morning. day two of deliberations getting underway in the trial of the former police officer charged with murdering george floyd after powerful closing arguments. >> the truth of the matter is that the reason george floyd is dead is because mr. chauvin's heart was too small. >> mr. chauvin should be found not guilty on all counts. >> what we know this morning about the jurors as the nation braces for their verdict. overnight, hundreds of protesters surrounding the courthouse demanding justice. thousands of national guardsmen deployed in minneapolis. the governor declaring a state of emergency. we're there live this morning. another setback for the johnson & johnson vaccine.

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plans. remarkable rescue all caught on camera. the real-life hero who saved a child with just seconds to spare. good morning, america. great to be with you on this tuesday morning. we are glad that hero was there on those tracks at the right time. we have a lot of news to get to this morning. >> we certainly do. this morning, the nation bracing for a verdict in the murder trial of derek chauvin. you're looking there live's at courthouse where closing arguments were made on monday. the national guard deployed in minneapolis and the governor declaring a state of emergency in anticipation of a verdict. >> now, the fate of the former police officer charged with killing george floyd is in the >> reporter: hey, good morning,

robin. eg guments would go about two hours. instead they went about six hours. both sides using every second to try to convince the jury. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: overnight, hundreds of protesters taking to the streets surrounding the courthouse demanding justice for george floyd. officials here and across the country bracing for more. this morning, jurors in the trial of derek chauvin beginning their second day of deliberations. >> his name was george perry floyd, jr. >> reporter: after hearing more than six hours of closing arguments, prosecutors describing george floyd's anguish as chauvin pinned him to the pavement. >> for 9 minutes and 29 seconds the defendant's weight on him desperately crying out, a grown man crying out for his mother. >> reporter: prosecutors arguing chauvin used unreasonable force and failed to render aid despite

the crowd of bystanders pleading for him to get off floyd. >> he was not going to let these bystanders tell him what to do. he was going to do what he wanted, how he wanted for as long as he wanted. >> reporter: when his attorney began closing arguments, chauvin removing his mask as he faced a jury. >> mr. chauvin should be found not guilty of all counts. >> reporter: the defense replaying several body cam videos arguing chauvin's actions were reasonable based on what he knew about the officers' struggle with floyd before he arrived on the scene. >> a reasonable police officer would consider whether to use an additional force to overcome the suspect's level of resistance. >> reporter: the defense calling floyd's death tragic, but also arguing chauvin did what he was trained to do and telling the jury floyd's death was caused by a fentanyl overdose and untreated heart problems. >> the failure of the state's experts to acknowledge any possibility, any possibility at

all that any of these other factors in any way contributed to mr. floyd's death defies medical science and it defies common sense and reason. >> reporter: prosecutor jerry blackwell, the last attorney to address the jury, urging them to use common sense. >> you were told, for example, that mr. floyd died -- that mr. floyd died because his heart was too big. you heard that testimony. and now having seen all the evidence, having heard all the evidence, you know the truth. and the truth of the matter is that the reason george floyd is dead is because mr. chauvin's heart was too small. >> reporter: and another moment in court getting a lot of attention when the defense called for a mistrial because congresswoman maxine waters publicly said that protesters should become more confrontational if chauvin is not found guilty. the judge denying that motion,

but also facing criticism for saying from the bench that waters' words don't matter. robin? >> alex, thank you. for more now we bring in our abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams. i'll ask what alex was just referring to in a moment. dan, first of all, let's start with closing arguments. let's start with the prosecution. what's your takeaway? >> well, i think that they were very effective at hitting this theme of believe our eyes. use your common sense and then weaving in the expert testimony, meaning they told a story, a story about george floyd, a story about what had happened to him and then they had these big visual aids which would say, look, all the experts are saying the same thing about the cause of death and about the unreasonableness of the force, and i think it worked. >> and the defense really focusing not so much on the -- more than the nine-minute video that many of us have seen but focusing on what led up to that. was that effective, do you think?

>> yeah, and that was not a surprising argument. i think that was an important argument for the defense to make which is to say you have to understand what was going on in derek chauvin's mind. you have to understand what he had been dealing with up to that point to understand why he did what he did. the problem is that that doesn't answer the question of why he was doing what he did at moment three in the nine-minute tape, moment six, at moment eight, and that's the bigger challenge for the defense. >> now let's get into congresswoman maxine waters. what she said and how they're calling for a mistrial. the judge said, no, but could be an appeal. could be means for an appeal. do you think that could possibly be the case? >> well, i think there's no doubt that if the defendant is convicted, the defense will use that in appeal. i don't think they will win when they use it unless there's some evidence that a juror was influenced by it, et cetera. but i can understand why the

judge is frustrated. the last thing the judge wants is any outside influence, potentially infecting the jury. remember, the only thing he's thinking about right now is ensuring that there is a fair verdict, that this jury is not influenced and so, when he hears about anyone on the outside who is prominent on a national scale talking about what should happen based on a verdict, you can understand that there's concern. >> so let's talk about the jury and second day of deliberations. from each side, what do you think they have taken with them in deliberations? >> yeah, the prosecutors want these jurors to walk away saying, this isn't hard. it's obvious to us what happened. we saw the video. we heard the experts and yet the defense is hoping they're going to say, got some questions. i'm not so sure. maybe i do have some doubt about

certain issues and it really does come down to something as fundamental as that when going back into the jury room and deliberating this case. >> and you think it's going to take some time for them to reach a verdict? >> in high-profile cases i find that jurors do want to dot the is and cross the ts, but you never know. >> you never know. all right, thanks so much, dan. michael? >> thank you, robin. now with emotions on edge law enforcement is on high alert across the country in anticipation of the verdict. 250 national guard troops have been activated in d.c. and thousands of national guard soldiers have been deployed throughout minneapolis. elwyn lopez is there with the latest. good morning, elwyn. >> reporter: michael, good morning. here in minneapolis, shops and businesses like this one are boarded up. take a look at these barricades set up here and thousands of national guardsmen and troops from other states have been brought in to assist as states of emergency has been declared in the region ahead of a verdict

in the trial of derek chauvin. the governor saying that they cannot allow for civil unrest but that they also need to lio ose commitnghasyemic and fuamtal chne to be maatveeen g from protesters fors over police killings. now, here in the twin cities, hundreds of high school students walked out on monday in protest. starting tomorrow schools here will go remote through friday as the world awaits a verdict. michael? >> all right, elwyn, thank you so much. coming up in our next half hour, what we know about the makeup of the jury as the nation waits for their verdict. amy? well, michael, now to that abc news exclusive, one-on-one with attorney general merrick garland in his first interview since taking office. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas sat down with him as closing arguments in the chauvin trial were going on to talk about justice and policing here in the u.s. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: amy, good morning. the attorney general was here in oklahoma city on the 26th anniversary of that horrific

bombing that killed 168 people, warning that the threat of domestic terror is high, but right now he's also keeping a watchful eye on that minneapolis courtroom and its enormous implications on the issue of race and policing in this country. this morning, the attorney general urging calm as a nation braces for a verdict in the chauvin trial. >> what's your level of concern about the potential of violence? >> i intend to wait until the verdict before i will say anything and i would urge the american people to do the same. >> reporter: garland careful not to comment about george floyd directly or ongoing cases involving race and policing, but admitting to being stunned by the images he saw last summer. >> i also saw the videos last summer, all through the summer, and like many americans i was shocked, but many black americans were not shocked because they have known of this, of this kind of treatment before.

>> do you believe there is still bias and pockets of racism within law enforcement? >> racism is an american problem. i think that, you know, plain to me that there's -- has been and remains discrimination against african-americans. we do not yet have equal justice under law. >> reporter: in some ways issues of race and bias are extremely personal for garland whose grandparents fled anti-semitism in europe. >> and the country took them in. >> it still is -- >> yeah. they protected them at a time when other countries wouldn't. >> reporter: garland says he expects doj will do more investigation where it looks at whether there is systemic bias in entire police departments. robin? >> all right, pierre, thank you. now to the race to vaccinate america. more than 132 million americans

have received at least one dose as the cdc is looking into what it is calling a handful of cases of possible severe side effects from the johnson & johnson shot. stephanie ramos joins us from a mass vaccination site in new jersey. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: hey there, robin. good morning. there is another setback for the johnson & johnson vaccine. the fda has stopped all production at the emergent biosolutions plant in baltimore after a new inspection following that major mishap last month where ingredients for up to 15 million future johnson & johnson vaccine doses were ruined. now, the johnson & johnson vaccine is still not in use as the cdc looks into an unrelated incident. those rare blood clots found in six people after they were recently fully vaccinated. the cdc says they are investigating those cases but also taking a look at several new ones to determine whether the clotting is actually related to the vaccine, robin.

>> all right, thanks so much, stephanie. michael? all right, robin, now to the fallout from the capitol hill siege. in a new report on the death of capitol police officer brian sicknick, the medical examiner finding he died of natural causes. martha raddatz is in washington with more this morning. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, michael. we've waited months for the final results of the autopsy to see if any of those rioters already charged with assault would face murder charges, but that does not look likely given that the medical examiner says that brian sicknick died from multiple strokes that occurred naturally. officer sicknick was on the frontlines of the capitol siege seen here in video obtained exclusively by "the new york times," facing off with the rioters storming the capitol. hours after the siege, sicknick collapsed, and 24 hours later he was declared dead. but this morning, while the medical examiner says that all that transpired played a role in sicknick's condition, he died

from natural causes after suffering serious strokes in the brain stem. julian khater of pennsylvania and george tanios of west virginia have been charged with assaulting sicknick with an unknown substance, a chemical irritant, possibly bear spray. khater can be seen in the "new york times" video holding up a can and spraying it in the officer's direction. sicknick can be seen backing away from the line after being hit. in the arresting documents, prosecutors referenced this video shot before sicknick was hit with the substance. khater allegedly referring to that spray. the fbi said the spray temporarily blinded sicknick and two other officers. those assault charges will remain. both suspects have pleaded not guilty to those charges. despite the determination that sicknick died of natural causes, u.s. capitol police this morning saying this does not change the

fact that officer sicknick died in the line of duty courageously defending congress. amy? >> yes, important to remember that. martha, thank you. and this morning, we are remembering the life of former vice president walter mondale passing away overnight at 93 years old. tributes coming in celebrating his legacy, how he redefined the role under jimmy carter and made his own history with his presidential ticket. mary bruce joins us with the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, amy. well, walter mondale served just oe term here as vice president but he forever changed the power of the role and later helped pave the way for a woman to take the office. with his pick for vice president in 1984, walter mondale made history. choosing geraldine ferraro who became the first woman on the presidential ticket of a major party, shattering a glass ceiling with mondale by her side. but mondale's career of service started long before that watershed moment.

he served his country in the korean war, was minnesota's attorney general and spent 12 years in the u.s. senate. all before becoming jimmy carter's running mate in 1976. as vice president, he began the tradition of weekly lunches with the president. overnight, president biden saying it was walter mondale who defined the vice presidency as a full partnership and helped provide a model for my service. and in 1984 vice president mondale made his run for president with ferraro, but the pair struggled to overcome opponent ronald reagan's lead. >> i will not make age an issue of this campaign. >> reporter: reagan eventually winning in a landslide. mondale's dedication to service admired still. in a statement overnight former president carter saying, i mourn the passing of my dear friend walter mondale, who i consider the best vice president in our country's history.

now, overnight kamala harris also paying tribute to mondale. and, guys, president biden says he knows mondale was pleased to see harris become the first woman to be vice president. >> oh, mary, thank you. we have much more ahead on "gma," including what we know about those jurors in the chauvin trial as we wait for their verdict. also ahead, with travel bookings on the rise, the popular destination now offering covid shots to bring back tourists. but first, let's go to ginger. good morning, ginger. good morning, michael. lubbock under freeze warnings and then there are watches just to the east so the windchills even going through thursday morning will feel like 12 in binghamton, subfreezing here in new york. your local weather in 30 seconds. first the tuesday trivia sponsored by ancestry.

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headlines we're following right now, including the nation bracing for a verdict in the murder trial of derek chauvin. the national guard deployed in minneapolis and the governor declaring a state of emergency as jurors begin the second day of deliberations. the fate of the former officer charged with killing george floyd in their hands. also right now, another setback for the johnson & johnson vaccine. the cdc looking into what it is calling a handful of cases of possible severe side effects from the shot. the single-dose vaccine still remains on pause. and an april snowstorm is on the move across the country. this morning, a spring cold blast expected to hit millions. more than a foot of snow already falling in the rockies and now that storm is on the move with alerts from colorado to new york and bringing a deep freeze to parts of the south. and take a look at this rescue. a child falling onto the train tracks in india with the train entering the station. a railway worker comes racing down the tracks risking his own life to lift the child onto the platform, yep, before jumping up and saving himself as well.

the worker now being celebrated as a hero by his fellow workers and we celebrate him as a hero as well. >> absolutely. and we've got a lot more ahead including the popular travel destination hoping to bring back tourists with covid shots. that's coming up later in our show. amy. it is, but, as we follow the derek chauvin trial, what we know about the seven women and five men on that jury who are deciding his fate. we're going to get expert analysis from sunny hostin and jo-ellan dimitrus in a just a moment. but first, t.j. holmes starts us off. good morning, t.j. >> good morning to you. what a responsibility on this jury. the national guard has been called out, yes, to minneapolis but also to cities like chicago, philadelphia and d.c. in anticipation of this verdict. look, the responsibility on this jury is immense and now for seven women and five men it's an indication here now with everything happening around the country that even though they're officially deciding the fate of one man, there's so much more

here at stake. derek chauvin's fate is in the e former oicer is responsible for of georgelo. the jury, ages ranging from 20s to 60s, five men, seven women. of the 12 jurors four are black. six white and two self-identify as multiracial. one juror is a nurse who told the court police in her community make her feel safe. another juror telling the court during jury selection, quote, you respect police and you do what they ask. one of the first jurors seated is a chemist who said he never seen the video of chauvin pinning floyd, only photos. he was asked about black lives matter during jury selection. >> i don't love the black lives matter organization. i do support the movement. >> reporter: during the course of the trial the jury heard from 45 witnesses. on march 31st, after days of emotional testimony where multiple clips were played in court, including body cam showing george floyd in his last moments, one of the jurors, a

white woman in her 50s indicated she had trouble sleeping the night before and was feeling unwell. that prompted a break in the trial. >> it was tough. >> will was a jury in the jason van dyke trial. >> we just braced ourselves and saw that video over and over. >> reporter: the jury convicted the former chicago officer of second degree murder after shooting laquan mcdonald 16 times and said once deliberations began he and his fellow jurors took a vote right away to see where everyone stood and from there mutual respect was critical. >> our foreperson was deliberate and took time and made sure that everybody was heard and had a chance to speak. so it was deliberateness that was key to the way the jury worked. >> reporter: but convictions for police officers are rare. in the u.s. about a thousand fatal police shootings are reported each year.

since 2005, 140 police officers have been charged with murder or manslaughter due to an on-duty shooting. 44 were convicted. 43 cases are still pending. and in recent years that seems to be the case also in high-profile cases. consider stephon clark, alton sterling, tamir rice, erica garner, breonna taylor, freddie gray, philando, in all of those high-profile cases where some included video, in all of them not a single officer was either indicted or they were either acquitted of those deaths. michael? >> that's really eye opening, t.j. thank you for that. let's bring in abc news senior legal correspondent sunny hostin and jury and trial consultant, jo-ellan dimitrus. good morning to you both. sunny, i want to start with you. as a former prosecutor, what's your take on this jury? >> you know, juries are, as t.j. mentioned, loathe to convict police officers because it's

counterintuitive for many jurors because they feel that police officers' role is to protect and serve and i think that is why you see so few police officers being held to account when you see the death of unarmed black men. i think that this jury is a diverse jury. we're talking about seven women, five men. we're also talking about a racial diversity and i think that's going to be important because we do know that there is a difference in the experience of policing when it comes to different racial groups and so i suspect that race will be a factor in the jury room. >> jo-ellan, what strikes you about the jury? >> well, first of all, i concur with sunny on her overview of the jury. what's unique about this jury is in jury selection what we saw was each side picking what's usually -- picking those people who believe in law enforcement, those people who probably are

caucasian, those people that are older, those people who perhaps had businesses or were concerned about businesses being burned down. whereas the prosecution was looking for what's traditionally a defense jury and they looking for probably people of color. they were looking for potential lower socioeconomic levels. so that's what is different about this jury. >> sunny, the jurors have three charges to consider. so how do you see that playing out as they deliberate? >> you know, they're going to be looking at second degree murder, third degree murder and also second degree manslaughter. the second degree manslaughter only requires culpable negligence so that is the least culpable charge and i think it's going to give them the opportunity to reach a compromise verdict because there may be some jurors that feel like second degree murder, third

degree murder are depraved mind charges. they may not be able to get there because of some of the factors that are at play here, the fact that there is a police officer, former police officer being charged. so i think that rather than jury nullification where you see a jury say, you know, nope, there's no way i'm going to hold this person responsible, when you have a lesser charge included on the charge sheet, perhaps you have a meeting of the minds and you have a jury reach that sort of compromise verdict. >> jo-ellan, are there other factors outside of this case that could influence the jury? >> oh, my goodness, absolutely, and i'll point to four of them. the first is the fact that there was a settlement between the city of minneapolis and the floyd family of $27 million, even though the judge has told them throughout the entire trial not to read or listen to anything related to this case. it would be pretty tough to avoid that. so that's number one. number two is the fact that just

over the weekend while these jurors were not sequestered one of the defense witnesses had a severed pig's head delivered to a home that was his former home with blood on it. that's rather disturbing. third, there was the daunte wright shooting also late last week literally miles away from minneapolis and you've got the shooting of the 13-year-old in chicago. so, even though they may not be paying attention specifically to things involving this case, they're going to be hearing about these other components and i've said from the very beginning, this jury has to be very concerned about their own security, bottom line. >> good point there. and, sunny, what signs would you be looking for as far as jurors asking questions? >> oh, gosh, this is the worst time for lawyers, by the way, trial lawyers. you're sort of like reading tea leaves when jury questions come

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maldives in 2019. that fell to under 500,000 last year. now, they are hoping people will stay for several weeks to get two doses of the vaccine while staying at one of the 500 resorts and guest houses open right now. the offer won't kick in until all of its residents are vaccinated. right now, more than half of the country has received the vaccine. and other destinations have the same idea, even in the u.s. nevada has already vaccinated move than 57,000 visitors. and alaska proposing to start offering vaccines in june at four major airports to anyone visiting. >> you come to visit alaska, you get a shot. we'll have things set up at the airport and we'll help you out. so that's probably another good reason to come to the state of alaska in the summer. >> they say there are plenty of doses to go around, but the proposal needs to be approved by state legislators. vaccines are getting a lot of play in the travel industry. some of the biggest cruise lines like royal caribbean, celebrity,

norwegian and virgin voyages, all requiring vaccinations before boarding caribbean cruises this summer. now, we should tell you the state department is about to place nearly 80% of the countries worldwide on its do not travel list and the cdc is asking you not to travel internationally until you've been fully vaccinated, robin. >> gio, do you know which type of vaccine is being made available if you go to the maldives? >> reporter: so you know what, robin, if you go overseas, you my not be getting one of the vaccines authorized for use in america. in the maldives they're getting vaccines donated from china, india and the world health organization, so that's something you need to keep in mind. >> we will keep that in mind. gio, thank you very much. you were there in 2018. we went in 2019. >> 2022. i'm in. i'm in. >> you're in. >> give you something to look

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. derek chauvin's fate in the hands of the jury this morning. day two of deliberations getting under way after powerful closing arguments. >> truth of the matter is that the reason george floyd is dead is because mr. chauvin's heart was too small. >> mr. chauvin should be found not guilty of all counts. >> overnight hundreds of protesters surrounding the courthouse, demanding justice. thousands of national guardsmen deployed in minneapolis. the governor declaring a state of emergency. we are there live. also this morning, another setback for the johnson & johnson vaccine. the cdc investigating a handful of new cases of that rare blood clot found in people who were

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if you could dip in during the commercial break, the conversation that happens here on the desk. good morning, america. appreciate you being with us on this tuesday morning. >> we absolutely do. and this morning we are in the kitchen with nigella lawson joining us live and showing us how to make two dishes out of one meal. and we have a great good morning, sunshine story. 4-year-old twins wrote letters to santa just before christmas and attached them to balloons only to be found by someone 700 miles away. we're going to have that story. >> a beautiful story coming up, you're right, amy. first, a lot of news to get to. we're following the derek chauvin trial with the nation bracing for a vice-president elect. the national guard deployed in minneapolis and the governor delaring a state of emergency. alex perez is there thhe latest. welcome back, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning once again, robin. those closing arguments going about six hours. now, i want you to take a look at some images outside the courthouse yesterday. hundreds of demonstrators surrounding the courthouse demanding justice for george floyd.

this morning, jurors in the trial of derek chauvin beginning their second day of deliberations. >> his name was george perry floyd jr. >> reporter: after hearing more than six hours of closing arguments, prosecutors describing george floyd's anguish as chauvin pinned him to the pavement. prosecutors arguing chauvin used unreasonable force and failed to render aid despite the crowd of bystanders pleading for him to get off of floyd. >> he was not going to let these bystanders tell him what to do. he was going to do what he wanted, how he wanted for as long as he wanted. >> reporter: when his attorney began closing arguments, chauvin removing his mask as he faced the jury. >> mr. chauvin should be found not guilty of all counts. >> reporter: the defense calling floyd's death tragic, but also arguing chauvin did what he was trained to do and telling the jury floyd's death was caused by

a fentanyl overdose and untreated heart problems. >> the failure of the state's experts to acknowledge any possibility, any possibility at all that any of these other factors in any way contributed to mr. floyd's death defies medical science and it defies common sense and reason. >> reporter: prosecutor jerry blackwell, the last attorney to address the jury, urging them to use common sense. >> you were told that mr. floyd died because his heart was too big. the truth of the matter is that the reason george floyd is dead is because mr. chauvin's heart was too small. >> reporter: and jurors have been instructed to deliberate until about 7:30 every evening until they reach a decision. robin? >> when there's a verdict, people can see it here on abc. alex, thanks so much. michael? >> thank you, robin. the latest setback for the johnson & johnson vaccine as the cdc looks at what it is calling

a handful of cases of possible severe side effects from the shot. stephanie ramos joins us from a mass vaccination site in new jersey. welcome back, stephanie. >> reporter: thanks so much, michael. good morning to you. the johnson & johnson vaccine facing another setback this morning. the fda has stopped all production at the emergent plant in baltimore following that major mishap when ingredients were ruined. the johnson & johnson vaccine is still not in use as the cdc looks at an unrelated incident to those rare blood clots found in six women after they were fully vaccinated. the cdc says they are investigating those cases, but also taking a look at several new cases to determine whether the clotting is actually related to the vaccine. now, despite concerns over covid cases, there are still about 67,000 covid cases hovering around each day, some states

like arizona are rolling back restrictions. for instance, overnight arizona's governor announcing he has rescinded the mask mandate for grades k through 12, but also says that school districts and charter schools will be able to implement the mask mandate if they choose to. michael? >> thank you so much, stephanie. coming up, as the nation braces for a verdict in the derek chauvin trial, how to manage anxiety and talk about it with your kids. and longtime nfl quarterback alex smith, yes, alex smith announces his retirement. what he is saying about that this morning. plus, all those at-home covid tests. we'll talk about how they work. what you need to know about them. all that and more when we come back.

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beautiful spring flowers here beautiful spring flowers here in new york city. welcome back to "gma," everybody. we have a lot ahead on this tuesday morning. but first we'll go right to you. >> the cover story right now, michael. as the nation braces for a decision in the derek chauvin trial, many are struggling to manage their anxiety, their expectations. well, this morning psychiatrist dr. j dr dr. janet taylor, a very good friend of the show, is here to talk to us about how to navigate these emotions and talk to your

kids. dr. janet, always good to have you. appreciate your insight especially something like this. don't have to tell you that this trial represents so many issues that we face here in this country about policing and about race. and so how do you respond to people who are just so anxious right now? >> well, the anxiety is real and the facts our brain does not like uncertainty but know a verdict is coming and have an opportunity to respond in a way where we stay kind and we stay involved no matter what the verdict is, but we do need to brace ourselves because it's coming. >> so what do you suggest people do to maintain their faith, to keep the faith? >> right, so what you can do is to focus on what you can control and get involved. volunteer, help someone. advocate for laws that you believe in and most importantly vote and register to vote because that enables a sense of participation and self-efficacy, things you can do. >> how about if you have children, and you might not know this, they may be going online and following what's going on. they're hearing from their friends, family members talking about it. so how do you navigate the situation that we're in right

now with your children? >> yeah, be clear. our children are well aware of what's we're going through so you want to be candid. talk about the past and present history of race and race relations in this country. talk about policing and how policing -- what policing evolved from. we don't want our children afraid of the police. police are there to help us. most police are good and help our kids understand what they can do to stay safe and how we as parents and caregivers protect them. >> and the prosecution in the closing arguments especially were pointing out this is against this particular former police officer, not against all policing. that it's not who he was that he's on trial for, it's for what he did. how do we, regardless of what happens, we do not know what the verdict will be, how do we handle it and how do we move forward as a country, do you think? >> yeah, well, this is a struggle against a system. and, robin, recently last week i was at the national civil rights

museum in memphis and i would urge every viewer to go there. but it was a reminder of the struggle in america and a reminder of reverend dr. martin luther king. his whole presence was who are we as people and what do we represent? and this is a time we can certainly work through this disruption and through disruption can come calm, can come hope and can come peace. we need to work through it with a sense that things will be better knowing we can be better as humans. this is about humanity and making this changes we need to. >> about humanity, as always dr. janet taylor, thank you. hope you're doing well. your family doing well? >> yes, we're good. thank you. i hope you're well. >> doing really well. thank you, janet. take care. another check of the weather now with ginger. ginger? >> reporter: you know, robin, earth day is this thursday and we're celebrating all week. i wanted to share with you, if you haven't seen them yet, google did a time lapse of

nearly 40 years of satellite images, the first one you're seeing is alaska over 40 year, columbia glacier, one of the fastest changing glaziers on earth receded more than 12 1/2 niles and newfoundland sharing images from canada, you know that the arctic has warmed two times the rest of the planet and finally deforestation in bolivia. we know this happens all over. more than half the world's forests have been degraded or completely taken out by humans and so, again, a look at what we've done and the change in our planet as we lead up to earth day. that's the big picture. good tuesday morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. partly cloudy today. cooler and breezy air. now we got a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm across the north bay and looking like we are getting rain sunday. today, we have 50s along the coast in san francisco, 60s around the bay, a few 70s in nowthe bay, a few 70s in

now it is time for "pop news" with lara spencer. good morning, lara. >> hey, good morning. let me just start by saying we've been busy this morning shooting something very special for our upcoming oscars, big night sunday night so please forgive is the outfit. we're up to the minute getting things ready and will begin a glamorous "pop news." >> we feel underdressed. you look great. >> what about the lady? did you see a lady in tulle? she's fabulous. i digress, though. our friend anderson cooper always looking fabulous kicking off his two-week guest hosting stint on "jeopardy!" here he is last night looking very relaxed during a lighter moment with one of the contestants who was telling him what her students have nicknamed her. >> my favorite was darthvoyer. >> were you that tough?

>> they called me tough, but fair. >> darth vader -- i don't know if he was fair exactly. >> but i like to imagine them hearing the imperial march when i walked down the halls. >> you hummed it to yourself. i hum the "jeopardy! l in my he. >> so good. anderson a huge "jeopardy!" fan. he admitted also to turning to ken jennings for advice. his words of wisdom to anderson, less is more. easy enough. anderson shared this sweet snap of little wyatt, his son, watching him host the show. that little guy, by the way, turns 1 next week. happy birthday, wyatt. good luck to you, anderson. you're off to a great start. a new study says college is the best place to find your life partner. the national bureau of economic research has determined going to college does, of course, have a positive impact in finding you a job, but surprisingly an even bigger effect on who your future life partner will be.ucway showed 97% of people who applied

to college had enrolled with 3within a 1-year period and 80% -- 80% of those who did started dating a serious partner in that same time frame. and it wasn't even being in the same major or classes, instead just the physical proximity to each other. scientists concluding that this was the big driver for marriage, even going so far as to call colleges the new local marriage market. there you have it. an interesting study we wanted to share with you. next, also appears we have a situation at garden stores and maybe possibly here blooming. in the uk it seems that those cute little bearded statues apparently there are gnome more. yeah. the crisis coming on the heels of a huge spike in sales at garden stores coupled with a shortage of supplies thanks to the recent blockage in the suez canal. the chief executive of britain's garden center association says we are facing a perfect storm thanks to a lockdown with

everyone stuck at home. the one thing everyone can do is their gardening. and finally, a little boy with a big mission. meet 5-year-old oliver from alabama who loves picking up litter with his parents on their daily beach walks where they talk about the importance of protecting the water and sea life. dad ryan telling us that oliver, quote, felt a responsibility to take action. so the family has created clean horizons, an organization that hopes to inspire communities along the gulf coast to hold their own beach cleanups. oliver has challenged his dad to a competition to see who can collect the most trash. so far together they estimate they've picked up over 3,500 pounds of garbage. they're not going to divide it up. everyone is a winner here.

and with that i will send it back to you in the studio. my girl is ready for a costume change. >> riva is. >> you both look fabulous as they say. thank you for that, lara. now to the at-home covid test that gives results in 15 minutes. how effective are they and what you need to know about them. consumer correspondent becky worley joins us from san francisco with that. good morning, becky. >> reporter: good morning, michael. what if getting a covid test was as easy as taking an at-home pregnancy test? one company says starting this week it will be. this morning, news of the first rapid at-home covid test that gives results in 15 minutes that will be available nationwide at pharmacies. abbott laboratories announcing they're ships tests to cvs, walgreens and walmart to be available later this week without a prescription. the binax now test which like many other covid tests have received the fda emergency use authorization will be sold in a two-pack, costing $23.99. it's being hailed as a

breakthrough in availability, speed and cost of costing. >> while we might think this might be late for them to become available we have significant transmission occurring in the community and so with even vaccine rolling out getting access to these tests is super critical. the quick results from these rapid tests can help people decide immediately about what to do and whether they should isolate. >> reporter: why is this a big deal? previously most at-home tests had to be mailed to a lab and results could take up to 72 hours. but these new at-home tests give you results in just 15 minutes and you can use them for anyone in the household from 2 years old and up. patients perform a nasal swab, then use treated paper and reagent solution which is included in the test kits. but these are antigen tests whose accuracy is estimated to be 15% lower than the gold standard, pcr tests. >> there's no prescription needed. they're over the counter. no health care provider or lab is needed. and so with these tests, we hope that they can be sort of an important weapon in finally getting to the end of this pandemic. >> reporter: in addition to the

widespread over the counter availability of the tests, a huge issue is price. at home pcr tests have cost upwards of $100. so with this two-pack pricing out at $12 a test, this may be the widespread testing breakthrough public health officials have hoped for. now, if you're interested in one of these tests you want to call your pharmacy chain to find out about availability. they are shipping this week, but when they actually hit the shelves will vary by location, michael. >> becky, how do these at-home tests affect contact tracing? >> reporter: great question because you have to connect to the internet to use kit, results are reported back to the public health departments. these reports inform infection rate reporting and when possible they can help with contact tracing which is how we're going to stop this thing, so fingers crossed. >> fingers crossed big time. thank you, becky worley, as always. appreciate you.

amy? all right, michael, now to mark and donnie wahlberg announcing their beloved mother alma passed away and previously revealed she suffered from dementia. kaylee hartung has the story and the symptoms to look out for. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, amy. alma ran the show for the wahlberg family. never a dull moment with her around oftentimes because her kids were in competition to be her favorite. now they honor her joy for life and love. she was the beloved wahlberg matriarch. >> i got the best kids in the world. >> reporter: her quick wit making alma wahlberg the surprise reality breakout star of the family's reality show "wa"

"wa "wahlburgers." but on sunday, the family revealing the mother of nine passed away at 78 years old after battling dementia. mark sharing this photo writing, my angel, rest in peace. donny writing she was the epitome of the word grace. around 50 million people worldwide suffer from dementia. the risk rising with age. especially after 65. signs often presenting in three stages, early stage onset of forgetfulness, middle stage, forgetting events and names, difficult with communications. >> age-related memory loss is often characterized as a word being on the tip of your tongue but when it comes to dementia, you forget something and you don't remember it. >> reporter: experts say the first step to helping a loved one is to break the stigma around it and speak to a doctor. >> there are several fda approved medications that can be used for dementia, but there are always nonpharmacological things you can do -- caregiver support, education, caring for the general medical problems like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes. that can help slam the brakes on cognitive decline. >> reporter: last summer donny revealed their mother was

deteriorating, sharing on instagram during a recent visit she didn't remember much and was often confused but somehow she was still alma. she still lights up a room. and dementia-related illnesses are not part of normal aging. the more you know about the warning signs, the better prepared you'll be to recognize them and intervene early on. the alzheimer's foundation offers free virtual memory screenings through their website if you're concerned for yourself or a loved one. amy? >> all right, thank you, kaylee. of course, our hearts go out to the entire wahlberg family. nigella lawson is joining us. she'll show us how to make two dishes out of just one meal when we come back.

. good morning, everyone. i am kumasi aaron from abc7 mornings. here is jobina fortson with a look at traffic. >> good morning, everyone. we looking at emoryville. check out 80. traffic is almost at a standstill for people traveling westbound. that is because we have a disabled big rig basically right at the maze. i am bringing you the map so you can see the speeds. they are averaging 12 miles per hour from the berkeley

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good morning. it is going to be breezy pretty much all day today. maybe evening faster in some areas later on. a slight chance of thunderstorms across the north bay, otherwise your commute is quiet weatherwise. lot os of tree pollen but the clouds are taking the uv index down a little bit. lake, northern napa and solano counties have a chance of a isolated thunderstorm today. most of us will get a colder rain. look at the temperatures in the 50s and 60s. sunday is a 1 on the storm

impact scale. cue magsy. >> thank you, mike. we will have the latest coming up in about 30 minutes but you can always find the latest on ♪ i'm on top of the world ♪ ♪ i'm on top of the world ♪ and, ladies and gentlemen, meet molly with a "y." second morning she and her mother have come here to times square. i promised to get her on camera this time. >> how nice to see people back. >> i know. adorable. just makes you know that we're just getting there. we're getting there. we got this. we got this. >> and they have a mask on. we are excited to bring in superstar food writer and cooking show host extraordinaire nigella lawson has a brand-new cookbook "cook, eat, repeat" highlighting some of her favorite ingredients and packed with recipes you'll want to make

again and again. >> right. and this morning she's going to show us how to make two dishes out of one meal whether you're cooking for one or more, so, nigella, good morning and thank you for being with us. how are you? >> oh, well, thank you for inviting me. i'm very well, how are you? >> we are doing great and even better now that you're here. we'll get to your cooking in a moment. first you made quite the splash on social media with the way you pro-announcemented microwave. let's let everyone take a look first. >> i still need a bit of milk full fat which i've warmed in the microwave. >> microwave. >> is that how you really say it? to be honest i like that way better. >> well, it's kind of, you know, i don't know, we have various family jokes mispronouncing words so i was aware that is not really pronounced like that but i also wasn't totally aware i'd

been saying it out loud. >> it looks like fun in the kitchen. >> some of us are guilty of that. how has it been, the pandemic and cooking for yourself? has it been different? >> well, it's different, i mean i've never spent as>> well, it' i've never spent as long not cooking for people but i have to say after the initial, you know, adjustment i grew to just love cooking for myself and feeling -- i feel it's very important that people look after themselves, and, you know, eating does more than sustain you physically, i think it can sustain you emotionally too. and gave a lot of structure. you know, the days were slightly amorphous, one day flew into the other days. you didn't really know what time of day it was so i'm looking forward to my supper, my dinner

every day and i loved it, i have to say. i adored it. >> wonderful. so let's -- >> not the pandemic, i mean. >> i understand. yes, ma'am, yes, ma'am. so let's get cooking. you have what, garlic chicken is this what you have, chicken with garlic -- >> i have chicken with a garlic cream sauce. it's butterfly, the chicken which means when you roast it, it gets much more even heat throughout and it cooks a bit faster and the cream sauce, i will show you, garlic cream sauce and it is that simple. so i have heavy cream here, i have some grated -- you could use a garlic press -- garlic here. stir it in and what i do, we'll have some miracle, sorry. i mumble terribly. what i'm going to do is put it on the stove and i bring it to a bubble and i know that frightens people with cream, but the thing is, what happens is the flavors

really infuse and thickens. now, this has been on the stove for a long time, just as you would when roasting the chicken, it was there with the chicken so it's much thicker. you can see now it's much thicker but then the really glorious part, so on top of then the garlic and the cream, that smooth bland cream and really pretty pungent garlic, i have the chickeny juices which go into the cream. mm-mm. i don't want to hold you up so here it is ready. i'll just add a few chopped up chives and some parsley and then as you can see, you can just pour it over your chicken and

it's such a dream. and the great thing about that is, you know, if you have even a small bit of cream left, you just turn it into a pasta sauce so if the next day you're by your desk and want to bring something quickly up to eat, so this pasta here which has a little bit of cheese added, pretty scant amount of cream, and i put frozen peas in the water while cooking pasta and add a few bits of broccoli i served with the chicken and that's it, a whole meal. >> that's a whole meal, you know -- >> the same goes -- i wanted to talk as well about how, you know, sometimes you can use quite ordinary ingredients but you want them to have a little bit more zing, just, you know, just to bring the changes so this is butternut squash roasted. i never peel.

if you roast it like that the peel gets so soft in the oven so what i do is, i pair it with a ridiculously clashing beet sauce which is very tangy. the squash is sweet and this is so tangy. just yogurt, chili, ginger, garlic and i roast a beet wrapped in -- this has been wrapped in foil and roasted for about two hours and i'm sorry, it just doesn't taste as good, nowhere near as good with ready-cooked beet and then, let me look, i just adore these bright colors, you know, some days you want to be fed and cheered. and that's a little cilantro on top, why not. beautiful. these strong flavors can take it. and then with that, so say you

have even a small amount of the squash left over, you just blitz it or blend it into a soup so if you -- for each cup say of leftover roast squash, you need half a cup for a nice thick -- half cup of broth of any sort for a nice thick soup. i've gone mad, a mad magenta swirl on the soup and now a little bit of crunch with some chopped pistachios. >> that looks so delicious. it looks a lot -- >> two meals in one. >> -- better than my leftovers. this is going to be a al and fun to do. nigella, thank you so much for being with us. we appreciate that. we want to let everyone know, "cook, eat, repeat" is available now and get those recipes you saw on our website at goodmornngamerica.com. coming up, we have an amazing good morning, sunshine.

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♪ we are back now with nfl quarterback alex smith, the reigning comeback player of the year announcing his retirement capping a 16-year career after an incredible return to the field following a brutal injury. t.j. holmes has more on all of that. welcome back, t.j. >> robes, guys, if you don't like football you'll find yourself cheering for him. he was a pro bowler but the highlight of his career may be the comeback that he pulled off and he made the decision to

retire now while he was on the side of a mountain. quarterback alex smith is retiring after 16 years and one remarkable comeback. >> everyone out there, whether you're a part of niner nation, the chiefs kingdom, or the burgundy and gold, i thank you. after 16 years of giving this game everything i've got, i can't wait to see what else is possible. >> reporter: it was this play in 2018 that resulted in a life-threatening injury. his right leg shattered suffering spiral and compound fractures to his tibia and fibula. >> i tell you what, smith is hurt badly. >> reporter: after 17 surgeries and a bacterial infection his entire body went into septic shock. at one point it was unclear if he would survive. >> very quickly we're talking about saving his life. >> reporter: but after a year of intense rehab and sitting out the 2019 season, smith overcame the odds. >> putting my helmet back on was the farthest thing from my mind.

i just kept asking myself all this for a stupid game? but then someone did something that changed my recovery completely. he put a football back in my hands. >> reporter: ultimately leading his team to a division title and was named comeback player of the year. he says a recent trip with his sons and his dad helped make the decision about his future clear. >> i'm going to take a little time to enjoy a few of those walks with my wife and my kids have no idea what's coming for them in the backyard. >> that trip he took, it was snowboarding. he said he was nervous going because he didn't know how his leg would hold out. he got out there and some of the walls came down that he put up during the recovery. there are more walls now he wants to tear down that he put up. enjoy that time with his sons and enjoy that time with his wife. hat's off to that young fella. >> one of the most inspirational comebacks ever. this guy was an incredible player. i'm so happy for him.

and we'll miss him. >> but we'll wish him the very best. ginger, over to you. >> thank you, amy. what a gorgeous morning here in new york. it's sunny, it's pretty mild. well, it is the perfect spring day. i know a lot of you are waking up to snow and cold. so i'm not trying to rub it in. but spring is in full swing in many parts of the nation but that means allergies are too. this segment sponsored by zyrtec. we've been seeing so many pictures of pollen. you got to this see this one. chris in decatur, georgia, did his daily sweep of his patio. this is what came up. he collected so much he could write the word pollen in it. 'tis the season. guess what, chris, you'll have more pollen to sweep up today because look at this map. the places that were so high in

expect more cloud we're back now with good morning, sunshine, and our series celebrating the best in people all around the country. i know, it may be spring but this morning, we have a christmas story that's guaranteed to warm your heart thanks to a very special secret santa. steve osunsami has that story for us. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, robin. most of the time when you put a message in a bottle or send a message to santa you're not really expecting the universe to get back to you. but this is a story about a set of twins who not only got an answer returned but made a new friend. he's the wonderful stranger who found a letter to santa claus from two little girls who live two states away. >> hi, girls. >> reporter: and this morning, he's saying -- > good morning, sunshine. >> reporter: it all began with

this moment just before christmas in the town of liberal, kansas, when these 4-year-old twin sisters wrote letters to santa, tied them to red balloons and released them from their home. their mother knew better. it was like a message in a bottle but 4-year-olds luna and gianella gonzalez were truly hoping it might make it to santa's workshop at the north pole. >> it was a windy day and i just thought it was just going to get lost, get caught up in the tree. >> reporter: but the message didn't get lost. one of those balloons traveled more than 600 miles in the wrong direction and into the hands of alvin bamburg near shreveport, louisiana, who decided he's going to be santa's helper. >> i opened it and it was a christmas list. i just had to do something for them. >> reporter: mr. bamburg says the note melted his heart so he and his wife posted this on facebook where the internet helped him find the mother of the twins. and with donations from family and friends he shipped the girls almost every present on their list.

>> we did not expect it. it was a big surprise to us. >> reporter: but there's one present the girls really, really wanted that he just couldn't ship in the mail. a new puppy. >> max, meet everyone. everyone, meet max. >> reporter: he and his wife drove with max for several howevers to meet the twins in person for the first time with his biggest surprise yet. >> come on, boy. hi, girls. his name is max. >> hi, max. >> max. >> i think he likes you. >> is this what you wanted for christmas, girls? >> yes. >> that's what it's all about right there. >> he's yours. he's all yours. we are very blessed. thank you, thank you for making my girls so happy. you will forever be a part of our family. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. i hear him say alvin and they

smile and that just means everything, you know. the world's been bad this past year so, if you can make just one person smile, trust me, not only will it help them, it will make you feel so much better. >> reporter: so to you, alvin bamburg, of louisiana, who decided to brighten the lives of two little girls searching for santa, you're our good morning, sunshine. mr. bamburg, the girls and their mother now exchange texts, phone calls and they really now have a new relationship and, robin, this all started with a random balloon that was set free in the air. >> and i have to correct you. you said it headed in the wrong direction, no, no, it headed in the right direction right there to mr. bamburg. >> reporter: absolutely, yes. >> thank you, steve. thank you. we needed that story this morning. coming up, it's our road to the oscars and we're hearing

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back now with our road to the oscars, the best supporting actress nominee who starred in "minari" spoke with chris connelly and good morning to you, mr. connelly. >> reporter: good morning, michael. yuh-jung youn's performance in the cinematic gem "minari" has a lot of people talking and now she has a few things to say as well. in the oscar-nominated "minari," 73-year-old korean actress yuh-jung youn is a crowd-pleasing sensation, as a strong-minded grandmother who comes to arkansas and must build a relationship with her weary grandson. >> it was very natural. she's the grandmother and but he was hiding, you know, because he never seen me before. that was the first time in his

life seeing grandmother. >> reporter: based in part of the writer/director's own story, "minari"'s insights into the korean immigrant experience and family dynamics found expression in yuh-jung's interactions with 7-year-old acting novice alan kim. him, oh, my good going to do with that little boy, well, i was wrong. the first night -- the first day he memorized the all -- whole thing and then he was so natural like a sponge and the good thing was he didn't like me at all. >> he didn't like you? what didn't he like about you? >> oh, he was afraid, i think, because i'm very old. >> minari. >> from that moment we connected. >> reporter: her oscar nomination for supporting actress climaxes a 50-year career that saw her star in korean cinema in her 20s.

and then you left it all behind and you moved to america in the mid-'70s. >> because i married and i thought, you know, i would marry happily ever after, so that -- my ex-husband wanted to come here and then study so i followed him. >> reporter: she quit acting and they settled in st. petersburg, florida. a decade later youn was back in korea with two young sons, a divorcee who needed to go back to work. what was it like to get back into acting? >> my name was banished but nobody used me, back in 40 years ago people see it's like scarlet letter. >> reporter: but in time her career flourished starring in "a good lawyer's wife," getting her own cooking show and turning up on the netflix series "sensate." >> i haven't felt this awake in a very long time. >> what kind of emotions went

through your heart the first time you watched the movie with an audience? >> i was really surprised because we thought we were making korean immigrant story, a korean story, but all the audience was all caucasian and they cried and they laughed. you think that we are different people but we are after all same human being. >> why do you think we're able to understand that the stories you're telling are universal? >> we all have a grandmother and we all have a parent. >> reporter: when she got nominated she was still in quarantine and so she had to drink her champagne alone. i think on sunday there will be plenty of people ready to raise a glass to her, michael. >> absolutely, chris. thank you so much for that. "minari" is in theaters and on demand and you can watch the 93rd oscars this sunday on abc. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. "gma's" road to the oscars is sponsored by verizon. 5g built right. ♪

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not only today but friday. the temperatures may jump a degree or two. look at the potential for a rainy, cool sunday. excited to see th >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, academy award nominee and recording artist, andra day. plus, how to celebrate your love for the movies with a virtual screening party. also, questions, comments, updates, and more, on another edition of "inbox." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: good morning. hello, kelly. hi, guys. hello. >> kelly: good morning. i just ate that spicy thing. >> ryan: the hot pepper.

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