cofounded planet labs, passed in san fran good morning, america. as we start this new week with you, the search for answers this morning after that amtrak train crash. deadly train derailment. federal investigators on the ground after that terrifying crash in montana. the cars splitting apart, falling on their sides with more than 150 people on board. more than 50 injured, three people killed as we learn more about one of the victims this morning. the passenger speaking about the moments and the race to help others. vaccine deadline. this morning, the battles over the strict shot mandates about to go into effect with about 72,000 hospital workers in new york still not vaccinated. the big questions this morning for teachers, police and other frontline workers. this as the booster shot rolls out and kids 5 to 11 move closer

to being eligible. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky joins us live only on "gma" this morning. $1 trillion baggage on the line. high stakes on capitol hill. democrats divided ahead of key votes on infrastructure, jobs and more. all this as the country heads towards a government shutdown. the search for brian laundrie while the fbi returned to his parents' home as hundreds lined up to pay their respects to gabby petito. amusement park tragedy. the new report on what happened to that 6-year-old girl who died on a 110-foot free fall ride. controlling britney spears. insiders speak out in that new documentary, alleging an intense surveillance system used to monitor the pop superstar during her 13-year conservatorship. claims of mirroring her phone to keep tabs on her private conversations and messages. even claiming a security firm put an audio recording device in

her bedroom. >> it really reminded me of somebody that was in prison. >> britney's lawyer responding this morning, as the documentary's director joins us live only on "gma." ♪ rolling on the river ♪ plus, the tinas are taking back broadway and the tonys. and from rolling to bouncing. >> it's good. oh my goodness. >> the record-setting game-winning kick that sent the ravens soaring. we do say good morning, america, and thanks for starting your monday with us. t.j. holmes here as well as whit. that was quite a sendoff for dan harris over the weekend. >> it was an emotional weekend. put it this way, dan harris, the man retiring from abc news, so he can literally spread

happiness around the globe, 10% at a time. he's had a huge impact on so many of us at abc news. we'll miss him, but we're excited to see all the things he'll do next. >> stay tuned. we have a lot of news here today as well. we have cdc dr. rochelle walensky. she'll join us live in just a few minutes to discuss all the questions regarding the pandemic, kids, and boosters and mandates. e do have to begin with that deadly amtrak derailment in montana killing three and injuring 50 people. >> investigators have been dispatched and we're hearing new details this morning from witnesses. matt gutman is there on the scene in joplin, montana, with the very latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. what you're seeing behind me is basically a crime scene, the train itself has been left almost exactly as it was at the moment of the crash and that's because the ntsb needs to move quickly to preserve what it calls the perishable evidence, things like recorders and rail evidence to try to understand exactly what happened here. this morning, officials from the ntsb beginning to investigate what caused this train to

derail, split apart, kill three people and injure over 50. that amtrak passenger train traveling from chicago to seattle, derailed with over 150 people on board. >> oh, my god. it's on its side. >> reporter: the jolt sent passengers flying through the cars, forcing some so escape by breaking windows. bystanders rushing in to help like daniel hutchinson and his son, both military veterans. >> we got everybody off that car. there were a couple ladies trapped behind a sliding door that wouldn't open. me and another fella got that door opened and we got those two ladies out. >> reporter: some passengers trapped inside the twisted steel. >> they had provisioned jaws of life. they had to cut into one of the cars to extract some of the individuals. >> reporter: the scale of the response here has been massive. the incident site itself is many hundreds of yards long. you can see how many vehicles are on the other side. this is the county emergency services director.

>> there was a lot of walking wounded out here. >> reporter: the survivors sheltering in a nearby school and hotel as we learn the identity of one of the three people killed. zach schneider's family saying he was a software developer and devoted green bay packers' fan who was fiercely loved by his wife, family, friends and pets. in a statement, amtrak saying that it is deeply saddened by the loss of life and it will cooperate with the investigation. now, this is a key rail taking grain. right now it is stopped, and workers, hundreds of them will have about 14 hours after the ntsb completes its initial investigation to get those cars off the track and get that rail moving again. t.j.? >> matt, thank you poor for the update. we want to turn now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency with those vaccine mandates going into effect for new york in a matter of hours, and the pfizer booster shots are

rolling out after the cdc signed off for a third covid jab. dr. rochelle walensky is standing by to talk to us in a moment, but first, let's get to stephanie ramos outside a hospital in brooklyn with the latest. stephanie, good morning to you. >> reporter: t.j., good morning. as that statewide covid vaccine mandate for health care workers goes into effect today, hospitals are preparing to lose tens of thousands of employees who refuse to get the shot. this morning, with the deadline just hours away for all new york state health care workers to get vaccinated, officials taking drastic action to prepare for mass firings and staff shortages. the governor prepared to bring in out of state workers. even the national guard to help. an estimated 72,000 hospital workers are not vaccinated. nurse trisha sebastian is one of them. >> we're trying to do what is at the best interest of our families. a majority of the nurses that i have spoken to that remain unvaccinated are sticking to their guns. >> reporter: this comes just days after a federal judge temporarily blocked new york city public schools from implementing a similar vaccine

mandate for teachers and staff. asia levystone is not getting the shot and is prepared if the ruling is reversed. >> i'm going to be terminated. it's going to be my last day. >> reporter: in massachusetts, the state police association said dozens of troopers are leaving their jobs after a judge denied a request to delay the state's vaccine meanwhile, the cdc gave the green light for those 18 and older who have an underlying condition as well as anyone 65 and older along with frontline workers like nurses and police officers. >> i'm really grateful to have the opportunity to get the booster. >> reporter: pfizer says it is just days away from delivering their data to the fda, arguing for the use of their vaccine on children who are 5 to 11 years old. >> if they approve it, we will be ready with our manufacturing to provide this formulation of the vaccine. it's one-third of the dose that

we are giving to the rest of the population. >> reporter: that pfizer ceo also says it is possible to provide both the covid booster shots as well as doses for people who have not yet been vaccinated. whit? >> stephanie ramos, thank you. joining us for an exclusive is dr. rochelle walensky. dr. walensky, thank you for being here. it's great to have you. i want to get your opinion on the vaccine mandate. in new york, an estimated 72,000 health care workers have been holding out and the governor is talking about bringing in health care workers from other states or even the national guard to compensate for that. what does this say to you about whether these vaccine mandates can actually work? >> good morning, whit. so great to be with you. you know, what i would say, i'm a physician. i'm a public health official. i'm not a lawyer. what i will say is we know that the more people that are vaccinated, the more the community that's protected, the less disease that there is in the community. we have seen that these vaccine

mandates do get more people vaccinated. i'm enthusiastic about getting more people vaccinated because it's good to protect individuals and their own health, their families and that of the communities around them. >> if we're losing health care workers potentially in the process, does that create a safer environment in our hospitals? >> it absolutely creates a challenge. what i would say is to have these, you know, do some work, to educate these health care workers to meet them where they are, to understand where their hesitancy is, so we can get them back to work. >> we want to turn to vaccines and kids. the ceo of pfizer told george on "this week" he expects the company to submit data on the vaccine for 5 to 11-year-olds within just a matter of days. i have two kids in this category. a lot of parents are waiting for this. how soon after that could we see authorization and shots going into arms? >> we're all enthusiastically awaiting this data. as soon as they get submitted to the fda, i know they are

urgently planning to review the data. it will go from the fda to the cdc, and we will review it with similar urgency and i'm hoping in the order of weeks. >> on booster shots now, you made the unusual decision to go against your cdc advisory committee on the key issue of -- some of those advisers argue there isn't enough data for frontline data to be included in this next round of booster shots. why did you disagree? >> this scientific process goes for an advisory committee, to the fda, authorization of the fda, to advisory committee to the cdc and then the recommendations of the cdc. it's a very transparent, scientific, public process, and i listened intently and after doing so, i fully endorsed the recommendations from the cdc advisory committee for boosters for those over the age of 65 as well as those with underlying conditions. and then i also endorsed in full alignment with the fda and many people at the cdc for boosters for people with high risk exposures like those who work in

occupational settlings or in group settings, live-in group settings, and i felt that after listening to all the science, that was the best move for public health. >> you said it was a public process, but perhaps head-spinning for people trying to follow along. the administration said one thing. then we had the fda panel and then there was a cdc advisory panel and then you had your decision. i know people who got booster shots from moderna and they weren't even supposed to. do you acknowledge there's been some confusion and mixed messaging in this process? >> you know, back in august when we were starting to see some early data, we were public about our plan to get ahead of the virus, to make sure that when boosters had been authorized by the cdc and recommend -- authorized by the fda and recommended by the cdc that we would be ready, the scientific process unfolded the way it should. it happened to be very public, and a lot of public interest this time, but this is, in fact, how the scientific process

should happen, and the science was reviewed and these were the recommendations that were made. >> i do want to ask you about those people who got the moderna or johnson & johnson vaccines. how soon could we see boosters authorized for that group? and what about this mixing and matching different vaccines and boosters? do you anticipate that happening in the near future? >> i want to make sure everyone understands, these were people who got the pfizer shot more than six months ago of their second dose. we will with similar urgency -- we haven't forgotten you if you've gotten moderna and j&j, and we'll with similar urgency address boosters for those populations, as well as looking at the science and data for mixing and matching. i want to reiterate that, you know, this is a very slow wane. there is no urgency here to go and get your booster immediately. you know, walk, don't run to your booster appointment, and we will come and get -- look at the data for moderna and j&j in very

short order. but really in the meantime, among our focuses now is not just the boosters, but to get those 70 million americans who are not yet vaccinated, vaccinated. >> vaccinate the unvaccinated. dr. walensky, thank you for your time this morning. we appreciate it. >> thanks so much. to washington now, and high stakes week shaping up for democrats who are divided ahead of key votes. president biden's agenda on the line, congressional correspondent rachel scott is there on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this is shaping up to be a critical week here on capitol hill. starting with the vote in the house on that bipartisan infrastructure package now slated for thursday. this is that roughly $1 trillion package that includes spending for roads, bridges, and broadband internet. progressive democrats say they will vote against this bill unless their party commits to passing a much larger economic package with funding to combat climate change and for child care. moderates and progressives are just still not on the same page on the size and the scope of

that measure. and we are told president biden over the weekend with his agenda on the line was working the phone trying to get this across the finish line. all this as the nation barrels towards a possible government shutdown on friday. congress must pass a measure to keep the government funded, but they're also debating over whose responsibility it is to also raise the debt limit and whether or not those two items should be linked together. the treasury secretary has warned if congress does nothing, the government won't able to pay its bills by october, sending the country into a debt crisis, robin. >> all right, rachel, thank you. t.j.? we want to turn now to the latest on the death of gabby petito. hundreds of people lining up to pay their respects to the 22-year-old's family while the fbi returns to the home of her boyfriend, brian laundrie. our trevor ault joins us now with the latest on the search for him. trevor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. this memorial service happens in the midst of an ongoing investigation and still many unanswered questions. the most pressing of which is

where is brian laundrie? he has now been missing for nearly two weeks. this weekend, search crews again sweeping through carlton nature reserve looking for gabby petito's boyfriend brian laundrie. teir family attorney confirming the fbi returned to their home, requesting some of brian's personal items to assist them with dna matching. >> now they have information from an autopsy and a crime scene in wyoming, maybe they can match up dna off of brian's personal effects or clothing and so going back in to look at those, to seize those may solve a potential puzzle in this case. >> reporter: and the public's interest in solving this case remains sky high. collective rewards for information leading to brian's capture now top $30,000. fox news capturing dog the bounty hunter joining the search knocking on the laundrie's door.

family and supportive strangers coming to long island in memory of gabby petito. >> it means that the community cares. her death brought a community together. >> reporter: hundreds lining up to pay their respects. the funeral home posting this tribute to gabby. ♪ her father, hoping her life inspires others to live passionately. >> if there's a trip you guys want to take, take it now. if there's a relationship that you're in that might not be the best thing for you, leave it now. >> reporter: and gabby's father encouraged people to take care of themselves first. he says that they're in the process of now setting up the gabby petito foundation to help out other families of missing people because while gabby's story has really resonated with people, there are of course, thousands of others just like her. guys? >> all right, trevor ault. i can't imagine what they're going through, but trying to

help others through their pain. >> that's right. >> trevor, thanks so much. the wnba playoffs we're going to talk about. two basketball legends, sue bird and the seattle storm took on diana taurasi and phoenix. the mercury pulled off a vict victory, but there's a moment after the game that stole the show. bird and taurasi, two dear friends, uconn alums. this could have been sue's last game, and fans are chanting, one more year. diana encouraging them because after 18 seasons, 41-year-old bird saying this is the first time she's not quite sure about another season. very sweet. >> one of my favorite athletes of all time. >> absolutely. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including the fallout from that britney spears documentary. the damning allegations from britney insiders claiming intense surveillance surrounding the pop star. one of the film makers joins us live only on "gma." also, investigators now revealing what went wrong when a

6-year-old girl was killed on a popular ride. this morning, how the incident is now highlighting questions about amusement park safety. but first, let's check in with ginger. >> good morning to everybody. good morning and get this, there's rain coming to california. you think, oh, well, that sounds good. unfortunately, it's the far northern part of california, and the wind is going to come along with the front and there won't be rain in the places that need it. like the fawn fire which they did get a great hold of this weekend. up to 45% containment. this is north of redding and you go to southern california where brush fires were breaking out and unfortunately those winds will be kicking up there late tonight. santa barbara including in that. if you're reno, you'll see critical fire danger. let's get to the select cities now sponsored by capital one.

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♪ ♪ rolling, rolling ♪ we ♪ big wheels keep on turning ♪ ♪ rolling, rolling ♪ welcome back to "gma." we're rolling because they were wowing the audience at the tonys. a show-stopping performance, winning her first tony for "tina." and i remember, guys, when she was here performing in our studio. oh my gosh. you just knew it was special. you knew it was special and that she is special. and you don't want to miss when the cast of "tina" comes to "gma" in october to perform live right here in times square. >> get you rolling into a new week. that's for sure. >> their energy, we'll never

forget that performance. >> looking forward to that. we are following the top headlines this morning including the latest on that deadly train derailment. federal investigators on the ground there in montana after the cars split apart, falling on their sides, leaving more than 50 injured and three people killed. also right now in germany, the social democratic party has edged out chancellor angela elections, but the results are so tight some predict it could take months of negotiations to form a new government. merkel who has been germany's leader for 16 years chose not to run for a fifth term. plus, marvel's "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings" is officially the biggest movie at the box office this year holding onto the top spot for the fourth straight week. also, get your tickets. you got them yet? $545 million, that's the powerball jackpot. there will be a drawing tonight. no one has won the top prize since june 5th, so the pot has rolled over and over and over, and now towards the half billion

mark. your odds of winning, do you care? just get the tickets. the chances are small, but if you win it, the chances though. >> can't win if you don't play. >> that's true. stay with us here on "gma" as we continue to roll on. this is the tragedy of the investigation now has revealed why a 6-year-old girl was killed on an amusement ride. we have some of those answers coming up. whit? now to the bombshell documentary on britney spears breaking her silence on the alleged surveillance on the pop superstar during her conservatorship which could be in its final days. we'll speak exclusively with one of the film makers and dan abrams in just a moment. first, kaylee hartung is in los angeles with the latest. kaylee, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. this "new york times" documentary is making big waves out of this highly anticipated court hearing this wednesday. the claims you're about to hear, they are stunning. a former employee of a security firm, jamie spears hired to

protect britney alleges that they engaged in wide-ranging surveillance of her communications and activities. [ chanting ] >> reporter: in a new bombshell documentary, "the new york times" presents "controlling britney spears," insiders are speaking out about the intense surveillance system they say was ordered to monitor the pop star during her 13-year conservatorship. >> her phone, her own phone and private conversations were used so often to control her. >> reporter: in the documentary, a former employee of black box security, alex vlasov, alleges britney's iphone was mirrored so they could keep tabs on her private conversations and much more. >> you would be able to see all messages, all facetime calls, notes, browser history, photographs. they would also monitor conversations with her friends, with her mom, with her lawyer.

>> reporter: "the times" says that mirroring text messages without the consent of both parties could be a violation of the law. it is unclear if the court knew about or approved any text message monitoring. vlasov also claiming they put an audio recording device in her bedroom. >> when i took a step back and i looked at everything, it really reminded me of somebody that was in prison, and security was put into position to be the prison guards essentially. >> reporter: court records obtained by "the times" show she quietly pushed to end her conservatorship for years, and told a judge in a closed-door hearing in 2019 that she felt coerced to perform and enter a mental health treatment facility against her will. this summer, after publicly testifying for the first time in court, spears was allowed to hire a new attorney, former federal prosecutor mathew rosengart. he told abc news overnight

unauthorized or monitoring of britney's communications represent an unconscionable activity. in response to the allegations in the documentary, a lawyer for the head of black box told abc news, mr. yemeni and black box have a strict policy against discussing their clients or operations, but mr. yemeni and black box have conducted themselves within professional, ethical and legal bounds and they are particularly proud of their work in keeping ms. spears safe for many years. and the attorney for jamie spears says, jamie loves britney unwaveringly, and all his actions were well within the authority conferred upon him by the court. his actions were done with the knowledge and consent of britney, the court-appointed attorney and/or the court. as he's done through every step of this legal battle, jamie spears is defending his actions as britney's conservator, but once again team britney is

firing back. her attorney telling us these alleged recordings are a striking example of the deprivation of her civil liberties saying jamie spears has crossed unfathomable lines. there will be more to come in this court hearing on wednesday, guys. >> let's get more now, and bring in samantha stark. she's the director and co-creator of this documentary, and abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams. what's the reaction that you are getting so far about those details, the text message mirroring, having her bedroom surveilled? >> i think for so long there was this idea that britney wanted to be in this conservatorship. it's considered voluntary by the court which is unclear what that means, and i think, you know, a lot of people are, like, if she doesn't want to be in it, why doesn't she say something or go on her instagram or refuse to work? we saw this very intense surveillance apparatus, and also the emotional side of what that did.

i think the public is starting to understand more how this could have been going on for so long. >> what is the most surprising thing of working on this documentary that you found? >> you know, we have been kind of hovering around this story for so long, and when alex vlasov, the person who did i.t. for security came forward, he, you know, had all this evidence to show us of how intense the surveillance was, and i think putting that audio recorder in her bedroom was the most shocking thing to me. >> and sam, one of the things alleged in this documentary is britney wanted the conservatorship to end for a long time. what's the significance of that? >> we obtained confidential court records, some from 2014, 2016, 2019, and now 2021, and we saw that britney had been communicating all this time to the judge, like, trying to communicate to the court that i don't want to be in this. what do i have to do to get out of this? i don't want my father in charge. i think my father is drinking.

i don't want him in charge, and, you know, she's still in the same situation. so it's really different from the -- what everyone thought it was i think. >> let's bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams now. dan, you pointed this out multiple times. there's still a lot we don't know. >> right. >> a lot we don't know about what's going on behind the scenes. but i want to note britney's attorney has called this a shameful violation of her privacy rights. if these allegations are proven to be true, could there be legal consequences involved? >> there could be. the most important legal question is, did a court sign off on this? it seems unlikely, but it is possible. conservatorships are a different game. remember, the whole point of a conservatorship is to have someone watching over someone else, taking care of that person. now does that necessarily mean that listening devices are part of the game? no. which is why i'm saying that in order for that to pass legal muster, you would have needed some sort of court approval to

do that. so if there was no court approval, and he did this on his own and determined that this was his role as the conservator, i think there could be potential legal jeopardy. >> britney's attorney is also asking for an investigation. what could that mean? >> it could mean criminal. take it out of this context. i brought it into the conservatorship. let's take it out of this conservatorship for a moment. if this wasn't a conservatorship, we would be talking about a possible criminal investigation, right? if he was not a conservatorship, you would say, someone potentially put all these listening devices, et cetera, into someone's home? of course, there will be a criminal investigation. california is a two-party state. that becomes the critical question. that's the way an investigation would transpire. >> her dad said he doesn't want to be the conservator anymore. how quickly could we see this end, this conservatorship? >> there are two issues that are going to come up on wednesday. number one is what is jamie spears' role going to be?

he said he's okay with it ending and they're trying to get him out as the conservator. it's a chicken and egg. which is going to happen first in connection with this? but i think september 29th is going to be a very important hearing in connection with this case. >> we appreciate you both. we appreciate you being here once again. just when you think it can't get any stranger, more bizarre, another bombshell, we get another one. thank you both so much. "controlling britney spears" now streaming on fx on hulu. coming up, a difficult story ahead. investigators now revealing what went wrong on the amusement park ride that took the life of a 6-year-old girl. stay with us.

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>> the findings absolutely confirmed that this is 100% the fault of the park and not the rider. >> reporter: the park's founder released a statement saying, we have been working closely with colorado division of oil and public safety, and independent safety experts to review this incident. more than anything, we want the estifanos family to know how deeply sorry we are for their loss, and how committed we are to making sure it never happens again. and the park has reopened, but that ride remains closed. the family's attorney says that he is planning on filing a lawsuit on behalf of that little girl's family. whit? >> just an awful story all around. eva pilgrim for us, thank you. switching gears now, coming up here, we'll have our "play of the day." [ "the addams family" theme playing ] ♪ they're nice but irritating ♪ ♪ their excitement can get grating ♪ ♪ they're dressed for pastry baking ♪ ♪ the progressive family ♪ ♪ they're helpful but annoying ♪ ♪ they always leave us snoring ♪

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the search for answers. federal investigators on the ground after that terrifying derailment in montana. more than 50 injured. three people killed, as we learn more about one of the victims this morning. vaccine deadline. this morning, the battles over the strict shot mandates about to go into effect with about 72,000 hospital workers in new york state still not vaccinated. the big questions this morning for teachers, police and other frontline workers. anita hill in her own words, 30 years later. when you look back at testifying in front of congress about clarence thomas, how did that impact your life? >> well, it changed just about every aspect of my life. >> how she's committed her life

to fighting gender violence and what she's "believing" is possible for the future. inside "varsity blues." one of the coaches at the center of the college admissions scandal now telling his side of the story. ♪ oh, a little respect ♪ opening night unlike any other. >> this is the met. >> i'm still pinching myself. >> behind the scenes with the creative geniuses making history tonight before the mets dazzling reopening. ♪ working 9 to 5 and pour yourself a cup of ambition. what's got dolly singing us into the week? ♪ whoo whoo whoo ♪ ♪ i can do it, so can you ♪ >> as we get ready to start our 9 to 5, we're morning, america. ♪ 9 to 5 ♪ how much do we love dolly? >> big time. >> oh my gosh. >> great way to start the week, and glad you're with us. whit is here, and t.j. as well at the desk. >> absolutely.

good to be with you on a monday, kick start the new week. and robin, you had a very busy day. >> late night, got back from chicago. i spent some time there with barack obama. we talked about the political scene in america right now. also focusing on the historic groundbreaking of his presidential center which is different than those you've seen before. it's in his beloved south side of chicago and he's hoping that the center will bring social and economic opportunities to the community that has meant so much to him and to michelle. we're looking forward to sharing that conversation with you all tomorrow on "gma." and he has been very hands-on. he wanted to be an architect, but the political thing kind of worked out. it's really -- being there in the southside means so much to the community there. >> did he give them pointers on building his new library? did he send in some plans? do they have to listen? >> tune in tomorrow to find out. >> i'll tune in. robin, thank you. we want to turn now, and we have to start with that deadly amtrak derailment in montana.

50 people injured and three killed. federal investigators have been dispatched there, and we're getting new details there from witnesses as well. let's head back to matt gutman there in joplin, montana. hello again, matt. >> reporter: hey, t.j. what you're seeing behind me is basically a giant crime scene. that train left almost exactly as it was at the moment of the crash. that's because ntsb investigators got on the scene late yesterday, trying to gather evidence, things like recorders, rail condition, the condition of the rail cars themselves. that train leaving chicago, bound for seattle late saturday, crashing right here outside joplin, montana, an incredibly rural area. people tossed inside the passenger cars. they had to break windows to get out of the cars that had been flopped on their sides. in some cases the jaws of life were used to extricate passengers.

the fields behind me were packed with walking wounded being ferried out to buses. once the ntsb completes its investigation, workers will have 14 hours to clear cars because this is a key rail line taking grain from the heartland to the coast. they'll try to get it back up and running asap. >> matt gutman for us, thank you. we turn to the latest on the coronavirus emergency with those vaccine mandates going into effect for new york in just a matter of the hours. let's go to stephanie ramos outside of brooklyn hospital with more. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. new york state's vaccine mandate for health care workers goes into effect today, and state officials are getting ready for staffing shortages possibly calling on the national guard and medical professionals from out of state to help. this morning, with the deadline just hours away for all new york state health care workers to get vaccinated, officials taking drastic action to prepare for

mass firings and staff shortages. the governor prepared to bring in out of state workers, even the national guard to help. an estimated 72,000 hospital workers are not vaccinated. nurse trisha sebastian is one of them. >> we're trying to do what is at the best interest of our family. a majority of the nurses that i have spoken to that remain unvaccinated are sticking to their guns. >> reporter: we spoke earlier to cdc director rochelle walensky about the mandate. >> we have seen that these mandates do get more people vaccinated. so i am enthusiastic about getting more people vaccinated because it's good to protect individuals, their own health, their families and that of the communities around them. >> if we're losing health care workers potentially in the process, does that create a safer environment in our hospitals? >> it absolutely creates a challenge. what i would say is to do some work, to educate these health care workers to meet them where they are, to understand where their hesitancy is, so we can get them vaccinated and get them

back to work. >> reporter: meanwhile, millions of americans are rolling up their sleeps, receiving a third pfizer shot after the cdc gave the green light for those 18 and older who have an underlying condition. as well as anyone 65 and older along with frontline workers like nurses and police officers. >> i'm really grateful to have the opportunity to get the booster. >> reporter: pfizer now says they are just days away from delivering data to the fda, arguing for the use of their vaccine on kids ages 5 to 11. guys? >> stephanie, we appreciate that. how about some monday motivation from none other than dolly parton joining tiktok over the weekend, racking up more than 500,000 followers in one day. here's her first video. >> well, hello. i guess i'm on tiktok. i just dropped in to say, everything's going to be okay. you keep the faith. ♪ whoo whoo whoo ♪ ♪ i can do it, so can you ♪

♪ whoo whoo whoo ♪ ♪ i believe in you ♪ >> her video captioned hello y'all already gaining 3.8 views and counting. >> she might actually convince me to join tiktok. maybe. maybe. >> social media. she is so positive. so uplifting. coming up, my conversation with anita hill 30 years after her testimony about then-supreme court nominee clarence thomas. her new book called "believing," what she refers to as gender violence. she looks at where we have been, and how far we still need to go. also ahead this morning, new overnight, "dancing with the stars" pro cheryl burke revealing why she can't dance tonight. and best-selling author nicholas sparks joins us live in times square. all that and a whole lot more as "gma" continues. stay with us. ♪ at verizon, we are committed to closing america's digital divide.

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♪ ♪ welcome back to "gma," everybody. glad you can spend some of your time on this monday with us, and tomorrow on "gma," phoebe robinson is joining us. she has a new book out. we'll talk to her about that. we're going to talk about a new book now in our "gma" cover story. it has been 30 years since anita hill testified before a senate judiciary committee about being sexually harassed by then-supreme court nominee clarence thomas. she told her story, gripping the nation, and in her new book, "believing: our thirty-year journey to end gender violence," hill reveals how that day changed her life and sparked a national conversation.

thank you for "believing," and thank you for this book. i read it cover to cover. it's something that men and women should read to have a better understanding. gender violence, explain why you term it like that. >> i started out with sexual harassment and i thought that was the issue i would deal with, but i started hearing from people who would tell me about intimate partner violence, and then there were people who wrote me and spoke about their experience with sexual assault and rape, and what i started to understand was there was this connection, and that you couldn't really separate them. what was at the heart of it was the same problem, and so in order to really capture this huge problem that we have, i chose a term gender violence. >> and you did not set out for this to be your life's work, but then 30 years ago, when you look back at testifying in front of

congress about clarence thomas, how did that impact your life? >> well, it changed just about every aspect of my life. represmiee to report my experience, i felt that i had to tell the truth. i could not keep silent. >> i had no intention of becoming a crusader. i wanted to go back to my job teaching, but i knew that wasn't going to happen. so i had a conversation with andrea young who talked to me about how hard it is to take on a cause that is not one of your own choosing, and it was that kind of empathy and encouragement that really led me to just find my own path, and just charting a new course for my life. >> reporter: anita hill took a stand and educated a nation

after accusing then-supreme court nominee clarence thomas of sexual harassment in 1991. thomas denied hill's allegations. also in the room, president joe biden, then serving as chairman of the all-male senate judicial committee. in 2019, biden calling hill to share his, quote, regret for what she endured. >> what did that apology mean to you? >> well, the apology was a long time coming. it took almost 30 years. i'm not sure that he quite understood how much harm the senate hearings and his control -- lack of control of those hearings did to all of us. i think unfortunately the personal apology was enough. what i really wanted was somebody who was going to commit to doing something about this massive problem of gender violence that we have in this country that's hurting everyone.

>> christine blasey ford, you heard her testimony all those years after yours. what was going through your mind? >> i wanted it to be better for her. i wanted the outcome to be better. i wanted the process to be better. the process wasn't much better, wasn't fully investigated, but my -- my thought was really, this is going to change your life forever, but she did a really brave thing coming forward, and i think we all benefitted from her testimony. >> reporter: hill also applauding efforts like the me too movement founded by tarana burke in 2006 and propelled the conversation forward about gender violence. now stressing the need for accountability and systemic change. now as the public, how do we change the narrative? >> well, we can first of all not change the narrative culturally, and stop telling people, telling children,has hapni

to them isotba th keeps ppl froming forward. you know, people ask me what's my advice to everyone to come forward who has a complaint and i still am not the point where i can say i advise everyone to come forward. i don't. i advise people to understand the process you're coming into. we still have processes that are not necessarily meant to solve the problem of sexual harassment or rape or sexual assault. we've got to change the processes if we, in fact, want people to feel confident and trust that they are going to be treated fairly when they go into it. >> and my final question, "believing," so what is it that you're "believing" for the future when it comes to this all-important issue? >> i'm believing that change is possible. i'm believing that we deserve better. we deserve better systems. we deserve better attention. we deserve leadership that will

call out and acknowledge this oi that it is. i'm talking about the president as well as the president and ceo of every company and university. make that commitment to use your resources, to stop this problem, and i believe that we can do it. >> she went through what she went through. you can tell her demeanor, she's very soft spoken, very measured. >> as she was years ago. >> she issued a forceful challenge to everybody out there pretty much. >> i hope people read the book, men and women alike. it was enlightening and she's got studies and surveys and people who reached out to her, but there was a phrase in the book that stuck with me. she said, we can't fix what we refuse to acknowledge. we can't fix what we refuse to acknowledge. it's one thing to have knowledge about something. it's another thing to actually acknowledge it and that's where the misstep is happening. >> you said you read that thing

cover to cover and couldn't stop. >> because it's just -- how many times have people said it's not that bad? y'all have young girls, daughters. >> i think about it all the time. >> "believing: our thirty-year journey to end gender violence" is available tomorrow. >> all right. we're going to turn now to some news we got overnight from "dancing with the stars." cheryl burke revealed she has tested positive for covid. this is just hours before she was supposed to perform with her partner cody. our eva pilgrim is back for what this means for the "dancing" bubble. eva? >> this is major news in the "dancing with the stars" world. cody rigsby and cheryl burke were favorites to win, but cheryl is sidelined and she has a breakthrough case of covid really shaking up what could happen tonight. >> reporter: overnight, "dancing with the stars" pro cheryl burke sharing difficult dance floor news with fans. >> okay, guys. so i have really bad news.

i am positive which means i have covid. >> reporter: burke, the two-time mirror ball champ and a fan favorite fighting back tears in the video she posted to social media just hours before her second dance with celebrity partner peloton instructor cody rigsby. >> i feel so bad for cody. i feel like i'm letting him down. it's so overwhelming. >> reporter: burke and rigsby made their debut during this season 30 premiere last week performing the tango to "physical" by dua lipa. earning the pair a 24 out of 40. now just a week later, the pro seeing she started to feel sick sunday morning. >> unfortunately, i am on my way to take a covid test because not

only do i feel scared and at a loss for words, i do feel rundown a little bit. >> reporter: in disbelief, burke noting she was fully vaccinated, and that her symptoms got progressively worse as the day went on. >> but, yeah, i figure i should let you guys know since i have been as open and as real and vulnerable as i could be here. i just hope i didn't spread it. >> reporter: and burke is now entering a ten-day quarantine. cody rigsby has been tested and he's waiting on those results. if all is well and he comes back negative, he will be dancing with one of the alternative pros tonight. "dancing with the stars" airs on abc at 8:00 p.m. eastern. t.j.? >> eva, thank you for that

update. certainly wishing her the best out there. let's head over to ginger. >> thank you, t.j. hopefully that kept it at bay, and everybody's safe. big game tonight on monday night football.t 8:00 on espn, and you can flip over to espn2. there you can check out the special live analysis by the manning brothers on "monday night football" with peyton and eli. two great options and tonight's we turn now to the "varsity blues" college admissions scandal. one of the men involved is now

telling his side of the story in a brand-ned stice." kayleearng spoh hn sailing coach about all of it. kaylee, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. before anyone on this stand pled this court before a judge, they were tried in the court of public opinion. john vandemoer felt that pain, shame and anger. now this new book is helping him heal. january vandemoer was one of the 50 people charged in the scandal to be sentenced. >> i had this guy telling the whole world and the camera i'm the worst human being in the whole world. i'm believing it. i'm like i'm horrible. i should just go to jail. i'm just a horrible person. >> reporter: now in a new book, former stanford sailing coach is telling his side of the story. the title tells it all. "rigged justice: how the college admissions scandal ruined an innocent man's life." how do you defend your innocence? >> there's -- not a single dime

went to me. every bit of it went to stanford, my victim. they admitted zero recruits. not a single one of rick singer's recruits applied to stanford, but somehow i'm a felon. >> reporter: from their very first phone call, vandemoer was intrigued by rick singer, the mastermind behind the schemes to get kids into college. >> he wanted to see if he could stop by and talk about recruiting for me, and i had never gotten a phone call like that before. we spent hours talking about recruiting, about my sport, what were the things i needed to be successful. i was totally hook, line and sinker bought in, but he was really trying to support me and believed in me. >> reporter: singer infamously presented college coaches across the country with falsified records and photos of recruits. >> i think that's what i was presented with, was photoshopped athletes, but i didn't know at the time that the resumes weren't true. >> reporter: vandemoer pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit

racketeering, he says in fear of spending millions on his defense. stanford fired him the same day. he was released on supervised release, and a $10,000 fine. was it satisfying to hear the judge say you were the least culpable of the coaches involved? >> it was because i felt like for the first time someone other than my family and my lawyer kind of got it, that this just wasn't me. >> but what do you feel is your biggest mistake? >> my biggest mistake is perspective, that i never took a time to step back and really think, well, why is rick interacting with me? why is he offering me something that seems too good to be true? i never stopped to think about that. >> because you trusted rick singer. >> i trusted rick singer. >> reporter: rick singer pleaded guilty to four felonies, and yet he's still free on bail waiting to be sentenced. john vandemoer is moving forward with his life, with his head up. "rigged justice" is out tomorrow, guys.

>> a lot of complicated layers to this case for sure. kaylee, thank you. coming up here, robin takes us behind the scenes of the historic premiere of the metropolitan opera. stay with us. >> the met is back. historic pre metropolitan opera. >> the met is back.

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news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find us on our app and on abc♪ ♪ we do welcome you back to times square, and metropolitan opera is officially kicking off its new season tonight. yep, it's back with the historic dazzling premiere of shut up in my bones. it's the first performance of an opera by a black artist on that stage, and we're getting a behind-the-scenes look at the return of the met. ♪ >> reporter: the metropolitan opera is back, and last-minute preps are under way. from costumes to scenic design, all preparing for the return to its new york city stage. ♪

terrence blanchard's "fire shut up in my bones." this is the met. >> i'm still pinching myself. >> reporter: the jazz trumpeter, now making history at the met. >> when i look at that stage and when the premiere happens, history is going to happen. >> yeah. >> first black composer in the 138-year history of the metropolitan opera. >> yeah. it's an overwhelming experience, but i got to tell you, it's filled with mixed emotions because i know that i'm the first, but i know i'm not the first qualifier, and that always has to be said. i know that i'm standing on some very strong shoulders. >> reporter: the show based on a memoir of the same name, is the story of trauma and overcoming. you have said that opera is to tell stories. >> yes. >> how does that apply? >> well, the thing that i really

love about opera is that in my entrance into opera, is i get a chance to tell all the stories. i'll never forget when i did my first opera in new orleans, an african-american gentleman in the '70s came up to me and shook my said and said, if this is opera, i'll come. i knew what that meant. he saw himself on the stage. the first day we had the rehearsal we had a round table session with the cast, and that was an entire discussion, and the thing i have been telling people, this is not my opera anymore. it doesn't belong to me. it belongs to them. everybody has taken ownership for reasons like that. ♪ >> reporter: including baritone will liverman who stars in the lead role of charles. how have rehearsals been? >> they have been really -- they've really fed my soul to be honest. to be back here, you know, not only opening the season, but with so many great black voices and telling a black story. ♪

>> tell us about charles. tell us about -- what brings him to life up there on that stage? >> the incredible thing about this role, i mean, i've never had an opportunity to play a living and breathing person, and not only that, you know, someone who i kind of can relate to on a lot of levels. you know, his story is just so powerful and poignant. >> reporter: blanchard blending rhythms of jazz and classical opera, the style he calls an opera in jazz, the musicality elevated by choreographer and director camille a. brown. >> this woman is a genius. >> thank you. >> she's steeped in the history, technically sound, and has a forward-looking approach to dance, and it's all scenes. the imagery is powerful. >> we have to feel with all of our senses. we have to see it and we have to

hear it and all of these things are working together to tell the story. >> reporter: and brown is breaking barriers as the met's first black director. >> we have to reach every seat in here. >> reporter: and she's bringing moment and dance to the stage in a big way. can you show me just one of the moves that we might be seeing? can i just see one? just a little something. >> okay. ♪ >> look at that. that's awesome. the energy. i'm looking forward to, and i'm going tonight for the first time. a little date night with sweet amber, but there's something that terrence blanchard said. he said, i want this to not be a token moment, but a turnkey moment. this has to open the door for other people to tell their story. it's not an either or. it's an and. >> the man said, if this is

opera, i will come. that's the idea, branching out. >> we are looking forward to the update from you. it's going to be up past your bedtime. >> i'm used to taking a disco nap. i'm taking an opera nap tonight. "fire shut up in my bones" runs tonight, and the met is also presenting a free live simulcast of tonight's performance. >> oh, wow. >> opening performance in times square. >> we're going to see it with you. coming up here, folks, on "gma," best-selling author nicholas sparks joins us live right here in times square. ♪ live right here in times square. every single day, we're all getting a little bit better. we're better cooks... better neighbors... hi. i've got this until you get back.

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♪ welcome back to "gma," everybody, and our next guest, you know him, you love him. he has sold over 100 million copies of his books, he has 16 number one "new york times" best sellers. i'm talking nicholas sparks. he's now out with his latest novel, "the wish," and he is right here in studio to talk about it. so naturally you have a new book out. the first question is, when can we expect the movie? >> you know, i learned, especially with these covid times, let's use that as an excuse. nothing is ever certain until things start filming, but, you know, hopefully there will be news about "the wish" coming out later this month. >> okay, there might be a little something there. 20, 25 books? >> something like that. it's about 25 years, and 24 or

first loves. where do you keep getting the inspiration for these stories? >> first off, the best way to think of a book is not, like, one little idea. that's the whole thing. it's, like, 10,000 ideas. so that first idea can come from anywhere. your experiences, something you read, someone you meet. maybe you have a character, like, oh, i would like to talk about them or a theme that you lie. for this one, i kind of had it in my head. i want to do a story about a pregnant teenager who decides to give the baby up for adoption, and hey, i wonder if a girl like that can fall in love. there we are. >> how long does it take you to churn out something like this? > a book is about a year start to finish. you have the thinking of the story, then the writing, then the editing, then the promoting, and then the recovery, and then repeat.

okay, welcome to my life. 25 years. throw in a bunch of children along the way and that's my life. >> how many more do you have in you? >> 25. >> you think so? >> let's say i'm halfway done, right? i think -- iis that the brain is like any other, you know, organ or muscle. the more you exercise it, the better it will be. so 25 plus my age. i'm 55. that will put me at 80 and i'm, like, okay, we want to be sharp at 80. you don't want to be one of these people who can't have a conversation. so i probably have to keep writing until then. >> now, for the fans, how is this one going to be a little different? you told me the plot of it, but how is this going to feel different than the others? >> it's got a little bit of everything, but i think the biggest -- it's kind of my thing. i grew up as a kid, and we weren't real well off and we were kids. loved christmas. that's the time we used to get gifts, right? it was really a big deal, and i have this feeling that if you are an american novelist, you have to write a christmas story. you have to. >> okay.

>> so, you know, it's a little bit of a christmas story, right? guess what, a big chunk of it takes place in new york. >> okay. >> the main character is from here and she does a lot of the new york-y things at christmas, "the nutcracker," and the big rockefeller center tree. this is my version of, you know, my christmas story. we all know dickens won hands-down with "a christmas carol," but this is my attempt in my genre. >> we talk about the movies that becomes hits, but now this. we're talking about now "the notebook" going to broadway? >> yeah. this is the plan, right? another covid situation, but right now it's -- the plans are tentatively to open first in chicago in a few months. maybe february. i think casting is going to be coming up soon, and see how it goes there, and then of course, we move to the big stage here on broadway. that's kind of exciting. i can't wait to see that story

with music. >> i can't wait to see that either. >> should be good, right? >> it's going to be great. nicholas, always good to have you here. i guess we'll see you next year for the next book since you're doing one a year. >> it's a good one. i'm already working on it. >> you're working on it? >> i'm about 70% done. >> does it have a title? >> i can't tell you. >> always good to have you here. "the wish" comes out tomorrow. is that right? >> i think that's right. >> i think that's right. ginger, we'll head over to you. >> he has 25 more books in him. i love that. look who's here with us with the "gma." you know it's a good morning. i got stuck behind mickey and minnie coming in this morning, and we are almost back to normal. this is the 50-year anniversary celebration of the walt disney world resort. looking so good in the iridescent outfits. i'm going to be with them this friday at walt disney world as we kick off the big bash. it's a party that will last 18 months. i know many of us have birthday weeks and months, but they're doing 18 months.

we have fun at all four theme parks, disney springs and the walt disney world resort hotels. "gma" will be there this friday, to get the party started, and i can't wait to see it doesn't matter people's age, they love mickey and minnie. turn now to boosting education. covid has certainly shown that many schools lack the technology needed to succeed in our digital age. bridging that digital divide was front and center. take a look.

it was a weekend of spectacular performances. ♪ >> reporter: global citizen live showcasing 2 like impng etion for all. >> covid-19 exposed the depths of the digital divide. we know how important education is in defeating poverty, but we all have to do our part if we are going to make an impact. >> reporter: in 2020, more than 50 million students had to learn remotely due to the pandemic, but 1 in 4 of those students lack stable internet access. this digital divide making it difficult for nearly 400,000 teachers to educate. numbers our sponsor verizon wants to change fo teachers and students through their verizon innovative learning education initiative. committing up to $3 billion through 2025 to close that divide. verizon initiative learning providing resources to teachers like christina bustamonte for

her eighth grade students. >> being back here in person, they were able to see the build and development of this space. >> reporter: the students are able to visit a college virtually, take a trip around the world with the ar or vr or learn graphic design. >> our students were given more opportunity for choice and creativity that was not a one-size-fits-all learning environment. it really opened up for the students to become the creators of the content. >> reporter: verizon now going one step further. >> we set a bold commitment to reach 10 million youth and ensure they had the digital skills they needed to compete in the future. so we launched verizon innovative learning hq providing high-tech tools that you can utilize no matter what your technology solution is. >> reporter: the hq portal will now be available to all k through 12 teachers for free. >> a quality education has technology at its core, and if

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front of thousands at global citizen? >> it was so good. i think there was definitely a shared energy among all the artists. it felt so good. all the other artists i was talking to felt the same way. it was so nice to be there with real people. it was amazing. >> so let's talk about this new album here. what was the inspiration behind it for you? >> well, i guess it was pretty much the same as all my other albums in that, you know, i write a lot from personal experience, and i think the last year that we all kind of had, you know, allowed for a lot of inspiration, a lot of, you know, personal reflection and i think it's just kind of about the things i've gone through, and the stories that i have had to tell in the last year and a half or so. i'm very proud of it. >> we've all definitely got some stories to tell and can connect with that for sure. so in the meantime, alessia, thank you. we're going to get to the music here. it is streaming everywhere right now. here's alessia cara

performing "best days." ♪ ♪ so much harder to be honest ♪ ♪ with yourself at twenty something ♪ ♪ wish i knew what i'm becoming ♪ ♪ and felt the ground while i was on it ♪ ♪ hoping waiting on a moment ♪ ♪ not knowing if it's coming or it's going ♪ ♪ what if my best days are the days i've left behind ♪ ♪ and what if the rest stays the same for all my life ♪

♪ i'm running with my eyes closed, so it goes ♪ ♪ you live and then you die ♪ ♪ by the hardest pill to swallow is the meantime ♪ ♪ are the best days just the ones that we survive ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ if i'd known to fuel the fire ♪ ♪ i would have thrown my arms up higher ♪ ♪ would have held on a little tighter ♪ ♪ cause you don't know a thing you'll miss till it's behind you ♪ ♪ oh ♪

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and once again, big thanks to alessia cara for that

fantastic performance. >> and let's give a great congratulations to our "gma" social media manager, katerina. she just got married. congratulations to her. [ applause ] ot married. congratulations to her. [ applause ]

>> building a better bay area, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning, let's check in with sue for a look at traffic. sue: slow and and and and and aa bridge. it's stacked up to the over crossings as you approach the tolls in a new accident 101 northbound near the montague. mike: still some drizzle out there but some sunshine mixed in with clouds before the chance of rain rolls and. it's mainly going to be in the north bay until 5:00 with some scattered showers for the rest of us this afternoon. cooler than average today and tomorrow and then it gets hot this weekend. >> time for live with kelly and

ryan and we will be back at 11 for >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, award-winning actor and recording artist, leslie odom jr. plus, the new drama, "ncis: hawaii," vanessa lachey. and it's time to focus on your heart as we kick off "live's health check week." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos! >> kelly: hi. i am over here. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ thank you. hi. hi, th