younger than me. good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. on this anniversary of the assault on our capitol, the investigation charges ahead. america's divisions persist. breaking news, the president addresses the nation this morning, one year after the capitol insurrection. the president calls former president trump singularly responsible for the riot as we learn just how close trump came to overturning the election results. while the investigation ramps up, trumpery former press secretary who resigned that day meets with the house committee and attorney general merrick garland has a new warning for those present and who planned the violence. we're live in our nation's capitol this morning. breaking overnight, the cdc giving the green light to boosters for 12 to 15-year-olds as the fight over school shutdowns grow and the new

warning about some pop-up testing sites. breaking overnight, a violent revolt in kazakhstan. dozens of protesters killed, hundreds injured after attacks on government institutions. buildings ransacked. police stations overrun. officers killed. now russian paratroopers deployed to back the regime. how will president biden respond? search for answers after the deadliest fire in philadelphia in at least a hundred years. winter blast. more than 110 million americans on alert across 42 states for heavy snow, ice and brutal cold. virginia's governor declaring a state of emergency hoping to avoid another highway debacle. ghislaine maxwell conviction in jeopardy? questions about a possible retrial as a juror breaks his silence reportedly telling fellow jurors his own story of alleged sexual abuse. rejected. top ranked tennis player novak djokovic denied entry to

australia. the superstar vows to appeal after his medical exemption for being unvaccinated was denied. ♪ i'm defying gravity ♪ flying high. a software engineer defying gravity soaring to new heights on broadway after a seven-year hiatus. plus, check your lotto tickets, there are two powerball jackpot winners out there this morning and nothing can bring them down with a $632 million prize. good morning, america. thank you for joining us this morning. it's also great to have amy here at the desk with us and judging that you're here means you didn't win one of those. >> that's correct and same right back at you. so congratulations to those who did play and win. >> we're happy for them. we'll begin with that momentous anniversary, that's a live look at the capitol defiant in its splendor this morning, one year ago, such a different scene, surreal, unseli

mately terrifying unlike anyour ever seen before. the images indelible. gallows raised to the chant of "hang mike pence." a confederate battle flag inside the halls of the senate. this rioter with his feet on the desk of the speaker of the house. and those trump flags defiling the capitol hill balcony, a reminder this sad event was sparked by the lies of a president about an election he lost. trump's attempt to overturn the election failed one year ago, but faith in our democracy has fallen dramatically. only 20% of americans have high confidence in our election system. in the past 12 months more than 700 people have been charged but the fbi is still seeking 350 individuals involved in the violence. more than 40% of americans still believe that joe biden did not win the 2020 election despite zero evidence to back that claim. we have full team coverage this

morning from capitol hill and the white house where cecilia vega starts us off, good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning, george. president biden just wrapping right now. i have to tell you these were his most forceful and direct words i have ever heard from this president, mincing no words about what happened on january 6th and about president trump. he never mentioned president trump by name directly, but make no mistake he laid the blame at his feet for what happened on january 6th. take a listen. >> here's the truth. a former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. he's done so because he values power of principle, because he sees his own interests as more important than his country's interests than america's interests and because his bruised ego matters more to him

than our democracy or constitution. he can't accept he lost. >> reporter: president biden is saying president trump is not just a former president, he's a formed defeated president who rallied that mob who came back here to the white house and sat in his private dining room, watched all this unfold on tv and president biden said he did nothing to stop it. he said he values power over principle. george, this is the attack that so many democrats have calling on the president to make about what happened that day. >> cecilia vega, thanks. one year later the investigation into the insurrection is nowhere near complete with new developments in the last day. senior national correspondent terry moran has the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. overnight the committee investigating january 6th heard from stephanie grisham, a key witness, one of trump's longest serving aides and worked as press secretary for melania trump and president trump and quit on january 6th and since

turned against the trumps and her testimony one piece in the puzzle of what's become a sweeping investigation. this committee has heard from more than 300 witnesses, reviewed tens of thousands of documents, issued more than 50 subpoenas. here's the thing, almost all of this work has been done behind closed doors. this committee is trying to get the fullest picture possible of what happened before they go public, perhaps with primetime hearings sometime later this year. congressman bennie thompson, chairman of the committee, says the evidence shows it was likely a coordinated effort. all this as a new abc news/ipsos polls shows the country divided about january 6th but sadly and strikingly united on that one issue that you mentioned. just 20% of americans say that they are very confident in the u.s. election system, just 30% of democrats, just 13% of republicans. those numbers suggest something seriously wrong. we're losing faith in our own

democracy. >> let's bring in jon karl and martha raddatz who were both on the scene that day. martha, let me begin with you. watching you on the capitol steps that day around the capitol it was eerily similar to watching you from war zones. >> reporter: it sure was. i remember you and i talking about that that day and saying, it must be like baghdad and it certainly was and in so many ways more dangerous and more frightening because what you had that day is veteran on veteran. astonishingly these men and women who had been in baghdad and afghanistan fending off an enemy, fellow veterans who were fighting with them and you also had that mob mentality. there is nothing more dangerous than a mob and they were behind us all day trying to get in this building. successfully getting in this building and taking it over for hour after hour. you know, george, i remember standing there and there was a flash bang behind me, a flash bang grenade where they were

trying to clear those crowds. obviously they finally did but it was hours and hours until the national guard arrived. >> and before president trump said anything. jon, you were reporting from the white house that day. it's important to remember this was the end of president trump's efforts to overturn the election, not the beginning. >> reporter: george, i think the most important thing to remember today is that january 6th was not about a riot, it was not about an attack on the capitol. that was one element of the story, but there was a much larger effort under way that was led out of the white house by president trump. it was an effort to overturn a presidential election to effectively overthrow a duly elected president-elect to aim right at the heart of our democracy. the attack on the capitol was an element of that. it wasn't even necessarily the most important element of that and here's the really haunting thing, george, as i have gone back and looked at all of this. it came dangerously close to succeeding. that effort to overturn the

election or to call into doubt joe biden's election victory came dangerously close to succeeding. >> jon, you have been reporting ever since january 6th, including new information in your book "betrayal" and a lot of information about what vice president mike pence was going through that day. >> reporter: yeah, i noticed in my reporting for the book, george, that mike pence had a photographer with him as he fled the senate chamber, as he was removed by the secret service and the rioters came into the building, he had a photographer with him. after months of work i got a chance to look at those photos. they have never been made public but it's a window into what happened to mike pence. at the very beginning one of the most chilling images is he is brought to a room behind the senate chamber and you can see karen pence, his wife, the second lady, closing the curtains to the windows that were looking out at the rioters clearly afraid if she could see them, they could see the vice president. worried about his safety and he

was removed, george, to a basement loading dock, essentially a parking garage in the capitol complex because unlike the other congressional leaders, he refused to leave. he would not follow the secret service orders to leave the complex. he wanted to be here until the counting of the electoral votes was done and, of course, they eventually all came back and did it later that evening. >> martha, finally, you went back recently and retraced the rioters' steps in the capitol. >> reporter: i did. i have not been inside the building since january 6th of last year, and i wanted to walk around. i wanted to see what those police officers were seeing, and they could see what i'm seeing now looking out across the national mall, the washington monument, the lincoln

mmorial. that's what they saw that mob of thousands approach. it reminded me of going back in the pentagon after 9/11. of course a much, much greater loss of life, but there's still a stain on this building, something the people that work here will never forget. george? >> martha raddatz, jon karl, thanks very much. michael? we turn to that breaking news overnight in the fight against covid. the cdc has authorized booster shots for 12 to 15-year-old, this as more schools have been forced to shut down over covid-related staffing shortages. whit johnson at a children's hospital in connecticut where teens are getting boosted right now. good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. these teenagers, ages 12 to 15 years old, are among the first in the country to get their booster shots today. we'll get to that in just a moment but all comes at a critical time. here at connecticut children's, the number of covid patients has increased from 2 to 17 in just

the last month. the omicron surge straining resources across the country. this morning, the first wave of pfizer booster shots for 12 to 15-year-olds going into arms. >> it's exciting because it's the next step. everyone has to take this step if we're going to get out of the pandemic. >> reporter: the cdc director signing off overnight after its advisory panel overwhelmingly recommended that third dose. with record pediatric covid cases and hospital admissions nationwide, some parents like tina campbell are eager to get in line, already booking an appointment for her 13-year-old today. >> i'm disabled. my two young kids are immunocompromised and immunosuppressed. it's critical we don't wait to get our kids vaccinated. >> reporter: nearly 9 million 12 to 17-year-olds remain completely unvaccinated. this as omicron takes a toll on schools across the country. >> not too happy. kids should be in school. >> reporter: in chicago a standoff between the teachers union and the school district over covid safety measures

putting 340,000 students out of class again today. >> if you want to get us back into the schools quicker, provide testing. >> we will not relent. enough is enough. >> reporter: in san francisco, 600 teachers called in sick tuesday. the union there demanding a plan. and in boston, so many teachers called out sick that the superintendent jumped in to substitute. >> i jumped in to gear and said i'll clear my calendar and i'll go over and teach a fourth grade class. >> reporter: the u.s. averaging more than 550,000 cases per day. nearly 120,000 americans now hospitalized with covid. including 18-year-old mitchell toby at dayton children's. he is unvaccinated because his parents worried about his rare autoimmune disease but now he says he's determined to get the shots. >> we know vaccines work and this situation -- we probably wuldn't be here if he had taken the vaccine.

>> reporter: so we're back now at connecticut children's and our brave volunteer, 14-year-old kiley has raised her hand to do the first booster shot of the day and sara will go ahead and administer it. kiley's younger sister is also here watching her go first. how did it feel? good? >> yes. >> reporter: excellent. kiley says she gets a doughnut before she goes back to class. it's all worth it. thank you for being a brave volunteer. to everyone here, remember, this is just the pfizer vaccine only, the third dose available to those 12 and older five months after their second dose. those appointments available starting today. michael? >> all right, kiley showed just how easy it is. george? >> time for my daughter to get the booster as well. we're going overseas to an attempted revolution in kazakhstan. the government has resigned and authorities killed dozens of protesters in the wake of violent attacks that killed at

least 12 officers. russian troops have now been deployed to support the regime echoing moves from soviet times. ian pannell is tracking the story. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. that's right, dramatic developments overnight. as you say, pro-government troops killing dozens of anti-government protesters, now russian paratroopers are being deployed to help amid fears this could get far more bloody. these massive demonstrations escalate and started over fuel prices and have become about many more things we've seen scenes of government buildings being burned and ransacked. police stations overrun and the airport seized although a state of emergency is in place and there's an internet outage so getting real facts on the ground is very, very difficult. but we also know that this presents a problem not just for vladimir putin but for the white house, how do you respond to this situation? george? >> scary times, ian pannell, thanks very much. amy? now to new details and questions in that tragedy in philadelphia. 12 people including 8 children killed when fire tore through

their duplex home. trevor ault is on the scene for us this morning. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, amy. officials here in philadelphia say this is the single deadliest fire the city has seen in at least a hundred years and now they're trying to figure out how it happened. we know one avenue they're explore something whether it was sparked by a christmas tree fire and also looking at potentially the fire hazard caused by how many were inside, 26 people, 18 alone just on the second floor. now, officials say firefighters got here within four minutes of the first 911 call but we also know that the smoke detectors inside the building were not working and could have cost them valuable time here. now, this morning investigators from local and federal levels are back here on the scene sifting through the debris. we can see on the firefighters' faces this unimaginable toll. so many young lives lost and it's possible the death toll could grow even higher. michael? >> unimaginable tragedy there, thank you so much. now to those winter storms on the move across the country,

more than 110 million americans are on alert. ginger is tracking it all for us. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: michael, nearly every state in our union has some sort of winter alert. so i'm going to take you through the videos because you can find them pretty easily out there. everybody is getting that snow and cold. denver just north of them on i-25, slowdowns because of three to six inches, some of the foothills getting more than 20. u.s. 131 in kent county, michigan, a road i've driven hundreds if not thousands of time, more than ten inches in coopersville and new buffalo, michigan, shows where you have lake-enhanced bands with gusts over 56 miles an hour. slipping and sliding, a lot of folks did that yesterday with dozens of accidents. that was in bristol, connecticut, thankfully everybody okay there. i warn you you'd see a busy map and windchills possible to 60 below. a lot seeing more snow. by tomorrow three to six inches throughout the northeast through boston.

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david:: mostly cloudy skies today. temperatures in the mid 50's to low 60's. drew: it is a dry day. overnight tonight, though, we hang onto that cloud cover. the rain returns after midnight in the north bay. temperatures overnight tonight in the mid and upper 40's. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. morning clouds today. tomorrow it's rain to sunshine. then the weekend, saturday and sunday, a lot of sunshine. dry skies. that dry pattern continues into early next week. >> we'll be right back.

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reviewed tens of thousands of documents and issued more than 50 subpoenas. overnight also the cdc authorized booster shots for 12 to 15-year-olds in the hopes it can contain the spread of omicron. the cdc says that every cruise ship at sea in u.s. waters with passengers has reported cases of coronavirus. the agency now recommending avoiding cruises for the time being. the new variant forced the grammy awards to be postponed. no new date has been announced. kyrie irving making his season debut last night helping lead the brooklyn nets to victory after missing the team's first 35 games because he is not vaccinated. irving putting up 22 points in the win including this buzzer beater at the end of the third quarter. he is only a part-time player. for now barred from playing home games because of new york city's vaccination mandate. cid cases.cided to let him back his next game is monday in portland. we'll stick with the sports and go to the world's top tennis player who is denied entry into australia after a battle with visa and covid vaccination status.

novak djokovic had his medical exemption revoked after arriving in the country to defend his title. will reeve is here with the details. good morning, will. >> reporter: michael, good morning. to watch novak djokovic play tennis is to witness the sublime, even something approaching the divine but the defending australian open champ is just a human and according to the australian government is no better than any other. they said he did not meet the requirements to enter their country. now they're requiring him to leave. this morning, history on pause for tennis superstar novak djokovic as his bid for a record-breaking australian open title may be over before it begins. overnight fellow tennis great rafael nadal who is currently tied with djokovic and roger federer for the most grand slam single titles with 20, he made his own decisions and everybody is free to take their own decisions but then there are some consequences adding that the world in my opinion has been suffering enough to not follow

the rules. djokovic was denied entry into the country after an hours long detainment at the melbourne airport. australian border forces canceling the world number one's visa after they deemed he failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to australia. >> that's what's really mind-boggling about the situation that he was able to get a medical exemption, he got on a plane to leave europe and come to australia. he lands at the airport in melbourne 20 to 24 hours later and then the border patrol says, hold on a second, we're not letting you in the country. >> reporter: overnight australian prime minister scott morrison defending it. >> rules are rules. there are tho no special cases. ultimately this is the responsibility of the traveler. >> reporter: djokovic staying at this melbourne hotel as his attorneys vow to appeal. this dramatic visa turnaround

comes just days after the nine-time australian open winner who has repeatedly refused to confirm his vaccination status posted this photo announcing he was granted exemption permission by the tournament. one of tennis' four grand slams the australian open requires all players to be vaccinated or have a medical exemption. organizers insist their approval was impartial. >> i think it's incumbent upon novak djokovic to make a public statement to explain his position. if he doesn't do that it's going to be raining boos when he takes that court. >> reporter: djokovic is currently at the park hotel quarantine facility in melbourne. he'll be there until at least monday. a federal judge in australia said there was a delay in receiving djokovic's appeal of those visa decisions. that case has been adjourned until monday unless djokovic decides to leave australia of his own accord before then. guys? >> boy, that reaction was fierce. >> yes. >> and quick. >> thanks very much.

we turn to that blockbuster development in the ghislaine maxwell trial. defense attorneys planning to demand a retrial after a juror revealed he was the victim of sexual abuse. erielle reshef has the latest. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. after a month long trial and days of deliberations here at this federal courthouse that juror's comments now have the potential to upend a conviction the government hailed as a victory for women over power and privilege. this morning, the sweeping conviction in the sex trafficking trial of ghislaine maxwell could be in jeopardy. a juror breaking his silence reportedly revealing he shared his own story of alleged sexual abuse with other jurors, possibly swaying the verdict. >> after what i've learned she's just as guilty as epstein. i don't want to call her a monster. a predator is the right word. >> reporter: scotty david identified by his first and middle name speaking to "the daily mail" but reportedly telling multiple outlets while he believed the accusers who testified against maxwell other

jurors doubted the accounts of two of the key witnesses in the case. "the independent" reporting that he told his fellow jurors, i know what happened when i was sexually abused. i remember the color of the carpet, the walls, some of it can be replayed like a video but i can't remember all the details. there are some things that run together. david reportedly saying the jury room went dead silent as he shared his story and claiming when some jurors questioned why the women didn't come forward sooner he told them he didn't disclose his own abuse until he was in high school. >> we can't judge them based on what they did or didn't do. they're 14. >> reporter: in a new court filing maxwell's attorneys arguing those statements present incontrovertible grounds for a new trial calling it an issue of pressing importance. prosecutors also now calling for a judicial inquiry. both parties seeking clarity on whether david's disclosure was properly addressed during jury

selection. david reportedly claiming he didn't remember a question about sexual abuse on the jury questionnaire, but he would have answered honestly if asked. and a second juror speaking anonymously to "the new york times" reportedly saying they too had shared a personal story of sexual abuse with fellow jurors and that may have played a role in maxwell's conviction. six men and six women conferring over the course of six days convicting maxwell on five of six federal counts finding she helped lure, groom and offer up underage girls for sex with close associate disgraced multimillionaire jeffrey epstein. >> it satisfies me to know we did our due diligence and brought justice for these victims, for these girls who are now women. >> reporter: a judge saying she now wants to hear from prosecutors and from maxwell's attorneys in the coming weeks. george? >> erielle, thanks. let's bring in chief legal analyst dan abrams. is this getting thrown out? >> i think it's very likely based on what we know today.

i don't say that lightly. i'm usually the one saying i don't think this appeal is going to go anywhere. this is just another failed effort. this is real and this is big. if, if you have one or two jurors who did not disclose on that jury questionnaire that they were victims of sexual abuse after being specifically asked that question and then went into the deliberation process, shared those experiences and then according to one of those jurors that that helped sway the jury, then i don't see how they don't grant a new trial. >> and so you just laid out the key issues that they have to get to the bottom of. what is going to happen at this upcoming hearing? >> the most important question is, did they fail to say it on their jury questionnaires? now, from the defense's perspective they don't even want a hearing. their perspective is, look, we know everything we need to know. the prosecutors also clearly recognized how serious this is and so prosecutors are asking

for the fact finding hearing. talk to the jurors about exactly what they said and didn't say. prosecutors say we need to know what did they say in the deliberation process. we need to go through their jury forms. we need to know whether this was intentional or not. so the first question the judge will have to answer is, do we even need an in-depth hearing or do we know enough at this point to say that a new trial just has to be granted? >> there's no allegation of prosecutorial misconduct. it's all about whether there is a new trial, not her going completely free. >> correct, this would be about a new trial. look, and this may mean that the jurors didn't do it on purpose, so to speak. that's one of the questions, whether the conduct, if it was misconduct was intentional or not. >> thanks. coming up next pop-up covid test sites are everywhere but are they legitimate? we'll tell you what you need to know when we come back.

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we are back with the new warning about some covid testing sites. one major city reporting about some pop-up tents that may not be what they appear to be. victor oquendo is live at a legitimate testing site in florida with more. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, amy. this site opened up just this week to help keep up with demand and that's happening across the country but you have to be careful because some of these sites are not what they appear

to be. this morning, as thousands flock to covid-19 testing sites a new warning from government officials in pennsylvania. the city of philadelphia telling residents to avoid unaffiliated covid-19 testing pop-up tents citing reports of covid test staff claiming specific sites were funded by fema. those claims later proved to be false. this week this man and his daughter went to get tested at a pop-up site in center city philadelphia. >> we were both tested negative according to that pop-up site but we both took at-home tests and both came up positive. i think there's more than just a problem with the site and the organization. we also question the validity of the test. >> reporter: alex pearlsteen also visited one of those last month before seeing family. >> the tent was a little bare. i was just like a black tent and the table was as well. they had like a sign taped to the front but there wasn't much else. >> reporter: his result was

negative, but started showing symptoms soon after. an additional test came back positive. he feels he unknowingly put his family at risk. >> it didn't even cross my mind that this wouldn't be legit. >> reporter: the issue is not isolated to pennsylvania. illinois health officials this week sharing their concern over pop-up sites. >> there unfortunately are those taking advantage of these crazy times to try to scam people. >> reporter: washington based national health care anti-fraud association says they've identified testing site fraud operations in florida, georgia and new york as well. but experts say this is not a reason you should avoid testing. >> the vast majority of these sites are valid sites and you should not be discouraged from getting a test. that's the last thing you want to do. you want to be a little careful. >> reporter: so here are some easy steps you can take. make sure your testing site is aft affiliated with a hospital or a city. this one run by the city of

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make more of what's yours. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the attack on the capitol one year later. the president addresses the nation this morning. he calls former president trump singularly responsible for the riot as we learn how close trump came to overturning the results while the investigation ramps up and the survivors of the insurrection open up about the trauma they endured that day in the capitol. >> all of the memories feel just as fresh and raw. >> reporter: struggling with ptsd and the path to healing. new study on heart health and women. highlighting the connection between cognitive issues and why some factors could put women at greater risk than men. dr. ashton is here to break it down. achieving their dreams. the stars of "sweet valley high," how one sister helped her

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brandy. >> she is such a bright light. i cannot wait to hear from her and all about her new project. also this morning, dr. ashton is here breaking down a new study, what women need to know about the connection between heart health and dementia. >> that is coming up. first the anniversary of the capitol insurrection. the scene one year ago today unlike any our 250-year-old democracy has ever seen before. in the past 12 months more than 700 people have been charged. the fbi is still seeking 350 involved in the violence. want to go back to cecilia vega at the white house. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning. president biden not mentioning former president trump by name, but make no mistake he laid the blame for january 6th right at the former president's feet. >> here's the truth. the former president has created and spread a web of lies about

the 2020 election. he's done so because he values power over principle. he sees his own interests as more important than his country's interests, than america's interests and because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or constitution. he can't accept he lost. >> reporter: this was one attack after the next from the moment president biden started speaking. he called president trump not a former president, a defeated former president saying he values power over principle. amy, this is the attack democrats wanted to hear from this president. >> cecilia vega, thank you for that. yes, one year later the investigations into the insurrection are ramping up with new developments in just the past 24 hours. pierre thomas has the very latest on that and, pierre, attorney general merrick garland laid down a pretty dramatic marker yesterday. >> reporter: amy, good morning. the bottom line is that this

investigation is far from over. the ag stated bluntly, quote, the actions we have taken thus far will not be our last and he made clear the fbi will pursue not just people who attacked the capitol but anyone involved in planning violence. he did not mention president trump by name but said he will follow the facts wherever they lead no matter the level, amy. >> pierre, we know this is one of the biggest investigations ever into those events a year ago. but how great is the threat right now? >> reporter: think about this, amy. the fbi arrested 225 people who are accused of assaulting police that day. but they are still pursuing 250 still unidentified suspects who were caught on tape attacking police. that's just an incredible number. then there's the would-be bombei describing as potentially lethal devices at democratic and republican headquarters. there is so much anger out there and while no credible threat has been identified for today, there's deep concern about lone wolves, that concern is not just for here in washington but across the nation. amy.

>> all right, pierre thomas, we appreciate it. thank you. michael? now to the fight against covid. the cdc has authorized booster shots for 12 to 15-year-olds. this as more schools have been forced to shut down over covid-related staffing shortages. let's go back to whit johnson at a children's hospital in connecticut. good morning again, whit. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning to you. so now anyone 12 years and older five months after their second pfizer dose is eligible for a booster shot. here at connecticut children's mckenzie is in the chair volunteering for us and kevin will administer the booster. ready to go? >> i'm ready to go. >> reporter: mckenzie has been waiting patiently so here's the shot. all good? >> all good. >> reporter: all good. there you have it. we've been going throughout the motions through the course of the day and others still waiting in line and all comes as after the cdc director gave the green light overnight following the cdc advisory panel's recommendation that now anyone 12 years and older can get that

booster shot. but still nearly 9 million 12 to 17-year-olds haven't even received their first shots and are unvaccinated. this as the omicron surge is taking its toll on schools across the country. the standoff continues in chicago between the teachers union and the school district over covid safety measures putting 340,000 students out of class again today and in san francisco, 600 teachers called out sick tuesday. the union there demanding a plan. overall the u.s. is now averaging a record, more than 550,000 covid cases per day across the country. guys? >> okay, whit, thanks very much. coming up the insurrection aftermath. survivors struggling with ptsd. how some lawmakers have bonded to help each other recover. the new study about the connection between heart health and dementia. how women are affected more than men. plus, the "sweet valley high" star whose twin donated an egg so she could have a baby. they share their story. and brandy joins us live.

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getting ready for snow in times square. welcome back to "gma." want to get right back to our "gma" cover story, the trauma of january 6th. it's something many lawmakers and staffers are still living with trying to work through together. our congressional correspondent rachel spent some time with them. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. these lawmakers and staffers are both witnesses and victims to what happened january 6th. one year later they are bonded together by that trauma but still struggling to recover.

one year after the deadly insurrection, one close-knit group of democratic lawmakers are struggling to cope with the trauma. >> can you believe that it's already been a year? >> it's really hard to believe it. all of the memories feel just as fresh and raw. >> reporter: as the capitol came under attack, lawmakers were trapped in the house chamber. the mob pounding on the door. >> initially for me it was just how do you get out of here? in the gallery when we prayed, that though also made me feel back to that word faith like all in that balcony in that gallery, i could just feel every ancestor, all the bad things that have to wake you up to want the reality is. >> i will admit that i still harbor feelings of anger and

resentment. >> you do? >> i snapped back in to that jason crow army ranger mindset and was preparing myself to take life again to protect us and to get out. >> most people don't have to come back every single day to the place where they endured so much trauma. when you're back inside the chamber, what do you think about now? >> i think about it all the time and every time i get an alert i feel my heart starting to race a little bit more, right? i feel anxiety. i haven't gone back to the gallery. >> reporter: those lawmakers in the gallery that day by chance stayed in touch. group text messages turning into therapy session. some diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. >> crucible of that day brought us together, made us more resolute, impassioned and strong. >> you kept the gas mask. something that many people maybe would never want to see again.

>> got it. >> why keep it? >> this bears witness. you know, this is going to be with me wherever i end up. this moment is going to be seared into my memory and a reminder of the responsibility. >> nancy, oh, nancy. >> reporter: their staffs were haunted too. that nancy pelosi's team barricading themselves inside a conference room just steps away from the mob. you can hear nathaniel holmes whispering in horror. >> they're pounding on the door trying to find her. >> reporter: this is his first time speaking out. >> i thought we were going to die. >> do you think about the scenarios? >> a lot of thoughts were going through my head on that day. were they going to kill just were they going to torture us? that's been my most traumatic experience. >> reporter: one year later while the initial shock has worn off an unanticipated grief remains, that time can't even seem to shake. >> do you think it's possible for the capitol to ever be the same? >> i don't know if it'll be the same but hopefully it can be

better. >> reporter: and some aides were so shaken by what happened to them on january 6th that they quit their jobs leaving the capitol altogether, george. >> and, rachel, what an unusual start to your career covering capitol hill, your first day last january 6th. >> reporter: first day on the beat. i started the day in georgia covering a historic senate runoff election, ended it in washington, d.c. covering a deadly insurrection. not just my first day but first week for freshmen lawmakers, many running for cover hiding in a building that they hardly knew. the capitol changed that day and many of us still feel the weight of that almost every single time we walk into that building, george. >> for anyone who's ever worked there, i started my career on capitol hill almost 40 years ago and was so deeply affected by that day because of what was happening to the seat of our democracy. as i said earlier in the program it was a deeply sad day for anyone who's ever been inside those halls. >> reporter: it really was, george, our politics changed too.

thanks. >> rachel scott, thank you. amy? now to a "gma" medical alert, a new study on heart health reveals the risk factors that could put women at greater risk than men of developing cognitive difficulties as they age. our chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton is here with more on all of that. so please break down the study and what it means specifically for women. >> amy, this is a great example of same risk factors, same diseases, cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline, different impact on women versus men so this is an example of why we need sex specific medical research. this study done at the mayo clinic in minnesota looked at mid-life risk factors for cardiovascular disease in men and women and found while more common in men in mid-life things like high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, they had a greater impact on women in mid-life when you talk about cognitive decline. >> what specific risks were most

likely to impact women? >> right, so let's go through them, this was another interesting aspect of this study. it wasn't just cognitive decline in an overall, you know, nutshell. when you talk about cognitive decline overall women who had a history of heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, they were at higher risk. when you talk about memory decline in women, then you were talking about women who had a history of stroke and peripheral vascular disease being at higher risk then when you looked at specifically learning issues in mid-life, women with diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, with a history of stroke or peripheral vascular disease were at higher risk. so we've said before, heart and brain, very intimately connected. now we have to start looking at those differences in women versus men. >> when it comes to staying heart healthy and avoiding risks what are your recommendations. >> the good news here and the silver lining is that for both women and men, there is a lot we can do to reduce shrink. sleep, very, very important and

the field of sleep medicine really exploding in terms of impact on cardiovascular and neurologic consequence, daily exercise, be as active as you can. you are an incredible example of that. don't smoke and if you do smoke try your best to stop. keeping your weight in a healthy range and staying mentally active and engaged. that doesn't just mean like crossword puzzles but socially as well. what's good for the heart is good for the brain. >> i love it. all right, dr. jen, thank you very much. michael, over to you. >> amy, thank you. now to the twins america fell in love with on the '90s series "sweet valley hig" brittany and cynthia daniel and thanks to our friends at "people" we're learning how cynthia helped her sister become a mom. erielle reshef is back with more. hey, erielle. >> reporter: hey, michael. when brittany was told that she couldn't conceive after her battle with cancer she turned to the person closest to her in

life and in dna, her twin sister. >> so what do you think? >> reporter: this morning "sweet valley high" star brittany daniel revealing to "people" magazine that she had a baby using her twin sister's donor egg after a long journey to motherhood. >> finally holding our baby in our arms was just -- it made me go, anything is possible. >> reporter: after her stage 4 cancer diagnosis in 2011, her rigorous chemo treatment wiping out any chance of conceiving her own children. >> i went to meet with an ivf doctor. he said, yeah, your two attempts of trying to retrieve eggs, he said, i just don't see this happening for you. and it was -- yeah, it was pretty devastating. >> reporter: the star known for her role in the cult classic sitcom "the game" leaning on her twin sister cynthia who agreed to share one of her eggs. >> i did tell the doctor, i

said, i do have a twin sister. he's like, wait, what? he said, well, you know, is she healthy? i said, yeah, she is so healthy and has three kids. he said, we should bring her in and so i asked cynthia, i said would you be open to it and, of course, i don't even remember hesitation. of course, i will, like, yeah, i'll come in. the doctor said, you guys share the same dna so it's literally like your child. you can't get any closer to a bby being your own. >> reporter: their family in full support. cynthia's husband "yellowstone" star cole hauser was on board. brittany and her husband turned to a gestational carrier. >> i really wanted to carry the baby but after three failed embryo transfers, i was like, okay, this is what we need to do. >> reporter: they say they want their newest addition, baby hope to bring just that to other women struggling with fertility. >> it almost doesn't seem real

that brit if i has her baby. it's such a small act of kindness that created such a miracle child. >> she is our baby. you know what i mean? it doesn't matter that my sister gave us her egg. i mean, we look at her and she's our child. >> reporter: a true gift and brittany says new motherhood has been beautiful saying that her sister really made her dreams come true. to hear more about their amazing journey, pick up a "people" magazine on news stands friday. michael? >> great gift indeed. now we go back to ginger. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hey, michael, snow is blowing through western tennessee already. we've got video. this is just moments ago from highways there near jackson, tennessee, so between memphis and nashville all in a winter storm warning this morning and as that slides to the east we've got a lot more people impacted. look at the warnings and watches and advisories that go all the way into maine. now, boston is in a winter storm

warning because they should pick up heavier totals and it all starts after midnight for many tonight. it will be in appalachia earlier but then it's really tomorrow morning's commute. i'm talking to you, philadelphia, atlantic city, connecticut, certainly new york city up to boston. three to six inches is the widespread. some places will see five to seven. even eight plu david:: mostly cloudy skies today. temperatures in the mid 50's to low 60's. drew: it is a dry day. overnight tonight, though, we hang onto that cloud cover. the rain returns after midnight in the north bay. temperatures overnight tonight in the mid and upper 40's. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. morning clouds today. tomorrow it's rain to sunshine. then the weekend, saturday and sunday, a lot of sunshine. dry skies. that dry pattern continues into early next week. lolo now to the betty white challenge. fans are raising money for something close to her heart. zohreen shah is in los angeles with the story.

good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. betty white would have turned 100 years old in just a few days and since her fans can't celebrate with her they want to celebrate in honor of her giving her a big gift for the things she loved the most. [ dog barking ] >> what was that? >> rose brought a dog home from the supermarket. >> what, couldn't she just get stew meat like she usually does? >> reporter: this morning betty white fans urging donations to local animal shelters paying tribute to the late actress' favorite cause on her 100th birthday. >> that's my life really. i have to stay in show business to pay for my animal business. but i've found them endlessly fascinating since i was born. >> reporter: the donation challenge picking up steam after social media users started the betty white challenge online. images like this one going viral on several social media accounts stating, on betty white's 100th birthday, january 17th, everyone should pick a local rescue or

animal shelter in your area and donate just $5 in betty white's name. make her 100th birthday the movement she deserves. animal advocates saying since her death friday they've already seen a spike in donations. >> we have seen such an uptick in donations, all due to betty white. betty white would be smiling from heaven as she thinks about the betty white challenge on her birthday. ♪ thank you for being a friend ♪ >> reporter: for white there were no better friends than her animals. telling "people" magazine her family once owned 26 dogs and explaining to george stephanopoulos where her love for animals began. >> everybody said, well, where did that start? i always say in the womb as my mother and dad were the same way. >> reporter: a love passed down from her parents. >> i'd like you to meet my friend here, this is red. >> reporter: that she handed down to fans through animal organizations she supported. now fans picking up efforts where she left off.

>> $5 will go a long way and $5 around our country with all of betty's fans will do even more. >> reporter: okay, so to give you an idea of just how much she loved her animals, i read in her book that she would judge her boyfriends by how they greeted her dogs. if it went well, they got a second date. quite some vetting. guys? >> saw what you did there. >> we should have seen that coming. when we come back brandy is going to join us live.

kumasi: good morning, everyone. checking in with jobina for a look at traffic. jobina: quickly on camera, new information coming into of a sig alert in fairfield, right at 80 and where 12 connect. the connector ramp is having an issue. now i want to take it to the cameras. this is the bay bridge camera. completely fogged in right now. we will have more on this in just a bit, but no advisory there either. eight minutes across the bay bridge. kumasi:

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about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest at abc7news.com. ♪ welcome back to "gma." ooh, i remember this. brandy's first number one hit from way back in 1998. seems like yesterday. >> it does. >> same. >> "the boy is mine" is the name of the hit. she was a ground breaker, the first ever black teen girl sitcom star and first ever black cinderella. >> also a grammy winning singer/songwriter so talented they call her the vocal bible. brandy is starring in a new drama, "queens," about a '90s female hip-hop group that reunites 20 years later. brandy, welcome. >> hi. > hey. well --

>> how y'all doing? >> we're doing great. this marks the 25th anniversary of cinderella which is like mind blowing to me. so what did it mean for you to be the first black cinderella? >> well, first of all, it meant everything to me for a young girl to be able to see themselves that look like me, you know, and i thought that was so powerful that whitney invited me to be part of something so historical and i spent my whole childhood trying to meet whitney houston so to be in such a classic like "cinderella" to play one of my favorite princesses with her and to sing with her and hang out and just be myself and learn so many beautiful nuggets from her, it was life changing and my hindsight when i look back and i see how many people it inspired it's breathtaking. i'm so blessed. >> yeah. >> good to see y'all. >> nice to see you too.

speaking of whitney houston, you have an amazing story. when whitney houston called you on the phone and said, how would you like me to be your fairy godmother? tell me about that phone call. how did that transpire? >> i lost it because actually i told her, i said, i want to be cinderella but i want you to play my fairy godmother. i was like please be my fairy godmother. so i begged her and that's how it happened but i was just like -- i was just like freaked out she actually called my landline at home. it's whitney houston? my idol. unbelievable. i'm still not over it. she's like my angel, so, yeah. >> you're that to a lot of people out there yourself. so don't lose sight of that. now, we're going to talk about "queens." we got to talk about "queens." >> yes. >> we have a spoiler alert here so if you have not seen the last episode, close your ear, give you one second, the second is over. but you had fans all over the world worried that eve's character was not going to make it but then it turns out that

she's alive and at the beach with her kid. >> yes, it's not heaven, y'all. it's costa rica. it's so beautiful to see her. she's such a powerhouse and i'm just so happy i had a chance to do it. everyone thought she was out of here but you can't get eve off this show. come on. >> speaking of that we know eve's on maternity leave. she's coming back, yes? >> i hope so. i hope so. i pray so. she's got to come back. i mean, look, she's got to come back. come back, evie, we miss you. >> earlier this season you two had an incredible rap battle. so what was it like rapping against eve? >> yes. one of the most intimidating moments of my life. first of all i'm a singer, okay.

this is eve. this is the iconic eve. she's like everything, so i was so intimidated but the way they shot it. the way we respected each other, she was so supportive. i was actually, you know, inspired by her so she pushed me to give it my all and we pushed each other and it was just great. i just loved it. that's like one of my favorite moments of the show. >> can we inspire you enough to rap a little bit for us right now? >> oh, my god. yes. >> okay. what you got? >> yes. can i go now? >> go now. >> all right, look -- ♪ this is embarrassing mass ♪ and my mystique is mona lisa and faded pictures ♪ ♪ i made a hit list, i'm a queen, young, black and gifted ♪ ♪ a fashion misfit this ain't pretty dresses and lashes ♪ ♪ this is queens madness, rep my borough through as men ♪ ♪ and when it comes to the paper they wanna borrow my pen ♪ >> wow! >> whoo! >> drop the mic.

>> wow. grammy winner rapper also. >> good morning, america. >> wow. well she just pulled that out. amazing. so we can't actually say the name of your "queens" band on morning television, but you've released a series of songs. >> which is why we changed it. >> right. fair enough. but there is -- there's talk of actually putting out an album? >> well, there is a soundtrack. we were blessed to work with def jam and we have a soundtrack so every monday there's a new song, you know, because the show comes out on tuesday so every monday we release a new song on, you know, all the platforms and def jam gave us a shot so there is a soundtrack. >> whoo. all right, before we let you go we have to ask about "moesha," the last season ended on so many cliff hangers. there was a kidnapping, a positive pregnancy test. any talk of a reunion or a reboot? >> yes, we've been talking about that for awhile now and i think we owe it to the fans to give them the answers, everything you

just said. >> you are busy. boy, you are busy. and, brandy -- >> i'm trying to be busy like you, michael. you're the one that's busy. >> it's always great to see you and catch up. thank you for joining us. >> great to see you too. love your energy and good to see you guys. thanks for having me. i'm on "gma" rapping, come on. >> thank you for bringing your energy to "gma" this morning and "queens" airs tuesday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, 9 central on abc. coming up next, easy ways to help pay off that holiday shopping debt. we'll be right back.

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we are back now with easy ways to help pay off that holiday shopping debt. all of those old electronic gadgets you upgraded over the holidays could make you quick cash. rebecca jarvis has the information you need to know. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: hi, amy. good morning. and chances are whether it's a cell phone or a smartphone or some old electronic you've got it hanging around the house collecting dust. well it can help you collect cold hard cash and here's how you do it. as the new year kicks into high gear, many americans are toting new gadgets and now is the perfect time to take stock in technology you're not even using selling old phones, computers, tablets, dvds, video games could help you pocket some cash and

dash some debt from the holidays. according to experts the average household has $264 worth of unwanted tech. that's about $33 billion worth in all. additionally 58% of americans keep up to three unused cell phones. >> some of the more popular tech items are things like mobile phones and accessories, we're seeing computers, video games and video game consoles extremely popular especially given the global chip shortage and home entertainment. big screen tvs, sound bars. >> reporter: decluttr can help you sell your tech for cold, hard cash. >> do your homework. see how much they're offering. often simple process, type in the make and model of your phone, for example, the condition it's in and immediately they may give you a quote which is very convenient. >> reporter: there's also online marketplaces like facebook, nextdoor, craigslist and even the good old classifieds,

but they usually require meeting in person for the sale and extra leg work to find a buyer. >> using services like decluttr, you'll often make more money if you sell privately. it has to be within your comfort zone. >> reporter: now at the end of the day there are certain items that don't make as much sense to do this with. portable hard drives you've used to back up personal information, some baby monitors, they have collected personal informaon yo wt out there and finally, a, airpoold headphones, there's hygiene issues there. people don't necessarily want to buy them used. >> i actually just did this this week. i sold a phone and a computer and couldn't believe how much money i got for them. so tell people what else they should know before they sell their used electronics? >> reporter: that is excellent, amy. i'm so happy to hear it. do a factory reset on anything you're selling because you don't want your personal information out there. this will keep you safe. also post on multiple marketplaces if you're posting

because this is a way to make sure you get that money, that you get a buyer quickly and finally, when you are setting that up when you're posting it make sure you're truthful and put as much information as possible to sell it as quickly as possible. >> awesome, rebecca. thank you, as always. we appreciate it. we're going to turn to ginger. hey, ginger. >> reporter: thanks, amy. i've got two sets of airpods but i washed them both accidentally in the laundry. i won't be selling those. i'll work on it. let's look at west michigan. down to new buffalo there are winter storm warnings and interstate 94, accidents happening this morning. it's all that lake effect behind the system and that artic air that's coming in, that's going to fuel a lot of that today. please be extra careful. when we're talking bitter cold we're talking about windchills approaching 42 below in north dakota and then that all slides to the east, not 42 below but 20 below in saranac lake. that's saturday morning. it'll feel like 7 in new york. that's the big pic

we're joined by one of the brightest lights on broadway. adrienne warren, she won a tony for her portrayal of tina turner in "the tina turner musical." now she's starring in the powerful new mini series, with the women of the movement" about the story of emmett till. arienne, great to have you on "gma." thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> of course. and, you know, the tragic loss of emmett till's life ignited the civil rights movement and his story is as relevant as ever today. you play his mother mamie. you call her a superhero and with this series you're saying this is how she got her cape. people are going to learn this is how she got her cape.

what did you meaning by that? >> yeah, i think often we think specifically we talk about women of color and say, oh, they're so strong or you see an activist and say, oh, she's so incredible. she's a superhero. but how do we get those capes? what are the moments in between her being a mother and her being an activist? that's the story we wanted to tell. >> you said getting to know mamie changed you forever. in what way? >> it has because what mamie shows us, she shows us the power of one. she shows us what you can do when you speak up. when you use your voice and you stay convicted to what you believe in and you follow your heart and she's with me right now. i've been changed because of this journey and because of this role and she's an incredible, incredible person and i can't wait to share her with the world. >> right now we're going to share a clip of your incredible work. let's check it out. >> get down here.

>> momma, what now? >> you didn't kiss me good-bye. >> you got to let me go. >> wait. what is this for? >> i don't need to know what time it is when i'm on vacation. bye. >> love you. be good now. don't forget to write. ♪ stepping out to go ♪ >> and some of mamie's family including reverend wheeler parker who was with emmett the night that he was taken, they joined you for the press tour and he was with you on opening night as well. what was it like to be with him in that moment? >> it's incredible because that doesn't happen all the time. when you tell a story and you want to honor a family, you know, you don't always have that opportunity and to see him and to see them so happy, they are carrying out the legacy of both emmett till and mamie, the work that they're all doing is

absolutely incredible and i've learned so much by just being around them and i'm really, really grateful for their support. >> i know they're grateful for you to take on this role. will smith and jay-z are executive producers on the series. how did they help bring life to the story? >> it helps when you have the platforms of will smith and jay-z to get a story told. it's so incredible that they are supporting us in this way and so incredible that we have this incredible group of producers including gina, marisa, our aaron kaplan. our producers are so supportive and we're really lucky to have their support. >> no doubt. really quickly, fresh off your tony win in september you joined the cast of "the woman king" opposite viola davis, lashana lynch, john boyega.

what can you tell us about that? >> i can't tell you much. >> come on. come on, adrienne. >> i'm actually in south africa shooting it right now. i can tell you it is going to be an incredible film and just wait. just wait. you just got to wait. >> well, we will wait for "the woman king," but will not wait for "women of the movement." it premieres tonight on abc at 8:00 eastern. adrienne warren, thank you so much for joining us. really appreciate you. >> thank you, michael. happy new year. >> hppy new year. thank you. coming up, we'll tell you how to level up your exercise routine. ♪ level up, level up, level up ♪

♪ level up, level up ♪ back now with someone who can help us level up and feel better in body and soul. tunde oyeneyin is joining us to do just that. she's a peloton instructor and author of "speak."

tunde, great to have you join us. strahan was telling me in the break he lost his mojo. he needs motivation to start working out again. go ahead, make yourself. >> well, first and foremost let me say that i struggle with finding the motivation to work out too. motivation at the end of the day is dedication and dedication is fueled by a routine. for me it's dressing the part. simply by putting the clothes on, i am more likely to work out. and i'll say this when you put the clothes on, if the clothes actually match, even better. >> oh, man, so now i got to get off the couch and put on matching workout gear. i like that. that is very motivating. we have some questions from super fans for you on how to stay motivated. here's hanan. >> how do you stay motivated during difficult times in your life and what do you do on unexpected bad days? >> i would say grab a partner. an accountability partner will be your shining light on days where you're just not that

motivated. and on the flip side of that when they're not feeling it you'll be their shining light. >> you know, amy has a workout partner. i was watching her on instagram. i feel like i've worked out when i see you two working out. we have a question from d' monn that i bet a lot of people can identify with this. let's listen. >> i've been a stay at home dad for the last 18 years. although they're grown i have a granddaughter and another grandchild on the way that i watch during the day. how can i motivate myself to get it done? love you, queen. >> i would say make it play. every workout doesn't have to be one that feels depleting. you should find workouts that are fun, that energize you. for me i look forward to my thursday night salsa night for a stay at home dad, i would say maybe it's a 30-minute jam out session or dance party with the kids before dinner. >> i love that. all right, here's enisha having a tough time with consistency. >> i'm having a problem with

consistency lately. my question, tunde, how do you do it? how do you ignore the noise, push through and show up for yourself every day? >> make a plan. plan your workout the night before and even better, plan your workouts at the top of the week. once you make that plan, respect it just like you would anything else in your schedule. make sure you're skrifkling in a variety of workouts, strengthening and stretching and respect the plan. >> tunde, last question, i got on my matching outfit, i'm ready to go but need that last-minute push to get going. what can you do? >> put some hype music on. turn it up loud. splash a little water on your face, look at yourself in the mirror and say, i am getting this done. michael, let's try it now. we're getting this done today. >> okay.

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>> building a better bay area, finding solutions. kumasi: good morning. here is jobina with a look at traffic. jobina: we are going to start with an overall look at the bay bridge right now, because it is still completely fogged in, despite the chp not issuing a fog advisory. they have turned off the metering bites. they turned them off at 8:50 six. really easy ride into san francisco. once you make it through the metering lights, it will only take you eight minutes to make your way across the bay bridge, seven minutes for the golden gate. drew: the dense fog advisory is still in effect for alameda and solano county until 10:00 a.m. visibility is low in parts of the north bay and east bay. we lose that fog later this morning. keep the clouds.

high in the 50's and 60's. kumasi: we're standing by for a kumasi: we're standing by for a special repo it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, from the series "black-ish," this is an abc news special report, attack on the capitol, one year later, now reporting, david muir. >> hello, everyone. we're coming back on the air at this hour. it is noon here in the east on this january 6th, one year since the attack on the capitol. we are expecting very shortly here house speaker nancy pelosi to lead the house in a moment of silence, as the nation commemorates, remembering the january 6th attack on the capitol. just a short time ago, we heard from president biden and vice president harris, the president directly blaming former president trump for the insurrection. what we did not see, he said, the president off of theva