streaming device. get good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. a massive fire forces evacuations and the fears of a possible explosion on this tuesday morning. fierce inferno. overnight, firefighters battling a rapidly spreading five-alarm fire at a north carolina fertilizer plant. this morning, the mandatory evacuations under way for 7,000 locals as firefighters are forced to pull back due to fears of a possible explosion. what we know right now. breaking news overnight. when pfizer will ask for authorization for its vaccine for children under 5 to as young as 6 months amid new signs the worst of the omicron wave is over. breaking this morning. a new bomb threat reported at howard university.

the fbi investigating after multiple threats target at least six historically black colleges and universities. high-stakes meeting. secretary of state blinken set to talk to the russian foreign minister this morning as the russian government responds to the u.s. proposal to de-escalate the tensions in ukraine. the u.s. warning even more russian troops are on the way to the border. pool poisoning horror. >> my daughter is 2, and we were just in the pool, and she's like not very responsive. >> reporter: newly released 911 calls capturing the terrifying moments. parents watching their kids pass out at a hotel pool. the urgent investigation this morning into the life-threatening carbon monoxide leak. the kansas woman charged with leading an all-female battalion of isis plotting an attack against americans appears in court. as a former close friend speaks out, saying she warned her about being radicalized years ago. only on "gma" this morning.

cross-country powerful storm. 87 million in at least 22 states on alert for dangerous ice, heavy snow, and arctic cold. ginger is tracking it all. it's not good-bye yet. overnight, what tom brady is saying about those retirement reports and when will he decide his future. ♪ we found love ♪ and we found love in a pizza place. this morning, why domino's is tipping its customers, plus, rihanna found love and is expecting. this morning, the superstar's baby bump reveal breaking the internet. ♪ good morning, america. rihanna is having a baby. you know what happens when you have a baby, you realize it is work, work, work, work. [ laughter ] >> i was wondering where you were going. >> got up early and did some

homework. >> congratulations to both of them. >> yeah, we appreciate that. we do have a lot to get to though, as we start a brand-new month, racket rabbit, rabbit, but it is the year of the tiger. >> yes. >> we will celebrate the lunar new year, and kicking off our black history month by honoring a civil rights pioneer. that is all coming up. we begin with the breaking news overnight, a massive inferno rapidly spread to a north carolina fertilizer plant, and firefighters battling it were forced to pull back due to fears of an explosion. steve osunsami has the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, george. north carolina awe authorities rushed families out of their homes overnight with sleeping bags and sending them to emergency shelters. >> we are evacuating the scene. we are evacuating the scene. >> there's somewhere between 300 and 600 tons of ammonium nitrate in the facility. the entire building has become consumed by fire and collapsed in. >> reporter: north carolina fire officials this morning say there are three times more chemicals here than in the fertilizer plant fire in texas in 2013 that

killed 15 people. so they've told thousands here to leave their homes. >> we need folks within a one-mile radius of this facility to evacuate and to be prepared to remain evacuated for 48 hours. >> reporter: even firefighters had to move their equipment a mile away. >> leave any equipment in place. we are evacuating the scene. leave any equipment on the ground. just leave it. we'll come back and get it. leave your truck and equipment. >> reporter: the evacuated area includes parts of wake forest university where classes are now canceled today. people working next door to the facility said they started smelling the fire then saw shooting flames and clouds of black smoke. one neighbor says her house shook from the force of explosions inside the burning plant. there's no word yet on what caused the fire. authorities are concerned this morning about a prison in the area. they're also concerned that possible toxic fumes could

linger in this zone for another 48 hours. robin. >> want everybody to stay safe. okay, steve, thank you. we're going to turn now to encouraging news for parents of young children in the fight against covid. as early as today, pfizer could apply for emergency use authorization for its covid vaccine for those as young as 6 months old. this as we do see the numbers of cases and hospitalizations going down, but some facilities are still overwhelmed. mireya villarreal is at a hard hit hospital in mcallen, texas, tracking it all. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, robin. new data released by the american pediatric association reveals for the first time since thanksgiving covid cases among children, decreasing, and while health experts are breathing a sigh of relief in that same breath they're also warning we're not out of the woods yet. this morning, according to new reports, pfizer is preparing to submit a request for its vaccine to be authorized for children as young as 6 months old.

according to "the washington post," pfizer and its partner, biontech are expected to submit their data as soon as today. sources tell the paper for the first time in the pandemic kids 5 and younger may be able to start receiving a two-dose course of the vaccine by the end of february. the steps towards vaccinating the youngest americans comes amid a slowdown in the latest surge with 38 states reporting a decrease in average daily covid cases. >> endemic doesn't necessarily mean that the virus is gone or that it's necessarily safe. we may see more variants and we may see more surges. we are moving to a point where we can manage those things without disrupting our lives as much and that's the mindset we have to get into. >> reporter: but in many places, like here along the south texas border, doctors are still battling a surge of omicron cases with many expectant mothers coming in to deliver babies and testing positive. >> i would say 10% to 15% of the ones that are coming in have

covid. >> reporter: this mother choosing to quarantine away from her newborn after she tested positive while in labor. >> nowadays i feel patients are more informed and say, okay, i know i have the virus and now i know i have to stay clean and isolate myself. >> reporter: the good news in this area vaccine rates are high especially among the elderly. as for the five states still seeing an increase there are idaho, maine, minnesota, montana, and washington. michael. >> all right, thank you so much. we're going to turn now to that breaking news this morning, a new bomb threat reported at howard university. kenneth moton is there in washington, d.c., with the latest on the fbi's investigation after multiple threats target at least six historically black colleges and universities. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, michael. howard university and five other hbcus dealing with bomb threats this morning. it's the third one in a month for howard. d.c. and campus police locking it down.

which has gotten the all clear. the fbi and the atf are investigating these bomb threats made to at least six hbcus this morning. yesterday and weeks earlier bowie state, bethune-cookman in florida, delaware state all targeted. authorities found no explosive devices but, of course, the threats lock down campuses and cancel classes. federal and local investigators have not gone into a potential motive here, but officials at these schools say it's clear they're being targeted for being historically black institutions. members of congress have already asked the fbi for more information about these bomb threats. george. >> okay, kenneth, thanks very much. we're going to get the latest now on the showdown with russia over ukraine. secretary of state antony blinken will speak with the russian foreign minister in the wake of a tense session at the u.n. security council that echoed the cold war. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is on the scene in ukraine. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. that's right, tensions around this part of ukraine are among

some of the highest, and that's because we're so close to the russian border, less than 50 miles away from here. for now the talking continues to try to de-escalate with uk prime minister boris johnson meeting together with the ukrainian president right now and the russians saying that they plan to bring up this issue of security guarantees once again on this crucial call today. a critical day for diplomacy amid ongoing tensions between america and russia over ukraine. secretary of state blinken speaking with russian foreign minister lavrov today. the state department saying the kemlin formally responded to america's security proposals but this morning russia denying that. u.s. and russian diplomats clashing on monday at the united nations over the more than 100,000 russian troops massing on the ukrainian border with the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., linda thomas-greenfield, warning more troops could be on the way. >> we've seen evidence that russia intends to expand that presence to more than 30,000 troops near the belarus/ukraine border. >> reporter: the ambassador stressing the gravity of the situation.

>> this is the largest, this is the largest, hear me clearly, mobilization in decades. >> reporter: so the diplomatic stakes are now higher than ever. russia denying it plans to invade, and the biden administration saying it doesn't believe putin has yet made a firm decision. and on the front lines here, ukrainian citizens on high alert. engineers, journalists, parents, volunteering with this military reserve unit taking up arms to defend their homeland. so you're training to fight for your country. >> yes. for my family, for my city and, of course, for my country. >> reporter: a sign of how serious the ukrainians are now taking this, president zelensky this morning signing a decree ordering an increase in the numbers of people in the armed forces by 100,000. serious times indeed, robin. >> serious indeed, all right, ian, thank you. and british prime minister boris johnson is in ukraine

today on a diplomatic mission, but facing backlash back home, under fire over a new government report on parties during the pandemic lockdown triggering calls for his resignation. lama hasan has the latest for us. >> reporter: this morning, british prime minister boris johnson heading to ukraine amid its growing crisis while facing one of his own back home. >> firstly, i want to say, sorry. >> reporter: the prime minister apologizing after the release of a damning report into more than a dozen parties held by his staff during a strict national covid lockdown, a lockdown he himself had ordered. including some at his own residence inside 10 downing street like this gathering in may 2020. >> i'm sorry for the things we simply didn't get right and also sorry for the way that this matter has been handled. >> reporter: the reports saying there were failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of number 10 and the cabinet office. >> they have not been following the very rules that they have

set. it's disgusting and sickening. >> reporter: the prime minister now under fire from fellow lawmakers. >> the prime minister took us all for fools. he showed himself unfit for office. >> reporter: johnson promising changes to come in his office but resisting calls to resign. >> i understand the anger that people feel. i get it, and i will fix it. >> reporter: now, the metropolitan police is conducting its own investigation into 12 gatherings with the prime minister present at 3 of them, but the police will be poring over more than 500 pages of evidence including 300 photos which could take up to a year. the prime minister is not out of the woods just yet. michael. >> all right, thank you for that, lama. and here at home high-profile politicians are also under fire. california governor gavin newsom along with the mayors of l.a. and san francisco on the defensive over photos showing them without masks posing with magic johnson. zohreen shah has the latest for us this morning. good morning, zohreen.

>> reporter: good morning, michael. california governor gavin newsom is under fire again, this time with l.a. mayor eric garcetti. the two politicians were seen here at sofi stadium over the weekend at the rams/49ers game not wearing masks. although garcetti appears to be holding one, both posing with magic johnson, l.a. county rules state people at large events have to wear masks except when eating or drinking. newsom defending his actions saying he was very judicious in the removal of his mask and was simply trying to be gracious. other images appear to contradict newsom's claim that he only took his mask off for a few moments and you'll remember over a year ago, newsom was seen with several people dining indoors at a very expensive california restaurant, the french laundry, violating his own guidelines and sparking a movement calling for his removal from office. george. >> okay, zohreen, thanks.

we're going to turn now to the carbon monoxide leak at a hotel pool in ohio that sent more than a dozen of people to the hospital. it's under investigation now as we hear the frantic 911 calls from parents watching their children pass out. alex perez has the story, good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. people who were inside that hotel say they feel very lucky to be alive. they say the incident unfolded very quickly. one second everyone was fine, the next, people were collapsing. >> my daughter is 2, and we were just in the pool, and she's like passed -- like she's not very responsive. >> reporter: terrifying moments as families were overwhelmed by carbon monoxide captured on this newly released 911 audio. >> she is breathing but she keeps like passing out. you need to hurry. she's, like, passing out. >> reporter: parents including mom tiffany young panicking as kids passed out at the indoor pool area of this hampton inn hotel in marysville, ohio. her 11-year-old daughter shaken also desperately calling for help. >> where are they located at? >> in the pool area. they're in the pool.

it's hard for me to breathe and i have a headache. >> reporter: brooklyn was 1 of the 14 patients treated at the hospital, but she has since been released. now authorities are investigating how life-threatening levels of carbon monoxide were able to build up to such high levels inside the building. according to a new fire department report obtained overnight by our affiliate wsyx, when crews first arrived the level of carbon monoxide in the pool area was 1,300 parts per million. more than six times potentially lethal levels and throughout the hotel elevated levels found in every room. authorities in initial findings suspect a pool heater to be the source. young spoke by phone with wsyx. >> what if we didn't get out of there, you know, what if we passed out in the water with our children. we would have drowned. >> reporter: and in a statement the hotel tells us they are cooperating with authorities as

they work to figure out what exactly caused this buildup of carbon monoxide, guys. >> so frightening. all right, alex, thank you. now to that big headline about the game that is captivating people all around the globe, wordle getting bought by "the new york times" netting a big payoff for its inventor. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with the word of the day, m-o-n-e-y. >> money. that's a lot of coins right there, robin. what do you get when you give people six chances to guess a five-letter word, but you can only play once a day? a viral sensation worth low seven figures as in a couple million dollars. "the new york times" announcing it is buying wordle from josh wardle the creator. he's a software engineer in brooklyn. wordle first appeared in october and had 90 users, but according to "the times," it grew to 300,000 by the middle of january and now millions play daily. if you've been on social media recently chances are you've also seen this show up in your feed even if you haven't played wordle.

it's those rows of bricks in gray, yellow, and green. that is how people share their score and creator josh wardle said he started it after he and his partner got into "the times" crossword during the pandemic but things got a little overwhelming considering he was the only one running the site. wordle will continue to remain free but the announcement leaves plenty of space for them to start charging in the future. wardle says he's working to make sure players' existing win streaks are preserved once the game heads to its new home. you don't want to miss those streaks in wins. who among us is playing? >> for the first time this morning. >> you did not post your score. >> i did not. i got it, but it took a little while. [ laughter ] >> oh, boy. i'll get on it after the show. all right, thank you, rebecca. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including tom brady. he is speaking out overnight about when he will make a decision about his future.

plus, an abc news exclusive. the kansas woman charged with training an all-female isis brigade. we're going to hear from a former friend who says she tried to warn people. for now, let's go back to ginger. >> hey, george. locked in ice. you can see branches along the hudson river have been sprayed by the river and frozen. so many people in the northeast saying not another storm but we will get one, unfortunately first it is going to drop ice and, of course, snow in parts of the country. 23 states now on alert from new mexico to vermont. i'm concerned from st. louis to indianapolis, up to fort wayne, where you could pick up your entire average of where you're way behind, a foot or more of snow, in the midweek here and then up to detroit and ann arbor watching that to come here by friday. i will detail it more, but let's get the tuesday trivia now sponsored by allstate.

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back and move their equipment a mile away last night. also right now, pfizer is about to seek emergency use authorization for its covid vaccine for children under 5. it could happen as early as today. the decision on the two-shot regimen could come by the end of this month. and take a look at this remarkable rescue in colorado. you see that golden retriever was trapped in an ice covered pond. the owner quickly called 911. the firefighters thankfully got the dog out of those frigid waters. that's great to see. and we've got a lot more ahead including why domino's wants to give you a tip especially during the super bowl. plus, we are celebrating the year of the tiger and the lunar new year with a special performance that you will not want to miss coming up. >> we are looking forward to that. now to tom brady speaking for the first time since the reports that the future hall of fame quarterback has decided to retire. t.j. holmes is here now with more from the seven-time super bowl champ. >> robin, after the back and forth, where we over were the

weekend. tom brady expected to retire. we started to see some pushback from people in his camp, including his dad, saying wait a minute, not so fast. then we heard from tom brady his actual podcast, still wasn't so clear about what he was going to do, now tom brady has now made it crystal clear he's hanging it up those cleats, now his energy and his focus needs to go to other things in his life. the g.o.a.t. is official done. announced his retirement in an instagram post this morning, i'm not going to make that competitive commitment anymore. i have loved my nfl career and now it's time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention. as supporters have been on the edge of their seats for days, conflicting reports were flying on saturday after espn reported that the superstar quarterback

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allison fluke-ekren appeared in court monday and our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with an exclusive interview with one of her former friends. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning. the fbi is accusing allison fluke-ekren of being a cold-blooded terrorist who was planning to kill her fellow americans and this morning, it's clear some members of her own family believe the accusations. allison fluke-ekren making her first appearance in federal court monday as the fbi moved forward with its case portraying the 42-year-old mother from kansas as a fierce isis warrior who lived in this battle-ridden area of syria from 2014 to 2017. before being captured on the battlefield. >> this is an extremely unique case and one to really watch. here in the u.s. we've only had three cases of women who traveled to join the islamic state who actually returned. >> reporter: prosecutors on monday told a federal judge that fluke-ekren's family including her own mother and father did not want her to contact them, and a former close friend speaking exclusively to abc news says she warned people years ago that she believed fluke-ekren was becoming radicalized.

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thousands of families were forced to leave their homes overnight and move into shelters and that mandatory evacuation continues today. >> large fire with potential for explosion. >> there's somewhere between 300 and 600 tons of ammonium nitrate in this facility. the entire building has become consumed by fire and has collapsed in. >> reporter: north carolina fire officials this morning say there are three times more chemicals here than in the fertilizer plant fire in texas in 2013 that killed 15 people. so they've told thousands here to leave their homes. even firefighters had to move their equipment a mile away. >> leave your equipment in place. just leave it in place. we are evacuating the scene. >> reporter: the evacuated area includes parts of wake forest university where classes are canceled today. people working next door to the facility said they started selling the fire, then saw shooting flames and clouds of black smoke. one neighbor said her house shook from the force of explosions inside the burning plant. there's no word yet on what caused the fire.

fire officials say if they can keep the temperature of this below 400 degrees fahrenheit they can avoid explosion. robin. >> hopefully they'll be able to do just that, steve. thank you. turning now to some encouraging news for parents of young children in the fight against covid. as early as today pfizer could apply for emergency use authorization for its covid vaccine for those as young as 6 months old. let's go back to mireya villarreal in mcallen, texas, with more on this for us. mireya, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. definitely some good news for parents out there on a lot of different levels. new data released showing since thanksgiving we are seeing a decrease in the number of covid cases among children, and while health experts are saying this is great news they're also saying we are not out of the woods yet. this morning, according to new reports, pfizer is preparing to submit a request for its vaccine to be authorized for children as young as 6 months old.

according to "the washington post," pfizer and its partner biontech are expected to submit their data as soon as today. sources tell the paper for the first time in the pandemic, kids 5 and younger may be able to start receiving a two-dose course of the vaccine by the end of february. the steps towards vaccinating the youngest americans comes amid a slowdown in the latest surge with 38 states reporting a decrease in average daily covid cases. >> endemic doesn't necessarily mean that the virus is gone or that it's necessarily safe. we may see more variants, we may see more surges, we are moving to a point where we can manage those things without disrupting our lives as much. >> reporter: so the good news is, in this area while covid cases are still surging with omicron, the vaccine rates are high especially among the elderly. for the states that are still seeing an increase, they are idaho, maine, minnesota, montana, and washington. guys. >> but it's good to see the

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welcome back to "gma" and we want to get right to our cover story. rihanna revealing she's pregnant, revealing her baby bump alongside her boyfriend, rapper a$ap rocky. abc newslive anchor linsey davis has everything we know this morning. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. last summer rihanna became a billionaire. this summer she's becoming a ovn se cau it was absolutely freezing outside in new york city this weekend and yet she unbuttoned the bottom of her coat to reveal her bare baby bump to the world. ♪ i get it how i live it i live it how i get it ♪ >> reporter: fashion mogul and singing superstar rihanna announcing an upcoming collaboration with boyfriend rapper a$ap rocky. the duo are expecting their first child.

a source exclusively tells "people," the couple couldn't be happier. the two were spotted walking in harlem over the weekend. rihanna wearing a bump-baring coat, those photos now breaking the internet, and it's no surprise. the insider says everything rihanna does, she does it her own way on her own timetable and having a baby is no different. they're just like any other pair of parents-to-be. yes, they happen to be famous but they're just the cutest giddiest young couple that's expecting kids. >> rihanna has opened up about motherhood and why it's important to her. she has spent a long time, you know, building these huge businesses and she gets overwhelmed and she wanted to take a step back and really kind of dig into the things that were important to her and she named motherhood. >> reporter: the two confirmed their relationship in late 2020 but may have been linked in 2013 when the rapper went on her rihanna even made an appearance in his music video for fashion killa the same yeah. ♪ at tut rihanna ♪ >> reporter: a$ap opened up about their relationship to

"gq," saying, i think when you know you know. she's the one and calling her the love of his life. >> they have been close since 2013 and it's been a working musical relationship, but everyone says it was the perfect storm for them to become the couple that they are now because they had that foundation. >> reporter: despite being at the helm of fenty, a billion-dollar beauty line, and savage by fenty, the source tells "people" having a baby is something she was never focused she couldn't be happier and is so excited to be a mom. back in 2020 rihanna told "british vogue" she saw herself having three or four children and a$ap rocky told "gq" starting a family was his destiny and he would be an incredibly, remarkably, overall amazing dad. he also predicted he would have a, quote, very fly child. i think, guys, it's safe to say already chilling in that bejeweled belly of her.

>> thank you, linsey. we are going to switch gears now and turn to a new study about colorectal cancer. it's one of the most common cancers, and researchers from the university of maryland found that weight loss was associated with a lower risk of a condition that can lead to the disease. our medical contributor dr. darien sutton joins us now. and dr. sutton, walk us through the major findings. >> good morning, george. so obesity has long been known to be a risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer but the impact and association of weight loss is not clear. up until now researchers from the university of maryland have provided more insight and they have evaluated over 17,000 men and women and looked at the association of weight changes with the development of something called colorectal adenomas, these are small growths in the colon that can be associated with an increased risk of colon cancer. let's look at the numbers. they found that weight loss in adulthood of approximately one pound over five years was associated with a 46% reduced risk of colorectal adenomas and

the results were particularly significant among of overweight and obese. data showing the same amount of weight loss contributed to a 61% reduced risk in this group. >> and we know that this study looked at primarily white participants but the black community is disproportionately impacted by colorectal cancer. do we know why? >> black americans are 20% more likely to receive a diagnosis of colorectal cancer and when diagnosed we're more likely to receive late stage diagnosis and 40% more likely to die from it. i think the reasons are mostly factorial. they include things like genetic predisposition as well as barriers to access and care and prohibitive cost to care and lack of communication and issues of trust within the medical community. >> what should people do this with this information? >> bottom line, small but stable decreases in weight loss can have long-term benefits but important to remember your weight loss strategy is really dependent on you and should be individualized to you. so i encourage aside from looking at sleep, exercise, and diet, to talk to a provider and

you make sure to rule out any causes where you might have difficulty losing weight and remember that the cdc recommends that you start screening for colorectal cancer at the age of 45 and it might be earlier if you have an increased risk like a family history. >> dr. sutton, thanks very much. robin? and george, now to trayvon martin's mother a decade after her 17-year-old son was tragically killed. deborah roberts spoke to sybrina fulton who penned a powerful new essay telling the world what she wants us all to know about her son. good morning, deb. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's such a difficult anniversary for this family. trayvon martin was just a junior in high school when he was walking back to his father's home with a bag of skittles and shot dead. it was a shocking moment for so many of us and a paralyzing ordeal for his parents. his mom says her grief, frustration, and anger are still so deeply a part of her, so she decided to share those feelings in a public way. it's the image that ignited a movement. 17-year-old trayvon martin's hoodie becoming a symbol of racial injustice. his death a catalyst for black lives matter.

[ crowd chanting ] >> trayvon martin could have been any one of our children. it could have been anybody's child. as i look at trayvon's picture sometimes, he represents so much more. he represents so many more young people. >> reporter: trayvon, a florida teen, was shot to death on his way home from a convenience store a decade ago, but for his mom sybrina, the grief is still raw. it's hard for a lot of people to believe that it's been ten years. i suspect it's not hard for you to believe it's been ten years. >> no, i struggle with it every day. you know, it's a part of my life. if you wrote a book about sybrina fulton, you can't leave out chapter 5 where my 17-year-old son was shot and killed. >> reporter: in a heart-wrenching new essay for amazon titled "trayvon ten years later" fulton says her pain has led to purpose. while she reshapes the narrative about her youngest child. what do you want the world to know about your son?

>> my son was unarmed. that he was 17 years old. he wasn't committing any crime. trayvon's only crime was the color of his skin. when i'm in the airport, i actually count how many people are walking around with hoodies on and they don't look suspicious, so why did my son look suspicious? it's because of the color of his skin. >> reporter: she bristles at how images of trayvon which she calls acts of a child vying for acceptance among his peers were used to smear him. >> it blames the victim. the victim is now the problem and the victim is the cause of their own death. they want to justify why the person was shot and killed. >> reporter: george zimmerman the man who killed your son was acquitted in that murder trial. you never mention his name in the essay. why not? >> i don't believe that people are going to remember who he is. they're going to remember who trayvon martin was. we never remember the person who did these terrible things.

we always remember the person that was shot and killed. if i asked 100 people right now who shot and killed dr. king they would not know. but they remember dr. king. >> you write in your essay we're at a turning point. that things are changing. are you hopeful after seeing protests over the last couple of years? >> i absolutely think that change is happening. it's just going a little slow. when i look at the case of george floyd and i look at the case of ahmaud arbery and the people killed them were convicted and that they are going to be going to jail for the rest of their lives, but we had to lose lives in order to get to that point and that's the part that i feel like we take two steps forward and two steps back, because why did we have to lose those lives in order for us to move the country forward? >> reporter: fulton now using her voice to continue the conversation and help support families who have lost children to gun violence through the

trayvon martin foundation and circle of mothers. >> my purpose is to continue to bring awareness to a senseless gun violence, to try to change . i n'ge the world, but i certainly can do my part to make a difference in this world. >> reporter: what a strong woman. trayvon would have been 27 on february 5th. to mark that day, sybrina and her husband tracy organize a walk, a peace walk each year to honor trayvon and to recognize others who have been killed. her essay appears on amazon today. >> it's so powerful how she never mentions his name and the circle of mothers, talk about strong, strong moms. >> and she wants you to remember trayvon's name. say his name all the time and not worry about the other. >> thanks so much, deb. great to see you. >> you too. let's check in again with ginger. >> robin, good morning to you.

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now to jennifer lopez now to jennifer lopez discussing her and ben's second chance in a "people" magazine exclusive. j. lo saying, some things can be forever but it doesn't mean they just have to be in a straight line. zohreen shah has that story for us. ♪ my love don't cost a thing ♪ >> reporter: jennifer lopez opening up about her second chance at love with ben affleck. the movie and music mogul tells "people" magazine she feels so lucky and happy and proud to be with him saying it's a beautiful love story that we got a second chance. >> i love you, but we have to go now. >> okay. i love you too. >> all right, let's go. >> okay. >> reporter: the 52-year-old star rekindled her romance with actor affleck last spring after calling off their engagement in 2004, but nearly two decades later lopez says she's proud of affleck, and that he has put in the hard emotional work to better himself saying, it's been a journey of learning yourself and figuring yourself out.

getting to a place where you feel really good on your own and who you are so you can be in a happy, healthy relationship. she continues to say, to see the person, the human being, the man that he is today, the father that he is today, the partner that he is, he is so everything i always knew he was and wanted to be. ♪ waiting for tonight ♪ ♪ oh ♪ >> reporter: now lopez saying they hold their new relationship sacred saying we're older now. we're smarter. we have more experience. we're at different places in our lives. we have kids now and we have to be very conscious of those things. we're so protective because it's such a beautiful time for all of us. and j. lo stars in the upcoming movie called "marry me." i mean, what a tease but, look, a lot of fans hoping that she and ben find forever love. the "people" love issue is out on fridays. guys.

>>ri>>noweelratee lunar new yea of the tiger. jaclyn lee from our station wpvi in philadelphia is joining us with what a look -- what a look at what this holiday represents. good morning, jacqueline. >> reporter: good morning, michael, so happy to be here. lunar new year is all about family and tradition so as we look at the year ahead we're looking forward to adventure. >> good morning, america, and happy lunar new year. >> reporter: the lunar new year's festivities are upon us, ushering in the year of the tiger. >> this will be a year of risk taking and adventure. >> reporter: so what is lunar new year? often called chinese new year it's a holiday celebrated over asian cultures featuring decorations meant to bring luck and happiness in the year ahead. >> we need more red lanterns for good fortune and joy. >> reporter: and follows the lunar calendar.

each year is assigned 1 of 12 animals from the chinese zodiac. those born in the year of the tiger are considered brave, competitive and confident. >> marilyn monroe is a tiger. lady gaga is a tiger. amanda gorman is a tiger and even the queen was born in the year of the tiger. >> reporter: for those of us celebrating around the world it's all about traditions. >> my family always celebrates lunar new year by going to the buddhist temple at midnight, praying and manifesting prosperity, love, health and success. >> reporter: and, of course, no new year is complete without some delicious dining -- >> my favorite things my family serves is a steamed prosperity cupcake that my grandma makes every year. >> wow! >> the taller it blooms and blossoms the more good luck you'll have in the new year. >> reporter: -- and dancing. >> what it symbolizes is chasing away the evil spirits so it's a way to bring prosperity and good luck into the upcoming year.

>> reporter: and a lunar new year superstition. you do not want to clean your house today. it's seen as sweeping away good luck. >> really, good reason not to clean. >> thank you for that, jaclyn. >> good excuse. >> yes, you mentioned dancing and i see you have some dances from the philadelphia dance troupe with you. they're going to show us the traditional dance that goes with lunar new year. >> reporter: that's right. this is a cultural tradition. around for more than 2,000 years so i'll let them take it away. ♪ ♪ f

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kumasi: the needs continues now with good morning america. -- news continues now with good ♪ say it loud ♪ ♪ say it loud i'm black and i'm proud ♪ welcome back, everybody. this morning, we are celebrating a black history hero who is the epitome of kindness, community and strength. >> janai norman is in little rock, arkansas, outside the home of miss annie abrams, a civil rights pioneer who is the corner stone of that community and beyond so tell us what's going on, janai. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, guys. there is no place in little rock like annie abrams' front porch, am i right, guys? this is where she is known to hold court. it's a special place where people feel comfortable just coming to chat, asking questions or getting miss annie's advice.

she has no idea that we're here this morning or that all these people are here to celebrate her but she's about to find out. let's go get her. all right, ready? annie abrams. [ cheers and applause ] annie abrams. come outside. she's coming. oh, and she is dressed up for the occasion, yes, miss annie. miss annie, i am janai norman. >> hi. >> you are live on "good morning america" right now. yes. >> good morning. [ cheers and applause ] hello. [ cheers and applause ] >> everybody is here to celebrate you this morning. >> oh. >> we are kicking off -- we are kicking off black history month and, miss annie, we could not think of anyone better to celebrate. everybody is here, miss annie. we are going to show america your story first so watch right here. >> oh, my goodness. goodness. >> reporter: annie mable

mcdaniel abrams. >> i believe service is the rent you pay to stay on god's earth. >> reporter: or mother abrams as she's known to little rock community has been a force for change in arkansas since the civil rights movement. >> mother abrams is truly a city of little rock matriarch. >> reporter: when the little rock nine faced down angry mobs in the arkansas national guard to integrate the formerly all-white central high school in 1957, their mentors behind the scenes included annie abrams. she went on to send all four of her children to little rock central becoming the school's first black pta president. >> knowing the battle that it took to get, you know, the black students here, i appreciated it. >> she was probably the figure in that school so my friends all knew my mom. >> reporter: in total 14 of her

descendants including seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren have attended the school she worked to desegregate. >> no child can go to the tenth grade at little rock central without knowing what happened in 1957 and the people who were involved. >> reporter: while caring for her husband orville senior after he had a stroke, abrams directed activism toward mentorship becoming a sounding board for those in public office regardless of political party. >> when you go to your house and the governor of the state is sitting on the porch talking to her, then you say, you know what, she know some people. >> i don't know of any city or state leader that has not sought her counsel, her wisdom, her support. >> mother abrams has always been here and it doesn't matter what side of the aisle you're on, she's going to be there to counsel you. >> reporter: annie's passion for her home state driving her to keep its history alive working to have a street named for dr. martin luther king jr. coordinating little rock nine anniversary commemorations and

even turning her home into a museum. >> she was inducted into the black hall of fame here in arkansas. she received an award from coretta scott king. >> reporter: last year, little rock declared her 90th birthday annie day giving her a key to the city where she still holds court on her front porch. >> people calling her every day asking for advice. she has an answer for you. if she doesn't have the answer she has the people that she knows that she will put you in contact with. >> she is black history. she has earned her place. >> she just has an unbelievable spirit that makes this city, makes this state, makes this country a better place. >> now the praise for miss annie mable mcdaniel abrams, you are black history and i love you. >> and i love you too. >> black history and i love you. >> i love you too. >> mother abrams, seeing all of that love, how does that feel? >> oh, my god. i feel like a little girl and

having a birthday party. >> oh. pam, you are her beloved daughter. she's mother abrams to everybody but she's your mom. what is this like for you? >> it's phenomenal. every day is a new day and i don't know what it may bring, but we love her and we're grateful for her. >> well, we should all be grateful for miss annie. you know, miss annie, you are not just a special person you are a force of nature. you pushed to establish the annual dr. martin luther king jr. parade. you even pushed to get high street here in little rock named after dr. king. you've done so much for this community. and now little rock -- >> child. i work too hard. >> well, now, little rock wants to honor you the same way you honored dr. king and i have the little rock city manager here to help me out, bruce moore. help us out. [ cheers and applause ] >> look at this. oh, baby. >> on behalf of the city of little rock you have your own

street now. >> it is a street sign with your name on it, miss annie. [ applause ] and you know what, that is not all. our friends at wells fargo heard about all that you've done and they want to celebrate all that you've done for black history, they heard about the scholarship in your name at ouachita baptist university and they want to celebrate black excellence in your community so they're donating $25,000 to the annie abrams living legacy award prize. >> seeing this for years and now, oh! >> what is your advice to the next generation of leaders? >> honey, listen, you can't be giving to god's children. that's all i've ever done. just giving. >> there you go. >> i wasn't a millionaire but i gave away love. >> you gave everything you could. miss annie, you are incredible. congratulations.

[ cheers and applause ] guys, back to you. >> oh, my. >> just give her big hug from us. >> i just hope -- >> i say we bring miss annie back every day. >> can i give you a hug? >> yes, thank you. >> oh, my gosh. >> i love that. >> she's still talking. i love that. >> i wasn't a millionaire but i gave away love. >> she did. and that smile. that smile of hers. >> we love you, miss annie. everybody, stay there. coming up, we're going to tell you how one woman not only paid off her $23,000 in debt but built her wealth up to $100,000 and did it all in just three years. we'll be right back with that. nobody like miss annie, though. there you go.

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thursday night. >> my entire career, that's been my reality. >> black actresses in hollywood speaking their truths. >> this is my story. >> my story. >> our story. >> this wasn't easy. >> and exclusive. see for the first time anywhere. who will star in the new highly anticipated reimagining of "the color purple"? >> i am here representing all things purple to tell you. >> who will it be? thursday night at 8:00, 7:00 central on abc. >> no one does it like oprah. you're right about that, george. she goes big. welcome back and we cannot wait for that because oprah producing the re-imagining of

"the color purple," you know it's going to be something to see and that reveal is thursday night. you will have to wait a little longer for the movie. it hits theaters december 2023, and wait until you hear the cast. i know. >> you already know? >> i can't tell. >> how can you -- >> oprah and i are like this. [ laughter ] >> okay. >> she's not going to tell us. so we're going to move on. >> do not want to get on the bad side of oprah. i'm not saying. we have an incredible financial success story. a woman in her 20s paid off more than $23,000 in debt, built up her net worth to $100,000 in just three years and zachary kiesch tells us how she did it. good morning, zachary. >> reporter: george, good morning to you as well. this is a great story. this young woman loves to travel and craves the freedom to do more of what brings her joy, something that so many of us can relate to. now she's using her newfound knowledge as somewhat of a blueprint to teach others how to make that money work for you. 26-year-old sydney is a self-proclaimed recovery overspender.

>> the worst that it got was i woke up one day with over $10,000 of credit card debt that was due in full. >> reporter: in just three years she not only paid off her $23,000 in debt but she also grew her net worth to $100,000. >> financial freedom is a game changer for women, especially women of color and black women, because we come from legacies of women being financially disempowered. >> reporter: she got her finances organized using two different budgeting techniques. >> one is having a zero-based budget so that means i'm giving every dollar that i make in my 9 to 5 job a job in itself. so when i get paid, my money is going to flow into different accounts and anything that's left over in my checking account, i'm going to make sure i budget out to zero. i also use destination budgeting which is essentially telling my money what accounts to flow into so that i can work towards multiple goals. >> reporter: finally she was able to boost her income by taking on side hustles and working towards a higher paying

job. >> i am a staunch advocate for more women to job hop, to get the money they deserve. >> reporter: now her company flynance has helped hundreds of people work towards their own financial goals so they too can see the world without breaking the bank. she hopes her story and approach to spending smart resonates specifically with women. you know those women out there working that 9 to 5 and wanting more. george. >> zachary kiesch, thanks very much. let's go to ginger. >> thank you, george, and now we've got a first look at a new women's health campaign and this one features grammy award winner mary j. blige, not only is she going to perform at the super bowl halftime show, which we're so excited about, but here she is starring in her health is her wealth. it's a new campaign launching during the big game and all about the importance of preventive screening. let's go ahead and get a check

now to our february "gma" bo cpia ger. abc newslive anchor linsey davis is back with the reveal. and the details. hey there, linsey. >> reporter: i'm about halfway through, my highlights, my pages folded over. i will be finished with it in two days. this book is turning the world of classical music on its head. it's as fast, intricate and complex as the music itself. are you ready for the big reveal? it's "the violin conspiracy" by debut author brendan slocumb, and he joins us now with more. >> good morning, america. my name is brendan slocumb. "the violin conspiracy" is a story of ray who discovers that

his old family fiddle is actually a priceless stradivarius violin. this discovery catapults him into superstardom in the world of classical music right before the tchaikovsky competition, think the olympics of classical music, his violin is stolen and this is a whodunit story of staying true to who you are and believing in yourself. i really hope you enjoy it. >> a musical mystery. look forward to talking to brendan in a few days. he is a music teacher turned writer. on the surface it's a mystery but it's about music and race and peppered in with family dysfunction for good measure and teamed up with the little free library to share. free copies across locations in the u.s. and canada. logon to goodmorningamerica.com to find a copy in your neighborhood, and if you happen to be in times square scan that qr code this our studio window to read an excerpt, "the violin conspiracy" is out now, and be sure to keep reading along with us on instagram, @gmabookclub. guys? >> we love to see people

stopping by with their phones and taking a little snap of that. thank you, linsey, as always. coming up, we celebrate the lunar new year with chef ming tsai. cme on back. tsai. come on back.

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at prices you're really feelin. shop the lowe's bath style & save event now in-store and online. welcome back to "gma." we are celebrating -- robin is already celebrating lunar new year with ming tsai. he is the chef and host of the emmy award-winning show "simply ming" bringing us some of his favorite dishes for the new year. get the recipes by scanning the qr code on the screen. ming, welcome back. happy lunar new year to you this morning. >> yes, happy new year. robin, michael and george, great to see you. >> you too. [ speaking foreign language ] as we say in chinese. >> let's start with the dumplings. tell us what they are and what they represent for the new year. >> here is ming's bings. vegan, gluten-free, they're twice the size of a dumpling. why do we eat dumplings?

because it's the exact same size as an ingot of gold, and you want to eat wealthy, rich foods for the new year. so dumplings are very traditional. a bing is a double dumpling, twice a big so they are double portion and grab it, guys. give it a little dip in this little bit of -- especially, mike, i want to see if you like these. >> they're so good. you were so gracious to send me some a while back and every time i bite into them i smile because i think of you. now, tell us about this -- >> thank you, robin. that's awesome. >> this watercress -- >> that's why we eat dumplings and bings. >> oh, wow. >> this watercress is -- i want to get it right. wok stirred money watercress. tell us about the name. >> exactly, money watercress. why? because, again, chinese new year is about food and folklore and connection.

wat watercress is the color of money so that's why you want to eat it. let's cook this up. so bok choy, those types of vegetables, again, it's folklore. if you can eat green and eat money you'll be rich. so in a hot pan you add a little grapeseed oil, add garlic and ginger and a little bit of scallions. so really a fast dish, guys. just want to move it around. then you add the watercress, right? then to that all you add is a little touch of gluten-free soy sauce, like that. i'm not going to use salt. i'm using tamari and use a little sesame oil, toasted sesame oil. >> why the sesame oil? >> this is basically done. >> why the sesame oil. >> the sesame oil -- great question, robin. the sesame oil adds a nice richness to the dish. watercress has a little bitterness. and this is almost done, guys,

i'm not trying to wok it until it's wilty but keep it nice and fluffy like this. we'll go ahead. there you go, guys. that's good to go. >> robin was eating it in the commercial break before we even came to you, and she's still going. it's actually gone. >> i want more watercress. >> the next dish is a whole roasted chicken. why is it significant to have a whole roasted chicken on the new year? >> so this -- i love these questions, guys. you always eat whole duck, whole chicken, or a whole fish into the new year because you want to bring wholeness into the new year. check this out. this was cooked for one hour. this is a poached chicken. look at this. you bring chicken broth and ginger and mirepoix onions and you bring it to simmer and let hour. it sit for 45 minutes to an hour. this is the most tender beautiful whole chicken. i serve it in the pot. it just shreds out. it is so delicious.

i hope you guys are trying it. >> finished off with some warm sticky rice. >> come back real quick. a fun little dish. here i have some oranges and i sauteed in butter, ginger and just a bunch of different oranges, right, and what i'm going to do now is i just take a little bit of orange liquer, right, and give it a little flambe and you want this to flambe up and once it flambes, it adds this flavor and check this out. in here is coconut sticky rice, right. nian in chinese, it means sticky and nian also means year so we'll go to the front and plate it up. you eat something sticky in the new year so then, again, wealth and things like wealth stick to you because that's the whole idea of the new year, right? you want wealth and happiness. and here you take these flambed oranges on your sticky coconut rice and you're going to have a sweet new year, guys. >> thanks for the delicious food and the lesson, ming tsai, always good to see you. love seeing your kitchen as well, scan the qr code on your screen to get these recipes on

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with kelly and ryan" and we will be back at 11:00 for midday. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the series "9-1-1: lone star," lisa edelstein. and we celebrate the lunar new year with a recipe for life. plus, we check in with the viewers when the cohosts open up the "inbox." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> ryan: here we are! hi. hi, deja. good morning, kelly. >> kelly: do we match? >> ryan: i can't see that far. >> kelly: i can't either. we are trying to figure out if we match