our bay area streaming apps. abc 7 at 7:00 to good mornin good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. more states set to roll back covid restrictions on this wednesday morning. dropping the mask mandate. new york, once the epicenter of the pandemic, expected to end its strict indoor mask policy for businesses. this morning, the growing list of states changing the rules. the protests and the confusion over schools. plus, why the cdc director is urging caution. republicans divided over capitol riot after the resolution by the rnc calling the january 6th insurrection "legitimate political discourse." senate republican leader mitch mcconnell makes clear it was a violent attack. how the top republican in the house responded to our questions. massive apartment complex fire.

crews battling the flames, parts of the empty building collapsing. we have the latest this morning. deadly police shooting. new details about the no-knock raid that led to the fatal shooting of 22-year-old amir locke. court documents revealing why police entered that apartment and an arrest in the case. school shooter's parents in court after the rampage that left four students dead in michigan. the text messages shared in court between mother and son, and how her boss said she reacted to the shooting. crackdown. with cryptocurrency going mainstream. >> i'm going crypto. >> now a couple arrested in the biggest financial seizure ever by the justice department. accused of attempting to launder billions in hacked bitcoin. overnight, tiktok strengthens its safety features. this morning. how the social media giant is tackling dangerous trends and increasing security. an abc news exclusive.

kelly stafford after her health scare. now her family's road to the super bowl. what's fueling her husband, rams quarterback matthew stafford, as he heads into the biggest game of his career. and believe it. adele returns to he stage with a record-breaking night and sparking excitement with a sparkler on her finger. plus, gold medalist chloe kim and shaun white one step closer to repeating as olympic champions and, oh, my, overtime upset. >> and this will finish it in style. >> down goes number one auburn with the last-second slam-dunk and the massive electric arkansas celebration. ♪ good morning, america. a show of hands who literally thought of t.j. holmes when arkansas pulled -- >> just for that. >> i know. immediately thought of him with that big upset.

we will begin with more encouraging news. the governors of illinois and new york set to announce some states are dropping indoor mandates. >> the states are joining california, oregon and delaware, as the director of the cdc still urges caution and whit johnson starts us off with the very latest. good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning. new york is expected to join a cascade of states preparing to drop their mask mandates, all of this coming as cases continue to decline dramatically across the country and public officials face mounting pressure from more and more americans who are convinced the virus is here to stay. this morning, new york once the epicenter of the pandemic expected to join the growing list of states removing indoor mask mandates. abc news has learned that governor hochul will end the strict mandate for businesses today. the cdc sticking to their guidance recommending indoor masking for higher risk people

over age 2. the director urging caution. >> i am cautiously optimistic about watching our cases come down. while we are working hard to get out of this crisis mode, we do need to look downfield to see what living with covid outside of crisis will look like. >> reporter: this as new jersey, connecticut, delaware, and oregon, all rolling back school msk mandates within the next few months, leaving it up to the school districts to make their rules. in illinois parents protesting after the judge ruled against the governor's mask mandate. >> we're not anti-mask. we just support parent choice. >> reporter: our abc station wls saying the governor is expected to make an announcement later today about the mask mandate. california lifting its indoor mask mandates next week, but still requiring masks in schools. >> right now so far so good. crossing our fingers this is it but we never know with covid. >> reporter: the debate playing out across the country as cases plunge more than 67% in the last

three weeks, but 99% of counties are still reporting high transmission. now, other states including massachusetts and rhode island are reportedly considering making changes to their mask mandates as soon as today. but some health experts are calling on the federal government to provide clear, more specific guidance on when and how to lift those mandates going forward. robin. >> so much confusion. all right, whit, thank you. the latest now on the showdown with russia over ukraine in the wake of high-level diplomacy tensions are still running high with both sides set to begin military drills. terry moran is on the scene for us there in ukraine. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin, that's right. after days of high-profile diplomacy, military tensions here are on the rise again. the ukrainian defense forces will begin major military exercises aimed at readying this country's defenses against the potential russian attack. ukrainian soldiers will be involved in live fire drills and

they will be using the armed drones and anti-tank weapons provided to ukraine by the united states and other nato allies. these drills are set to last for ten days, and it's a potentially provocative move because the ukrainian military exercises are coming at the same time as joint exercises by russia and belarus. that's right to the north. those exercises right across the border, and in those exercises, we have seen russian anti-aircraft units begin taking positions there. meanwhile, on the diplomatic front, president emmanuel macron is back in paris after his whirlwind shuttle diplomacy. macron said that after his meetings in moscow he said vladimir putin pledged to him that putin would not escalate the situation here. that's a claim the kremlin has denied. now, the pressure is on the government here in ukraine to hold direct negotiations with those russian-backed, russian-armed separatists in the eastern part of this country. that's a demand that vladimir putin has long been making and it's something that would be a

huge concession here in ukraine and possibly politically explosive, george. >> complicated diplomatic and military struggle. okay, terry, thanks very much. we go to washington now and the divide in the gop after the republican national committee officially labeled the january 6th insurrection legitimate political discourse. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell condemned the move drawing a sharp contrast with house republican leader kevin mccarthy. our congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking the latest on capitol hill. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning, and this is far from what many republicans want to be talking about just months out from the critical midterm elections. but those words, the rnc used to describe january 6th, have now set off a growing divide within the republican party. this morning, the republican party divided from the fallout of the capitol riot. overnight, rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniel on the defensive over the resolution that declared january 6th legitimate political discourse. writing, i have repeatedly

condemned the violence that occurred at the capitol on january 6th and do so again today. adding, violence has no place in our political discourse, period. that clarification came just hours after the top republican in the senate, mitch mcconnell, took aim at his own party. >> it was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election from one administration to the next. that's what it was. >> reporter: and he rebuked republicans for censuring gop representatives adam kinzinger and liz cheney rejoining the house committee investigating the riot. >> the issue is whether or not the rnc should be sort of singling out members of our party who may have different views from the majority. that's not the job of the rnc. >> reporter: other republicans standing behind the rnc and former president donald trump. >> the rnc has every right to take any action. >> reporter: when we tried to get answers from house republican leader kevin mccarthy, he told us to make an

appointment with his office. >> can i ask -- >> you know what, make an appointment in my office. >> reporter: ronna mcdaniel defending the censure on those two republicans claiming that the house committee investigating the riot is partisan, michael. >> thank you so much, rachel. now to new details this morning on the bomb threat that prompted second gentleman doug emhoff to be evacuated from a school he was visiting. the vice president's husband was there for a black history month event and our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is live at that school in washington, d.c., for us this morning. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: michael, good morning. hopefully the young people here at dunbar high school can get back to normal as police see if this case involving the second gentleman is tied to a recent spate of threats aimed at african americans. second gentleman doug emhoff had entered dunbar high school's museum at 2:13 p.m. as part of a black history month celebration. within five minutes he was quickly evacuated by the secret service.

the quick exit due to a bomb threat. >> at approximately 2:15 p.m., dunbar high school here received a threat to the school itself to the front desk announcing a bomb threat, giving the people in that location ten minutes to leave. there was no indication that this threat was directed towards mr. emhoff. >> reporter: the scare one of a number of threats that have disrupted classrooms throughout the nation including one just yesterday at spellman college in atlanta. the campus on lockdown for hours. eventually classes canceled. in recent past weeks the fbi responding to over 20 threats to historically black colleges and other institutions. the fbi saying it's identified at least five suspects after discovering the calls emanated from a fake phone number. >> threats that are made based on race, or motivated by race are totally unacceptable. >> reporter: although tuesday's scare was on the heels of similar threats across the nation, at this point there's no evidence connecting them.

the good news these threats have been hoaxes. police have not found a single bomb, but law enforcement wants it known these bogus threats can lead to handcuffs and prison. robin? >> all right, pierre, thank you. now to new details on that no-knock raid in minneapolis where police shot and killed amir locke who was not named in the warrant. police now saying they arrested a suspect in connection with that homicide investigation as calls grow for a ban on no-knock raids. alex perez is there in minneapolis for us. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. that suspect was amir locke's cousin who was wanted for murder. police thought he was in the apartment, but he wasn't. [ crowd chanting ] this morning, a clearer picture emerging about the events leading up to the deadly police shooting of 22-year-old amir locke. court documents revealing authorities were looking for locke's 17-year-old cousin who was wanted in connection to a january homicide in st. paul. police serving search warrants for three different apartments looking for the suspect

including last wednesday when a minneapolis police department s.w.a.t. team carried out that no-knock warrant. >> get on the ground. >> reporter: but it was amir locke who family members say was staying with relatives that was captured on police body camera video appearing to have been startled awake. police say he was holding a gun pointed in the officer's direction when he was shot just nine seconds after they entered the apartment. locke's heartbroken family says he legally purchased the gun and they believe he was confused by the commotion. >> he didn't even have an opportunity to see who decided to play god and take his life. >> reporter: locke was not listed on the warrant and was not a target of the investigation. his cousin, who was not found in the apartment, was arrested on sunday according to the state. -- statement of probable cause officers executed a warrant at that location because locke's cousin be often stayed there and records show police have been called to the

apartment ten times in the last seven months. and that 17-year-old cousin has been charged with two counts of second degree murder. he is due in court on tuesday. the officer who shot amir locke remains on paid administrative leave. george. >> okay, alex, thanks. we're going to get the latest now on the state of emergency north of our borders in ottawa with protests over covid restrictions, the bridge is still closed in one direction as some provinces are set to scale back some rules. trevor ault is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. so it's about 10 degrees fahrenheit and if anything these protesters have simply further settled in and brought in a whole lot more signs of support. we've seen people picking up their food from food stands and they've brought in port o potties and have seen some people drying their hand-washed clothes on these makeshift vehicles, and not to mention all of those spinoff demonstrations happening elsewhere. the ambassador bridge still shut down from detroit heading into canada, a major lifeline for trade, we're talking hundreds of millions a day and demonstrators

say they are ready to be out here until all of canada's covid-19 mandates and restrictions are lifted. some provinces are walking back some of their policies, alberta is now lifting their vaccine passport mandate and saskatchewan is going to do the same thing monday and lifting their indoor mask mandate too but canadian officials say they're not making them because of the demonstrations. they say they're able to do it because the vaccines are working and cases are going in the right direction, and these policies have served their purpose. michael. >> all right, trevor, thank you very much. going to turn now to the winter olympics. team usa finally scoring our first gold medal of the games as notable athletes like shaun white and chloe kim are stepping up their moves on the halfpipe. maggie rulli is live in china tracking all the action. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. it has been a huge day here in the mountains. we were there to see team usa pick up that very first gold medal and to see shaun white prove that even after two decades in the olympics, guys, he is still there to show up and absolutely crush it when it matters. a gold medal for team usa.

lindsey jacobellis nabbing the u.s. its first gold of the games in snowboard cross. redemption after an early celebration cost her the gold in 2006. now in her fifth olympics at 36, she's the oldest snowboarder to ever win an olympic medal. and a nail-biter on the halfpipe. shaun white in his fifth and what he said would be his final olympics wiping out in his first run while trying to pull off his signature move, the double mctwist 1260. sitting in 19th place, near the bottom of the pack, with only one more run to go, he needed to crack the top 12 to keep his medal dreams alive. with it all on the line the 35-year-old, the oldest competitor in the event smashing his second run, jumping to a fourth place finish. his teammates, chase josey and taylor gold joining him in the finals. and a promising start for chloe kim. nailing her qualifying round

hoping to defend her gold from 2018, soaring past the competition in her first run. even an unexpected fall on her second not enough to knock her off the top of the leaderboard going into the finals. but it was heartbreak on the slopes for mikaela shiffrin. the 26-year-old striking out in her best event, the slalom two days after her fall on the giant slalom cost her a chance at a medal. shiffrin lasting a mere five seconds out of the gates leaving her absolutely devastated on the mountain. but a huge win in one of the olympics' new events, utah's colby stevenson taking big risks in big air. after a rough landing in round one, he went on to land a switch double cork 1800 walking away with a medal. lindsey jacobellis, team usa put its first gold medal on the board putting it in tenth place in the race. big events coming up. team usa could be climbing up that leaderboard soon. michael. >> we'll definitely be watching

that, maggie, and the u.s. skating team, they were supposed to get their silver medals last night, but the ceremony was delayed. what happened? >> reporter: yeah, michael, exactly. remember earlier the russian olympic committee won gold and the team figure skating event just edging out team usa who got the silver and the medal ceremony was supposed to take place last night but then it was suddenly postponed when the ioc was asked why, they just said it was a legal matter that came about suddenly but, guys, we still don't know what that legal matter is all about. guys. >> a little mysterious. thank you. a lot more coming up here on "gma," including the parents of the michigan school shooter in court. what his mother did in the hours after the shooting. and the details on the largest financial seizure ever by the justice department, more than $3 billion in hacked cryptocurrency. but first, good morning there, ginger. >> good morning to you all. the heat is on in inglewood. and as we were talking it's not necessarily about the match-up but about the

tmperatures, and ahead of the super bowl, though serious situation with heat advisories now in place not just for inglewood but so much of southern california because records could be broken this week including the hottest super bowl kickoff on record. los angeles does hold that from a game back in 1973. anybody know who played? yeah, i don't know either. but we'll look it up. the record is because of this ridge and santa ana winds, not only will it be hot from today but windy talking about gusts up to 40 miles per hour in the mountains up to 55 miles per hour. that heat comes over and compresses and gets hot. that will happen with that ridge all the way up to oregon. your local weather in 30 seconds. first, the warm cities sponsored by wayfair.

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minutes and that's a big difference from that 21 minute ride we saw earlier, very busy on the richmond san rafael bridge for people that are traveling westbound towards the north bay. if you are traveling eastbound heads up that the right lane is closed until two pm because of roadworks. we will wrap up here with a live look at the toll plaza where traffic is backed up to the 80 overpass. reggie thanks for being a okay, it's go time. team usa on the largest gig-speed network. which means this mega fan never misses a second. it's gig-speed wifi that's “mikaela shiffrin” fast. ok, that's fast! speed's cool, but does yours block threats? yup, even for these upstairs all-nighters rocking wifi speeds faster than a gig. can your internet do that? learn more about gig-speed wifi, or get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months.

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and we're taking a live look outside at the santa cruz camera because we are in store for what feels like beach weather later on today, numbers well into the seventies records are possible later on today, numbers right now we're in the thirties and our coolest spots a lot of forties and fifties around the bay shoreline. look at half moon bay already at 66 degrees because of this offshore wind so high today records are possible today for oakland, santa rosa napa, but everybody will go into the seventies and even records possible tomorrow. and even friday. reggie drew. thank you

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announced mask mandate ending in schools. director of the cdc is still urging caution. also, take a look at this massive apartment plex fire that broke out in oklahoma city causing parts to collapse. you can still see flames and smoke. thankfully the building under construction was empty. no injuries reported. and overnight, tiktok announces strengthening its policy to promote safety. the social media giant is saying it's part of their work to understand online challenges and stay safe while having fun. and it's the thing you do after winning more than a million dollars on "jeopardy!" what is, quit your job. that's what amy schneider did after her record-setting winning streak on the game show. she says she's pivoting from software engineer to public figure. she's planning her next steps. she says including charitable work. and a book. and we've got a lot more ahead including our exclusive with kelly stafford as we count down to the super bowl coming up. michael?

>> looking forward to that. now to the parents of that accused michigan school shooter appearing in court facing charges in the death of the four students who were gunned down last fall. prosecutors arguing the couple ignored warning signs that their son was dangerous, it and will reeve with the story. >> reporter: good morning. while their son faces charges including murder and terrorism and is expected to plead guilty by reason of insanity, jennifer and james crumbley face four charges of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors using records of text mssages and eyewitness testimony to try to prove that their negligence contributed to tragedy. the parents of ethan crumbley appearing in a michigan court tuesday after that oxford high school shooting that killed four students last november. prosecutors say jennifer and james crumbley gave their son a firearm and repeatedly ignored warning signs. investigators showing text messages jennifer crumbley sent the day before the shooting when ethan got in trouble for looking up bullets. on his phone during class. jennifer texting with her

>> did you at least allow -- >> and -- >> lol, i'm not mad. you have to learn not to get caught. >> reporter: the morning of the e school for mith bleys went to e 1 llam crumbley madestouater. i at there's an active shooter situation going on at the high school. my son goes to that school. i have a missing gun at my house. >> reporter: jennifer's boss andrew smith testifying the morning of the shooting jennifer told him she needed to get ethan counseling. jennifer allegedly screaming in the office as news of the shooting broke. later texting smith, the gun is gone and so are the bullets. adding, i need a lawyer. ethan did it and begging, i need my job, please don't judge me for what my son did. >> i was surprised she was worried about her job at the time. i thought she would be more worried about what was going on. >> reporter: attorney van johnson representing three

students' families, saying the hearing was like nothing he had seen before. >> what you heard today was overwhelmingly how deeply disturbed ethan crumbley was for an extended period of time. he was crying for help for months. >> reporter: chad gregory's son keegan was inside the school and saw his best friend justin shilling shot dead. >> he buries it. he knows it's a long road and there's a bit of survivor guilt. he really, really feels genuinely sad as we do for the kids that didn't come home. >> reporter: the crumbleys have denied any wrongdoing in this case. they say they properly secured the gun in their home and that they had no way of knowing their son would use it to shoot up his school. and that they bear no responsibility for the shooting. their next court appearance is scheduled for later this month. george. >> okay, will, thanks. let's bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams. the prosecution's job is to convince the judge to let this go to trial. is it a high bar? >> typically it's not at all.

it's probable cause. typically you view this as almost a rubber stamp that the case is going to move forward. but this is a pretty unique legal theory here. holding the parents responsible for the actions of their child. involuntary manslaughter, so there is a real legal fight to be had, but i think that based on the facts and based on the pressure, that will be on this judge, i'd expect that he likely would allow the case to move forward. >> what's the parents' best argument to prevent it? >> well, i think it's that what you just heard will talk about is the fact that the dad is basically saying, look, the minute i noticed my gun was gone i'm calling 911. that this wasn't foreseeable. that's one of the critical legal arguments, there needs to be a level of foreseeability, not foreseeability that their kid could be in trouble, not foreseeability that their kid might do something silly, but really foreseeability of the responsibility of taking a life,

remember, when you are talking about involuntary manslaughter you're saying that these parents are responsible for the deaths that were involved here. >> how damaging are the text messages? >> very. i think if you were going to say to me what's the most important testimony or evidence for the prosecution here, it's the text messages. it's not what the parents did after the fact, right? it's not the fact that the mother is talking about wanting to keep her job, et cetera, it's what they didn't do beforehand. it's the fact that she's -- knows that her son is talking about the bullets and saying, don't get caught. there's this heartbreaking text message where ethan is texting that he thinks his house is haunted and he's seeing things in the house and the mom doesn't respond and he says, you're not even going to respond to my texts? and so it's things like that that if this case moves forward at trial, i think will be very difficult for the parents emotionally putting aside the

legal aspects of this for the jury to hear that, i think, is going to be problematic for the parents. >> any chance the case is split, the mom goes to trial but not the dad? >> it's possible. yeah, i mean, remember, these are two separate defendants and there is a lot more evidence against the mom than against the dad and there could be an argument from the dad's lawyer that basically says, look, you know, that's her, you got to focus on the evidence against me and the judge could decide, yeah, there's enough against one, not against the other. unlikely but possible. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. robin. and george, coming up, what you need to know about cryptocurrency and the couple arrested in the biggest bitcoin bust. come on back.

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we're back with the la we're back now on "gma" with the latest on that huge bitcoin bust. the justice department seized more than $3 billion in hacked cryptocurrency. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis joins us now with more on the new york couple that is under arrest. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin, and this case raises so many questions about cryptocurrency, security and this new technology which has become so popular with so many. now, a new york couple arrested for allegedly laundering billions in bitcoin. >> i'm getting into crypto. you in? >> reporter: from an a-list roster of pitch men. >> the ones who embrace the moment and commit.

>> reporter: to sports venues like l.a.'s crypto.com arena and miami's ftx arena cryptocurrency is going mainstream and now, the justice department seizing the largest amount of cryptocurrency ever, more than $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin charging 34-year-old ilya "dutch" lichtenstein and his wife heather morgan, 31, with money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the united states. >> never forget, we're the most original. >> reporter: in her linkedin profile morgan describes herself as a serial entrepreneur, prolific writer and surrealist artist/rapper. her stage name razzlekhan. ♪ according to the complaint lichtenstein is a u.s. and russian citizen and tech entrepreneur. the couple appearing on this virtual workshop for morgan's sales consulting company sales folk.

>> heather, thanks for having me. >> you're welcome. thanks for talking with us today. >> reporter: the two are accused of using thousands of small complex transactions and accounts set up with fictitious identities to launder the funds. prosecutors say after a 2016 hack in hong kong a cyberthief transferred 120,000 bitcoin to a virtual wallet controlled by lichtenstein. at the time, the stolen funds were valued around $71 million. but today they're worth more than $4.5 billion as bitcoin's value has soared. and this is going to potentially lead to up to 25 years in prison for this couple if they are ultimately convicted. they also, according to this complaint used alt coins, that's other cryptocurrencies and they funneled the money there and also bought nfts with some of that bitcoin money. >> so, rebecca, what happens to that 3.6 billion in bitcoin that was seized by the government?

>> reporter: so, that is something that we're in new territory around. the government has seized the money at this point. in other cases where they have seized cryptocurrencies they've ended up auctioning the money off and the government has made a couple million dollars over the years from these transactions but we're still in this new territory, robin, and that's why people who are out there thinking about buying cryptocurrency have to think twice. it's both volatile but also you really want to know the terms and conditions of that platform that you're buying it from, understand their security and what happens if there is ultimately a hack, robin. >> you said it. new territory, such new territory, rebecca. thank you for helping us navigate it. appreciate it. >> over $3 billion. you know, coming up next, you know what today is? it's our hump day "play of the day" just for you, robin. >> i appreciate that. >> i appreciate that. at. the mouth watering big mac® with a savory filet-o-fish®,

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good morning, america. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. more states set to roll back covid restrictions. new york once the epicenter of the pandemic expected to end its strict indoor mask policy for businesses. the growing list of states changing the rules. the protests and the confusion over schools. dare vs. "euphoria." this morning, dare not backing down. what parents should be concerned about. also this morning, the major pay gap between popular white and black influencers. >> do you want to know how much they pay me? >> learn your worth, period. >> what social media influencers are telling "gma" this morning.

kelly stafford after her major health scare. now her family's road to the super bowl. what's fueling her husband, rams quarterback matthew stafford, as he heads into the biggest game of his career. ♪ good morning ♪ secret to longevity? the new study claiming that simple food swapping could to your life. what is your ideal diet? dr. ashton breaks it down for us. and a star-studded cast bringing the highly anticipated agatha christie murder mystery to the big screen. >> i don't trust him. i still don't. >> she joins us live on "gma." and adele sparking excitement with a sparkler on her finger as she does something no solo artist has never done before as we say, good morning, america. ♪ rumor has it ♪

>> good morning, america. we're glad you're starting your day with us. we're counting down to the super bowl. it's just four days away now. >> you have something in common with your 11-year-old. not just any 11-year-old. aubrey, our kid correspondent. >> oh. >> she's covering the big game just like you covered the big game. >> i was, like, what are you trying to say? >> she's in downtown l.a. with us. we're going to check in with her. look at that enthusiasm. we begin with more encouraging news on the pandemic. the governors of illinois an today that they are dropping indoor mask mandates for businesses. let's go back to whit johnson. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning. new york once the epicenter of the pandemic now expected to join the growing list of states removing those indoor mask mandates. source telling abc news that new york governor hochul is expected to drop the strict indoor mask or vaccination requirement for businesses today, but appears poised to

continue a mask mandate for schools past the winter break. other states including delaware, oregon, all rolling back school mask mandates within the next month leaving it up to the school districts to make their own rules. the debate playing out across the country as cases plunge more than 67% in the last three weeks, but 99% of counties are still reporting high transmission. the cdc is sticking to their current guidance right now, recommending indoor masking for high risk people over the age of 2. the cdc director, though, still urging caution as more and more states consider dropping these mandates. robin? whit, thank you. now could the secret to longevity be in your diet? the changes to your diet that might add ten years to your life expectan expectancy. dr. ashton going to break it down for us and then we'll take a closer look at the pay gap for social media influencers.

>> they compared the western diet, that's light on things like grains and fruit and vegetables. there's dairy, and sugar, and they compared that to a plant-based, optimal diet, much less meat and fish, and limited dairy, and using those computer models, they found if a 20-year-old made this change and went all to this optimal diet, they could add ten years to their life expectancy, even a partial change if you started at age 20 could add six years, but the part that i loved the most is that even if 80-year-olds started this, they could add three years to their life expectancy, according to these computer models. it is never too late to make these changes. >> never too late. all right, but you have a degree in nutrition. >> yeah. >> what are those small things we can do that could help us? >> i think when people hear plant-based diet or they hear a definition, they get

very intimidated. this does not have to be an all or none thing. you can make small changes with let's say a meatless monday or one meal every day. read the labels and explore the food aisles. there are more plant-based options than ever, and don't forget about the contribution of beverages. sugars, sweetened beverages, once in awhile, okay. going more plant-based to even partially, not just better for your health. not just better for your life expectancy, but better for the environment, and in some cases you could save money too. >> win-win-win. all the way around. all right, jen, thanks so much. we'll see you later today. >> watch out. coming up, we have the influencers who are fighting to be paid equally for the trends they inspire. and also, how zendaya is responding after the organization dare claimed her showed "euphoria" glamorizes drug use. and kelly stafford, the wife

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times square. welcome back. >> good to see you all. missed you all very much. happy to be here. happy to start "pop news" with yu. we're going to begin with the 2022 brit awards in london last night and the big winner of the night, there she is, adele, taking home artist of the year, song of the year for "easy on me," of course, and album of the year making her the first solo artist in brit award history to win album of the year three times. and in one of her many speeches, adele gave thanks to the subject of so many of the songs on that album, "30," her ex-husband, simon. take a look. >> i'd like to dedicate this to my son. [ cheers ] and to simon, to his dad, this album was all of our journey, not just mine, and i'm very proud of myself for sticking to my guns and putting out an album that was about something so personal to me. >> so personal. could not have been easy but easy on the ears. that's for sure. this was the first time the brit

awards went gender neutral choosing not to single out male and female winners. celebrating artists solely for their work. of the change adele told the audience she fully understands the decision but said, quote, i love being a female artist, i am really so proud of us. she also performed for the packed stadium singing her song "i drink wine." hey, me too. in a gorgeous valentino gown but it was the sparkler on her finger earlier in the night, yeah, there it is. it sparked rumors she might just be engaged to her boyfriend, sports agent rich paul, and they have been public with their romance since july 2021. lots of adele in the news. also popping, oscar-winning director, writer, jordan peele back at it with his third feature film. the creator of "get out" and "us" has released the teaser for "nope" starring daniel kaluuya and keke palmer --

>> oh. >> watch closely, everyone. roll em. >> run. get out. >> i told you it was just a tease. >> that was a tease. >> i told you. >> pure tease. >> watch closely. i am a tease, robin. just glimpses of the main characters. the studio is releasing zero information about the plot. but if it's anything like his last two this should be pretty compelling. "nope" set to hit theaters july 22nd. >> come on, you still talk to keke. >> i'll call her right after the show. what's going on? i'm not -- nope, i want to know. >> you won't take nope for an answer. all right, finally, guys, big weekend coming up, right? sunday, super bowl, also though another big tv event, yes, there it is. puppy bowl xviii.

what could be better than over 100 rescue puppies frolicking with martha stewart and the big dog, snoop dogg himself. how about another pop icon helping to promote pet adoption. he is a furry friend himself. take a look. >> we have a really, really important job. the opening coin toss. okay. hold very still. okay. elmo will put it on your nose. okay, and flip the coin. >> oh, my goodness. that's great. >> so cute. elmo and his rescue pup will be doing the coin toss as you saw. they're also giving pup talks on the sidelines. puppy bowl xviii will have 118 puppies from 67 shelters around the u.s. all of them available for adoption. i'll take them all. check it out this sunday, 2:00 p.m. eastern on animal planet and it's also streaming

if you have discovery plus. >> get your rescue on. >> get your rescue on, indeed. that's some good tv. three icons, snoop, martha, elmo, i'm in. [ laughter ] >> welcome back, lara. >> thanks, george. time now for our "gma" cover story. "euphoria" star zendaya is responding to accusations the show is glamorizing and normalizing teen drug use. janai norman back with that story. >> good morning. the second season of the hbo show "euphoria" premiered in january. everyone has been talking about it and the anti-drug group d.a.r.e. has been sounding the alarm in a statement to parents warning that they feel the show normalizes high school drug use, and now the show's star zendaya, is speaking out. >> reporter: zendaya is fighting back, amid claims by the organization d.a.r.e. that her show "euphoria" is glamorizing drug use. >> i know you're not allowed to say it, but drugs are kind of cool. >> reporter: the emmy award-winning actress telling

"ew," our show is in no way a moral tale to teach people how to live their life or what they should be doing. the feeling behind "euphoria" is to hopefully help people feel a little bit less alone in their experience and their pain. the anti-drug group d.a.r.e. short for drug abuse resistance education disagreeing, now telling abc news, these statements may help them believe there's no reason for concern, however, if the producers of the show truly do not want high school students or even younger audiences to watch it or be impacted by it, why build the story around high school students rather than a workplace environment? >> please, please let me -- let me take -- >> reporter: the popular series follows the lives of high school students including zendaya's character, rue, a drug-addicted teen struggling with sobriety. experts reminding parents that a show like "euphoria" can help open the door to talking with their kids about the realities of drug use.

>> even if your teen does not watch the show, if they are old enough where they are exposed to issues surrounding drugs, have a conversation with them. let them know what you expect from them. >> reporter: and we reached out to hbo for a response to d.a.r.e.'s request for a meeting but haven't heard back. a reminder to parents that when having these conversations, experts say don't try to scare them. if you're feeling angry or upset maybe wait to have that conversation. george. >> good advice there, thanks very much, janai. robin? we move on to that abc news exclusive as we count down to the super bowl. rams quarterback matthew stafford's wife kelly speaking about their journey. what it took to get to the big game. amy, i know you had a chance to speak with her. good morning. >> reporter: i did. good morning to you, robin. yes, that journey started back at the university of georgia. go dogs, when he was the star quarterback and she was a cheerleader. they have had a lot of ups and downs since that. his career, her health, but they've done it all together,

and now they're doing it all the way to the super bowl. when los angeles rams quarterback matthew stafford takes the field on sunday, it will be his chance to finally live up to the expectations that have followed him for his entire career. >> stafford, end zone, caught, got it, touchdown, rams. >> reporter: stafford's wife kelly has been his biggest cheerleader. can you tell me what it was like that moment when you realized that the rams clinched it? >> i am so excited for him. i mean he has worked his butt off for a long time and if they didn't make it to the super bowl they were a bust. you know, so now that that pressure is kind of taken off in a way he can just go play this game and have fun while doing it. >> reporter: after winning the nfc championship stafford taking the opportunity to credit kelly for fueling his performance. >> i couldn't have done it without her. she's been through a lot of that with me and we've leaned on each other at separate times to help ourselves get through whatever we're having to get through. >> reporter: one of those moments they leaned on each other, a terrifying health scare

in 2019. >> i wouldn't be here today without him. he was the one that really encouraged me to go get checked and fought with me through that entire battle. >> reporter: kelly undergoing a 12-hour surgery to remove a brain tumor. relearning to walk and being forced to take time away from their young daughters while she recovered. >> they said, you know what, you can't have any kids around you. you can't have anything around you because it will throw off your balance, you'll fall and injure yourself, so we had to say good-bye to our kids for i think about three weeks and matthew really became the most amazing caregiver and it didn't surprise me. i guess it just more impressed me. >> reporter: kelly letting fans behind the scenes on her podcast called "the morning after." >> all right, y'all, "the morning after" with me. >> reporter: where she talks about parenting struggles to mental health and of course football. >> i feel like sometimes especially being the wife or a significant other of a

professional athlete or anyone who has this kind of limelight you tend to lose yourself. i felt as a mom in particular, it's mainly for moms to just come and be like, hey, no one has their stuff together. like, if we can get through these days and our children are happy and healthy, that's all you can hope for. >> do you have a plan for a podcast on the monday after the super bowl? >> i do. >> a little preview? >> we do film on mondays, honestly, depending on the outcome might be a podcast on no sleep. it might be a podcast where i have, you know, a little alcohol in my system if we do take that victory so hoping for that. it'll be entertaining, i'm sure. >> and this is matthew's first season playing for the rams after 12 seasons in detroit, and the staffords still have a lot of fans rooting for them back in michigan and georgia. kelly says they hear it, they feel it. these two really are a team and there is a lot of love for both of them right now. it was amazing getting to talk to her and just -- it gives you someone to root for, you know, if you're trying to choose, just saying.

>> a great story. >> it's a great story. >> all those years in detroit. all the pressure making it to the super bowl. great job, amy. >> thank you. all right, and we're going to turn as we celebrate black history month. we are taking a closer look at social media and issues black creators face as they influence what's trending in our culture. mona kosar abdi joins us with the ongoing problem of pay disparity. good morning, mona. >> reporter: michael, good morning. black creators have been a driving force behind many of the viral trends that we see on social media, but they're also frustrated about the inequalities that they face on these apps. ♪ didn't even notice ♪ >> reporter: from viral dances to makeup routines, some tiktok influencers cashing in on megabrand deals and sponsorships. according to a recent "forbes" study, tiktok's seven highest paid creator collectively earned $55.5 million in 2021. a 200% jump from the year before. a glaring issue for many, however, not a single black

creator made the list. >> do you really want to know how much they offered to pay me? >> reporter: tiktok saying we value the impact black creators continue to have on our platform. we are committed to investing in resources and improved product experiences that support a culture of credit and equitable attribution for the creator community. >> hi, guys, welcome back to my channel. it's your girl, jackie aina. a ers ie abeent t of buttrends over a decade with nearly 7 million followers across all platforms, her drive to create began with her own self-discovery. >> it was quite challenging finding tutorials for people who had my complexion. i guess i can figure it out and show how i do it. i did not make livable income for six years. kind of overwhelming. >> reporter: she says she once felt used by a beauty brand after finding out her checks were significantly less than her peers. >> at the time, i felt like,

bawling, but then it was, like, joke's on you. they got paid, like, four times more than you did. >> reporter: black creators on average make 35% less than air white counterparts. >> there is currently no pay transparency or standardization when it comes to influencer pay rates. brands need influencers and influencers want to work with brands. >> most of these apps will show you the default, and the default is now black people. we're the change advocates. why wouldn't you want to include black creators and black talent? >> reporter: and brittany bright says the best way to support black creators is by engaging with their content, by liking, commenting and sharing it, michael. all right, mona, thank you for bringing that to us. ginger, now over to you. drew: i'm meteorologist drew tuma with your accurate weather forecast. records are possible today as we go into the 70's this afternoon. likely a record at oakland, 74.

similar in san jose, 75. the winds remain breezy in the hills, keeping -- keeping temperatures elevated. here is the accurate seven-day forecast, records not only possible but now to a new investigation that is shining a light on the racial disparities in housing. senior investigative correspondent david scott joins us with that. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, michael. owning a home really defines the american dream, but an abc news investigation in partnership with our own stations looked at recent mortgage lending nationwide and found gaping disparities based on race. it's been more than 50 years since the fair housing act outlawed discrimination in home buying, but more than half a century later minorities continue to have a harder time purchasing homes than white americans.

has the federal fair housing act simply failed america? >> it's failed america because it's never been enforced by any presidential administration. you don't find any other real attempt regardless of who the president is, regardless of which administration you have in office that has literally said we're going to really, really work on this. >> reporter: nationwide about 35% of black applicants are approved for mortgage loans compared to nearly 56% of white applicants in the same income range applying for similar loans. milwaukee is one of the country's more diverse major cities, but statistics analyzed by abc news show it's also the most segregated. >> these houses are gorgeous houses. >> reporter: x.e. tatum iii owns a home on milwaukee's predominantly black north side, and is hoping to trade up to a home in a nearby suburb. trying to get out of the inner city has not been easy. >> i still feel like my bankers always have to go to the underwriters and fight for me.

they literally tell me that. i'm going to fight for you. why do you have to fight for me when i'm meeting all the criteria you told me i needed? >> reporter: here in majority white neighborhoods in milwaukee, our data shows white applicants have a loan approval rate 1 1/2 times higher than of people with color in the same income range applying for similar loan amounts. >> the ideal home would look like probably a three-bedroom, two-bath. you want a neighborhood that you can see your child ride up and down the street on their big wheel or their bike and know that they're safe. >> reporter: abc news analyzed more than 2 million loans for this report and you can see the full investigation, "housing divide" on "nightline" tonight. >> all right, thank you, david. coming up, annette bening. .

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>> people will trust the technology if they trust you. >> that looks good right there you. amanda seyfried playing elizabeth holmes, of course the convicted theranos founder, it drops march 3rd on hulu based on the podcast. >> rebecca jarvis, yeah. >> looking forward to that. march 3rd. >> that looks incredible and our next guest is incredible, because she is an oscar-nominated actress who starred in everything from "american beauty" to "the kids are all right" now in the new murder mystery based on a beloved agatha christie novel, "death on the nile." annette bening, good morning to you. thank you for joining us. >> good morning to all of you. nice to see you all. from a few miles away. >> yes, from a few miles away. >> it's great to see you, it's great to see you regardless, annette, and you're starring in movie, it's a classic whodunit story.

i love these kind of stories because if you go in as a detective as i love to do and try to figure out the movie you got any clues we could look out for? >> i would say for my character you might think about my relationship to my son. i'm sort of obsessed with him. and, yeah, she's got some major secrets going on. she is a painter. she's from mayfair and was just so much fun to play, like very close to when i used to dress up as a little kid and play pretend, it was that kind of a feeling for me, so i just felt lucky that i got to be in it. >> we do wish you were here in person, but that's a very impressive library behind you. >> do you like it? >> i do. it's pretty great. let's take a look at the movie. >> go ahead. >> okay. >> here she is, the only woman i have ever loved, mother. mother, you must meet hercules poirot? >> why? >> he is only the greatest detective alive. >> you're quite the most ludicrous man i've ever seen and

>> not the first time i've heard this. >> and you're in my view. >> looks like you're having fun there with kenneth branagh. quite a day he had yesterday at the oscars. so much of this movie takes place on a pretty spectacular boat. tell us about that. >> well, they built this absolutely incredible boat and, of us and we all are suspects in the murder but we all got together and they didn't show us the boat in advance so the day that we were supposed to be introduced to the boat in the movie we actually were introduced to the boat in real life. the craftsmanship, it is absolutely gorgeous. superb and the costumes and just the entire production is just absolutely spectacular. >> we are all looking forward to seeing that and we -- can i just say how much we loved seeing you in "captain marvel" and we're hoping your character may pop up again.

possibly could that be? >> it could possibly be. i certainly hope so. there was nothing more fun for me than doing that film. i had a blast because i was sort of a mentor but then also had a sort of nemesis character at the end, so i certainly hope that i will be back. >> and a big congratulations are in order from all of us because you're about to celebrate your 30th wedding anniversary to your husband warren beatty. congratulations. and how does it feel to reach that milestone? >> incredible. i feel very grateful, very proud. we have four kids, they're all grown now. i think that both of us, you know, we met many years ago, obviously, and so to be at this moment together, we're damn proud. >> rightfully so. rightfully so. >> please give him our best. >> yes. >> yes, give him our best.

congratulations to both of them. annette, thank you so much for joining us this morning. we are grateful and hopefully next time you're in person. >> she's right down the street. >> thank you so much. it's good to see you all. >> great to see you. "death on the nile" is in theaters this friday. and coming up, caleb williams is rocking college football and he's doing it on and offer the field. he's going to join us live. he's going to join us live. care coalition, it's so good to see you all! alright! let's brainstorm. any ideas for new members? i'd like to nominate alaska airlines. this neck pillow i'm dating says great things! a caring airline?! wait, those exist?! it says here they were the first airline to switch from plastic bottles to boxed water. they also hire a lot of people from caring professions. i'm seeing former teachers and nurses. it's settled! alaska airlines is officially in the running! round of applause! okay, it's go time. team usa on the largest gig-speed network. which means this mega fan never misses a second.

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over this interview. michael and i arm wrestled over this interview. i won. we are back now on "gma" with a quarterback caleb williams. he announced last week that he is making the move from oklahoma to the university of southern california and now he is joining us live to talk about his football future. thank you, thank you so much for being with us and i know that you have been somebody that people have been watching and your instagram, caleb, this is what i want to say, you have a motto on there. and it says always make your next move your best. so why did you decide to make this move to usc? >> first, about ten years ago my dad actually told me to make a list of schools that i wanted to go to and he said, one, you can't have 'bama on there, alabama. [ laughter ] so i ended up choosing schools like the west coast schools out here and first was usc and dreams do come true.

next, it was obviously i had coach riley and everybody else that came over from oklahoma here and that's a sudden sense of comfort when you have people like that you've been around for at least a year and talked to for more years before that. >> i know you're excited to be reunited with your old coach. how have ou fans reacted to you leaving? >> yes, i am. they reacted kind of how i expected them to. i appreciate all the ou fans. i love all the ou fans, all the love and support they have given me throughout the season when i wasn't playing before i got there and then after i was playing, kind of, you know, they'll always be in my heart. >> i know they will. you had such a breakout year for them. we know, we're entering this whole new era of college athletics including being able to profit from using your name,

image and likeness. was that a consideration in your move to usc? >> a consideration, obviously you have to think about it because it is a part of college football, and not that big, not really big at all for me, i've been fortunate enough throughout my childhood to be in certain situations in my life, so, no, it wasn't really that big for me but i do get to do some cool partnerships, like i'm the name and the image for this new company called action water. >> you're already a pro doing that. you just slipped that right in there already. but also off the field as well, i mean, you're a star on the field but your spirit and your flair and fashion and everything like that and you like to -- you like to sport a little nail art. are you -- you said your momma

is the inspiration behind that. are you sporting any right now and how is your mom your inspiration? >> my mom is my inspiration. i actually have kind of valentine's day. you can't really see it. it's a little heart. but, yeah, my mom is my inspiration. she's been doing nails since i can remember and she's always done it i think since she was like probably 14 she's always done it so that was a little time before i was born. and so ever since i was born she's been doing it. i would always sit around playing my game or messing with my mom, i still mess with her a lot, playing my game, and she'd always do my nails. i didn't get paint on them but she'd always do them. >> i'm proud of you, you know, for doing that and living your life and is that part why you established your foundation, caleb cares, and it's to help people -- because i'm sure

that wearing nail polish like that probably got bullied a little bit and so you wanted to establish this foundation to help others in that situation. >> yeah, i don't really call it -- i've -- you know, i haven't really been bullied but i have seen it. i've stepped up for it. and i don't really call it bullying because, you know, it's kind of what i want to do and i enjoy it. i don't really look at it like that, but i do see it in other people's eyes and kind of understand but people have talked about my nails in negative ways and i don't mind. it doesn't bother or faze me. >> tell me about the foundation and what you hope to do with that. >> the foundation, i am looking forward to giving time, energy and more resources to bullying. i would say the reason why i'm attacking this problem is just because i don't think that there's enough time, energy and resource into bullying.

>> well, i'm glad you're doing that and that's something that we hear about a lot and i'm sure you're going to help a lot of young people. well, caleb, congratulations. >> thankyou. >> okay, and, michael, he thinks that he could still, if he was still playing he could take you down. defense, you know, you're the quarterback. >> now, don't start nothing, robin. i have nothing left in the tank. he's faster than me sitting down. >> he's being very polite right now. all the best and thank you for joining us live on "gma." we wish you all the best out there on the west coast. you take care. >> thank you. >> you got it. okay. ginger, what's up with you. >> that match-up would be history, right, if we did it. speaking of, history will be made tonight on espn when for the first time an nba national broadcast will be led by all women. both on camera and in pivotal positions behind the scenes, lisa salters, doris burke and beth mowins will be the commentator team when the utah jazz host the golden state warriors.

the action starts tonight 10:00 p.m. eastern on espn. let's get a check a little drew: i am drew tuma with your forecast. records are possible as we go into the 70's. here's your forecast. work is now to our "gma" kid correspondent 11-year-old aubrey anaya is getting ready for her big super bowl debut with a trip to disneyland. she joins us now. good morning, aubrey. how are you doing this morning? >> good morning, george. look, i have my mickey hands on today. this has truly been the best experience ever. take a look. ♪ ahead of the big game it was time for some big fun at the happiest place on earth, disneyland. these would make great super bowl snacks. ♪ and what better way to get pumped up than a roller coaster. i'm about to ride the incredicoaster. come ride with me.

then i was off to wakanda to join the "warriors of wakanda" show. i'm going to send some of my strengths to the bengals and rams for a great super bowl game, whoo! we visited the wishing wall, where disneyland is celebrating the lunar new year. my new year's wish is for the rams to win the super bowl. and i even swung by the espn set to get some pointers from one of the best, nfl insider adam schefter. i want to do a really good job for "gma." can you give me any inside scoops? >> study greatness and you watch the way greatness does its job every day and then when you see what everybody does, that makes them so successful, it will transfer over to you and you will become more successful. >> and while i can't wait to see some of my favorite football players in action sunday, i had a blast with some of my favorite characters. oh!

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♪ bring me a higher love ♪ ♪ bring me a higher love ♪ all right, disney's fairy tale weddings and honeymoon, wow, they do know how to set a romantic scene and this morning we've got another ingredient, an exclusive look at the new disney fairy tale weddings collection by allure bridal. nikki deeds, the global brand manager, is joining us this morning with some really inspiring looks. i love these dresses. thank you for bringing them here. and i want to start with this one that blew my mind this morning inspired by tiana from "the princess and the frog." >> yes, absolutely, thank you, lara. it's a pleasure to be here. talking about tiana's dress, the girl who loves sparkle. this is her style. >> what girl doesn't love sparkle? >> that's right. absolutely. we have an all over sparkle tulle, beaded appliques, the favorite part of this dress for myself is the two for one look. we designed the detachable train

so she can -- >> like a little party, all right. i like it. >> she has two different looks for the day. the entllectig this look we ng? offered in 0 to 30. >> i want to show another dress, mirror, mirror on the wall, who could this be inspired by after all? i'm guessing snow white. >> you guessed correctly. >> so cute. i love it. look at the little bow detail. just so charming and elegant. >> we're celebrating "snow white and the seven dwarfs'" 85th to keep her timeless, satin ted- skirt, cap sleeve, the beauty of this dress is the floral motive throughout the entire dramatic train. >> that's really great. and the nice thing is obviously, everyone can wear these, all sizes, and affordability is also something that you guys took into consideration. >> yeah, and i'll be honest with

you, this is our largest collection, 25 dresses, and a variety of styles and price points. >> and this one i have a clue here, i'm guessing is inspired by belle. a little "beauty and the beast." >> that's right. this actually is one of my personal favorites. we created a custom fabbri, it's in a rose brocade pattern. >> i see that. look at all those flower details. that's so pretty. >> it creates dimension which is so popular these days. >> and texture, yes, yes, without being heavy, so it's extremely comfortable. perfect for the dance floor. >> i love that. and this one you say, we were inspired by "aladdin's" jasmine. >> we're celebrating her 30th anniversary. this is part of our platinum collection and so we really wanted to go above and beyond with the bishop sleeve so popular these days, we included 14,000 beads and crystals

throughout the entire design. >> it's got a real retro look. i love that. i might have a favorite. i'm just saying. we do also this morning want to share a really big announcement for everybody. to celebrate walt disney world's 50th anniversary, disney's fairy tale weddings is giving away a one of a kind custom fit gown in the world's most magical wedding dress contest. nikki, what can you tell us about this gown that we are showing everybody? it is a stunner. >> to celebrate the 50th, we wanted to create this one of a kind gown that really embodies the magic of the celebration. we have included 15,000 beads and 3,000 crystals throughout the entire dress and get it, 167 yards of fabric including sparkled tulle creating those layers that cascade. >> look at that. it's like a fluffy gorgeous cloud. that is just stunning. so, audience, guys, if you are interested, all you need to do is scan the qr code that should be on your screen right now or

go to goodmorningamerica.com to enter the world's most magical wedding dress contest and you can check out the disney fairy tale wedding fashion show as well while you're there. these dresses really are beautiful. you nailed it with size, style and you nailed it with the price point. thanks for coming. >> thank you so much. >> who doesn't love a wedding dress? all right, everybody, check out the contest and we'll be right back on "good morning america." ♪ i keep thinking of bring me a higher love ♪

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward and finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kristen: good -- kumasi: good morning. i am, c. here is jobina with traffic. jobina: we started in san mateo with that motorcycle crash we have followed for the last hour. you can see on the maps, speeds are improving around 22 miles-per-hour. this is southbound 101. this is northbound 880 before 92, so before you get on and off the bridge, you will run into issues. drew: at a live picture of the tower with sunshine. numbers warming through the 50's, so we are on the way to a warm day. record-setting temperatures likelier this afternoon. everybody going into the 70's later today. kumasi: now it is time for "live with kelly and ryan." we are back at 11:00 for midday

live. we hope to see you then. have a great morning. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the action drama "snowpiercer," daveed diggs. and we continue our "game day grub week" with a creole shrimp dish. plus, the cohost check out your comments and thoughts when they open up the "inbox." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> ryan: hi. kelly. are you okay? >> kelly: i'm moving as fast as i can. >> ryan: is it squeezing? >> kelly: yeah. it is. >> ryan: good morning,