i will be interviewing my favorites. good morning, america, for our viewers in the west on this friday morning, russia appears even closer to invading ukrain on the brink? >> i am here today not to start a war, but to prevent one. >> secretary of state blinken's last-minute address to the united nations after accusing russia of planning a full-scale invasion. this morning, top u.s. officials hold urgent meetings with key allies in europe as shelling on the border intensifies overnight. we are live in the region this morning. overnight, heavy snow and ice slamming the midwest leading to this massive 100-vehicle pileup in illinois. plus, at least four tornadoes reported in alabama. the storm knocking down the top of this gas station t noat leas

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>> good to be here and a busy morning. we begin with the latest on the showdown with russia over ukraine. our terry moran is there for us in the region this morning and we will break down what the economic impact could be here at home as fears of an invasion grow. >> very real fears this morning president biden telling me he believes vladimir putin will invade and that this will come within the next several days. the president now set to meet with world leaders by phone this afternoon. secretary of state antony blinken and vice president kamala harris are in germany this morning for high-level diplomatic talks with america's closest allies. let's go right to our senior white house correspondent mary bruce with the very latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. well, this administration is now engaged in a last-minute diplomatic scramble as it seems russia is looking to create an excuse to attack. now, biden says there is still room for diplomacy here, but he is also warning that the risk that putin actually goes through with this and invades is very high. this morning, top u.s. officials holding urgent meetings with key allies in europe as russia appears even closer to invading ukraine. secretary of state blinken

delaying his trip to deliver a last-minute address to the united nations. >> i am here today not to start a war, but to prevent one. >> reporter: america's top diplomat peeling back the curtain on u.s. intelligence accusing russia of planning a full-scale invasion. >> it's unfolding right now, today, as russia takes steps down the path to war and reissued the threat of military action. >> reporter: u.s. officials are expecting a worst case scenario bracing for vladimir putin's version of shock and awe. russian troops going into ukraine from at least three sides. missiles spewing across the sky, special forces attacking the capital city of kyiv armed with a list of military and government officials to target. >> my sense it will happen within the next several days. >> reporter: president biden saying russia is increasing its troops along the border, not backing away as the kremlin claims and that they are looking to create an excuse to go in. the u.s. warning that russia could stage a fake terrorist

bombing or even a real chemical attack against civilians to justify an invasion. now, russia says they have no intention of invading, but it also seems clear they are not interested in compromise or de-escalation. in a letter to the u.s., they have restated their hard-line demands including that ukraine never be allowed to join nato. now, secretary blinken is set to meet next week with his russian counterpart, but the russians have made clear if their demands are not met, they say they will be forced to take unspecified, quote, military technical measures. cecilia? >> every hour in this diplomatic crisis matters right now, mary. let's turn to terry moran there in ukraine. terry, you are seeing a real shift in how folks on the ground are preparing for what could come. >> reporter: we are, cecilia. civil defense preparations are really accelerating and the u.s. government expects concern about how ready they were, but from kids learning first aid and bomb shelters being prepared, to the

government putting out maps of where those bomb shelters are, you do see a seriousness of purpose, and they need it this morning. russia keeping up the pressure, heavy shelling along the front line of that long simmering conflict in eastern ukraine between russian-armed separatists and the ukrainian government. today there was more shelling in months, we are told. no report of injuries or deaths at this time, but it is clearly an escalation and that worries the u.s. government because one of the things they are concerned about is that what looks to be now a deliberate escalation in that conflict could be used as a justification for vladimir putin to attack. meanwhile, putin himself is meeting with the leader of belarus today. those two are concluding their massive joint exercises just north of the border here. all this, of course, has ukrainians on edge. polls showing that ukrainians now are really beginning to take seriously the conflict, although there's a lot of people who perhaps still out of wishful thinking that this is russia

just trying to intimidate them. tomorrow putin with oversee the test of ballistic missiles in russia tomorrow. another show of might and defiance. michael? >> has ukraine on edge and everyone around the world as well. terry, thank you so much for that. the crisis also rattling investors as wall street took a beating yesterday. a russian invasion would have a serious economic impact, not just in europe but here in the u.s. our economic correspondent deidre bolton has more for us this morning. good morning, deidre. >> reporter: good morning, michael. many say that traders are either guided by greed or fear. these past 24 hours have been all about fear. the dow dropped more than 600 points yesterday. the average american 401(k) retirement saver lost about $2,500 yesterday alone. so if there is an incursion, the first place americans are likely to feel the pinch, at the pump. gas buddy saying we could see it move higher by $5 to $10 per barrel. that would translate to between

5 and 10 cents more per gallon and keep in mind gas prices, michael, they are already about 40% higher right now than they were this time last year. >> definitely feel the pinch at the pump. deirdre, higher oil and gas prices could make overall inflation worse. >> reporter: it certainly could, and as we already know, we feel it every day. americans are paying more for transportation, for food, for rent, all of those prices risk going higher. michael? >> deidre bolton, thank you so much. whit? michael, turning now to that major storm on the move as we head into the holiday weekend slamming the midwest with heavy snow and ice overnight and tornadoes in the south. now at least 24 states are on alert for dangerous weather. ginger is tracking it all for us. ginger, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. we just got blasted with this squall line that brought 66-mile-per-hour wind gusts to newark all the way down the shore up to 70 miles per hour. 56 in philadelphia. gusty with that line but it's the same cold front and storm

that blasted everybody from colorado to alabama. this morning, a highway in illinois is still shut down after a major winter storm raked the midwest and south. up to a foot of snow plus wind-driven whiteouts leaving more than 100 vehicles in a monster pileup near el paso, illinois. the line of wrecks seeming endless on interstate 39. i-55 closed for a time too after a separate 100-vehicle pileup with crashes and spinouts. semis trapped in the snow in missouri. kansas city getting more than seven inches. on the southern side a line of severe storms stacked with violent winds, four reported tornadoes whipping through alabama. winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour taking down a giant tree putting it into a home in birmingham. elsewhere in jefferson county, the winds crumpling the top of this gas station and tipping several tractor trailers. in indiana, floodgates at the oakdale river had to be released. nearly 200 homes in carroll

county told to evacuate. water from the river engulfing nearby streets. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: the dramatic freeze thaw of spring making ice jams in new york. in buffalo ice on this creek crashing into the bridge. i'm out here boldly with my coat open and will not be by tomorrow and sunday. look at what the front does to the temperatures. it'll take a huge tumble. we've already got all those alerts by the way in parts of the northern plains for new blizzard warnings but watch as temperatures like 70 in washington, d.c., records from philadelphia to boston just yesterday will feel like 14 in philadelphia by sunday morning. 11 in new york city. so prepare yourself, cecilia. >> can't put those coats away just yet. ginger, thanks. we turn to the latest on the fraud investigation into the trump business empire. a judge ruling that the former president and two of his children must testify in a case brought by new york's attorney general. our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl has more. jon, they have to sit down but they may not have to say very much here. >> reporter: that's for sure,

cecilia. this is another major legal setback for donald trump. the judge ordered trump and his two oldest children, that's ivanka and don jr., to testify under oath within 21 days into the new york state investigation into the family's business practices. this is one of two investigations into whether or not the trumps illegally manipulated the value of their assets to either get more favorable loans or to avoid paying taxes. the trumps will appeal this decision, but as you point out, even if they testify, they may not say much. the judge revealed that eric trump testified in this case some two years ago. he took the fifth 500 times, repeatedly refusing to answer questions by invoking his right against self-incrimination. and, cecilia, this time the trumps may have even more of a reason to invoke the fifth. this comes just after their

longtime accountants, mazars usa, dropped the trump organization as a client saying that the -- the financial statements they had filed over the past ten years with information from the trump organization can no longer be considered reliable. so if they do come around to testifying, i imagine we'll see more fifth amendment pleading. >> i think you're probably right there, jon. thanks so much. michael? now to a major step toward a new phase of covid. california becoming the first state to reveal its plans for living with the virus. matt gutman has the very latest. >> reporter: this morning, california becoming the first state to officially declare an end to two years of mandates with a road map focused on living with the virus rather than trying to stamp it out. >> what we're announcing here today is about turning a page, moving from this crisis mentality, moving away from a reactive mindset and crisis mindset to living with this virus. >> reporter: that includes a focus on reinstituting mask mandates during future surges,

regional testing of wastewater and improving access to covid treatments. as of this morning, every state except for hawaii and puerto rico has announced plans to lift universal indoor mask requirements. >> hallelujah. i am very tired of this on again, off again with masks. >> reporter: new mexico becoming the latest to ditch face coverings, effective immediately. washington state lifting its mask mandate next month after nearly two years. >> our goal is to knock down the rates of this infection by taking smart, common sense measures that we know that works. >> reporter: as omicron recedes one model commissioned by the associated press now suggesting as many as 73% of americans have some degree of immunity to the variant. but health experts warn immunity levels can vary and it's still unclear how much protection unvaccinated americans in particular have against reinfection. >> we still have to be incredibly cautious because we don't know what it means for immunity and new variants to pop

up. >> reporter: the world health organization says it's now monitoring three new subvariants of omicron, including what's known as b.a.2, which could be even more transmissible than the original omicron. right now it's estimated to comprise about 4% of the total cases in the u.s. that as the cdc prepares to update its guidance on masks as early as next week. whit? >> something to watch for in the week ahead. matt, thank you. we move to the very latest on the vaccine mandate protests north of our border. protesters were arrested by otawa police overnight and our kenneth moton is there for us in ottawa with more on the so-called freedom convoy. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. a few big rigs left but downtown of canada's capital city is essentially locked down to traffic right now. very large police presence on parliament hill. leaders just announced the closing of parliament to clear

out the remaining demonstrators. overnight ottawa police moved in on this so-called freedom convoy and started to arrest protesters including two of the organizers. for three weeks protesters clogged the streets demanding an end to canada's covid-19 restrictions. prime minister justin trudeau invoking the emergency's act to clear them out. ottawa police say they are working to end this unlawful demonstration peacefully but tey do say if these protesters do not leave, that they do have plans. michael? >> all right, thank you so much for that, kenneth. now we're going to turn to the olympics and the ioc president finally speaking out overnight about the doping scandal casting the doubt or shadow over these games even though russia's 15-year-old figure skating star failed to medal. maggie rulli is in beijing with the latest. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. this is the first time we heard from the head of the ioc since the scandal broke. he says what he saw out there on the ice was disturbing.

there's no mistaking it. this was a different kamila valiyeva on the ice. after being allowed to compete in the women's finals despite testing positive for an illegal performance-enhancing substance, the 15-year-old plagued by a series of uncharacteristic falls. at the end of her skate, valiyeva left the ice in tears, met by harsh words from her coaches. overnight for the first time ioc president thomas bach weighing in condemning any possible role that valiyeva's team may have played in her positive test. >> my experience over years having had to listen to many lies and to many explanations of doping cases, and they're realizing that doping very rarely happens alone by the athletes. >> reporter: bach calling the treatment of valiyeva by her own country, chilling. >> i was very, very disturbed. when i afterwards saw how she was received by her closest

entourage with such tremendous coldness, it was chilling to see this. rather than giving her comfort. >> he's saying all the right things. but he going to follow through? is he going to do anything? >> reporter: well, guys, despite the scandal, the games here must go on. it was a history-making moment for eileen gu, the american-born skier who got a lot of attention earlier on in the games because she's here in beijing competing for china instead of the u.s. well, she just won a gold in the halfpipe becoming the first freestyle skier ever to pick up three medals in one olympics. guys, team usa also looking good heading into the final weekend here in the olympics. we're sitting pretty in third place on the leaderboard. 21 medals, 8 of them gold. guys? >> all right, maggie, thank you so much. maggie is enjoying herself. >> she is. >> i think so. >> always brings it for us from wherever she is. coming up, we have our interview with the family of a

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of that for us. and it is sentencing day for kim potter, the former minnesota police officer who was convicted of killing her attorneys are arguing for a reduced sentence or probation. monster wave. it crashes through the window of a ferry sending passengers running for safety. they have been battered in the region there. no one was seriously injured. icredible video of that. we have a lot more ahead including amy's big new adventure. she is of course taking us to an incredible journey to antarctica. where she is going next all coming up. we turn to the young social media star and her parents speaking out for the first time on television after the father shot and killed a teen who they say was stalking their daughter. janai norman joins us with the story. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. it is quite a story. for this family it was a terrifying and dramatic ordeal they say showed the dangers lurking in the shadows of the bright lights of internet fame. she's a 15-year-old social media sensation. ava majury amassing a loyal following on tiktok. ♪ but now the majury family opening up about the danger that came with their daughter's online fame after ava's father shot and killed the man they say showed up to their front door with a gun last july. >> someone came to kill me. i was in fear and i had to do what i had to do to protect my family and i made sure of it. >> reporter: ava says what started as a pandemic hobby when she was just 13 years old turned into a lucrative business. her tiktok account garnering 1.2 million followers. >> this is such a dream for multiple kids, everyone in our generation now wants clout or numbers behind their name and we realize that we're given the

opportunity to do it freely without having to post provocative stuff. >> reporter: but ava says in early 2020 she noticed one follower trying to get her attention commenting on her tiktok videos and reaching out to her through other social media apps asking for photos, even paying kids she shout was friends for information about her. was there a point where you started selling pictures of yourself to him? >> after talking to both my parents, i thought it would be mutual if i got in contact with him directly and i said, hey, like please stop going through my friends and please stop contacting people for information about me. like just come straight to me and you can purchase it off of me. >> reporter: she says his requests escalated and became inappropriate so she blocked him on all of her accounts and that's when her father rob said he intervened. >> contacted him directly when ava received a message, told him she's a minor. he needs to stop pursuing

anything and that, you know, he should not contact her anymore at which point it seemed that he was very apologetic and i guess, you know, trying to be pleasing at that point. never knowing that he had this diabolical plan to show up. >> reporter: eventually the family says the stalker sending messages, threatening to hurt ava to her classmate. her dad himself a retired police lieutenant now warning other families to take this kind of contact seriously. >> i negated it and said, oh, the person that we suspect is the author of any of these blurbs lives in maryland, young, probably doesn't have a means to act on it. >> reporter: around 4:30 in the morning on july 10th he stalker showed up to their house with a shotgun blowing open their front door. >> when that sound went off we

knew what it was when we heard that loud boom. i actually thought my daughter was dead and he was just standing there looking at us for a few minutes like almost like he thought maybe for a second i was my daughter in the doorway. >> reporter: rob majury grabbed his own gun and shot the intruder. according to the police report the shooter was found unresponsive wearing a vest containing multiple shotgun shells. police telling abc news the investigation is ongoing. majury says authorities have told him that he's protected by florida's stand your ground law and he's not been charged with any crime. >> there was no second-guessing. there was no time to rethink my actions. i reacted. and i reacted -- >> perfectly. >> as best i could under the duress and extreme conditions i was put under. >> reporter: since the shooting ava is now homeschooled and still remains on social media, a decision her parents support. >> she worked really hard at getting the crowd that she has. as bad as this situation is with tiktok it's actually a really great forum. it was a very positive healthy environment for her to be in

especially after what we just went through. >> and i asked ava why she wants to stay on social media despite everything that's happened. she said she loves the space, what she can do there and hopes to fund her college education with it. she doesn't want to let one bad person take away something she loves, cecilia. >> we are so glad ava and her family are okay. thank you, janai. we turn to the latest chapter in the divorce drama between brad pitt and angelina jolie. he is now suing her over a deal to sell her stake in their french winery. lama hasan has more on this story. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning to you, cecilia. brad pitt going head-to-head with angelina jolie in what could turn out to be another courtroom showdown for the former couple, tis time he accuses her of secretly selling her share in their french winery to a russian oligarch. >> the figures didn't add up. >> big deal? >> wine? >> reporter: this morning the

fight making its way to court, brad pitt suing his ex-wife angelina jolie accusing her of unlawfully selling her share of that estate and winery located in the south of france. in court documents obtained by abc news pitt alleging the star consummated the purported sale without pitt's knowledge denying pitt the consent right she owed him and the right of first refusal her business entity owed his. they agreed never to sell interests in miraval without the other's consent. >> on the part of angelina we're talking about her sale and the proceeds she received from that sale. those could be in jeopardy. when we're talking about brad, what we're looking at is his ability to continue operations. if he wants to continue with his percentage, he has to coordinate with the new ownership. >> reporter: according to the lawsuit the former a-list couple purchased it in 2008 for over $28 million as a home to share with their children and the

vineyard as a family business. >> dance with me. >> you don't dance. >> not for years. >> reporter: but this is not the oscar-winning exes' first time in court embroiled in a custody battle still ongoing over their six children. and pitt is now asking for the jolie shares and receive damages and trial by jury. abc news has reached out to jolie but there's been no response or comment from jolie's camp yet, guys. >> lama hasan, thank you. coming up next, presidents' day sales are under way. becky worley has what to buy now and what to wait for. becky worley has what to buy now and what to wait for. buy now and what to wait for. to run a growing business, is to be on a journey. and along the ride, you'll have many questions.

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discount if you need to buy something now. >> the one thing that you're probably going to find the biggest discounts on this weekend is mattresses. so if you are in the market for a new mattress, this is the weekend to do that. you'll usually find them for anywhere from 50% to 70% off. >> reporter: another category for savings, seasonal items like coats and gear for the outdoors. jcpenney with up to 80% off including this boy's puffer for $20. other clothing sales, adidas, 30% off their whole site with a code and tech items. amazon has the airpod pros for $174. that's about $60 off but still above the lowest price at $160 that hit on black friday last year. that may be the best way to evaluate a deal right now. >> even though it may seem like stores have less pressure to

knock off prices because there is less inventory, there's still demand and stores still have to kind of fight their way back to what they were doing pre-pandemic. now more than ever, it's so easy to quickly do your homework and compare sales online. >> reporter: many online tools like the price trackers honey and camel camel camel can show you the price of a product over the last 30 to 90 days. >> if you don't have to buy it now, you don't necessarily need to buy those appliances and big ticket items. >> reporter: that last point so important. the best way to save during inflationary times, defer big purchases until prices normalize so, whit, the advice, wait, wait, wait. >> yeah, we were just having a big conversation in here about mattresses, interesting that cecilia is not waiting, by the way, on that one. interesting though that even as prices are going up, there's still those certain things that always seem to be discounted on these holiday weekends. >> reporter: yeah, definitely mattresses, appliances. those are things that if you

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sitting down with the head of nato in europe. now, the president insists there is still room for diplomacy but as you know, he is also warning that the risk putin and russia go ahead and invade is very high. this morning, top u.s. officials holding urgent meetings with key allies in europe as russia appears even closer to invading ukraine. secretary of state blinken delaying his trip to deliver a last-minute address to the united nations. >> i am here today not to start a war, but to prevent one. >> reporter: america's top diplomat peeling back the curtain on u.s. intelligence accusing rusuning right now today as russia takes steps down the path to war and reissued the threat of military action. >> reporter: u.s. officials are expecting a worst case scenario bracing for vladimir putin's version of shock and awe. russian troops going into ukraine from at least three sides. missiles spewing across the sky, special forces attacking the capital city of kyiv armed with a list of

military and government officials to target. >> my sense this will happen within the next several days. >> reporter: president biden saying russia is increasing its troops along the border, not backing away as the kremlin claims. and that they are looking to create an excuse to go in. now, russia says they have no intention of invading but it is also clear they do not seem interested in compromise or de-escalation. they have said again if their demands are not met they will be forced to take unspecified, quote, military technical measures. cecilia. >> the world watching and hoping diplomacy works. okay, mary. thanks. michael? now to an urgent warning for parents of infants. the fda telling people not to use certain powdered formulas because they could make your baby sick. gio benitez joins us now with that, good morning, gio. abor orter: hey, michael, infants from three different states who all got very sick after consuming the formula. they were hospitalized and, in

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good morning, deborah. >> reporter: good morning, michael, and yeah. some are calling foul on this one, okay. since she was 4, sydney carter has loved basketball and fashion. both of them have sparked strength and confidence in her. she says she's made her way into the world of women's competitive sports, so she never expected that the two things that bring her such joy would also lead to controversy. sydney carter's passion for basketball has taken her from center court at texas a&m to four seasons with the wnba and now back to her alma mater coaching the game's next generation of players. >> basketball has just taken me across the world and has shown me things that i dreamed of as a little kid. >> reporter: but its carter's recent appearance on the sidelines that's making headlines after this outfit on her twitter account sparked a fierce debate about what's appropriate attire for women in sports. >> you like to wear sort of eye-catching outfits. what was your thoughts after you

got such reaction to your pink pants? >> i mean, i was confused. just because it was just something that i had always done. i wore the pink pants because we were celebrating or honoring breast cancer awareness at our game in kentucky so my initial reaction was just shock. >> reporter: the social media comments swift and not all kind. some saying it was unprofessional. others going so far as to say carter should be fined. >> sometimes it just seems like women can never do enough to satisfy everybody, so that's why i say, do what you're confident in. be who you are regardless of what people say they would prefer to be the norm. there is no norm anymore. you make it your own. >> what do you say to those who say, but how do you coach in high heels? >> i'm still getting my job done at the end of the day and not once have i been hindered in wearing high heels or leather pants. i'm not the first person to wear heels on the bench nor leather pants and nor will i be the last.

>> reporter: she's also getting support online. rapper nicki minaj writing, let 'em know, mama under a photo of that pink outfit. others saying her clothing shouldn't matter and calling out the criticism as racist. >> i've never been one to make it about race or anything else. i just know that at the end of the day i'm a black woman and i can't hide that nor can i hide the fact that i look the way that i look in those pink pants in particular, so i'm not going to try to do that to make someone else feel comfortable because it's what i feel comfortable in. >> all those negative comments and critics out there, you say what? >> nothing at all. thank you. >> nothing at all. thank you. carter says her critics are only going to make her stronger. they are not going to dim her light and certainly won't influence her fashion choices. she says she's sending a message to young women on her team about what accomplishment and pride can look like. the ultimate dressing for success. some of her supporters say, what

about coaches, male coaches who dress way down or those who wear designer duds? remember pat riley? remember? >> pat riley or the ill-fitted, you know, sweats that a lot of coaches wear. i think she looks fantastic and what she wears does not mean she cannot coach. >> thanks, deb. all right, guys, it is time for us to turn to the story that had me hot all morning long. >> you have been thinking about this all morning. >> upset about this. >> fears of an avocado shortage after imports from mexico were temporarily banned. this has guacamole lovers everywhere looking for some i'll say alternatives with air quotes and some chefs are getting creative. take a look. >> if you are eating guacamole or avocados of any type right now, i hope you're enjoying it. ♪ >> reporter: this morning the suspension of mexican avocado imports has people freaking out. is it the end of avocado toast or even heaven forbid guacamole?

>> you have 11 days left before you start to feel the pinch of the mexican avocado ban. >> reporter: many restaurants are anticipating a shortage of the popular fruit due to the temporary ban of imports from mexico after a threat was made to u.s. safety inspectors. >> if they stop, we get all the avocados, we got problems in the united states. >> reporter: substituting zucchini, cactus, edamame and even green peas for the beloved avocado. today we'll make it with zucchini which is all the rage right now. to make zuacamole, that's a zucchini version of guacamole, steam the zucchini to help approximate the texture of avocado. >> i steam it instead of boil it. i make sure it's really dry and i keep it in the fridge and let it get really, really chilled. i think it adds extra freshness. >> reporter: once the zucchini

is prepped, grab some more familiar ingredients. >> fresh onion, fresh cilantro, fresh garlic, jalapeno peppers, chili peppers. if you like it hot, lime juice. >> reporter: then combine, take a dip and you have zuacamole. >> cheers. >> okay, my mexican grandparents are rolling in their graves. here we go, guys. we'll do this. >> you got a guacamole themed outfit on. >> i brought it today. okay, so you'll remember, everybody has a little sample. back in 2015 there was a big controversy because he weighed in on pea guacamole so let's go with the z, zuacamole, can't believe i'm saying that, that's the zucchini one. >> it's pretty good, i got to say. it's not the same. not in any way. >> that's pretty good. i like it. >> okay. fine. we're going to go with cactus which you might think is weird. it is a traditional ingredient in a lot of mexican dishes. >> this is better than i expected. >> i like that one.

that's tangy but doesn't have the texture of guacamole. >> can we go to the guac? >> go to the guac. >> t.j. is -- t.j., t.j., come on, t.j. t.j. is trolling me off the side of the camera. >> the guac tastes like chicken. >> exactly. [ laughter ] >> so a world without guacamole is not acceptable. >> i'm trying to save you, man. >> t.j., ginger, help me. >> no, i'll help you. i stand in my nice -- [ laughter ] and nobody has offered me a chip or guac. what do you think? >> the taste test. >> doesn't taste like guacamole. >> but that was the guacamole one. [ laughter ] >> wait. it doesn't. it tastes like thin, you know what, because guacamoles are going bad. help. >> we're out of avocado. >> let me get your cactus. >> this one has the labels.

>> oh, man. >> oh, my goodness. okay, doesn't. that one doesn't either. you know, the guacamole did taste more like guacamole. that's the big picture. a lisa: good friday morning. waking up to a chilly start at the golden gate bridge. temperatures will recover this afternoon. mild today, even warmer on saturday. sunday, we are much cooler. gusty winds monday and tuesday. highs today from the mid 60's in oakland. north bay and southbay, upper 60's. ecec now to a "gma" parenting alert, the social media giant snapchat is giving us a look at a new feature aiming to keep students safer on campuses and protect them from sexual assault. zohreen shah has the story for us.

zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. we've seen it from vanderbilt university to usc, over 300 protests against sexual assault at america's college campuses and demands for more education, accountability and prevention and now a major social media company is stepping in to help. this morning, campus safety program it's on us and snapchat are teaming up to help keep college kids safer on campus. the organization says sexual assaults are most common between move-in day and thanksgiving break. they call it the red zone where college kids have little to no close friend groups and no experience with alcohol. and with students returning this past fall for the first time since the pandemic shutdown, experts said campuses would see a double red zone. >> we also have students who are academically sophomores but socially and culturally freshmen coming to campus. when campus is re-opened for the first time to in-person living and learning since march 2020

without strict covid restriction, we saw a surge of sexual assaults take place. >> reporter: the statistics are alarming. one in four college women will be sexually assaulted during their time on campus and for students of color with disabilities, undocumented or lgbtq plus, those rates are higher. to raise awareness and add an extra layer of safety, students will now be able to share their location with individual friends via snapchat's snap maps. >> the new live location sharing feature with snap map will allow parties to both opt in to sharing their live location with one another. if you have an android and your friend has an iphone you will share your live location with them through snap map. >> reporter: for secondhi that y fr su o if we ever go out we make sure we go out in groups. you know, make sure no one is by themselves. >> reporter: the former "dance mom" star and her mom holly

partnering with it's on us to test the feature. >> you have to be friends with that person so you're not sharing your location with just anyone. >> as a parent, it's comforting to know that there is a tool out there, so for me it's just knowing that she can determine when she turns it on, when she turns it off, who has access to it. >> reporter: it's on us also partnering with popular dating app tinder, and rideshare apps like uber and lyft in an effort to educate students and have the tools they need to stay safe. when it comes to the tinder partnership with it's on us they launched one of the first ever dating safety programs. while many students are taught about the risk of dating at schools, they say the online part is often not covered, and that's really the future of how young people meet, cecilia. >> thank you so much. we switch gears and the one and only tory johnson, day two of deese, our beauty bonanza and has us here to talk about the latest beauty buys you can treat

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♪ they told me i was out there ♪ say it again, welcome back to "gma," everybody. time for our "gma" buzz pick where we spotlight exciting new books and the independent book stores where they're being sold. this morning, leonard and clarissa from massachusetts are doing the honors. here we go. >> good morning, america. my name is leonard and this is my wife clarissa and we own frugal book store in roxbury, massachusetts. >> our buzz pick "all her little secrets" by wanda m. morse. this is about a female lawyer. her name is elise littlejohn just promoted to her former boss and ex-lover's position after his untimely death. this book is a page turner. it's filled with secrets and

lies, family trust issues and we hope you enjoy, please grab your copy at frugalbookstore.net. >> you can keep reading along with us on our instagram @gmabookclub. two great guests, both talented actors and producers now teaming up on the new series, "severance." adam scott and ben stiller. good morning, guys. great to have you. >> great to be here in person. >> i know. we were just talking about that. getting the in-person interviews going again. so the show is very exciting. it's getting great reviews. you tweeted, adam, you're not only excited about the show but for people to see your new hairstyle. who came up with the look? >> this guy right here. >> well, i felt like we had to do something because adam has -- his hair is unfair. he has unfair hair. it's just too good and i think sometimes it distracts you from the incredible actor that he is because you're just staring at his incredible hair so i felt like we needed to give him a

hairstyle that would sort of level the playing field in terms of us mere mortals. >> i started taking propecia what i was 7. >> it worked. >> just put in some chia seeds and watch it grow. >> i like that. unfair hair. i'll use that. the show is about an employee at lumon industries who undergo severance. it doesn't mean they've been laid off. can you tell us what severance mean managers this case? >> in our show there is a procedure where they put a chip in your head and when you go through in this case you go into an elevator and triggers the chip you forget everything about your life on the outside. go to work, do your job then when you go back in the elevator, you forget everything that happened at work. so thus the title. >> it's like the ultimate work/life balance which i think a lot of us could use a lesson in. do you succeed at work/life balance? >> i'm a disaster when it comes to work/life -- i think it's

hard with anyone with the phone, 24 hours a day so you just have to like set it on fire and put it into a drawer and you're okay. >> i also think now, you know, everybody's work life is intermelded and interconnected -- is that a word? >> sure. >> intermelded. >> it is now. >> but, you know, all just happening all the time. we're doing everything, hey, let's do this for a little on zoom and go back and take care of some family stuff. >> you suffer from it too. >> yeah, oh, me? >> yeah. >> no, no, i figured it out. [ laughter ] >> do tell. >> just ask my kids. >> after we watch the clip we'll tell our bosses here with we leave here don't contact us. we'll check out a clip. let's go. >> it's monday. >> well, the weekend just happened. i don't even feel like i left. >> that's how nights and weekends feel here. >> like nothing? >> you get used to it. i find it helps to focus on the effects of sleep since we don't

get to experience it. you may feel rejuvenated or happy, less tense in the shoulders. spry. >> all right. so perfect hair aside, you always had adam in mind for this. like he was the guy? >> yeah, i mean i think first of all i'm a big fan of adam's. he does a lot of different things as an actor and i think in this environment where it's sort of a workplace environment which i think people might have been familiar seeing adam in certain, you know, different shows, different genres, this has another weird sort of side to it and i thought it would be interesting for adam to be existing in this world and he can do comedy and drama and i just wanted to give him a weird hairstyle. [ laughter ] >> have you ever had a job that you wish you could forget, adam? let's start with you. >> many. many. i think there might be some movies or tv shows that i would like to forget but i think that, you know, i did spend a day

working at johnny rockets and didn't show up for my second day because i did not love it and was not very good at it. >> that was like a hamburger restaurant on melrose. >> they have to sing along with particular songs that come on. >> great onion rings, i got to say. [ laughter ] >> really good. really good. i did not get to serve anyone. >> how about you, ben? any jobs. >> i worked at a guacamole factory. no. >> perfect day for that. >> i don't know. i have to say just timely, it's just crazy, no, i was a busboy for awhile and i was not a good busboy because i would come to people's tables and i would be interested in their conversation so i would take a long time to change out the ashtrays because i'd be and sort of got fired for doing that. >> what's it like, we're so used to seeing you on screen, on camera, you know, in this role as a producer, director and the dynamic between the two of you, what is that like? >> i mean it's really fun for me to just direct and produce and

to not be in front of the camera just because it's a different thing. it's kind of, you know, to work with great actors, we have a great cast, adam, chris walken, john turturro, patricia arquette. there's just amazing actors to work with. as a director, it's kind of like you realize how weird and hard acting is. it's just hard to do and so i kind of enjoy the relief of not having to get in front of the camera. >> you all make it look so easy, what kind of director is ben? >> ben is -- >> michael, you went to space, right? [ laughter ] what was that like? >> what does that have to do with anything? >> i just want to hear. >> don't try to -- >> is now everything is just blurring, like you're dead inside? you have to talk to ben stiller and adam scott? you've been to the most amazing place in the universe. >> you're going next time, i'm taking you. what kind of director -- i got to hear this now. >> nothing can follow that. you went to space.

i mean, jesus. you don't care what kind of director he is. >> space was fantastic. >> i bet. >> not as good as this show. >> all right. >> everybody out there, the first two episodes of "severance" are available now on apple tv plus. make sure you check it out this weekend. do yourself a favor. coming up next, mary j. blige will join us live. we'll be right back.

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♪ i like what i see when i'm looking at me ♪ oh, yeah, we've been feeling just fine. more than just fine all morning long because we were excited and we are excited to bring in our next guest, the nine-time grammy winner, she's here fresh off her powerful super bowl halftime show. the audience, the crowd is outside. they've been excited all morning to see her and there they are. celebrating the release of her new album, "good morning gorgeous" and good morning, mary j. blige. >> good morning, michael. good morning. [ applause ] >> good morning. first off want to say congratulations. super bowl performance was absolutely incredible and to see you up there command the stage, i was there in the audience, you took the air out of the stadium with your performance. >> thank you. >> you have an incredible catalog, 14 albums, over 80 singles. how do you choose which songs to perform in a moment like that. >> well, dr. dre chose "family

affair" and "no more drama." when he told me what he chose i was like, absolutely. i would have chosen "no more drama" because of the climate and where we are in the world and how everybody is feeling, covid, mask, all that. so that's how i choose songs and that's how i choose songs just to even put on my album, what's going on in the world. what's going on with me, you know, that's how that came. >> i mean you really -- i'm still dancing. you brought the house down in that show. it was so good. the lineup was incredible. everybody is still talking about it. what was it like working with all of those folks, these names rehearsals, behind the scenes. >> it was so much fun. i mean, it was -- i mean, so much fun professional because we had to get the job done but it was unreal. it was too much fun. a lot of fun, yeah. >> we still have been talking about this performance. days later. when you went down on the stage,

you know, everybody was going up in the stands. of course, huge names, we talked about dr. dre, snoop dogg, eminem, the list goes on, kendrick lamar. do you ever -- after all these people you've worked with do you ever get starstruck a little bit? >> of course, i do. of course, i do but they don't know i do. [ laughter ] >> you keep that to yourself. >> i just wait for the right moment then i'll lean in and say, i love you. and keep going. >> and the feeling is mutual. i'm sure they're starstruck by you as well. you just dropped "good morning gorgeous." this has a personal meaning. >> it's a positive affirmation to speak over myself when i was in a really dark situation. i had to learn how to love my weight, love myself out of a negative place. and i learn that positive words, you speak positive words over yourself you manifest positive things in your life and i started to do it and it started to work and before you knew it,

i was all the way out of that negative situation and "good morning gorgeous" is here. that's really it. >> here to stay. >> it is such a good message for all of us. i cannot believe it has been 30 years since your debut, "what's the 411," and i was reading some numbers. triple platinum, rolling stones greatest album of all time top 500 list. it's an album that makes us just love you so much. what would you say to yourself, your younger self back then if you ever think back to when you were making that coming up to where you are now. >> if she would listen to me -- [ laughter ] i would say, girl, don't be sad because what's coming for you, your future is bright. your future is amazing. >> and speaking of the future, i understand you're already working on album number 15 and the word is that you're collaborating with dr. dre. >> that's real. that's the word. that's not a rumor. that's real.

>> tell us about it. did it come together during the show? >> i mean we put -- well, we discussed it during like the super bowl press and all that stuff like that leading up to it and it's something i always wanted to do and i was like, look, i always wanted to do this and he said he always wanted to do it so we found ourselves discovering music after the super bowl together and what we want to do and we're all over it. like it's happening. it's happening. >> the one thing i love, mary, you always put like what you're going through and all your emotions into your music. that's why everyone loves it. i'll never forget "my life," 1994 i was riding with you. >> thank you, michael. >> and thank you for sharing so much of you in your music for the rest of us. >> thank you so much. >> we appreciate you. >> you're busy going forward. you got a lot going on right now. >> i got a lot going on. "good morning gorgeous" is out. >> yep. >> this is what comes with it. thank y'all so much for having me. >> oh, we're so glad you're here.

>> let's say it one more time. >> thank you for making us dance so much. >> we'll say it one more time. "good morning gorgeous." >> "good morning gorgeous." >> it is out now. make sure you are pick it up, everybody, and back to ginger. "good morning gorgeous," and i'm not going to be private about it. mary, i love you. >> thank you. >> of course. flagstaff, arizona, where we begin. maybe you have monday off and want to get out there and hit some slopes. the snowboarding looks good at snow bowl then it will be cooler, certainly, in the northeast too if you have anything going on in new england because those record highs that we had just yesterday, they are slipping today and by sunday morning it'll feel like the teens if not closer to 10 waingtc.ri, got some rain showe in there. we picked out names, see, presidents, get it? lisa: happy friday to you. a beautiful view. it is a colder start this morning. high clouds around the bay but temperatures still on the mild

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good morning, america. black girls surf. >> that's right. we are back with our black history month, the great adventure. look at the diversity, inclusion in outdoor activities. that was amazing maizy, a 10-year-old surfer and one of the star students our janai norman got to hang out with at the beach. hey, janai. how was that experience? >> it was fun. i wasn't quite hanging ten. i was more like hanging six, seven. michael, here's a question. can you swim? >> yes, of course. >> you can? >> not for long. >> see, i didn't think so. there are stereotypes in sports and outdoor activity, what is it. >> that black people don't swim. >> that we don't get in the water but more and more groups

are trying to change that. i believe that you can swim, michael, but athletes like maizy are helping lead the way. >> reporter: whether on the ground, in the sky or in the water, for years, outdoor sports have lagged behind in diversity, but recently the face of adventure h l ree inutdoor spaces exists. a recent report showing only 9% of outdoor adventurers are black. groups like this camp -- ♪ black people in the woods ♪ >> reporter: black girls trekking. >> the outdoors is for everyone. we're getting outdoors. we're breaking stereotypes. >> reporter: and outdoor afro. >> i wish people knew how peaceful it is being out here. >> reporter: all trying to change that. one sport that's already seeing ripples of change is surfing. >> that's it right there. >> reporter: black girls surf founder ronda harper is hoping

to raise visibility and train aspiring black surfers to be future queens of the crest. ♪ encouraging future new generations of black surfers that they not only belong but that they can also compete with the best. >> now there's a boom but in professional surfing still to this day we don't have short board african american or afro surfer at all in the pros. that's my job now is to find that girl, put them in that spot so that we are fully represented. >> reporter: one of her star students is 10-year-old maizy gordon. what do you like most about surfing? >> probably the waves. how big they are, how small they are, depending but also i just like doing turns. it's just fun. all her dreams definitely ay aren't. she's putting in the work to be a future face of surfing. is your goal to go to the olympics? >> yes, it is. i expect to be on the olympics

because i think that will just encourage more black girls and black women to like try to get out there. >> reporter: so i decided to try it. surf's up, dude. getting out on the water. oh, my god. oh, my god. it's so cold. okay, near the water. >> one, two, three. this is when you want to pop up. >> reporter: to learn the basics, one, two, three, pop up. >> yes. yes. yes. >> thank you. >> reporter: it's not just surfers reaching new heights. in may, the first all black climbing team is set to summit mount everest. it's believed only one black american has ever reached the top of the iconic peak. this group of nine will try to change that during their historic journey proving inclusivity in sports is

possible and thriving. and we're actually going to follow the full circle of the team throughout their climb up that iconic mountain and into history. so a lot happening. >> we saw you step in the water. we didn't quite see you surf. >> you didn't because it was freezing cold and i wasn't going to get my hair wet. >> that's why. >> kidding. >> you can swim. you just don't want to get the hair wet. you said it, not me. a great piece. >> we had fun. >> maizy is amazing and i can't wait to see this team climb everest. >> that will be really cool. >> always fun. we'll be right back, everybody. ♪ i'm black and i'm proud say it loud ♪ oh, wow, barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> morning. i look at traffic. >> we're going to start with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza because the metering lights have been turned off. nice and light in terms of traffic in the same goes in walnut creek. earlier, it was much busier. that has moved out of the way. >> partly to mostly sunny. you can see high clouds. temperatures are recovering into the low 50's. nice view, the golden gate bridge where numbers are still a little chilly by the delta. 40's in petaluma. numbers will climb in the mid to upper 60's. a beautiful afternoon. we are getting chilly the second half of the weekend and possible showers with cold nights and cold days next week. >> thank you.

time for "live with kelly and ryan." you can find us >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today from the new action film "uncharted," tom holland. and trendy crafts with the crafty lumberjacks, and an nfl star dance is delivered. our good news story of the day. all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> ryan: okay! >> kelly: i love watching and dance! >> ryan: come on in for your friday morning broadcast!