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life. >> yes. >> great to have eva at the desk with us. >> good to be with you guys. >> amy is on another trip of a lifetime. she's live from the galapagos islands. she's giving us an up close look at some of the most extraordinary wildlife. much more from amy and our team is coming up. >> it looks amazing. but first, we begin on the latest on the crisis with russia over ukraine. russian forces are amassed at the border, and now there might be a possibility of a meeting between president biden and russian president vladimir putin. >> if it happens, the meeting would take place in the coming days. in a moment, we'll hear from national security adviser jake sullivan. martha raddatz and ian pannell are covering every angle of this crisis. ian starts us off. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. russian-controlled rebels in eastern ukraine again this morning continuing to intensify their claims that they're under ukrainian attack. this is adding to the sense that there's a military conflict about to happen.

but as you say, perhaps a sliver of hope this morning. overnight, a potential diplomatic breakthrough in the ukraine crisis. president biden agreeing in principle to meet with president putin if an invasion doesn't happen. the white house insisting russia is still preparing to attack. u.s. officials telling abc news they believe russian tactical commanders have been told to be ready for orders to invade. >> everything we're seeing suggests that this is dead serious, that we are on the brink of an invasion. >> reporter: u.s. officials raising the alarm further, writing to the u.n. if they invade, russia could target specific ukrainians for assassinations or prison camps. saying the targets include those who oppose russian actions, journalists, anti-corruption activists and religious and ethnic communities, and lgbtq plus persons. a late-night flurry of activity with president macron led for the opportunity for

biden and putin to meet. the meeting to be discussed this week between secretary blinken and lavrov this week, assuming no invasion happens. russia announced its troops won't leave belarus as originally planned. they'll stay indefinitely because of the situation in ukraine. and this weekend, vladimir putin overseeing a test-firing of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile. 150,000 russian troops amassed on three sides of ukraine. one u.s. official telling abc news it could be as high as 190,000, and 50% of those troops now in attack position. >> if an attack comes, mr. putin will start with things like aerial attacks, cyberattacks, things that won't put his troops at risk. if that's not effective in bringing down the ukrainian government, he's going to have to resort to ground invasion. >> reporter: vladimir putin sought to prevent ukraine from moving closer to the west invading crimea in 2014 and supporting a pro-russian

rebellion in the east. now with several nato members already sharing a border with russia, putin wants to make sure ukraine doesn't join the alliance, something the kremlin said is a red line. >> putin sees ukraine as part of the soviet empire. he doesn't like that there's been discussions about ukraine joining nato. he doesn't like the democratization process. he likes to have that strategic buffer between russia and nato. >> reporter: in eastern ukraine, the government battled russia-controlled rebels since 2013. this is where shelling has intensified in recent days. as rebels there push unsubstaniated attacks by forces and u.s. officials fearing that russia is using such claims to fabricate a pretext for invasion. the kremlin is responding this morning saying it e's premature to talk about a summit between presidents biden and putin. although it isn't ruling it out, saying it could be an opportunity to see whether or not russia is really serious about a diplomatic way out of this. i have to say, despite all the pressure on this country, the

mood here is still fairly calm, no sense of panic, robin. >> that's good to hear, ian. thank you. we go to our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz also on the ground in ukraine for us. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the sense is very calm here in lviv, but people are still braced for an attack. we've talked to citizens and the mayor. he said they're prepared for everything. he said they have extra food, they have extra water. they've prepared for refugees crossing across the border into poland, and at the end of our conversation, he held up his hand and said, victory for ukraine, but make no mistake. if this happens, it would be an incredibly bloody battle. you might have tanks rolling into kyiv. you might have attacks in lviv, although they don't expect that. the problem here would be refugees. they are still braced for attack here. michael? >> thank you, martha. and joining us now is white house national security adviser jake sullivan.

mr. sullivan, thank you so much for joining us this morning. we're just going to get right into it. is president biden still convinced that putin is going to invade ukraine and has anything changed? >> all signs look like president putin and the russians are proceeding with a plan to execute a major military invasion of ukraine. we have seen just in the last 24 hours further moves of russian units to the border with no other good explanation other than they're getting in position to attack. we couldn't predict the exact time or day, but it certainly looks like the russians are proceeding. >> and there have been reports of a possible meeting with putin and president biden. how likely is that to happen? >> president biden has made clear all along throughout this entire crisis that he is prepared either way. he's prepared to engage in high level diplomacy to resolve this, peacefully, and he's equally prepared to rally our allies and partners to impose costs and consequences on russia should they choose to invade. he indicated to the french

president yesterday that in principle he would be prepared to meet with putin if president putin stood down from his invasion. at this point we can't say anything other than indications on the ground look like russia is still moving forward. >> how much hope do you have for diplomacy at this point? >> we never give up hope on diplomacy until the missiles fly or the tanks roll. but we have been working hard for months with our allies and partners to get russia to sit down in a serious way at the table, even as recently as yesterday the president has indicated his readiness to do that. russia has not shown the same kind of willingness on their side. so the likelihood that there's a diplomatic solution given the troop movements of the russians is diminishing hour by hour. i would just say, michael, secretary blinken went to the

united nations and predicted exactly what we're seeing unfold. he said there would be a manufactured crisis, and we saw that over the weekend. h said president putin would gather his security council, have high-level meetings in moscow, and we're seeing that today. so, unfortunately, we have called out at every stage of this what the russians were going to do, and they are doing it. >> even though we're seeing all these things laid out and coming to fruition, we all do hold out hope for an agreement. if an agreement is likely, what would it look like? are there concessions that the u.s., nato, along with ukraine could make to russia to avoid war? >> it's not really about concessions, michael. it's about mutual commitments. commitments we would make to russia and commitments they would make to us to improve everyone's security, and president biden has not only said that, we put it down on paper. we indicated we're willing to negotiate on the placement of missiles, to have transparency about the military exercises that nato and russia undertake.

about what we would do with respect to the question of placing missiles or combat forces in ukraine. we've been prepared to engage in a spirit of reciprocity with the russians to enhance security. we remain prepared to do that. s as i sit here 24 morning. >> we saw president biden deployed several thousand more troops to europe. he said he'll not send troops to ukraine. will these sanctions and support for ukraine's defense be enough should russia attack? >> president biden has been clear now for a long time that we're not going to send u.s. men and women to fight russian soldiers in ukraine. we will send and have sent u.s. men and women to depend every inch of nato territory because we have an article v obligation to nato members to defend their territory. that's a sacred obligation and president biden takes it seriously. in terms of sanctions and other measures that we will impose on russia, the goal here over time

is to ensure that russia and its defense industry, and its capacity to wage war on its neighbors or on anyone else in the world is weakened week by week, month by month, year by year. so we are determined to settle in for a sustained period of imposing costs on russia so that they do pay a price for an invasion of ukraine should it unfold as we expect it to. >> mr. jake sullivan, thank you so much for joining us this morning. appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. >> you're welcome. eva? now to the latest in president biden's process to fill the vacancy on the supreme court. abc news learning the nomination could come as soon as this week. our congressional correspondent rachel scott is live outside the court. good morning to you, rachel. >> reporter: eva, good morning. while the president is certainly focused on that crisis unfolding along the ukrainian border, sources tell us the president is still on track to announce his pick for the supreme court as

early as this week. we know the white house has been reaching out to senators on both sides of the aisle, quietly courting republicans, and he has also narrowed down his short list. so let's take a look at some of the contenders. judge ketanji brown jackson, she's a former clerk of justice breyer. judge leondra kruger of the california supreme court, a graduate of harvard and yale. and judge j. michelle childs who has the support of a republican lindsey graham. with the president's announcement now only days away, these candidates are in the spotlight. their records are being picked apart by advocacy groups. bottom line, this will be an historic announcement. a black woman has never been nominated to serve on the high court. michael? >> rachel, thank you so much for that. we turn to the latest on two helicopter crashes.

one in california near newport beach that killed a 14-year veteran officer, and sfonding to the call near the bach and an investigation into the crash is under way. feet off the shore at miami beach, a chopper crashed into the water near beach goers. miraculously everyone on board is okay. victor oquendo has the latest. >> reporter: it's the terrifying moment a helicopter carrying three people falls into the waters off miami beach. watch again. you can see the robinson r-44 chopper splash down just feet away from the crowded beach. >> from the crash point i was about maybe six meters. my family was saying it's going down. it's going down. i looked back and i was really scared. >> reporter: new home security footage shows another angle as the helicopter sputters across the horizon. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: it landed near a sand bar. you can see one of the skids sticking out of the shallow water.

>> about 100 yards offshore looks like miami beach. >> reporter: first responders and bystanders swarming to help. >> the whole beach ran to the scene. >> reporter: some lifting the flipped chopper to keep the passengers' heads out of the water until they could be cut from their seat belts. the pilot was able to walk away. >> if he would have crashed further out, just a couple yards away into the deeper away into the deeper water and people weren't able to assist and lift the helicopter, the two other patients could have probably been stuck under water and if they were unconscious the chances of survival were limited. >> reporter: paddleboards used as makeshift gurneys. those two passengers transferred to the hospital and are in stable condition. one rescuer tells us so many people jumped into help, lifeguards, beachgoers, concession stand workers helped to provide knives to cut passengers out of seats. robin? >> thank goodness, victor. thank you. now to the presidents day

sales. will the holiday weekend sales be enough to keep consumers opening their wallets? our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is here to talk about that. when we see all these items that are on sale, what types of items are we seeing the biggest discounts? >> reporter: robin, the biggest discounts on winter clothes, appliances and furniture right now. if you're looking for sweaters, coats, now is a great time to shop with those markdowns 40 to 80% off. old navy is offering up to 60% off storewide, plus an extra 40% off on online purchases. robin, you're really seeing this across clothing retailers. >> what about appliances? what should we be on the look out for there? >> reporter: appliances like air fryers, toaster ovens, instapots, they are being discounted between 30% and 60%. cookware is discounted. one example there is,

williams-sonoma offering up to 70% off cookware. the deal is they want to clear out that inventory, making room for the new stuff. >> big savings there. okay, finally, furniture. supply chain problems caused long wait times for deliveries. if you're willing to wait, can we still save? >> reporter: yes, you have to be patient, but you might find a deal, robin, furniture, sofas, bed frames on sale 30% to 40% off. you can get those deals from places like macy's and jcpenney. and the online furniture and home goods site wayfair is offering up to 70% things off like living room furniture and home decor. it's also a great time to buy a mattress. >> rebecca, thank you. eva? check this out. it was a thrilling finish at the daytona 500. the premier nascar race went into overtime with the leaders bumping and blocking each other. as they jockeyed for position. austin cindric pulling ahead as the winner just barely beating bubba wallace.

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♪ how beautiful is that? welcome back to "gma." you're looking live over the galapagos islands. amy is there for an extraordinary adventure, giving us a close up look at the wildlife. you can see some flamingos right there. how beautiful are they. how climate change is bearing down on this remarkable place, she'll show us more from the expedition. that is coming up just ahead. but first, the top headlines that we're following right now, including the latest on the showdown with russia over ukraine. overnight, president biden

agreeing in principle to meet with president putin if an invasion doesn't happen. now what could be up to 190,000 russian troops are stacked up on three sides of ukraine. 50% of those troops now in attack position. also, the former miami dolphins head coach who's suing the nfl for racial discrimination has landed a job in the league. the pittsburgh steelers hiring brian flores as a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach. flores as you know is challenging the nfl's hiring practices have resulted in only two black head coaches. did you see this brawl at the michigan/wisconsin basketball game? michigan head coach juwan howard took a swing at a wisconsin assistant coach. howard was upset after a late time-out call. things escalated when the badgers head coach physically stopped howard in the handshake line. the big ten saying it would review the matter and take, quote, swift and appropriate discipline action. >> not a good look. the beijing winter olympics

closing ceremonies took place sunday, finishing with the message one world, one family. coming up we'll speak with erin jackson about her historic win. >> looking forward to that. now we're going to turn to concerns about the health of queen elizabeth after her positive covid test. the 95-year-old monarch is still said to be experiencing minor symptoms. our lama hasan is outside windsor castle with the very latest on the queen's condition. good morning, lama. >> reporter: and good morning to you, michael. yes, this morning the queen is isolating right here behind me in windsor castle. the message from the palace is clear, her majesty's symptoms are not severe. the queen is keeping calm and carrying on. the uk waking up to the news this morning that her majesty has coronavirus. buckingham palace issuing a statement saying the 95-year-old has mild cold-like symptoms, but expects to continue light duties at windsor over the coming week. >> i think the fact they said she'll carry out light duties,

suggesting she's working, trying to give the impression that it's not too serious, and to avoid any sense of panic or alarm around the queen's health. >> reporter: it has been widely reported the queen is vaccinated and boosted, but concerns for her health started over a week ago after her son prince charles and his wife camilla both tested positive for the virus. with the palace confirming only that charles had seen his mother recently. >> after the queen met charles, the queen tested negative. there wasn't any suggestion she got it from him. there's been a mini outbreak of covid at windsor castle. i would suggest it's probably from that. >> reporter: her majesty was last seen on wednesday carrying out an engagement in person leaning on a walking stick, the queen saying she wasn't able to move. >> how are you? >> well, as you can see, i can't move. i might just put a knife in it. >> reporter: as she prepares to celebrate her platinum jubilee messages of well wishes pouring in. prime minister

boris johnson tweeting, i'm sure i speak for everyone wishing her the queen a swift recovery. as for news about the queen's health, while the palace is saying they won't be providing a running commentary or daily updates unless there's something to say, no news is good news. eva? >> lama hasan for us, thank you. joining us outside buckingham palace is victoria murphy and our chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton. dr. jen, i want to start with you, especially early in the pandemic the elderly were the most vulnerable to covid. what would a positive diagnosis for a person who is 95 years old mean at this point in the pandemic? >> well, eva, we've known since the beginning of the pandemic that age is the single greatest risk factor for severe covid-19 illness and/or death. next, though, is someone's vaccination status, so that is critically important, but i want

heard me say before, pediatrics is not just a small adult. geriatrics which is the medical specialty focused on people who are elderly is not just about an older adult. there is a very different clinical protocol and risk factors when you're talking about someone of this age, even a vigorous 95-year-old starts to act 95 very quickly in the setting of an acute illness. >> what will doctors be monitoring and what's the recovery process for someone like this? >> day by day they'll check vital signs, every organ system -- heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, the brain, risk for clotting. close, close medical observation. there is an outpatient anti-viral medication available in the uk and you know the recovery is going to vary. it's different person by person. there's no such thing as one

size fits all. >> let's turn to victoria now, what's the concern level for the queen right now? >> hi there. good morning. there's certainly caution here today, because of the queen's age, and because of the fact she has been looking noticeably more frail recently. however, from everything that we're hearing and getting from the palace, i'm not getting any sense that there's any reason to panic or be overly concerned right now. the queen, as we understand, is fully vaccinated. she's also been displaying mild symptoms. the palace isn't always open about medical things, but they have been very clear on that point, her symptoms are mild. i think crucially, however, is the fact they've made it clear she intends to be carrying on with her duties, really making that point there that emphasizes that she is up and about rather than bedridden and emphasizing there isn't too much of a need to be concerned just yet. >> we know the queen had some health issues late last year and

this. are you getting a sense she may have to start slowing down now? >> well, it's interesting because obviously this comes off the back of weeks and months of her not being able to carry out her duties as she would have liked. she's been advised to rest. she had a sprained back. we've seen her looking more frail with a stick. i think, yes, there's an increasing awareness that there's going to be more concessions made when it comes to what she's able to do. she has also sent a very clear message she intends to carry on with her duty. >> victoria murphy, dr. jen ashton, thank you both so much this morning. robin? >> we wish her a full recovery. eva, thank you. coming up next, amy is live in the galapagos. how is it going, amy? >> reporter: robin, it's a pretty magical monday here. we're on floreana island. the human population around 100 but there are tens and thousands of wild animals and birds here. we can't wait to take you on our adventure.

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good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we came all the way to the galapagos islands because climate change is impacting the delicate balance of life here. we arrived here on floreana island right at sunrise and we were greeted by these majestic flamingos, and that's how it's been over the past few days island hopping. seeing creatures, some only found on the galapagos here on land and below the water. the galapagos islands is one of the most unique places on earth. with pristine wildlife largely untouched by human civilization. but underneath the waves it feels like a different planet, snorkeling off the island of espanola, i was greeted by baby sea lions. this is so cool.

one of the species most vulnerable to a warming ocean, as curious and innocent as puppies looking right at us. some seeming to perform for us. this straddles the equator, but surprisingly life is dependent on cold water. currents bring nutrient-rich cold water from antarctica, rising to the surface as it collides with islands supporting the entire food chain. as water warms, that cold water doesn't make it to the surface, and without those nutrients fish and algae die off and animals that feed on them face starvation. in the afternoon we hiked more than a mile across rocky terrain to a blow hole where marine iguanas cover the beach. these colorful reptiles can only

be found in the galapagos. sen swimming through the water and onto the rocks. the species now becoming a barometer of climate change. >> they're perfect environmental indicators, they can tell you how healthy an environment is by looking at the numbers. there are specialized reptiles, specialized on only feeding on green algae. they cannot digest brown algae or other species of algae, but there's a problem with the water becoming warmer, and having more extreme temperatures. the green algae disappears. >> reporter: el nino season which used to happen about every ten years can supercharge warming, reducing the food supply temporarily. these remarkable creatures ward off starvation by shrinking. their skeletons getting up to 20% to 30% smaller to survive with less until the el nino subsides. and cooler water returns. now global warming is making el nino years more frequent and more intense. it is just remarkable to watch these wild animals in their natural habitat.

you're looking at a flock of flamingos, there are about 500 of them here on these islands. guys, i've had a lot of firsts here, swimming with sea lions yesterday and today i'm doing my first barefoot live shot. we had to make a little rough water landing, and you got to do what you got to do on the galapagos. we have a busy day ahead of us. we're going to be kayaking with sea turtles and snorkeling with white tip reef sharks. a lot of firsts. looking forward to it. just another day in the office. >> just another day in the office for you, amy. we're so looking forward to having you there all week long. enjoy. enjoy. >> a first for amy, a never for me. coming up next, we have our "play of the day" on a monday. you don't want to miss it. we h "play of the day" on a monday. you don't want to miss it. (vo) verizon unlimited is going ultra!!!! now our best plan ever,

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they were hugging it out sharing a laugh and a smile. king james making lots of news this weekend saying he wants to play his last year in the league with his son bronny. we're going to see where that takes him, maybe that takes him back to cleveland. >> who knows? >> the real star of the night, steph curry. scored 50 points to win the 2022 kobe bryant mvp award. as you see shoots, turns, runs down the court. just knows he's money. knocked down 16 three-pointers which is a record. he couldn't miss. watched it last night. he's amazing. best shooter ever in the history of the nba. >> he comes out of the locker room, he's open. >> that's true. >> that's so true. coming up, olympic gold medalist erin jackson and apolo ohno are both here live. plus, are you ready for some primetime? deion sanders is also going to join us live. it's all coming up right here on "gma." come on back.

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perhaps. look it there. >> or maybe the olympic warmth radiating off apolo ohno, the most decorated winter olympian in history. we're so excited the two speed skaters are live right here this morning. but first, we have a lot of news to get to this morning. starting with the latest on the crisis with russia over ukraine. there might be a possibility of a meeting between president biden and russian president vladimir putin. if that happens, the meeting would take place in the coming days. let's go back to our ian pannell who's on the ground in ukraine. good morning again, ian. >> reporter: good morning, michael. that's right, there has been this gradual ramping up of shelling in the east of the country over the last few days, and that's what has got everybody worried, because many people feel that is the part of the country where an invasion could start. a flurry of diplomatic activity by president macron of france and perhaps a small glimmer of hope this morning.

overnight, a potential diplomatic breakthrough in the ukraine crisis. president biden agreeing in principle to meet with president putin if an invasion doesn't happen. u.s. officials telling abc news they believe russian tactical commanders have been told to be ready for orders to invade. >> everything we're seeing suggests that this is dead serious, that we are on the brink of an invasion. >> reporter: u.s. officials raising the alarms further, f ey invade, rucould target ukrainians for assassination or prison camps, saying these targets include those who oppose russian actions, journalists, and anti-corruption activists and vulnerable populations, ethnic and religious minorities, as well as lgbtq plus persons. activity from president macron led to a possibility meeting between president biden and president putin. again, assuming no invasion

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medal. i came here to win gold. let's wait and see. it was an amazing rush of emotions, just hugging my coach. crying a little bit. being really happy. >> and we were really happy for you and for the team because it was the first individual medal for u.s. speed skating since 2010. first black woman to win a medal, gold at that. what are the emotions for you? what does it feel like for you, and what do you want people at home watching to take away? >> yeah, just a lot of happiness and relief and just like excitement for the future mostly. yeah, i mean, for the future of team usa and u.s. speed skating, but also for the winter sports and getting more people to try them. >> it's not just -- it's having access. and then also growing up in an area -- where you grew up, you didn't see a lot of folks that looked like you doing what you were doing. >> yeah.

>> what motivated you? >> i grew up with awesome hometown heroes. i had brittany bowe, we're from the some hometown. i thought maybe i should try that some day. >> that's you. >> that's me. >> they really inspired you. they were future olympians. you were a future olympian at that time. brittany, what she did for you, remind people what she did. >> yes, coming into the olympic trials i was ranked number one in the world for the world cups. i had a pretty big slip at the olympic trials and i ended up finishing in third place. we knew about only two qualifying spots. we got a third one. at the time i wasn't making the team. brittany said i'll give you my spot. i mean, it's hard to imagine someone doing something like that for you. >> she got herself a bronze medal. >> she got a bronze medal. >> i can only imagine, once something like this happens, you start hearing from everyone on social media. who did you hear from? >> a lot of cool people. had some shoutouts from samuel l. jackson, viola davis,

michelle obama, gabby union, oprah and gayle. just a lot of really cool people. >> i heard vanilla ice. >> yeah, a little vanilla ice action too. >> ice, ice baby. >> that was my slogan at the last olympics. he reached out. >> when you think about it, come on, 2016 is when you started speed skating. you had some skating in your background. 2018 you were in the olympics. now you're at the top of your sport. how did you get so good so fast? >> just really lucky to have an amazing group in salt lake city, amazing coaching and then just amazing teammates. w're always pushing each other. a lot of good training. >> and you always give such praise to people who have supported you, your sponsors and all that. >> i wouldn't be here without my sponsors especially sponsors like bridgestone for example. the athletes can't do it on their own. >> they believe in you, and someone else believes in you. somebody wants to come on out

here that you saw earlier. apolo? apolo? >> congratulations. listen, i brought some medal polish as one olympic gold medalist to another. you want to keep that very clean. >> thank you so much. >> it's a joke. congratulations. she made history. it's incredible. all of the millions of people watching who would never imagine they potentially would want to speed skate, they can see something in you. congratulations. incredible. you have so much potential. so much love for you. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> you get tips if you want to go on "dancing with the stars." >> oh, yeah. >> he won a gold medal there too. >> i have zero rhythm. so i don't know. >> she has pretty good rhythm. >> thank you, erin. thank you for taking the time to come here to times square. so we could celebrate you. >> thank you. >> we'll talk about your book in a bit. eva? >> very cool to see the two of them together. now to marking black history

month and presidents' day with early voting under way in texas. deep concerns about the new laws that many people say make it harder for people to cast their vote. rachel scott is back with more on the changes and the impact they are having. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: hey, eva, good morning. so across the country, more than a dozen states have already passed laws that make it tougher for people to vote, but we're seeing the very first test of that in texas where one voter says it took her 28 days before she could finally cast her ballot. this morning, with texas voters heading to the polls for the nation's first primary -- >> get out and vote. >> reporter: -- the state's new and strict election law is being put to the test. what was the first thing that crossed your mind when you learned of the new election laws in the state of texas? >> jim crow 2.0. >> reporter: 74-year-old pam gaskin has been voting by mail for a decade. she said it has never been this hard to cast her ballot. >> have you ever experienced

anything like this before? >> no. no. you don't know which way to turn. >> reporter: pam and her husband michael who suffers from parkinson's disease were denied ballots twice. they're among thousands of voters who have had mail-in ballot applications rejected in texas. for the first time voters are required to submit their social security number or driver's license number and it has to be the same form of i.d. they used when they first registered to vote. for pam that was 46 years ago. >> i'm 74 years old. i certainly didn't remember what i put on my application. >> reporter: it took three forms, 28 days, several calls and some guessing before her mail-in ballot was accepted. >> these laws were meant to stop some certain classes and categories of people from voting. >> reporter: 19 states passed laws that make it tougher for people to vote. civil rights organizations are sounding the alarm.

>> we've seen really extraordinary results coming from the power of the black community in texas, and unfortunately, it is exactly because of that power that we've seen state officials react by trying to make voting more difficult for that community. >> reporter: republicans in texas insist the new law protects the integrity of elections. some voters support the changes. >> in your opinion these new changes you see them as helping protect elections? >> yes, i do. i don't want any fraud. >> reporter: but pam worries others won't go to through lengths she did to cast their ballot. >> i want everybody who can hear me say this to hear this, it is worth it. it is worth it. don't give up. don't give in. >> reporter: so some civil rights organizations say that this is a test run for that new election law, but they say what's even more concerning is that some states are looking to copy it ahead of the midterm elections. eva? >> and we know how important it is for everyone to vote.

rachel scott there for us, thank you. let's get a check of the weather with ginger. >> billings, montana, still has another inch or two to go, but 4 to 8 already in that winter storm warning still this morning. a large part of the northern plains and rockies have this. as the low sinks south, it's about the severe storms and the oon the ohio river valley. the midsouth getting both severe storms and damaging winds. you can see from wichita falls up to popular bluff, that's overnight tonight. then tomorrow mississippi, western tennessee and that includes nashville. finally, we leave you with a list of pres drew: it feels like winter today. temperatures stuck in the 50's. it is breezy along the coast, but we will find a lot of sunshine dropped the day. tonight, clouds moving and likely a shower it is possible after midnight tonight.

it is a chilly night. 30's to low 40's on the board. here's accuweather 7 a forecast. we are tracking a wintry mix. tomorrow is a level 1 on our storm impact scale. now to the n now to the nfl hall of famer deion sanders who shook up the football world when he decided to take a coaching position at one of our country's historically black colleges, a move designed to bring those schools back into the national spotlight. which it has completely done. good morning, coach prime. you're looking good. you're looking good as always, my friend. >> how you doing, my friend? i love you and i appreciate you, and i want to thank you again for all the suits you blessed us with. i'm sorry now every hbcu in the nation reached out to you and wanted free suits. >> you are right about that. you are completely right. let's talk about you. let's talk about two years ago. you made a big decision to

become the head football coach at jackson state in mississippi. why was that important to you? >> i loved it. i prayed about it. i had other options as well, and god just led me right here, and i see why. what we're doing here is phenomenal. the light that we shine on hbcus, all hbcus, not just jackson state is phenomenal. now, we're having other former pro athletes and pro football coaches are coaching at hbcus now. these kids deserve it. they truly deserve the best they can possibly get. >> man, i agree with that. i'm a product of an hbcu, and historically one of the biggest challenges is a lack of funding. you saw a result of that right away, and what was that like for you? >> crazy. coming here and seeing a football field that's not practicable. forget playable.

not even practicable. we were bussing to a local high school 15 minutes away, and that disrupts your whole day and practice schedule. just equipment, uniforms, so things that are just should have been normalcy, but it was truly abnormal. i called my sponsors, called you guys, called constance. she did a phenomenal job to just help us unite some of these sponsors together and bring solvency to the problems that we encounter, and that's a tremendous amount of problems. >> i understand. i know those problems well. travis hunter was this year's top high school football recruit. he flipped his commitment from a top-ranked power five college to go to jackson state and join you. why is that so significant for hbcus as a whole? >> we just provided him with an option. the worst thing that the other schools should have done is allowed travis to come to our

homecoming. when he came to an hbcu homecoming, stray, you know. the pageantry, just seeing 60,000 of your people yelling and screaming for the right cause, it provoked something inside of him that provoked change. his parents were so excited and elated when he made the decision. what he's done, he's changed the whole thought process of young collegiate athletes coming to hbcus or just fcs schools in general. >> and now you have your docu-series "coach prime" is returning to screens. documenting the entire journey along the way. we'll play a clip right now. check it out. >> the major goal, we need a practice field, we need a practice facility, we need a home. we didn't have a practice home. every time it rained, we had to go somewhere. it's unbelievable. the field is beautiful, state of the art, top of the line and the kids adore it. if we don't do another thing,

that right there is change. >> definitely change. definitely progress. why is it important for you to showcase your work and your team in this docu-series? >> this doc is tremendous. it shines light not just on jsu but so many other hbcus who are overlooked and underfunded. people just take that for granted. i'm seeing a hundred or so kids smiling every day working their butts off because we're getting a new locker room. we already have the new football field. we have multiple uniforms. the helmet companies have pitched in. we have several different helmets. we're giving them the same experience that they can garnish at a power five right here at this hbcu. it's a beautiful thing, stray. >> i agree with with that. what have you got planned for the spring season? you got my texas southern tigers. they're not going to be an easy out. we're coming for you. >> they're not going to be tough

either. stray, this is the second year straight that we've had the number one class in the fcs. this is the first time we're having an off season to really dethemma, n, really devevelop p these kids because pandemic was a year ago. we played in the spring. this is the first time we're going to get the opportunity to get our hands on these kids and fulfill their dreams hopefully. we have a wonderful class. i love these kids. they're killing it in the classroom for one thing i'm excited about. i'm just happy. our graduation rate is enormous. i think we have the highest graduation rate in the fcs as well, so we're doing some phenomenal things at jackson state. >> you are. it's just filtering through the other hbcus out there. coach prime, i appreciate you. thank you so much for joining me this morning. >> i love you. >> love you too. coach prime -- i didn't hear what you said. i'll laugh later.

"coach prime" co-produced by my production company. it starts streaming on barstool sports tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. eastern. coming up, gold medalist apolo ohno is here live. be right back. ight back.

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the ♪ i think it's gonna be a long long time ♪ ♪ i think it's gonna be a long long time ♪ welcome back, everybody. we're here now with the most decorated u.s. winter olympic athlete of all time. eight-time medalist, "new york times" best-selling authorpolo ohno, and he's here to talk about his new book "hard pivot." saw you come out a little bit earlier and you helped celebrate erin's historic win. i know how it is for us watching the olympics at home. the anxiety. >> yeah. >> you competed in many olympics. how is it for you watching it at home? >> i watch it probably the same way you watch it. i scream, yell, smile, cry, all

the emotions associated. it's different because we see some technical aspects. you can do this a little better. also, as the years go on, the better that you used to be. i love it. i love watching the games. >> i often say the older i get the better i was. >> better i was. i walked uphill to school both ways. >> we're able to get that joke. some are going huh? you have done so much since closing that chapter of your olympic career. now this new book "hard pivot." explain what you mean by the title "hard pivot." >> hard pivot in speed skating we're going in one direction 35, 40 miles an hour, cross over on the right leg, and we do a pivot to go the opposite direction. executed properly, it's successful, and oftentimes we don't. as you've seen in speed skating races, you crash and hit the

pads it's painful. as such with a metaphor for life, we prepare for something, we believe we're deserving of such, or we're forced to do something different and reinvent. that's where the hard pivot comes in. my first transition began of -- i had this identity of an olympic champion to figure out what's next? what am i good at? every professional athlete goes through this. everyone coming home from the military goes through this. in the past two years through covid, people have gone through this. what's important to me? how do i find my purpose and show up fully? these elements are deeply rooted i believe in figuring out how to make change and embrace it in a way that gives us more confidence and hope and also allows us to feel like, a, we're not alone, b, it's been done before. there's been many reinventions from our peers and people around us. how can we learn insights? this book is not designed to say this is my way is your way. i's designed to say how do i help you find the best routine, pattern in behavior and change in behavior to be your

best and whatever that iteration means. as we look back at the past 24 months, the silver lining of covid was that people questioned what's really important to me, how do i align with my true north? what do i want from this world? what does this universe want from me? and making sure those things are there, whether it's your family, your community, your friends, a new career path that you are about to embark upon, and change is hard, like, that's why january 1st resolutions typically don't work, right? it's really hard to change old, consistent behavior that has been done for so long, and that's what every olympic athlete has gone through, and i think a lot of people. the book is important to me because i believe people know change is here. it's hard to adapt to it. there are ways we can create some tactical tool kits, so to speak, morning and evening, and have deeper conversations with ourselves and being transparent around both the emotions you feel, whether it's fear or failure. that was a big motivating fact for me.

i was so afraid to fail because i didn't want to disappoint anybody. and also the feeling that you got psychologically. you probably had some familiar things in the same realm. figuring out how do i keep pushing forward in a new way. hopefully this book will help a lot of people find their path. >> in this book, you lay out your five goals and principles there. gratitude, grit, get up and go. what's the method behind those? >> the five golden principles -- if you would have asked me this when i was 17, i would never have been able to articulate it. looking back, seeing my friends who had successful pivots and people who go for their life. gratitude, we know the power of that, right, in the most simplistic way, sometimes we want to just have a breath that's open and free, giving not only to our community and others, but also to ourself. giving ourself the best possible chance of success. i was a self-saboteur, so i would put unnecessary obstacles in front of me to overcome.

because if i showed up fully and failed, i wasn't enough and i couldn't deal with that. we know what grit is. everyone in this audience, people who are watching, have felt what grit is especially in the last two years. knowing you can embrace the journey. whatever path you're on is not going to be easy. it's part of the process. the fourth is gearing up. we know the saying enough is enough. we need to raise expectations. we need to raise the standard for ourselves. when that flame gets ignited, internally, it's a beautiful thing. we know when we see a man or woman on fire, change is here. i'm going to charge forward. the last one is go. you have to go out there and get after it. many people, including myself, we stay stuck in this paralysis by perfectionism. we don't want to release this business plan, we don't want to go down this path, i don't want to show myself to the world until it's perfect. it's never perfect. the world isn't perfect.

that's the beauty about it, going out, testing it, recalibrating, adjusting and doing it again. don't hesitate. just go be your best. >> we'll use the last one, go. we'll tell everyone to go pick up the book. it's called "hard pivot." apolo, thank you for being here. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> great to see you. coming up, get ready for monday motivation. gabby bernstein tells us how to start every day with positive energy. we'll be right back. and vonetta flowers from alabama. no african american athlete has ever won gold in the olympic winter games. gold medal, usa! she's ready. this is elana meyers taylor we're talking about. elana meyers taylor for team usa goes to the top!

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we ♪ we're going to keep monday motivation going. we're back with "new york times" best-selling author gabby bernstein. her new book "happy days." gabby, so proud of you. you know how much i enjoy your books. i can't believe this is your ninth book. it's your most personal yet. what inspired you to be so vulnerable? >> first of all, so nice to see you, robin. i believe that i was really gifted this opportunity to go deep into my own healing to write this book. the only way it was going to really serve my reader was if i was willing to be this vulner to take them to the journey they need to go through. >> something that you discuss in the book, the pandemic and something that apolo alluded to, it's left so many people in this difficult mental head space. as stop one on our road map to inner peace, why do we sometimes

get stuck in patterns that make us unhappy? >> the pandemic definitely brought this up for us. we have a lot of impermissable feelings from our past, from our history we don't want to face. we build up different coping mechanisms to avoid those feelings and those become negative patterns. we eat over it. we drink over it. we push ourselves too hard at work over those feelings. the first step is to begin to notice the negative pattern and then turn it back on to yourself and notice how it makes you feel and check in with your feelings. then, give yourself permission to experience the feeling for 90 seconds, to breathe into that feeling and interrupt the negative pattern with that three-step process. >> so it's about changing our mindset, but it's easier th de.

hi self-compassio i e can ceings to rselves becaus we'rni. we wt begin practicpassion ou. and compassion is the antidote to all that negative patterns towards ourselves. i like to lead in with daily affirmations, noticing my past and just using the positive affirmation, i'm willing to be durs you about my past. another affirmation, my feelings are beautiful. i'm compassionate towards all parts of myself. these affirmations can change the way you perceive yourself and your life. >> i love how you say self-compassion. we know about self-love, but self-compassion can make a difference. gabby, how can we start every day with this positive energy that you exude and you have some suggestions for what you call grounding practices?

>> i'm going to share with you exactly what i did this morning. my alarm went off at 5:55 a.m. to come be with you. i placed my right hand on my heart and my left hand on my belly and did a heart hold. this hold is profound for allowing your nervous system to i breathe in through my nose and out through my mouth. just gently breathing in and out through that heart hold. then i give myself a note just checking in, do i have any more anxiety i want to move through me? then i use a breath practice if i do. it's a quick breath practice breathing in two strokes through your nose and out one through your mouth. so it sounds like this -- that for just 30 seconds can be completely transformative for your body and nervous system. throughout the day, if you notice yourself at any point feeling stressed out or anxious, which is so many people right

now, there's this powerful point called the gamut point. this is a technique that you can just tap between your pinky finger and ring finger. tap on that point and gently say i am safe, i am safe, i am safe. >> and we are blessed. we are blessed to have you share all that with us, gabby. adore you and thank you for being vulnerable and just your desire to continue to make a difference in so many people's lives. wish you all the best. >> thank you, robin. it's so nice to see you. >> take care. happy days are here again. that comes out tomorrow. let's go back to ginger. >> robin, i think a lot of people who have kids want them to do heart and belly. i have exciting things that will get your heart rate up. it's the time of year where the hottest new toys are unveiled, and we have an exclusive first look at some of them starting with the debut of this. the jet pack liftoff buzz lightyear from "lightyear," which is the origin story of

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but who he was. there's something about his character that could forget resentments from the past. somehow was able to let anger and envy go away. he said, if you allow them to fester, they'll poison a part of you. every time you get one of those emotions, think abe would not want me to do this. he had a sense of humor. humor was like a life preserver for him. if we can know those qualities, they can affect us. it's a weird thing to say, but it certainly did to me, and anybody who studied him. the actor who just played him felt the same way toward the end. >> good qualities for anybody to have. let's take a look at a clip president lincoln having a tense exchange with frederick douglass. at the white house. douglass is really pushing lincoln to free enslaved people. >> i read your recent article about the hesitating, vacillating policy of the president of the united states. >> wait for equal pay. wait for justice. when we're done waiting, what will be left of us?

>> you're right, mr. douglass. you must know it will come. once i take a position, i never retreat from it. >> let's unpack that exchange. what does it tell us about lincoln, both the man and the leader? >> i think what it tells you is that he understood that he was a politician who had to educate public sentiment, but he wanted to listen to people from the outside. here is douglass criticizing him. he doesn't take offense. he said you said this about me and he smiles, but says i know. you but don't worry, my word once it's out there will be met. he moved with public sentiment. he knew without it you can't go anywhere. at the same time he respected the movements on the outside.

every social change in our country comes from a movement. the abolitionists did that, and the gay movement, the civil rights movement, they need the person inside to exercise the power. this's the combination of partnership we're going to see in this. >> it's an interesting look. "abraham lincoln" airs tonight and tomorrow night on the history channel at 8:00. thank you for being here. >> i'm very glad to be with you, eva. coming up, big news from big time rush. ♪ 'cause i'm never giving you up ♪ ig

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we're going on tour. >> that's right, the forever tour is going to be coming to a city new year. when are tickets available? >> all: this friday. >> now the world premiere of "not giving you up." that also comes out this friday. >> we love you and we'll see you soon. >> the band's 41-stop national tour kicks off june 23rd in washington, d.c. now, here's big time rush with "not giving you up." ♪ ♪ i can't fight this feeling ♪ ♪ it won't go away ♪ ♪ looking back ♪ ♪ you go stealing hearts and run away ♪ ♪ but i keep holding onto what we had ♪ ♪ when it comes to you, girl, i'm prepared to do anything that it takes ♪

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ryan." it's live with kelly and ryan! today, host of the bachelor, jesse palmer. and in honor of heart health awareness month, a lesson in hands-only cpr, plus a performance from a great big world. and, joining kelly at the co-host desk, world news tonight anchor, david muir [audience cheering] all next on live! and now, here are kelly ripa and david muir! [audience cheering] it's been a long time since i walked out here-- way too long! i feel like i should... this is-- oh, this is your chair. ♪ [applause] -yeah. -yeah. yeah, that's right everybody. oh, sorry. i think i jumped the gun on the walk, because i was so excited to be here. you did not. i think i turned the corner too soon, but there's only eight people in here so.