thought. reggie: i cannot stop thinking about hankey, the tank appeared we will talk about it more on our streaming show, which starts in just a few moments, abc 7 good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. we're tracking all the fast-moving developments from ukraine on this tuesday morning. threat of war. russia moves one step closer to invasion. president vladimir putin orders troops into ukraine's separatist regions. the white house and our allies imposing sanctions as president biden faces pressure from both parties for tougher ones and fears grow of a full-scale invasion. this morning, the biggest economic impact that could be felt at home. our team is live on the ground across ukraine, in moscow and at the white house tracking it all. one-two punch. back-to-back winter storms sweeping across the country causing massive pileups in oregon and north dakota. at least 34 states are under

snow, ice, flood, bitter cold and tornado alerts. ginger is tracking the latest path. breaking news. concern for the queen this morning as buckingham palace says the 95-year-old monarch has canceled some planned engagements as the uk prepares to end covid restrictions. new concern about an omicron subvariant. why some health experts are worried it may cause another spike in cases. the rise of crypto romance scams leaving victims without thousands of dollars. this morning, the dating app warning and how to protect your money. payday. breaking news this morning. the u.s. women's soccer team's groundbreaking agreement in their fight for equal pay. >> rapinoe, shot, goal! >> megan rapinoe and alex morgan join us live on what's in store for the future.

♪ what a feeling we're dancing on the ceiling ♪ and dancing on the sea-ling. amy taking us places never before seen on morning television, home to animals found nowhere else on the planet. >> reporter: oh, my goodness. they're right there. >> she's live from the galapagos. plus, we're dancing into 20 years of "american idol" with katy perry, luke bryan and lionel richie live in times square. good morning, america. how lucky are we? amy from the galapagos and we have all three judges from "american idol" all in one place at one time. >> busy morning. >> it is. that's coming up. we'll get right to our top story, though, the threat of war in ukraine. lots of developments overnight, russian president vladimir putin addressed the russian people recognizing the independence of the two breakaway regions in ukraine, putin also ordered russian troops into those regions and he called ukraine's government a puppet regime. all this could be a prelude to a full-scale invasion.

>> overnight, the united nations held an emergency meeting and a white house official says the administration will impose significant sanctions on russia today. and just moments ago, germany announced it will halt a key natural gas pipeline that connects russia to europe. we are covering all the angles of this crisis from moscow to the white house and we start with chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz there on the ground in lviv where ukrainians are bracing for what could be a major invasion. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, robin. u.s. officials believe an invasion could happen any day, any time, any minute and that it will be a full-scale invasion. this morning, vladimir putin edging ever closer to a potential full-blown invasion of ukraine ordering russian forces into two regions in the eastern part of the country already controlled by russian-supporting rebels. putin now directing his forces to carry out a so-called

"peacekeeping mission" after the stunning declaration that he is formally recognizing both regions as independent from ukraine. and denouncing ukraine as a puppet of the west in a fiery speech to the russian people, saying, ukraine has never had its own authentic statehood. there has never been a sustainable statehood in ukraine. immediately after the speech, what appeared to be a preplanned display of fireworks in one of those regions arranged by the kremlin, but the move immediately met with a chorus of condemnation. the white house issuing initial sanctions promising to announce more significant ones today and the u.n. security council convening overnight for an emergency meeting. allied countries blasting putin's actions as a violation of international law. >> we must meet the moment and we must not look away. history tells us that looking the other way in the face of such hostility will be a far

more costly path. >> reporter: but with hopes for diplomacy dwindling, many fear this is just the beginning, a dark sign of what is to come. the two breakaway regions within ukraine already embroiled in a long-running battle for control between moscow and kyiv may now become a launching pad for the russian military to invade deeper into the country. >> the amount of combat power that we expect russia to bring in there, we're talking about significant destruction, significant loss of life, increased number of refugees on both sides. >> reporter: now virtually surrounded by more than 150,000 russian troops, ukraine's president urged to flee kyiv. the u.s. embassy skeleton staff already moved from the capital kyiv to here in lviv late last night moved over the border to poland for security reasons as a possible invasion looms.

the embassy staff has now returned here to lviv, but it may not be for long given the threat. george? >> okay, martha, thanks. and as martha said ukraine's president zelenskyy has been urged to flee for safety by the u.s., but he's staying in the capital right now. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is there and zelenskyy spoke just moments ago encouraging his people to remain calm. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, good morning, george. keep calm and carry on is pretty much his message, but zelenskyy is saying he doesn't believe russia is planning a large-scale invasion. in an address to the nation overnight he's accusing russia of violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine though he hasn't touched on that request from the biden administration that he leave the capital for his own safety. i don't think there's anything to suggest that he is going to do so. his message is strong and

defiant. we want peace but we have a right to self-defense. now, he's calling for tough sanctions from the u.s. and others and is likely to welcome this announcement by germany this morning. but in a rousing end to his address to the nation he said this, we are on our land and we owe nothing to anyone. glory to ukraine. and i think this is a president and a country that's now hoping for the best but is starting to brace for the worst. george? >> ian pannell, thanks very much. we go from ukraine's capital to russia's and james longman is in moscow. james, the russian parliament is voting right now to ratify putin's recognition of the breakaway regions in ukraine. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. vladimir putin's order has now become law. the parliament here has now ratified his decision, as you say, to recognize the independence of those two breakaway regions of eastern ukraine. lawmakers assess the president's order and that is something of a formality. they're called friendship treaties with the breakaway republics, and they were submitted to russia's house of parliament after putin's speech last night.

importantly, they include a mutual defense package that allows russia to build military bases on their territory and they are also now able to send troops openly into these areas. they're using the word, though, peacekeepers to describe them, and russia has had forces there for years there but never admitted to it before. now can openly occupy huge areas and russia could now push past the areas already in separatist control unleashing the full-scale invasion that everybody is so worried about. george? >> james longman, thanks. senior white house correspondent mary bruce joins us now. mary, as we mentioned the white house will announce new tougher sanctions today and senators from both parties are calling for them. >> reporter: george, we are told these sanctions will hit russia directly. yesterday they imposed sanctions targeting these two separatist regions. today penalties the first to hit moscow. now, the president has said all along that if russian forces cross the ukrainian border there will be swift and severe costs, but biden's already facing growing pressure from both parties here in washington to

act faster, to be more aggressive, and it is unclear just how far the president will go today in imposing sanctions. we know on the table heavy sanctions possibly on major russian banks and company, restrictions on technology and they could also target putin's inner circle and even vladimir putin himself but in the past we have seen that sanctions have done little to deter the russian president and putin knows what's possibly coming his way and already he's dismissing and brushing off the possibility of these sanctions. now, as for that possible summit with president biden, the white house isn't ruling it out just yet, but they have made clear if there is an invasion that it will not happen. george, i would not hold out hope for this one. >> no, we can't do that right now. mary, thanks very much. michael? a russian attack could have a major economic impact causing energy and food prices to skyrocket and make inflation even worse. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is on wall street and, rebecca, where will we see the biggest impact? >> reporter: good morning, michael, and the biggest impact is one we're already beginning to see in energy prices.

oil prices are surging this morning and they have been for some time where the national average for a gallon of gas now is $3.53. here in the united states it hit an all-time record high in california yesterday, $4.74 a gallon. this news this morning that germany is halting the certification of the nord stream 2 pipeline, which was meant to double the amount of gasoline coming -- gas coming from russia and heading into germany, that halt of that certification will diminish the amount of gasoline and gas resources that russia sends to the rest of the world, in particular into europe and that is significant because this is a global market. when you take some of the supply out of the market it means higher prices for everybody. russia is an important oil and gas producer throughout the world. they send 5% to 7% of oil and gas here to the united states. but they send an even larger portion of it to europe and you

see when gas prices go higher, so do other prices like food, michael, because gas is an input. it is a cost that every business pays as well as every american. michael? >> trickle down effect. thank you so much, rebecca. robin? turning now to the one-two punch of winter storms this week. the two storms expected to bring snow, ice, rain and potential flooding to millions across much of the country. ginger joins us now with the timing of the storms. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, robin. folks from little rock to paducah, kentucky, are waking up with a tornado watch. but people in fargo are saying, we can't even go on the highway west on 94 or south on 29 because they've had such bad accidents. yesterday we had the blizzard conditions, that's castleton, it's 94, closed all the way to jamestown, and they had people injured there. that's not the only part of the country dealing with this weather. the next storm dropped through oregon and brought a 100 -- nearly 100 cars in just this huge pileup. they have i-84 southeast of

pendleton still closed probably until mid-day today. so let's time out the storms. the one on the left is going through southern california which we'll get to, but it's about the severe storms today i want you to focus in on. that area again jonesboro up to, say, paducah and even evansville is in early. then the southern part, mississippi into alabama and nashville is later this afternoon and evening. all of that flash flood potential also makes its way through the ohio river valley and in little rock by thursday i'll be talking about freezing rain after a tornado watch this morning, that's that second storm. robin? >> want everyone to take care out there. okay, ginger, thank you. george? we're going to get the latest on queen elizabeth who is recovering from covid. buckingham palace says the 95-year-old monarch has canceled some planned engagements and lama hasan is live at windsor castle where the queen has been isolating. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. the queen remains in isolation behind these castle walls here

in windsor and this morning, buckingham palace releasing a rare statement on the queen's health. this morning, queen elizabeth canceling some virtual engagements after buckingham palace confirms she is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms as a result of covid. the monarch apparently still keeping busy sending out official messages and receiving her famous red dispatch boxes. >> they're still saying her symptoms are mild but it is slightly concerning because it does suggest that she doesn't feel well enough to carry out those virtual engagements. >> reporter: the queen's diagnosis coming after her son prince charles and his wife camilla both tested positive. charles now officially out of isolation. the palace saying they won't provide a running commentary, but a royal source confirming to abc news that there have been several cases of covid inside the castle confines. > the queen is understood to be fully vaccinated. however, buckingham palace have only ever confirmed her first vaccine on the record. >> reporter: her majesty spent much of the pandemic sheltering from the virus at windsor. earlier this month the queen hosting a reception at

sandringham earlier to mark 70 years on the throne. just last week welcoming guests to windsor castle. >> how are you? >> well, as you can see, i can't move. >> reporter: the day after the queen's diagnosis, prime minister boris johnson laying out his plans in parliament on how england will learn to live with covid starting his speech with a tribute to elizabeth. >> and before i begin, i know the whole house will join me in sending our best wishes to her majesty the queen for a full and swift recovery. it is a reminder that this virus has not gone away. >> reporter: now the prime minister announcing that he will lift all remaining covid-19 restrictions in this country which means that from this thursday if you test positive for covid-19, there is no legal requirement for you to self-isolate, but he did warn that the pandemic is not over. we're not out of the woods yet and that there are contingency plans in place should a new covid variant arise. michael? >> all right, lama, thank you. and there are new concerns

this morning about a subvariant of omicron. medical experts around the world keeping a close eye on it, fearing it could lead to another surge in cases. trevor ault joins us now with more. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. we're talking about the ba.2 subvariant which the world health organization has specifically asked countries to monitor. the original omicron we know is incredibly contagious. the cdc estimates this new subvariant ba.2 accounts for between 3% and 4% of cases but that number could climb today as the cdc updates estimates on tuesday and could make up an even larger percentage of america's caseload though dr. rochelle walensky the cdc director said this subvariant has been in the u.s. for weeks. if it was a massive difference in transmissibility it would have taken over but it could be more contagious. the estimates range from 30% to 60%, we don't know for sure. it could be enough to cause

another rise in cases as they've been largely declining all over the country, so much so that the decline has led almost every state to start to loosen up their restrictions particularly with masks. 49 states have announced plans to scale back mask requirements even though dr. fauci says that's still a little bit risky but even the cdc early in week is expected to update its mask guidance. robin? >> trevor, thank you. now to the fallout from that on-court brawl. michigan head basketball coach juwan howard suspended and will also pay a fine. will reeve joins us now with more on all of this. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, robin. juwan howard is a michigan legend as part of the fab five team that had such an impact on college basketball three decades ago. now, his michigan legacy will include this, this altercation that has led to him being suspended for the final five games of the season and fined $40,000. it all started in the postgame handshake line where howard took issue with wisconsin coach greg gard taking a time-out with a

big lead late. there were only a few seconds left in the game. howard and gard getting into it. players and coaches from each team joining into what became a melee. howard lashing out with an open hand hitting wisconsin assistant coach joe krabbenhoft in the side of the head. after the game, howard refused to apologize saying that he was only protecting himself. later as emotions have cooled and suspensions and fines have been handed out, howard has apologized saying, quote, after taking time to reflect on all that happened, i realize how unacceptable both my actions and words were and how they affected so many. i am truly sorry. two players from michigan, one from wisconsin have been suspended for one game and greg gard from wisconsin has been fined $10,000. howard will be eligible to return for the big ten tournament and he could coach michigan if they qualify for the ncaa or n.i.t. tournaments. quite the scene over the

weekend. >> quite the ugly scene. all right, will, thank you. we are following a lot of headlines this morning, including that breaking news about the u.s. women's national soccer team's lawsuit against u.s. soccer federation. megan rapinoe and alex morgan are going to join us live with what lies ahead. and amy is live in the galapagos with more on the animals' vulnerability to climate change like the pink iguana you see there and the only place they exist on the planet. first back to ginger. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hey, michael, the rain here in north carolina, from pittsburgh to the i-95 corridor with storm one, but the second one will bring more winter-like precipitation by thursday through friday night. i'll get into that in a bit. let's get the tuesday trivia now sponsored by verizon.

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morning that they have reached a groundbreaking agreement. we'll hear from alex morgan, megan rapinoe and united states soccer federation president cindy parlow cone in just a few minutes. first, t.j. has more on this developing story. good morning, t.j. >> okay, robin, check this out, the u.s. men in the previous two world cups, they participated in won two matches total in those two world cups. well, the u.s. women in the two world cups they participated in previously have won two world cups. so this is kind of a wait, what moment when you hear the women aren't being paid equally. after a year's long fight that got ugly at times maybe the result is equality at last. fh mehe unit stes of ameri a crowned champions of the world. >> reporter: the long-running feud between the u.s. women's soccer team and the u.s. soccer federation is over. the two sides announced they hae reached an historic agreement in that bombshell gender discrimination lawsuit brought by the players. >> the gold has gone to the united states of america. >> reporter: the sides telling

abc news in a joint statement overnight, getting to this day has not been easy. the u.s. women's national team players have achieved unprecedented success while working to achieve equal pay for themselves and future athletes. we look forward to continuing to work together to grow women's soccer and advance opportunities for young girls and women. >> steps up slowly, rapinoe, shot, goal! >> reporter: the settlement which includes an agreement to pay $24 million to the players and that they will pay equal pay for female players moving forward ends a fierce legal battle that began in 2019 when the world cup champs filed a lawsuit against their governing body, the u.s. soccer federation alleging gender discrimination. a reminder that lawsuit, the original lawsuit was actually dismissed by a judge back in 2020. so it's been going through the appeals process back and forth for years, robin, we're expecting something next month, but it seems like this has put it all to bed and can get back

to what they do well. >> and that is win. that's right, t.j. we're joined by two members of the u.s. women's national team, megan rapinoe and alex morgan as well as united states soccer federation president cindy parlow cone. good morning to you all and it is a good morning, indeed, for you, because, megan, three years, after first bringing it to the courts, and years after starting this fight you're getting recognition and compensation. megan, what does this mean to you? >> oh, it's a good day, robin. it's a good day. i mean, i'm just so proud to be honest. i'm so proud of, you know, all the hard work that all of us did to get us here. obviously the players on the team and the players this lawsuit represents and our extended team that has helped us, but it's a really amazing day. i think we're going to look back on this day and say this is the moment that, you know, u.s. soccer changed for the better. i mean, obviously we can't go back and undo the injustices that we faced, but the only justice coming out of this is that we know that something like

this is never going to happen again and we can move forward and make soccer the best sport that we possibly can in this country and setting up the next generation so much better than we ever had it, so it's a great day. we're all super proud and just really excited to have arrived here after a very long and arduous road. >> yes, indeed. alex, is this considered a win for everyone involved? >> it really is. this is just such a monumental step forward in feeling valued, feeling respected and just mending our relationship with u.s. soccer. that's really been full of tension and very far apart from each other for many years, for about six years now. and with the leadership of cindy it's great to just take that step forward and i not only see this as a win for our team and women's sports but women in general. it's just an incredible day and

a day that we're all really proud of. >> and when you look forward, cindy, what does the settlement mean for the future of women's soccer here in the u.s. and from the federation's perspective how do you keep growing the sport? >> yeah, you know, as alex said i think this is a huge win for everyone involved, but right now we're focused on moving the game forward so this is actually a great transition moment. we still have a lot of work to do with repairing the relationship with our players but we're on the road to that. but looking forward, you know, they're not only the best players in the world, they are great ambassadors for our sport and so now that we can work arm in arm together to grow the game both here at home and abroad, and to raise the level of the women's game across the globe, i think is really special and i'm just really looking forward to turning the page on this and working together with our women's team. >> and, megan, we keep talking about the future which is so

great and the next generation of soccer stars already arriving. trinity rodman, dennis rodman's daughter, just landed the biggest contract in women's soccer league history. where do you see soccer headed for women in this country? >> well, you're welcome, trinity. no, i'm kidding. obviously very well deserving. [ laughter ] that's honestly exactly what we want to see more of. we want those contracts. we welcome those contracts. you know, if alex and i are the highest earners in a couple of years, we haven't done our job in setting up the next generation. so for us seeing something like that is incredible. obviously this lawsuit is incredible. you know, i said it before in some of my interviews, but i think the most important thing out of all of this is that, this gives women such an opportunity to go out and just play and just be the best that they can. obviously we've spent thousands of hours on this, so much time

and energy and while we were still able to be, you know, wildly successful during this it does take a toll and it takes a lot of energy and time and emotional energy and all of that, and so for, you know, for a player like trinity who obviously the upside is just insane, you know, lock up that big bag early in her career, get that earning power under her is just everything that you love to see. i think it's a really amazing sign for the industry itself and soccer in this country. but, as alex said before, this is a huge win for all women. this very quickly became something that went far beyond the team and i think we'll see that in the coming days and hopefully this will be a day we look back on and the number of years and we're older and say that's the moment that everything changed. >> it is a tremendous milestone and as you said this isn't just about soccer but beyond. there are so many people who are standing up and speaking out and now know their worth as you all have done. and always can leave it to megan

to come through like that in talking about trinity. keeping it real as always. appreciate that, megan. cindy, alex, as i said, a tremendous milestone in your continuing fight. thank you for coming here to "gma" to share with us. we really appreciate it. have a great day. >> the line of the morning. >> thanks. >> you're welcome, trinity. coming up next, amy and her crew are heading out to santa cruz in the galapagos. amy, what are you going to show us? >> reporter: oh, hey, i'm going to show you how beautiful it is in the galapagos. yes, we're headed on our way to another adventure and we will meet some of the island's oldest and most iconic residents when we come back. stay with us. we are live from the galapagos. i feel alive ♪ residents when back. stay with us. we are live from the galapagos. ♪ i feel alive ♪ type 2 diabete? once-weekly ozempic® can help. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪

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threatening their habitats. oh, my goodness. they're right there. ♪ the galapagos is home to animals found nowhere else on the planet. kayaking in baroness bay on floreana island. sea turtles poking their heads above the water line. >> if the water levels rise two meters these beaches could be gone and a lot of beaches could be gone. >> and the sea turtles rely on the beaches. >> there won't be spaces for them. >> reporter: what's more they primarily feed on algae dependent on cool water. >> we know that we have a healthy population here. but, of course, this healthy population is being threatened by global warming. >> when the water gets warm the algae doesn't grow? >> exactly. >> reporter: throughout the day the island's variety of wildlife is on full display. listening to them.

at dawn a rare sighting, a pod of flamingos feeding and squawking. to spot these feathered friends you have to travel inland where they gather in lagoons. their feathers appear brighter and pinker than flamingos found elsewhere because of the crustaceans they feed on here. the wildlife here is so unique because the island sits on the convergence of three major currents creating five different bioregions making it possible for cold weather animals and tropical animals to co-exist. the delicate balance of life in the galapagos depends on cold water currents from the antarctic rising to the surface here bringing nutrient-rich water to the animals. but as ocean temperatures rise, exacerbated by increasingly frequent el nino seasons that nutrient-rich cold water doesn't always make it to the surface. algae and fish die off. larger animals like sea lions lose their food source.

i just want to point out, do you see how calm it is? i am standing on a boat in the middle of the pacific ocean. it feels like i'm on a lake. it is beautiful here this morning. we've been watching devil rays hop in and out of the water. i also want to point out, we are headed to the top of santa cruz right there in an area that's called the cloud forest. this is one of the most endangered ecosystems in all of the galapagos. only 5% of its original cover remains today, and that of course affects the habitat of so many bird species in the galapagos. guys? >> so fascinating. we will have a lot more from you in our next hour. thank you. coming up next, we have our "play of the day." >> so fascinating. we will have a lot more from you in our next hour. thank you. coming up next we have our "play of the day." ♪ everything the light touches ♪ ♪ baby give me light touches ♪ ♪

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ian pannell is in kyiv, ukraine. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, george. vladimir putin ordering his troops into these two breakaway parts of eastern ukraine after denying their independence, defying international law. the kremlin calling this a peacekeeping mission but it's likely to be nothing of the sort. i think the fear this morning is that this is just a first move in a much larger devastating invasion of ukraine. so he gave this long bizarre and angry speech, putin denouncing ukraine as a puppet to the west and as you say has been speaking this morning essentially denying he has imperial ambitions to try to restore the soviet union or russian empire but there's almost universal condemnation of his move. the white house, europeans, others signaling tough sanctions but the kremlin is brushing it off as, quote, predictable. what we're talking about here, these two breakaway areas in the east have essentially been controlled by russia since 2014 when this vicious war broke out in the region. even today some fighting is going on and over the last few

days the number of incidents there has risen dramatically. but with 150,000 or so russian troops gathered around ukraine's borders, this could just be the opening salvo of a much bigger conflict, the likes of which europe hasn't seen since the second world war. george? >> ian, ukraine's president zelenskyy has been urged to leave kyiv by the u.s. government but he's staying put and urging his people to stay calm. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. i mean he hasn't even touched on that issue of this request from the biden administration that he leave the capital for his own safety. i don't think there's anything to suggest that he will do. his message is strong and defiant saying we want peace but have the right to self-defense saying he still doesn't believe that russia is planning a large-scale invasion of ukraine even though the biden administration, everybody is telling him that that is the most likely thing and in a rousing end to his address to the nation he said, we are on our land. we owe nothing to anyone. glory to ukraine. despite all the pressure this is a president, a country that's united in knowing that the worst may lie ahead now.

george? >> ian pannell, thanks very much. michael? going to turn to those two storms expected to bring snow, ice, rain and potential flooding to millions across much of the country. let's go back to ginger with the latest. good morning, again, ginger. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. you know, folks in jonesboro, arkansas, are waking up to a tornado watch. folks in fargo, north dakota, are waking up not able to get on some of the highways and roads because of the snowy side of the first system. you can see the accidents that were caused there. that's i-94 west of fargo and that's still closed. i-29 south of fargo is shut down as well. oregon where this storm, the second storm moved through dipping into southern california today. they had nearly 100 vehicles in a pileup and so i-84 just southeast of pendleton is closed. the southern side of this does have a lot of power and a lot of moisture with it and that's why we have flood alerts that stretch from new england back into northern alabama and georgia. that is what that first low as

that moves in the northern great lakes get snow and ice but it's there. so the watch this morning that's up till 11:00 a.m. back through memphis and by this afternoon and evening, nashville right through northern mississippi and alabama including florence make their way into the severe storm's forecast. behind it the next storm comes in and somebody who is in little rock is saying, oh, my gosh, ice coming, yes, for wednesday night through thursday. look how it moves through friday morning. snow and ice into the northeast, new jersey gets caught up with this, new york and it will all move into new england with mostly snow there and transition to rain. a lot to decipher but we'll do it throughout the week. >> as you always do, ginger, thank you. but now to remembering a trail blazer in the medical field. dr. paul farmer was a physician and infectious disease specialist who co-founded partners in health, which brings medical care to low income communities all around the world and the book, "farmer, the man who would cure the world" for

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telling the uk's "sunday times" magazine that she didn't realize she was actually looking really doing stuff to my face i would never do now and there was a period where i went, i've got to stop. that's just crazy. >> there's this thing called perception drift where as soon as you have a change to your appearance you quickly adapt to that new look and it becomes your baseline and easy to overdo it. when you decide to dissolve your fillers or stop doing cosmetic interventions, you will slowly shift back to what your baseline was. if you've been doing injectable for ten years your appearance will shift significantly. >> reporter: the 57-year-old admits the pressures to stay looking young in hollywood took a toll revealing to the publication that there was a time when you go, oh, i'm changing, i'm looking older and i tried to chase that youthfulness for years adding that the scrutiny is intense but i don't know if it could be more intense than what i put on myself.

>> it can be a slippery slope because i think people get addicted to that change they se. that's where it's so important to have an injector who will be honest with you and tell you, hey, it's time to stop or it's time to slow down or let's shift to a different intervention to make sure you continue to look natural. >> these days cox says she's sticking with beauty products saying, i will try anything and with a milestone 60th birthday on the horizon, she's looking forward to what the future holds saying there's no question i'm more grounded. i've learned so much in my life, what to enjoy, what to try to do more of and what to let go of. and she says she still feels like she's in her 30s saying that it's hard to believe she's nearing 60, but she's more at peace with aging. guys? >> glad to hear that she is and for being so candid. >> thank you, janai. we turn to a warning about the rise in crypto scammers. two women are speaking out about how they lost hundreds of thousands to scammers posing as

love interests. this is a story we first saw in the "new york times." kaylee hartung has details. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, george. these two romances gone wrong broke more than hearts. both women saying they were preyed upon online. their trust built over weeks and months of constant communication filled with promises that turned out to be too good to be true. >> i couldn't face people. how am i going to tell my parents that i lost everything? >> 350,000. >> gone? >> yeah. >> reporter: they're members of a club nobody wants to be in, victims of online romance scams costing them both hundreds of thousands of dollars. how did you first connect with this person? >> i signed up for a dating app. he kind of like slowly like throw it out there that one of his hobbies was actually doing bitcoin contract trading. >> reporter: cryptocurrency, an

investment many are turning to in the rapidly growing digital market. both women saying their supposed love interests brought up the idea of buying in. >> he was like, you know, babe, just try it. like try small amount, like a thousand dollar. he let me withdraw $200 so he built that trust in me so i can withdraw money any time. >> reporter: both say they didn't follow the scammers blindly, researching the seemingly legitimate investment sites they were sent to and the companies they believed they were doing business with. >> there was a legal secretary involved in another state vouching with a law firm where it was sending money to. she was real. i could verify her so it was very complex and well rehearsed and intentional. >> reporter: today they're both trying to track down the scammers who took their savings and rebuild what they've lost. >> i most certainly was humbled through this entire experience. there's no way i thought this would have happened to me. >> reporter: with the rise in popularity of cryptocurrency comes a rise in scams and the

ftc reporting just last year losses of nearly $140 million last year with victims on average being out around $10,000. so what can consumers do to protect themselves and their wallets? to start, never send money to someone you haven't met in person which was the case with both of these two. >> consult a financial adviser. consult family members. talk to people before engaging in these types of actions and if somebody is asking you for digital currency or crypto after only knowing you for a very short time or have never met in person, i would simply just stay away. >> reporter: and experts say as more and more people invest in digital currency, we'll probably see more and more scams just like this. so, again, before making any financial transactions, they say talk to a financial adviser, even talk to family members. george? >> sound advice. kaylee, thanks very much. let's go to ginger.

>> reporter: george, we're hearing about a groundstop at o'hare, lightning, low visibility and this whole part of the great lakes is just dealing with so many types of weather in the next couple of days. we'll start though with a picture from the raisin river, monroe city. this is in southeast michigan where the ice jam put this into a major flood stage and will stay that way until next week. north of there, traverse city, cadillac and an ice storm warning that will be with the first storm. the second one brings ice into oklahoma through arkansas into southern illinois and through pennsylvania and new york even into connecticut so we'll watch that all. it's because you get all this moisture and then you drop the temperatures significantly. it's that tie drew: i am drew tuma with accuweather forecast, tracking scattered showers today with a level 1 light storm. a cold day, low and mid-50's. as the storm exits tonight, it brings in very cold air, a freeze warning and affected into a clucking for the north bay and east bay for subfreezing temperatures. seven-day day forecast, wintry mix today, cold mornings on the

way the next several mornings, ♪ now to more of amy's adventure in the galapagos. amy, you've shown us the incredible wildlife. now you're going to give us a glimpse at how people of the island send word back home. how do they do that? >> reporter: this is pretty cool. actually i didn't believe it until i saw it for myself, robin. back in the 1700s, when whalers used to sail these waters, they'd be gone for four or five years and they had no way to communicate back home so they came up with a system, a system still in place today and i'm told it still works today. we went to a place aptly named post office bay and you walk onto this island. it's very remote and there is a barrel in the middle of the sand. you put your mail in the barrel and people who then come and

visit the barrel, used to be whalers in the day, would pick up a piece of mail if headed back home. so you go in there now and you say, oh, i live in new york. here's a postcard to new york and you take it back and hand deliver it. it's a marine pony express that still works today so i took a postcard. i wrote one to you, robin. i put it in the barrel and our guide told me that you could receive it in as early as two weeks. but i just heard a story -- some of the passengers on the ship did this a short while ago. they put it in the barrel on wednesday and it was received by people back at home on friday. so in two days, that's quicker than the u.s. postal service. it's pretty remarkable. >> and it's going to be hand delivered? so a stranger is going to come up to me? >> i was thinking the same thing. >> thank you? >> in these times let's hope they have a mask on. >> all good. good experiment. i'll let you know. you're not staying four or five years like the whalers. just making sure.

>> reporter: right. next week, next week. >> we will see you then. joining us now is an incredible actor, director and producer whose movies have grossed nearly $10 billion worldwide. now he's back on screen playing alfred in "the batman." andy serkis, good morning to you, my friend. you're looking great. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> i am doing great. you've been in "the lord of the rings," marvel movies, "star wars" movies, "the planet of the apes" movies and now in the d.c. comics. so are you officially the king of the franchise? >> i don't know about that. i mean, i just count myself very lucky to have been able to play some pretty amazing parts in some extraordinary worlds and, you know, i just hope to continue doing so. it's always really exciting to enter into these big movies because the canvases that they

play on are just so vast and so to be able to get the opportunity to delve in and to play such a wide variety of different characters is, yeah, i count myself very, very lucky. >> you play alfred pennyworth in "the batman" and alfred has traditionally been a butler and father figure to him. how did you make him different in this movie? >> well, the central difference in this movie is that -- where we start off with batman which is neither an origin story nor a continuation, it's a stand-alone movie and where we meet batman in year two is where he's beginning to form who he is as the vigilante that he is. so with the intersection with alfred is kind of a mentor figure, but they are both -- the

chasm between them emotionally is sort of pulling apart. so we meet alfred's relationship with bruce at a very fractured point. he cares for him deeply, of course. he is his mentor. the tragedy of alfred, of course, is that he's never -- he was never able to be a father figure. he's just not built that way. he's able to teach him skills whether they're fighting skills because our version we sense that alfred was, of course, a soldier and then went into secret service and close protection and obviously was his fther's close protection officer and security guard and the guilt that he carries with him, of course, is something that really affects bruce and also the ability for him to be a fully fledged surrogate father figure. so i think there's a kind of a fracturing that we see here and it's a very delicate and emotional relationship that you see between bruce and alfred. >> well, there's so much anticipation for the film and we have so much anticipation of

people who just want to see a clip of it so we'll show them right now. let's check it out. >> our accounting friends are coming for breakfast? >> here? why? >> because i couldn't get you to go there. >> i ain't got time for this. >> it is getting serious. if this continues it won't be belong before you have nothing left. >> i don't care about that. any of that. >> you don't care about your family's legacy? >> what i'm doing is my family's legacy. >> hmm and you don't get to wear the batman suit, of course, but you do look great in this movie. you're very put together. did you have input about what alfred would wear? >> yeah, absolutely. i mean when you meet and discuss what your take is on the character, everything from makeup to costume to, you know, really basing the character comes from a collaboration between the designers obviously but what you're bringing to the role and we wanted to have a history of this alfred having

been as i say a soldier so he carries injuries. you see he has some facial scars and also matt reeves had written him as someone who uses a cane to walk. coincidentally i actually broken my left hip, so it worked in my favor i had a cane, so it meant i could walk and move around. but, yes, he's crisply turned out and that is a lot to do with the rigidity of alfred as a character, his pride, the army training and the discipline that exemplifies itself through what he wears. but it's also as i say a sense of pride being part of the wayne family and the wayne estate and the carrying on on the legacy and the honor of bruce's father. >> and you, robert pattinson, zoe kravitz are all new to this incredibly successful franchise. did you feel any amount of

pressure to get it right? >> well, of course, you do. when you're taking on any role and especially in beloved franchises like this one, you start with thinking, well, what is it -- what can i bring that's fresh to the role but i always think it's like any kind of classic piece of text, any theater role you might take on. you know, "hamlet" has been performed a thousand times and "king lear" and "othello" and all of these roles have been played by other actors and you're bound to cross over in some respects with other people's -- the choices of other actors, but on the whole everyone is unique because they're played by an entirely different actor and inherently will bring something different and fresh and new. >> i've had a chance to see it, believe me, you got it right, andy serkis. thank you, "the batman" will be in theaters on march 4th. theel.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning, everyone. let's get right to a look at traffic. >> thank you. good morning, everyone. we will start with a crushing fremont causing a bit of a backup on southbound 680 at automall parkway. speeds are down to 14 miles per hour. the whole stretch has been pretty backed up. walnut creek, 680 is also backed up southbound. >> thanks.

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>> thank you. we will have another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes be confined news on our app. ♪ who is that singing? who is that? we love our next guests for the music they make and for the stars they help make on "american idol" now entering its 20th season and we are so happy to them here with us live here in times square. please welcome lionel richie, luke bryan and we'll get to katy. katy is going to pop in in just a moment. >> yeah. >> we're in new york city. >> thank you. thank you. because you've been in las vegas. i don't know how you've been surviving.

>> a need a little humidity and you've got more than las vegas but it's good to be back. i guess it's been quite a while. >> a long time. >> it's been forever. >> certainly a minute as we've been here. >> congratulations to you, lionel richie, being nominated for the rock and hall of fame. >> all i wanted to be was alive and in living color. that's the most important thing. it's -- what an honor and i tell you, i've been kind of waiting for this one. this is one of those big ones that goes, bing, i'm in the business, you know, it's really great. >> in the business and still doing your thing and you guys are doing your thing hosting this show. you've been judging together for five years. i'll never forget the first time you came here. you all left and we all said the chemistry is incredible between all three of you so how has the chemistry changed if it has during that time. >> i think it's gotten better. >> yeah. >> honestly it's gotten better because now -- luke didn't

katy. i knew luke but i was wondering whether that little chemistry was going to work. honestly 15 seconds after they met, they were old friends but over the years now we trust each other to the point of we kind of know what we're thinking where we're going with this and then we're finding talent where we can challenge ourselves because we now play with -- that was great for last year but it's not great for this year. we bump it up a little bit. >> the more comfortable we get, we know how we can -- how far we can take joking with one another, i think. i think the fans at home really just -- you know, they want to see us having fun. they want to feel that we're enjoying the moment too. i mean if it's -- if we're out there and not putting out the vibes of -- i mean it's so fun sitting at that judging table, because you never know if the

next jennifer hudson is going to walk in or the next carrie underwood so we got to be on our game. >> i mean think about that. what you're saying jennifer hudson was thrown off at number nine so it's not about one. what we try to tell them, it's not about any numbers. you can make a career once you get to 20, from 20 on you have a shot at this but what we have to do is navigate the -- we want to not be that visible because it's all about them, but at the same time it's our job to make them comfortable. because when you see a kid trying to sing and the face is like this, we know what that's all about. we've been there. we don't want to scare them to death. >> let's give everybody a sneak peek. ♪ to bring back the fire in her eyes ♪ ♪ that's been gone but you should be mine ♪ [ applause ] >> whoo. >> yes, ma'am. >> wow, wow, wow.

>> that's an indication we found the barbecue sauce. that's very clear, we know where that's going. >> i think we got katy with us now. katy, can you hear us? >> hey. >> how would you describe the talent this season? >> well, it's the 20th season and usually that means platinum in a marriage so it definitely is platinum talent. we've been together as judges for now five seasons and i think our bar is just getting higher and higher and our standard and we might -- jaded but a lot of truly talented singer/songwriter/artist people are coming in trusting us. so i would say "american idol" is like the cream of the crop now. >> wow. you say platinum. isn't there a platinum ticket? >> what we did to honor the 20th season is in each city whoever

we figured or whoever we decided figured -- whoever we decided -- >> that was real country. >> whoever we decided was kind of the shining star of that audition, we gave them a platinum ticket and when they got to hollywood, they got to -- >> sit out. >> -- sit back one of the rounds and strategize and it was a really neat kind of plot twist this season because it made us really concentrate on who we thought won each city of the audition process. >> it's so funny. when you give the platinum ticket, all of a sudden you realize that's a pass but at the same time the kid is now in trouble because he gets to watch or she gets to watch the competition and at some point you get scared to death because maybe i can't live up to that so it's a pass, but it's not a complete -- >> we've inadvertently been a little tougher on our platinum ticket holders because they

showcase -- they showed out in auditions and then sometimes have a bad audition so we're being more critical with them. >> we want to get a little glimpse into how it's going with the auditions. maybe critical of you all. we'll play a little game. you have paddles there with the faces of every judge. if this fits you, vote for yourself. here we go. we're going to play a little game. who is the toughest judge? >> whoo. >> katy. >> oh. >> okay, katy. why are you so tough? why are you so tough? >> because the real world is tough. i wouldn't say that we are unfair or we are mean, i would say that we are firm and fair and we give constructive criticism because we only want them to grow in a very short amount of time. >> all right. so we got to be quick on these.

the judge that cries the most? >> whoo. >> aww. >> that's good. >> lionel wins that. last one, who is the judge that wants to give everyone a platinum ticket? [ laughter ] >> 2-1, lionel. 2-1. >> you know, you cry and -- >> you know what, honestly -- what was that? what did you say? >> i said the nicest guy you'll ever meet. >> i like that. what it is is my heart goes out because what happens a lot of times, i know how much they want i, i know how badly they want it. i have a been there before but at the same time you know you have to say, no, and that part kind of gets me because the dad comes out in me. so i have now developed that line papa lionel whether i don't know if i'm happy about it or not but that's the way feel

about some of these kids because i want so much for them to win. >> great to have you all back. thanks for coming on. >> thanks for having us. >> 20th season of "american idol" premiers

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business and now giving back to her community as well and ginger is live in oak ridge, north carolina, with her story. hey, ginger. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. i am here with laila and lakisha and the entire ratliff family. you all think you're on the local news, right? >> right. >> i'm sorry. that's not true. we are broadcasting this to the nation. you are on "good morning america" right now. >> yes! she said, no way. we are celebrating you because, laila and the family, you are not only running a lemonade full on business squeezing 1,000 lemons every week by hand, but you're giving back while you're doing it. this segment is sponsored by state farm. they want to honor you and your family for all the work you do in your neighborhood. let's show america your story. ♪ >> reporter: laila ratliff may dance like a 10-year-old but when she decided she wanted to sell lemonade she knew a simple sidewalk stand just wasn't going to cut it. >> everyone has seen a lemonade stand but they've never seen my lemonade business. i wanted to come out and show

everyone i can do it better. >> she was like i want it online so i can reach thousands of people so at that point it was a game changer. >> reporter: so this mother/daughter team got to work experimenting with laila's grandmother's recipe and eventually coming up with not just one but 22 delicious fruity flavors. >> blue raspberry. the most unique one is cotton candy, mermaid and unicorn, when you taste it, it feels like something actually magical is inside of you. >> reporter: now laila's lemonade and sweet treat connection is a booming business shipping around the country and squeezing at least a thousand lemons a week by hand. and with the help of their small juicer. >> sometimes we do have to turn away orders because the demand gets so big and we don't have commercial size squeezers. >> reporter: she's a regular at local pop-up events. >> they're like, there go the lemonade girl. >> reporter: it's a family

affair with help from mother, dad and sister who help in transporting and selling. they're not just turning lemons in lemonade but also turning them into love for their community using profits to give back to neighborhood organizations like this nursing home, donating warm blanket, socks and coloring books to every resident. >> certainly our residents were happy. but you could see the joy with laila as well. >> reporter: and something close to laila's heart, lifting up the homeless. >> it was a family on the side of the road and laila asked me, mommy, pull over because that family needs help. >> reporter: they now purchase essential hygiene products and pack them in what they call blessing bags hand delivering them to those in need like jason bell who they spotted at this intersection. >> is that one bag enough? >> yes, it's enough. did good. you did great. bless you. >> god bless you. >> even if i have to go without, i want to be able to be a blessing to somebody else because god has always made a way for us.

>> the best part of the business is seeing how far i can push myself and seeing the joy on people's faces and seeing what i can do for them. >> laila, how did it feel to see that story and what else do you want to share about your business? >> it felt -- i can't even put into words but it felt amazing to see my story just up on air. >> yeah. for everybody to see. we hope it helps sales because we got some other things for you. but lakisha, laila, you have meant so much to so many so they want to celebrate you too. come out, y'all. please get out here. we've got family. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, my god. >> we've got friends. [ cheers and applause ]

>> thank you all. we've got family and friends. lakisha, what does it feel like in this rain to see all those smiling faces supporting you? >> that's amazing. i love them. >> i love that surprise face. okay, so today, today state farm and disney are actually pairing up to do a new multiyear alliance. they're announcing this. both brands are committed to giving back and so to celebrate their new relationship they want to recognize you and your family for all the work that you do in improving lives in your community so i want you to say good-bye to squeezing lemons by hand because -- [ cheers and applause ] >> state farm -- our sponsor state farm is giving you an industrial juicer. this thing is going to help you. >> yes. >> it can help you squeeze 1,500 lemons an hour, instead of 1,000

a week. so i'll hand that off to you. they also -- you know what, state farm wants to help you continue helping people and deserving people in your community. so they're also going to give you $10,000 to donate to the charity of your choice. >> oh, that's awesome. [ cheers and applause ] >> no way. >> not bad. okay. that's not all. wait, wait, wait. one more, one more. you all have been working so hard you need a sweet treat. a break maybe? state farm is going to send you on an all expenses paid trip to walt disney world. [ cheers and applause ] drew: i have your accuweather forecast, scattered showers today and cold, low to mid 50's. seven-day forecast, tracking cold mornings on the way tomorrow and thuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu

coming up, one of the bands that defined the '80s, tears for fears, joins us live. ♪ let it all out these are the things ♪ "gma's" community heroes is sponsored by state farm. introducing the state farm disney alliance bringing good okay jack, these recipes aren't gonna create themselves. it's crunch time! but first, it's heinz dip & crunch time! i'm dipping into the latest innovation by combining heinz secret sauce and potato chip crunchers for the perfect bite. my heinz dip & crunch bacon cheeseburger combo. only at jack in the box.

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but first let's chat with curt smith and roland orzabal. guy, it's so great to see you. let's talk about the numbers right off the bat. we're talking about, what, 41 years. we're talking about 30 million records sold worldwide. can't even count all the times you all sold out stadiums and concerts all across the country and world for that matter. so, roland, can you let folks know why the return now and we're so glad that you are. >> well, we've been making this record for about seven years, which seems a long time, but considering that our third album "the seeds of love" took five years, it doesn't seem so bad, and i don't really know why. we started off making the record to try to sing new songs live, and we were enjoying it. but then, you know, it just -- it took a while to come together and wasn't until early 2020 really just prepandemic strangely enough where we sat down together and wrote some new songs and the first of which is called "no small thing," the opening track on the album. >> curt, before we get to the performance that everybody wants to get to, tell everybody else the great news, the u.s. tour that will start in cincinnati in may. >> yes, starts in may. we're on tour in the u.s. for a month and then we come to the uk after that which is where we are now. so we're looking forward to it

because it's the first time in a while that we've been able to add new music to the live show which -- and as you'll see with the performance and stuff, the new material fits in incredibly well. >> yeah, it has been worth the wait. gentlemen, thank you so much. we're going to now have you perfor very personal for you, roland, off their seventh studio album which drops on friday, here's tears for fears with the title track for "the tipping point." ♪ ♪ you know that i can't love you more ♪ ♪ you know that i can't love you more ♪ ♪ silver tongue will soon be gone ♪ ♪ when the sunlight hits the room ♪ ♪ lay down with them if you

want ♪ ♪ watch their breath and feel the cold ♪ ♪ raise your hand bite your tongue ♪ ♪ conversation is over and done ♪ ♪ we let 'em out we let 'em in ♪ ♪ we'll let 'em know when it's the tipping point ♪ ♪ the tipping point ♪ ♪ so who's that ghost knocking at my door ♪ ♪ you know that i can't love you more ♪ ♪ what's that shape climbing over my wall ♪ ♪ you know that i can't love you more ♪ ♪ ♪ you know that i can't love you more ♪ ♪ winter done, they'll soon be

gone from this unforgiving place ♪ ♪ to that vague and distant void where the sunlight splits the eye ♪ ♪ life is cruel life is tough ♪ ♪ life is crazy then it all turns to dust ♪ ♪ we let 'em out we let 'em in ♪ ♪ we'll let 'em know when it's the tipping point, the tipping point ♪ ♪ the tipping point, the tipping point ♪ ♪ so who's that ghost knocking at my door ♪ ♪ you know that i can't love you more ♪ ♪ you know that i can't love you more ♪

our thanks to tears for fears for that performance on this twos-day. >> twos-day. have a fraet great day. (sound of rain) ♪ ♪ ♪ every home should be a haven.

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at 11:00 with midday live. have a great day. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, luke bryan luke bryan, katy perry, and lionel richie. the "american idol" judges. plus, the cohosts look, listen, and answer the question, what is your "food iq"? all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> kelly: yes. i will tell you about it. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: hi, deja. good morning. yeah, they're fired up. [cheers and applause] listen to that.

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