the same, and g=dingo? -- dingo? good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. on this monday. new cease-fire talks in ukraine after a weekend of brutal russian attacks on civilians. battle for ukraine. russia escalates its attacks on civilians. the u.s. calls reports very credible. russia supposedly violating the terms of a cease-fire intended to let civilians leave one city. president zelenskyy calling for a no-fly zone over ukraine and appealing for fighter jets. the foreign minister of ukraine joins us this morning. breaking news, david muir, one-on-one with ukrainian president zelenskyy. oil prices soaring, driving up the cost of gas to nearly $6 a gallon in some places as calls

grow to ban russian oil. breaking overnight. the security scare at joint base andrews moments after vice president harris left the facility. the urgent manhunt this morning. picking up the pieces. ferocious deadly tornadoes tearing through iowa, killing at least seven people, including two children. detained in russia. wnba all-star and two-time olympic gold medalist brittney griner in russian custody for allegedly carrying vape cartridges with hashish oil in her suitcase while going through airport security last month. what we're learning this morning, as the u.s. issues a new warning about traveling to russia. plus, here at home. how americans are using airbnb to help those on the ground in ukraine. new questions in the sherri papini saga. the california mother now charged with faking her disappearance five years ago. the sheriff in charge is live, revealing why he was suspicious from the beginning, first on “gma” this morning. ♪ working 9 to 5 ♪ and the kings and queens of

the court, working more than "9 to 5." >> last-second heave! >> from tulsa's unbelievable buzzer beater to the kentucky women stunning south carolina. and the queen of country joins us live. what's got dolly parton hitting the books? we do say good morning, america. good to be with you as we start a new week together. great to have t.j. back at the desk with us. we have a lot to get to this morning. we'll start with the latest on the war in ukraine. new cease-fire talks set for today, whether they can succeed a big question after a weekend of brutal air strikes by russia. civilians caught in the cross fire. countless families fleeing with just a bag on their back hoping to escape the country. moments ago i spoke with the foreign minister of ukraine dmytro kuleba. that is coming up. all this while the refugee crisis continues to escalate.

more than 1.7 million people now fleeing for safety. in russia the kremlin is cracking down within its own borders detaining thousands of anti-war protesters around the country as vladimir putin's regime ramps up restrictions on free speech. we have team coverage on the ongoing crisis. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell starts us off in kyiv. good morning again, ian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. russia is now claiming it's going to allow these safe corridors for civilians to flee from major cities including the capital here, kyiv. ukraine is denouncing that proposal as unacceptable because the routes lead directly into russia or its ally belarus. i don't know if you can make out the smoke in the distance. that's around 50, 60 miles away but it shows russian forces advancing. what we're seeing on the ground is not cease-fires. it's civilians under attack. a word of warning, there are graphic images in this report. this morning, russia accelerating its attacks across

ukraine. this is the scene in irpin, just north of kyiv. as locals try to leave under indiscriminant russian bombardment. at least 5,000 fled in the last two days. in this shocking video, you can see a family at the top of your screen with luggage in hand trying to flee. then this. a russian mortar striking the middle of the road. soldiers bravely risking their own lives to give first aid. it was too late. they were all killed by the same people who now talk of cease-fires and humanitarian corridors, the kremlin. the town's mayor saying they were among eight people who lost their lives in the shelling sunday. these two men describing to us their harrowing escape from irpin amidst the shelling. >> how hard was it to get out? >> reporter: they said you can't drive out. you have to go by foot.

a pattern now emerging of civilian areas and infrastructure being struck. the u.s. saying reports of russians deliberately targeting civilians are very credible. the u.n. saying that 364 people, including 25 children have been killed so far. the ukrainians saying the real toll is much higher. across the country, the russian bombardment is accelerating. a senior u.s. defense official saying russia has launched around 600 missiles since the invasion began. the southern city of mariupol has been under siege for days. the russians violating the terms of a cease-fire there. it was supposed to allow civilians to leave the city unharmed. and video circulating online and verified by abc news shows a russian aerial attack on an airport west of kyiv. president zelenskyy pointing to all these attacks, again calling on nato powers to enact a no-fly zone over ukraine. there are fears within the u.s. that such a move could bring the united states into this war. >> people need to understand

what a no-fly zone means. it's not just some rule. you pass that everyone has to oblige by. it's the willingness to shoot down aircrafts of the russian federation, which is basically the beginning of world war iii. >> reporter: if there isn't a no-fly zone, ukraine wants more fighter jets. poland now considering giving them mig-29s, an idea the u.s. is coordinating with poland on. as kyiv prepares for the city's defense, the mayor telling george that the fight isn't just about ukraine. it's about the future of the world. >> we expect support from all world because we're fighting not just for ukraine. we're fighting for others. we're fighting for whole modern world. we have to stop putin altogether. >> reporter: there is another round of talks planned for later today between the ukrainians and russians. it's hard to see what common

ground exists. meanwhile, ukrainian president zelenskyy calling for justice for those killed saying we will not forgive, we will not forget. george? >> thanks, ian. we're joined now by the foreign minister of ukraine, dmytro kuleba. mr. minister, thank you for joining us this morning. give us a sense what's happening on the ground in ukraine this morning. >> the war goes on. there are attacks from the russian armed forces on the ground. however, we do have issues with this. the russian air force dominates the skies killing many civilians. >> i know that the president has called for a no-fly zone. do you understand why president biden and other western leaders have rejected that request? there's a concern in the words of one american senator it would lead to world war iii. >> well, we believe that the rejection of the no-fly zone is

based on the lack of confidence of nato and the alliance. because the military might of nato is uncomparably bigger compared to russia. so why would russia shoot down nato planes knowing they would be doomed? if you know this logic, then no-fly zone becomes possible. if you believe you cannot stop russia, then no-fly zone becomes impossible, but then also the chance to defend nato vanishes because if you do not believe that you can stop russia in ukraine, why should you be able to stop it elsewhere? >> it does appear that the u.s. is prepared to facilitate the transfer of fighter jets to ukraine. they would give -- poland would give you fighter jets. the united states would replace those.

what difference will that make? what more do you need? >> well, the necessary decisions haven't been made yet. i urge the united states and poland to speed up the decision-making process and procedures. if we receive fighting jets, that will allow us to re-establish control of the skies and save many, many civilian lives as well as many houses, buildings and objects of critical infrastructure from being destructed by russian bombardments. >> i know there are cease-fire talks set to begin again today. do you believe a stable cease-fire is possible right now? >> i'm a diplomat. i have to believe in diplomacy and the cease-fire. we'll be working hard on achieving that. i have to admit that, during the previous round, two rounds of talks, there was no correlation

between holding and the intensity of fire on the ground. for russia, this is not a reason to put fire on hold. >> you say you're a diplomat. what is the groundwork for a long-term settlement? do you believe one is possible at this point? are we in for a bloody stalemate that could go on for months or years? >> all wars end in peace. the reason for this war is the fact that president putin rejects the rights of ukrainian to exist. we will begin to vigorously fight against him as a aggressor until we prevail. this is the strategy. we have no other strategy but win because our existence as a nation is at stake. >> what's it going to take to

stop putin? >> substantial losses in ukraine and total isolation. >> mr. minister, thank you for your time this morning. stay safe. >> thank you. >> they are holding firm. t.j.? we turn now to the latest on the growing refugee crisis. more than 1.7 million ukrainians have fled the country so far. but amid the horror, a woman being called the angel of lviv. a volunteer helping her fellow ukrainians. our matt gutman is there with more. >> reporter: the ukrainian exodus continues to pour into this train station in lviv. this woman is one of them. we first met her in a tunnel nine days ago. this is what people have been experiencing all day. a lot of pushing. the feelings are very intense.

>> refugees are coming and coming. more and more and more. every hour that's 5 to 10,000 ter:e pt up with her, joining her on her rounds at the station where she volunteers 12 hours a day every day. she starts outside working the crowds, using scissors to cut medicine from those packs. not only did you bring families to your own house and volunteering here every day, you're also going to the pharmacy to buy medicine. >> yes, because i know that people are waiting in huge line for many hours. that really need something like that. >> reporter: most don't know where they're going, how long it might take or what they leave behind. some volunteers here calling her the angel of lviv. here she's helping olga. you're taking medicine for anxiety. what's the thing making you most nervous right now? >> translator: the daughter and mother they are leaving. they left a son there and husband in that place where they are.

>> reporter: olga's daughter spending her 16th birthday in these tunnels. there's commotion. we hustle upstairs. a train has come bearing the most vulnerable, children from the besieged city of kharkiv. tenderly handed from one volunteer to another. this man is one of their caretakers. he's hollow eyed and gaunt. >> the shelling nonstop. air alarm. it was scary. >> reporter: there were no gurneys or stretchers, so the precious cargo, two children unable to move, placed on those tarps and hand carried along the platform and across the tracks down that staircase through the throng on to a city bus, hopefully to safety. we just heard from that group of those disabled kids are on their way to poland right now. this orphanage at twice capacity with kids.

every day more children here. the need here is so enor mouse. we turn to david muir's interview with ukraine's president zelensky. >> reporter: an extraordinary conversation, t.j. the president speaking from the office of the president in kyiv. he remains in the capital. he'll stay there. he did confirm there have been offers from the u.s. and the west to get him out of alive if it comes to that, he says he plans to stay until the end, he had very candid demands for a no-fly zone. he understand that it could potentially lead to a much wider war. though he still made the case saying we absolutely need it. as we were talking a short time before we began the interview, the kremlin out with three key demands, conditions that could end the war and when i sensed

the president was not willing to go along with them at least not yet i pressed him on this. let's take a look. when the kremlin says these conditions to end the war, that you must give up on givie joino and recognize the two separatist regions in the east. you say it's a nonstarter not willing to those three conditions right now? >> translator: the question is more difficult than knowledging them, this is another ultimatum. we're not prepared for ultima ultimatums. we have the possibly resolution for these key items. president putin to start talking, start the dialogue, instead of living with the informational bubble without oxygen, i think he's in this bubble, he's getting this information and you don't know how realistic that information

is that he's getting so again, he said discussions need to take place, that putin should stop talking, making these demands and get to the negotiating table. i asked him if he believed that president biden and the u.s. is doing enough. he said the president could be doing more. he talked about his wife, his two children, he also had a message in english for the american people given their support for ukraine in these last several days watching this unprovoked invasion, this war from russia inside ukraine and t.j. we'll have it all for you a little later on "world news tonight." >> david, thank you so much for that. much more on david's interview with president zelenskyy on "world news tonight." the economic impact of the war now. and growing calls for a ban on oil imports from russia. the price of oil topped $130, gas prices spiking too, a gallon averaging $5.34 in california. up 52 cents in just the past

week. rebecca jarvis has the latest. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. russia accounts for about 10% global supply of oil, but the u.s. imports a relative small amount of that. last year, about 3% of our oil came from russia. we would make up for that gap by ramping up production here domestically. that would take time and pressuring opec sources like venezuela and saudi arabia to release more supplies. the near-term shortfall is why you're seeing prices soar to its highest price in 13 years. if gas prices stay here, the national average for a gallon of regular would be $4.55. a gallon. in the next 24 hours, the average nationwide will hit a record high. when we spend more money on gasoline, less money to spend elsewhere and that means less

growth in the economy. returning to those deadly the california mom charged with faking her own kidnapping the sheriff in charge of the case is going to join us live first on "gma." first, we say good morning. >> reporter: more than 40 tornadoes, this one an ef-3 monster that was deadly in iowa. still doing the damage surveys. on top of this debris you'll find snow. in arkansas, you had just yesterday four reported tornadoes. you can see it ripping across the land. same with that damage there. they'll be doing drew: here accuweather fo

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those on the ground in ukraine using airbnb. also right now, 32 twisters reported over the weekend. at least seven people killed, including three children. more than 50 homes were either destroyed or damaged. also breaking overnight, a security breach forced a lockdown of joint base andrews. moments after vice president kamala harris left the facility this happened. officials say a vehicle carrying two people drove through a check point. the suspects tried to run. the person had a weapon, but no shots fired. the other still on the loose. no surprise here, but it was a huge weekend for "the batman." robin, he was bedazzling at the box office. nearly $130 million, best opening of the year so far, and the second best domestic debut of the pandemic behind "spiderman: no way home." it's a three-hour movie, and despite what you told us last week, you did not make it to the box office this weekend. >> what did i do? >> it's a monday, robin. >> i'm just sitting here minding my own business.

>> just trying to engage with you, robin. we have a whole lot more of this ahead, folks. stick around for that, but no, also coming up, the story that the whole country was talking about for quite some time, the sherri papini story. now we have updates to this story. the sheriff is investigating this case of the california mom who allegedly faked her own kidnapping. that sheriff will join us live. that's all coming up. >> he'll talk to george just a moment. now to concerns over the safety of wnba star brittney griner. she's detained in russia facing drug charges after being stopped at an airport allegedly over vape cartridges holding hashish oil. james longman is live in moscow with the latest and the rising tensions between the u.s. and russia. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, robin. brittney griner helped lead the u.s. to two olympic golds at the rio and tokyo games. but now she's detained here in russia and with the situation in ukraine complicating matters there are real concerns for her security.

this morning, seven-time wnba all-star and two-time olympic gold medalist brittney griner is in russian custody. video released by russian customs appears to show her going through airport security near moscow last month, and it then shows an employee removing a package from her bag. russia state media reports say vape cartridges were found containing hashish oil. that's an offense punishable there by up to ten years in prison. >> she can be held for years. they will keep her in jail as long as they like and as long as they find it useful for them. >> reporter: the phoenix mercury star has played in russia for the last seven years during the off-season. most recently in yekaterinberg. earning over $1 million per season, more than quadruple her wnba salary. her last instagram post dated february 5th. her agent saying they can confirm as they work to get her home, her mental and physical health remain our primary

concern. in a 2017 interview with espn, griner described feelings of isolation while playing in russia. >> you got to find the positive in it so you're not miserable. >> reporter: now the u.s. is urging all american citizens to depart the country immediately. the state department has issued a do not travel advisory. secretary of state blinken was asked what the u.s. will do to help her. >> whenever an american is detained anywhere in the world, we of course stand ready to povide every possible assistance and that includes in russia. >> reporter: griner is one of at least three americans detained there. the others paul whelan, the former u.s. marine sentenced to 16 years in prison. on an espionage charge he vehemently denied. former u.s. marine trevor reed currently serving nine years for assaulting a police officer, a crime he and his family denied happened. this morning reed's parents and sister are speaking out. >> he's coughing up blood daily. he's running a fever. he has pain in his lungs.

he has asked to be tested and asked for treatment for tb from the prison and they have denied it for an extended amount of time. we won't stop fighting until he's back home with us. >> reporter: as for griner, it's unclear what role her detainment will play as global tensions rise. >> vladimir putin will try to use her to get something from the west. i don't think he'll succeed. we don't generally bargain with the lives of american citizens. >> reporter: this as griner's loved ones await her safe return. her wife posting on instagram, i love my wife wholeheartedly. this comes during one of the weakest moments of my life. please respect our privacy. russia is obligated to allow representatives from the u.s. embassy to visit u.s. citizens who are detained. it's unclear whether that's happened yet. the situation in ukraine could complicate that process. robin? >> thank you, james.

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we are back with the latest on sherri papini, the california mom made national headlines in 2016 when she disappeared for three weeks and then turned up battered and branded, claiming she had been abducted by two hispanic women. now she's behind bars charged with faking the kidnapping.

we're going to speak live with the sheriff in charge of the case after this report from kaylee hartung. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, george. the papini family tells us they're confused by several aspects of the charges that sherri now faces and they hope to get clarification. the 55-page criminal complaint documents how detectives used dna evidence and testimony from sherri papini's ex-boyfriend to uncover the truth. accused of faking her own kidnapping, this morning sherri papini is in jail, the 39-year-old detained, authorities calling her a danger and a flight risk ahead of her upcoming court appearance on tuesday. a spokesperson from her family claiming she was ambushed in front of her two children when federal authorities arrested her at her northern california home last week. an investigation unravelling what authorities describe as a web of lies. papini disappeared in 2016, reappearing three weeks later badly injured, claiming she was abducted by two hispanic women

and physically and emotionally tortured, beaten and drugged. her husband keith speaking to abc news after they were reunited at the hospital. >> one of the officers kind of braced me and put his arm around me and he said, you know, prepare yourself. she's alive. you just got to be happy. they branded her. her poor face, i got nauseated just looking at her. it was so hard for me to see her like that and bruises were just intense. the bumps from, you know, being hit and kicked and whatever else. >> reporter: but investigators say they've discovered papini harmed herself to support her false statements while staying with a former boyfriend. papini is facing up to 25 years in prison if convicted of charges of lying to federal agents and defrauding the

state's victim compensation board of $30,000 which paid for visits to a therapist. the criminal complaint also highlights how sherri papini and her husband used some of the gofundme campaign that was supposed to help find and bring sherri home, a fund that totaled nearly $50,000 to pay off personal credit card expenses. though no charges have been related to that money, george. let's bring in the shasta county sheriff michael johnson. sheriff johnson, thank you for joining us this morning. i know you have been on this case for a long time. what first made you think something was up? >> well, you know, there was three stages to the investigation. one when she went missing and the search for sherri and deployment of resources for that. the second stage was actually trying to locate the perpetrators, the suspects that were described. and the sketches that were drawn, and then the third phase was really starting to come to light and that's when sherri papini reappeared. the evidence was starting to be collected and all the facts were being vetted.

that's when things really started to take a turn in the investigation. >> what's your theory of the case? what happened? >> well, you know, without getting into the details of the case, it is a case of calculated deception driven, i think, by her narcissistic behavior and it's really -- it really had an impact on this community and nationwide as far as that goes. >> we covered it heavily. i remember that at the time and it brought a lot of scrutiny to your department. you say that one of the big problems here is the resources that were diverted from people who really needed them. >> yeah, and that is the big problem. there was a lot of time, effort, resources, money, multi-agencies coming together putting forth this effort to try to, you know, help a victim and solve a case that was tragic.

human trafficking is a real thing, and there are victims out there that need our help. investigations are complex. and budgets are tight. when we put all that effort into such a case and find out that, you know, things are not as they seem and we've been deceived and law enforcement has been duped it's taxing on everybody. >> and for the victim to blame two hispanic women, this must have hit the hispanic community in your community very hard. >> it did. people in the community -- it created anxiety immediately among a community that is pretty stable and feels safe. well, they suddenly didn't feel safe to walk the river trails and go out and be alone. you have a story of a typical american mom who was just abducted by what seemingly is a cartel type of human trafficking operation, which is just not true.

that disrupted a lot of things for a lot of people around here. >> you have any idea why she did this? >> i don't. again, you know, that's probably going to come out and unfold in the trial. we'll figure out what those particulars are with that. but covering up a story and, again, you know, selfish, narcissistic behavior. >> you expect that more charges will be coming for either sherri papini or anyone else involved? >> well, i certainly wouldn't be surprised. i wouldn't necessarily say i suspect it. it's going to go to the grand jury. they'll dole out the indictments that they feel appropriate. i certainly wouldn't be surprised because she didn't pull it off by herself, and there was other people involved. >> sheriff, thanks very much for your time this morning. this is really some case. t.j.? all right, stay with us here on "gma." we are going to raise the bar on buzzer beaters in our "play of the day." y." beaters in our "pl the day." ♪ ♪

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>> what you're seeing there a special moment. this is ucf versus tulsa. that's jeriah horne, a senior at tulsa, on senior night, his very last game in that arena. that's the way he finished. >> as you said, "plays of the day." so drama for the women as well. check out this thrilling finish. the kentucky/south carolina game. kentucky upsetting number one south carolina. they were down at one point by 15 points. 15 points. okay. so the kentucky women win their first s.e.c. title in 40 years. >> wow. >> so that was some high stepping on the sidelines. you would do the same thing. south carolina number one. down by 15. they come back to win like that. whoo! we don't even have to wait for march -- march madness is upon

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. battle for ukraine. russia escalates its attacks on civilians. u.s. calls the reports very credible. president zelenskyy calling for a no-fly zone. the ukrainian foreign minister joins us. rush to help ukraine. how americans are using airbnb to help those in need as celebs raise millions for the country where mila kunis was born. emotional reunion. "dancing with the stars" pro maks reuniting with his wife and son. "gma" exclusive. the new warning from the better business bureau about online scams. how to protect yourself.

decoding dollar stores. inflation sending food prices so soaring. why more americans are shopping at dollar stores instead of grocery stores. is it the best way to save money and the push to add healthier choices? dolly parton working a whole lot more than 9 to 5 with james patterson. they're live this morning. plus, it's "gma's" road to the oscars. "king richard" star aunjanue ellis is live about her first role and oscar nomination. she's saying -- >> good morning, america. there is someone happy to be starting her week. aunjanue ellis joining us. good morning, america. cannot wait to get her story. >> great story, her first oscar

nomination. also looking forward to so many people here at home doing anything they can to help people on the ground in ukraine. we're looking forward to sharing with you how many, many are turning to airbnb to give ukraine families much needed support. >> this is part of a multi-million wave of generosity. mila kunis and ashton kutcher among them who have raised $60 million and counting. mila from ukraine. doing all this to help her country. new cease-fire talks set for today after a weekend of brutal attacks on civilians by russia on ukrainians. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell has more from kyiv. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, george. i don't know if you can make this out, but we're seeing smoke rising from a couple points outside the city as russian forces advance. russia is claiming it's going to allow safe corridors for civilians from some major

cities, including the capital kyiv. ukraine denouncing the proposal as unacceptable because the routes they're proposing will go directly into russia or belarus. a warning, though, this report contains graphic images. this morning russia accelerating its attacks across ukraine. this is the scene in irpin as petrified locals try to leave under russian bombardment. in this shocking video, you can see a family at the top of your screen with luggage in hand trying to flee. then this. a russian mortar striking the middle of the road. soldiers bravely risking their own lives to give first aid. it was too late. they were all killed by the same people who now talk of cease-fires and humanitarian corridors, the kremlin. the u.n. saying that more than

360 civilians, 25 of them children, have been killed so far. the ukrainians saying the real toll is much higher. president zelenskyy again calling on nato powers to enact a no-fly zone over ukraine. there are fears within the u.s. such a move could bring the united states into this war. george talking to ukrainian foreign minister dmytro kuleba about ukraine's request for fighter jets if there's a no-fly zone. >> it appears the u.s. is prepared to facilitate the prepared to facilitate the fighter jets. what difference will that make? what more do you need? >> well, the decision -- the necessary decisions haven't been made yet. i urge both united states and poland to speed up all the decision-making processes and procedures. if we receive fighting jets, it will allow us to re-establish control over the skies and save

many, many civilian lives. >> reporter: another round of talks is expected between the ukrainians and the russians this afternoon with russia this morning demanding that ukraine cease military action, accept neutrality and acknowledge crimea as russian territory as independent. the ukrainians made it clear they will not surrender. president zelenskyy this morning calling for justice for those who have been killed, saying we will not forgive. we will not forget. george? >> ian pannell, thanks. robin? now to a "gma" exclusive. the better business bureau releasing its 2021 scam tracker report revealing which scams are the riskiest and most costly. rebecca jarvis is back with the exclusive preview. good morning again, rebecca. >> reporter: hi, robin. nice to see you. scammers have more touch points than ever to reach us. they're ready to exploit them. according to the better business bureau the riskiest scams are online shopping. more than a third of reported

scams are related to purchases in whichever you thought you were buying wasn't delivered or you end up with something lower quality. cryptocurrency scams are becoming increasingly risky rising to the second slot, although they make up only 2% of the scams, they come with a big loss, $1,200 per person. the third riskiest scam is related to employment. the median loss of these scams $9 per victim. job applicants led to believe they're hired for a new job, they're asked to hand over personal information and it turns out to be a con. tips for avoiding being scammed, never use an online payment system to pay someone you don't know. don't click on links in unsolicited emails or text messages. it always helps to pump the brakes if you're wondering what's going on. >> good tips.

coming up "dancing with the stars" maks and peta's reunion after he escapes from ukraine. plus, how americans are using airbnb to help those in ukraine. also, why so many are turning to dollar stores to go food shopping. is this the best way to stretch your budget? plus, dolly parton and james patterson joining us live. stay with us on "gma." we're right back. ♪ it's all taking and no giving ♪ ♪ they just use your mind and never give you credit ♪ d and never give you credit ♪ i started screening for colon cancer because of my late husband jay. i wish he could have seen our daughter ellie get married, on the best day of her life. but colon cancer took him from us, like it's taken so many others. that's why i've made it my mission to talk about getting screened and ask people to share their reasons why. i screen for my growing family. being with them means everything to me. i screen for my girls. they're always surprising me. i screen for my son. i'm his biggest fan.

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live in times square. we're looking forward to that. we're turning to our "gma" cover story "dancing with the stars" pro maksim chmerkovskiy, emotional reunion with his wife peta murgatroyd after narrowly escaping ukraine. zohreen shah joins us with that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. maks was born in ukraine. he's an american citizen and, t.j., as he told you, he was arrested in ukraine for breaking curfew, but managed to get out. this morning he's safe at home with family, his wife sharing her gratitude. this morning a heartfelt reunion at home for "dancing with the stars" alums maksim chmerkovskiy and wife peta murgatroyd. peta instagramming, i never thought our family would be directly affected by this. i never thought what we were seeing on tv was a reality in 2022. i've never hugged him so tight, shaking and forever grateful.

maks and peta married in 2017 and share a son who made him a welcome home sign. >> the best thing to happen in the entire world. he was proud of it too. >> reporter: peta instagramming this pic of father and son embracing at home adding now it's time to heal. we cannot go back to our normal. our lives are forever changed. we have a new normal and that's okay. maks was born in ukraine, but immigrated to the u.s. in the '90s was filming world of dance when the russian invasion began. the 42-year-old documenting the experience online. >> that's a center of kyiv right there. i'm emotional. i want to go back home. >> reporter: he escaed on a train to poland and sat down with our t.j. holmes after backing it back to u.s. >> i'm in that fight or flight. i'm a big boy.

i know for a fact that i'm going through something mentally. i know because i get into this crying moments, emotional, you know, i can't control it. i cried on the way from the airport. >> reporter: the couple is now focusing on raising money for ukrainian refugees. peta says tomorrow afternoon she will be selling clothes, shoes and bags and all the proceeds will go to maks' contacts on the ground in ukraine. >> he's looking for other ways to help now. thank you so much. robin? >> we know so many americans are helping people in ukraine the best way they can. millions of dollars have been raised. including by people using airbnb. trevor ault has that story for us. >> difficult situations can good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. as you know, difficult situations can bring out the best in people, even half a world away. thousands of americans have found a way to get money to ukrainian families who need it. they're booking a stay right now in a war zone. dallas couple chris and amy just booked an airbnb, five of them all near kyiv, ukraine, and

places they may never visit. >> we wanted to get money into people living there and they're desperate for funds for food, maybe to get out of town. >> reporter: they're part of a multi-million wave of generosity. air been -- airbnb says 61,000 nig nights were booked at ukrainian locations, more than half by americans, funneling money directly to the ukrainian people many of whom have fled, have no income or whose homes may be destroyed. >> i get to chat with the host. find out how they're doing, are they okay and ask questions. it really makes it a personal connection to what's going on in ukraine and to the ukrainian people. >> reporter: it comes as several celebrities are drawing in enormous funds for ukraine. ryan reynolds and blake lively pledging to match up to $1 million in donations.

mila kunis and ashton kutcher created a gofundme. it's collected $16 million and counting, and bethenny frankel says her be strong initiative collected $25 million for ukraine. amy and chris said they've been checking out host families. one host a father of three young kids writing to them we're ready to fight to the end. the truth is behind us. we will win. >> when you receive messages like this, it tugs at your heart strings. these are real people that need help. >> airbnb is waiving all fees for homes rented in ukraine. so they get all of the money, and the site is set up for people who want to host ukrainians fleeing the country. robin? >> trevor, thank you for bringing this to us. we turn to our series decoding dollar stores. more americans shopping at them to save on groceries.

is that where the best deals are? becky worley hit the stores to find out. good morning, becky. >> reporter: good morning, george. dollar stores are known for stocking ultra processed food, and some states are limiting their growth. if you want to eat healthy, what are your dollar store options? this is not a grocery store. it's a dollar store. six ounces. >> i think they look more and more like grocery stores. that's not on accident. grocery is still driving traffic to stores. >> reporter: with more than $34,000 stores across the united states, some experts say they create food deserts, areas that don't have grocery stores and lack fresh produce. >> the concern at the end of the day, it does take away from local and small business. they are very competitive on price. >> dollar stores in general have

a disproportionate amount of highly processed foods. >> reporter: now at certain dollar stores there's a push to offering nuts, fruits, vegetables and dairy products. >> things are changing for the better because we've seen an effort to introduce more frozen and fresh produce product. >> reporter: what options are available now? my producer and i visited stores in new jersey and california to see what's offered. at this family dollar no fresh produce and no frozen fruits or vegetables at all. family dollar says they are testing fresh fruit but didn't respond to inquiries about nationwide availability. at this dollar store, no fresh produce, but in the freezer. corn, broccoli, cauliflower. at dollar general with 18,000 stores nationwide they say close to 2,000 of their stores offer fresh food with plans to up that

number to 10,000 in several years. with a meaningful number of those stores in food deserts to address food insecurity. at this dollar general in new jersey, we see lots of fresh fruit and vegetables and frozen options. we show our discovery to this expert. >> you see highly processed foods and meals. >> reporter: she's hopeful. she looks at footage of the dollar general offers fresh food. >> this looks great. fresh berries, apples, bananas, avocados. >> reporter: she highlights healthier options. you can sleuth them out at all of the stores. eggs, milk and cheese available at nearly all stored we visited. >> there are wholesome snacks like nuts, dried fruit. >> reporter: she also points to healthy pantry staples like rice, beans and canned tomatoes on the shelves.

you shouldn't assume the dollar stores will be the best bargain. even among the various dollar stores they have different prices from each other. we did comparisons. dollar store, big box and grocery store prices. spaghetti, dollar general was the least expensive. surprisingly the most expensive was from another dollar store. canned vegetables, the big box store generally had a lower price with canned vegetables. pthe takeaway big box stores hae more variety when it came to unprocessed foods and the prices are competitive or in some cases better than the dollar store. it's confusing for consumers. >> it is, which is why we're glad you're on the case. becky, thanks very much. let's go to ginger. >> more than 40 tornados over the week. the ef-3 in winterset, iowa, that was the deadly one there. tornadoes up to wisconsin, arkansas, missouri, and you can

see the damage from that ef-3. they'll be doing more on the survey there, but watch as you get pictures that look very similar in arkansas to what we saw in iowa. that was just yesterday. they'll be doing that survey to give us how strong it was. as this line moves to the east, we have tornado watches in western kentucky and tennessee and now damaging wind threats from northern alabama, atlanta, philadelphia as well. this is damaging wind. a lot comes late afternoon and into new jersey it's going to be late tonight. let's get a check a little closer to home. drew: here accuweather forecast, it is sunny and mild today. a lot of 60's if not 70 late of this afternoon, above average for this time of year. breezy and the hills, blend of stars and clouds. temperatures in the coldest spots in the 30's, low to mid 40's around the bay shoreline. all about sunny and warmer weather the next couple days, over the weekend we are dry. sunday night

>> want to turn to a family demanding answers, saying the alcohol overdose that killed their son last year was due to fraternity hazing. they're speaking out about the tragedy for the first time on "gma." our will reeve spoke to them. good morning to you. >> reporter: t.j., good morning. with the exception of 2020 when many colleges were attended remotely, there's been one reported hazing death every year at a school, club or organization for 60 years. the hazelwood family believes their son lofton was one of those. lofton went to the university of kentucky. carrying on the family tradition. >> he loved fishing and hunting and all that stuff. he was our preppy boy too. >> reporter: lofton was found unresponsive in his fraternity

house and rushed to the hospital where the 18-year-old died. his sister preston was by his side. >> they were trying to revive him. they told me he didn't make it. >> how did the next few hours go for your family? >> it felt like days went by before my parents could get to me because they -- >> it was a nightmare. >> they were three hours away. i was by myself. >> we had to pull over about 30 minutes down the road when they told us. it was hard. we had another three hours to go. it's not anything you want for anybody. >> it's horrible. >> reporter: the school's investigation finding lofton consumed 18 shots of bourbon in 45 minutes. according to the toxicology report his blood alcohol content was a lethal 0.354. >> what were you told happened? >> we were told that he showed up at the frat house that day totally stone sober and one person said they passed the

bottle around. another person said they were pouring -- >> drinking out of cups. >> solo cups. one of the guys said he could barely walk. they had to carry him down and they were going to check on him, but they left him. >> reporter: the school found the farmhouse fraternity engaged in hazing activities, but the investigation concluded the pledges were no coerced to drink alcohol. >> he sent us a picture of his bid card. he told us he had to drink this drink called a four loco. >> it's a tall boy drink and really strong. >> he called me and said i got a big test tomorrow. i'm supposed to be there. i don't feel like drinking tonight. i said do you have to? he said, mom, it's like this, you don't have to, but you do.

>> do you believe your son was hazed? >> yes. >> 100%. >> reporter: the university of kentucky suspended farmhouse fraternity for at least four years. the national chapter revoked the group's charter. while the police investigation is not yet complete, authorities don't believe any criminal charges will be filed. >> there's a lot of responsibility to go around in this situation. the farmhouse national fraternity certainly has responsibility, the local chapter. i mean, this occurred at the local fraternity house with the local officers knowing about it. >> in a statement farmhouse fraternity told abc their investigation did not find hazing played a role in lofton's death, but found a number of other violations of that chapter which did not adhere to farm house's values. the hazelwoods founded the lofton hazelwood foundation to stop alcohol abuse and fraternity hazing.

>> maybe some good can come out of all of this. will, thank you so much. stay with us on "gma," folks. we're right back. right back.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7. reggie: jobina has a look at the traffic. jobina: a lot of problems on the roads. southbound traffic is coming because we have a new crash at southbound 680 good three sig alert underway. the first is it deadly crash in nevada at southbound 101 at san antonio. this crash has been in place since 4:00 this morning. still has not cleared up there. overturned a big rig. also and overturned a big rake in the santa cruz mountains. reggie: weird when

drew: we are warming up quickly after starting off in the 30's. napa51 f53 and pacifico. these numbers will quickly rise. good air quality for your day. we will climb into the 60's by noon. if we stop there, that will be average. we warm even more. warmest spots going into the 70's. we will do this again tomorrow. sunset at 6:09.

reggie: another abc7 news update in 30 minutes. find us at abc7news.com. ♪ working 9 to 5 ♪ early spring in times square. we're back with two of the biggest names in entertainment, dolly parton and james patterson teaming up on a book they wrote together, "run, rose, run." they are joining us live from las vegas. welcome to you both, and i'm going to start out with some congratulations. i was told your book is number one on amazon. that's great news. >> yay! >> dolly, tell us how you guys teamed up. >> well, james called my office and said he would like to write a book with me and so i thought, why does he want to write a book with me? he's doing all right on his own. i said sure, i would love to hear about it.

he came to nashville. >> i came down to nashville. i love nashville. i went to vanderbilt. i know the town. we talked and here we are. >> number one. >> james, when you call and tell dolly parton you want to collaborate with her, i guess she thought you were going to do a song together or a book together. any chance a song was in the making? >> we did both. not with me. we did the book and an album. >> he's a better writer than he is a singer. >> we're going to -- >> she's as good a writer as she is a singer. >> oh, bless your heart. >> we'll talk about the album in a moment. dolly, the book at the heart two strong women, country singers. how much of yourself do you see in those characters?

>> well, i saw myself in all those characters, males and the females and certainly the two female characters. i was that young girl with all the problems she had. then the older lady, she's semi-retired, but still can't give up songwriting and keeping her nose in the business. so i really related to both of them. even the fellas in the movie, i have many of my friends that i grew up with in the business, merle haggard and george and all the great artists. i related to the boys and the girls, especially to those two strong women. >> same thing happened when i wrote a book with president clinton. >> what was it like exploring the world of country music? >> as i said, i went to school down there at vanderbilt. i knew nashville. when i was there the old opry

was in town. there would be these little honkey tonks and you couldn't go in for ten minutes there without somebody coming off the street singing a song. that's what the book is about, making it with big odds against you. >> you guys are two living examples of that. you talk about that. let us get to the music, the album which was inspired by the book. can we play a little snippet? ♪ growing up and taking a lickin' ♪ ♪ buckle up and be tough enough ♪ >> how does it go? >> is it easy? >> no it ain't. >> can i fix it? >> no, i can't, but i'm not going to take it sitting down. woman up and take it like a man. >> that's how we write, we alternate words and phrases. >> tell us more about the inspiration behind that song. >> the two women in the book are very strong. they've been through it all. when the young girl starts to

make it, she has to make serious decisions on her own. ruth ann is kind of mentoring her. and also just saying if we want to make it, we can't wait around on these old boys to help us. we have to do it ourselves. i thought it was a wonder name for a song. "woman up and take it like a man." >> i grew up in a house full of women my hat. >> dolly, is this th osting and excited about that. no, i'm singing another song from the album called "big dreams and faded jeans" which is really true to the story also with anybody that goes to nashville to try to make it. >> we call it big jeans and faded dreams. >> james, you're number one right out of the box.

you going to work on a sequel? >> maybe. i don't know. you want to write a sequel? >> i'm not sure. i don't know about him. we've become good friends. what we are going to do next in line we're doing a movie and i get to play the part of ruth ann, the older character. >> i get to play ethan the young hunk. maybe not. >> you could. >> you are a delight. thank you for joining us. "run, rose, run" is out today. coming up oscar nominee aunjanue ellis joins us live. >> they're still talking.

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♪ you're so golden ♪ back with our "gma" road to the oscar with aunjanue ellis who is nominated for her powerful role portraying the mother of venus and erena williams. she joins us live. so good to see you. last time you were here you were talking about "king richard." now you're back as an oscar nominee. tell us the back story how you weren't even watching that morning and didn't find out about the nomination until later in the day. >> yeah. so i turned off my phone that night and i -- i just couldn't

face it because i just knew there was so many people in mississippi, robin, who wanted this so badly for me and i just didn't want to disappoint anybody. i turned off my phone. at 11:00 that night i said, girl, just face it. i turned on my phone and had about 200 messages. >> has it all sunk in now? >> no, it hasn't. it hasn't. i can't even say the word. i just call it old fight. >> okay. aunjanue, stay with us now. we can say it. oscars. we can say it. you're an oscar nominee. say it with me now, aunjanue. we can do it. aunjanue? >> oscar nominee.

>> there you go. all right. we got it. that oscar nominated performance one of our favorite scenes, we'll show a quick clip. >> are we a team? we're a family. >> we're a team? you don't think that was a decision you should have discussed with me? discussed with venus? richard, my faith dictates that i stand by your side. >> just do that. >> don't mistake my silence for agreement. you do that again, i won't be quiet. >> we love that scene. i know you're getting ready for the oscars. people are picking designers and who is going to make their dress. you're using a designer called mama. >> oh, yeah. whoever i'm wearing i'm just insisting that my mother's name be somewhere on the december. yeah. >> why do you want to make sure that's there? >> well, you know, she left me a couple years ago.

i want her with me. i want her with me that night in some sort of way. i want that on the dress. she'll be with me that night. >> we cannot wait to see it. who are you looking forward to seeing that night? >> well, can i just put it in the air, beyonce, mrs. carter. oh, see, you know what i'm saying? please. >> you put it out to the universe. >> putting out to the universe. hear me. hear me, universe. it's all i want. it's all i want. >> can i ask you about "letters to my daughter"? this essay that's beautiful, beautiful essay you wrote. what was your hope that people get from it? >> well, you know, i wrote that

piece in response to an article that i saw on l'oreal beauty's blog. it was about how to make your lips smaller. i'm very -- i have a very strong constitution. i know who i am. there are some women out there who could read that and feel like there's something wrong with them. it made me think of my daughters, my young daughters. i got so many daughters now at this point all the movies i've done, and i want them to know that their existence on screen would help a woman like that see themselves and know that they are enough. >> well said. well said, aunjanue. we are so, so excited for you. you've been at this for a while. here you got your first oscar nomination. mississippi is proud. mississippi is proud of you. you take care. you have a good time at the oscars. >> i'm having -- it's already started.

i'm talking to you this morning. >> have you been to the oscars before? >> no, girl. can't you tell? >> that is great. you're going for the first time as a nominee. you're already a winner. bless your heart. you take care. >> y'all take care. >> congratulations again. >> thank you so much. >> "king richard" is available on select cities. back to ginger. >> how about this lightning show from over the weekend in chicago? gusts up to 60 miles an hour at midway airport. the old march showers bring april flowers. then a version of a cherry blossom in arlington, virginia. this ahead of the next front. it came with record heat. broken at sarasota, florida.

well you could is a -- do it again. if drew: sunny and mild conditions today, 60's and 70's for your monday. seven-day forecast, dry pattern coming our way. chance of showers late sunday ni after going virtual last year, the disney dreamers academy is back. it's the 15th year now this incredible program bringing together 100 students from all over the country with industry leaders for a workshop on making their career dreams come true. janai norman is at disney world with more. janai, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. tough assignment here. the disney dreamers as you know are at that age where they dream so big and feel like the possibilities are absolutely endless. this program taps into that to help them chart a path forward to making dreams come true. ♪

>> reporter: it's a magical place where dreams take flight. >> show some love to the class of disney dreamers academy 2022. >> reporter: disney dreamers academy celebrating 15 years strong. 100 exceptional high school students from underrepresented communities come together for four days for mentorship, networking and disney fun. aspiring filmmaker kaylee leads her own nonprofit. >> it was an honor to meet with professional film makers. it's something i want to do. >> reporter: michael wren is a young entrepreneur. >> they taught us many things that changed the way i think. >> reporter: machai haywood. he dreams of becoming a musical

artist. >> these were big people. i was scared to go up to them. then i realized they're here to help us. just go for it. >> reporter: the dreamers' parents also a very important part of the process. >> it's one thing to be proud of your child. it's something totally different to admire your child and to be inspired by your child. that's what i have. >> i thought i was coming for my child. something unlocked in me. it gave me permission to dream. >> reporter: this year's ambassador, singer songwriter and life long dreamer kelly rowland. >> what messages did you share with them? >> just the fact they have these huge dreams and they're so young and can already see such amazing things for themselves. we need them to change the world. >> reporter: such a fantastic program. as you heard from the parents there, this program doesn't just

inspire these dreamers, these students, but also their families, their parents to pursue their dreams as well. >> i love, love hearing about that program. janai, thank you so much. to our viewers for more you can visit our website goodmorningamerica.com. coming up, jake wesley rogers performing his hit song "pluto." his hit song "pluto." nurse mariyam sabo knows a moment this pure... ...demands a lotion this pure. new gold bond pure moisture lotion. 24-hour hydration. no parabens, dyes, or fragrances. gold bond. champion your skin.

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♪ when i was a kid pluto was still a planet ♪ ♪ still kind of sad about it ♪ ♪ thought i was the best til someone made me doubt it ♪ ♪ still kind of mad about it ♪ ♪ i could buy me a rainbow ♪ ♪ i'm a little afraid though it won't look good with my halo ♪ ♪ hate on me, hate on me, hate on me ♪ ♪ you might as well hate the sun for shining just a little too much ♪ ♪ hate on me, hate on me, hate on me ♪ ♪ baby at the end of the day you and me are both the same ♪ ♪ we just wanna be loved ♪

♪ wanna be loved ♪ ♪ loved ♪ ♪ loved ♪ ♪ hate on me, hate on me, hate on me ♪ ♪ hate on me, hate on me, hate on me ♪ ♪ you might as well curse the sun for shining just little too much ♪ ♪ hate on me, hate on me, hate on me ♪ ♪ baby at the end of the day you and me are both the same ♪ ♪ just wanna be loved ♪ ♪ just wanna be loved ♪ ♪ i just gotta love ♪

♪ love me, love me, love me ♪ ( ♪ ) (chiming) ( ♪ ) (laughter) ( ♪ )

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reggie: time for "live with kelly and ryan." we will see you at 11:00 for we will see you at 11:00 for "midday live it's live with kelly and ryan. today from the highly anticipated new film "the batman", jeffrey wright and find out where some of your favorite dishes came from and how to change them up as we kick up live's recipe rewind week. also your comments and thoughts on another edition of the inbox. plus, actor mark consuelos joins kelly at the co-host desk. all next on live. and now here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos. let's do it! woo!