good morning, america, for our viewers in the west on this tuesday morning. fears mounting over the growing humanitarian crisis in ukraine. forced to flee. russian bombs raining down on ukraine overnight as the civilian death toll grows. ukrainian president zelenskyy defiantly posting a video from his office saying he's not hiding and not afraid. the most important thing he's now asking president biden for, and his message to the american people amid new concerns russia might target supply lines in poland. pentagon press secretary john kirby joins us live. breaking news. white house now prepared to ban russian oil. what it means for the war in

ukraine. deadly school shooting in iowa. a 15-year-old boy killed, two other teens critically wounded. what happened? wicked weather. hundreds of thousands without power this morning after 70 mile-per-hour winds and severe storms slam the northeast. and the cold blast on the way, plunging temperatures by up to 40 degrees. facing a judge. sherri papini, the california mom accused of faking her own kidnapping, finding out in hours if she'll remain in jail or be released on bail as we learn new details about her life behind bars. abc news exclusive. the man behind the fatal shooting inside a florida movie theater, speaking out for the first time since that not guilty verdict. >> if you could go back to that day in 2014, do you wish you'd done anything differently? >> what he's now saying about that deadly encounter and what the victim's wife is telling “gma.” dramatic rescue caught on camera. a dad drops his toddler from the window of a burning building. what happened next?

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is a lull in the fighting in some ukrainian cities, but as we've seen those moments can change in an instant. this temporary cease-fire set to expire in just a few hours. >> but overnight, russia did step up attacks on civilians bombing the city of sumy. that's near the russian border. at least 18 people were killed, two children among the dead. george is going to be talking with the pentagon press secretary john kirby standing by in just a moment. but first, we're going to get right to ian pannell who is on the ground in kyiv with the latest. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. we've been seeing some heartbreaking scenes here on the road to irpin. this town that has been under heavy russian bombardment for three days. because the bridge there has been detonated means these people aren't able to drive out with vehicles so we're seeing ambulances ferrying backwards and forwards with people who are clearly highly distressed. a lot of elderly people coming out today, some just struggling to walk. meanwhile, russia now deploying 100% to those forces that they had amassed outside ukraine into

the battle zone and president zelenskyy talking about the cities under siege like mariupol saying the people there are being tortured. this morning, amid russian claims of a temporary cease-fire in five major cities, thousands of people are fleeing areas that have been shelled for days. overnight, the city of sumy near the russian border was heavily bombed. 21 people killed including two children according to local officials. this morning, the red cross attempting to evacuate civilians from the city. in irpin, just outside the capital, a russian bombardment and heavy fighting has devastated the town for days driving people from what's left of their homes. the roads impassable. the only way out now is on foot. from parents with young children to the elderly towns and villages northwest of kyiv are now being entered indiscriminantly as russian attacks have taken the lives of many civilians.

>> yesterday there was the hardest and the lights and the sound is so scary and the whole building is shaking. >> reporter: in the last two days people trying to get out came under direct fire. we're hearing the sound of fairly regular bombardment, we're close to the front lines. it's just down that road. the town of irpin is being brutally shelled by russian forces, hundreds, thousands of civilians are desperately trying to get out of the town. tatiana and her daughter had to run overnight from the nearby town where their home was destroyed. she told us the most important thing now is that her daughter is safe. one resident from irpin telling me that he had to dodge the explosions all around him just to get out alive. images from around the country show the devastation that this war is bringing. an air strike west of kyiv destroying an oil depot and in kharkiv, civilian targets have been struck for days although this morning the city does appear quieter. the deputy mayor of mariupol

describing the devastation after ten days of bombardment by the russians. >> there is no building without any damages so it also can see that to school, kindergarten and hospitals so the city destroyed hour by hour, minute by minute. we didn't ask russian army and putin to come here. >> reporter: as weapon shipments from nato countries enter ukraine, a senior u.s. official tells abc news there are concerns the russians could target these supplies even in poland before they get into ukraine. ukrainian president zelenskyy defiantly posting this selfie from outside his office this morning saying overnight, i'm not going anywhere. in an exclusive interview david muir speaking with president zelenskyy with the ukrainian government translator. >> what's the most important thing you're asking the president for, asking the u.s. for right now? >> translator: the most important today is the security in the sky.

we cannot allow russia to be active there only because they're bombing us. they are shelling us. they are bombing us. they're sending missiles, helicopters, jet fighters, so a lot of things, but we are not doing this because we don't have the sky. we don't control our sky. >> do you believe the president could be doing more to help? >> translator: i'm sure that the president can do more. i'm sure he can. >> reporter: zelenskyy then with a message directly to americans. >> americans, if you see and if you understand how we feel, how we fight against all the enemies for our freedom, support us. support us, and not only with words, with direct steps. do it. >> reporter: while this is why president zelenskyy is appealing to americans for support, civilian are leaving. there's supposed to be a cease-fire.

in the last hour or so we've heard at least three large explosions. t.j.? >> ian pannell for us, as always, thank you so much. you just mentioned the civilians desperate to flee. nearly 2 million refugees that have crossed the border. at least half children and abc's marcus moore is at the border crossing in poland with the very latest. hello, marcus. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. this is the busy border crossing into poland. it's only grown over the past several days. the people you see behind me are waiting to board buses as they chart their next step. the mass exodus from ukraine entering a new day now more than 2 million people half of them children enduring the arduous journey into the unknown. >> you cannot plan nothing. it's like you have no plans. you have no home. you have no nothing. no work, no projects. i'm alive and safe and this is enough for now. >> reporter: diana berg is now in central ukraine after leaving mariupol to escape the bombings

and rocket attacks that have so far claimed scores of lives. the city with no power, water or heat. >> people were trying to gather water from the pipes or from puddles. now under the heavy brutal constant, nonstop shelling. >> reporter: many fleeing ending up in the border city of lviv. our matt gutman is there. >> the mayor of lviv says 50,000 new refugees turn up every single day. they file off the platform, stand in line here for five to ten hours, that's before getting inside and we're told that they're now starting to arrive from the most war-ravaged cities, these are among the most desperate. >> reporter: american citizen tatiana has finally made it to a hotel in lviv after finding herself trapped with her daughter and grandson in kharkiv, as the second largest city in ukraine was bombarded by russian strikes. >> they were sleeping on the floor next to the wall underneath of the table. only hear the noises like boom, boom, boom. the airplanes were flying over their heads. the house was shaking. they were extremely scared. >> reporter: the lucky ones crossing the border, many ending up in poland.

this cultural center turning into a temporary shelter for some of those families, as innocent laughter from kids fills this room, the weight of what's happening is clear on the adults' faces. >> are you ready? >> reporter: some making their way to countries across europe. and you can see one of those buses has arrived here, those families getting on board and going on to cities across europe. and the situation continues to develop and some estimates suggest that millions more people could flood these borders if the fighting continues in ukraine. george? >> okay, marcus, thanks. let's bring in the pentagon press secretary john kirby. thanks for joining us again this morning. let's start with that temporary cease-fire that appears to be in place in several cities for these humanitarian evacuations. how is it going? how long will it last? >> well, it's unclear exactly how long it's going to last, george. we think this is obviously a welcome step that the cease-fire seems to be being observed by the russians. they don't exactly have a good track record in that regard so it's welcome to see people are

able to get out. but, as you noted at the very beginning of the show, george, that cease-fire is going to expire in a number of hours and so it's yet to be seen how much more violent the shelling and bombardment is going to get. >> we saw intense air strikes overnight and another night of intense air strikes before the temporary cease-fire took hold. we heard president zelenskyy say he needs more help from the united states. no-fly zone is out. we know that right now. what more can the united states do? >> we are accelerating and expediting the shipment of arms and materiel to ukraine. in fact, another shipment arrived in eastern europe just overnight and they will be sent to ukraine in the coming hours and days and there's more coming. it's not just the united states. 14 other nations are also providing security assistance to ukraine to help them fight. secretary austin had a conversation with his counterpart, his ukrainian counterpart, just the other day, and the minister made it clear not only were they grateful for

the arms and ammunition that they're getting but they're using them, they're actually employing them in the field to resist the russian advance. >> how about this plan to have poland send fighter jets into ukraine and the u.s. replace those jets, is that really going to happen? >> we don't know, george, to be honest with you. look, we're not going to stand in the way of another sovereign nation if they want to provide aircraft to the ukrainian air force. that's their certainly decision and we respect that. the issue of whether we backfill it with american jets, we're looking at it here as a possibility but there are logistical and financial issues that have to be dealt with on how that would happen. no decision has been made yet. >> is there a risk of wider war if that happens? the planes might have to be based in poland and they could be vulnerable to a russian air strike. >> i'll tell you, that's a possibility that we're always looking at, george. that's certainly in the back of everybody's mind, not just the united states but in nato nations as well. you don't want to escalate the conflict any bigger and any worse than it already is. you're talking about russia, a

nuclear-armed power, the consequences for escalating this conflict could be devastating not just for the people of ukraine but for the european continent. >> it certainly seems like president putin has made the decision to crush ukraine. is there any incentive, anyone in the west, the united states, other western leaders, can offer towards a diplomatic solution? >> we keep trying to find exactly that, george, and obviously we have implemented severe economic consequences on mr. putin and russia. those are starting to bite and you're starting to see the impact on his economy and his ability to finance this war. but secretary blinken has made clear on a whirlwind trip to europe this week the diplomatic door remains open and mr. putin has so many options available to him militarily, the one he still also has is diplomacy. he can sit down and negotiate a peaceful end to this. >> john kirby, thanks very much. robin? want to turn to breaking news, the white house prepared to ban russian oil imports into the u.s. major move on turnin up the pressure on vladimir putin.

let's get to mary bruce. good morning, mary. >> reporter: the president has been under growing pressure to take this step and now we have learned this morning the president is set to announce a ban on russian oil and gas, biden has been facing growing calls from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle hoping it may finally force putin to pull back some of these attacks. so far we have seen the president impose grippaling sanctions on the russian economy. he has been hesitant to take this additional step knowing that it could exacerbate the high oil and gas prices taking a toll on americans here. the president is now set to make this announcement here at the white house in just a short time, t.j. >> all right, mary, thank you. this move by the white house is sure to affect the cost of gas here at home.

our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis on how soon we could see changes at the pump. the national average skyrocketing to $4.19 a gallon. in certain places in california, gasoline now above $7 a gallon, an all-time record, this ban on russian imports of oil while it's a small amount of oil that the united states gets from russia we got last year about 3% of our oil supplies from russia there's still need to be a makeup for that shortfall and the united states can do things like release oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. to get more oil supply. finally increasing domestic production, that will take time to ramp up, all things that can help supply prices. george.

we are going to switch gears to country music's biggest night, the academy of country music awards took over las vegas with star-studded performances, a spectacular tribute to dolly parton. will reeve has all the highlights. will, good morning. >> good morning, george. dolly was working double duty as honoree and host on a night and stage filled with the biggest and brightest stars of country music. >> i want us to send our love and hope to our brothers and sisters in ukraine. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the one and only dolly parton kicking things off with a poignant message at the academy of country music awards which she co-hosted with jimmie allen and gabby barrett. >> now, they are the real deal. the real deal and you know how i hate anything fake. [ laughter ] ♪ and i will always love you ♪ >> reporter: kelly clarkson brought down the house with this tribute to her idol, belting out the classic dolly wrote in 1973.

>> i know that whitney is smiling down on us tonight. >> reporter: just one year after being banned from the show, morgan wallen brought home album of the year for "dangerous, the double album," the album was released just weeks before a video leaked of wallen using a racial slur. in the fall out his record contract was suspended. >> i have to address my fans personally and directly, thank you, thank you, thank you. >> reporter: and the biggest award of the night entertainer of the year went to -- >> aw, miranda lambert. >> reporter: now, miranda wasn't in the building. she's on tour overseas, she said in her speech from london that she hasn't missed the awards in 17 years and had waited a long time to win entertainer of the year having been nominated for it five times before last night's big and very well-deserved win, guys. >> a good night. >> will, thanks very much. a lot more coming up

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there does appear to be a temporary cease-fire holding in several cities for humanitarian evacuations but it was another intense night of air strikes from the russians. the city of sumy near the russian border was heavily bombed. 18 people killed, including 2 children according to the ukrainian government. an anti-lynching bill named for emmett till. it designates lynching as a federal hate crime, punishable by up to 30 years in prison. congress had failed to pass an anti-lynching measure more than 200 times. the bill now heads to president biden's desk. in iowa, a deadly school shooting outside of a des moi moines. a 15-year-old boy was killed and two teenage girls in critical condition. police believe the shots came from a passing vehicle. three suspects are in custody. want to start this next story by saying the kid is okay, but this is pretty incredible to watch. this rescue in new jersey. a father has to drop his 3-year-old from the second story window of a burning apartment building. police were there. you see it happening there so didn't fall a long way but

that's a really long way if you're dropping a child to try to escape. really scary to see but the father, child, both okay. suffered just minor injuries, but they had to do what they had to do in that situation but everybody is okay. >> a whole lot more ahead here on "gma," including our exclusive interview with the former retired police captain who was acquitted in that fatal movie theater shooting. we'll hear from him coming up. now to that california mom accused of faking her own kidnapping. sherri papini will face a judge this morning to determine whether she will be eligible for bail. kaylee hartung is in los angeles with more for us. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this is a case of calculated deception driven by her narcissistic behavior. that's how the sheriff involved in this investigation has characterized the case against sherri papini and her lies that authorities say they've uncovered. this morning, her immediate future in the hands of a judge before a grand jury convenes. the california mom accused of faking her own kidnapping set to appear before a judge just hours from now to determine if she will remain behind bars until a grand jury meets or be released

on bail. sherri papini on bail in the sacramento county jail where more than 3,000 are incarcerated since she was arrested by the fbi last week. on friday her attorney arguing she should be released due to conditions inside saying papini has food allergies and hasn't been able to eat the food provided to her. claiming on the first day she was only given a bite of an apple. the court sided with federal prosecutors who say she's a flight risk and danger to the community. papini is not yet entered a plea but the 39-year-old is now facing up to 25 years in prison and fines up to $500,000 if convicted of charges for lying to federal agents and defrauding the state's victim compensation board of $30,000. the shasta county sheriff telling abc news it's possible there could be more charges once the grand jury convenes next week considering papini didn't pull off this hoax alone. >> i wouldn't be surprised if there's further charges from this. i don't know that i would say i expect it. i think there is definitely the

potential for somebody to be charged as an accessory to this, yes. >> reporter: bill garcia is a private investigator who started looking into the case when papini first went missing. >> well, in 30 years of doing this, this is the first time this type of situation has occurred. probably pretty much everything else under the sun, but not this type. >> reporter: papini standing by a harrowing story claiming she was kidnapped by two hispanic women in november of 2016, beaten, tortured and branded even helping authorities to create sketches to find her alleged captors. a five-year investigation leading detectives to discover papini was staying with an ex-boyfriend nearly 600 miles away from her home in northern california during her three-week disappearance and they say she even harmed herself to support her false statements. the shasta county sheriff's department spending more than $150,000 on the case all for what they say was a charade. >> what angered me most about this is the outcome is that there is a tremendous amount of resources wasted.

there is money lost. there's a community that was defrauded and all of that is for nothing. it's because of one person's selfishness. >> reporter: so the charges that sherri papini's now facing could be just the beginning of a very long legal battle ahead. prosecutors say they hope to get a grand jury to indict her next week but first that bail hearing. t.j.? >> all right, kaylee, we appreciate you as always. thank you. we want to turn now to that abc news exclusive interview with the retired florida police captain who is acquitted of murder last month in that fatal movie theater shooting eight years ago. curtis reeves argued that he acted in self-defense. he spoke with victor oquendo who joins us now from miami. victor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. it has been eight long years. this trial was delayed countless times. there were many appeals and the pandemic hit, but now curtis reeves says he's speaking out in part because he wants to raise awareness about attacks on the

elderly. he believes that is what happened that day. but nicole oulson, chad oulson's wife, says the jury got this one wrong. this morning, the man behind the fatal shooting inside a florida movie theater speaking exclusively with abc news. >> if you had to go back to that day in 2014, do you wish you had done anything differently? >> went to another show. >> reporter: in 2014, retired police captain curtis reeves shot and killed 43-year-old chad oulson after the two got into a fight during the previews of a matinee and oulson threw popcorn in his face. reeves, now 79, was acquitted of all charges late last month. >> how did the interaction begin? > it began rather mundanely, i would say, i simply asked a gentleman to turn his phone down. i didn't know him so consequently i was not rude or anything. it was simply a request and from that it just kind of escalated. >> reporter: according to

authorities, oulson brought his phone to check on his then 2-year-old daughter, surveillance from inside the theater shows reeves leave to complain to the manager but when he returned to his seat, the situation turned deadly. >> i had sat back to enjoy the movie and at that point i was looking at the previews and then suddenly out of the corner of my eye he's on his feet and i got hit in the face. >> you got hit in the face? >> right, there was something that flashed in front of my face and at the same time, my vision kind of went blurry. >> and is that the point where you pulled your gun? >> well, for 48 years i've carried a firearm either on duty or retired with all the proper credentials. it was at some point, when i realized that he was trying to either reach for me or hit me again or strike me again, is at that point i went for the weapon. >> reporter: oulson was fatally shot in the chest. the bullet also hit his wife nicole, piercing through her ring finger as she tried to hold her husband back. she spoke with abc news in 2014.

>> the gunshot wound will heal. you know, it's a finger. the real pain is in my heart. >> reporter: reeves was charged with second degree murder and aggravated battery and spent most of the past eight years on house arrest. >> curtis reeves was second-guessing himself for eight years because that's what you do if you're a human being and you take someone's life. this was hard on him. >> reporter: in 2017, a judge ruled he could not claim defense under florida's controversial stand your ground law. his attorneys instead arguing reeves had no other choice but to defend himself with lethal force given his advanced age. >> do you wish you had left your gun at home? >> had i left my gun at home there's a good chance i wouldn't be here today. >> reporter: curtis and his wife oulson family but she wants nicole to know -- >> i have prayed for the oulson family and she's a young woman

and i sincerely hope she finds someone else to share her life and to be a good father to her child. i hope she gets on with her life and is happy. >> reporter: overnight, oulson's wife telling abc news for eight long years i had to wait and try to fight for justice. even though the jury got it wrong i will not just accept this result lying down. chad may be gone but he will never be forgotten and i will use my voice to try and make sure no one has to experience what myself and my family had to go through. nicole also says she wants everyone to know while chad was made out to be the aggressor, he was an amazing husband and father. t.j.? >> all right, victor, we thank you. more of his interview tonight on "nightline." george? coming up, what those gas prices mean for your travel plans. gio has what you need to know. hey, gio. >> reporter: hey, george. we'll tell you when to book that trip and how to get the most out of those points coming up right

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that the cost of flying is sure to go up, so this morning here the expert advice. this morning, as oil and gas prices spike, concerns the cost of travel could climb. right as families book their spring break and summer vacations. >> the high price of oil will eventually get passed on to consumers in the form of higher ticket prices. it's very possible that summer flights will start to see a significant impact from the price of oil. >> reporter: the cost of oil climbing past $120 a barrel. that's higher than it's been in well over a decade and now concerns it could go as high as $170 a barrel by the end of the week as global tensions rise. so if you're planning to travel, when should you book your flights to save the most money? >> try to get those flights booked especially if you're hoping to travel this summer or this fall or even in the winter, if you don't book it today then you wait three months to book your flights, well, it's very possible that flight prices could be significantly higher by then. >> reporter: right now ticket

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she is here taking her smash hit song "girl on fire" to a whole new level turning it into a graphic novel for young adults. there she is, talented, regina hall, she's here as well. gearing up to host alongside amy schumer and wanda sykes, how they're preparing for the big night. >> we are looking forward to that. we have a lot of news to get to. the latest from ukraine, overnight there were more russian attacks and the civilian death toll is growing. we're hearing there is a lull in the fighting right now after an a temporary cease-fire was put into place. of course, these can change in an instant. ian pannell on the ground in kyiv with the latest. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. from the road to irpin we've been seeing a constant flow of civilians coming out of the town. many of them in a highly distressed state understandably because they've been caught in the bombardment for the last three days. there's supposed to be case-fires taking place in a number of towns and cities across the country as civilians use the opportunity to get out to safety. this morning, amid russian

claims of a temporary cease-fire in five major cities, thousands of people are fleeing areas that have been shelled for days. overnight the city of sumy was heavily bombed. 21 people killed including 2 children according to local officials. this morning, the red cross attempting to evacuate civilians from the city. in irpin, just outside the capital a russian bombardment and heavy fighting has devastated the town for days driving people from what's left of their homes. the road impassable. the only way out now is on foot. from parents with young children to the elderly, towns and villages northwest of kyiv now being entered as indiscriminate russian attacks have taken the lives of many civilians. tatiana and her daughter had to run overnight from the nearby town of bucha where their home was destroyed. she told us the most important

thing now is that her daughter is safe. images from around the country show the devastation that this war is bringing. an air strike west of kyiv destroying an oil depot and in kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city, civilian targets have been struck for days, although this morning the city does appear quieter. as weapons shipments from nato countries enter ukraine a senior u.s. official tells abc news there are concerns the russians could target these supplies even in poland before they get into ukraine. ukrainian president zelenskyy defiantly posting this selfie from outside his office this morning saying overnight, i'm not going anywhere. earlier george spoke to pentagon press secretary john kirby. >> no-fly zone can out. what more can the united states do? >> we are accelerating and expediting the shipment of arms and materiel to ukraine. in fact, another shipment arrived in eastern europe just overnight and they will be sent to ukraine in the coming hours and days and there's more coming. it's not just the united states, 14 other nations are also providing security assistance to ukraine to help them fight.

>> reporter: well, george, of course, these cease-fires are only due to last for a number of hours and it's reasonable to expect the war, the bombardment will then resume. in fact, even they are we've been hearing the sound of shelling but it is much quieter. ukrainian forces digging in trying to reinforce, use the opportunity to prepare to defend the city and the rest of the country against this ongoing russian advance. george? >> so hard to see how this is going to end. ian, thanks very much. t.j.? civilians are desperate to flee. nearly 2 million refugees from crossed the border. almost half of them children and matt gutman is in lviv, ukraine, with the latest. hello, matt. >> reporter: t.j., good morning. by the thousands they pour off the train platform every hour and this is where they line up. the line is hundreds of yards long just to get into the train station in the hopes of trying %-p 50,000 new arrivals every day.

they have 200,000 in the city. it can't cope with any more and he says they need more internationahe. th iestimangon t are also 12 million additional people they believe will be displaced and will need aid and protection inside this country. president zelenskyy already saying that some of those war-torn cities in the east, a child has died of dehydration. there's no water. there's no power. there's no food in some of those places. what we're seeing here is the people coming off these trains are in increasingly dire situations, many of them are traumatized. t.j.? >> all right, thanks to matt gutman there. coming up here on "gma" what it is like broadcasting from a war zone. we're talking with the host of ukraine's top morning show. he's live in kyiv. >> i remember when he was here visiting us here in the studio. also gas prices as we know hitting report highs. we have strategies to help you save. plus, why grammy winner maren morris is inspiring moms everywhere with one photo.

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as maren says, if the bones are good the rest don't matter. she just announced her new 40-stop humble quest tour kicking off this june through the end of the year. i am in, robin. >> i'm with you there. thank you, lara. gas prices, we know they're soaring to a new record high, but we have some ways to save money and reduce some of the pain at the pump. janai norman back from orlando has some more for us. >> back from orlando and i did not drive, robin. of course, as gas prices going up so many are more mindful of which gas stations we're going to. maybe even driving a little further to save some money. of course, your phone can help. so many people use waze for directions but you may not know that the app you already may have in your phone but you may not know waze has a gas feature. even if it notifies you of detours and potholes when trying to catch a break at the pump waze can show you the nearest gas stations along with prices. >> can they show you better prices is what i want to know with this app? >> waze won't necessarily show you the best prices but for that, other apps that you can

use. gas buddy, the app gives you updates on gas prices in realtime. so often we'll use gas buddy to find out the national average or which state has the cheapest or most expensive. be rebecca cited gas buddy earlier. you can use it in your area in realtime. it sends out deals on gas. that app has over 400,000 reviews and five stars so well trusted source. similar to gas buddy is gas guru that can help you find the cheapest gas prices with information straight from oil price information service. the nice thing about gas guru is the app lets you search for fuel grade and amenities and shows you what's nearby so let's say getting gas is just on a list of errands you're running gas guru has you covered. >> aaa, a lot have aaa. is there help there? >> yes, of course, aaa triptik travel planner, say it three times fast, used to be available only to paying members. anyone can use it now to see the gas stations and prices in their area for free. but with that membership aaa is known to help out in a pinch with car issues like a flat tire

or if you drove around too long trying to find the cheapest gas and you ran out of gas. >> a lot on social media are appreciating we're talking about gas prices and what we can do but we cannot forget the pain that people in ukraine are going through. this is hard for a lot of families here, we get that but we cannot forget what others are gas prices are tough and making a big difference on people's wallets but it could be so much worse. >> thank you for that, janai. george? we go to ukraine and get an inside look at what's it's like to broadcast the news in ukraine. we're joined by yegor gordeev host of the morning show "one plus one." you visited us during a more peaceful time. all of us are thinking of you and your families and the people of ukraine right now. just give us a sense of what it's like in kyiv right now. how is it to broadcast? >> george, good morning.

first of all, it's a pleasure to hear you. i remember the trip to your studio in new york and please say hello to robin. she's amazing. as you see, i'm not in studio. i'm in bomb shelter. during our morning broadcast now we had to leave the studio immediately a couple of times really because there was a sign to go down to the bomb shelter and i'm now here. an opportunity to see it for two days of the war we're based now in a basic studio. i want to give you two facts for your understanding where i am and what is going on. today around 4:00 a.m. in kyiv, ukrainian air force shoot down russian plane. at the same time a russian rocket destroyed the biggest bakery in the capital and killed 30 people.

it's also news of this night. now, russian troops entered the nuclear power plant area and are holding workers hostage. now i'm here and now i work. today this year we have for our show 25 years and i really hope it will be in peaceful ukraine but i'm not sure and you know we have all big broadcast in ukraine. have no shows now. no tv channels now. we have only one big broadcast for controlled information to audience for communication with audience for everything. we not only hosts. we're psychologists. we're friends for our audience. we keep in touch with instagram and facebook, et cetera. and now, for example, i feel that sometimes i'm closer to my audience than their relatives.

they don't know where they are so it's understandable situation. in 21st century we're in war. you know, i have now your broadcast and want to say to all americans i know that you're understanding that our president zelenskyy in an interview to your channel abc demanded no-fly zone into ukraine. it's very, very important. we feel that it's war. now it's the first -- we understand that putin is unstoppable. i don't know you feel it exactly or know it. first ukraine. who's the next country? we understand it. we know it. that's why we really want this no-fly zone under ukraine because it's now our lives, lives of my relatives. it's our prosperity because ukraine is a country of democracy.

it's very respective country and we need future and the world needs future and, you know, maybe it's not true, i hope it's not true but now american and european agendas are slowing going back to covid mode. i hope it's no so. thank you for these broadcasts and your understandling and this opportunity to speak with you. >> we are doing everything we can to cover this, to cover it in an empathetic way to give our viewers a sense of what's happening in ukraine and we know how hard all of the ukrainian people are fighting and resisting against the aggression of vladimir putin. stay safe, yegor. thanks for joining us this morning. now, let's go to ginger. >> thank you, george. i want to update you. we got a brand-new survey in from the weekend tornado in iowa. the one in winterset deadly, ef-4 with a 70-mile path. the second longest path in the

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>> i sure am. we'll begin with some movie news. will smith coming off his s.a.g. award win for "king richard" playing the father of venus and serena williams announcing his intention to another legend. smith will produce and star in a follow-up to his hit "i am legend" alongside michael b. jordan. both men sharing matching shots of an overgrown city street, no caption, just a moody scene there. no details on the sequel either including how smith's character might come back in this version. i won't say more in case you haven't seen the original. it's so good. i guess we'll find out when "i am legend" the sequel hits theaters. no release date given just yet. such a good movie, 2007 if you haven't seen it. i'm glad they're doing it. lady gaga is also in the news this morning from the big screen right back to her first love, music. the oscar and grammy winner announcing her long "chromatica"

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the white house under pressure from ukraine's president zelenskyy and both parties in congress to take this action, even at the risk of soaring oil and gas prices at home. russia is the world's third largest energy producer behind the u.s. and saudi arabia. about 3% of american oil came from russia. gas prices have been hitting record highs in this country since the war in ukraine started. the national average now at $4.20 per gallon. oil up to about $129 a barrel. some believe it could hit $170 a barrel by the end of the week. it's a rare move since this war began, the u.s. making a move without all of its european allies. europe is extremely reliant on russia for its energy. 25% of europe's oil and up to 40% of europe's natural gas comes from russia. we're learning just moments ago

that the uk announced it will phase out the import of russian oil and oil products by the end of the year, a phase out. president biden entering the roosevelt room to make these comments. let's listen to the president. >> today i'm announcing the united states is targeting the main artery of russia's economy. we're banning all imports of russian oil and gas and energy. that means russian oil will no longer be acceptable at u.s. ports and the american people will deal another powerful blow to putin's war machine. this is a move that has strong bipartisan support in congress and i believe in the country. americans have rallied to support the american people and made it clear we won't be part of subsidizing putin's war. we made this decision with close consultation with allies around the world, particularly in europe. a united response to putin's

aggression has been an overwhelming focus. we're moving forward understanding that many of our european allies and partners may not be in a position to join us. the united states produces far more oil domestically than all european countries combined. we can take this step when others cannot. we're working with europe to reduce their dependence of russian energy. our teams are discussing how to make this happen. today we remain united in our purpose. to keep pressure mounting on putin and his war machine. this is a step to inflict further pain on putin. there will be costs as well here in the united states. i said i would level with the american people from the beginning. when i first spoke to this i

said defending freedom is going to cost. it's going to cost us as well in the united states. republicans and democrats understand that. republicans and democrats have been clear we must do this. over the last week i spoke with president zelenskyy the several times about the situation on the ground and to consult our european allies about u.s. support for ukraine and ukrainian people. we've provided more than $1 billion in security assistance to ukraine. shipments of defensive weapons are arriving to ukraine every day from the united states. the united states are the ones coordinating the delivery of our allies of similar weapons from germany to finland to the nethe netherlands. we're working that out. we're also providing humanitarian support for those in ukraine, those who are in

ukraine and those who have fled to other country. we've sent tens of thousands of pounds of food and medical supplies to ukraine. i sent secretary blinken to visit the border between poland and ukraine and to moldova. general milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, was also in europe meeting with his counterparts and allies on nato's eastern flank to reassure that those countries bordering russia that we'll keep our nato commitment, article v. the vice president harris is going to be traveling to meet with our allies in poland and romania. i've made it clear the united states will share in the responsibility of caring for the refugees so the cost does not fall entirely on the european

countries bordering ukraine. yesterday, i spoke with my counterparts in france, germany and the united kingdom to talk about the steps we'll take to respond to this aggression. we'r we're enforcing the largest economic sanctions in history. it's caused russia's economy to crater. the russian ruble is down 50% since putin announced his war. one ruble is now worth less than one american penny. one ruble less than one american penny. we're preventing russia's central bank from propping up the ruble. we cut russian's largest banks from the international system. it's crippled their ability to do business with the world.

we're choking off russia's access to technology, like semi conductors. it's weakened their military. major companies are pulling out of russia entirely without even being asked. visa, mastercard, american express, they all suspended their services in russia, all of them. joining a growing list of american and global companies from ford to nike to apple. they've suspended their operations in russia. the u.s. stock exchange has halted trading of many russian securities. the private sector is united against russia's vicious war of choice. the u.s. department of justice has assembled a dedicated task force to go after the crimes of russian oligarchs. we're joining with allies to find and seize their yachts, their luxury apartments, their jets to make sure they share in

the pain of putin's war. these are giant yachts. i read one was over 400 feet long. worth hundreds of millions of dollars. the decision today is not without cost here at home. putin's war is hurting american families at the gas pump. since putin began his military build-up the price of gas went up 75 cents. with this action it's going to go up further. i'm going to do everything i can to minimize putin's price hike here at home. in coordination with our partners we're releasing 60 million barrels from our reserve. half of that is coming from the united states. we're taking steps to ensure the reliable supply of global energy. we're going to keep working with every tool at our disposal to protect american families and businesses. let me say this, to the oil and

gas companies and to the finance firms that back them, we understand putin's war against the people of ukraine is causing prices to rise. we get that. but, but, but that's no excuse to exercise excessive price increasing, or padding profits, or any effort to exploit this situation or american consumers, exploit them. russia's aggression is costing us all. it's no time for profiteering or price gauging. i want to be clear what we'll not tolerate. i understand want to acknowledge those oil and gas companies pulling out of russia. this is a time we have to do our part and make sure we're not taking advantage. let me be clear about two other points. first, it's simply not true that my administration or policies are holding back domestic energy

production. that's simply not true. even amid the pandemic, companies in the united states pumped more oil than my first year in office than my predecessor's first year. we're on track to set a record for oil production next year. in the united states 90% of on shore oil production takes place on land that isn't owned by the federal government. of the remaining 10% that occurs on federal land, the oil and gas industry has millions of acres leased. they have 9,000 permits to drill now. they could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year. they have 9,000 to drill on shore that are already approved. let me be clear, they are not using them for production now. that's their decision. these are the facts. we should be honest about the

facts. second, this crisis is a stark reminder to protect our economy over the long term we need to be energy independent. i've had numerous conversations over the last three months with our european friends how they have to wean themselves off russian oil. it's not tenable. it should motivate us to make the transition to clean energy. this is something we share with our european allies. loosening environmental regulations won't, will not, lower energy prices for family. transforming our economy to run on electric vehicles powered by clean energy, with tax credits to help american families, that will. that will help. if we can, if we do what we can, it will mean that no one has to worry about price at the gas

pumps in the dmfuture. that means tyrants like putin can't use fossil fuels as a weapon. it will make america a leader to exporting clean energy to countries all around the world. this is the goal we should be racing towards. over the last two weeks the ukrainian people have inspired the world. i mean that literally. they inspired the world with their bravery, their determination to live free. putin's war has caused enormous suffering and needless loss of life of women and children, everyone in ukraine. ukraine and russians. ukrainian leaders, as well as leaders around the world, repeatedly called for a cease-fire for humanitarian relief, for real diplomacy. putin seems determined to continue on his murderous path no matter the cost. putin is now targeting cities

and has been targeting cities with civilians, schools, hospitals, apartment buildings. last week he attacked the largest nuclear power plant in europe with a disregard of triggering a nuclear meltdown. he turned 2 million ukrainians into refugees. russia may continue to grind out its advance at a horrible price, but this much is clear, ukraine will never be a victory for putin. putin may be able to take a city, but he'll never be able to hold the country. if we do not respond to putin's assault on global peace and stability today, the cost of freedom and to the american people will be even greater tomorrow. we're going to continue to support the brave ukrainian people as they fight for their country. i call on congress to pass the $12 billion ukraine assistance package i've asked them for of late. ukrainian people are demonstrating they're not about

to let putin take what he wants. that's clear. they'll defend their freedom, their democracy, their lives. we're going to keep providing security assistance, economic assistance and humanitarian assistance. we'll support them against tyranny, oppression. people everywhere -- maybe surprised some of you all. people everywhere are speaking up for freedom. when the history of this war is written, putin's war will have left russia weaker and the rest of the world stronger. god bless those in ukraine. now i'm off to texas. thank you very much. i know there's a lot of questions, but there's a lot more that has to be made clear. i'm going to hold on that until we get more information. thank you. appreciate. >> president biden in the roosevelt room announcing the ban being put into place on

russian oil products. this is the imports coming from russia, a significant move by president biden. it had republican and democratic support from congress. in fact there had been growing calls for this to be put into place. he mentioned many european allies operating in lock step since putin's war inside ukraine. he said this particular step he understood why many might not be able to do what the u.s. is doing because they're far more dependent on russian oil. he talked about gas prices here going up 75 cents since putin's unprovoked invasion began, suggesting it could go up further and the steps that would be taken in the coming days and weeks to mitigate that. i want to bring in cecilia vega tracking all this with me. she's live at the white house. cecelia, we had a sense this was coming. the president had to make that decision in his head at the

white house about how hard this would hit the american people while trying to hit vladimir putin as well. >> reporter: he has to walk a fine line on this one. you heard him say this is another powerful blow to putin's war machine. really, there was this growing narrative in the last few days that the administration wasn't doing everything in its power to deliver another painful blow to russia's economy. this was a major tool in the president's tool belt that they had been hesitant to use. there are a number of european allies who can't go this far. we found out the uk is announcing its plans to phase out russian oil. we're still talking about a long way down the road. this is going to take a long time for them to do because of this dependency they have on russia's oil supply. the white house was pressured to do this. there were pleas from volodymyr

zelenskyy to do this. you heard the president say americans are going to feel this. they're trying in this administration to figure out ways to use alternative energy. the president was talking about releasing oil reserves. also, this trip that officials here at the white house have taken to surprising countries like saudi arabia and venezuela, countries with huge oil reserves and not great relations with this country. the administration trying to figure out which countries might be able to ease the pressure on european ally. >> will be fascinating to follow that part of the story. let's get to our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis. you heard the president warning the american people they could be feeling this at home quickly. rebecca, what to expect at home. >> reporter: this is one of the most powerful financial weapons the united states has against

russia. russia gets most of its money from oil. the trade-offs are clear. u.s. consumers already paying $4.20 at the pump. americans paying about 250 million more dollars today on gasoline than a month ago. that hits the poorest americans hardest. it also has ripple effects on the economy. the more money you spend on gas gasoline, the less you have to spend elsewhere. it could cost jobs if it persists. there are questions of how to make up the supply. the united states produces a lot of energy, but ramping up domestic production can't happen overnight. they and the energy space and the energy industry are facing supply chain constraints we've heard about for the last year coming out of the pandemic. meantime, you have the k conversations with countries

like venezuela and saudi arabia which might be able to make up some of the gaps. finally, you have this question of demand. will american consumers demand less oil? will american businesses demand less oil in order to help stabilize prices? still a lot of unanswered questions and clearly a big impact on this economy. >> perhaps changes in the long term, but not for families across the country in the short term who just have to get through their days. rebecca, thank you. one more question before we go, we want to bring in ian pannell live in kyiv. ian, you heard the president saying vladimir putin may be able to take a city. he'll never be able to hold the country. we're curious how the cease-fires, how they're working in the last 24 hours, what you saw before the sun set. >> reporter: there have been

imperfect cease-fires. there have been thousands of civilians, not just today, but over the last couple days have been able to get out of key areas. in sumy, near the kharkiv region, they suffered heavy bombardment. 21 people killed, including 2 children. today we saw red cross buses going into the town and signs people were able to go out. in other areas near kyiv, around kyiv, we were witnessing thousands of people leaving the town over the last few days and yet we were hearing the sound of regular bombardment. there are other cities which are now totally cut off tonight. some cut off for days like mariupol, they have no food, no water and no heating. there are reports of bodies on the streets. children sheltering in the basement. the suffering imposed by putin is evident everywhere. the other key thing to bear in

mind, yes, the advance is moving forward, but it's inching forward. the russian forces have not taken one major city since four or five days ago. their success is being slowed by the ukrainian resistance. when president biden talked about ukraine always remaining free, president putin has bitten off a huge chunk. it remains to be seen whether or not he can achieve his ends as he intends without consequences to him. >> ian pannell in kyiv for us, describing the worsening humanitarian crisis on the ground in some of these cities that had supplies cut off and they're waiting to get out and according the refugee crisis. president biden moments ago announcing before the american people and really the world this u.s. ban on russia oil imports. gas prices expected to go up

higher at home in the short run. we'll continue to follow this at abc news live and abcnews.com. i'm david muir in new home. now -- bye, robin. we digress. we digress. we're going to go to a night of television that never disappoints. "the bachelor women tell all." clayton in the hot seat last night. kaylee hartung is back with all the details. kaylee? >> reporter: hey, lara, jaws were on the floor watching this showdown. the reaction shots alone were tv gold as the women were getting, heated, pointing fingers and telling all and this was all before clayton even walked in the room. he told me when he did, his heart was racing a million miles an hour facing women he knows he hurt and wished he hadn't. [ talking over each other ]

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all right, back now, "gma" with four-time "the new york times" best-selling author football star that you know and lve. now he talks about football on tv. tim tebow has two, two new books coming out. "mission possible: go create a life that counts" and a children's book, "bronco and friends." tim in studio. great friend of the show. good to see you, my man. are you always overachieving? can you just do one book? two? you're releasing two? >> i'm just so passionate about it. it's something that's been on my heart for so long, especially this last december. the u.s. surgeon general came out with an advisory report and the 2019 survey, they said that 50% of high school females are experiencing persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness and

i was just blown away. then i hear stats about 60% of 18 to 34-year-olds say that nobody in the world believes in them and that one-third of people are feeling lonely. most of the time or all the time. 12% of our daily thoughts are spent in comparison with others and i just think, no, this isn't why we're created. >> a lot of people point to, yes, the impact of the pandemic but also social media had on young people. you say this is what -- this is where this book is born from. elevate conviction over emotion. what do you mean by that? >> emotions are very fickle. they can be great things, but they can also be things that lead us down dark paths. convictions even in hard times we get to choose them and there's been so many times emotions have been great for me but emotions have been bad and possible" is bause i think it's so important we know we have a mission. that we know we were created for a purpose and i believe when we're dealing with these things of belief, of loneliness, what changes that is not necessarily more friends but more purpose.

it's more meaning, more significance in our life. you know, sometimes we'll have a lot of friends, 200 friends, 2,000 friends on facebook, on instagram. but how many of those are deep personal relationships where we're dealing with community? because i believe that's what we're created for and that's what we need is deep, true friendships and deep relationships, not just a lot of sort of friendships. >> do you have a target age for this? sounds like from teenagers on up. >> i believe that everyone with breath has purpose and i believe every single one of us get to live out that purpose and at my heart this was for young people because i think there's so many things and people pulling them in different directions but i want them to know just how much worth and purpose and that they do have a great mission and that mission is possible. >> i want to hit on the children's book now, "bronco and friends," the follow-up. >> yes, it is. >> i remember having you on for the first one. you said this is back by popular

demand. what were parents talking about after the first one? >> so many sent us videos and pictures of their boys and girls and a lot with different special needs and it was just so in my heart to write another book to encourage them. the first one was really about worth and meaning and the second one was really about how it's always the right time to do the right thing and that's what this book is all about. >> we haven't seen you in studio in a while. great to have you back here. congrats on both books. >> appreciate you, brother. thank you, man. >> always an absolute pleasure. "mission possible" is out today, "bronco and friends" hits bookshelves on april 12th.

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