drew: stop, no, get out. goodbye. being shady to you. [laughter] good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. on this thursday morning. the high-stakes talks between russia and ukraine. this on the heels of one of the most horrific attacks the country has seen. a russian air strike destroying a children's hospital and maternity ward, the deadly blast leaving this massive crater and several wounded. this pregnant woman, rushed to safety on a stretcher, as the refugee crisis intensifies. world on edge. russia now controls at least two of ukraine's nuclear power plants, including the infamous chernobyl. the potential risk of another nuclear disaster as moscow accuses the u.s. of waging what they call an "economic war." breaking news. u.s. inflation now at a 40-year

high, soaring to 7.9%, no relief in sight. stranded in space? the showdown high in the sky with russia, threatening to abandon an american astronaut at the international space station. scott kelly takes on the controversy here on earth. he talks to “gma” this morning. "black panther" and "creed" director ryan coogler handcuffed by police after being mistaken for a bank robber. >> hey, sir. >> hey, man. >> do me a favor, man. >> what's going on? >> the newly released video why the teller called police, and what the bank and the famous director are saying this morning. striking out. major league baseball canceling a second week of games after a whirlwind 17-hour negotiation. will we see an opening day this year? and while we wait, the new move that could make stealing bases easier. tiger woods back on top. the golf great inducted into the world golf hall of fame. >> i inducted you into the dad hall of fame a long time ago. >> and what his 14-year-old

daughter wanted everyone to know about her dad. race against time. the hero military vet who drove into danger to rescue premature twin babies from the ukrainian war zone. this morning, inside their journey to freedom and what the new father said about meeting his sons. their story, first on “gma.” we do say good morning, america, and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday morning, and we want to get right to the latest out of ukraine. >> robin, civilian casualties are mounting after one of the most horrifying attacks yet. russian bombs hit a maternity ward and children's hospital and ukrainian president zelenskyy called this an atrocity. this morning, top diplomats from ukraine and russia met face-to-face to discuss a possible cease-fire, but both foreign ministers saying no progress had been made.

meanwhile, vice president kamala harris is in poland as we speak meeting with that country's president after the u.s. rejected poland's proposal to send soviet-era fighter jets to ukraine amid fears it would put the u.s. in direct conflict with russia. >> ian pannell starts us off from kyiv. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, george. the mayor of this city saying as many as half of the residents may well have fled but of course as many head to the west and to safety, there are still thousands of people coming into the city who are fleeing the fighting and you can probably tell this used to be a kindergarten but today the children have gone. it's now a shelter for the elderly who fled the front lines. this morning, no sign of any kind of breakthrough in those talks between russia and ukraine. this morning, ukrainian and russian foreign ministers meeting in turkey sitting down face-to-face for the highest level meeting between the two countries since russia invaded. but speaking after the meeting, the ukrainian foreign minister dmytro kuleba saying russia isn't ready for diplomacy, insisting instead on surrender

which ukraine will never agree to. >> i'm ready to continue this engagement with the purpose of ending the war in ukraine. >> reporter: the high-stakes meeting coming after one of the most horrific attacks the country has seen. in mariupol, a russian air strike destroying a children's hospital and maternity ward. it's one of the largest russian air strikes since they invaded. the force of the blast leaving a crater stories deep, but the hospital was sparsely occupied. even so three people were killed, 17 wounded. president zelenskyy tweeting videos showing the devastation inside the hospital saying the attack is an atrocity and that people, children were under the rubble pointing to the attack, wladimir klitschko, former world heavyweight boxing champion and brother of kyiv's mayor, calling for putin to be stopped. >> to attack children is to attack life. civilization itself. >> reporter: mariupol was supposed to be under a cease-fire where civilians were to be allowed to evacuate but

the city's been under a total siege for days and attempts to rescue people have continually failed. all over the country thousands are attempting to leave cities where fragile cease-fires exist again this morning but these safe corridors have been repeatedly violated by the russian military. ukrainian officials say the only place a substantial evacuation has happened is the city of sumy near the russian border where an estimated 20,000 people were able to flee. this morning, vice president harris meeting with the polish prime minister. >> and i am here to reaffirm our commitment, the united states' commitment to poland and our nato allies. >> reporter: the u.s. rejecting a polish plan to transfer soviet-era fighter jets to a u.s. base in germany then transfer to the ukrainian military. an action the pentagon fears may be mistaken as escalatory by the kremlin, and the white house with a warning, we should be on the lookout for

russia to possibly use chemical or biological weapons in ukraine, citing russia's own false claims that the u.s. and ukraine are preparing chemical weapons of their own. in kyiv, we went inside a hospital that's been treating soldiers and civilians since the invasion began. trauma teams now working round the clock. we just had a report that there's been a mass casualty event and we're seeing people brought in, possibly a humanitarian corridor that was hit. we're not entirely clear at the moment that there's suddenly been a burst of activity. all of the injured we saw brought in were civilians. this woman was running for cover in her hometown, when she was hit with multiple shrapnel injuries. the hospital removed most of it, but one piece is still lodged in her spine. she says when the bombing started we began to run. i thought there would be less bombing and then they began to bomb everything, the whole district. well, it's now thought there are anywhere between 3,500 and 6,000

russian soldiers killed in just over two weeks of this conflict which is an astonishingly high number and perhaps it explains this change in tactics by vladimir putin. more large-scale indiscriminate bombing and of course, that's leading to ever more civilian casualties, t.j. >> all right, ian, thank you. but a lot of people are trying to get out. this is causing a massive refugee crisis, now more than 2.3 million people have escaped ukraine. abc's matt gutman is in lviv, ukraine, with the very latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: t.j., those numbers are staggering. want to give you a sense of where we are in lviv. this used to be a college gymnasium. now, like almost every facility in this city, it has turned into a refugee shelter. you can see the mats on the floor here, blankets, a couple of children's drawings. most people bringing their belongings just in plastic bags, they're also bringing the things that are most precious, family members, but also pets. i wonder if you can see that dog right there.

every spare room in this city now houses refugees. it goes on bed after bed, family after family. now, we are told that internally there will be millions of people displaced and externally, it's now been estimated that up to 6 million people will try to flee this country in the coming weeks. t.j. >> all right, matt gutman for us as always, thank you. robin? now to the kremlin accusing the u.s. of waging what they describe as an "economic war" on russia, which is now the most sanctioned country in the world. our foreign correspondent james longman is in moscow with the latest there. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. economic war, that is how russia is describing the barrage of western sanctions it is being hit with. there had been confident talk from the leadership about being ready to cope with these measures. i think that's now given way to a more urgent tone. around a need to prop up the economy. the government announced tax breaks for businesses and some other financial aid but face

with almost complete isolation those measures are unlikely to save the economy from recession. the ruble is now worth less than a cent on a dollar and russians are just watching company after company leave this country. uniglo and nestle are the latest to go. along with mcdonald's, netflix, amazon and starbucks. >> james, now russia likely to look to china for help? >> reporter: yeah, robin, i think that's right. russia is probably hoping china will fill the gaps western companies are leaving behind, maybe a customer for its oil and gas, but so much of russia's economy is so tightly linked to the west, profound economic shock will be hard to avoid and sanctions on oligarchs are ramping up. very high-profile oligarch roman abramovich who owns chelsea soccer club has had his uk assets frozen. that now means that the club, which is where christian pulisic plays, can't sell new tickets and can't transfer players. here in moscow, life does go on, but i think there's a creeping realization if the kremlin continues down this path, 30 years of growth may be about to disappear, robin.

>> appreciate your reporting, james, thank you. george. and there are new concerns about ukraine's nuclear power plants. russia now controls two including chernobyl. ukraine has 15 nuclear plants acro ann is t dangertuio good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's an unprecedented situation, nuclear facilities swept up into war and this isn' accidental not like combat spilling over into these places. this is part of the russian plan. this morning, the world is on high alert. the specter of nuclear disaster looms over the combat in ukraine. russian forces have gone after ukraine's nuclear power plants including europe's largest one, zaporizhzhia, which has six nuclear reactors and chernobyl, site of the worst nuclear power plant disaster in 1986 now decommissioned. ukrainian officials warning chernobyl has been disconnected from the national electric power grid by russia. >> it's a situation that is very fragile. >> reporter: the ukrainian

foreign minister claims that after 48 hours off the grid, radiation leaks at chernobyl would be, quote, imminent, but the international atomic energy agency counters there is no immediate risk. >> there are backup diesel generators. those can continue to operate uninterrupted for several days before needing refueling. >> reporter: now, at chernobyl, more than 200 workers have been manning the plant since russia took control two weeks ago. russia releasing this video they say was shot inside the plant with their troops and ukrainian personnel. at allhologically it's not good so it's very difficult for them to stay there. they actually switched off internet in there and all means of communication are switched off. >> reporter: at zaporizhzhia, a huge nuclear facility russia seized control after a battle,

and now ukraine's energy minister claims the workers there are now being held hostage. >> russian occupation forces torture the operating staff of this nuclear power plant. >> reporter: the safety of both facilities depends on the well-being of their workers. >> the concern is over ensuring the safety of the facilities in ukraine in the long term. >> reporter: ukrainians say the reason the russians attacked and seized chernobyl, which is not producing any electric power, of course, not for 40 years is because they want to use it as a base of operations. they know ukrainians won't attack it. george. >> okay, terry, thanks. let's bring in our military analyst, retired colonel steve yard ganyard, and steve, let's begin with the situation at the nuclear reactors. you saw the official downplaying the threat. how worried should we be? >> he's downplaying it. but remember what he said. only a couple days of diesel so chernobyl i'm not as worried about but the largest nuclear power plant in all of europe. if they lose power they lose cooling to the reactor cores so if your're relying on diesel generator backup and if you lose

that because you're not able to resupply, you're risking a fukushima-like disaster. >> so the threat is always there. what's the overall military situation now? been talking over the past week, in fact the russian air force is flying less than they have been in the past few days so the terps and conditions on the battlefield have not changed which is why the negotiations are going so poorly between the two countries. >> that's what i wanted to follow up on. we saw the foreign ministers meeting with no progress at all. some bad-mouthing by both sides coming out of the meeting, but they also both said that there would be a fourth round of negotiations in belarus, so is there still life in the diplomatic process? >> there has to be, george. we know that the russians are not going to achieve their political goals in the ukraine. ukrainian military is not going to defeat the russians and so something has to happen on the battlefield where one side is going to be able to have the negotiating advantage and force the other to accept terms that they don't want. we are not there yet and we need to watch what the russians do next to change the terms on the battlefield. >> steve ganyard, thanks very much. robin.

we're going to turn now to those prices at the pump. climbing even higher as we've been reporting. that ban on russian oil is impacting the already historic gas prices. we have coverage on both coasts, so let's first go to trevor ault there in los angeles, which has some of the highest prices in the country. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. listen, i know i'm not breaking any news when i tell you these prices are eye-popping. at this chevron, $7.29 for a small car with a 12-gallon tank it would cost you $87 to fill up here. we know this is the top end of the spectrum in california. the most expensive state. the average price for a gallon is $5.67 but as we all know nationwide these prices are going through the roof. the new average nation haally i $4.33 a gallon. that's up 63 cents in just a week's time. in fact, right now the average cost has climbed to above $4 a gallon in a staggering 38

states, and right now, the cheapest gas in the country right now is in kansas, $3.82. robin? >> all right, trevor, thank you. we go to our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis who is here in new york. rebecca, the question, is there any relief in sight? >> reporter: good morning, robin. unfortunately that's unlikely with oil being the single largest driver of gasoline prices and what you pay here at the pump with oil prices surging in the last handful of weeks, above $130 a barrel, today $114 a barrel. prices up $40, that means we pay more at the pump at a time when prices are traditionally at their lowest. prices peak in the spring and summer. this factors into the whole economy, it takes fuel to get

you your food. that ends drive up prices. inflation up 7.9% in the month of february and expected to continue to climb. robin sf. >> that it does. all right, rebecca, thank you. t.j. let's turn to opening day of major league baseball being pushed back again. major league baseball has now canceled a second week of games. will reeve here with the latest. the two sides are talking but not quite where they need to be yet. >> not quite, and it's bad news for baseball fans right now. last night, major league baseball removed two more series from the schedule amid this protracted labor dispute. the lockout pushing opening day until at least april 14th as the owner-initiated lockout approaches its 100th day. commissioner rob manfred notably did not use the word cancel in a league-issued statement last night, but realistically those games gone from the calendar not likely to be made up, and the traditional 162-game schedule is in grave danger. the biggest sticking point right now surrounds an international

draft. the league wants it. the players and their union do not, so opening day may be april 14th. that's one day before the 75th anniversary of jackie robinson breaking the color barrier. it's hard to fathom there might not be baseball on that day, t.j. >> that would be a shame, but hey, when baseball comes back, it's going to be an exciting new change to the game. >> there is. there is one thing that they agreed on. some good news, everyone agrees expanding base size from 15 to 18 square inches will help avoid injuries, perhaps increase stolen bases. baseball is after all a game of inches. >> can't wait to see that whenever. all right, will, thanks, man. and, will, i know you'll be back with that emotional moment for tiger woods. but right now, we're following a lot of other headlines including the "black panther" director ryan coogler handcuffed and mistaken for a bank robber. and the space battle. the american astronaut that could get stranded in space.

first, good morning, ginger. good morning, y'all. you know i want to start with that snow. there were some big flakes out there yesterday, up to eight inches near binghamton. in falmouth, massachusetts, you can barely see through it there. they're back to a new storm where we have to go, so denver, colorado, this hit just at rush hour. an inch per hour added up quickly and they really have been making up for what was a snow deficit. look at that on the highways there and now with that new snowstorm we have a whole bunch to look at from blowing dust advisories back to the imperial valley, over through the advisories that will bring snow, including kansas city, that's looking for somewhere between 3 and 7 inches of snow and here's how it's all going to develop and eventually this will be moving east and wrap up and be super windy, and it could even bomb out as we like to say. we're watching that for saturday here in the east. your local weather in 30 seconds. a check a little closer to home.

drew: i'm drew tuma with her accuweather forecast. a wind advisory and our hills with gusty winds, a bright day, and temperatures seasonable for your thursday. frost advisories start at midnight for the north bay and the south bay, with temperatures well into the 30's, 30 degrees in our coldest spots. gusty winds today, and we we'll be right back on this thankful thursday, a/k/a happy friday eve, y'all. ahh it's the birthday girl! hey, let's invite jacques? let's not invite jacques.

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foreign ministers ended with no agreement at all. the ukrainian foreign minister dmytro kuleba says they're insisting on surrender and ukraine will never agree. also, former president donald trump was forced to make an emergency landing over the weekend after one of his engines failed on the way to mar-a-lago after speaking in new orleans. the incident occurred on a donor's private jet. no injuries reported. actor jussie smollett, will be sentenced today for staging a hate crime. smollett claimed he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in chicago. penalties now range from a fine and probation to three years in prison. cameras will be allowed in the court hearing. smollett is expected to speak. also a new storm, want to move across the country right now. 24 states on alert for a new winter storm from arizona to maine. the northeast bracing for heavy snow, rain and strong winds by saturday. we do want to turn now to "black panther" director ryan coogler handcuffed by police after being mistaken for a robber at an atlanta bank. this incident was all caught on

camera. abc's steve osunsami is in atlanta with more and what the bank is saying. this is a shocking, a bizarre and really unfortunate incident here, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, t.j. this is the bank of america branch where this movie director was trying to withdraw cash. atlanta police this morning would like to underline that they were just responding to a call of a bank robbery and say that there was even a car running and waiting outside these bank doors. >> hey, man. >> do me a favor, man. put your hands behind your back. >> what's going on? >> reporter: bank of america this morning is saying what you're seeing in this police body camera video should never have happened. on you? >> i got nothing on me. >> reporter: on january 7th they called police saying the man seen here in the green sweatshirt being put in handcuffs was trying to rob the bank which wasn't true at all.

>> just run my name, you'll understand why you should take me out of these cuffs. >> reporter: what the bank didn't immediately realize this is 35-year-old movie director ryan coogler, a very successful and wealthy filmmaker who doesn't need to rob banks. in fact, the first film he directed was "fruitvale station" which told the true story of a racially charged police encounter in california where a young black man was killed. >> i have other plans for my life, and this wasn't part of it. >> reporter: he directed michael b. jordan and sylvester stallone in the boxing movie "creed," and in 2018 he broke box office records directing "black panther" for disney which remains the most profitable film ever with a black director. >> wakanda forever. >> reporter: it's why he was here in atlanta in january filming the sequel for the film. it started when he walked into the bank with a black hat and sunglasses and gave the teller a withdrawal slip. on the back was this note obtained by tmz saying, i would

like to withdraw $12,000 cash from my checking account. please do the money count somewhere else. i'd like to be discreet. the bank teller and nearly every other person in this incident was also african american, but she didn't recognize that he was a famous hollywood director. in the police video she tells officers that when she asked questions, he kept quietly pointing to the note. >> he just kept pointing. look at the note. so i'm like, okay? and so i said, do you have your i.d.? he did give me his i.d. it was a california i.d., but my stomach started turning. it seemed odd. >> reporter: she says he also gave them his bank of america account card but still called police. >> i have police en route. are you able to see if he's still there? >> i don't really want to turn the corner. >> reporter: when police came, they explained in their report that they determined was a, quote, mistake by bank of america and that mr. coogler was never in the wrong. he and the two people he was

here with were released. >> i stated to officers that arrested me that they had their glocks out that i was pulling money out of my own account. >> i understand. we have to confirm that. because of the seriousness of the call we don't just come out and unfortunately in a situation like that you don't get the benefit of the doubt. we detain and then we ask questions later. >> reporter: in a statement bank of america says, we deeply regret that this incident occurred. we have apologized to mr. coogler. the director tells abc news that bank of america worked with me and addressed it to my satisfaction and we have moved on. banks often have thresholds for withdrawals that trigger warnings to managers. usually above $10,000 and police believe that that's one of the things that happened here. guys. >> one of the things, all right, and, again, it was important to note that he wasn't mistaken for somebody else who was the bank robber. they actually thought he was the bank robber trying to withdraw his own money. he says he's okay with it. >> he said he had resolved this with bank of america and he was

good with it. all right. now to tiger woods inducted into the world golf hall of fame last night. his 14-year-old daughter sam bringing a touching introduction for her father. will is back and has more. will, it's hard to believe it's been just over a year since tiger's devastating car crash. >> reporter: yeah, robin. february 2021, tiger woods nearly lost his leg or worse, and he says he doesn't know what his golf future holds but his golf past which in many ways is inextricably linked to his struggles off the course is legendary approaching mythical. he's been a hall of famer for decades. now it's official. overnight, it was as inevitable as this tap-in birdie putt at the masters. tiger woods is a hall of famer. the 15-time major champion who revolutionized golf with his singular skill, swagger and star power was enshrined in the world golf hall of fame last night. >> tiger woods. >> reporter: his 14-year-old daughter sam

woods inducting him reminding everyone of just how much her dad has endured including a rria took h lstear. >>e didn't know ife woul come home with two legs or not. you defied the odds every time being the first black and asian golfer to win a major, being able to win your fifth masters after multiple back surgeries, and being able to walk just a few months after your crash. i inducted you into the dad hall of fame a long time ago. but today i am so proud to present my dad, tiger woods, into the world golf hall of fame. >> reporter: woods emotional after taking the stage. >> i just lost a bet to stricker i wouldn't cry. >> reporter: describing the barriers he has broken and his fight for his right to play the sport in the face of discrimination. >> i was denied access into the clubhouses, that's fine, put my shoes on here in the parking lot and i asked two questions only and that was it, where was the first tee and what was the course record? >> reporter: but for the hall of

famer it's those closest to him including his mother and son who were in the audience with whom he credits his success. >> without the sacrifices of mom to take me to all the golf tournaments, dad who is not here but who instilled in me his work ethic to fight for what i believe in, chase after my dreams, nothing is ever given to you, everything is going to be earned. >> reporter: tiger was made and molded in every way by his father earl. there were so many iconic images of them hugging after tiger won a tournament which tiger famously mirrored with his son charlie after winning that 2019 masters. charlie is a budding golf star in his own right and he plays with his dad in an annual father/son tournament. it's uncanny their mannerisms and games are so similar and last night they entered the ceremony with matching backwards

hats. there's tiger's living legacy right there, guys. >> yes, but also his daughter, that smile, that's tiger's smile. identical. yeah, will, thank you for bringing that. coming up, russia now threatening to strand an american astronaut in space. we'll have the latest. is now a good time for a flare-up? enough, crohn's! for adults with moderate to severe crohn's or ulcerative colitis, stelara® can provide relief, and is the first approved medication to reduce inflammation on and below the surface of the intestine in uc. you, getting on that flight? back off, uc! stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection, flu-like symptoms, sores, new skin growths, have had cancer, or if you need a vaccine. , potefal n condition, flu-like symptoms, sores, new skin growths, may be possible. some serious allergic reactions and lung inflammation can occur. lasting remission can start

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japanese flags on a rocket, kelly fired back. without those flags and the foreign exchange they bring in, your space program won't be worth a damn. maybe you can find a job at mcdonald's if mcdonald's still exists in russia. rogozin responding by calling kelly a moron with dementia. >> this is my first-ever real like engagement with someone in that kind of negative way. >> and it happens to be the head of the russian space program. >> big deal, head of the russian space program. >> reporter: rogozin also making an ominous threat that without russian help to move the iss away from space junk, the iss would crash into america or other countries. >> what do you think about that? >> i think it's just a crazy threat, you know, it's not really based in reality. so we do have the ability to control the orbit of the space station independent from the russian space agency. so i don't -- i don't see that happening. >> reporter: earlier this week, after halting sales of a russian-made engine used by the american atlas rockets, rogozin said the u.s. would need

broomsticks to get to space. overnight, spacex firing back as it launched its falcon rocket carrying satellites to orbit. >> time to let the american broomsticks fly and hear the sounds of freedom. ld is go for launch. >> reporter: meanwhile, ula, the maker of that atlas rocket, says it already has enough russian engines stored away in alabama and that that rocket is being retired anyway. george. >> but what happens if russia actually follows through on this and doesn't let vande hei board the soyuz at the end of the month? >> reporter: so, look, nasa is being very quiet about this, george, but here's what we know, nasa always has a backup plan to the backup plan and in this case vande hei would probably stay on the iss a little longer then just hitch a ride on the next spacex crew dragon. >> okay, gio benitez, thanks very much. t.j. coming up here, the dramatic rescue of two newborns from the war zone in ukraine and the heroes who saved them, but up

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the sound of music's incredible connection to the green mountain state. it's all ahead as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ nothing can keep me ♪ rob looks like a mountain man with that beard. he looks right there in place. thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. wonderful to have t.j. at the desk. michael will be back tomorrow. >> he will be back, yes, but, that's always great hanging out with you all. >> we appreciate that. vermont. >> green mountain state. rob is there. he's been hitting the slopes. he's getting ready to hit them again. he's been having a great time. those famous slopes and a whole lot more ahead. >> rob looms -- looks happy there. the news, of course, the latest from ukraine. this morning the top diplomats met face-to-face to discuss a possible cease-fire but both left the meeting saying no progress has been made and want to go to our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell in kyiv with the latest.

good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, george. this used to be a kindergarten for toddlers but it's now a shelter for the elderly. president zelenskyy speaking just this morning saying that amongst those that were killed in that attack in mariupol was a young girl, and also those spreading disinformation and lies are just as responsible for the war crimes being committed. meanwhile, no sign of any progress and those talks in turkey between ukraine and the russian delegation. this morning, ukrainian and russian foreign ministers meeting in turkey sitting down face-to-face for the highest level meeting between the two countries since russia invaded. but speaking after the meeting, the foreign minister, dmytro kuleba saying russia isn't ready for diplomacy insisting instead on surrender which ukraine will never agree to. >> i'm ready to continue this engagement with the purpose of ending the war in ukraine. >> reporter: the high stakes meeting coming after one of the

most horrific attacks the country has seen. in mariupol a russian air strike destroying a children's hospital and maternity ward. it's one of the largest russian air strikes since they invaded. the force of the blast leaving a crater stories deep. but the hospital was sparsely occupied. even so, three people were killed, 17 wounded. president zelenskyy tweeting videos showing the devastation inside the hospital saying the attack is an atrocity and that people, children, were under the rubble pointing to the attack, wladimir klitschko, former world heavyweight boxing champion and brother of kyiv's mayor calling for putin to be stopped. >> to attack children is to attack life. civilization itself. >> reporter: mariupol was supposed to be under a cease-fire where civilians were allowed to be evacuated but it's been under a siege for days and attempts to rescue people have continually failed. well, the red cross issued a

statement about the situation in mariupol describing the situation there as dire and detier youruating. saying many people have no electrici electricity, no heating and food supplies are running out. meanwhile, vice president harris who was in poland meeting with the polish prime minister saying there should now be an international war crimes investigation into russian actions here, especially the bombardments of civilians. guys? >> ian pannell, thanks. more from ukraine coming up including the rescue of infant twins born in ukraine and the team that saved them from the war zone. also these incredible everyday heroes who saved lives by donating a kidney to family, and also to strangers. now they're on a special mission to raise awareness. and also always wonderful to have that lady in the house, sandra oh is here live with us talking her new pixar movie and "killing eve" and let's say hello to lara and company there. hey there, tory johnson is

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♪ we're back with our "gma" cover story, the rescue of two premature babies born in ukraine just two days after russian invaded. eva pilgrim joins us with the harrowing escape and the moment the first-time dad met his two sons. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, george. a new dad's desperate plea for help answered. the high stakes rescue mission to save his preemie sons now a

story of survival. >> there they are. they're in there. the doctor is in there. >> reporter: it's the moment sasha and his partner had been waiting for. meeting your child is supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life. >> that was the happiest moment of our life and then this whole nightmare began. >> reporter: baby lenny and baby moish were born premature at a hospital in kyiv on february 25th. the second day of the invasion. >> you know, you never expect a war to break out when you're preparing for the baby. >> reporter: sasha a first-time dad was desperate to get his newborns out of the war zone to safety when he met brian stern, a military veteran who runs a nonprofit. project dynamo that goes into war zones and rescues those trying to escape. what motivates you to go put yourself in harm's way to help other people like this? >> i have an american father who is saying help me, help me, my boys are in trouble. they're in kyiv, which is being

shelled and missiled and rocketed and invaded. kind of how do i say no? knowing that i can help. >> reporter: a project dynamo team as well as doctors, nurses and a ukrainian ambulance crew rescued the twins as well as another preemie baby sophie on monday. >> their little babies are vulnerable. the russians were shelling kyiv in the middle as they were being wheeled out so the stakes could not be higher. they just couldn't be. >> reporter: how far away was that shelling? could you tell? >> i could tell you it was close enough for us to hear it and feel it. it was all about get out of there as soon as we could. >> reporter: brian knew his team was up against the clock. >> running for the border to poland. >> reporter: the team driving as fast as they could going 80 miles per hour much of the trip. the group traveling through russian artillery, checkpoints and even a snowstorm to get the babies to a polish hospital to safety. >> my sister told me she never saw me sprint that fast. just to see the little tiny

human body in front of us was just out of this world. >> reporter: after that agonizing wait, sasha now enjoying some bit of normal. >> i changed my first diaper yesterday. [ laughter ] that was tough. i almost passed out. >> reporter: and sasha says he hopes that the babies will gain enough weight they can go home in a couple of weeks. the diapers are a good sign. as for the surrogate brian says his team will make sure the surrogate and her son are brought to safety. and george, he does this. project dynamo is able to do these rescue missions for free all thanks to the help of donations. george? >> that is good. okay, eva, thanks. for more information on how to help ukraine you can point your cell phone camera at that qr code on your screen right there. right now let's go to ginger. thank you, george. i want to take you to jackson, mississippi because they have had a wet week.

we have had this kind of stationary front. and had daily record rain tuesday. more than 4 inches there but up to 5 in parts of the florida panhandle. now we'll see that slide up. it's about damaging wind on top of heavy rain so anywhere from apalachicola through florence, south carolina, on friday an drew: i'm drew tuma with her accuweather forecast. a wind advisory and our hills with gusty winds, a bright day, and temperatures seasonable for your thursday. frost advisories start at midnight for the north bay and the south bay, with temperatures well into the 30's, 30 degrees in our coldest spots. gusty winds today, and we hey there, how are you doing? good to see you. >> doing so well, thank you. i'm so excited to tell you guys we do have breaking news. some breaking "bridgerton" news.

season 2, the trailer has just dropped, everybody. this time we will focus on the eldest bridgerton child. take a look at this. >> this is the season the viscount intends to find a wife. >> you honestly just did that. >> i believe i just did. >> any suitor who wishes to gain an audience must first tame her sister. >> the sister. >> the sister. >> has this young lady truly won your heart? the one that makes it impossible to look away at any given moment? >> well, it appears we may have a bridgerton love triangle on our hands, peole. between lord anthony and kate and her sister as you just heard there eddwina as lady whistledown asks her readers what happens when duty is in conflict with your true heart's desire. we will find out, yes, we will,

when "bridgerton" debuts on march 25th on netflix. who's in? >> they made us wait. worth it. >> such a great show. shonda rhimes has done it again. also your first look at tom hanks, there he is, as geppetto in the upcoming live action version of "pinocchio." based on the 1940 cartoon classic, he will join joseph gordon-levitt who will take on what he calls thedream role of a lifetime playing jiminy cricket and tony winner cynthia erivo will play the blue fairy. luke evans who played gaston so well in "beauty and the beast" plays the evil coachman. he says if you think gaston was scary wait till you meet the coachman. the title role goes to benjamin evan -- 11 years old, benjamin evan ainsworth directed by robert zemeckis. talk about a cast and director. "pinocchio" will begin streaming this september on disney plus. tom hanks has done it again.

also this morning and finally this morning, an update on 4-year-old aubrin sage. the stuckosaurus. we shared a video with you last month. the little nugget shredding and singing, and her dad mic'd her up again. here's what he caught on camera. listen in. >> well, a butterfly. so cute in the window. like a fast-moving -- >> nice move. >> listen to this. >> oh, yeah, dude! >> wait, wait for it. listen. >> good morning, america. 'cause i was awesome. >> yeah, i was on "good morning america" because i was awesome. and you are correct, young lady. we thank you, thanks for the shoutout. we love you.

keep those videos coming, everyone. >> she made it on "good morning america" yet again. >> let's see what she has to say next. we are excited to say good morning, america, from the green mountain state as we "rise & shine" there in vermont. rob is checking in from the snowy peaks of stowe, vermont, getting in some early morning skiing. how is it going, rob? >> it's going good. they're ringing the bell for us, robin. they opened the lifts early. the sun is coming up. we have a light dusting. we've had a great couple of days here in the great state of vermont. this state has so much to offer. obviously it's got these incredible views, right? moose maple company sent over some maple syrup candies for you to guys to enjoy. that's a local business and we have local businesses that have gone global and, of course, there's a whole lot of winter fun. take a look. this is the green mountain state.

♪ and after the fall foliage peaks and temperatures plummet more than 4 million snow lovers trek there to hit up the best trails in the northeast. let's get down to the sticky business of maple syrup. this state produces more than half of the country's supply and take it from me, the best way to warm up is a little bit of liquid gold. some of the sweetest syrup is bottled in underhill at moose mountain maple. >> sugaring for six generations now and have grown quite a bit in the last 10, 12 years. >> reporter: to keep it flowing during the pandemic, the butler family pivoting to online sales. >> people at home were having breakfast together seven days a week for the first time ever. >> reporter: at owner lauren mack's small pints are

packed with big flavor. >> i'm wildly obsessed with eating ice cream and discovered i was obsessed with making ice cream. >> reporter: her mission, to keep the scoops coming during covid in her small town. >> just seeing a kid being happy with a scoop of ice cream warped my heart but allowed me to feel i was doing something a little bit that could help the community as well. >> reporter: and just 20 minutes outside stowe, have, brianna's candles double as a creative outlet. >> i thought this is fun. something that gives me freedom. >> reporter: during lockdown she went viral with her meditation tiktoks. >> it was really the comments from people about how much it was helping them feel calm and relaxed. it brought tears to my eyes. it's kind of like giving the world a hug every day. it's very nice. >> reporter: so nice, in fact, brianna was able to quit her day job now completely self-employed with her new small business. tip of the moon. ♪ the hills are alive ♪ ♪ with the sound of music ♪ >> reporter: the trapp family lodge owned and operated by the

famous family behind "the sound of music," the von trapps. >> it really reminded them of austria and reminded them of the mountains outside saltsburg and a place they could put down roots and make their home. >> reporter: sam's grandparents, the real-life maria and gayard immigrated to stowe, the '8-- and after 80 years, panding with a brewery and beer hall with hills that are still very much alive. >> we have 2600 acres and our focus has always been outdoor recreation creating people to nature. it happened to be so perfectly suited to a time when people wanted to be in the fresh air and a place where they could be safe. >> good deal for me. i'm not going to sing, by the way, but i will ski because the ski industry is a nearly $2 billion business here in the state of vermont. look at this trail. freshly groomed trail here with amazing -- feels great under foot. this trail along with 80% of the terrain lined with elevated snow guns which in a climate that's

warming, this is much more efficient than the older guns. we'll talk more about that a little later on. i want you to take my chest camera. look at mount mansfield. 4300 feet above. this is the tallest peak, 2300 feet of vertical. i tell you what, after a rough covid last year with all the restrictions right now vermont is back in business, baby. and we are psyched to be here, robin. coming up what a great -- >> that was something else. whoo! man, i tell you, and kudos to our technical crew. wonderful. thanks for bringing that, rob. we'll check back with you in just a bit. but first lara. tory johnson always fabulous. she has cooked up, i say this

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: good morning, i am reggie aqui from abc seven mornings. you been a has a look jobina: at your roads. jobina:a number of sickle -- sig alert's this morning, right before airway boulevard due to an over -- oil spill this morning. speeds have decreased to 18 miles per hour. we also have a stalled car at the bay bridge toll plaza slowing things there. metering lights came on at 5:40 three, and you will also have a slowdown at the richmond-san rafael bridge.

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drew: live with kelly and ryan is coming up. that's at nine at abc 7. we will see you there shortly. we are tracking the wind reggie was just talking about, breezy and our hills, from diablo to knoxville. went gusting to 40 of, if not higher than that. those are impacting our forecast this morning. wendy and our hills, temperatures climbing through the 50's this morning. east bay hills camera showing you the shakiness. today is the coolest day this week.

we will go into the 60's this afternoon. reggie: we have another abc seven news update in about 30 ♪ we are so happy to have sandra oh back from "grey's anatomy," "killing eve" and now joined the new pixar film "turning red." great to see you. talking off camera. i guess we can't repeat how excited you are. tell us about "turning red." >> well, i can clearly say now that it's one of the -- my favorite pieces. it's just been so amazing to kind of enter into like the pixar cannon. what an honor and a thrill and "turning red" is, you know, it focuses on the inner life of a 13-year-old chinese-canadian girl during her magical puberty so when she gets into places of

highs and lows she poofs into a giant panda. i voice ming her mother. >> her mother so is it at all based on your own mother? >> well, we all have complicated relationships with our mothers. not one of us can say we don't so this one really, really does explore it. i'm so happy to be able to voice that, you know. my mother, i would say, so ming is hyper vigilant, hyper vigilant and loving. my mother was not necessarily overprotective which i think ming is. my mother just had ridiculously high standards which a lot of us experience and i think a big part of the film is a cultural aspect because ming and mae are a chinese-canadian family and have a certain type of high expectation and i think kids really can find themselves in a loyalty bind especially in that really precious time where you're needing to pull away from your parents and your mother.

>> when your mother shows up at school like we just saw over your shoulder like that, that's hysterical. we want to show a clip. here it is. >> wake up, wake up, wake up. >> is everything okay? >> don't come in here. >> what's going on, honey? are you sick? is it a fever? stomachache, chills, constipation? >> no! >> wait, is it that? did the -- did the red peony bloom? >> no. maybe. [ laughter ] >> right? >> oh, my gosh. we talk about the highs and lows. in real life have you been that way and do you find yourself, have you been someone -- >> yes, you and you and you are all red pandas here well, i'd liktoay herknow, at i thi made a preityou know emndac

you know what, i also feel like we know as adults it's a lfetime of being able to make space for your inner panda. >> well said. >> would it be a panda, though? a panda in the movie but your whatever animal it may be that comes out, what would yours be? >> i got to tell you i think at that age i was like so emotional. i would be like more like a hena. [ laughter ] really wild. or do you remember that cartoon character, it was the tasmanian devil. i had a lot of energy when i was a kid. i think i was quite hyperactive and hyper-emotional. >> i know you're excited about this movie. don't you have another one coming out. >> i do also about a complicated mother and daughter relationship. it's a psychological horror called "umma," the korean word

for mother, and it's been great to work with young female asian american directors who can put on screen the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters. >> honestly. >> that's the key. >> and in the final season of "killing eve." how does it feel to say good-bye? >> well, i just hope people enjoy and savor the eight episodes because it's been really emotional and really, really challenging. you know, for anything to kind of come to a close, but i'm hopeful to launch, you know, the end of "eve." >> we're not necessarily putting you on the spot. our producers gave you a heads-up to give one word to describe the finale. >> i will say two words. >> okay. >> "killing eve." watch. >> three. >> that's all i'm saying. it's called "killing eve." >> you put the work in on that one, sandra. [ laughter ]

>> wonderful. >> thank you for coming on. so much fun. "turning red" out on disney plus tomorrow. and coming up, the kidney donors going to great heights to get the word out about a lifesaving gift. >> thank you, sandra. >> pleasure. >> you are a delight. and now most admired alum! get up there. this is so embarrassing. there's no way it's me. you know her.... you love her....

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don't know if you realize but today is world kidney day. we are celebrating donors who

have made lifesaving gifts and now those donors are on the adventure of a lifetime to share a very special message. will is back yet again. >> good morning again, again, again. our cameras were in colorado to catch some of these 22 climbers on their final stateside climb before they embarked on their epic journey to summit mount kilimanjaro. that has added significance because of its mission to promote the gift of life through living kidney donation to show all that's possible. towering over tanzania at nearly 20,000 feet it's the highest freestanding mountain in the world. mount kilimanjaro. >> another day of training for kilimanjaro. >> reporter: it's a climb on many bucket lists and for these climbers, it holds a special significance because each of these athletes is a living kidney donor. >> the purpose of this climb is to show people around the world

that it's possible to thrive with one kidney. >> reporter: kidney donor athletes is a national organization working to educate and change the perception around live organ donation through their one kidney climb. >> i'm an ironman triathlete and turns out i was able to do everything and even more after donating than i ever imagined. >> i wanted more people to see that these living donors can thrive, that they're healthy. we don't have any repercussions with our fitness or health. >> reporter: 22 living donors are joining together for the climb. their reasons for donating vary. >> growing up i had a classmate who passed away because he couldn't find a bone marrow donor and in that moment i kind of just knew that given the chance to help somebody eventually in my life i would do so. >> it's a way to leave an imprint on the world. to make somebody's life better. to give somebody else a second chance at life. >> it was important for me to donate to a stranger because i didn't know anyone who needed a kidney personally. >> reporter: there are approximately 97,000 people on the national kidney transplant

list and more than 3,000 are added to the list each month. >> who is ready for kilimanjaro? >> all: yeah. >> reporter: the 22 climbers on this trip are part of 22 straight donation chains. when someone donates a kidney to a stranger or on behalf of someone they know it sets off a chain reaction and opportunity for many more lives to be saved. >> something important to all of us normalize kidney donation. we're not heroes. we're normal people that lead normal lives. all the donors i know our lives are better and more enhanced after donation. >> reporter: in the process of saving someone else's life these climbers are striving to live their own lives to the fullest. >> for me it was a simple trade-off. i would do it again if i could. >> what is life if we're not helping each other? >> one kidney climb on three, one, two, through. >> all: one kidney climb, whoo! >> reporter: they made it. 20 out of the 22 climbers

summitted kilimanjaro this morning. everyone is okay. they are all in good spirits. the group texting us this climb speaks to our character and it led to huge achievement. the rewarding part is feeling being able to fill our souls with the best memories about the different journeys we all took. >> we know that some were family members they donated to but some of the climbers had no idea, complete strangers they were making their donations to. >> that's right. how remarkable is that. these people knew they just wanted to be a part of that making that life-changing gift to another person and that makes the journey that much more special. >> it really does. it's been special having you here, will. you can take the rest of the morning off. >> thank you so much. >> working overtime. okay. let's now go back to ginger. bye, will. have a great day. golf fans, something for you. you have to check out the coverage of the players championship from tpc sawgrass in florida. that's today and tomorrow on pga

tour live on espn plus. i wish them luck because it will be quite rainy. we're starting with our surfline from jacksonville beach, florida. the front has been quite saturated in north florida but look what's coming. 3 to 6 inches in the pandemic. a bit more, closer to one to two on the beaches east of jacksonville. it will just be sitting around for a couple of days. let's get a check a little closer to home. drew: i'm abc7news meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather 7 day forecast. caller wins tomorrow, the bes just going to see if will warranted to join me in this segment because we are gearing up for a new season, yes, spring just ten days away, everybody. this segment sponsored by native from food to fitness and so much more we do have great simple springtime swaps to freshen up your deli routine. here they are. from fashion how tos to workouts

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such good ideas and thank you to our sponsor native for those tips to put spring into your step. speaking of spring in your step rob is on cloud nine today. he will join us live from vermont to talk about the ski industry and how they're keeping up with global warming coming up on "gma."

♪ fancy like ♪ back here on "gma" more from the great state of vermont. our rob marciano has wrapped up his ride on the slopes. rob, say hello again. i want you to know how impressed everybody here was with that ride you took a short time ago just wanted to give you love. ♪ >> thank you for that, t.j. it was all cgi. you know, one run, i'm exhausted, my friends so we are going out. this is what it's all about. folks that are ice skating back here in the center of the stowe village. we have kids and their parents toasting marshmallows having s'mores. what better way to start off the day than with s'mores at 8:00 in

the morning? you know, so much going on here as far as businesses go. this is the home of where snowboarding was invented. so we had to go there yesterday and they made us one of these. check this out. ♪ vermont is where snowboarding was born. it's the home of burton snowboards, accounting for over about top of mind? >> i guess i really do think about the community that we built, a global community which is quite amazing. anywhere you go in the world there's burton family and i think people no matter where they're from feel part of a tribe. >> reporter: founded in 1977 by the late great jake burton carpenter, his wife donna

carrying on the legacy and the company. the team helping us build a customized "rise & shine" snowboard before heading into the workshop, i asked donna what jake would say to me. >> you're about to to embark on the project of making a board, he would say just don't screw it up. >> that's simple, or else. this is so cool. we are inside the prototype facility where they make the latest and greatest boards and the guy i'm looking for, his name is thunder. are you thunder? >> i'm thunder. >> i'm rob. >> nice to meet you, rob. >> the board is built like a sandwich stacking layer after layer before the final press. all right. big reveal. >> big reveal. >> oh, yeah. whoo-hoo! >> you can see the tail has taken shape and is completely cured. ♪ whoo! come on. you didn't really think that was

me. nice riding. it's not all fun and games at a ski resort. the science of snowmaking is key to the future success of the industry. what you're looking at right now is the different distribution systems on our system. we can turn on pumps with the click of a mouse. >> reporter: scott reeves runs the snowmaking operations at stowe. now, the climate is warming, making snow obviously is becoming more of a challenge. how are you addressing that? >> by having fixed equipment on the hill that allows us to start the system faster and get into production faster than we've ever done before. ♪ >> reporter: that warming climate making it more difficult to keep that snow making the machines work harder, resorts across the nation are now committed to energy conservation. >> we use 85% renewable electricity at our north american resorts right now including here at stowe and that makes a big difference. >> reporter: that conservation keeping the slopes slick all winter long.

goingreein the green mountain state, no doubt about that. we are addressing climate change in a big way. you guys having fun skating out there? yeah, we got refrigerated ice, no problem. it's well below freezing. we could make snow. we're celebrating the 85th year at stowe resort so want to give a shoutout to stowe for hosting us and burton snowboards for these amazing boards i got to ride yesterday afternoon. of course, i don't look pretty on a snowboard and the lodge has been a great week here. so many inspirational people we met in vermont. come on out and show them some love, t.j. >> please pass along our thanks as well and we absolutely thought that was you on that snowboard, rob. we wouldn't have known the difference. thank you so much, my man. stay with us, folks, we're right back on "gma." >> you got it. ♪ fancy like ooh ♪ steven, did you know a turbotax live expert can do your simple tax return for you?

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: good morning. i am reggie aqui. jobina, how is traffic? jobina: a sig alert is causing a slowdown for people because of a n oil spill in this area. speeds are slow, 17 miles per hour, and the drive times to the maze, 30 six minutes -- that's a long time for that drive. a slight so down -- slowdown to san jose airport at 15 minutes. drew: the winds are pretty active this morning, numbers are slowly climbing through the 50's right now and the winds throughout the day will back off. wind in our hills, we will find bright skies this afternoon and

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