break. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, putin's forces are closing in on kyiv this friday, now just nine miles away, as putin orders mercenaries he calls volunteer fighters to the frontlines in ukraine. a city held hostage. hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in mariupol, as russia ramps up its attacks as people there have little to no power, water or heat. the mayor describing the situation as "armageddon." the drone video released by the ukrainian military shows a massive column of russian tanks and armored vehicles coming under attack, all this as the refugee crisis escalates. more than 2.5 million people have left ukraine. another 2 million people are displaced inside the country. this morning, we're on board a train of hope racing the most vulnerable children with disabilitieses and cancer to safety.

putin's new warning. the russian president's message for the west about those rising prices here at home. president biden telling americans to brace for what he calls "putin's price hike," as the crackdown on russian oligarchs intensifies. a new threat from north korea. what we're learning about the recent missile tests. winter wallop. the major storm marching across the country, 29 states on alert with more than a foot of snow expected in some places. the first look at diane sawyer's investigation into the mystery of the heaven's gate cult that ended in the tragic death of 39 people, the loved ones left behind speaking out. diane is here live this morning. baseball is back. the mlb has finally reached a deal to end that 99-day lockout. what it means for the season and when players will finally take the field. and yacht on camera. is this the worst thief and driver ever?

what happened next. ♪ how to get to sesame street ♪ and he was the man who could fix anything. >> now, the hammer, you go up and down. >> celebrating the life of luis, a beloved "sesame street" actor for more than four decades, emilio delgado passed away at 81. his tv wife maria sharing her favorite memories with us on "gma." good morning, america. michael, welcome back. >> thank you, george. >> good to have you back. the latest on the war in ukraine. busy morning and all eyes on that city of mariupol. the city is under siege. it has been for days, but right now hundreds of thousands of residents, they are trapped with nowhere to go as russia is escalating its attacks and the mayor describing the conditions as armageddon. >> president biden expected to announce new economic action against russia today as he continues to point the finger

at russia for what he calls putin's price hike here at home, as gas prices and inflation soar to new heights. >> senior foreign correspondent ian pannell starts us off from ukraine near the capital of kyiv. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. we're in a small town 20 miles due west of the capital. it's become one of those satellite towns that's processing people fleeing the battle zone and have seen a constant stream of hundreds in vehicles many waving white flags to signal they're civilians. here they're checked by the police and given humanitarian aid and sent on their way. 80,000 have fled the kyiv region and sumy over the last few days and it just doesn't stop. this morning, hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in mariupol as russia escalating its bombardment and stranglehold there. officials sounding the alarm on the dire situation saying, the

people there have little to no access to power, water or gas for heating. the city's stores and pharmacies looted, the city under siege for over a week now. hospitals, churches, high-rise buildings, homes all destroyed by massive indiscriminate russian shelling. rescue workers risking their own lives to help others trapped in the rubble of their homes. shell-shocked and homeless residents wander the empty streets searching for shelter. this man's house was hit by a mortar. he says, i don't have a home anymore. that's why i'm moving. why else would i be out? mariupol's mayor saying they've gone through two days of hell and armageddon. repeated efforts to help trapped residents have failed. president zelenskyy accusing the russians of deliberately targeting areas where civilians were set to be brought out. saying, they have a clear order to hold mariupol hostage, to torture it, to carry out constant bombardment. this just a day after that horrific air strike on the

children's hospital and maternity ward that killed three people including a young girl, according to zelenskyy's office. the ukrainian military releasing this drone video showing a massive column of russian tanks and armored vehicles ambushed in a town 20 miles east of kyiv. calls on open ground, the convoy comes under sustained attack. these videos circulating online show the aftermath and those who couldn't get out appearing to be in retreat. ukrainian troops picking through the spoils of battle but despite their losses russian forces are still inching ever closer to kyiv. u.s. officials saying that now only nine miles away. in the capital schools have become shelters for the elderly who have been rescued from towns and villages after they came under russian attack. many telling us they had to hide in the basement for ten days before someone came to get them. nina is one of them. forced to flee her village after it came under attack. her experience like that of so many others is utterly

heartbreaking and tells me, we want peace. now u.s. officials saying they have seen indications that russia may use false claims about the united states and ukraine using chemical weapons as a pretext for russia to use them in an attack. >> they not only have the capacity but have a history of using chemical and biological weapons and we should have our eyes open. >> reporter: the u.n. security council meeting to discuss russia's bogus claims about the military biological activities of the u.s. on the territory of ukraine. allegations the biden administration has totally denied. >> it's important for us and for our country. >> reporter: this morning vice president harris meeting with american troops stationed in poland reaffirming the united states' support for nato allies in the region. well, in a clear sign, i think that putin's war is not going as planned and now hearing they're ready to accept thousands of fighters from the middle east potentially from syria. that clearly, of course, is going to only stoke fears that this conflict is going to

spread, the trajectory is really bad, michael. >> stokes a lot of fear there, ian, thank you so much. the race to evacuate the most vulnerable from the war zone is ramping up as we learn an estimated 2 million people are still displaced inside ukraine. marcus moore is in poland with more on the so-called train of hope bringing people to safety. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, michael, good morning. we are here at one of the train stations. these railways have been a lifeline for these families getting away from the fighting in ukraine and overnight we got a firsthand look at the urgent effort to evacuate sick children aboard a special train. this morning, amidst a vicious war, ukraine's most vulnerable, children living with disabilities and some fighting cancer forced to flee. down a dusty road we find a medical train, its cars transformed into intensive care units for the journey across the

border into poland. each one of these cars is essentially a hospital room. you can see behind me here the beds, the children with their families and the team of medics here helping them as they get ready to set off on this journey. the children evacuated from hospitals across the war-torn country. some unable to walk. workers passing them tenderly onto the waiting train. the train of hope as it has been affectionately named was originally set up to transport wounded ukrainian soldiers to hospitals in poland. but workers abandon a training mission on the first day to help more than 600 refugees escape. back on the train overnight, caregivers try to keep the children comfortable amidst the chaos, some clutching teddy bears start to fall asleep. we're back here at one of those train stations. the fames are waking up in a safe place. those children waking up this morning in a safe place far from the bombs and the air raid sirens in ukraine.

and the medical team, this is their fourth mission to the border to rescue the children and their families. >> such a terrifying journey. we're going to turn to vladimir putin issuing a new warning for americans about rising prices. this as more than 330 multinational companies are halting operations in russia. james has the latesh from moscow. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, cecilia. more fighting talk from president putin. he's been speaking about how confident he is that russia can overcome sanctions and said western countries have only themselves to blame for soaring food and energy prices. now, remember, russia is not only a major energy supplier but the world's largest exporter of wheat and a top fertilizer exporter. many countries depend on their goods and moscow has long been able to use this against the west. i think it's come as some surprise to the kremlin that for the moment western countries are willing to sustain costs as they support ukraine. putin has promised russia will adapt but without customers for its goods not only will the economy be in serious trouble

but supplying a conflict which could last months may start to become a issue and warns russia could seize assets of firms leaving russia and transfer to others willing to work. for the country that would be a dramatic move but unlikely to generate the income the country is now losing, over 330 multinational companies have pulled operations here. the effects are already very visible. take a look. this is the biggest mall in st. petersburg. stores shuttered as sanctions bite. mcdonald's is due to close doors monday and there have been big lines at western outlets you rushing to make one last purchase. >> those impacts already felt. james, you have breaks news now about facebook? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. we've had a message from the prosecutor general's office here, apparently requesting a court to declare facebook an extremist organization. now, that would equate it to things like isis and it means that a full blocking of this website and if people do get round it and use vpns to access

they could be faced with charges of extremism. it's an extraordinary escalation and shows where russia is right now. >> ratcheting up in so many directions. to the white house where president biden is set to announce new economic moves against russia. senior white house correspondent mary bruce has the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: the president is trying to up the economic pressure on putin announcing this morning he wants to suspend normal trade relations between the u.s. and russia. acting alongside our allies in the g7 and eu, the white house is moving to strip russia of its favored nations status that would allow the u.s. and others to impose tariffs on a wide range of russian goods. now, the president is also set to sign a $1.5 trillion spending bill that cleared congress overnight. it includes $13.6 billion in funding for ukraine. this is largely humanitarian aid and money to help arm and equip ukraine. but, of course, this all comes as americans here at home are starting to feel this economic fallout from this war.

prices continue to rise especially at the pump and the president is trying to put the blame for this squarely on vladimir putin saying the pain americans are feeling and will continue to feel is part of the, quote, putin price hike but republicans have been quick to note americans were seeing record high inflation even before putin began this war. michael. >> thank you. >> as you said, prices here at home, they do continue to soar on everything from gas to food and household items, inflation hit a 40-year high with no relief in sight. stephanie ramos is at a gas station here in new york with more for us this morning. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: michael, good morning. another day, another record for gasoline. according to the folks at gas buddy the nationwide average price of a gallon of gas rising again overnight standing at $4.35. that is up 59 cents from just one week ago. the average family now paying $65 every time they fill up the tank. last year, that number was $42,

a major increase especially for those who drive a lot and fill up multiple times a week. long lines at places like costco as people try to save as much money as they can on gas. all of this coming on the heels of those staggering inflation numbers. up nearly 8% to a 40-year high. gas, rent and food, the largest contributors to inflation and it could get worse. the current spike in gas prices is not factored into these numbers and the rising price of diesel fuel which is used to get products all over the country will likely drive prices even higher and we could start seeing price hikes as supermarkets, restaurants and retail stores sooner rather than later. cecilia. >> bracing for tough months ahead. thanks so much. we turn to that new threat from north korea overnight. the white house saying pyongyang has developed a new ballistic missile system and andrew dymburt has more on this, andrew, officials are calling it a serious escalation. >> reporter: good morning,

cecilia. yeah, pretty disturbing developments out of north korea. a senior u.s. official says the country has been developing a new missile technology, one, it's already test launched at least twice this year. now, that u.s. official deciding to remain anonymous, calling this a, quote, serious escalation by the hermit nation saying the united states strongly condemns these tests and even suggesting that the u.s. will not sit idly by. the treasury expected to take action perhaps as early as today although it's unclear what those actions would actually entail, but suffice to say tensions are rising with the pentagon said to be intensifying surveillance in the yellow sea. asked if these have the capability or range to reach the united states, that official only saying they don't have the data to draw any conclusions right now. george. >> okay, andrew, thanks very much. a big storm targeting the east. let's go to ginger. >> yes, george, already oklahoma city feeling the beginnings of this and wrecks all over the roads there. you can see from oklahoma city

to kansas city they had anywhere from two to four inches and some parts had 6 to 12 inches with this low line sliding to the east. the southern side we're most concerned about today. the florida panhandle right into south georgia has a chance at dangerous, damaging winds, tornadoes. that extends by saturday all the way to cape may down to tampa. so the severe weather is on the southern side, the snow is on the northern side. mostly at the coast, we're going to be rain, super windy tomorrow and then the temperatures will drop out and snow will take over, cecilia. >> you'll be watching it. thanks. we turn to the latest on covid as cases continue to fall and many states are dropping mask restrictions and the tsa extending its requirements for passengers on planes and public transportation. our transportation correspondent gio benitez, you've got the latest. hi, gio. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, good morning. this is the shortest extension we've seen so far so some airline officials tell us they hope it will be the last one. the mask mandate was set to

expire net week. the tsa extending it to april 18th. that's the day after easter. lots of travelers, of course, also the end of spring break for many schools. now, the major airlines have been urging the white house to lift the mask mandate for travel. many of the fights we've seen on planes have involved travelers refusing to wear a mask. now, the tsa says it's going to work with the cdc to figure out next steps and perhaps even a revised policy. guys. >> you'll be following it, gio, thanks so much. everybody, baseball is back. i know you're excited about that, cecilia. the mlb and players association finally striking a deal to end the second longest work stoppage in the game's history. spring training camp set to open sunday and abc's t.j. holmes is going to join us with more good >> yes. what a friday we got here, guys. we got strahan back. we got baseball back. we can only hope that like strahan baseball is going to be worth the wait they're putting us through. now, let's take a look. this has been a contentious

round of negotiations. been going on for months but the past week the two sides have been going at it in florida but got a deal done. what's in that deal? throw the graphic up. so players got an increase in minimum salary up to 700,000 from 575. pretty big. expanding the playoffs to 12 teams from 10 and draft lottery to discourage a lot of tanking, also they're going to be advertising on uniforms. a lot of other blah, blah, blah but what fans want to know when is the season going to start? april the 7th moved back about a week. it was supposed to be march 31st. april 7th so baseball will be fashionably late shall we say so everything is starting now. free agents starting to get back into the game. players will show up and games could start next week for spring training, 162-game season. baseball is back, guys. >> t.j., so happy you're back. look at all that energy right there. >> he's pulling double duty now. "gma3," "gma." >> sleep in a little bit.

[ laughter ] >> a lot more coming up on "gma" including new pressure for russian oligarchs. how it's affecting one of the world's biggest soccer teams. also ahead, former "empire" star jussie smollett sentenced for staging that hate crime. what he said to the court. back over to ginger. >> good morning. any time temperatures drop below 32 from here on out i'm saying blah, blah, blah, blah. i have a lot of blah, blah, blah, behind me. thank you, t.j. for the inspiration. texas all the way up, look at the numbers drop off by sunday morning feeling like single digits. chicago will go up to 15 by then but look at 11, washington, d.c. your local weather in 30 seconds. let's look a little closer to home.

drew: i am drew tuma your accuweather forecast. a nice end to the week. some fog along the coast, clear skies elsewhere temperatures drop to the 30's in the lowest spots. here's your seven-day forecast, we track a chance of drizzle saturday into sunday. your clocks go forward one hour. tuesday is the best bet for wet weather. george, why aren't you matching? >> i didn't get the memo. >> stay with us.

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attacks. u.s. officials say they've seen indications russia may use false claim that the united states and ukraine using chemical weapons as a pretext for in an attack. to use them in an attack. kamala harris is meeting with troops stationed there. this is an abc news special report. >> good morning. i'm diane macedo. we're coming on the air was president biden is about to speak at the white house where he's expected to announce more actions against russia fritz invasion of ukraine. the president is trying to further increase the economic pressure on vladimir putin, including suspending normal trade relations between the u.s. and russia. stripping russia of its most favored nation status would allow the u.s. to impose tariffs on a wide raich of russian goods, further crippling the russian economy. and the address comes as president biden is set to sign a $1.5 trillion spending bill cleared by congress overnight, and here's the president. >> just spoken for some time

with president zelenskyy of ukraine. i told him as i have each and every time we have spoken the united states stands with the people of ukraine and their bravery, as they bravely fight to defend their country, and they are doing that. as putin continues his merciless assault, the united states and our allies and partners continue to work in lockstep to ramp up the economic pressures on putin and further isolate russia. later today with other nato allies and the g7, canada, france, germany, italy, japan, unieted kingdom as well as the european union we're going to announce several more steps to squeeze putin and hold him more accountable for his aggression against ukraine. i want to speak to a few of those points today. first, each of our nations is going to take steps to deny most favored nation status to russia. the most favored nation status designation means two countries have agreed to trade with each

other under the best possible terms. low tariffs, few barriers of trade, and the highest possible imports allowed. in the united states, we call this permanent normal trade relations, pntr, but it's the same thing. revoking pntr for russia is going to make it harder for russia to do business with the united states, and doing it in unison with other nations to make up half of the global economy will be another crushing blow to the russian economy. it's already suffering very badly from our sanctions. i want to thank speaker pelosi, leader mccarthy, leader schumer and mcconnell and senators wyden and crapo, represented neal and brady for their bipartisan leadership in congress. i would like to offer a special thanks to speaker pelosi who has been a strong advocate for revoking pntr and agreed to hold off on that in the house until i could line up all of our key allies to keep us in complete

unison. unity among our ames is critically important as you all know, from my perspective at least. many issues divide us, but standing for democracy in ukraine, should not be one of those issues. the free world is coming together to confront putin. our two parties here at home are leading the way. with that bipartisan cooperation, i'm looking forward to signing into law the bill revoking pntr. which is, again, most people think of it as most favored nation status. we're also taking a further step banning imports ofoo from several signature sectors of the russian economy, including seafood, vodka, and diamonds. we're going to continue to squeeze putin. the g7 will seek to deny russia the ability to borrow from leading multinational institutions such as the international monetary fund and the world bank. putin is an aggressor. he is the aggressor. and putin must pay the price.

he cannot pursue a war that threatens the very foundations which he's doing, the very foundations of international peace and stability. and then ask for financial help from the international community. the g7 is also stepping up pressure on corrupt russian billionaires. we're adding new names to the list of oligarchs and their families that we're targeting, and we're increasing coordination among the g7 countries to target and capture their ill begotten gains. they support putin. they steal from the russian people. and they seek to hide their money in our countries. they're part of that kleptocracy that exists in moscow, and they must share in the pain of the sanctions. and while we're going after these superyachts and vacation homes worth hundreds of millions of dollars, we're also going to make it harder for them to buy high-end products manufactured in our country. we're banning the export of luxury goods to russia.

they're also the latest steps we're taking, but they're not the last steps we're going to take. as i said, at the beginning of all these steps, we're going to hit putin harder because the united states and our closest allies and partners are acting in unison. totality of our sanctions, export controls, is crushing russian economy. the ruble has lost more than half its value. they tell me it takes about 200 rubles to equal one dollar these days. moscow stock exchange has been closed for two weeks because they know the moment it opens it will probably collapse. credit rating agencies have downgraded russia's government to junk status. its economy to junk status. a list of businesses and international corporations leaving russia is growing by the day. we're also continuing to close corporations with allies and partners to make sure that the close cooperation we continue to

have, the ukrainian people are able to defend their own nation. the united states has sent more than $1 billion in security assistance to ukraine over the last year, including anti-armors and anti-air capabilities taking on tanks and planes and helicopters. with new shipments arriving every day. we the united states are also facilitating significant shipments of security systems from our allies and partners to ukraine. and the humanitarian front, we're working closely with the u.n. and humanitarian organizations to support the people of ukraine who have been displaced by the violence in ukraine. we're providing tens of thousands of tons of human supplies -- excuse me, humanitarian supplies, food, water, medicines, coming via truck and train every single day. yesterday in poland, vice president harris announced an additional $53 million in additional humanitarian support to ukraine. that brings the totem humanitarian assistance to $107

million in just two weeks. we have joined this effort with more than 30 other countries providing hundreds of millions more. and last night, to great credit, the congress passed the bipartisan spending bill that included an additional $13.6 billion in new assistance to the ukrainian people. i look forward to signing that immediately. and also want to be clear, though. we will make sure ukraine has weapons to defend against an invading russian force. we will. we will send money and food and aid to save the ukrainian people. esd i will welan we should welcome them here with open arms if they need access. and we're going to provide more support for ukraine. we're going to continue to stand together with our allies in europe and send an unmistakable message, we'll defend every single inch of nato territory with the full might of the united and galvanized nato.

we will not fight a war against russia in ukraine. direct confrontation between nato and russia is world war iii. something we must strive to prevent. but we already know putin's war against ukraine will never be a victory. he hoped to dominate ukraine without a fight. he failed. he hoped to fracture european resolve. he failed. he hoped to weaken the trans-atlantic alliance. he failed. he hoped to split apart american democrats in terms of our positions. he failed. the american people are united. the world is united. and we stand with the people of ukraine. we will not let autocrats and would-be emperors dictate the direction of the world. democracies are rising to meet this moment. rallying the world to decide on the side of peace and security. we're showing our strength and we will not falter. god bless all of you.

god bless ukraine, and god bless our troops. >> the white house has said russia may use chemical weapons or create a false flag operation to use them. what evidence have you seen showing that? and would the u.s. have a military response if putin does launch a chemical weapons attack? >> not going to speak about the intelligence, but russia would pay a severe price if they used chemical weapons. >> all right, that was president joe biden announcing the u.s. together with nato and g7 allies are pushing to suspend normal trade relations with russia. that would allow these countries to impose tariffs on russian goods and make it very difficult for russia to do business with the u.s. and any other countries participating in this move. i want to go to senior white house correspondent mary bruce for more on this. how significant is this move and why now?

>> this will make it harder for russia to do business in the u.s., but perhaps the bigger importance of this is it continues to show just how united the west is, that the u.s. is acting in lockstep with our allies to try to continue to punish vladimir putin. look, limiting and banning sort of the u.s./russian trade relationship is likely to have a limited impact, simply because we have limited trade with russiana right now. russia is not one of the united states top trading partners and in fact, the most impactful step this administration could take in terms of limiting russian imports, the president has already taken by banning the import of russian oil and gas. but again, you heard the president stressing this global response tat u.s. has been leading, the president saying this is crushing the russian economy, and i do want to note the question tat the president just took, because this is something at the top of mind here at the white house, they have been facing tough questions on this. they have been warning of the possibility that you could see russia launch some kind of chemical or biological attack in ukraine. the president there when he was asked if the u.s. would respond

militarily said that they will face a severe punishment if they do that, but that is not ruling it out, even though the president again just reiterated and has said all along that the u.s. will not engage directly with the russians on ■ukrainian soil. diane. >> i want to bring in our chief foreign affairs anchor martha raddatz who is in lviv, ukraine, for more. we hear a big stress from the president this is something being done in lockstep with the g7, with nato allies. this is not just the u.s. acting alone. how important is that, especially as biden says the goal here is to squeeze vladimir putin? >> well, they're squeezing vladimir putin pretty hard. the u.s. and the allies are pushing harder and harder, stronger sanctions. you have seen what happens to the russian economy. but what line they are trying to go between is not pushing him too far. they want to leave vladimir putin some sort of out. and right now, the harder the

u.s. and the allies push, the harder putin pushes back. he is now trying to encircle kyiv. he's pushing forward with shelling in cities, targeting civilians, apparently. whether he's doing that on purpose or not, i would say he probably is. and now, these threats of chemical biological, the use of chemical biological weapons. i have been told by a senior administration official that they have seen russian troops come in with chemical biological dress to protect themselves, and that's one indication that they are worried about what the russians are up to. these hazmat suits, these chem bio suits they're bringing into ukraine is what's got the administration frightened about this possibility. >> yeah, frightening scenario there. i want to go to senior foreign correspondent ian panell. we heard the president talking

about the anti-tank military weapons they're providing to ukraine and promising more to come in addition to humanitarian aid. how much of this is helping on the battlefield there, and what is the latest on the fighting? >> yeah, i think it's critical assistance in terms of the military support. it gives them much more power. it doesn't level the playing field, if you like, between the two sides, but it does go a long way. the anti-tank weapons, there are a large number of russian tanks moving down roads across ukraine right now. and these sophisticated stinger missiles also hugely helpful, incredibly over two weeks sthins conflict started, russian air force still doesn't dominate the sky. what we're seeing is increasingly desperate tactics by putin. the indiscriminate bombing of cities which is leading to large scale loss of lives and now this announcement thousands of fighters, potentially syrians,

are going to come in from the middle east. that's not a strategy of a military that's winning. the ukrainians are standing their ground. everybody is resisting. the more help, the more assistance they get from the united states, the more power to be able to do that. the scenes we have seen today of civilians fleeing all these front line towns are catastrophic. we have already seen 2.5 million people flee the country. we should expect a lot more leaving soon. >> all right, ian, martha, mary, thank you all. again, president biden just announcing a push to suspend normal trade relations between the u.s. and russia, which would make it very difficult for russia to do business here in the u.s. our coverage continues on abc news live and abcnews.com and we'll also have the latest on world news tonight with david muir. have a good day. >> this has >> this has been a special report from abc news. >> you have a lot more on this coming up tonight. you can see the cult next door, a diane sawyer special airing tonight at 9:00, 8:00 central.

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routine if you have one. >> great to be with you on this friday morning. good to be at the desk with you two. >> good to see you again. we have a lot coming up this morning. becky worley has so many savings strategies you'll want to hear about whether it's on groceries or paper goods and she'll tell us where we can find digital coupons to stretch the budgets. price hikes are part of the fallout from the war in ukraine and it's intensifying. hundreds of thousands of residents trapped in the city of mariupol as russia escalates its attacks. senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is in ukraine near the capital of kyiv. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, again, george. we're about 20 miles west of kyiv which is now receiving thousands and thousands of people streaming out from these frontline towns living in their basements bombarded. many areas occupied by the russians and it's horrifying some of the stories. one elderly couple has been telling us they were beaten by the russians who looted their house. this as president zelenskyy speaking just in the last hour saying ukrainians are proud

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vladimir putin's war is not going as well as he imagined. michael. >> all right, ian, thank you so much for that. prices here at home are continuing to soar. inflation hitting a 40-year high with no relief in sight. stephanie ramos is at a gas station here in new york. good morning again, stephanie. >> reporter: michael, good morning. the price of gas going up once again. according to the folks at gas buddy, the nationwide average price of a gallon of gas rising, now standing at $4.36. actually going up in the last hour. we are watching it closely. the average family now paying $65 every time they fill up their tank. last year, that number was $42. a major increase especially for those who drive a lot and fill up multiple times a week. all of this coming on the heels of those staggering inflation numbers. up nearly 8% to a 40-year high. gas, rent, and food the largest contributors to inflation and, guys, it could get worse.

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welcome back to "gma" on this friday morning. do you recognize that theme song? it's a blast from the past. "boy meets world," and tomorrow on "gma" the cast of the beloved hit '90s show is reuniting live. >> good reunion right there. we turn to our "gma" cover story. this morning we're celebrating the life of the man who brought so much joy to so many families. tributes pouring in for emilio delgado best known as luis on "sesame street" passing away at 81. chris connelly has more on his legacy. >> reporter: good morning, george. a friend, a teacher, a role model. as luis on "sesame street," emilio delgado held an honored place in the hearts of millions of children and their grateful families. >> now, the hammer, you go up and down. >> he was one of the most positive people that i think i'll ever know. he was fair and he was kind. he was sincerely kind and i

think that's why kids all over the world and all over america gravitated towards him the way that we all did. >> reporter: for more than 40 years on "sesame street," he was a cherished source of warmth and understanding. >> knowing you want to help makes me feel better. >> reporter: and representation at a time when children's television was sorely lacking. >> agua. >> reporter: as luis from 1971 to 2016 and beyond, emilio delgado would be beloved by generations as he was by sonia manzano who played his on air spouse maria. >> we broke much ground. he and i were both raised at a time when there were no people of color on television at all. i'm sure and i know for myself that i watched a lot of television and wondered what i was going to contribute to a society that did not see me, and

i think that when we eventually got on "sesame street," we were -- we were what we ourselves needed to see growing up in the united states. >> reporter: from the fix-it shop. >> this is the first quiet moment we've had all day. >> reporter: luis would uplift muppets and humans alike with that radiant smile. ♪ ba, ba, bum, bum, ♪ ♪ ba, ba, bum, bum ♪ >> reporter: with a guitar or just a kind word but emilio delgado smashed stereotypes. >> this young woman came up and she was crying, you know, she said, i'm from colorado and when i turn on the tv, you were the only other person that looked like me. you were the only one and i couldn't wait to turn on "sesame street" just so i could see you. >> reporter: millions felt the same way thanks to the work of delgado, emilio delgado died on thursday of cancer at the age of 81. among the memories he leaves

behind, none is more treasured than this one. >> love. >> reporter: the wedding of luis and maria. a landmark "sesame street" event in 1988. >> oh, the wedding scene was so wonderful. i loved that everybody sang a bit of the song in their own minds and how they were experiencing the moment. i love that. the fact that we did everything to be as sincere and authentic as we could in a latinx wedding was very touching to me. >> so many wonderful memories. a statement from sesame workshop saying at the forefront of representation emilio laid claim to the record for the longest running role for a mexico american in a tv series. he will be so very missed and always fondly remembered, guys. >> he certainly will. thank you so much. you brought me back to my own childhood.

and he is an example why representation matters. you didn't see mexican-americans. his co-star, maria, indelible childhood memories and thank them for that. we switch gears and turn to that beauty confession from cameron diaz. she revealed she almost never washes her face. zohreen shah has the story. zohreen, this certainly got folks talking. >> reporter: oh, cecilia, it did. good morning. this is a confession that rocked the internet. some people saying they are looking at cameron diaz a little bit differently now so we ask the experts, what is the best way to take care of your face? >> no, no, no. god, i couldn't live with myself. >> reporter: there is something about cameron diaz. one of the most recognizable faces in hollywood she is opening up about her skin care routine. her secret, she has none. >> cameron diaz revealing in a podcast with rupaul's "drag

race" michelle sisage. she doesn't wash her face. >> i literally do nothing to it. i never wash my face. twice a month if i'm lucky, i'll be like, oh, i better put this on. one time works. is this all i have to do? i'm just not in that place right now where like it's where i put any energy. >> reporter: the "charlie's angels" actor opening up about hollywood's beauty standards. >> i am absolutely a victim of all of the societal objectifications and exploitations that women are subjected to. i have bought into all of them myself, you know, at certain times. it's hard not to. it's hard not to look at yourself and judge yourself against other markers of beauty. >> reporter: the mother of a 2-year-old now admits her focus is not on appearance. >> i'm like a wild animal like a beast. i don't care. literally the last thing i think about on a daily basis, look,

maybe not at all during the day what i look like. >> reporter: but things out in the wild are exactly why experts say you should wash. >> you're exposed to so many stressors, pollution, things in the air. it is important that you really take care of your skin properly and cleansing it twice a day. ♪ the price i pay ♪ >> reporter: okay, you heard that. twice a day. i can't say i will be skipping any time soon. guy, what do you think? would you give it a shot? george, i can see you maybe trying. >> that's a no. [ laughter ] >> if you don't wash your face just don't tell anybody. it could be your dirty little secret. >> i knew you'd get away with it. >> all right, zohreen, thank you so much for that. i'll try that out maybe. now we go to our decoding dollar store series where we're finding helpful savings strategies as inflation prices reach a 40-year high, and dollar

stores are known for competitive prices on paper and party goods. when you say party becky worley shows up to check it out. good morning, becky. >> reporter: michael, good morning. birthday parties, you're right, can be expensive so we set out to compare the cost of buying birthday party basics in a big box store like target versus the dollar store and the savings are worth celebrating. birthday parties are a big deal. and they can be a big expense so i went shopping at dollar tree here in northern california and target to parse out party savings with a list of the same 13 items from wrapping paper to hats and noise makers. which one do we like better? at dollar tree there were good options but the inventory was a little lean at my location. going to get red cutlery and red plates but there are no red plates. >> inventory among dollar stores may vary like their low stock on the items you're looking for don't just give up, go to another dollar store in the area. >> reporter: but i still created a nice theme, $17.25 before tax for all my party supplies.

after my savings score i headed to my local target. to try and buy comparable items. tiara or hats. hmm. go with tiaras. while they did have more themed birthday options, tons of choices when it comes to plates and napkins and cups, lots of variety. compared to the dollar store total, that is a huge difference in price. adjusting for a few differences in quantities for example ten plates in one package versus 18 in another, the total cost before tax at target would be $50.07. that compared to $17.25 at dollar tree. it's about a third of the cost. some items where you can really save -- >> you want to buy balloons from the dollar store they have basic colors and foil balloons that

maybe say happy birthday with different characters or themes. >> reporter: other decorations also see significant savings including birthday banners. this one at the dollar tree for $1.25 and target, $5 and the end result, not too different from each other. this is the target birthday party setup. and this is the dollar store birthday party table. all i need now are some cute kids to come and enjoy this party. but what have i got? teenagers. ♪ happy birthday, dear kids ♪ blow them out. teenagers. >> 14-year-olds, pray for me. i should mention when we reached out to target, they said they are committed to providing a wild assortment of everyday products at good value. michael, you parented teens and survived, right? >> i'm still in the middle of it and i'm barely hanging on to be honest with you. how much could this save? >> well, the way i think of it,

if you have three kids and three parties, the savings from the dollar store could add up to almost a hundred bucks. the real place you rake in the savings are these gift bags. five from target cost 15 bucks, but five from the dollar store cost just 5 bucks, so it's a real savings opportunity especially in this wrapping and gift bag space. >> absolutely. that adds up so, becky, always, thank you so much for bringing the party to us. we appreciate you. >> whoo! >> all right, go hang out with those teens. now we'll hang out with ginger. >> thanks. casper, wyoming, dropped to 25 below. their coldest march temperature on record, now fargo, north dakota, showing us when 40-mile-per-hour gusts come through and temps plummet. their windchill is about 26 below watching for severe storms in the south that includes florida then pittsburgh gets overnight the snow starting and then the snow kind of moves through. i think most people at the coast

start with rain here. it's just very windy tomorrow and very raw. drew: i am drew tuma your accuweather forecast. a nice end to the week. some fog along the coast, clear skies elsewhere temperatures drop to the 30's in the lowest spots. here's your seven-day forecast, we track a chance of drizzle saturday into sunday. your clocks go forward one hour. tuesday is the best bet for wet weather. are you playing wordle? >> yes, i played it today. >> i'll get on it and you'll teach me how. the daily puzzle game that's taken the world by storm. wordle gives you just six chances to figure out a five-letter word. no spoilers on "gma" but our word of the day is the latest t-r-e-n-d in fashion. >> any guesses, anybody, what

our word is? it's the color green. that's right. wordle took over the internet. now it's taking over our closets and melissa garcia is here to walk us through it. melissa, welcome. good morning. thank you for being with us and big question, is green the it clor of spring this year. >> green could be the it color of spring. we're seeing a lot of it pop up right now. clearly you guys got the memo. i love this was not planned. >> we didn't even know. >> i know, i know so, yeah, i think we're going to see a lot of green this spring. >> we'll bring them out. we have our friends here joining us, st. patrick's day right around the corner. my girl producer sara, you can see the green. she has shorts. what is she wearing? >> she's wearing this great outfit. don't want to wear a full monochromatic green. a fun print is the way to do it. her top, cute. nice fun punch then gave her the solid green shorts and shorts again are great to wear with a heel. just elevates the whole look and pulls together for a fun way to wear green.

>> sara, you look fantastic. >> nice pop. >> love it. we have another friend alana, producer, fabulous pantsuit. can't not wait to see. >> i'm so excited. this is -- look at the suit and look at our model. this is an awesome way to wear it. a full monochromatic look. seeing tons of bold color. here fully saturated bold color from head to toe and monochromatic is lengthening and elongating. you can wear it with a pair of jeans or a tank top. this is a great look for the spring and summer and also for green and alana. >> she told us she's keeping it. >> i love the sashay one more time. we needed that. this seems like a trend that everyone could wear like our guy adam right here. tell us about adam. >> i'm sure you'll be politicaled to hear this is for the men too. so -- but, sometimes thee trends are difficult for guys to incorporate. i love the idea of taking a

simple silhouette like a polo shirt and giving that fun pop of color in the shirt then paired it with a great pair of white jeans which pairs so well with the green it makes it pop and pulls together. really fun, cute look for the summer and spring. >> seems like you have all different shades of green. is there one we should be eyeing more given spring? >> i think anything that's bright and bold i think as long as you're in the color family, you're good. >> i think all of our models are finding out how uncomfortable it can be to stand there with everyone staring at you. >> you guys are working it. you look greats. coming up, everybody, gabrielle union, she is joining us live. stay with us.

>> this is abc7news. >> good morning. i am from abc seven mornings. here's a look at traffic. >> good morning. we are going to update you on how train. >> there was disruption to service. that was until 4:00. that will in -- it will be busting writers from san francisco to mill great station. that is a heads up. >> the toll plaza is nice and light. the backup is gone. we will wrap up with a live look at walnut creek on the southbound traffic. >> thank you. we

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and then the warmest spots going into the 70's. >> and other abc7news updates and 30 minutes. good morning ♪ just because it's over doesn't mean it's really over ♪ welcome back to "gma." we always love, love, love when our next guest stops by. she is an actress, producer and best-selling author and now she is starring in the new disney plus movie, "cheaper by the dozen." gabrielle union, great to have you here. good morning. good morning, good morning. >> it is great to be here. >> well, you know, this "cheaper by the dozen," a lot of kids, a lot of family. before we talk about that we'll talk about your family. you know a lot about family too. you have a daughter kaavia james who has her own personality and you posted some of it in a video we can see that you posted. let's check it out. >> hey, is that because my breath stinks?

>> yeah. >> whoa. >> not afraid to hurt your feelings. [ laughter ] >> no, she got me right between the eyes. okay, mom, let's go handle that. >> is this a trend, brutal honesty? >> she doesn't know anything else. she just tells the truth and sometimes it makes you feel -- mommy, i love your hair. mommy, you look amazing. mommy, your breath stinks and i'm like, i got to take the good with the bad. >> tells it like it is. >> she's honest. >> you guys have a big family but the family in this movie, ten, ten kids is that what it is? >> yes. >> ten kids. do you dwyane ever talk about what the max number would be? >> we're there. we are there. >> you've reached it. >> i believe we are overindexed on human beings in our house. yeah, ten kids, just trying to wrangle ten kids on set, trying to entertain ten very different children and there's some pets in there as well.

no, we struggle -- i'm like, wait, who are -- yes, yep, uh-huh. you're one of ours, okay, like somebody help me. >> how is it, though on set. you have ten kids, two dogs, everybody running around. how do you wrangle -- >> we had to do good cop, bad cop. since i'm the parent because zach does not have kids at this time, so i was like, be the good cop. i got it. you can't like with kids they can only work so many hours so you can't be messing around. >> seems like you kind of are a parent on the set. >> you have to be because their parents can't be right, right there so i got to be the mom and kind of the stern mom which i hate. >> do they listen? >> that is not my role in the house. i'm a softy. at work i'm like straighten up, fly right. >> do they listen? >> sometimes because zach is behind me like -- so between the two of us we worked it out. >> let's take a look at you in action. >> my pregnancy was planned.

the outcome, however, was not. twins, luna and luca. >> our life good a little chaotic and just when things were settling down, it happened again. with bronx and bailey. bringing our one big happy family to 11 and as hectic as our life can get, it always somehow feels just right. >> it feels right on that screen as well. my kids grew up with the original. you're an executive producer on this. what made you want to bring it back to life? >> it's time. the world is completely changing. families can come in every kind of configuration, shape, size and wanted to explore that like a blended family. a truly blended family in every way you can imagine and show how co-parenting can be challenging at times but also the joy when co-parenting is done well and you put the kids, you know, peace first, how well it can work. we just thought now is the time to show, you know, all different

kinds of races in one family, all different kinds of kids in one family and how we find a way to love and respect and cherish them all. >> it is time. you mentioned zach, zach braff, your husband in the movie. is it true he had no idea who your real-life husband who is a legend shall we say in his own right, dwyane wade, nba star, he had no idea who he was. >> in all fairness my husband never watched "scrubs" either i zach never really let on and then it's like he finally meets -- it was seamless and d was like is that the one with doctors and there was a black guy, yeah, exactly. that was "scrubs." it ran for a very long time. so in all fairness it's like a push because they're both like, i don't know. >> zach is going to be on the show monday. what should we ask him? >> ask him who his trainer is. >> okay. >> there was a little inspiration there because he was like once he realized who my

husband was and, you know, d does not believe in shirts, so i'm retired but look at these abs. here we go. and zach was like, i got -- i got to -- there's no way we're lying in bed on set and you're going home to adonis. i got to get it together. >> get it right. >> he went really hard and he was so excited. he comes in at the beach with his lady and he's like, look, look at my abs. so happy about them. >> we ask co-stars this question all the time and never give us anything that good. thank you very much. [ laughter ] >> you're giving us a great movie too. we appreciate it. >> thank you. we had a great time and it's just -- one of those -- i don't get to do a lot of movies that my kids can see and i don't have to have some uncomfortable conversations with what mommy is doing with these other fellas. this is so sweet and relatable because everyone has challenges in families and how do you balance ambition with having

enough? and, you know, when is it ever enough? and this family in "cheaper by the dozen" in our version finds out what's more important. >> we never get enough of having you here so keep on coming back. >> yeah. can't keep me away. i'll be back. >> we love it. gabrielle union, everyone. "cheaper by the dozen" premieres on disney plus on march the 18th. make sure you check it out. coming up, with prices higher than ever becky worley has savings strategies to help your budget. 12 kids -- i mean 10 kids, 12 in the house. >> you need the help. >> i thought it was too many at the house in the hamptons.

we are back now with this week's "gma" buzz pick. it's "one italian summer" by rebecca serle set in the amalfi coast portrays a powerful bond between a mother and daughter and getting rave reviews like her previous book "in five years" which was a pick in 2020. "one italian summer" out now. keep reading along with us on our instagram @gmabookclub. michael. saving strategies to help your budget as inflation hits a 40-year high. becky worley is back with that. good morning, again, becky. >> good morning, michael. >> we're talking so much about inflation and it is hitting our wallets especially with groceries. what can people do to save? >> yeah, i think step one is to double down on those tried and

true savings strategies, a simple one, buying frozen meat saves you coin and buy in bulk - even though the prices at warehouse stores have gone up too, if you can buy in bulk, the savings are there. finally, the generic, the house brand, it can be significantly lower than name brands and the quality is there in so many cases. >> yeah, a lot of generic brands are made the same place as the name brands we all know about. we fast forward to digital strategies, all coupons, are they all online right now? >> yes and no. many big retailers still send out physical mailers, but if you go to the website of your regular grocery store you'll often see the digital coupons right next to a link for the mailed weekly circular and you can use those flyers to target what's discounted. also you want to enroll in your store's cash back cards or discount clubs if they have them. they're also a bunch of really

good apps that will give you cash back, ibotta, fetch. really good ones out there to save and at this point every penny counts, michael. >> i will second that. every penny does count, rebecca, thank you so much as always and now we go back to ginger. >> michael, we love a good happy ending story especially when it comes to a puppy that fell into the ice. that's jasmine and thankfully her owner julia did the right thing in western massachusetts, called 911. they say please do not try to get your dog. they have all the proper equipment. jasmine and the first responders are all well. also had to share this. telluride almost three feet of snow this week, 209 for the season having to snow blow to get over the chair lift. from the southern rockies up to northern maine on alert for more snow. a check now a little closer to home. drew: i am made meteorologist drew tuma with your forecast. sunshine and temperatures in the 60's and 70's. some drizzle over the weekend and the best bet for

jo all right, we are very excited about this. we have a new book to tell you about revealing why right now is the perfect time for women to reinvent the workplace. best-selling author reshma saujani's new book, "pay up: the future of women and work and why it's different than you think." she is with us right now. so great to have you here. you are talking about something so important to all of us and this is really your mission. you have for so long said young women and girls, you should be brave. you should lean in. you should work harder. you wrote a best-selling book about this "brave, but not perfect" and the pandemic made you rethink this. >> for the past decade i told girls to barnstorm the corner office. lean in real hard. girl boss your way to the top and i was wrong. during covid i had two little kids trying to work in my organization and almost broke me. i realized the hard way having it all was really a euphemism for doing it all.

that we can't just color code our calendar and get a mentor and take another leadership course and have to stop trying to fix the woman and fix the system. >> fix the system and look at all these women we have seen leave the workplace in the wake of covid during this pandemic. the great resignation, we call it. what does that tell you. >> it tells me workplaces have never been designed for women. you know, and covid, so many of us were trying. we didn't have child care. we didn't have managers that got it. spouses who didn't help and now we are in crisis. 2 million women have left the workforce. 51% of moms say they're anxious and depressed. we have a broken system and guess what, we don't have to go back to it. >> i think you're really on to something right now. the not going back to it.

there are 11 million jobs that are open right now. you say that makes for the perfect opportunity for women to go and start to create some of this change that has for so long needed to happen. >> never waste a good crisis. it is a seller's market right now. we are in control. we have leverage. so working women, we can ask for what we need. we need right now subsidized child care and flexibility. what we need is support with our mental health. we have leverage and we have to use it. >> we really do and it's so good to hear you say that. i think we need to be reminded of the leverage we have. you got what you call the four forces of change. tell me about those. >> first we have to empower ourselves and that means setting tangible boundaries. look, in my house i have two babies, my husband does the nights and i do the mornings so if i'm sitting around watching netflix at 6:00, he'll be like, hey, can you warm up the bottle? so i just leave. i take a girls night or take a walk around the block but do something for myself. we got to get empowered in our workplaces and ask for what we need. what i hear from women all the time i need help with my child care. stop paying me to freeze my eggs and my gym memberships. support moms with what they need.

you know, the third thing is we got to change the culture. we have to start valuing motherhood. so many moms that are listening right now, i'm sure that we waited to tell our employers about our pregnancy to the very last moment instead of saying we had to take our kids to a doctor's appointment we put networking lunch on our calendar. we have to stop hiding our motherhood and start mothering out loud. finally we got to advocate for ourselves. we can't wait for congress to grow a heart. in washington they're bailing out airlines, but they're not bailing out moms. and we have to fight for paid leave and affordable child care and the child tax credit. we have power right now. >> yeah, we're still talking about it, right? we've been talking -- >> we still haven't passed it after everything we've been through. >> yeah, yeah. >> america's moms, we're broken. the cdc just released a report and the two subgroups that are the most anxious and depressed, one of them is moms. we never thought our moms would break but our hearts are broken

and we need support. >> it is a good reminder you say, women, you have the leverage right now so take this as an opportunity. great to have you here. thank you for reminding us of the fight we need, "pay up" available next tuesday, march 15th. coming up, bryan adams, the one and only is joining us. ♪ i'm so happy it hurts ♪ ♪ i'm so happy it hurts hi, i'm mike holmes. i'm here with ivan from agm renovations america's kitchen and bathroom renovators i'm excited to introduce agm's 3d creator. it allows you to create your new kitchen or bathroom online, and get an exact quote in minutes. [ivan] that's right mike! design your kitchen or bathroom in 3d, choose your fixtures and finishes, without leaving your home or inviting strangers in. visit agmrenovations.com and create your new kitchen or bathroom today! ♪ agmrenovations.com ♪ [announcer] call now and get $3,000 off!

back now with bryan adams. the grammy award winner has a brand-new album out this morning called "so happy it hurts." bryan is going to perform for us in just a moment but first he joins us from the uk to talk about his new music. bryan, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you know, your new album came together over the pandemic. so what did you find the ideas for the songs? >> well, i just went into my coat and pulled all the drink coasters and betting receipts out and all the scribbles on the back of them and sat down and put them in one place and wrote

some songs. >> sounds easy, but i'm sure it wasn't that easy. what i love, though, your mom, your mom, she stars in your music video for "so happy it hurts" so did she have fun shooting that with you? >> that's her. she's going to be 94. ♪ >> well, it might be tough, you know, mom is a star now. you better watch out. they'll ask for her autograph instead of yours when you walk down the street. we got to say, you got covid twice but fully recovered thank goodness and ready to get back on the road. are you excited to tour again? >> i have to say that i -- even though i did have covid twice it was never -- it didn't really do me -- i mean there were a couple of days i had a fever but it was no big deal. i was lucky and, yes, looking forward to being on tour, i actually got my second bout of covid when i was playing in vegas. >> oh, you can say it, it's okay but we're happy you are well.

we're happy that you are back. we're happy we got a new album from you and we're going to watch everybody -- we're going to let everybody watch you perform. here's bryan adams performing the title track of his new album, "so happy it hurts." ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ ♪ driving down trans-canada one top down, i got the radio on all right ♪ ♪ we're gonna get there tonight a little closer every bend in the road ♪ ♪ motor running, think i'm gonna explore, all right ♪ ♪ i got you in my sights ♪ ♪ blacktop burning underneath my wheels, it's crazy how i feel ♪ ♪ i'm so happy it hurts i'm so happy it hurts ♪

♪ i'm so glad it's outrageous i'm so happy it hurts ♪ ♪ that stupid grin on my face must be some kind of curse ♪ ♪ you put a spell on me, baby i'm so happy it hurts ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm so happy it hurts ♪ ♪ i'm so happy it hurts ♪ ♪ i'm so glad it's outrageous, you know i think it's contagious ♪ ♪ that stupid grin on my face ♪ ♪ must be some kind of curse you put a spell on me, baby ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm so happy it hurts ♪ ♪ i'm so happy it hurts ♪

♪ i'm so glad it's outrageous, you know i think it's contagious ♪ ♪ that stupid grin on my face ♪ ♪ must be some kind of curse you put a spell on me, baby ♪ ♪ i'm so happy it hurts i'm so happy it hurts ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ ♪ i'm so happy it hurts ♪

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, this is abc7news. reggie: good morning. jobina has a look at your commute. jobina: multiple lanes are blocked right now and it does appear injuries are involved. it will be on northbound 880 before the industrial parkway. down to about 19 miles per hour in that area. our other slow spot will be in emeryville. that westbound traffic still crawling. >> our frost advisory has expired. temperatures warming to the 40's and these right now. south beach camera showing you we had a lot of sunshine out there. that warms pretty quickly. into the 60's by lunchtime, good temperature. a warmer afternoon by 4:00. reggie: sounds good.

time now for live with kelly and ryan. we see you at 11:00 a.m.