backward, forward, sideways, bruno. good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. on this tuesday. ukraine's capital under fire, russia edging closer to the heart of kyiv and the new move from key european allies. this morning, russia on kyiv's doorstep. unrelenting strikes on residential neighborhoods including a 15-story apartment block. residents trapped under the debris. this mother recounts the moment a missile struck as she held her 1-year-old baby while another american journalist is wounded in the war and our abc news exclusive with ukraine's first lady speaking out from a secret location. her message for vladimir putin and the united states. white house warning. the u.s.' strong words for china about aiding the russian invasion of ukraine.

new covid uptick? what officials found in wastewater and what those numbers mean, while china battles a new surge forcing more than 51 million people into lockdown. breaking news in two urgent manhunts. police arrest a suspect who targeted homeless people in new york and washington, d.c. and the man who stabbed two employees at the museum of modern art found sleeping at a bus station after setting his hotel room on fire. overnight, what a judge ruled in the case of that infamous fake heiress. >> i am famous. >> whose crimes are at the center of the hit series "inventing anna" and what happens next. a win for bob saget's family and their privacy. what a judge just decided and what his loved ones are saying this morning. dolly's decision. why the queen of country just turned down one of the biggest honors in music. ♪ i feel alive ♪ plus, we're saying good morning, america, from south

carolina and you have a first-class ticket to the grandstand, from the 60 miles of gorgeous coast line, to the blue ridge mountains. and she's queen of the court. >> let's go. >> meet the superstar coach who is one of the most revered names in sports. it's all ahead as we "rise & shine" from the palmetto state. good morning, america. we hope you're doing well this morning. we want to get right to the war on ukraine. overnight, more signs that russia's targeting civilians stepping up their siege of the capital. missiles have landed in the heart of kyiv, slammed into a suburban apartment building. >> now, despite the bombardment, kyiv is holding out against the russian attacks. ukrainian president zelenskyy releasing a new message telling his people to stand strong and fight. >> all this as zelenskyy gears up to address congress and the american people tomorrow. we have team coverage this morning. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell starts us off with the latest on the ground in kyiv. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. i just want to show you the

scene of one of those russian strikes this morning here in the heart of the city. you can hear the sound of the alarms from the buildings that suffered some of the blast damage. you can see the debris on the ground there and if we move across you can see all the storefronts blown out and the same across every single window in that block. what we're seeing i think is a change in russian tactics. in some senses their land movements are stalled. now they're targeting infrastructure, hitting civilian sites as well as defense industries. overnight, more strikes on kyiv. three areas hit, including this 15-story apartment block. at least two people reportedly killed as rescuers search for residents reportedly trapped under the rubble. with russian forces trying to bear down on the nation's capital, the aerial bombardment is increasing. this is the moment a russian missile destroyed a building right in the heart of the capital on monday. the projectile intersected and then crashing into the street killing at least one person and wounding several others.

another russian missile striking a different apartment building in a residential neighborhood. this is exactly what indiscriminate russian bombardment actually looks like, an apartment block struck by a missile at 5:00 in the morning and you can see the incredible damage that it's done. scenes like this are being played out across the country. most of the residents are left with little more than the clothes on their backs. tatiana and her 1-year-old baby were in bed when the missile struck. [ speaking foreign language ] she says, i saw a huge fireball flying towards us. i grabbed the baby and ran. the russian advance has been stalled for days in most parts of the country, but the bombardment has only increased and on the heels of the strike in western ukraine near the border with poland, a nato ally, there are concerns the conflict could escalate. >> the prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility. >> reporter: images released

from the ukrainian military from the port city of mariupol reveal the true horror of this war and the tactics now being deployed by putin. the city's shell-shocked residents under siege for over a week with little to no access to power, heating, food and water. just last week, an horrific air strike on a maternity ward and children's hospital in the city. a pregnant woman and her unborn child rescued from the debris have now died according to the local authorities. they say that more than 2,300 people have been killed in the city since the russian invasion began. millions have now fled the fighting but the journey to safety is long and arduous. victor oquendo is with the refugees just arriving in poland. >> these tents outside the main train station in krakow are now operating 24 hours a day. some have food and shelter. this one is packed with donations. you've got cribs and strollers to clothes. the latest numbers, some 72,000 refugees crossed the border into poland overnight. the total here, now approaching 2 million.

>> reporter: ukraine's president zelenskyy addressing his nation once again. saying, we need to stand strong and fight in order to win and reach the peace ukrainians deserve and in russia despite the clampdown on dissent some are resisting. this young woman interrupts a state tv broadcast with a sign saying, stop the war. don't believe propaganda. they're lying to you. the broadcaster cutting the feed and like other protesters the woman now arrested. scenes like this playing out across the country and a campaign really designed to try and instill terror and weaken ukrainian resolve, but that's not happening at the moment. incredibly, this morning, three european union leaders are coming here to kyiv in the middle of the war zone to meet with president zelenskyy. meanwhile, we have negotiations ongoing. the second stage of this fourth round amid cautious tentative signs of perhaps some optimism to try and end all of this. amy? >> could use a little optimism. ian pannell, thank you for that. we appreciate it.

now to another u.s. journalist covering the war in ukraine caught in the line of fire. fox news correspondent benjamin hall was injured just outside the capital of kyiv. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is in lviv with more on that. good morning to you, martha. >> reporter: good morning, amy. there's no question this is a dangerous place to work, especially in the south, in the east and around kyiv, which is where the fox news reporter was working. >> this is news that we hate to pass along to you, but it's obviously what happens sometimes in the middle of a conflict. >> reporter: this morning, benjamin hall, the fox news state department correspondent in the hospital after he was injured just outside of kyiv. the ceo of fox saying in a statement, we have a minimal level of details right now, but ben is hospitalized and our teams on the ground are working to gather additional information as the situation unfolds. but there is still very little

known about the severity of his injuries or how he was wounded. hall has covered conflicts in afghanistan, iraq and syria, and he had been reporting from the frontlines in ukraine since the fighting broke out. >> it is a tragic, tragic thing that is happening in this country. >> reporter: hall's injury comes just one day after american filmmaker brent renaud was killed when russian forces opened fire on his vehicle. the photojournalist with him also injured recounting his friend's harrowing final moments from a hospital bed. >> we cross the checkpoint and they start shooting at us. >> reporter: ukraine's president zelenskyy sharing a letter to renaud's family writing, may brent's life, service and sacrifice inspire generations of people all around the world to stand up and fight for the forces of light against forces of darkness. ben hall reported on renaud's death and the steep risk facing reporters here just hours before he was hurt. >> also, a tragic day because as you said brent renaud, american

journalist, 50 years old, died today not far from where we are. it is a sad and a tragic story. >> reporter: tragedy that would soon strike hall. again, very little information about hall at this point or the extent of his injuries, but, of course, our thoughts are with him and his family. george? >> they certainly are, martha. we're going to the white house now where the u.s. has warned china against arming the russian invasion of ukraine. chief white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. the white house is increasingly concerned right now that china -- about china's potential involvement in this crisis. the president's top national security adviser jake sullivan in a seven-hour meeting in rome yesterday with his chinese counterpart, a major issue right now this news that moscow requested military equipment and other aid from beijing, china said to be considering that request. this meeting with sullivan was described as intense with sullivan delivering a direct warning to china that they'll face significant consequences if

it goes through and helps russia, though the white house is not right now spelling out publicly what those consequences will be. we are also learning about president zelenskyy addressing congress virtually tomorrow. he has been pleading with the united states to do more. the united states so far offering ukraine more than $1.2 billion in aid in the past year but, george, so many in congress ramping up the pressure for the white house to do more. >> they certainly are. cecelia, thanks very much. let's bring in our military analyst, retired colonel steven ganyard and, stephen, what we're seeing is this combination of negotiations on the one hand stepped up, bombardment on the other. what does this tell you about where things stand on both the diplomatic and military front? >> yeah, george, it's to russia's advantage to continue to try to negotiate to show they are a willing participant in the negotiations themselves but it also buys them time on the battlefield. the status quo on the battlefield can't be acceptable

to mr. putin, and so continue the negotiations, see if they can change the status quo and give themselves leverage in the talks. >> how does it play out over the next few weeks? >> it will be interesting to see how the negotiation positions change. you know, we don't know what the russians have asked for, but we do know that zelenskyy has changed his position a couple times. we know that he's backed off in saying they want to join nato and stop flirting with the eu. potentially they would give up the donbas and crimea. if all these things come to pass, that's sort of what the russians agreed to with georgia in 2008. whether it's enough for putin now is another question. >> that's the big question. on the one hand, the west has to defeat putin. on the other hand, they have to find some way to give him a diplomatic way out. >> reporter: yeah, so this is what yesterday why the u.s. pressed china to come in and sort of act as an intermediary. remember that putin and xi had that meeting during the olympics where they said they have this relationship that

can't be broken, so the u.s. is pressing china to come in and play a constructive role. whether they do that is a question about how the negotiations move forward. >> steve ganyard, thanks very much. michael? >> all right, thank you, george. now to that breaking news. police arresting the gunman suspected in the chilling attacks on homeless people in new york city and washington, d.c. abc's stephanie ramos has more. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: michael, good morning. a suspect has been arrested in connection with the shootings of five homeless men right here in new york city and d.c. two of those victims dying from their gunshot wounds. the atf believes the same gun was used in each of the shootings. now, the mayors of both cities announced over the weekend a joint investigation vowing to protect the most vulnerable. now, here's a video police reviewed very closely. this disturbing video showing the suspect this past saturday in manhattan tapping a sleeping man with his foot, authorities say he opened fire killing him. just a few blocks away we were with nypd officers overnight as they warned homeless people

about the suspect. urging them to go to city-owned shelters for safety. many of them telling us they prefer to stay in the streets. right now, d.c. police say they are interviewing that suspect. amy? >> all right, stephanie ramos, thank you very much. now to the potential new uptick in covid cases. traces of the virus are reportedly going up in wastewater, which has been an early warning sign of covid trends. trevor ault is live in houston with more on that. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, amy. yeah, wastewater treatment and detection has been extremely useful as an indicator. but unfortunately a lot of these scythes have been reporting troubling numbers. the cdc says between february 24th and march 10th, 37% of the wastewater sites they monitor saw the presence of covid-19 in crease at least 100%. of those sites three in ten saw

increases of at least 1,000%. that is an astonishing jump. as we all know, cases across the u.s. have been down, but officials say this could mean a rise in cases through the spring. it is possible it could already be happening in what's further fueling the concerns is a new variant called ba.2 that white house officials say spreads 30% faster than the omicron variant. they're watching it closely. it makes up only about 10% of cases across the united states. that number is expected to rise and we'll lickly get new data on ba.2 and how fast it's spreading from the cdc later today. amy? >> trevor, this all comes just as the white house is warning that critical pandemic response programs are now in danger of shutting down? >> reporter: all of these federal covid-19 programs cost money and the additional money has stalled out in congress, today the white house is expected to spend congress a letter to scale back a lot of

these programs or efforts. the white house has warned that could include covid-19 testing and supplies for antibody treatments, things that have been of great use right now but the money is not there, amy. >> trevor ault with the latest in houston, thank you. george? >> amy, thanks. the concern about more cases here follows a surge in cases in china which has led to lockdowns for some 50 million people shutting down several cities including shanghai. lama hasan is tracking the latest from london. good morning, lama. >> reporter: and good morning to you, george. this morning, covid cases have now doubled in china in just one day. making it the biggest and most widespread increase in cases since the pandemic began in d ithntious omicr ba.2 variant that's sweeping across the country. now chinese officials are cracking down introducing new lockdowns and mass testing. in total more than 51 million people entering another lockdown.

the entire province and the southern cities will be closed down until at least march 20th. there are concerns these lockdowns could affect the supply chains. factories have been ordered to close. foxconn who make the iphone have relocated production at two of its factories. the exact cause of the outbreak is unknown but some point the finger at neighboring hong kong, which is struggling with a huge surge, and now china's strict covid zero policy will now be tested as the country battles the fast spreading ba.2 variant. >> lama, thanks very much. we will switch gears to march madness. the 2022 ncaa tournament kicks off tonight with a pair of first four match-ups. you know i'm going to watch them. my alma mater, texas southern, they're taking on fellow number 16 seed texas a&m corpus christi. insiders have my tigers picked as favorites. tsu no stranger to the first

four and they have won first four games in 2018 and 2021 and they lost the other two that they've been in in 2014 and 2003 when the tournament was just 65 teams and texas a&m corpus christi islanders, this is their second second tournament appearance. tipoff is at 6:40 eastern in dayton. you know where i'll be. >> nice and early for you. >> they did that for you. >> nice and early just for me. oh, your team won the national championship in football. >> oh, thank you for mentioning that. >> i knew you would like it. that's why i threw it out for you. go, tigers. a lot more coming up here on "gma," including a victory in court for bob saget's family and their privacy. also ahead, what just happened to that notorious fake heiress who conned some of new york's biggest players out of major money. first, let's go to ginger. >> good morning, everyone. some folks in southeast louisiana waking up with tornado warnings at this hour, and so we take a look at what's going on overnight in north texas, fanning county, they've got what looks like a probable tornado. they'll get out there and do the

survey today. then the hail that was falling, that was at least marble to golf ball size reported, and then in rockwell it was covering the ground and came along with heavy rain, up to 3 inches of rain fell super quickly, so flash flooding was an issue. now this all slides east. the same area that just got raked with severe storms, thedlo will get more in the coming days. that takes you through wednesday afternoon. you can see lake city, cedar key may get into that target. your local weather in 30 seconds. let's get a check a little closer to home.

drew: the next seven days for you all about the sunshine. our next storm arrives over the weekend. sunday, s s s s s s s s s s s ss i've got to pitch next "extraordinary earth," let's all go to see the aurora. you in? >> beautiful. gorgeous. >> i'm in. >> george said yes too. >> thank you, ginger. coming up, dolly parton bowing out of one of music's biggest honor and no surprise what she said that has people calling her a class act. we'll be right back. namaste—

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♪ ♪ ♪ we don't talk about bruno, no, no, no ♪ ♪ we don't talk about bruno ♪ welcome back, everyone, to "gma." that's "we don't talk about bruno" from "encanto," and we can't stop talking about it. the music from the movie has been topping the charts, and if you can't get those songs out of your head, well, lin-manuel miranda has a solution for you. it's ahead in "play of the day." >> that is coming right up. we have a lot of headlines we're following right now, including the latest out of ukraine. overnight, there were more strikes in kyiv. three areas were hit including this 15-story apartment block. at least two people killed as rescuers searched for residents trapped under the rubble with russian forces trying to bear down on the capital. also right now, there are new concerns about an uptick in covid cases.

the cdc says that more than a third of the wastewater sites they're monitoring are seeing a 100% increase in the presence of the virus. waste water has been a preliminary indicator of covid trends throughout the pandemic. breaking news. police arrested the man wanted for stabbing two employees at the world renown museum of modern art. gary cabana was found sleeping on a bench at a bus terminal in philadelphia. officials found him after he set fire to his hotel room. no one was injured. we are remembering wrestling legend scott hall. he wrestled for the wwe under the name razor ramon. hall reportedly broke his hip hall was 63 years old. and we've got a lot more ahead. we're saying good morning from south carolina, from the gorgeous coastline to the blue e there she is rht there. george>> a great state.

we'll turn now to anna delvey, the convicted con artist who's portrayed in the popular netflix show "inventing anna" she lost her battle to stay in the u.s. after completing her prison sentence. deborah roberts has the story this morning. good morning, deborah. >> reporter: good morning, george. anna sorokin's lawyer says despite his best efforts she is back in germany, not exactly the ending the 31-year-old russian-german immigrant had in mind after that elaborate con game which ensnared and embarrassed some of new york's biggest names but immigration officials apparently wrote another chapter. >> i am famous. >> reporter: this morning, the real-life muse for the netflix hit series "inventing anna" has apparently been deported. >> painted a public picture of me as a criminal. that's not my story. >> what is your story? >> reporter: anna sorokin has spent the past year in immigration custody, a deportation order signed for her in february. >> rumors started swirling

today, and then i hadn't heard from her this afternoon, which is our normal practice. >> reporter: speaking with "gma" overnight, her attorney says he's been fighting her case and legally she should not be sent back to europe. >> traditionally you have 30 days to appeal any orders and then the appeal will either be denied or approved and so, if you do the math, i think we had until the 18th or 19th of this month. >> reporter: infamously known as the soho grifter sorokin conned big banks and the new york elite into believing she was a german heiress with a $60 million inheritance. in reality anna, who adopted the last name delvey, was found guilty in 2019 of stealing more than $250,000 from acquaintances, banks and hotels to bankroll her lavish lifestyle. >> many people see you as the ultimate scammer. are you? >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: her time behind bars including 19 months at new york's infamous rikers island jail. we spoke with her just as she was released from prison. >> the idea would be for this business to work and i would

just repay everything. >> the impression these bankers are getting is that you have millions and millions of dollars in your account. if you have these millions, why do you need their money to fund your club? >> even the richest of people always take out loans. i was just trying to get a cheap loan. >> reporter: sorokin's brief stint back in society financed in part by that netflix deal she signed while in jail but weeks after our interview immigration authorities arrested her. sorokin sharing her experience in this "insider magazine" op-ed responding to the immigration cot released from deteio ordered to report regularl woul have thetie to commit fraudulent and dishonest acts. sorokin adding, sorry, am i on trial for this again? >> do you feel badly? do you have regrets? >> i'm feel like i'm just trying to deal with consequences of my actions. i was young.

i would not repeat my actions. i'm just trying to make the best out of my situation. >> reporter: sorokin has steadfastly maintained that she is not a danger to society. even writing in that cheeky manner while in custody that she has made financial restitution and that she has, quote, accomplished more in weeks than some people have in years. george? >> okay. thanks, deb. michael? all right, we're going to turn now to a judge's decision to side with bob saget's family blocking the release of photographs or videos related to his sudden death earlier this year and will reeve has the details. good morning, will. >> good morning, michael. the saget family had sued to block the release of records and photos of bob saget's death arguing that the pain they already felt would be exacerbated if any of it was published. yesterday, they won a permanent injunction as they continue to mourn the man beloved by so many. this morning, the family of comedy icon bob saget with a

victory in court. a florida judge ruling that no photos or body camera footage of his sudden death can be released to media outlets. >> this is such a sensitive topic area, that being a death and having photos just, you know, the public adoration for mr. saget didn't trump those privacy interests of his family in this scenario. >> reporter: the saget family saying they're grateful the judge granted their request for an injunction to preserve bob's dignity as well as their privacy rights, especially after suffering this unexpected and tragic loss. it's been just over two months since the "full house" actor died. >> we have an unresponsive guest in the room. my officer is telling me there is no pulse. >> reporter: the 65-year-old was found unresponsive in his hotel room hours after performing a stand-up comedy set in orlando. the orange county medical examiner determining that saget died of a head injury likely sustained in a fall. t.j. holmes spoke with saget's wife kelly soon after his death. >> what was the last

conversation, phone call? >> he was just on his way home or back to his hotel and just was telling me what a wonderful show he had and how it was so amazing. >> reporter: monday's court ruling means that lingering questions about saget's death will likely go unanswered publicly. >> in this circumstance the prosecutor, district attorney has decided that this did not need to be investigated any further. while tragic, i do believe that is the best outcome to protect his family and their privacy interests. >> on behalf of the saget family their lawyer went on to say in that statement that all the prayers and well wishes continuously extended to the family are beyond appreciated. we certainly extend ours, guys. >> yes, we do. >> thank you, will. coming up, while we didn't think we could love dolly parton any more, but wait until you hear what she just did when we come back. i started screening for colon cancer because of my late husband jay. i wish he could have seen our daughter ellie get married,

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performers stunning the music industry. dolly parton declaring she must respectfully bow out of contention for a spot in the rock & roll hall of fame. >> this is perfectly on brand and just makes people love her even more. ♪ jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ >> reporter: the queen of country posting a statement saying, even though i am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the rock & roll hall of fame i don't feel i have earned that right. i really do not want votes to be split because of me. ♪ working 9 to 5 ♪ ♪ what a way to make a living ♪ ♪ barely getting by ♪ ♪ all taking and no giving ♪ ♪ they just use your mind and you never get the credit ♪ >> reporter: dolly has been working 9 to 5 and then some for more than six decades selling more than 100 million records. with great fanfare she was announced last month as 1 of 17 nominees to the hall's class of 2022 alongside fellow legends like lionel richie, pat benatar, dionne warwick and eminem.

the only country artist among them saying, the nomination is giving her the idea to put out a great rock album in the future adding my husband is a total rock 'n' roll freak and always encouraged me to do one. >> the outpouring of admiration and affection that this announcement has made for her is almost more positive for her career than being in the rock & roll hall of fame. ♪ and i will always love you ♪ ♪ i will always love you ♪ >> reporter: other musicians have rejected the honor after being voted in. among them, the sex pistols and axl rose. but dolly in a class by herself adding, i do hope that the rock & roll hall of fame will understand and be willing to consider me again if i'm ever worthy. dolly, we are not worthy.

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good morning, america. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. ukraine's capital under fire. russia edges closer to the heart of kyiv while another american journalist is wounded in the war, and our abc news exclusive, ukraine's first lady speaking out from a secret location. her message for vladimir putin and the united states. new covid uptick? what officials found in wastewater and what those numbers mean. "gma" health alert. the alarming new report in the number of children diagnosed with mental health conditions. the signs to look for and what parents can do. ♪ enough is enough ♪ real-life copycat? this pet owner spending $25,000 to clone her cat following celebrities like barbra streisand. but why some critics say enough

is enough. ♪ you're so golden ♪ road to gold. we're one-on-one with penelope cruz. her major nomination this year and she's not the only one in her house getting an oscar nod. ♪ i feel alive ♪ and it's time to "rise & shine" in south carolina from the blue ridge mountains to charming charleston, called the jewel of the south, and how the gullah community is protecting tradition and honoring their ancestors. ♪ plus, meet the decorated wnba all-star and olympic gold medalist paving the way for women on and off the court. >> quicker! let's go! >> and kenneth and eva are getting the band back together, all that and more and we're saying -- >> all: good morning, america! ♪ good morning, america. thank you for being with us on

this tuesday. they literally put the band back together and we are excited to "rise & shine" from south carolina. kenneth moton and eva pilgrim are back on their old stomping grounds at the university of ut out on graduation day back in 2004. >> i love that. look at that. >> they were in the same class? >> that's amazing. >> i did not know that until right now. >> wow. look at that. they are reliving their college glory days back on campus right there in south carolina. looks like kenneth is already rejoining the band at this point. >> yeah. >> the palmetto state knows all about the power of community and we're introducing you to one woman who stepped up during the pandemic to help those in need serving up 13,000 fresh meals. we're going to have more just ahead about that. >> we are loving this series. we'll begin with the news, of course, on the latest out of ukraine. there are more signs that russia is targeting civilians stepping up their siege at the capital. senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is there and starts us off. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning,

george. this is what the residents of the capital kyiv woke up to this morning. the sound of russian bombardment once again, and you can see the scale of the damage here. the floor is strewn with debris. the front of all those buildings blown out. across the area. the damage is widespread and i think this reflects this change in russian tactics we've seen. their land invasion has stalled in the face of stiff ukrainian resistance and instead, we're seeing them switch increasingly to aerial bombardment. overnight, more strikes on kyiv. three areas hit including this 15-story apartment block. at least two people reportedly killed as rescuers search for residents reportedly trapped under the rubble. with russian forces trying to bear down on the nation's capital, the aerial bombardment is increasing. this is the moment a russian missile destroyed a building right in the heart of the capital on monday. the projectile intercepted and then crashing into the street killing at least one person and wounding several others.

another russian missile striking a different apartment building in a residential neighborhood. this is exactly what indiscriminate russian bombardment looks like. an apartment block struck by a missile at 5:00 in the morning, and you can see the incredible damage that it's done and scenes like this are being played out across the country on an almost hourly basis. the russian advance has been stalled for days in most parts of the country. but the bombardment has only increased. and on the heels of the strike in western ukraine near the border with poland, a nato ally, there are concerns the conflict could escalate. >> the prospect of nuclear conflict once unthinkable is now back within the realm of possibility. >> reporter: images released by the ukrainian military from the port city of mariupol reveal the true horror of this war. and the tactics now being deployed by putin. and in russia, despite the clamp down on dissent, some are

resisting. this young woman interrupts a state tv broadcast with a sign saying, stop the war. don't believe propaganda. they're lying to you. the broadcaster cutting the feed and like other protesters, the woman now arrested. well, incredibly, amidst the sound of war, more people leaving the country, increasing areas being targeted there are signs of diplomatic activity. we're seeing three eu leaders coming here to kyiv into the war zone today to meet with president zelenskyy. meanwhile, another round of negotiations between the russians and the ukrainians amid tentative signs that perhaps there is some kind of deal to be done to try and end all of this. george? can only hope it comes soon. ian, thanks very much. michael? now to the potential new covid uptick in covid cases. traces of the virus are reportedly going up in wastewater, which has been an early warning sign of covid trends. trevor ault is live in houston with more. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, again, michael.

there may be trouble in the wa sites around the country, but particularly in the northeast and the midwest, the cdc says between february 24th and march 10th, 37% of the wastewater sites that they monitor saw the presence of covid-19 increase by at least 100% and of those sites, 3 in 10 saw increases of at least 1,000%. it's a staggering jump. officials say this could very well mean a rise in cases through the spring. in fact, it may already be happening. the white house says they are carefully monitoring a relatively new variant of covid-19 that's called ba.2 and officials say it spreads 30% faster than omicron. all of this is happening as funding for federal covid-19 response programs has stalled out in congress to the point that today the white house is expected to reveal the programs and the efforts that are going to be either scaled back or cut because they simply don't have the money to keep them going, and that could include covid-19 testing or antibody and

anti-viral treatments. guys? >> trevor, thanks so much. coming up, our abc news exclusive. ukraine's first lady from a secret bunker. her message for vladimir putin and the u.s. plus, alarming new numbers about kids and mental health and the signs parents should be looking out for. also ahead, why some people are paying thousands of dollars to clone their pets. and we're saying good morning from south carolina with the university of south carolina women's basketball team as they gear up for march madness. we'll be right back. march madn. we'll be right back. finding my way forward with node-positive breast cancer felt overwhelming at times. but i never just found my way, i made it. so when i finished active therapy, i kept moving forward and did everything i could to protect myself from recurrence. verzenio is the first treatment in over 15 years to reduce the risk of recurrence for adults with hr-positive, her2-negative, node-positive, early breast cancer with a high chance of returning,

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welcome back to "gma." we'll turn to the first lady of ukraine, olena zelenska. she is the wife of volodymyr zelenskyy in hiding from russian troops invading her country and she has given an exclusive interview to abc news. martha raddatz has the details from lviv. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning again, george. it is a remarkable family and she is a remarkable woman who like her husband is an example of courage.ence, ukraine's first lady emerging as a symbol of resilience and defiance. this morning, in an abc news exclusive, olena zelenska, now speaking out from hiding, sending a message to vladimir putin and the united states, quote, only two simple words, stop war. zelenska conducted the interview via whatsapp to protect her family's location in ukraine while her husband, president

volodymyr zelenskyy, takes to the streets to rally his people and the world against russia. now, with the weight of the world on her shoulders, zelenska demanding action telling abc news, today a friendly pat on the shoulder is not enough. today words of sympathy and concern are not sufficient. zelenska calling on the u.s. and its european allies to toughen sanctions and asking nato to close our sky or at least provide us with aircraft so we can defend our sky by ourselves. >> i imagine she's very emotional right now. she always takes close to heart everything that is happening in the country because she's also very devoted to ukraine. >> reporter: the 44-year-old has become a prominent voice on social media, documenting her country's strife and rallying support for her people.

zelenska now reluctantly in the spotlight, thrust onto the world stage when her husband, a comedian, won the presidential election in 2019. zelenska telling "vogue" shortly after becoming first lady, my husband is always on the forefront while i feel more comfortable in the shade. the two met at university joining her future husband at his production company as a script writer. the couple who married in 2003 sharing this video celebrating valentine's day just before russia's invasion. now she waits in hiding with their two children. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: president zelenskyy revealed in a speech only days after the first russian missiles fell on kyiv, the danger his family faced. according to our information, the enemy has marked me as target number one. my family as target number two, he said. as her country faces another day

at war, olena zelenska telling abc news, as every woman in ukraine now, i fear for my husband. i also know how strong and enduring he is. he loves our country, our motherland. he loves his nation, his family, me, and i know how strong are these feelings. therefore, he will defend all these till the very end. and she had a very special message for american women saying, help the refugees. these days every act of kindness and humanism is vital while we are bravely fighting for freedom for ukraine, for europe for the whole world. george? >> what a valiant family. okay, martha, thanks very much. amy? now to a "gma" health alert, and that alarming new report that found significant increases in the number of children diagnosed with mental health conditions like anxiety and depression from 2016 to 2020. abc news medical contributor

dr. darien sutton is here with more. dr. sutton, of note, this study was mostly going on before the pandemic, and a lot of experts believe those numbers have even risen more significantly since then. what did this study find? >> that's right, amy. the national survey for children's health and well-being followed over 170,000 children between the periods of 2016 and 2020 and they looked at multiple health-related factors including mental health, physical activity and visits to primary care physicians. what they saw was that in those four years children from the age of 3 up to teenagers, up to 17 years old, had significant increases in anxiety by 29%, significant increases in depression by 27%. they also saw a steady rate of behaviora and conduct problems over the four-year period up until 2019, where they saw a significant increase of 21%, and that was likely secondary to the pandemic. i will also say that during that same time period they saw significant decreases in physical activity as well as visits to primary care physicians. >> wow. so parents are seeing these

numbers. they are alarming to say the very least. what are some of the warning signs your child may be suffering? >> great question. we first have to understand that anxiety in children may not look the same way it does in adults. children can manifest it with irritability. their mood might change often. you may notice that your child isn't as interested in things that they were interested in before and in some children they can have physical manifestations of their symptoms, so things like headaches and stomachaches. >> oh, wow. so, if you see some of these warning signs, you're concerned, what are your first steps, what do you do as a parent? >> the first advice i give to any parent have an open and honest conversation with your child at a level that they can understand and it's important to know that your role in that conversation is to make sure that you validate and support their concerns and reach out to your pediatrician because they often have mental health resources and, of course, if your child is displaying any signs of self-harm that you're concerned about, you contact the national suicide prevention

hotline and if you think your child is in immediate need of help, visit and come into the emergency room. >> so important that help is out there for everyone. dr. darien sutton, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> michael, over to you. >> thank you, amy. now to a real-life copycat and one pet owner who paid big bucks to clone her cat. some say it's a way to honor their beloved late animals, but it does come with controversy. zohreen shah has more. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, michael. okay, i know you have a pup at home, but how much would you pay to clone your pet? okay, how about 25 grand? that's what one lady paid because she loved her cat so much, but was it a success or a big catastrophe? kelly anderson's cat belle looks a lot like her late cat chai. they have the same intense gaze, the same white fluffy hair, even the same ears. >> they are both really bold, sassy cats. >> reporter: biologically they are the same. the austin-based cat mom was so

broken when chai died in 2017, the very next day she made the decision to clone her, reaching out to viagen pets coordinating with them to get a skin tissue sample of chai. $25,000 and four years later belle arrived. it's a practice some social media influencers are embracing. even singer barbra streisand cloned her dog samantha two times. >> we have seen the pet's preservation and cloning growing in popularity over the years. we have thousands of pet samples stored with us. >> reporter: the practice is controversial. a peta spoegs person saying that no amount of money can re-create an animal's personality so this woman paid $25,000 for a skin-deep copy instead of giving a home to a cat in a shelter. and even though kelly's cats are clones, she tells us her felines feel nothing alike. >> i knew going into it that they were going to have different personalities and i love that for them.

>> reporter: kelly tells us that cat cloning was the right decision for her. >> if chai had lived a full life i don't think that i would have cloned her, but she was only 5 when she died and i felt like i was robbed of some of that time with her. i just wanted to carry on a piece of her by cloning her. >> reporter: kelly tells us she has fostered over 100 neonatal kittens and she trains dogs every single day. animals are her life and for this one cat she loved so much it meant the world to her to clone it. michael? >> all right, zohreen, thank you so much for that. now let's go to ginger. hey, ginger. >> michael, as we are sprinting into spring here along the east coast this week, can you imagine having two to three feet of snow on the ground right now? that's what's happening in parts of the upper peninsula of michigan. there they've had above average, by ten inches or so in marquette, la crosse, wisconsin, below average, and a sad snowman melting away there. in arlington, virginia, they're

about at average around that foot and it was covering some of those blossoms, so what's to come? i said sprinting into spring. look at that. the numbers, up to 73 in atlanta thursday. philadelphia will top out right around drew: the next seven days for you all about the sunshine. our next storm arrives over the weekend. sunday, s s s s s s s s s s s ss ♪ bring me a higher love ♪ now it's time to say good morning from the palmetto state as we "rise & shine" in south carolina. eva and kenneth are having fun at their alma mater, the university of south carolina, and kenneth is going to show us what makes his home state so special. good morning, you two.

we knew you both went to the school. we didn't know you were in the same class. >> reporter: the same class. we'll get to that in just a moment but welcome to south carolina. it's great to be back here at the university of south carolina. eva and i, guys, got quite the warm welcome. take a look at this. what's up, south carolina? yes. >> reporter: the last time that we were in this arena together we were actually graduating. >> reporter: eva won't let me say what year that was. growing up in south carolina eva and i know there are so many great things about the palmetto state. eva, do you remember the slogan? >> reporter: smiling faces, beautiful places. >> reporter: and there's a reason for that. take a look. ♪ from the majestic marsh in the low country to the blue ridge mountains in the upstate, welcome to the palmetto state, south carolina. taking a trip to the grand strand 60 miles of gorgeous coastline running right through myrtle beach. or being charmed by charleston, a jewel of the south.

and one of its hot spots, the charleston city market. cory austin is a gullah basket weaver preserving a tradition from the enslaved people along the coast. they and their descendants became known as the gullah-geechee people. >> what are you preserving? >> i feel that we're keeping something alive so pure. we haven't commercialized this skill set. we are the original factory. >> reporter: during the pandemic, the local community leaned in to support gullah-geechee craft and culture more than ever. >> a lot of people still love the idea of having something made here in america, something made here with heritage and culture and the lifestyle of the people. ♪ calling ♪ >> reporter: gullah storyteller anita singleton prather did a pandemic pivot to virtual ones.

>> i learned how to do storytelling toward the camera. it was completely out of my comfort zone. the gullah culture itself is a culture of survival. i look at it as our trophy of perseverance, a people that went through horrible things and we could have been completely wiped out but not only did we survive but we continue to thrive. we're still here. ♪ >> reporter: that strength in community runs through the state. in the midlands, south carolina's capital city columbia, sarah simmons of city grid hospitality pivoted to serve those in need. >> we are in the business of feeding people. we really believe that we have a commitment to the community here. >> reporter: creating feed the city providing 13,000 fresh, healthy produce-driven meals. >> we really started to realize what a crisis we were about to experience in columbia. there are going to be a lot of hungry people in our community and so we're going to put our oxygen masks on and then see what we can do to make an impact. >> reporter: speaking of impact,

from those fighting tigers in clemson to those fighting gamecocks in columbia, there is nothing like college team spirit in south carolina. i would know. freshman year i was in the drum line and went on to become a drum major in the university of south carolina marching band. ♪ jay jacobs is the director of athletic bands. >> i know the resiliency of a band kid. these kids resilient during covid. >> over the top. they were just like, you know, this may not be what we want but we know what band is and we know how much it means to us. >> reporter: hundreds of students showing up and showing out. >> you just bond over it and becomes a family, i'll be talking to some of these people for years down the road. >> reporter: once a gamecock always a gamecock. >> so you're not going to ask me to play and join? >> i absolutely think you should join in and play if we can twist your arm. >> it's been like almost 20 years -- okay, i'll do it. >> reporter: had to see if i still got it.

♪ >> whoo! yes! amazing band. that was incredible. eva, how did i do? >> you were more excited about being this person. >> the drum major. >> than you were in college. we used to find you. >> a friend actually said you're a drum major. i thought you were a journalism major. guys, back to you. so much fun. >> kenneth, you remind me of rodney dangerfield in "back to school." i think we're going to have trouble getting you back with us at "gma." >> reporter: let's do this again. >> everybody, coming up we'll have more fun with those two in south carolina. we'll go one-on-one with one of the biggest names in college basketball. we'll be right back.

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news update in about 30 minutes, but you can always find the latest on our news app and at abc seven news .com. just continues now with ♪ ♪ and welcome back. we love the university of south carolina pep band putting pep in our step this morning as we "rise & shine" in the palmetto state. eva standing by with coach dawn staley, a certified south carolina celebrity, we are tipping our cap to this morning. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, amy. we're having so much fun here. >> reporter: we sure are were and we have coach dawn staley. >> reporter: we love coach dawn staley. coach, i know you think we're here to talk about the team's journey.

>> but actually we wanted to talk about you a little bit and how wonderful you have been for this university, for this community and really for people everywhere. take a look at this story. >> every single thing that you're doing, do it quicker. >> reporter: her determination and skills are unmatched. >> quicker, let's go! >> reporter: university of south carolina women's basketball coach dawn staley is now one of the most revered names in sports. a decorated wnba all-star and part of six gold medal olympic teams as a player and a coach, staley only has one speed. >> she never takes her foot off the gas. >> reporter: paving the way for other women on and off the court. like south carolina alum and wnba mvp a'ja wilson. >> i trust her with everything. >> reporter: wilson says it's staley's drive and unapologetic honesty that sets her apart and helped her in 2017 lead the gamecocks to their first national title. >> i loved every second of it with her, just watching her smile. >> reporter: a constant by her

side on the court, champ, her 4-year-old havanese and the team's unofficial mascot. >> it's champ's world and we are living in it. >> he's always run around chewing on his toys going up and down the court. >> reporter: while staley excels at most things, past and present players all agree, coach has room for improvement in one area. ♪ >> i mean she tries and that's great. >> coach's dance moves are trash but she tries. you have to give her an "a" for effort. >> reporter: staley creates bonds beyond the court partnering with the sheriff leon lott to strengthen community ties. >> we don't look alike by no means and don't come from the same background but we have so much in common. >> reporter: he cheers her courtside and in the off-season staley returns the favor and even sometimes suits up. in 2015 the sheriff officially swore her in as a special deputy. >> i'm here with usc women's basketball coach. >> special deputy. excuse me, address me the right way. >> reporter: she can make an

arrest. she'll be riding with deputies and they'll go on a call. for her it gives her that opportunity to see what we do in real life so she can talk to her players and other young people about what cops are really about. >> reporter: coach dawn staley, an all-star citizen and role model. >> thank you, coach staley, so much for believing in me when no one else did. [ cheers and applause ] >> and you are so loved, so loved by this community. also, we have to note that champ is here. of course, champ is h i know michael strahan wanted to talk to you a little bit as well. michael? >> hey, coach dawn, how are you? you made history as a player and now you're making history as a coach and i have a feeling you're just getting started. what is the significance of being the highest paid coach in ncaa women's basketball? >> you know, it's a cool tag to have, but actually it's for women in all different professions to be able to know their worth and to be able to

risk it all because you got to strike when the iron is hot, so that's what i did and if i'm going to be an example for our players that are standing here, i got to be able to risk it all. and i think the marriage of the university of south carolina, the university athletic department with me and our women's basketball program has been excellent. i hope other universities around the country mirror what the university has done for me and our women's basketball program and other professions because women absolutely rock. >> i cannot agree with you more. i cannot. i will applaud that for sure. you know, it is a big week. march madness starts on wednesday. your team is the number one seed. you have the home court advantage. how are you feeling about bringing home your second national championship title this year? >> i mean, we feel great.

at this time of the year this is the best time of the year in which we've worked extremely hard and put ourselves in a position to be the number one overall seed. now what we do with that is on us. so we're gearing up. we get a chance to host here at the university of south carolina, the first and second round. so hopefully our fans can just activate and fill this arena up. [ cheers and applause ] and push us toward that second elusive national championship. >> you tell your players your dance moves are not trash. your dance moves are good. they are just jealous. >> you feel me because i know i can two-step with the best of them. >> exactly. that's all you need. just two steps. thank you so much. we appreciate you so much. and good luck. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> all right, we're going to check back in with eva and

kenneth in a bit. coming up, we have penelope cruz on her latest oscar nomination.

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good morning, america. >> good morning, penelope cruz. she's been nominated for an academy award for her role in "parallel mothers" and with the oscars just two weeks away she sat down with chris connelly to talk about it all. take a look. >> how was nomination morning in your household this year?

>> it was crazy, overwhelming and javier said i think we should watch it and then quickly they said his name, best actor. >> javier bardem in "being the ricardos." >> and i started to scream and say, react, say something and he said, not yet. not yet. let's wait a little bit. he wanted to see what happened in my category and then they said my name also and then he started screaming and i also started screaming. >> penelope cruz in "parallel mothers." >> being nominated with a movie that is in spanish, you know, that is with pedro, the reason why i decided to try to become an actress was pedro. so i mean there were like enough, enough reasons to be crying and laughing at the same time for the rest of the day. >> reporter: in "parallel

mothers" her seventh film with the great writer director pedro almodovar she triumphs as janice whose time in the maternity ward with another new mom leads to an unforeseeable crisis for both and shattering outcome for janice. >> for the first month it was not possible for us to do any of those scenes without bursting into tears. then pedro was very patient through that process. he was like we are not going to mix your own tears with the tears of the character. he wanted the moment right before or right after that explosion of emotion. >> reporter: even as she speaks about her film, the real-life anguish of mothers in ukraine is top of mind for cruz. >> i just cannot believe like a couple of weeks ago all of those children were in school, some of them their lives are over. my movie talks about mothers and it's impossible for me to talk about this without thinking about all the mothers that are now going through all of that. i'm sorry. >> reporter: amid its depictions

of grief and loss, "parallel mothers" also speaks to the transcendent joys of motherhood and with a daughter and son of their own, turns out cruz and bardem weren't the only ones thrilled by the oscar nominations they each received. >> what did your children think as everybody is screaming and yelling? >> it was funny because the only thing that my daughter wanted to know was if there was going to be cake that day to celebrate. >> reporter: for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> "parallel mothers" is out now and the 94th academy awards are sunday, march 27th right here on abc. plus, we'll keep the oscar celebrations going and have our oscars after party on "gma" that monday morning. be sure to tune in for that. hey, ginger. >> now we have a "gma" exclusive from the american kennel club. time to announce their most popular breed. so let's get right to it. pawing its way to the top five, the poodle and coming in at number four, the german shepherd. number three most popular breed in america, the golden

retriever. up next this year's runner-up, the french bulldog. and at number one, the nation's top dog for the 31st consecutive year, no surprise there, the labrador retriever. i guess i'm very basic when it comes to dogs because i love them too. let's get a check clos drew: i am drew tuma with your morning forecast morning rain giving way to sunshine this afternoon, temperatures in the 60's. they are tracking showers this morning. it is dry for the rest of the t now to one mother finding light after an unthinkable tragedy. this story is about one of our "gma" family members, former producer michelle hord. she went through every parent's worst nightmare and writes about it in "the other side of yet." and she sat down with robin to talk about it. take a look. >> i can feel her spirit. there are times especially if i'm in the ocean or in quiet where i literally can hear her

say keep going, mommy. keep going, mommy. don't give up. >> reporter: it's the power of a mother's ever lasting love and heartbreak. michelle hord's daughter 7-year-old gabrielle taken from her in the most unimaginable way. >> i love you. i can't wait to see you. >> june 6, 2017, you get a call from gabrielle's nanny and it's every mother's worst nightmare. >> she was screaming and she said there's blood everywhere. i said get out of the house and i got on my knees and collapsed and said, god, i do not know what i'm walking into but give me the strength to walk into it and that moment obviously will just be seared in my memory. my pastor is standing there grabbing me out of the car to tell me that she was gone. >> reporter: murdered at the hands of her own father, just

hours after michelle and gabrielle's dad finalized their divorce. >> was there ever any indication, anything during your marriage? >> one of the things i've had to come to terms with is that there's sometimes not an explanation for things, that you have to live with there were no signs. >> reporter: in 2019 her ex-husband was sentenced to 25 years to life. michelle bravely speaking out in court. >> i will move with a hole in my heart but a purpose in my spirit. i will die trying to guarantee that the 27 hours i lovingly took to bring that baby girl into the world was not in vain and that despite your best efforts, you couldn't erase her life. >> how do you find that strength? >> more than anything was my defiance and i was going to keep fighting for her. >> reporter: day by day michelle worked to find the light in the midst of darkness relyinon

faith and her journaling. her writing, now a book, "the other side of yet." >> "the other side of yet," help people explain what you mean by that? >> we all have these definitive inflection points of before. sometimes it involves loss but it's usually grieving what you thought your life would look like and in that moment you have the possibility to pivot and say, this was true, this happened. yet, there can be more. >> how did you take that first step forward, michelle? >> survival looks different every day. survival today has been my ability to get up, get dressed, try to get cute, sit across from a dear friend and do an interview. some days survival means not getting out of bed and the reality is you do struggle and sometimes faith is about putting a foot out in front of you at the edge of the cliff and knowing that somehow something is going to catch you. >> reporter: now michelle fights to ensure gabrielle's legacy

lives on through her nonprofit, gabrielle's wings to help uplift oher children. >>help o chalies whh inmakemeeebett tis you know where all the good stuff is. stuff is and a family is there and watching children, you know, just enjoy it. >> reporter: michelle moving forward but always finding ways to keep gabrielle close. >> barbara is a star of the show. this was her road dog, her favorite doll. she's in my bag at all times. >> what is your hope someone picking up this book? >> there is no, you know, linear stages of grief. so be kind to yourself. my prayer is that this book is a testimony and a bit of a road map where people who were struggling can find their way. >> we'll be right back.

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back now with my friend an cr , "win "the stranger" and "run away" now out with "the match." harlan, welcome back. i'm so honored you're wearing a tie. >> sitting in strahan's seat. good day for me. yie i'm loving this. >> you are in a studio full of fans. amy listens to all of your books while running. michael watches your movies while he's on the peloton. i read them the old-fashioned way so you're in good company. >> way to go. thanks very much. >> tell us about "match." you bring back one of your most fantastic and somewhat strange characters. for people who haven't read the book tell us about wild. >> he came out of the woods when he was 5 years old, has no idea how he got there. doesn't remember parents, fended for himself.

now 35 years later there is a dna match and as the book opens he's standing right across the street from his biological father and about to get his answers. >> he's kind of conflicted. >> also he goes through a whole world -- i know you're dealing with this, reality tv and bachelor type tv show. his relative who is missing is a bachelor kind of candidate who is a big star and now fell out of favor so it's kind of topical today. >> where do your ideas come from? >> anyplace, man. i was walking in the woods that day, taking a hike in the woods in new jersey which hiking bores the heck out of me. there's a tree, then there's another tree. again, like walking in the city i can window shop and all of that sort of thing and i saw a little boy walking by himself. i said what if that boy just came out of the woods right now and said he had no idea how he got there, always lived there. those sort of what ifs, always asking what if is how the ideas come. >> you figured out the trick to any good thriller writer, you get to the end of a paragraph, end of a chapter, you feel

compelled to turn the next page. how do you learn that? >> i don't know, but i thank goodness for it. i always want the book to be that thing you take to bed at 10:00 or 11:00 at night and you say i'm only going to read "the match" for 15 minutes and then it's 4:00 in the morning and you're did he lir usely happy and waking up the same time as you guys are all waking up to start coming to work. >> a little bleary eyed the next morning. >> i want you to hate me in the morning for staying up. >> the other big secret getting the twist right. i never ever figure them out. i don't know if amy or michael -- >> no. >> no. i'm always amazed. >> that's always nice to hear. >> again, i mean where does that -- >> especially in "the match" i want the ending to be both a huge surprise but also want it to be emotional. i mean if you're not a little bit shedding a tear at the end of "the match," i don't think i've done my job. so i tried to always find ways of twisting and turning and fooling you that don't just stir your brain or your pulse but stir the heart. i think that's the key to making it work.

>> you got this whole new career going on in streaming. >> yeah. >> leading the world in netflix and one of the things you developed is an audience all over the world. >> it's been fun. netflix, i think, the seventh series is about to come out. three in english, one french, one polish, one spanish. it's been really -- it's just a great -- great fun. >> do you find different countries responded to different characters, different genres of your books? >> actually not really. i think that's why the stories are universal. i write the books that take place in new york and new jersey but the appeal has -- when you're very specific, that's when the appeal is universal. if i try to make it every town usa, it doesn't work. the more specific i think people al over the world get the same thing. we all have the same wants and desire, the american dream but it's the world dream so i think that's why it works. >> you have certainly proven that. 75 million books in print, harlan coben, thanks for coming in. "the match" out today and we'll be right b

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>> announcer: "gma" tomorrow, wake up with keke palmer and we're counting down to oscar with oscar co-host amy schumer live. what will she reveal? nobody does oscar like "good morning america," tomorrow only on abc. ♪ we want to thank you for a robin's conversation with michelle hord check out her book "the other side of yet" out today. >> a big thanks to eva, kenneth

and everyone down in south carolina this morning. thanks to all of you for watching. have a great day.

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