you're not going to bed. reggie: earlier than the bachelor party. drew: good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. on this wednesday, more sanctions for putin. more american weapons for ukraine. depth of destruction. new images reveal the devastation russian forces are leaving behind in ukraine as ukrainian president zelenskyy blasts the united nations for not acting and the u.s. says that russia is forcing ukrainians into so-called "filtration camps." this morning, the new push to punish putin. what the white house is set to announce as the nation's top general sounds the alarm warning >> take cover. >> ripping through communities, this morning, the new threat on

the move and the major citielde shanghai shutdown. more than 25 million people in china's largest city on lockdown. the government separating children who test positive for covid from their parents. ivanka testifies. former president trump's daughter and senior adviser answers questions about the january 6th insurrection for nearly eight hours. what we're learning this morning. airfares soaring. the stunning increase in ticket prices, but when and where you can still find deals on summer travel and the big news about two popular airlines. catching up with the kardashians. kris, kim, khloe and kourtney get candid. people love talking about you guys. a lot of things go viral and you all are kind of steeled to that. >> yeah, we have to be. >> a preview of tonight's special first on "gma" this morning. ♪ never really over ♪ and he's not done yet. tiger woods announces he'll be back at the masters feeling confident.

>> do you think you can win? the masters this week. >> i do. plus, the master of surprises. >> can't make this up, y'all. >> saying good morning from arkansas as we "rise & shine" from razorback nation. t.j. taking it all in and taking us on a trip to his home and you know t.j., he's got something special up his sleeve. good morning, america. cannot wait to see t.j. go to his home state of arkansas for our "rise & shine" series, but first, we have a lot of news to get to this morning, including the latest on that major severe weather outbreak in the south. some massive tornadoes were spotted. sam champion is here. he's going to tell us more on the damage and what's next. it was a very tough night. first, the latest on the war in ukraine. secretary of state blinken is meeting with nato allies. overnight, the biden administration announced another $100 million worth of anti-tank missiles are headed to ukraine. this morning, the white house

set to announce new sanctions as evidence of war crimes mounts. >> even darker more detailed pictures are emerging of the atrocities committed as more images surface and more witnesses come forward to tell their stories. foreign correspondent james longman is there in ukraine. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, guys. this is main highway out of kyiv that leads to some of these towns that are now being liberated. these are russian military vehicles, an ammunition column that was hit and next explodes. we've been to borodyanka, the latest town to be liberated. a warning, the images you're about to see are very graphic. this morning, as ukraine reclaims land that russian forces had occupied for weeks unimaginable horror has somehow got worse. in the town of borodyanka, atrocities like those in bucha are starting to be uncovered. russians were here for longer, so the fear of what might be found is deeper. we made it to the town of borodyanka, which is northwest

of bucha, and somehow didn't know it was possible but the devastation is even worse. i mean look at that. that's an apartment building just sort of chopped in half. we traveled to bucha and saw for ourselves the horrors meted. at a church, graphic images of what appears to be yet another mass grave. you can see maybe six or seven bodies in black bags. there may well be more beneath the earth. this town is one big crime scene. we spoke with a team from human rights watch, they're investigating potential war crimes here. >> we've been moving through areas previously occupied by russian forces and trying to identify places where there have been possible violations of the laws of war. >> reporter: aid is finally starting to arrive. food and medicine and the psychological support so many here will need. this woman is a spokeswoman for the red cross but she's also ukrainian. >> makes it easier to do something and help respond to the most urgent of the needs. >> reporter: in an address to the united nations security council, president zelenskyy pointed to the atrocities and

he called on the world to act. >> translator: they were killed in their apartments, houses, blowing up grenades. the civilians were crushed by tanks while sitting in their cars in the middle of the road. just for their pleasure. >> reporter: he added that if no action is taken by the organization, the u.n. should be simply closed. in front of the u.n., the u.s. is now pushing for russia to be suspended from the human rights council. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations pointing to reports that russia is forcing ukrainians into "filtration camps," where families are separated and tens of thousands are forced to relocate to russia. >> i do not need to spell out what these so-called "filtration camps" are reminiscent of. it's chilling, and we cannot look away. >> reporter: the u.n. now says over 11 million people have been forced to flee their homes since the war began but there are those unable to escape. in mariupol, russian forces have besieged and bombarded the city

for weeks leaving thousands trapped. so ukrainians are piecing their lives back together. the battle from kyiv may have moved on for the moment but the possibility of more atrocities discovered in towns yet to be liberated hang over this country. >> new horrors every single day. thanks. let's bring in our senior white house correspondent, mary bruce. mary, more sanctions are coming. >> reporter: yeah, george, the white house says that this new package of sanctions from the u.s. and european allies will impose harsh new costs on russia and make it harder for them to fund this war. it will ban all new investments in russia, increase sanctions on major russian financial institutions and go after russian government officials and their families including reportedly putin's own two daughters. the white house this morning is also rushing new military assistance to ukraine. overnight announcing they're sending $100 million worth of javelin missiles. this has been really effective at taking out some of those russian tanks. now, white house officials and sources say that these new sanctions will impose acute

economic harm on russia, but they also admit that this is not going to suddenly change putin's behavior. that this is all going to take some time to have a real impact, george. >> mary bruce, thanks. michael. now to capitol hill where america's top general told lawmakers that the world is only growing more unstable and dangerous. this as the u.s. is facing a new arms race with russia and china. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has more in washington. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the chairman of the joint chiefs general mark milley said ukraine's war with russia could go on for years, but even greater conflicts could be on the horizon as world powers battle for dominance on the ground and in the air. this morning, the u.s. announcing that it will join forces with the uk and australia to develop hypersonic weapons and measures to counter them. these highly maneuverable missiles reach altitudes up to 300,000 feet and are nearly impossible to detect.

much less defend against. advances by china and russia despite tactical failures on the ground in ukraine have deeply concerned the u.s. russia claiming to have used its own hypersonic missile in combat in ukraine and china reportedly launching one last year that flew around the world and fired a projectile while traveling more than five times the speed of sound. >> the u.s. spent 20 years fighting counterinsurgencies in iraq and afghanistan while china and russia were spending money on these kind of weapons that would enable great competition. the u.s. is well behind but trying to catch up. >> reporter: the u.s. confirming that it has conducted testing recently, but the pentagon did not want to announce it at the time fearing it would only increase tensions with russia as the world's attention focuses on the deadly conflict in ukraine. a conflict that america's top general is now warning congress

may not be the last. >> we are entering a world that is becoming more unstable and the potential for significant international conflict between great powers is increasing. >> reporter: that is one reason the u.s. is so concerned about this hypersonic missile. the u.s. has thus far only tested it twice. robin. >> much to be concerned about. martha, thank you. now to those severe storms that are sweeping across the south. some massive tornadoes spotted in parts of southern georgia and south carolina were hit hard. sam champion in for ginger. i know you're tracking it for us, sam. >> exactly where they were forecasted but wait till you see this, robin, this is frightening. tornado emergency situation issued in parts of south carolina for a large wedge shaped tornado. imagine this moving right past you to your town. the debris signature on this particular tornado had debris thrown at least 10,000 feet in the air and in there debris about a mile wide. that's what folks in south carolina and georgia were facing yesterday. violent storms and terrifying

tornadoes tearing into the southeast. pushing vicious winds ripping apart structures. tossing large pieces of debris thousands of feet into the air. all while igniting transformers. >> a tornado right there. >> take cover. take cover. >> reporter: this massive funnel cloud took aim at pembroke, georgia. >> wow, it's doing major damage. >> reporter: neighborhoods shredded, some homes taken down to nothing but their foundations, residents thankful to have made it out alive. >> i'm grateful that we were able to get out. >> reporter: here, trees stripped bare, right down to their trunks. wnd snapping power lines, tossing them to the ground. cars brought to a standstill. >> that is wicked. >> reporter: watch as that huge twister hovers over the road in south carolina. a tornado emergency issued. >> we have debris 800 feet up in the air. >> reporter: you can see this wedge tornado gliding across the field. crews working through the night to clear roads and get the

lights back on, while in myrtle beach lightning lit up the city's famous beachfront while heavy rains poured down across the state. some lawmakers even had to flee to the basement in the statehouse for a tornado warning. so the last two days for this one system. we had more than 41 tornadoes reported during this time. it is out of the way. 252 damage reports from that storm so that storm one just bringing rain into the northeast. storm two moves in the exact same area. those folks in georgia are under the gun again. it is more likely to see tornadoes from atlanta to columbus, to savannah, almost the exact same place that we saw them yesterday, so be very careful today. we'll have hail out of this then it moves to the coastline. our friends in raleigh are fine. we'll have an awful lot of active weather for that. maybe an isolated tornado possible but it's more damaging wind, hail and heavy rain. >> the weather is keeping you busy, thank you so much, sam.

now to the covid crisis in that mass lockdown in shanghai confining more than 25 million people to their homes and separating children who test positive for covid from their parents. will reeve has the latest. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it has long been part of china's stringent covid policy to separate children who test positive from their parents who test negative and now unverified video out of shanghai purports to show that separation in action sparking anger among residents of china's largest city, which is now under lockdown.or this mning, more than 25 million people are in lockdown in shanghai, china's largest city, with over 94,000 cases recorded since the beginning of march. officials calling the outbreak extremely grim blaming it on the highly transmissible omicron variant. china defending its hard line zero covid strategy which includes separating children who test positive from their parents if their parents test negative. authorities claiming the policy is vital to prevention and

control. these images, which abc news was unable to verify, purportedly showing toddlers with covid away from their parents in cribs at shanghai public health clinical center. outrage erupting as they circulated on social media. but the center addressing the images saying in a statement that the children are well cared for and had been in the process of being moved to a new building when the footage was taken. meanwhile, the chinese government sending more than 38,000 health care workers to shanghai to fight the outbreak. tens of thousands of people reportedly under observation citywide. chinese officials this week have extended that lockdown in shanghai, the third largest city in the world indefinitely. reports out of china today say that some parents who test negative can apply to be with their children who test positive, but there are no guarantees. michael? >> i know it's tough to be separated from your child, will. thank you so much. the latest on the capitol hill riot investigation. ivanka trump testified for nearly eight hours before the

committee. on the day of the insurrection she was with her father at the rally and in the oval office. chief washington correspondent jon karl has the story. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. the committee isn't saying enough about ivanka trump's testimony but one committee member told me it was quite helpful and this much we know, she testified voluntarily. she did not take the fifth amendment and she didn't try to avoid any questions. by invoking executive privilege. ivanka's testimony is considered crucial because she is one of the few people who was at the white house with president trump while the attack on the capitol was unfolding and the committee has heard testimony that she was pleading with her father to do someto stop the violence. this comes after this testg imoh comes after her husband jared kushner testified last week. although they both testified voluntarily it's entirely unclear whether or not either will agree to testify when the committee has their public hearings in the coming months.

but, george, keep in mind this, all of these depositions are videotaped, and those videotapes will eventually become part of the public record, so we will eventually see exactly what she said during these eight hours of testimony. >> those hearings should be interesting. jon karl, thanks very much. robin? now to major league baseball going high tech in an effort to prevent cheating. the league will allow pitchers and catchers to use an electronic signaling system in the regular season to call pitches. whit johnson is at yankee stadium with more. good morning, whit. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. whether you call it sign stealing or flat out cheating like many of the fans do major league baseball is hoping to put this dark chapter in the past. with opening day tomorrow, this new communication technology could change the game from the very first pitch. major league baseball approving a major change for opening day. electronic devices for pitchers and catchers to communicate calls, an effort to speed up the game and prevent opposing teams

from stealing signs. >> we have received a lot of feedback from the players, from baseball, and we also went through safety testing that we changed our design a little bit to make it resistant to 100 mile-an-hour impacts from baseballs. >> reporter: pitchcom works with a flexible receiver inside the pitcher's hat. the catcher uses this keypad on their wrist to send it to the pitcher's ear. >> cutter. >> we use very sophisticated encryption technology that each of the teams has access to. >> reporter: the creators both use similar technology during magic shows. they were inspired to build the devices for baseball after the houston astros' elaborate sign-stealing scandal rocked the league following their 2017 world series win. >> the houstonst champions.

>> reporter: pitchcom has now been tested by 21 clubs during spring training with some current players giving it rave reviews. >> it's almost like a video game controller. i liked it for sure. i thought it has a real chance to be something used at the pro level. >> reporter: now, this is not mandatory. individual pitchers will have a choice and up to three other players on the field can use it too. the yankees, for example, say they're still in the process of sorting out which pitchers are on board but they do think a majority of them will use the system, guys. >> all right. interesting. >> why would you want to cheat? >> can't feel good about that. >> no, no. coming up, tiger woods is back. the legend says he'll be on the green at the masters. and flight prices are soaring and expected to go higher. how you can still land a deal for your summer vaca. plus, t.j. holmes with a special "rise & shine" from his home state of arkansas, but first, let's go back the sam. when we say spring showers, it feels so nice, but when it's springtime flooding rain it doesn't sound so good.

and we showed you that storm damage, but this is hattiesburg, mississippi, where in the storms it was 4 1/2 inches. record rainfall for that area. flood watches in georgia overnight till tomorrow morning. that's from the departing storm, storm one and that moves up the coastline the reason it's raining out here in times square, then another moves in and next round is likely to be super heavy. this could be some flooding in some areas. i'm even thinking some of the areas outside the city in the streets right here. we could see one to two inches of rain, worth paying attention to. that's the weather around the nation. here's what you can expect this morning.

drew: it is a warm day filled with sunshine. 70's and 80's. well above average. 86 in san jose. 86 in santa rosa. overnight we hang onto mild air. low to mid 50's as we headed to thursday. thursday is even hotter. records possible tomorrow. warm on friday and much tough news morning. how about a beautiful image out of the bay area. i want to show you this rainbow is like perfection. take a look at this thing. it goes all the way across the hills and valleys and then you realize it's a double rainbow which is a lot more likely when the angle of the sun is lower and then look at the color spectrum, because it's reversed. in one you get it then the other

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41 twisters have been reported in at least 5 states. also, an fda panel scheduled to meet to discuss the future of covid boosters. the committee set to talk about the timing of any future boosters as well as whether the vaccines need to be updated last week the agency authorized a second booster for those over 50. and fans celebrating the life of bobby rydell. the 1960s pop icon who had 34 singles on the billboard hot 100 died tuesday at the age of 79. rydell was the ultimate '60s teen idol starring with ann-margret in 1963 smash musical "bye bye birdie." he continued performing into his 70s. we have a lot more ahead including the skyrocketing cost of flying. how you can still get a deal in time for summer vacations. and we're going to "rise & shine" in arkansas. home of our t.j. holmes who has a big surprise for very special kids. that's coming up, george. right now, the comeback of tiger woods. he plans to play in this weekend's masters, a little more than a year after sustaining severe injuries in an suv crash

and janai norman here with the story. >> reporter: good morning. tiger said for three months after that crash he did not leave his hospital bed so this time last year tiger woods was still in the hospital bed. now he is in augusta and not just ready to play, tiger says he believes he could win what would be a record-tying sixth green jacket. after a week of high-pitch speculation tiger woods teeing up, what fans thought they'd never see again, a return to the masters. >> as of right now i feel like i am going to play. >> reporter: the five-time masters champion announcing that play when the tournament kicks off tomorrow morning. >> we're used to the thrills and chills of tiger's life, the comebacks, personal scandals, all of the injuries. that's all well and good, but this one is an entirely different level. >> reporter: this latest career thrill happening just over a year after a near-fatal car crash halted everything. >> my recovery has been good. i've been very excited about how i've recovered each and every

day and that's been the challenge. >> reporter: not only is woods ready to compete, he says he's ready to win. >> do you think you can win the masters this week? >> i do. >> reporter: the golf world abuzz with the anticipation. huge crowds following his every step even fellow competitors caught up in the excitement. >> from the driving range, we could hear the loud roar when he came out of the clubhouse after that first tee. that was pretty special to see. >> reporter: just 14 months ago, the 46-year-old was hospitalized for weeks after a devastating car crash when his suv tumbled off a los angeles street at high speeds. that accident almost cost woods his life. doctors had to perform emergency surgery to repair multiple fractures on his right leg. the injury so severe, they considered amputating it. >> that was the hope that someday he might walk normally again. that was the hope. golf was a distant dream. >> reporter: now, the golf legend on the verge of what would be a comeback for the

ages. >> i don't have any qualms about what i can do from a golf standpoint. walking is the hard part. it will be a tough challenge and a challenge up i'm up for. >> there it is, a win for the ages. >> reporter: it was 25 years ago tiger won his first of five masters titles. since then he's played through a string of injuries and setbacks including winning the 2008 u.s. open with a broken left leg. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: even defying the odds and a title drought after several back and knee surgeries to win the 2019 masters. >> the return to glory. >> reporter: but through it all, the 15-time major winner has always shown a great will to win. >> i love competing. i feel like if i can still compete at the highest level i'm going to and if i feel i can still win i'm going to play.

>> reporter: and tiger says he plans to play nine more holes today in preparation. incredible that he doesn't even think golfing will be the biggest challenge. he's been in worse situations, played in one. it's the walking that he says will be the biggest challenge but says he's up for it, scheduled to tee off 10:34 tomorrow morning. i know you'll be tuned in. the man obviously just loves to golf. >> he just loves it. he loves it. it will be fun to watch. i know i'll be tuning in. >> so great at golfing but the walking is the hardest part. >> the hills. >> right. >> but a lot of people will be watching. i will be one of them. and joining us live from augusta is the host of espn's coverage of the masters scott van pelt. scott, great to see you this morning. and i just got to ask you, you're right there on the grounds at augusta. what has the feeling been like since tiger made the announcement? >> michael, he's here on the grounds and arrived about ten minutes ago and when he said on tuesday that he planned to play

that really just sort of made it official. kind of dotted the is and crossed the ts, but the buzz had been building since a week ago when the word was he had come up to take a look at the golf course and play it. he wasn't playing in my opinion and he confirmed as much, not playing it to see where his game was but how his body would feel because this is a hilly golf course. monday when he was out here, and i've been out here since 1997, when he won for the first time, feeling like a weekend. that's what it felt like when he walked off the golf course, the buzz and excitement was just so palpable and now that we know he's planning to play on thursday morning even more so. >> and we saw pictures yesterday of video of the crowd following him during the practice round. it looked like it was the final day of the tournament. you covered golf. you covered tiger for decades. are you surprised that he

decided to fight his way back from this injury to play at this level? >> on the one hand, no. as you say, i've known him a long time. he won in '19 with a fused back and he's come back from a myriad of injuries so on that hand, michael, no, it's what he does. he wants to compete. you would understand wanting to compete through injury and being willing to do so. but in this instance, given the severity of the injury there was real fear that initially he might lose his life and then that he might lose that limb, and you must be able to walk to play this game and so in that sense i'm legitimately shocked but positively so. it's rare in this life that we're positively surprised by anything. in this case i absolutely am. >> and tiger's definitely rare. he says he thinks he could win the masters for a sixth time. do you feel that's a realistic goal or is the real victory him being there playing at all? >> okay, i think him competing is a victory. that's what i think. what does he think? that's ultimately the only thing that matters and i truly think at this hour any man or woman

who tells you that he or she knows what could happen or thinks they know is just guessing because i don't believe tiger could know at this point what will happen when he competes because there's that moment, 10:34 tomorrow morning when it counts. you got to put the peg in the ground as they say. now add it up for real. what will happen. that's the most exciting part of this because he said as you heard very matter-of-factly do you think you can win, i do. he didn't hesitate. that's tells me all i need to know. that's what he thinks. that's all that matters. >> he thinks that. i kind of think that too. you know, golf history, we've seen so many great players in the history of golf, but none of them have captured the public's imagination like tiger woods. why do you think people are so fascinated with him? >> michael, that's such an interesting question. i think because he has represented a little bit of everything. when he won in 1997 for the first time, 21 years old he was sort of this almost like a marvel hero, right? this superman that flew like we

had never seen and went through things in life that frankly lots of people have dealt with. he dealt with a divorce, his was very public. a lot of issues and injuries, and i've joked many times since he won in '19 we couldn't really relate to the 21-year-old that was a superhero, but a middle-aged man who had been through a divorce with a bald spot and a bad back, well, a lot of folks have dealt with stuff, and i think in that way he captured the attention of people who just wanted to see him win again because ultimately i think what athletes can do is make you feel and it's rare those that make you feel the way tiger does. that's what he has done. made people feel and some folks might roll their eyes. well, if you were here monday and you saw this dude walk off the golf course and see just the incredible excitement, just to see the man again and hope he might compete, i promise he makes people feel and that way he's -- i don't pretend to know what the players before i was

covering the sport did and how they made people feel, but tiger is one of one, michael. he's the only one that makes people that sort of excited and, again, he's here behind me and he will get out to play nine and 10:34 thursday on espn plus, by the way, check that out. >> first of all, no one could have described that better or expressed that better than you did. we will be watching you, scott. we appreciate you. scott van pelt as always, my friend. see you this week and this weekend. see live first round coverage of the masters tomorrow beginning at 8:45 a.m. on espn plus and at 3:00 p.m. on espn. robin. >> lots of folks are going to be watching. coming up next, flight costs are skyrocketing. what you need to know before you plan your summer vacation. come on back. every year, we give our fine lindt chocolate a very special shape. and when you find the gold bunny, something very special may happen. ♪

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back now on "gma." as many look to book their summer travel, domestic flight costs have increased 40% since january and are expected to climb even higher. trevor ault is at lga in new york, and, trevor, there's still hope for some airfare deals, perhaps? >> reporter: that's right, robin. you can get a great deal if you're flexible and if you're watching carefully, but certainly right now most passengers are paying a little extra for their seats. this morning, the cost of your summer vacation is going up. according to online booking site hopper, domestic flights are up 40% from the beginning of the

year. >> demand and higher jet fuel prices together are really driving overall domestic airfare up. >> reporter: roundtrip domestic fares are now averaging $330, up 7% from two years ago. international trips, $810. >> we do expect airfare to continue to rise. all the way into june. it will increase by about 10% so about 30 more dollars per ticket between now and the peak. >> reporter: with the summer travel season around the corner, experts say you may want to start tracking flights now and book by the first week of may. but remember, there are still deals to be had. >> just because average flights are getting a little bit more expensive doesn't mean that this is the end of cheap flights, on the contrary, we are still living in the golden age of cheap flights. >> reporter: scott keyes from scott's cheap flights says in the past two weeks he's found deals like $215 roundtrip to

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. depth of destruction. nw images reveal the devastation russian forces are leaving behind in ukraine as ukrainian president zelenskyy blasts the united nations for not acting. severe weather outbreak. at least 41 reported tornadoes in 48 hours touching down in five states. >> tornado right there. >> take cover. >> this morning, the new threat and the major cities in the bull's-eye. medical gaslighting? one nurse tells her story. how several doctors dismissed her symptoms but she ended up needing heart surgery. >> every run i went on quite literally could have been the thing that ended my life.

and that's so scary to think about. >> the new data about how women are impacted by this situation the most. catching up with the kardashians. kris, kim, khloe, what it was like for kendall and kylie growing up on camera, and kourtney. people love talking about you guys. a lot of things goes viral. you all are kind of steeled to that. >> yeah, we have to be. >> a preview of tonight's special first on "gma" this morning. ♪ yada, yada ♪ megan thee stallion goes makeup free. why she changed up her beauty routine and why giving up makeup could be a good break for your skin. ♪ i feel alive ♪ and we're saying "rise & shine," good morning, arkansas, as t.j. finds his way back home from little rock to razorback nation. he's honoring the legacy of a very special star football player serving up some sweet surprises. >> i see arkansas as a place to dream. >> as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. ♪

excited crowd outside here in times square. excited crowd in arkansas for our "rise & shine." t.j. is back at his alma mater for our big "rise & shine" arkansas hanging out with the band in a special formation just for us. there you go, razorbacks, we appreciate that. he's also getting ready to reveal two huge surprises as only t.j. can. >> you can sense his pride. you can see how proud he is to be back. you alluded to it, we got a nice crowd outside here. we got 40 students and parents from louisville, kentucky. i asked, is he still inside the building? yes. jonathan invited us out there to say hello which i did during the commercial break. and they're having a good time in the city in the rain. also this morning, what you need to know about medical gaslighting. dr. ashton breaks down how to advocate for yourself at the doctor's office.

first, the latest on the war in ukraine. the white house set to announce new sanctions as evidence of war crimes mounts. want to go back to our foreign correspondent james longman. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. this is the road up to bucha and borodyanka and take a look, these are charred remains of russian military vehicles, they litter this entire highway. we've just been up to borodyanka, a warning for everyone watching at home. the images you're about to see are very distressing. this morning, as ukraine reclaims land that russian forces had occupied for weeks, unimaginable horror has somehow got worse. in the town of borodyanka, atrocities like those in bucha are starting to be uncovered, but russians were here for longer and so the fear of what might be found is deeper. >> how didn't know it was possible but the devastation is even worse. look at that. that's an apartment building just sort of chopped in half. >> reporter: we traveled to bucha and saw the horrors meted out on the civilian population.

at a church, graphic images of another mass grave and spoke with a team from human rights watch investigating potential war crimes here. >> we've been moving through areas that have been previously occupied by russian forces and trying to identify places where there have been possible violations of the laws of war. >> reporter: in an address to the united nations security council president zelenskyy pointed to the atrocities and he called on the world to act. >> translator: so they die there in suffering. they were killed in their apartments, houses blowing up grenades, civilians were crushed by tanks while sitting in their cars in the middle of the road. just for their pleasure. >> reporter: he added that if no action is taken by the organization the u.n. should be simply closed. and in front of the u.n. the u.s. is now pushing for russia to be suspended from the human rights council. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations pointing to reports that russia is forcing ukrainians into filtration camps where families are separated and tens of thousands are forced to relocate to russia. >> it's chilling and we cannot look away.

>> reporter: so as ukrainians just try to piece their lives back together and more towns are liberated, there's a very real possibility of more atrocities being uncovered. george. >> such a long grind. okay, james, thanks very much. michael. we're going to turn to severe storms sweeping across the south. more tornadoes touching down. we go back to sam champion in for ginger with the latest on the damage and new threat this morning. >> yeah, so 38 yesterday, guys in south carolina and georgia. i'm going to show you some video that's a little bit staggering and shocking. a gentleman was standing on his porch in georgia. as the storm comes from behind him over his house, he is shooting the light winds, and then look at this, there goes his roof right over his head. i just want to remind you that this is one of the smaller, weaker tornadoes to move through. this is damage to other storms. had it been a larger tornado that gentleman would not have survived it. everyone -- i have personally seen bricks go through car doors as projectiles.

that's how powerful this can be. yes, i know it's great to shoot that video, but it is one of the most dangerous things you'll ever do, and to survive it is not likely. here's what we're showing you about this big wedge-shaped tornado that moved across south carolina as well. a tornado emergency issued for this as debris shot up thousands of feet within the funnel structure, and went out about a mile from the top of that funnel structure. new storm also moves out, that was yesterday, into rain in new york city. new storm moves into the same place, concern where tornadoes might pop up again where they were atlanta, columbus, savannah. guys. >> thank you, sam. coming up, more on medical gaslighting. when a doctor seems to minimize your health problems. what you can do to get the care you need. dr. ashton is here with that. and megan thee stallion going makeup free for ten days. why dermatologists say you should give your skin a break. >> i'm all for that. plus, we have a first look at tonight's special with the kardashians. and you know it is time to "rise & shine" there in arkansas.

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♪ a little rainy in tooichlgz ♪ a little rainy in times square this morning. tomorrow on "gma," fridge hacks that will save you money and cut down on food waste. that is tomorrow, but right now, a "gma" health alert about medical gaslighting. when patients feel their doctors dismiss their health concerns. studies show that women and people of color are impacted most and the results can be devastating. a story we first saw in "the new york times" and janai is back with more on that. good morning again. >> good morning to all of you. that term medical gaslighting is a new one we're hearing. it describes when doctors or medical providers downplay, dismiss or even criticize a patient's concerns leading to misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis and we spoke with a woman, a nurse herself, who shows how it impacted her. despite two congenital heart conditions this nurse loves to run. >> i was probably doing anywhere

between 40 miles a week or so, and that was just a huge part of my life. >> reporter: when the 35-year-old started to struggle on her jogs, jenna says she sought help from numerous doctors, several of which she says dismissed her symptoms. >> i actually had one of the doctors say that for a nurse i seem to have a really difficult time explaining my symptoms. and i was so insulted by that because if there's anything i pide myself in it's the fact that i can explain my symptoms really, really well. >> reporter: a new doctor who did extensive tests found she needed heart surgery which jenna says saved her life. >> every run i went on could have quite literally been the thing that ended my life and that is so scary. >> reporter: medical gaslighting is the term used by some patients who say their symptoms are inappropriately dismissed as minor or dismissed as psychological. up to 12 million americans are estimated to be misdiagnosed every year. >> unfortunately, women and people of color are more likely to experience gaslighting from

those who are supposed to care for them and some patients begin to accept this mistreatment as the norm and some distrust the health care system as a whole and are less likely to seek care. when they need it. >> reporter: on average, some studies suggest women are less likely to receive the care they need like less likely to get basic tests for a heart attack. multiple factors could contribute to differences in health care in people of color including unequal access and potential biases among medical providers. >> if someone views a patient as a lower class or that they will not follow up based on their race this can influence what they then do for that patient. they may be less likely to prescribe a certain medication for them or refer them to a specialist. >> what makes you want to speak out about this now? >> i feel like it's my purpose

to do this. if you are a patient and you feel like you're not being heard or you're being disregarded, that you deserve to seek a second opinion. you deserve to get the care that you need. >> reporter: and so jenna told me that she would take her husband to every appointment because she noticed that she was taken more seriously when he was with her. now, remember, she is a nurse and has been for over a decade. her husband, robin, is a software developer. >> oh, my goodness. janai, thank you. our chief medical correspondent jen ashton is here with this. >> shaking our heads. >> i know. what can -- if you think your physician is not taking your symptoms seriously, what should you do? >> first, i think we have to start with the assumption that any physician actually wants to do the best by the patient so this unfortunately does happen, but it's not the norm, number one. but i think there are some basic tips for people. if you think you're not being heard or not being taken seriously, number one, always, always trust your gut.

trust your intuition. no one knows your body better than you do. always consider a second and sometimes a third opinion. that is your right. you will never insult a reputable physician by asking for one. and then, of course, you do want to check out the logistics of your insurance plan because unfortunately the devil is in the details and sometimes that may or may not be covered but, you know, we never want to hear a situation where finances gets in the way of getting the right clinical treatment. >> that is true. i'm glad you brought up about a good doctor is not going to mind you asking for a second or third opinion. >> never. >> is there something that we can do as patients even before we get into that position? >> the first thing, recognize medicine is not robotic. it's not cookie cutter. there is a lot that goes on into making the right clinical assessment and making a diagnosis, but then some road map if you will to being an empowered patient.

i think you want to always share any and all details about your symptoms even if you don't think they're pertinent or relevant. you, of course, want to provide as complete a medical history as you can. never be afraid to ask questions and like we heard in janai's piece it always helps to bring someone else with you. another set of eyes and another set of ears. >> thank you for being our set of eyes and ears, appreciate that. now let's get back to sam. >> hey, good morning, everybody. i want to show you something i like this morning. look at this. ventura, california. see the folks in the water checking waves. you got to check them to see if they're standable or not standable. i'm not a good surfer, just like to sit on the board. strong gusty wins and big heat. developing at the same time. this is early season stuff and because we're greener here right now we're not so worried about big-time fires but we're setting ourselves up for that. very dry, very hot. we could be seeing 100 degrees in palm springs by friday.

drew: it is a warm day filled with sunshine. 70's and 80's. well above average. 86 in san jose. 86 in santa rosa. overnight we hang onto mild air. low to mid 50's as we headed to thursday. thursday is even hotter. records possible tomorrow. warm on friday and much lara, y lara, you just love having sam here. >> i do. i do. you were just at the weather wall. now you're here. i'm so happy. >> i'll hold your hand while you read it. we're going to begin with breaking news. a huge legal victory just happened for ed sheeran. just moments ago, it was reported that the grammy winner has won the copyright battle over his 2017 hit "shape of you." let's hear it. seeran said that this is proof

that it was just yet another baseless lawsuit intended to squeeze money out of artists who want to avoid the expense of a trial. the plaintiffs allege that the refrain you're hearing now in the course of "shape of you" is strikingly similar to a line in a song written by an artist named sammy switch. "shape of you," by the way, the biggest selling song in 2017 in the uk. a lot at stake in this trial and a big victory for songwriters he says. also popping, "bridgerton's" second season waltzing into the record books. it clocked 215.7 hours of viewing time over the last seven days. that's the streamer's new record for the most viewed english language tv series ever. season 2 as we know follows anthony bridgerton's quest for love. it was launched on march 25th, and amassed 193 million hours on its opening weekend alone. >> it keeps breaking its own record. >> it does. it's done. it's in the books now but really

honestly such fun to watch. i know our control room was saying even juicier than season 1. if you can believe it. >> it is. you can't stopwatching it. i want to know are they real or fake flowers? >> a good question. >> "pop news" investigates. also this morning, a very familiar face spotted in the new issue of "people" magazine. robin roberts. >> what? >> there she is. beautiful picture by the way. sharing -- >> what are you looking at? [ laughter ] >> so the article, by the way, which is really beautiful, all about robin's guide to joy keeping her optimism muscle as she says fully flexed. there is a bunch of her tips but a few of them, robin meditates twice a day. we all know this. i know you added a session right after the show which -- >> i need it after the show. >> in your words sometimes feel like, quote, being shot out of a cannon. no one knows what she's talking about and another one that i love self-care.

you say that it was life changing realizing that self-care doesn't mean that you're being selfish. >> that's a big game-changer and jason, the author, the writer was just wonderful to talk with. i got to give a shoutout to jason, thank you. >> check it out. there's a bunch more and really great. >> appreciate that. >> and if we can get one more look at your photo, there we go. there you go. >> that's the cover shot, ladies and gentlemen, right there. >> you can read more in this week's issue of "people" magazine on stands right now. >> i love y'all too. >> that's burnt into my mind now. now it's time for "rise & shine." arkansas, t.j.'s home state. he's been back in his old stomping grounds at the university of arkansas with a full stadium takeover. take it away, t.j. >> reporter: hey, good morning, stray. i heard robin allude to earlier just how proud she can tell i am. i am a kid who's born and raised in the state of arkansas and

i'm proud university of arkansas graduate and they gave me the keys to the place this morning. the keys to reynolds razorback stadium, a 75,000-seat stadium that, yes, this morning is somewhat empty but, usually when you see it on national tv, it's full of 75,000 fans. but this morning, i want you to know and i am very proud of this "rise & shine" to let you see there's more to my home state. ♪ welcome to my home state of arkansas. ♪ from the capital of little rock to the razorbacks in fayetteville, home to hot springs national park, the country's oldest national park, predating yellowstone by some 40 years. with over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9700 miles of streams and rivers, the natural state has it all. >> hi, how are you today? >> reporter: in el dorado, you'll find betty's old

fashion. >> i've been here 58 years and worked here 10 years and bought the place. >> reporter: it's been around since 1936 when it opened under a different name. now, betty's old fashion is the oldest of arkansas' beloved dairy barns. >> okay, we'll have you ready. thank you. >> reporter: when the pandemic hit, betty's was kind of already set up for success. >> we still did our everyday thing. >> reporter: the team was busier than ever keeping the windows open and the grills warm. >> we were so busy we didn't have time to think about it. we just rolled with it. ♪ >> reporter: fayetteville is the epicenter of razorback nation and the place i called home as a student at the university of arkansas. i met up with two current students, jeremy and mary, who gave me the updated list of hot spots. >> where are we going? >> a great study spot close to

campus, you don't have to drive. >> best for coffee as well. >> i didn't know any good study spots. just down the road from campus is puritan coffee and beer. founded by kevin frey. you've been here nine years. what you seen change in kids' tastes when it comes to coffee? >> well, you know, i think for us we're a specialty coffee shop so take things a little more seriously when it comes to coffee and we actually have seen students start to understand that there is nicer coffee and that it's worth paying for. >> reporter: like many businesses the pandemic brought uncertainty for puritan. >> we survived because the community here helped us so much. we would not be here without the city of fayetteville. >> reporter: just across town, you'll find coleman warren, arkansas senior, rhodes scholar and food truck owner. his ice creamery has a purpose. >> we're trying to fight child

hunger and we're trying to do it by selling ice cream. >> reporter: most of the profits are donated to organizations dedicated to fighting childhood hunger in the area. getting this business off the ground was not easy. >> the money we make goes to northwest arkansas food bank. i see arkansas as a place where people should be able to dream and i want to make arkansas a place where everyone is supported and have the resources they need to succeed. >> and here's my man, coleman. i can't say it enough -- i want to keep saying rhodes scholar but here he is. i know you didn't do this for attention, but now the attention that you are getting has to feel pretty good that your mission is going to reach more people. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> there's our honey lavender ice cream. i'm just excited to donate more meals and continue to fight child hunger in northwest arkansas. >> we'll help you out with something. step out here. what kind of ice cream do i have here? >> honey lavender. >> we'll come to the end and

take this spot here, coleman. i want you to look up at this big jumbotron because what you're seeing up there, our good friends at aldi, what they're donating 20,000 pounds to the food bank of northwest arkansas that you have been supporting. that is what you're seeing up there. >> that is amazing. oh, my god. thank you so much. >> that is for you and on your behalf. you see his face. that is genuine joy for the work that you do. >> thank you, thank you. >> what kind of ice cream? >> honey lavender. >> we don't want any freebies, and we want to pay you for the ice cream. open that up, and i'm just going to pay you for the ice cream you're giving me here. >> no way. are you kidding me? >> what that is, show everybody what it is, a $5,000 donation to your creamery to continue your work. >> thank you so much. i don't even know where to begin. >> you've been talking plenty the last couple of days. are you at a loss for words? >> yes. yes, sir. >> coleman, it's been an absolute pleasure.

you're representing this state, my home state, your home state and this university so well. it is such my honor to share you with the country so thank you so much, my man. >> thank you so much, t.j. it means the world. >> we got a whole lot more still coming up on "rise & shine," but for now how we have the band take us to break. ♪

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70's and ♪ it has already been a big morning for t.j. returning home for "rise & shine" arkansas, there he is hitting the football field with the spirit squad and, t.j., who are you with? >> hey, good morning, stray. kind of hard to hear. i'm here with some really special kids. these are kids with -- these are burls kids in honor of a young

man that i was actually in school here with, brandon burlsworth. we were in school together. he has an incredible underdog story that turned into a tragic story and is now continuing to be a story of inspiration. take a look. at the university of arkansas, things are done the burls way. >> the burls way is the right way. >> do the best you can. treat people the way you want to be treated and never, ever quit. >> reporter: the burls way inspired by its namesake brandon burlsworth with his signature thick rimmed glasses he had one dream, to play football for the razorbacks. >> being a razorback, growing up, every boy that's interested in athletics in this state that's the goal to be a razorback is the ultimate. >> reporter: his dream was lofty. early on he was unathletic kid and he would have to work harder

than anyone to have a shot. that's what he did. >> he'll outwork everybody. the first one in the weight room and he would be the last one to leave. that's the way it had to be. >> reporter: by the end of his senior year of high school he played well enough to earn a number of full athletic scholarships but one school didn't come calling. arkansas. >> he set his mind on something, it was going to be the way he planned it. >> reporter: he was given a walk-on spot but he had to pay his own tuition. his mother answered the call, took out a mortgage on their family home to help her son achieve his dream. after one year as a walk-on he was rewarded with a full scholarship and never looked back. >> ne k worth. look at smith downfield. >> reporter: always in those cheap black rimmed glasses, all he couldet, he became one of th best players in the country and after four years and masters degree his next goal, the nfl. >> indianapolis takes brandon burlsworth, the guard from arkansas. >> reporter: then, just 11 days

after being drafted, driving home to take his mother to church brandon was in a car crash. >> i always call that the -- that's just the worst day ever, worst day ever. >> reporter: brandon did not survive. >> then you're looking for answers and there's not any. there's no answer. >> reporter: the burlsworth family found their answers by building on brandon's legacy. his brother marty founded the burlsworth foundation providing underprivileged kids with corrective glasses and a chance to go to football camp. >> i don't want him forgotten. i don't want it forgotten. doing so we're able to help so many kids. >> this is my favorite because this is a couple of years ago. his whole class signed thank you for getting him glasses. >> through the example he set, and,uystory e e.rty wi o yr e

years, i was in school here with him. that's one of the most devastating moments i can remember on campus when we got the news that day but look at the work you're doing now. what does it mean for you to -- here we are all these years later you're still able to carry on. >> yeah, i mean it's what you do as a family, you know. we don't want him forgotten and just to be able to help others through what brandon did while he was with us, that's what's really key. >> what's it like for you to look and see these kids with these glasses on? >> it's awesome. it's awesome. their smiles, you just don't ever get tired of it, teaching about them character. >> i see these smiles. how many of you want to be razorbacks one day? >> all: me! >> of course, you do. well, we're going to help you maybe get a jump start on that because every single one of you, we can tell you, you will get some of the best training around because all of you now are going to the football camp.

all of you. [ cheers ] burlsworth football camp. you didn't know that was coming this morning, did you? all of you are g go and also we want you all to be able to continue to work so i'm going to bring this in now, our good friends at wells fargo didn't want to be here without being able to make a donation to your organization as well and $150,000 from wells fargo. a donation to your program. >> thank you, guys. thank you, guys, for helping. >> so, robin, stray, george, you all talked about it earlier. you know how proud i am of this state and this university and in particular brandon burlsworth over the years has meant a lot to me when i was in school and just to be able to still be a part of and to share his story is a really big deal. thank you all for a prideful "rise & shine" you all let me do today. >> good to see you back there,

t.j. >> thanks. you know what, t.j., yes, who makes us laugh and all that, but he has such a heart. you know, and it comes through so many times. boy, i love that man. and there are more surprises in store for t.j.'s return to razorback nation on "gma3." going to meet one of the razorback star football players, big surprise for another local organization, so be sure to come back this afternoon for "gma3." >> that was so wonderful. >> tearingp d erythi.michael. coming up, aatnight'primeti coming up, aatnight'primeti ♪

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♪ back now with my ♪ back now with my conversation with one of the most famous families in the world, talking about the kardashians. we talked about everything from their relationships to their new show and how the youngest sisters kendall and kylie have been growing up in front of the camera. here's a little sneak peek. >> smile for the camera. >> from the very beginning it was really fun because kendall and kylie, they weren't even teenagers yet. >> because you are a kid and you're sweet. >> and you have something to say. >> in those early episodes -- >> i don't think it's appropriate. >> are you serious? >> no, it's not funny. >> from almost day one, they have grown up in front of the camera. is it different for them than it is for you?

>> i think it is different because we had a whole life without the cameras. >> kylie had a really authentic teenager energy and she made funny weird little videos that i think in a moment when keeping up was starting to calcify and they were starting to be much more careful about their narrative. >> this was a way for them to show the world this is who i really am and this is how i like to behave and move online. >> kylie has 314 million followers, by far the most popular sister on instagram. we're talking about almost as many followers as people in the united states. >> she spoke to a group of women who had the ugly duckling insecurity maybe and wanted to feel like -- >> people love talking about you. a lot of things go viral and you are steeled to that. >> yeah. we have to be. i think it's nice to not even see.

i have this new thing where i do not look at my phone until like after i've dropped off my kids. >> how do you deal with it? >> i get it's a business for so many people but that can't consume me because my real life really matters and what i go through in my real life is not what i go through on social media. >> and collectively as a family, over 1 billion followers. 1 billion. >> crazy. >> that's incredible. >> so they have their supporters but they know they have their critics and they have people who roll their eyes at them and they did not create what social media has become but they have benefited from it and when they made that switch from promoting other people's products to creating their own and but just -- i really -- you know what, i had mixed feelings about doing the interview and i'm so glad that i did and i walked away differently talking to kris and khloe and kourtney and kim

and tonight's special, we worked hard on it. you really get to know them. they shared with us some -- they were doing family videos before they were on tv and so you're going to see rare footage of them but i think you'll get a better understanding. >> and whatever it is, they have a real connection with the younger generation. i know my girls just follow everything they do. >> mine do as well. i will tell you from experience they are just nice and in real life they are nice people so, you know, a lot of responsibility. we talk about a billion followers, that's a lot of responsibility that comes with that as well, and they've handled it as well as i imagine you can. >> those numbers are astounding. another reminder we shouldn't judge people unless we talk to them and listen to them and hear their side of every story. wait. you can see the full interview, the kardashians, an abc news special tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central on abc.

>> all right, how smart kris is. what a great businesswoman but i knew you had your tease. >> i clearly didn't know that. i thought they were telling me to bring it in. so i -- [ laughter ] >> so, everybody, please watch. please watch. >> you can watch that kardashian special tonight with robin roberts at what time? >> too late. >> move on. next. next. >> you know you can't invite me. you know you can't. it's always going to happen. let's get going this morning so you know what's happening. first, hello, miami. i'd like to invite you to my spot on the beach, this is south beach. everybody is doing yoga. >> you can see sam enjoying his coffee. >> but our problem is that we've had -- see this spot in florida, that southern tip of florida 's. unusually warm on the west coast as well. we're about to do a little change. not a change as much as a flop. look at this. west coast goes cold. east coast and deep south go super warm. we're about to have temperatures

in the 70s on the east coast and temperatures in the 50s in parts of the west coast so big changes. that's the weather around the nation. don't forget to atch the kardashians. [ laughter ] >> too late. drew: it is a warm day filled with sunshine, 70's and 80's across the region. accuweather 7 day forecast even hotter tomorrow with records possible. we're goin we're going to move now if it's okay to megan thee stallion pledging not to wear makeup for the next ten days. dermatologists say it's a great idea. give your face a break every now and then. zohreen shah has been on the case discussing the benefits and she's with us now. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, lara. i am on the case. look, the last time most of us saw megan thee stallion was at the grammys. she is known for glam but this is not the first time people

have seen her without makeup, but she's making a point right now and it's getting a lot of buzz. ♪ i keep it real i'm getting money ♪ >> reporter: superstar rapper megan thee stallion baring natural skin in her latest instagram bucking the pressures of the glam life and saying that's how it's going to be for awhile writing, i'm really going to try not to wear makeup until coachella. fellow artists praising her look. armani commenting that you're so beautiful, sister, and your skin, please, tell us how we can save ourselves. ♪ alicia keys famously going makeup free six years ago. >> i think all women are beautiful in the ways that we are beautiful. we all have our unique ways of our own beauty and we should celebrate it and love it. >> reporter: and stars j. lo, cameron diaz and cindy crawford embracing their natural sides. dermatologist rita winkler says going makeup free has real benefits.

>> people don't recognize there are a lot of allergens, preservatives. things that your skin can react to every time that interacts with an active ingredient. if you have sensitive skin that can definitely help you in keeping skin healthy, allergy free and clear. >> reporter: but the skin care habits experts say you don't want to toss, moisturizer and sunscreen. i say it with a full face of makeup but this is coming off the second i get off this seat. lara. >> i'm right there with you. thank you, zohreen. >> we have best-selling author grant ginder talking about his new book. stay with us.

we are back with grant ginder, a former washington speech writer and now his new we are back with grant ginder, a former washington speech writer and now his new ovel "let's not do that again" follows a family crisis in the middle of a high-staking political campaign. welcome to "gma." >> thank you for having me.

>> full disclosure. i got this in galley several weeks ago and tore through it in a weekend. loved it. called you up immediately and said let's turn it into a television show. you have a pitch for the show. you say it's "knives out" meets "veep" with a dash of "succession." elaborate on that. >> that's how i pitched it to my editor. i wanted to write something fun. i started writing the book in 2018. i finished it in the pandemic, when there was a lot of not fun things happening. i grew up on "the west wing" and "veep" and i wanted to write those stories, you're rooting for people. you understood their humanity. >> yeah, you're reading along, i was reading the first 200 pages or so, and it's a great family drama. it's very smart. about politics, and then it takes a crazy twist and you said you boned up on your agatha christie to make it work. >> i did. you're right. the book plays with the genre a little bit, a twist that's mystery and thriller and i was obsessively reading agatha christie at the time.

what i found was it was so pleasurable to see these inconsequential details in plots suddenly have these outsized consequences and so i played with that in the book a little bit. >> at the heart is also a family drama. >> it is. i actually think that it is even more so a family drama than a political drama. the political is the set piece of not family drama. but that's really interested me and the politics of family, the little negotiations we make with our siblings, with our parents and in this case secrets we decide to keep from one another, the family in the book, there is a massive secret they're forced to keep and the ramifications of that secret are going to play out for the rest of their lives. >> you also started out as i said in washington, you worked on capitol hill. you became a speechwriter for john podesta and then became president obama's chief of staff. how do you draw on that? >> i actually credit speech

writing as the biggest influence on my fiction writing. i loved the job. absolutely loved it. i have to say i was terrible at politics. terrible. i was terrible in washington. >> what does that mean? >> i feel like in washington it's all about access and knowing things first and i for whatever reason was always the very last person to know anything, but with speech writing what i really loved was how the best speeches told stories and learning how to use speeches to tell a story that could shift your perspective. make an argument. change a mind. that was fascinating to me. i later went on to get my mfa at nyu, which was a fantastic experience but i still credit speech writing -- >> how did you make the switch? >> i was just -- i've always been fascinated by fiction. i started writing a novel when i was in d.c. and i was like, wow, i wonder if this is something that i could do and like i said i was terrible at politics. it was very clear within a year of being there that that was not

the town for me and so i decided to, you know, throw my hat in a different ring. >> and your previous novel, "the people we hate at the wedding," is being adapted. allison janney, kristen bell and ben platt. >> yes, yes. i actually got to visit the set. i should have a different way to say it. and resort to a cliche. but, george, it was absolutely a dream come true. but it was hilarious, my first time ever on a film set and when i showed up there were all these people there. 6:00 in the morning, i was astonished by how many people were there and i spent the entire day apologizing to them for making them get up so early and so i -- allison janney, the director, the producer, i was going around, i'm so sorry that i wrote this book that made you get up so early. >> we made you get up early this morning. >> it was a pleasure. >> first tv appearance, you did great. thanks for coming on. [ cheers and applause ] "let's not do that again" out now. we'll be right back. ♪ sticks and stones ♪ ♪ ticks and♪

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