good morning, america. shifting strategy. the report that russia's named a new leader to take over the ukraine invasion. what it could mean as the country faces new air assaults. the surprise visit from the uk's boris johnson and his pledge of support. >> i'm standing up for ukraine. plus, the stars helping to raise billions for refugees. breaking overnight, china reportedly building up its nuclear arsenal with the aim to deter the u.s. from getting involved in any possible future conflict over taiwan. covid protocols, the white house facing questions this week after at least 20 d.c. leaders test positive for the virus. so will it affect the president's plan? travel advisory, the state department urging americans to reconsider travel to shanghai over its covid crackdown.

china's response and the concerns about more disruptions to the global supply chain. tragic accident. pittsburgh steelers quarterback dwayne haskins struck and killed while trying to cross a busy florida highway. the tributes pouring in. tax tips. just over a week to go before uncle sam's deadline. the advice this year about the child tax credit and who can get guided tax prep for free. and jenny with the rock. her new engagement ring. the gemstone appears to be a very rare green diamond. the eye-popping estimate on its worth. good morning, america. happy to have janai with us on the desk this morning. we have a lot to talk about. the war in ukraine shifting east

this weekend as russia focuses attacks on cities like kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city, apartment buildings now in ruins. >> and ukrainian leaders urging civilians to flee russia's offensive in the east while president zelenskyy demands a tough global response to the russian missile attack on a crowded train station that killed more than 50 people. zelenskyy getting a strong show of support from the uk's boris johnson who made a surprise visit to kyiv and promised new arms and aid. >> zelenskyy also thanking western leaders for a global fund-raising event that has brought in about $11 billion for ukrainian refugees and people displaced. let's get the latest developments now from abc's senior national correspondent terry moran in lviv again for us this morning. terry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the ukrainians can see it coming, large columns of russian vehicles, armor and other equipment heading east where the russians are massing their forces for a concentrated assault in the coming weeks. meanwhile the ukrainians are asking for more weapons and more support, and that's why people

here were thrilled when british prime minister boris johnson showed up strolling the streets of kyiv. this morning, russian air assaults are hammering cities across ukraine, especially in the east. missile strikes in kharkiv, odesa and elsewhere deepen the sense here that the worst of this war is yet to come. "the stairs collapsed," she says. "the windows and doors were knocked out. miraculously i survived." on the ground, new satellite images show columns of russian vehicles heading to the east this weekend. overnight president zelenskyy warned that this war is bigger than ukraine, that russia is targeting europe itself and all it stands for. that warning for the west comes hours after this striking moment, british prime minister boris johnson out for a walk with president zelenskyy in ukraine's capital of kyiv, a bold show of solidarity from the uk's leader. johnson praised zelenskyy during a joint press conference.

>> i think that the ukrainians have shown the courage of a lion, that you, volodymyr, have given the roar of that lion. >> reporter: and the prime minister laid the blame for the atrocities across ukraine squarely on russian president vladimir putin. people are still shellshocked after the deadly missile strike on the city's train station. the single deadliest attack on civilians since the invasion began. "it was terrifying," this woman says. "the horror, the horror." thousands of women were at that station trying to get out heeding their government's warnings that this whole region will soon be engulfed in a decisive battle. ukrainian government minister iryna vereshchuk announced the opening of humanitarian corridors on saturday. the eu pledged $1 billion during a stand up for ukraine event in warsaw. the event raised nearly $11 billion in total.

dozens of celebrities took to social media with the hashtag stand up for ukraine trying to bring awareness to the fund-raiser. >> i'm jon bon jovi and i'm standing up for ukraine. >> reporter: the russians are not only resupplying and massing their forces in the east, they've appointed a new commander for all their operations. he is a general who oversaw their brutal intervention in syria back in 2015. it will make those forces more effective and maybe more frightening even than they have been so far, and you can see why president zelenskyy is warning his people of this hard battle ahead. janai. >> our thanks to terry and joining us now is our military contributor retired u.s. army general robert abrams. i want to pick up where terry left off. these reports about the russian military command structure. what do they tell us about the challenges that russia is facing in ukraine? >> well, i think it's pretty self-evident that russia has had significant challenges against

the beginning and changing up the commander is one way that vladimir putin is attempting to get russia back on the right path by designating this new commander. he's attempting to achieve unity of effort amongst all his disparate elements and joint force so he can better concentrate his forces and synchronize them in an operational headquarters rather than doing it back in moscow. >> and with all of that in mind, right now where do things stand on the ground? >> well, things stand, what we call an operational pause and really initiated by the russians with their withdrawal out of kyiv and northeastern ukraine. an operational pause is one where we need to gather ourselves up, rearm, refit, reorient, make command changes like we just discussed and then make preparations to regain the offensive. it also gives an opportunity for

the ukrainian armed forces to do the very same thing and adjust their defensive positions and go on the offense with a counterattack when they can. >> and, general abrams, there are now reports nato plans to deploy a permanent force on its border to combat possible future russian aggression. how significant is this? >> well, this discussion is very significant. it's not relatively new, but it certainly is very topical now because a permanent station of nato forces particularly in the baltic states would be a clear sign of nato's resolve and commitment, especially if russia was to have their eyes on any of those states, and putting nato forces, not just those baltic nations' forces, but nato forces there significantly puts the ante up in my viewpoint. >> i want to ask you about that incredibly bold move for boris johnson to get into kyiv. what message does this send, not

only to ukrainians, but to russia? >> well, i think -- it was a bold move. i would agree with that characterization, and i think it was a huge boost to the morale of the ukrainian people and the ukrainian armed forces that the prime minister of the united kingdom made it into kyiv. i think that was a significant boost to everyone's morale and, frankly, i think it was a clear sign of specific resolve of the uk against russia by his presence there. >> a strong statement indeed, thank you so much for joining us this morning. eva. well, to the pandemic now and rising cases in china leading to the u.s. state department to issue a travel advisory. the situation also reportedly now having an effect on the global supply chain. abc's britt clennett has more from hong kong. britt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, eva. that's right, china is accusing the united states of making groundless accusations. that's after the state

department told americans not to travel to china and avoid hot spots like shanghai because of arbitrary measures enforced there. the u.s. is also allowing its non-emergency staff to leave the city. now, this all as the outbreak in shanghai escalates with record daily cases again despite the strict lockdown, and patience is wearing thin, complaints over food shortages, the conditions at isolation facilities and a policy that separates covid positive kids from their parents, although they are relaxing that measure a little bit, but the economic strain is also growing with truck drivers even held up from taking goods to major shipping ports disrupting global supply chains. authorities are also feeling the pressure. they've also announced plans to separate shanghai into high and low risk zones to ease movement based on test results, but there is no end in sight to this lockdown. so we just don't know what's going to happen, but chinese president xi jinping attached himself to the zero covid policy so this for him, eva, is deeply political especially as he's expected to announce a third term later this year. whit.

>> all right, britt, thank you. in washington at least 20 lawmakers and officials have tested positive for covid in the last week. despite the numbers, president biden is going ahead with a packed schedule this coming week. abc's maryalice parks is in wilmington, delaware, and joins us with more. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. yeah, the white house facing a lot of tough questions about its covid protocols this week with that run of high-profile positive cases out of washington but so far the white house says they plan to stay the course. the west wing is trying to walk this careful line. they're trying to both say they take the precautions to keep the president safe like regularly testing those around him, but they say that it is possible he might still get infected. most americans are largely trying to get back to some kind of normal and they say so is the president. he's about ten days out from his latest booster, his second booster, and yesterday we did see glimpses of him out and about outside more than we have recently.

last week like you said, 20 d.c. leaders tested positive including three of the president's cabinet secretaries, several lawmakers and house speaker nancy pelosi. now, the white house insisting that the president's interactions with pelosi this week were short and brief despite those hugs and kisses that we saw. one of the most surprising moves this week was actually with the vice president. a senior member of her staff tested positive. the white house acknowledged that that was a close contact but then she went maskless there in the senate chamber for that historic vote of judge ketanji brown jackson. the white house said that the vice president had consulted with her doctors and had tested negative. at this point the white house says they will continue to test the president regularly a few times a week but that he plans to travel a lot this month including to iowa and north carolina this week. whit. >> all right, maryalice, thanks. let's bring in abc news political director rick klein. rick, good morning. it's always great to have you. let's start there with that

covid outbreak among top officials in washington. still president biden pushing forward, maintaining his public schedule. we heard the criticism there. is the white house sending an effective message here about living with the pandemic? >> whit, this hits incredibly close to the president and to most of official washington and it cuts to the heart of what president biden has tried to say about covid all along, that you need to be following the protocols. you also need to make sure that you're vaccinated and boosted, and if you are, the message here is that the risk of a serious illness is very, very low and that's why you see president biden engaging in that schedule. he does not want to backslide in terms of restrictions or masks or anything else any more than most americans do. he wants to be on the other side of covid and send that message in what he does publicly. that means every time he appears out in public or anyone around him appears it's going to be heavily, heavily scrutinized and i do think as maryalice pointed out that significant difference in messaging, it's possible he could get covid and the hope is it wouldn't be a serious case. >> the science and optics they have to deal with as well.

i do want to turn to some reporting you've been working on about former president trump and his influence on future elections, his endorsements, whether he's still a kingmaker in the republican party. that's going to be tested very soon. >> yeah, whit, just last night president trump in north carolina alongside madison cawthorn, the embattled congressman who has lost the support of much of his party, in addition to some of his other endorsees, also last night he endorsed dr. mehmet oz in the senate race in pennsylvania. dr. oz, of course, a longtime television celebrity close to trump. but here's the thing. these are big, bold bets that might backfire. jon karl and i have been talking to a range of republicans who are somewhat mystified by some of these choices. they say that trump and his influence will be on the line in these primaries and starting next month you have a series of high-profile contests. if trump's choices lose i think you're looking at a much different portrait of the republican party. >> so much on the line for both parties in this midterm election. rick klein, always a pleasure. thanks so much. we appreciate it. tune in to "this week" later on. jonathan karl will go one-on-one with white house national

security adviser jake sullivan for the latest developments in ukraine. plus, as covid cases rise again in some parts of the country, jon has an exclusive interview with dr. anthony fauci. janai. here in new york city, the city council is expected to introduce a bill demanding that mayor eric adams rehire city workers who were fired earlier this year for not meeting vaccine requirements. this comes after mayor adams decided to exempt pro athletes and other performers from the vaccine mandate last month. the bill calls for more than 1,400 municipal workers who lost their jobs for refusing to get vaccinated against covid-19 to be rehired. eva. an urgent manhunt is under way after a deadly robbery at a gun range in georgia. authorities are looking for an armed person who they say shot and killed the owner of lock, stock and barrel shooting range, his wife and their grandson at their store in the town of grantville on friday. investigators say that as many as 40 guns and the range's surveillance camera were also stolen. now, to the shocking death

of nfl quarterback dwayne haskins. the former first round draft pick died when a truck hit him as he was walking on a florida highway. abc's zachary kiesch has more. >> reporter: he was a talented young man. >> haskins takes off. >> reporter: maturing both on and off the field. this morning, 24-year-old dwayne haskins is dead after a tragic accident. >> vehicle versus pedestrian westbound. >> reporter: the florida highway patrol says he was hit by a dump truck while crossing a busy stretch of freeway early saturday morning near ft. lauderdale. the area is not open to pedestrians and police haven't commented on why he was walking on the freeway. >> unconscious, not breathing at the time. >> reporter: haskins originally from maryland went from a relative unknown to unstoppable. in 2018 his junior season at ohio state, he was brilliant setting 28 records including most touchdown passes and passing yards. this morning, friends and former teammates remember haskins for

the way he made people feel including fellow steelers quarterback mitch trubisky. espn learning overnight that haskins was in florida to train with steelers teammates. he was drafted by a struggling washington franchise but as a backup for the pittsburgh steelers he found his footing and a family. coach mike tomlin called haskins one of the hardest workers both on the field and in the community. brooke pryor covers the steelers for espn here recalling a conversation with haskins. >> one thing that stuck out to me, i feel like i'm growing into who i want to be. >> reporter: i feel like i'm growing into who i want to be. pretty profound there. according to espn haskins was in south florida training with his teammates for the upcoming season where he was expected to compete for the starting quarterback position. janai. >> oh, heartbreaking story, thank you so much. well, turning now to absolutely no one's favorite deadline, tax day staring us right in the face and deidre

bolton is here with last-minute tips. deidre. >> last-minute tips. the clock is ticking as federal filing deadline of course, april 18th, that's one week from today i'm sorry so say. most state deadlines are the same but you will need to verify. here are some points to keep in mind. super important this year, child tax credit. of paper, a letter from the irs with the amount that you already received. that is the amount you can claim. filling out this correctly on your return means that your file will be processed as efficiently as possible. reminder here, 2021 american rescue plan act raised the child care tax credits $3,600 per child under 6. $3,000 for kids 6 to 17. if your salary is above a certain threshold, you do not qualify. standard deductions, slightly higher this year, itemizing them, let's face it, complicated, time consuming. only do it if your deductions exceed the standard deduction

and worth noting, certain types of student loan forgiveness are tax-free for 2021. you will need to check your eligibility. as for filing the forms, you can always do that for yourself. of course, they are free, but like many of us if you want help, need help, still don't want to spend on an accountant or a tax prep service, the irs does have a free file program and it offers basically tax guided preparation at no charge. the trick here is you have to make less than $73,000 per year but the support is there for those who need it. >> very important. thanks, deidre. time now for a check of the weather. let's go to danielle breezy from our nashville affiliate wkrn. good morning again, danielle. >> great to be with you again this morning. i want to talk a little more about that fire danger that is still going to be in effect today. i want to show you this video. this is a smoke swirl caught on camera in the texas panhandle. wow. okay. we do have that red flag warning for ten states from nebraska all the way down to texas over to arizona because of the dry conditions and strong gusty winds, we're also monitoring for

severe weather starting today now through wednesday. i want to show you what is going on. today we have that threat basically from oklahoma to missouri. tomorrow it stretches from texas to tennessee. as we head into tuesday and wednesday that threat is going to be increasing to an enhanced risk. all modes of severe weather are possible, da we are expecting a sunny and windy day. temperatures will be cooler compared to yesterday. we'll see temperatures in the 40's and 50's, so windy at the beaches with a high surf advisory until this afternoon. it will also be gusty in the hills. temperatures range to the upper 60's and low 70's this afternoon and the sun setsgigi all right.

guys, as i head back to nashville, i will be dealing with a lot of severe weather. meanwhile, you guys dealing with gorgeous weather. >> as long as you brought us the nice weather. >> there you go. that's right. i left it for you. >> we'll give you full credit. thank you, danielle. we do want to turn to tiger woods and his hope for a comeback at the masters. the five-time masters champion falling out of contention but just being there, of course, a remarkable achievement after that devastating car wreck. abc's elwyn lopez has more from augusta, georgia. elwyn, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. it was another rough day for tiger playing his worst round at the masters ever, the 46-year-old was limping around this hilly golf course saturday. he three-putted four holes, four-putted a fifth, an unfortunate setback for the five-time masters champion. tiger said he just couldn't get comfortable with the ball. the winds here certainly didn't help him coupled with dropping temperatures, and while he will be going into today's final round with a 78 scorecard, the fact that he made the cut for this weekend's tournament is a victory in itself. just 14 months ago he shattered

his right leg in a car crash and now he is defying all odds by walking up and down augusta with rods placed and screws in it and despite his struggles here, he was met with cheers, people encouraging him on every hole and we expect to see the same today as he tees off in his traditional sunday red. guys. >> he's not going to get that sixth green jacket this year, but elwyn has hers on. elwyn, thank you for that. still coming up on "gma," a new transgender law signed by alabama's governor with restrictions on medical treatment for trans children, the reaction this morning. student debt and the drive to end it even as president biden moves to extend the freeze on loan payments. and the bling's the thing. check out that mega engagement ring right there. i didn't write that. bling's the thing. i kind of like it. jennifer lopez received it from ben affleck and the estimate on its worth. we'll be right back.

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>> reporter: it is more than all the auto debt in the u.s. it is more than all the credit card debt in the u.s. it's student loan debt. >> i accumulated about $72,000 in debt. >> i'm not getting sleep because i'm worried about my bills. >> reporter: more than 40 million americans are directly affected. on the campaign trail president biden made a promise. >> i've already called for immediate canceling of a minimum of $10,000 of their student loan debt now under this crisis. >> reporter: the administration has not done that but it has put other relief measures in place. for instance, the president issued a reprieve from paying them back until august 31st giving many a needed break. >> this is an economic justice issue. it is a racial justice issue. i can argue it is a gender justice issue. >> reporter: nearly 100 democrats sent president biden a

letter last month asking him to freeze payments at least through the end of the year. the president facing pressure from his party to do more. >> how are we going to be able to positively financially impact the generations that come behind us? >> reporter: statistically women are the most affected by this issue, and among that group, black women more so. women hold two-thirds of education debt with black women sustaining the highest average level. for some the frozen debt payments help them prepare for their futures. >> when the covid forbearance pause happened, almost immediately i deferred all that money into funding an i.r.a. and then i actually was able to start saving to buy a house. >> reporter: when considering student loans, experts say it is important to apply for as many scholarships as possible, consider the cost of schools you're looking to attend and think about community college for a year or two. and if you're worried about the hit to your budget when payments

restart, start now with looking how to get a forbearance or a reduced payment, and during this time when payments are suspended, if you can swing it, consider setting aside your payment amount each month to take less of a financial hit later this year. this is a hot button political issue. right now people scheduled to start repaying their loans in september. that is two months before those key midterm elections. >> 40 million americans, that's so many. >> it's amazing. that's just directly. we're not talking about their families, dependents, 40 million straightforward. >> thank you so much, deidre. still coming up here on "good morning america," the toll the pandemic is taking on teens and advice for parents coming up in our "weekend download." covid-19 moves fast, and now you can too by asking your healthcare provider if an oral treatment is right for you. oral treatments can be taken at home and must be taken within 5 days from when symptoms first appear. if you have symptoms of covid-19, even if they're mild don't wait, get tested quickly.

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♪ ♪ in today's "weeken ♪ in today's "weekend download," helping our teens through these stressful times. a study recently published by the cdc found that more than a third of high school students experience persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness during the pandemic. i recently spoke about it with dr. ariana hoet, clinical director of nationwide children's hospitals on our sleeves and a pediatric mental health expert. it looks like teenagers have had an especially hard time during this pandemic. why are they as a group suffering so much more? >> we know that the pandemic was stressful. for adolescents they were isolated. they were sent home from school. they had to grapple with figuring out how to do online learning. they missed their friends, their extracurricular activities. they were worrying about their family members' health and financial strains for the family, and all that adds together. >> what are the signs our teens may be struggling right now and who is most at risk? >> so we want to pay attention

to any changes in behavior. if we notice that our adolescent is withdrawing, all of a sudden they don't want to do anything, they don't want to talk to anyone, showing irritability, getting angry easily, maybe changes in sleep or appetite, all of those things can be an indication that something is going on and we should be checking in with them. >> and then what should parents do if they think that their child is struggling? >> always check in with your child. ask them directly, have you been having a hard time? have you been feeling sad? have you been having thoughts of hurting yourself, thoughts of suicide? if the symptoms are continuing for over two weeks at a time most days of the week, then you may want to check in with a professional mental health care provider or check in with the school to see if they have similar concerns. >> for a lot of parents it may be difficult to determine the difference between teenage angst and a real issue. do you have any advice for them sort of navigating? >> absolutely, and it's true. with teenage years there's a lot of changes, and that's where i

really want parents to focus on how often are these signs happening and how long? if it's, you know, every now and then once or twice a week my teen got angry or irritable at me, that's pretty normal. but if it's every day all the time, nothing gets them out of that mood, it's hard to control the behavior, and it's really getting in the way of school success, socializing, those are signs that it's something else going on. >> some good advice, thanks so much for being with us, dr. hoet, and we'll be right back with "pop news." oh, sorry. much for being with us, dr. hoet, and we'll be right back with "pop news." than your hi. your creativity can outshine any bad day. because you are greater than your bipolar i, and you can help take control of your symptoms - and ask about vraylar. some medicines only treat the lows or highs. once-daily vraylar is proven to treat depressive, acute manic, and mixed episodes of bipolar i in adults. full-spectrum relief for all bipolar i symptoms.

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looks like a green diamond. and if it is, it is exceedingly rare. diamond pro ceo mike fried telling page six he would value such a ring at over $5 million and it could actually be worth more than $10 million. in a letter told her fans in a newsletter back in the past that green is her lucky color writing, quote, maybe you can p >> yes. >> i realize there are many moments in my life where amazing things happened when i was wearing green, end quote, and now jenny with the rock will be seeing green for a very long time. >> do you think she matched her top to that ring on purpose? >> yes. absolutely. let's talk about seattle seahawks superstar russell wilson. the super bowl champ is revealing the secret to what made him lose control and get grammy nominated singer ciara to go out on a date with him, and it's all thanks to ciara or wilson's old raggedy wallet. check this out. >> what are you talking about? she said, that wallet.

you losing with that. i said, first of all, with me you never lose. second of all, second of all, i said, that wallet, that shows consistency. that shows consistency. that's what you're going to get from me. you need someone who will be consistent for you every day. >> and, guys,s that is it. that's all it took. he tells kevin hart on his "straight from the hart" podcast all it took was that old raggedy wallet and self-confidence. did you hear that when he was talking, self-confidence to start dating and now they've been married for six years and have two children together. >> i would say real quick, i interviewed russell wilson, and everyone wants to know what is the prayer that ciara said to get you. he said what about the prayer i >> girl, that's it. that's it right there. >> it was the old raggedy wallet. all right, finally for the first time "the simpsons" will be making history and it happens tonight when they feature the first deaf voice actor on the series and they use the american sign language. the episode follows lisa as she

searches for the son of her favorite saxophone player who is deaf to get him a cochlear implant. john autry ii will voice the character. growing up with a brother who was deaf telling "variety" it was a challenge using asl on the show because the animated characters only have four fingers, however, she thinks that it was a success. it worked out. >> history. >> faith, by the way, great to have you in this weekend. >> happy to be here with you. >> you did amazing. >> absolutely. >> thank you. of course, thanks so much for watching. abc news, it's always on. goodmorningamerica.com and be sure to stay tuned for "this week" later on this morning. >> whit, we've got eight seconds. tell them what we were laughing about. >> we have one second. bye.

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sunday service has six trips heading both north and south. overall ridership has gone up recently. happening today in alameda, a commemoration ceremony will be held aboard the uss hornet for thousands of filipino and american soldiers who died during the bataan death march. this weekend marks the 80th anniversary of the march. allied troops who were firing the japanese during world war ii were captured in the philippines. they were forced to march more than 50 miles without food or water to a prison camp. the ceremony kicks off at 10:00 a.m. followed by a memorial ceremony. frances has a check of the weather. frances: temperatures are in the 40's and 50's. grab a jacket. it will be windy once again. mostly sunny skies with temperatures a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. look for efforts at the coast around the bay, mid to upper 60's, 65 in san francisco, 69 in

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