good morning, america. it's our second hour. breaking news, the u.s. charging russia with crimes against humanity. this as the war in ukraine nears the one-year mark. now ukrainian soldiers running low on ammo. president zelenskyy's urgent appeal to allies. the cdc out with a new report saying half of children under 5 years old aren't eating a daily vegetable. what parents need to know about the alarming number. overnight jen shah starts her sentence for fraud. abc news catching the fallen reality star reporting to a

texas in prison. inside the court case putting hip-hop on trial. >> the charges jens jeffrey williams for young thug are severe. >> the calls to protect black art. a new documentary diving into the debate over rap lyrics being used as evidence. jinkx monsoon razzle-dazzles now taking center stage in "chicago" on broadway. >> it just feels so serendipitous and like the fates were watching me. and "gma" on ice. live in raleigh, just hours from face-off, the carolina hurricanes taking on the washington capitals and they're saying -- >> all: good morning, america. >> good morning, america. yes, just wanted to wait for the camera to get in the rht position to say, good morning, america. so great to have you with us on

this sunday, yes, we are counting down. this is one of the most anticipated face-offs of the hockey season and our will reeve right there in raleigh, this morning, ahead of the big game along with wtvd's kweilyn murphy and two of their new friends and that's the stanley cup in the mix. >> that's so cool. >> the football field turned into a hockey rink. we'll have much more live from north carolina coming up but we do start this hour overseas with the war in ukraine and that breaking news overnight, vice president kamala harris announcing the u.s. is charging russia with crimes against humanity. >> this as the one-year mark of the war is just days away. vladimir putin's troops making a desperate push to give him a victory in a key region. patrick reevell is in ukraine. good morning, again, patrick. >> reporter: yeah, vice president kamala harris gave a speech a short while ago in munich to world leaders and there she announced that the u.s. is for the first time formally accusing russia of

committing crimes against humanity in ukraine. now, the u.s. last year already formally accused russia of war crimes in ukraine, but crimes against humanity are an even graver category and involve the systemic targeting of the civilian population. ammunition supplies start to run short and they are in a race to keep pace with the fighting as russia tries to start its long awaited new offensive. russian forces are pressing to encircle the city of bakhmut, russia is sending waves of troops at ukrainian positions including thousands of prisoners and the front there does resemble a world war i trench warfare and suffering hundreds of casualties a day but ukrainian forces are holding out and denying vladimir putin a symbolic victory ahead of the first year anniversary of the war next week. whit. >> all right, patrick, thank you. now to travel this holiday weekend and the spring break season kicking off early. the tsa preparing for record numbers of passengers

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that he rented this car that was used in the commission of a murder. >> possession of a machine gun, the possession of a gun during the commission of a felony and drug charges. >> the charges named sergio kitchens who performs under the name gunna. >> they believe the two are associated with the atlanta-based ysl gang accused of conspiring to violate the state's rico act. >> rico stands for racketeered influenced and corrupt organizations, an act or law that prosecutors use to dismantle large or even small criminal enterprises. when most think of rico they think of the mafia. the big gangs in new york. >> the way the rico charges work, everyone's crimes belong to everyone else. >> when the indictment talks about conspiracy to violate the rico act, that's where young thug and gunna's lyrics come into play creating a larger and stronger criminal enterprise by what they say in the music and display on social media. >> songs like "slatty" and "take it to trial." ♪ >> note glock with the assist ♪

>> any song where he says i never killed anybody. >> ♪ but i got something to do with that ♪ >> to hear it in a court set something jarring. >> i believe in the first amendment. it's one of our most precious rights, however, the first amendment does not protect people from prosecutors using it as evidence if it is such. >> if you talk to fans, they're outraged. even some politicians have expressed being outraged about lyrics being used in this way, right, but if you talk to some people who feel like crime is on the rise here these people have

been victimizing their communities and feel like fani willis has every right to utilize she's lyrics in this week. >> young thug pleaded not guilty to all counts. in a statement to abc news his lawyer says mr. williams has committed no crime whatsoever and you can catch "rat trap" on february 23rd only on hulu. >> wow. now to our series, "one match, second chance" and a story from kabc. how one woman in need of a bone marrow transplant wasn't able to find a match but her son stepping up able to save her life. kabc has the story. >> reporter: in 2018, doctors discovered that cyndee's platelets had dropped to dangerous levels. >> i was basically living off of transfusions. >> reporter: her diagnosis, severe aplastic anemia. her immune system was attacking her bone marrow where blood cells are made. when treatments failed her only hope was a bone marrow transplant. >> they checked for a 10 out of

10 match on the be the match registry and didn't have one. >> reporter: for fortunately cyndee had three other options. half a match. how is it possible we can do a transplant with only a 50% match when for the previous three decades we required 100% match? the answer, advances in post-transplant drugs to prevent rejection. in november 2021 cyndee's son brian became her donor. >> he was able to give me life back. >> reporter: but there are many situations in which a happen low identical transplant is not the answer. >> that's why we like to continue informing the public about the importance of becoming a donor. >> reporter: being part of the registry is easier than ever. if you're between the ages of 18 and 40 you're eligible. it just takes one match to save a live. scan the qr code below to find out more. >> it's importants for donors to know they don't have to go through a painful procedure to be donors. most of the time you can have a blood stem cell donation and not

go to the operating room. >> reporter: in a small percentage of cases her son needed to donate it through a minimally invasive procedure. >> it's like a dull soreness and the bottom of your back. >> reporter: a small price to pay for his mom's complete recovery. in duarte, denise dador, abc 7, eyewitness news. >> you can save a life. for more scan the qr code to go to be the match, the website and tune in to "gma" tuesday as we celebrate ten years since robin's return to the anchor desk after her own bone marrow transplant. >> wow, ten year, amazing. all right, we do want to switch gears to the nhl now tonight and the big game, the hurricanes facing off against the capitals. back to will reeve in raleigh for more action and he's on the ice. he's got some friends and all of their blading of glory. hello, will. >> reporter: hey, whit.

what's going on? i do have the skates on. i'm with my buddy biscuit. he is a washington capital. he's training to be a service dog. he'll get paired up with a wounded veteran but for now he's a hockey guy and fired up for the stadium series as everyone is tonight. hurricane, capitals at this football stadium. 50,000 people going to be here. raleigh has really become like a hockey hotbed in the 25 years since the hurricanes have been here. youth participation up almost 90%. girls hockey up 475%. hey, biscuit. you want a puck. he plays fetch. there you go. see, everyone is excited for the stadium series. he tested out the ice. he's running away into the sun. i'll send it back to you in the studio as we get ready for this stadium series. everyone is excited. got mascots and dogs, 50,000 strong and a football stadium for a game tonight on abc. going to be a blast, guy. >> love that. >> and will reeve doing squats and scooting around on the ice. >> the whole thing going on, you're nimble, mr. will reeve. >> yeah. >> back with you in a bit.

catch the hurricanes versus the capitals in the 2023 nhl stadium series that's tonight 8:00 p.m. eastern on abc. and espn plus. so now let's bring in wtvd meteorologist kweilyn murphy. kweilyn, fans so excited for the game. what's the weather going to be like there in raleigh? >> let me tell you, ultra excited. fan fest yesterday in the rain, people were out and about. this is a huge injection of energy for not only raleigh but also our local community in terms of vendors and restaurants and, you know, it's been just difficult times for people coming back from the albany. this will be huge for the city, of course. want to turn to weather because we have very cool video of in that froze. thankfully not the case here. raleigh around the upper 20s. nice warm-up in temperatures for the northeast with temperatures climbing into the 50s in raleigh by saturday into sunday, 60 degree, 68 monday and then pittsburgh up to 55 degrees

sunday, 48 degrees on monday. again, there is a big temperature increase for the eastern half of the country into next week so if you're a warm weather lover, that's the good news for you, meanwhile, the good saturday morning. i'm lisa arjun waking up to a little bit of haze, but overall, it's a clear start, but it is cold out there. temperatures will be warming through the fifties this morning and then by the afternoon were in the sixties, even warmer for sunday and presidents day looking very mild before it all changes, much colder, wetter and windier weather arriving. by tuesday. today in the low sixties now to black history in the making and the tradition for historically black colleges and

universities that is music to our ears. students at one school getting their first chance to compete in the battle of the bands and ike ejiochi has the story. ♪ that's just the way ♪ >> reporter: this morning, the honda battle of the bands is e annual invitational showcase started in 2003. it was created to recognize the country's best bands from historically black colleges and universities.ern event was put n thevent for the first time at an hbcu, alabama state all while welcoming a newcomer. if you had to describe the magnificent marching machine in one word, what would it be? >> magnificent. >> why is that? >> because it is. >> reporter: that's dr. jorim reid, the new band director for the magnificent marching machine, morgan state university's renowned marching band in the middle of baltimore, maryland, one of six bands

performing this year. >> one, two. ♪ >> reporter: dr. reid was given the baton after his predecessor held it for 49 years. under dr. reid, the band hasn't missed a downbeat. >> i'm fortunate to even have been considered to follow the footsteps of someone who was here for 50 years. the band has a very unique sound, style and it's overlooked often because of where we're located. >> oh, you know, that's different right there. what is it that you guys do that sets you apart? >> one of the things, our drills. to try to instill more discipline, it's bringing in the level of focus. >> reporter: off the field spectators get to see tight dance move andcrobat on the field band members and drum majors tasked with guiding

students leading up to and during the performance. morgan state will have four drum majors and for the first time in decades a woman, angel michell will be one of them. >> it means very much to me. it's a lot of pressure, but i'm always thinking about the impact in the young women that can look up to me for my position so it means a lot. >> reporter: the magnificent marching machine is no stranger to the big stage commanding audiences at every level from halftime shows at baltimore ravens games to marching in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. the honda battle of the bands just another chance for this band to be magnificent. >> we decide to take on the challenge and go ahead and go through with it.

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and corey "thunder" law. good morning to you, guys. this is fun. talk about the impact the globetrotters have had over time. >> just listening to you speak on nat gave me chills. he represents black excellence. he was one of the first, the first player to sign an nba contract and he opened the doors and broke down many barriers for people like myself, max and tnt to be here with you today so it's definitely a blessing to have him part of our organization and spend time with the harlem globetrotters. >> you kicking off your 202 world tour, 400 games across the world. for anyone who hasn't seen you >> well, if you come to a harlem globetrotters game we pride ourselves on being secret that the entire family can come to and enjoy themselves so you're going to see some high-flying dusks. some of the best basketball tricks and have huge games coming up. tomorrow we at barclays at 12:00

and 5:00 and crypto.com at 2:00 so plenty of opportunity to have a laugh and see some amazing basketball. >> i think to speak on what thunder just talked about, our legacy as a brand is about inclusion and we really pride ourselves on being ambassadors of good will, so we do a lot of community service work and to be honest that's the funnest part about going a globetrotter, the things we do off the court, about the impact we make, the smiles we can bring regardless of where we're playing. >> okay, but the other cool thing about the globetrotters you have moves. >> everybody has a signature move. i'd like to see a little bit of this. >> i can show yoee.go. >> happy saturday. who you feeling? uh-huh. whoo. >> okay. i feel like we need the music. ♪ >> there it is. >> yes. >> there we go. >> uh-huh. >> this is a bad girl right there. >> tnt. >> whoo. >> like it.

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i may have found the answer. take a look. >> jinkx monsoon. [ applause ] >> reporter: the world first met jinkx monsoon a decade ago winning season 5 of "rupaul's drag race." >> line. >> reporter: taking a victory lap just last year for the emmy winning reality show's all winners competition snatching the crown again as queen of all queens. >> now that we're at the midway point. >> reporter: now jinkx is the name on everybody's lips, razzle-dazzling sold out audiences in the tony award winning blockbuster musical "chicago." the tale of fame, fortune and -- ♪ all that jazz ♪ >> you know, broadway is probably why i started doing drag because the movie version of "chicago," i saw this and i thought, the female roles in this show are so perfect for what i know i can do. but i'm perceived as male so how am i going to get to the point where people are going to start considering me for these roles, you know, 20 years later as a drag queen, 10 years later as a

professional performer, and "chicago" is my broadway debut. it just feels so serendipitous and like the fates were watching me. >> reporter: stepping into the role that landed queen latifah an oscar nomination 20 years ago playing matron momma morton eight times a week. >> i love this character. she's an entertainment agent and the jail is her day job so in those ways i'm like, i'm the older character and i really enjoy playing her. >> was there a lot of pressure or did you psych yourself out at all? >> well, i'm a high-strung anxious virgo so the amount of pressure i was putting on myself was quite large and i'm telling you third night on it's been like, you would have thought that i've been here for 20 years doing this. >> reporter: jinkx joining a long list of performers taking center stage throughout "chicago's" 26-year run including current leading lady lana gordon who plays velma kelly and as roxie hart, charlotte d'amboise, a more than 25-year veteran of the show. e the show. what, what, oh, my god. i finally looked her up and i've seen everything she's done now

so the broadway community is coming to resee "chicago." they've all seen it but they're coming back plus a younger crowd that have never seen are coming so it's packed every night. it's filled with joy and jinkx has brought that to the show. >> she for me is joy, light, love, i know when i come out the stage door and people say, well, i've come for jinkx but now i have -- this is my first broadway experience and now i am hooked. >> it's just so easy to perform in this cast because it is like a family, and everyone told me that coming in. people come back to the show time and time again.

people come back to visit just because they miss the rest of the family. bebe neuwirth came and you would have thought she never left because everyone is just like, oh, bebe is here, aunt bebe is here. it was amazing. ♪ >> i feel like you're opening doors here for other people. >> objectively i know that this is a big deal. there's a lot still to do, but i fully believe that the torch has been passed to me by the people who came before me and it is now my responsibility to hold this torch as well as i possibly can until i pass it to the next person. of course it means a lot to me to hear that other young nonbinary performers, trans performers, drag queen performers see me on broadway, see me in this role and think, now i can do it, too. >> i had the opportunity to see "chicago" this past thursday after i did these interviews and it was incredible to see their chemistry on stage. they've really become friends in real life and it translated beautifully.

you can catch jinkx on broadway through sunday, march 12th. >> such a cool story. >> yes. >> i'm so happy for her. >> yes. >> and the representation, another example that it matters. >> 100% and people really come out for her, amazing. go see it. go see it. we'll be right back. >> announcer: now this is it how

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he is in jail on multiple charges including assault with a deadly weapon on $100,000 bail. there were concerns about dangers attends by kids to cross the bay bridge on bikes. this video shows juvenile bicyclists writing along with cars on the eastbound lanes of the bridge. bicyclists are not allowed on the bridge at any time. chp says that no accidents or injuries have been reported but is asking parents to speak with their kids about the dangers of trying to right across the bridge. today, farewell event for sequence state beach. damage left behind by the recent winter storm. the campground is closed as the storms wiped out the seawall and the ground it was built on. meteorologist lisa argen, good morning. lisa: it is getting pretty nice despite the frosty start. temperatures bottomed out below freezing. it is nice and sunny.

you know where on our way to a nice day with temperatures through 40's. 48 is a nice recovery. we have a pal here enjoying the sun. 44 in concord. maybe they should turn around so we could see the cute face. it is colder, we will talk about a warmer several days beginning today. >> next, honoring the life of rita price. health -- how friends are remembering her after she was killed in the home explosion that rocked the outer sunset district. district. abc 7 news at 9:00 life is expensive. so why is omar snoozing like a baby? because he made the smart choice to shop with ikea, with new benefits for ikea family members, including 5% off all eligible purchases in-store. every visit. every day. ikea

announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc news. >> that is something that you cannot do even to an animal. liz: food vendor attacked. the beat down caught on camera after a demand for free food. the moments leading up to the assaults. final service. why owners of a beloved local restaurant can no longer serve their customers and why it is part of a bigger, alarming trend. lisa argen, let's get a check on the forecast. >> temra