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battle with p.o.t.s. syndrome. >> i am not doing that great. >> how to recognize the symptoms and what to know about the autoimmune disorder. dr. sutton breaking it all down. ♪ you've got the love ♪ meet the utah teacher taking a bite out of school lunch debt. his viral tiktok serving up thousands in donations. what he's telling "gma" about putting a spotlight on the issue. >> we should feed our students and make sure the very least when they're going into school. ♪ love ♪ breaking the mental health stigma for black men. how football star delvin breaux is making a difference off the field. >> talk about it, right? it's all mental. it's a mindset. ⌞> as we say, good morning, america. ♪ the music like makes you feel like you need to work out. >> it's saturday. get into the weekend. >> put some leg warmers on. >> that's cute.

good morning, america. glad to have you with us. "gma" is celebrating black history all month long and this morning we'll introduce you to 9-year-old tiana who wrote a book all about embracing her natural hair. she's there with her mother dorothy. >> just 9 years old. looking forward to that. first, though, we're following a lot of news this morning, starting with the war in ukraine now in its second year with no signs of slowing down. around the world shows of support for the country battling that brutal russian invasion. >> this as new military equipment arrives to help the ukrainians in their fight. the u.s. announcing more aid but president biden saying he's not willing to send fighter jets just yet. abc's patrick reevell is on the ground in kyiv with more. patrick, good morning to you again. >> reporter: good morning, janai. yeah, ukrainian authorities have been warning that russia might launch strikes this weekend, linked with the anniversary. western countries have used the occasion to announce fresh sanctions against russia but it does seem like china is now pushing to play a bigger role in this conflict and that's something that president biden addressed in his interview with abc last night.

this morning, ukraine saying it is rappelling intense russian assaults on the eastern front line as the second year of war begins. but western countries marking friday's anniversary by announcing a coordinated volley of fresh sanctions against russia. the biden administration issuing what they're calling one of its most significant sanctions actions to date against moscow. the new package targets more than 200 additional people and companies, both in russia and from other countries accused of supporting its war like china. biden, zelenskyy and g7 leaders meeting friday promising to intensify their financial and military support to ukraine and to maintain it as long as it takes. a potent example of that, the first of the key leopard 2 tanks arriving in ukraine from poland. concerns growing china may also be preparing to provide lethal aid to russia to help its faltering war. sitting down with our own david muir president biden saying he's warned president xi jingping of the risks. >> i know the state department and the pentagon now have both

warned china not to offer lethal military assistance to russia in this war with ukraine saying the u.s. is concerned that china is considering providing lethal support to russia. would that cross a line for you? >> look, it's not in china's -- i had a very frank conversation with president xi this past summer on this issue, and i pointed out to him -- the conversation went like this, i said, mr. president, this is not a threat, it is just an assertion, a statement of what i think the reality is. and i said, without any government prodding, 600 american corporations left russia from mcdonald's to exxon to -- across the board. and i said, and if you are engaged in this same kind of brutality by supporting the brutality that's going on, i said you may face the same consequence. >> reporter: president biden was also asked in that interview if he would send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. he said that for now he would

not and that currently there is no military rationale for doing so. he said at the moment ukraine has more need of tanks, air defenses and artillery. whit? >> patrick reevell, thank you. now to more from our abc news exclusive, david muir one-on-one with president biden getting answers about the strain on u.s./china relations after shooting down that spy balloon three weks ago. take a look. >> let me ask about u.s./china relations in general, already strained after the chinese spy balloon over the u.s. let me just ask you this first, do we know definitively yet whether or not that spy balloon was flying over the continental u.s. intentionally? >> it is almost not relevant once it was over the united states. >> so there's a possibility president xi didn't know? >> there is a possibility of that. >> were they surveilling the u.s. or attempting to? >> that's what that balloon does, surveillance.

>> let me ask you, when the balloon was shot down off south carolina, the defense secretary placed a call to his chinese counterpart on a line that's supposed to always be open. the chinese did not take the call. they didn't pick up the phone. does that trouble you? >> yes. there should be a direct open line of communications particularly to the most powerful nations in the world to be able to resolve anything quickly so there's not a mistake made. >> the defense secretary says they still haven't had that call. how does the u.s. -- how does your administration fix this? >> we make it clear that it's necessary for that to occur. we can't fix it. >> and a truly interesting conversation with david and president biden there. well, coming up in our "gma morning menu," bethenny frankel speaking out about her battle with p.o.t.s. syndrome. dr. darien sutton is live with what you need to know about the autoimmune disorder. also ahead this morning, air fryer recall. why 2 million are being pulled from shelves. plus, da brat pregnant at 48

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welcome back. let's get to our "gma" cover story and bethenny frankel speaking out about her health battle taking to social media with details of her struggle with p.o.t.s. syndrome sharing that she is, quote, not doing great. dealing with aches, pains and chronic dehydration and in the candid post frankel responded to comments about her appearance. when you comment on someone's physical appearance, you may not know exactly what they're enduring personally, physically and emotionally. well, here to break down what we know about the condition is abc news medical contribute dr. darien sutton. thanks so much for being with us, dr. sutton.

so for people who don't know, what exactly is p.o.t.s. syndrome? >> good morning, eva. so p.o.t.s. stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. it's a debilitating and relatively common syndrome that involves relatively -- or excuse me, abnormal and significant increases in heart rate when one changes position, for example, when one goes from a seated position to a standing position. for most we don't think about it when we stand up but for those suffering from this diagnosis, the simple act of getting up from a chair can bring about distressing symptoms. >> interesting. so if someone is concerned they may have p.o.t.s., what symptoms should they be looking out for? >> well, majority of these symptoms occur when one, again, is changing positions and they most often come in the morning when people are waking up. symptoms can start out as lightheadedness and confusion, involve palpitations, nausea and even fainting and for many of my patients who get diagnosed with this they often find out or get clues from their wearable technology or smart watches which alert them to abnormal changes in their heart rate

which, again, all of these are reasons why you should consult a physician and get it evaluated at the very least. >> and what treatment options are there to help someone with those symptoms? >> so, unfortunately, there is no cure for this, but there are certain maneuvers and also certain medications that patsan te to treat their symptoms.fit d hyation, si thelue thriese syto help to decas occurring and avoind cer physical maneuvers like crossing your legs when you stand up and muscle tension or clenching your fists and for those with significant symptoms that continue, certain medications, certain steroids and even certain ssris or antidepressants are indicated for this diagnosis. >> dr. sutton, we always appreciate your insight. whit? >> eva, thanks so much. now to the utah teacher who is taking a bite out of student lunch debt. his tiktok getting millions of views and will ganss is here with more on that story. will, good morning.

>> hey, good morning, whit. for millions of us tiktok has crowd funding bucket list items asking viewers to chip in a buck or two to raise money for dream it, but mr. jones at rocky name- mount middle school in utah is jumping on that trend to change students' lives. when you teach middle schoolers racking up nearly 5.5 million tiktok views can be a little nerve-racking. >> students will tell me i saw your video, mr. jones. it's a little cringey. they'll be brutally honest. they think it's pretty cool luckily for me. >> reporter: garrett jones says all that online attention is worth it. the digital literacy teacher posting this six-second video asking for help with student's outstanding lunch debt writing the last thing a kid should be worrying about is how much they owe for meals at a place they're legally obligated to be. >> you think sometimes a student would rather go hungry than be embarrassed for owing money for their lunch. >> i think a student would rather do just about anything

than be embarrassed, yeah, or the possibility of being embarrassed. there's just so much going on, so much weighing on their minds, even one little thing like that could totally make their day spiral. >> reporter: his tiktoks bringing in more than $30,000 in donations to help students in his utah district. >> if nothing else happens to them that whole day, at least we can guarantee they have a good meal. >> reporter: a covid era free meal program expiring this school year and now many families are struggling to keep up. a national survey by the school nutrition association from last month slows schools driving up $19.2 million in lunch debt this school year alone. now garrett's hoping his viral moment in the spotlight sparks a larger conversation. >> we can reach out to our representatives and say, hey, we support this, this is a good use of our tax dollars, we should feed our students and make sure at the very least when they're going into school. >> reporter: right now, 6 million children across the country are food insecure. assistance is out there but a

family of four must earn less than $36,000 to qualify. for mr. jones and his rocky mountain middle school students it's a simple life lesson. right behind you on your wall it says, you matter. >> that message to your students, i mean, is that what you hope they take away when they leave the school building every day, a sense of belonging, a sense of knowing that they matter? >> really the walls are blank except for this back here. that's because i wanted it to be te focus and i tell my students at the start of every semester, if you don't take anything from the class i hope when you walk in you see that on the wall and know that it matters so much to me that you're here. >> many comments on mr. jones' tiktok are former students that once needed help buying their lunches and saying being refused food because of a negative balance, thank you, you're changing lives. mr. jones reminding us it's not just him but thousands making 1, 2, $5 donations to make this happen. >> what a positive message. >> reminder of how amazing

teachers are. >> teachers are heros. >> seeing that need, recognizing the need, making sure people know the need is out there. >> 100%. thank you, will. appreciate it. let's get a check of the forecast now. greg dutra is here with us. our chicago station wls. hello, greg. >> we've been talking about that rainfall in southern california, right? record-breaking rain. burbank, for example, where you see this video from, four plus inches of rainfall breaking their single day record, more than doubling their single day record and there's another system that's on its way moving in on the west coast right now. you see the flood watches out for southern california. 30 million people have active weather alerts, watches, warnings, advisories as this makes its way across the country. and by tomorrow night severe storms through the southern plains, oklahoma, northern texas, severe thunderstorms with high wind and possibly scattered tornadoes. this makes its way east and brings a rain/snow mix possibly into new york city, but first it makes its way into chicago. new york city could use the snow, less than half an inch so far.

boston, two feet below where they normally are. well, now to "gma" well, now to "gma" highlighting black history month all month long and this morning we're taking on a taboo in the community. coming up, a conversation about breaking the mental health stigma for black men. but first how former pro football player delvin breaux is doing his part and making a difference off the field. >> you guys going about your day, right, i am smart, i am

strong, i am confident. talk about it. right? it's all mental. it's the mindset. >> reporter: delvin breaux didn't hear these positive words growing up in new orleans. >> i tried to commit suicide at 9 years old due to a lot of trauma, physical abuse going on behind closed doors. i didn't have no outlet. i didn't know who to talk to and i just bottled everything in. >> reporter: despite his ongoing battle with depression delvin still secured a full ride scholarship to louisiana state university. but just two days after his 17th birthday, delvin broke his neck on the field. lsu honoring his scholarship, but even with surgery and rehab, he was never medically cleared to play again. >> me breaking my neck, it was a trying time because football was my life. football was my passion. to have that injury happen to me and it was taken away, you know, it just was devastating. so i went back into another depressive state. >> reporter: but he never quit eventually becoming a canadian football league all-star and later hitting the gridiron for

his home team, the new orleans saints making an impact on his community. >> we are going to make it happen. >> delvin is such an important figure in the community because he's from here and overcome a lot of adversity, kind of like a hometown dream when it comes to football. so to be able to introduce my kids to someone like that and say he's from here, we're all from here, you have opportunities. >> reporter: now he's helping to break mental health stigmas for black men. >> i have a counselor. we talk like twice a week and gives me an opportunity to be myself, open up, share my thoughts. if i'm going through a depressive state she's there for me. >> reporter: and he's giving back offering children the affirmation he never received. organizing the first annual football and mental health awareness camp. kids ages 5 to 18 learning to ask for help when things get tough. >> learning stuff i never heard of. working on stuff i need to work on. hearing voices other than my coach and dad. >> on the the count of three -- i will never give up. one, two, three -- >> all: i will never give up!

>> delvin breaux doing incredible work and now to talk more about black men and taking care of their mental health is psychiatrist dr. janet taylor. dr. taylor, thank you so much for being with us. you know, when we were talking about this, let's start right with masculinity and the spectrum and the ways that is expressed and how black men, the stigmas in society maybe limit what emotions and where on that spectrum they're allowed to fall and how that plays into this. >> well, thank you for being here. you know, it's not just about black masculinity but about the history of racism and trauma that has existed and persists for black men that contributes to mental health disparities and feelings of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder. and i think delvin breaux's message of never quit but also talk to a counselor and combining the riggers of physical health with the

importance of mental health is a message that everyone needs to maximize your life. >> when you talk about trauma and those kind of triggers that are all around you, depression, anxiety, ptsd, i mean we see a lot of that in the black community even when we're talking about violence. are those kind of things, the videos we see on tv, it's all around us, talk to me about how that plays into this and how men can combat that. >> so a traumatized brain, and many of us have trauma as evidenced by studies, a traumatized brain is primed earlier to be more anxious, doesn't learn as well. and so the reality of trauma of we know there's disparities in criminal justice, disparities that happen even when you walk inside to see a counselor are significant and certainly in the classroom. so recognizing the fact that self-awareness that he points to

is important, knowing how you feel when you're traumatized and recognizing that your biggest ally is your brain and when you have the awareness that you may feel traumatized or depressed, you have the potential to flip your mindset and get help and talk to someone because it really is up to you to take care of your mental health and the earlier that we can teach children as he's doing, our boys, our girls, then the better off they'll be. >> real quick because we're almost out of time. when it comes to getting help, finding a therapist, talking to someone that's not always easy. quick tips if you can about how to continue that process because you don't always find the right fit right away. >> help is always there. if you're uninsured or underinsured, know your resources. there's 988 which is a text line where you can get help. 1-800-273-talk. that's if you feel suicidal. if you feel like something is not right, talk to your health care provider, your friends but get the help you need. it really is up to you. >> thank you so much, dr. taylor, for taking the time to be with us.

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♪ welcome back to "gma" and the 9-year-old making black history all her own. tiana rose akoh-arrey went from being bullied for her natural hair texture to writing a kid's book about loving her locks called "my afro: twin best friends." and tiana and her mother dorothy join us live from london. thank you guys both for being with us. tiana, i understand that you've been writing stories since you

were just 3 years old. talk to us about how you decided to write this particular book. >> i decided to write this book because of my love for writing and i was very skilled at a young age because me and my mum would go through little cards that would help with vocabulary. i started using them as i got older and also because of my hair and how big it is, i decided to write "my afro" because of thought of all the little black girls in the world with the same hair as me that would go through the same struggles i go through when i get my hair done in braids. >> you dedicated this to children struggling with loving something about their looks. i feel like that's something all kids struggle with. what do you want other kids, especially kids who might be getting bullied, to learn from reading your book? >> i want them to know that it's okay.

ifeoe y mean this, don't let that get to you, because if you let that get to you, it's just going to make you sad. you need to try and try your hardest because life isn't perfect. some people are going to throw things at you that you have to try and dodge. so try your best and don't give up. >> well said, tiana. and, mom, dorothy, we have to bring you into this conversation because you must just be so incredibly proud. but how do you balance encouraging tiana to pursue this writing but also get to be a kid? she's so young. >> oh, that's such a good question, thank you. and talking about balance in tiana you can tell she's passionate about writing. from a very early age, around 3 years old she started playing around with the flash cards that i got from mrs. wordsmith and i could tell of all my three kids, tia really found intriguing images of visuals on those flash cards and she stayed the course so she would be writing by

herself. i didn't have to get involved. she wrote stories. she would write words. she would want to be expressive. so i saw the passion in tia and it kind of aligns to the work she does in school. she was one of the best also in her class this year. and it just tells you with the passion she already has, i just had to be a mom and guide her to what she really loved. so i'm incredibly happy for tia, really happy. >> you can see the smile on your face. tiana, tell us, how do you say your last name. >> akoh-arrey. >> akoh-arrey. say it one more time. >> akoh-arrey. >> i'm asking because i was practicing it before and, janai, i have to tell people how to say my name and i asked you because while you're learning to embrace

your hair, embrace your name, and feel proud to correct people, no matter how many times it takes. tell them over and over how to say your name and you be proud of it and own that. so thank you for telling us so that we know now. >> and i also just want to -- >> thank you. >> she's more than just a creative writer. in your author bio it says you want to be a scientist. is that still the case? >> when i was little, i wanted to be a scientist a lot. i found being a scientist was very interesting, but now that i've grown up, i don't think that will be a thing for me. i will still keep writing, but i'm not sure being a scientist is what i'm going to be. so i think i'm going to be something like a doctor and an author. >> well guess what, tiana, there's still time to come to the final decision. >> you can do anything.

>> you absolutely can. >> we love it. >> tiana, dorothy, thank you so much to both of you for joining us. we really appreciate it and, again, the book, "my afro: twin best friends" is available right now. we'll be right back.

thanks for watching. we, of course, will see you back here tomorrow. i'm going to award those cards for myself. >> i love that. have a good one. have a good one.

announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> a large dark fire burning lake berryessa. dozens of boats and jet skis up in flames sending plumes of smoke into the air. and from the wind to the snow it has been a wild week of weather. we are tracking the power outages, road closures and what to expect. good morning. i'm liz kreutz here with lisa argen. let's check on the weather. a little calmer today. lisa: we are still seeing high elevation snow showers lingering