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weather wallop. the west coast about to get slammed with even more snow while trapped residents in san bernardino run low on supplies. florida center stage. with governor ron desantis set to push a sweeping conservative agenda -- >> our state is where woke goes to die. >> his plan for gender identity and critical race theory in schools, the death penalty and guns. what it all means for the white house race. emotional plea. bruce willis' wife asking paparazzi not to hound her husband as the family adjusts to life after his dementia diagnosis. game changer? weight watchers making a million dollar bet on the booming obesity drug business. what it means for your wallet and your health. employment scam spike. the urgent new warning for job seekers. >> hello, this is a courtesy invitation to work with amazon from home. >> the sophisticated method scammers are using to steal thousands. the red flags to look out for

this morning. ♪ i'm walking on sunshine, whoa ♪ plus, walking on sunshine and dancing into march madness. meet the cinderella team heading to the big dance for the first time in more than 40 years. ♪ and don't it feel good ♪ and it certainly does feel good. i'm talking about those celebrations. they never get old. we'll have more on that ahead. it is a busy morning and a lot of news to get to. it sure is. california is bracing for even more snow. just look at that massive pileup of snow in south lake tahoe. up to five more feet is expected in the sierra nevada mountains, this is the snowiest winter season in more than ten years. first that frightening scene mid midair on an united airlines flight. a man arrested after trying to

open an emergency door, stab a flight attendant, tackled by passengers. the plane did land safely. gio benitez starts us off. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning, yeah, this was incredibly scary scene playing out on this plane. passengers and crew members tackling the man holding him down and, yes, those tense moments were captured on camera. this morning, the fbi investigating reports of a terrifying midair attack on a flight from l.a. to boston. >> so where are they? where's homeland security? >> reporter: this video obtained by abc news showing the 33-year-old suspect, francisco torres, yelling from a seat near the emergency exit. which investigators say he allegedly tried to open. >> i'm taking over this plane. >> right now, i'm telling you right now. >> reporter: soon after the suspect is seen rushing down the aisle holding this metal spoon, which investigators say he turned into a weapon while in the bathroom. 45 minutes before landing, the suspect getting into a confrontation with flight attendants allegedly attempting to stab one of them in the neck three times with that spoon, but

thankfully only hitting the shirt collar and tie. >> the person is detained. attempted opening of an external door, an emergency door. >> every door and every hatch is sealed in place by thousands of pounds of pressure so you can't get those open. by the same token, anybody fooling around with that is trying to endanger the aircraft. >> reporter: one witness telling abc news that the suspect started screaming after he saw a passenger filming him. about five people jumped and tackled the suspect saying they pulled the broken spoon out of his hand. the group of passengers and flight attendants holding him down using zip ties to restrain him. fbi agents boarding the plane as soon as it landed taking torres into custody. >> all flight attendants are given a certain amount of training on self-defense but they should not be in their job description to have to have mortal combat with somebody in the back. that is totally unacceptable. >> reporter: united airlines this morning thanking the quick action of our crew and customers adding, no serious injuries were

reported. and the man has been charged with interference with a flight crew using a dangerous weapon and, george, that's a charge that could carry a life term in prison. >> meantime, gio, another close call on the ground? >> reporter: that's right, george. this was also, by the way, at boston logan airport, two united planes actually clipped their wings when one of the jets pushed back from the gate. thankfully, though, george, no one was hurt. >> thank goodness for that. okay, gio, thanks very much. michael. now to the millions on the west coast bracing for even more snow. up to five more feet is expected in the sierra nevada mountains on top of the 48 feet that is already falling this winter. mola lenghi is in south lake tahoe with more. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, michael. these states out west just can't seem to catch a break. the snow has been relentless recently. the snow piling up, so are the challenges with even more snow and rain on the way. this morning, an already

battered california facing challenges as they see the snowiest season in more than a decade. zwl i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: in san bernardino county, homes destroyed, cars swallowed and mountains of snow several feet high but across the state authorities can't get enough. this car sliding down a snowy road. in madera county two mobile homes collapsing, while in crestline, fallen trees, branches and heavy snow littering the streets. some residents frustrated as they start to run low on supplies. >> a lot of people are self-sufficient but we can't be if we have no clue on what's going to happen. >> reporter: in utah, salt lake city now buried, having their snowiest winter in a decade. crews have been hard at work mitigating avalanches. two skiers reportedly triggering one in the big cottonwood canyon, resulting in a rescue mission. while authorities are investigating there is

reportedly no evidence of anyone trapped. so far this year the sierra nevada mountains have gotten 48 feet of snow. that is the most in a decade and, robin, the season not even over yet. of course more snow to come. >> yes, indeed. in southern california mountains there's no relief in sight for snowed in residents. our chief national correspondent matt gutman is in twin peaks, california, with the latest there. good morning, matt. >> reporter: robin, good morning. it might be hard to imagine, but on the other side of this berm are multiple houses. the biggest challenge has been where to put all these mountains of snow. the city and local authorities are telling people we can't help you get out of these snow berms or dig out. what we've been seeing is, people using whatever machinery they can to try to dig out. they smashed the back window here. lots of damaged cars, all around

this area, and this part of san bernardino county, probably hundreds of cars still trapped in snow banks like this. people have been able to finally get out of their houses to get some of the basic necessities. but there are shortages of hygiene supplies, of baby food and formula, and dog food as well. people are very upset. they say the response was too slow and too little once it began to arrive, they're now trying to seek federal aid to try to unleash more funds to help the people out here. robin. >> matt, quite a scene with all that snow but the west also facing a flood threat. ginger is tracking the latest for us. >> good morning, robin. so this next system is a warmer one, so this kind of fire hose of moisture that's going to be from the abundance of subtropical moisture pooling toward california comes in thursday through saturday. the heaviest rain will be friday and friday night and look what's going to happen first. you heard four to five feet..-

that's some of the highest elevations, mount shasta down through the sierra. 5,000 feet, that's when it's going to start raining. some of the snow absorbs it. you get lower into the foothills, two to four inches and could see flooding, mudslides and any roof that has the heavy snow could collapse. right at the coast, say santa cruz up to pacifica, up north of the bay area, could see three to six inches of rain. friday and friday night, some of the worst of that. the one there now moves through the midwest and twin cities, well above average for the season, almost three feet looking for more snow thursday to friday down to mason city, iowa. we'll be watching this one and as the next one, everything keeps coming across the nation trying to bring real winter right here. robin. >> we know you'll always keep an eye on it. thank you, ginger. to the white house now where officials are considering reinstating a policy of detaining migrant families who cross the border illegally. senior white house correspondent mary bruce joins us now. this may be under consideration but no decisions yet.

>> reporter: exactly, george. this is just one option that's on the table. no decisions have been made yet but we have learned that the biden administration is considering detaining migrant families who cross the border ilegally. i am told that any family detentions would be limited to just a small number of days to allow swift processing, but this would be a reversal after president biden ended the plicy shortly after he took office. now, sources have been quick to note this differs greatly from the policies of former president trump who separated children from their families and sought to detain migrants indefinit all of this comes, of course, as the biden administration is trying to figure out how to handle the end of title 42, the public health order that was used during the pandemic to turn away millions of migrants at the border. it ends in early may and, again, george, detaining migrant families is just one option that is now up for discussion. >> this border situation is so fraught. okay, mary, thanks very much. michael. now we go to atlanta where 23 people are now facing

domestic terrorism charges after an attack against police where rioters through explosives at officers. steve osunsami is in atlanta with the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. these 23 people are charged with domestic terrorism and police here point out only two are from georgia. they're from utah, arizona, far away from here. one person is from canada. another person is from france. authorities say that they stormed what is going to be a training facility for police sunday, threw three bricks, rocks, fireworks and molotov cocktails at officers, setting fire to construction equipment and launching rounds of commercial grade fireworks. this is by no means their first clash with police. this has been going on for months. in january one of them was killed after police say they shot at them and then police shot back. they're fighting to save the woods that the police training center would replace but also saying that they're trying to

keep police from militarizing. this has put local civil rights groups in a strange position where they agree with the idea of not trying to militarize the police but are also trying not to support any foolishness, and protesters say they will be here all week trying to stop the training center from being built, but should underline it was approved by lawmakers at the state and local levels, democrats and republicans of all colors, robin. >> on both sides. thank you. now the war in ukraine and the violent battle for a key city in the east grinding on. putin's forces coming close to encircling that area. our foreign correspondent james longman is on the ground for us there in ukraine. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. this town is about 15 miles away from bakhmut, and we can hear the sound of battle raging. there's been quite a lot of outgoing this morning. russia says it's on the brink of victory but ukraine says the battle is going exactly how they

planned it. they've managed to significantly degrade russia's forces. this morning, the battle for bakhmut may be reaching its climax with casualties soaring on both sides. russia's attacks find the city on the brink. putin's forces have blitzed it relentlessly street by street, building by building, every inch a war zone, but this persistence is at a cost to russia. russian casualties are several times that of the ukrainians and yevgeny prigozhin, the head of russia's mercenary force complaining they're running low of troops and ammunition sending untrained prisoners to fight, saying the russia military might be diverting resources elsewhere warning, if we retreat from bakhmut the entire front will crumble. overnight, reports some newly mobilized russian reservists are being sent into combat with just their firearms and shovels, and this morning, there's new alarming video posted by the ukrainian government's human rights commission that shows the moment a ukrainian soldier is believed to be a prisoner of the russians is executed after saying slava ukraini, glory to ukraine.

there have been some rumors ukraine is perhaps going to retreat or withdraw from bakhmut. president zelenskyy spoke last night said those rumors are absolutely not true and actually the ukrainian strategy has been to divert russia's attention to bakhmut in order to better secure this entire region so the town i'm in now, other towns across the donbas have had months to prepare for a russian onslaught and they think they've managed to do that, so even if bakhmut falls in the next days or weeks or even months, the fight to come would be a much more difficult one for russia. >> james longman, thanks. here at home ron desantis is taking center stage as he eyes a white house run. the florida governor will deliver a state of the state speech tonight. he'll hammer home hot button cultural issues. rachel scott has the story. desantis delivering a message far beyond florida. >> reporter: exactly, george. and florida governor ron desantis has not said whether he will run for president but after his landslide victory in november today he will lay out a sweeping conservative agenda that he says should be a model for the rest of the country.

[ applause ] this morning, all eyes on florida. the critical battleground state and governor ron desantis. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: desantis not yet a candidate for president but the republican governor is already heating up the 2024 race. florida kicks off its new legislative session today and with republican majorities in both chambers, desantis is expected to push a sweeping conservative agenda. including prohibiting higher education institutions from using any funding to support diversity, equity, and inclusion or critical race theory, an investment in education includinh millions to recruit faculty at state university, making it easier to allow a death sentence without a unanimous jury and allow floridians to carry a gun without a permit. >> in florida we say very clearly we will never ever surrender to the woke mob. our state is where woke goes to die. >> reporter: desantis has already rejected a proposed advanced placement class on african american history.

>> the core curriculum must be grounded in actual history, the actual philosophy that has shaped western civilization. >> reporter: and signing into law a bill that stops classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels which critics have dubbed the don't say gay bill. while desantis has deflected questions about a presidential run, florida democrats say he's taking his vision nationally. >> florida's present reality could become the nation's future if folks don't join in with us and do all that we can to push back against ron desantis and these culture wars. >> reporter: republican leaders in florida say they are open to changing a law that would allow desantis to remain as governor if he does decide to run for president. again, no firm decision has been made yet. but he will be in iowa later this week, george. >> it is heating up, okay, rachel, thanks very much. michael. now one of our favorite parts about march madness, what is it?

the cinderella stories. even though the tournament hasn't officially started we already have a team that's defying the odds. watch as furman wins the southern conference tournament beating chattanooga monday night, not only avenging their loss to chattanooga in last year's conference title game but securing a spot in the big dance for the first time in 43 years. that's amazing because i'm only 38. the team -- what's so funny about that? the team last played in a tournament in 1980. this weekend on selection sunday they'll learn their place in the march madness bracket but congratulations to those excited young men out there. >> i was just going to say it's the most wonderful time of the year. >> i was just going to say i'm glad michael is 38 because that means i'm 48. >> he got you there. he got you there. >> you look great, george. >> you both do. coming up, the urgent search for the four americans kidnapped at gunpoint just across the u.s. border in mexico.

what to know if you're heading to mexico for spring break. also ahead, the spike in employment scams. becky worley has the red flags that you should look out for. first back to ginger. >> that makes me 28. i had to tack on. all right, let's start with what happened overnight. we've had such a measly winter. just barely two inches in new york city. we had a little bit but pennsylvania had more. this video out of bradford, there was also up to 8 1/2 inches in parts of pennsylvania. elizabeth or excuse me, edison, new jersey, around 2 inches so that clipper did bring enough snow to jus give us a touch of winter. but we are going to look for the cold to settle in by thursday morning the windchills will be, ooh, super. that's where you should see the statue of liberty. that was happening overnight. >> wow. >> there's the winter sticking around all the way through us. your local weather in 30 seconds.

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open an emergency exit door and then turned a metal spoon into a weapon and attacked a flight attendant. a group of passengers and the flight attendants held him down and fbi took him into custody as soon as the plane landed. also right now, police in colorado investigating whether ja morant broke gun laws when he posted an instagram live video in which he displayed what appeared to be a gun at a nightclub. and the famed notre dame cathedral in paris will re-open to the public next year more than five years after being devastated by a massive fire undergoing renovations in 2019, bringing down the famous spire. the army general in charge of the rebuilding said, quote, the return of the spire in paris' sky will be the symbol we're winning the battle of notre dame. >> it's hard to believe it's been almost five years since that blaze. >> that was devastating. >> it was. >> hard to watch. and we've got a lot more ahead including the dramatic rise in employment scams, the red flags to look out for in your job search. that is coming up, george. now to that dangerous situation unfolding in mexico after four americans were kidnapped after crossing the border.

we're learning more about the victims. matt rivers is in mexico city with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: george, this news developing just moments ago. we've heard from mexican authorities. announcing tragic news of these four americans kidnapped. two of the four americans were kidnapped on friday afternoon have been found dead. the other two have been found alive, one of them we're told is at least mildly injured if not more than that. they're receiving medical treatment. very much a developing story after a tragic couple of days. this disturbing video appearing to show the group being violently taken at gunpoint just across the texas border in matamoros, mexico. one person led to the back of a pickup truck by heavily armed men in body armor. another person then pulled onto the truck bed. the fbi investigating this video which abc news has not been able

to verify. the white house saying the president is aware of the attack. the fbi and state department working with the mexican government to find them. >> these sorts of attacks are unacceptable. we will continue to coordinate with mexico and push them to bring those responsible to justice. >> reporter: now new details emerging about the victims. abc news learning their names, latavia "tay" mcgee, shaeed woodard, zindell brown and eric williams. mcgee's mother telling her daughter was traveling to mexico for a cosmetic procedure with her cousin and two others. barbara said she told her she did not want to go, but tay said, ma, i'll be okay, and tay called her 15 minutes away from the doctor's office but did not hear from her again saying "her phone went to voice mail." the mother and sister of zindell brown told wpde they felt uneasy about the trip right from the start. >> i'm just checking on you. that's what i told him thursday

and then like i said friday morning, i text and i didn't get anything. >> reporter: u.s. officials say the group was driving a white minivan with north carolina plates when they crossed the border friday where gunmen began shooting at the van. one mexican bystander killed. matamoros is in the tamaulipas state, one of the most dangerous areas in mexico. >> the travel advisory for tamaulipas state remains at level 4, do not travel. we encourage americans to heed that advice. >> reporter: the u.s. state department saying "criminal groups target private automobiles traveling through tamaulipas often taking passengers and demanding ransom payments." that level 4 travel rating, the same one the state department gives to other places like afghanistan and north korea. now authorities here in mexico haven't identified which of the four victims were found dead and which were found alive. those families of course involved in this will be

desperately waiting to hear that news. a very trijic ending to this case, george. >> thanks. now to a new warning about employment scams. according to the better business bureau's risk report, there has been a dramatic rise in criminals trying to trick job seekers into sending them money. becky worley is here with those details for us. good morning, becky. >> reporter: robin, good morning. we've recently seen an increase in layoffs in the tech sector, people switching jobs for work from home opportunities and they have sparked a rapid rise in employment scams. linkedin saying they removed more than 190,000 fake accounts in a six-month period in 2022 and it's a stark warning to job seekers, slow down and protect yourself. >> hello, this is a courtesy invitation to work with amazon from home. >> reporter: experts saying this is not a real request. >> you make up to $400 in a day. >> reporter: but one in an arsenal of more sophisticated methods that scammers use to steal thousands of dollars from job seekers. in a new report from the better

business bureau employment scams listed as the second riskiest of all the scams they track, saying the frequency at which they're being reported in the agency scam tracker increasing 23% from 2021 to 2022. >> a lot of workers don't want to go back to an office so they're searching online for a purely remote position. unfortunately, scammers know this so they're setting up fake websites and they're luring people in with that. >> they liked my resume and my application and they wanted to move the process along. >> reporter: for callie from west palm beach, florida, she said she applied for a tech position through linkedin, but the people who posted it were suspected scammers not affiliated with the actual tech company or linkedin. they offered her the job and sent her a check to purchase her own office equipment but then asked a lot of questions. >> i gave them my bank account information so my routing number, my account number, my checking account, like i gave

them the front and back of my driver's license. >> reporter: for callie her boyfriend raised concerns and then she hit the pause button. >> i didn't lose any money but it doesn't make it any less awful. >> if a company is asking you to pay for something during the interview process that's a huge red flag. >> reporter: for miranda owens of kansas city -- >> i felt like my trust was shattered in all of these online platforms. >> reporter: the person that offered her a job sent her a check then saying they made a mistake and she needed to return the money. the original check bounced and miranda was out nearly $5,000. >> i just started bawling. >> reporter: let's hit all the red flags you need to watch out for. if the person is asking you for personal information, beyond what you've provided in previous applications and if they want financial information, those are a no go. if you're asked to spend money during the interview process, or if they only text with you and this is the big one, for any

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watchers just got easier. >> reporter: this morning, weight watchers, the brand best known for trying to help people lose weight through a points system, making a multimillion-dollar bet on the booming obesity drug business. the company acquiring subscription telehealth platform sequence which for $99 a month provides telemedicine appointments with doctors who can prescribe wildly popular medications like ozempic and wegovy. >> what this allows us to do is to have a member enter a pathway and answer questions to asess their appropriateness and then following that initial assessment to connect with a clinical provider who can then determine with that individual are medications, if any, the right path for them. >> reporter: the change comes as social media is increasingly flooded with viral weight loss testimonials. >> it's here. ♪ ozempic ♪

>> reporter: those drugs cited by many as game changers with people with serious medical conditions such as obesity and diabetes are currently experiencing a shortage. >> the criteria for treatment of obesity with telehealth is exactly the same for treatment in a doctor's office. someone has to have a bmi of 30 or above or bmi of 27 to 30 with complications of obesity. when you think about why are we having shortages, it's because the expectation was very low that almost nobody would want to do this but that is not true. when people have treatments for obesity that really work, they want them. >> reporter: the shortage which ozempic describes as incredible demand coupled with overall global supply constraints sparking concerns about people using it who may not need to. the injectable drugs contain semaglutide, which acts as an appetite suppressant. >> the important point is these

medications are not instead of a diet and physical activity program, they're to help you to comply with a program like that. >> reporter: the drugs like all medications are not without side effects. some of the most common include nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. weight watchers has seen its share of rebrands over the years in an effort to grow subscribers from its name simplified to ww to a wellness app for kids. and obesity is a big category, $50 billion a year. weight watchers is not alone. also in pursuing telehealth, just this morning, best buy announced a deal with atrium health where they go to patients' homes, set up technology to monitor heart rate, blood oxygen and other

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. new details about a terrifying midair attack after a passenger tried to open an emergency door and stab a flight attendant then turned a broken metal spoon into a weapon and attempted to stab a flight attendant in the neck three times. what a witness is telling us this morning. beauty brands under fire. the major federal lawsuit accusing l'oreal and others of selling hair relaxers that cause cancer and other health problems with black women at a higher risk than others. emotional plea. bruce willis' wife emma heming asking paparazzi not to hound

her husband as the family adjusts to life after his dementia diagnosis. ♪ push it ♪ plus, the new push for premiumization. the companies offering high-end versions of their products from donuts to movies, even wd-40. what to know about the trend and when it's worth it to spend more. ♪ i'm burning up for your love ♪ and ready for liftoff? why more people, especially women, are trading the treadmill for dumbbells. so, is it really better than cardio? dr. sutton is live to break down the benefits. ♪ i'm living my best life ♪ sarah ferguson liberated. why the so-called royal rebel now feels she can speak freely talking about her new novel, king charles' coronation and one of the last things the queen told her and the corgis as we say good morning, america. ♪ i'm living my best life ♪

good morning, america. if you are looking for love out there, well, you might want to take a page out of this woman's book because she was tired of dating apps, so she decided to meet all her matches in person throwing what she calls a chaotic singles party. more than 60 of the guys showed up. >> i bet they did. >> did she find love is the question. this is kind of like "the bachelorette." you will have to wait to find out. also, trailblazer debra lee, former ceo of b.e.t. is here. she wrote a beautiful memoir about the climb to the heights of the entertainment industry and has advice for others. looking forward to speaking with her. first, the latest to a frightening scene on a united airlines flight. a man was arrested after trying to open an emergency door, stab an attendant in midflight, and gio benitez starts us off. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning again. yeah, the man is now facing some very serious charges. this all happened on a cross-country flight with passengers recording everything.

this morning, the fbi investigating reports of a terrifying midair attack on a flight from l.a. to boston. >> so where are they? where is homeland security? >> reporter: this video obtained by abc news showing the 33-year-old suspect francisco torres yelling from a seat near the emergency exit which investigators say he allegedly tried to open. >> i'm taking over this plane. >> i'll tell you right now. >> reporter: soon after the suspect is seen rushing down the aisle holding this metal spoon, which investigators say he turned into a weapon while in the bathroom, 45 minutes before landing, the suspect getting into a confrontation with flight attendants allegedly attempting to stab one of them in the neck three times with that spoon, but thankfully only hitting the shirt collar and tie. >> the person is detained, attempted opening of an external door, emergency door. >> every door and every hatch is sealed in place by thousands of pounds of pressure so you can't

get those open. by the same token anybody fooling around with that mechanism is trying to endanger the entire aircraft. >> reporter: fbi agents boarding the plane as soon as it landed taking torres into custody. united airlines this morning thanking the quick action of our crew and customers adding, no serious injuries were reported. and the man is charged with interfering with a flight crew using a dangerous weapon. if convicted he could spend the rest of his life in prison, michael. >> scary video to see there, gio, thank you so much for that. now we're going to turn to the extreme weather in the west. more snow on the way for california, already buried this winter season, and there's a flood threat on the way too. ginger is tracking it all for us as always. >> you see the pictures out of mammoth mountain. 30 inches in just 2 days. the most recent storm. they've had 555 inches of snow this season. many of the spots now reporting top ten snowiest already and we're not done. all that snow collapsing roofs in parts of the central sierra

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>> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. a federal lawsuit citing a study that researchers say is the first of its kind to find association between the use of hair straightening products and uterine cancer. with previous studies finding similar products associated with the higher risk of breast and ovarian cancers, the attorneys say these companies put profits over people. this morning, major beauty brands being blamed accused of selling hair relaxers that cause cancer and other health problems. >> feels smoother than satin, softer than velvet. >> reporter: a federal lawsuit listing l'oreal usa and other companies as defendants. court documents with dozens of plaintiffs, predominantly black women, pointing to a study published in the journal of the national cancer institute last october suggesting a link with hair straightening products like perms and relaxers. >> how good does silky hair feel? >> reporter: an increased risk of uterine cancer in women who use them like rhonda terrell. >> that was my christmas eve

christmas gift to tell me that he was sorry that i do have cancer, and it's rare, and it's aggressive, and that i need to have chemotherapy. >> reporter: she says she's one of those women who for years regularly relaxed her hair. according to the study those who use relaxers four or more times a year were more than twice as likely to develop uterine cancer than those who didn't. researchers didn't identify a particular ingredient in the trial but they also state more research is needed, and though the cancer is rare, black women have been found to develop it at a higher rate than women of other races. >> the relaxer manufacturers didn't care this 55-year-old black woman in alabama may never get to see her grandchildren graduate from high school. >> reporter: attorneys benjamin crump and deondra zimmerman filing suit for, quote, generations of women marketed and coerced to believe that using chemicals to straighten

their hair equates to beauty alleging these chemicals are responsible for the tragic number of users' reproductive cancer. l'oreal said, our products are subject to rigorous scientific evaluation. other manufacturers named in the suit. they either would not comment or didn't immediately get back to us. >> thank you, janai. now to the rise in the trend known as premiumization, companies are offering tiered versions of their product in an attempt to get customers to buy the most expensive one and becky worley is back. >> reporter: more than 60 earnings calls companies talked about keeping profits rolling through premiumization. a story we first saw in "the new york times" the reason you should care, it's about saving money. this is a marketing strategy to get you to spend more, and it's coming at a time when every penny counts.

premiumization, it's a classic airline model, expensive first class cabins in the front and the cheap seats in the back. but premium pricing tiers are now available in products that have nothing to do with the friendly skies. >> you take a product and separate it into tiers and so some of the tiers are more premium and they reportedly offer better quality but they can also charge more and so they tend to be more profitable. >> reporter: you can see it in a wide range of products from food like krispy kreme donuts, last year the company focused on wooing customers with bargains, this year focusing on premium specialty doughnuts which are more ornate and more expensive. >> we come to amc theatres to love, to cry. >> reporter: to the movies, amc theaters recently announcing they'll be offering three tiers of seating in some showings charging more for the best viewing locations in the theater. and even good old wd-40, there is now a smart straw option that costs 9 cents more an ounce.

if you upgrade to the bendy straw it will cost you 20 cents more an ounce. >> we've seen a takeoff like wildfire in the wake of the pandemic. we are seeing a lot more companies segment their customers into these groups of higher paying, more profitable premium customers and then everybody else. >> reporter: experts offer these examples of premium pricing structures may just be the start. >> you know, we're starting to see this in a lot of different industries, and i think the question is, is that going to continue and deepen and expand? >> reporter: now, here's a way to save in these environments. a big part of marketing strategy is called anchoring where you offer three different versions of a product, high-end, middle of the road and budget. which one do you think most people would choose in that instance? >> middle of the road. >> middle of the road, right, but do you really need more than the basic? tat's how you save. just ask yourself that. like wd-40. do i need the high-end bendy straw or the smart straw or does good old wd-40 that's been

around for 70 years do the trick? it's a matter of discipline. >> i'm like that on gas. i always get just regular gas. nver buy the premium. >> get the low end and if you need more you can always upgrade later. >> thank you, becky. now to the rise in strength training. a growing number of people are turning to muscle building exercises when hitting the gym but is it really better for you when compared to cardio? jaclyn lee has details on what's behind the trend. >> reporter: move over, treadmill. gym habits are changing. more and more people are turning away from cardio and embracing strength training. >> i'm going to teach you this in less than a minute. >> reporter: from dumbbells to kettlebells the trend even dominating tiktok. >> you're better off focusing on strength training. >> reporter: classpass, a workout subscription service said strength training was the most popular workout in 2022.

planet fitness reporting in some locations they're adjusting equipment to include more areas for strength. >> i think strength training is definitely getting more popular, especially for women. >> reporter: and the gains are immeasurable, from reducing your chance of injury to boosting your metabolism. >> someone should do strength training if they're interested in changing the shape of their body, improving their posture, boosting their metabolism. it's a nice stress outlet. it's great for mood elevation, bone density and one of the greatest indicators of longevity is muscle mass. >> i definitely do think strength training has been neglected for so long. >> reporter: lauren shares her videos with more than a quarter million followers. she made the switch to strength training a few years ago. >> it made me definitely more confident not only in the gym but in my own skin. i think when people think of strength training they think of big muscles and six-packs and bikini bods and that's the focus, but i'm here to tell you that strength training and muscle health is so much more than that. >> reporter: for "good morning america," jaclyn lee, abc news, new york.

>> and our thanks to jaclyn for that. joining us is dr. darien sutton, our medical contributor. you came walking over here. what are you doing because you look fantastic? >> exactly this. weight lifting. it has changed my life. i love doing it twice a week. >> good for you. what are the benefits or i should say how does it compare to cardio? what are the strengths? >> that's the new discussion. a study is looking at the risk of exposure and infection to covid-19 with different workouts like cardio exercises like spin class versus weight class or weight resistance. weight class was associated with a sixfold reduction in the risk of getting infection with covid-19. and the benefit doesn't just stop there. we've also seen associations to rsk of dying prematurely. if you weight lift your risk of dying prematurely is less than those who don't weight lift. a decreased risk of developing cardiovascular disease like lung cancer. >> even that, okay, so how much strength training are we talking about here?

>> so, you know, in this study they looked at the intervals of approximately 30 to 60 minutes, but according to the american health association you only need at minimum two times a week and as per our research, if you consistently continue that for ten weeks you can see reductions in blood pressure, body fat and improvements in muscle tone. >> you can be our guinea pig here because you are a perfect example. give us an example of a week of training and what it should incorporate. >> you know, first and foremost when you're weight lifting it's about doing it to resistance, picking up a weight that you're comfortable with and doing it as long as you can and pick a muscle group. but when you're doing exercises in general you want to pick cardio exercises at least 20 to 30 minutes of moderate activity a week including walking or even easy swimming. if you want to do more vigorous activity, you only need an hour

and 15 minutes of vigorous activity every week. >> for the week? >> yeah. >> i thought you meant a day. >> no, just in a week. you want to use this information regarding your risk of covid-19 and how to work out and you can make better decisions if and when we were to experience a surge in the future so you can mitigate your risk. >> thank you for the example. i mean that, that you're setting. really appreciate that. have us rethinking things. ginger squats when she brushes her teeth. she does. >> i do the squats. i was just going to say which way to the gym? i just can't. that didn't look like anything but i'll keep trying that. i need to do bicep curls while brushing my teeth. wintergreen resort, they had to shut down two weekends ago early. one of the warmest winters on record in the mid-atlantic. so many places reporting that. they're looking forward to next year, they said, but up to 20 days ahead of normal when it comes to the leaf-out as we call it. indianapolis all the way over to philadelphia seeing buds way early by more than two weeks then i wanted to show you snow in the forecast. march looking cooler than

meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. partly sunny day today. chilly temperatures low to mid 50's. tonight another round of showers move through. even a crack of thunder and lightning possible. even brief hail level 1 storm. temperatures in the 30's and 40's. here is accuweather forecast. stronger storm going to arrive at thursday into friday. the highest impacts felt friday morning with i'm still talking to dr. sutton getting all this insight. how about "pop news" here? >> let's do it, robin. good morning. we begin with some great news for country music fans. summer will be here before you know it, which means it's time for the annual cma fest back in nashville. in celebration of the festival's 50th anniversary, this morning we can exclusively reveal a few of the performers in the massive lineup gearing up to take the stages around the city. get ready for luke bryan, jimmie

allen, tim mcgraw, miranda lambert, keith urban, little big down and that's just the beginning, over 160 artists will perform over four days on six different stages. in and around nashville. in case you didn't get enough here are a few more. old dominion, luke combs, rita wilson will be there as well as blanco brown and dierks bentley. the outdoor daytime stages are all free open to the public. nighttime performances require tickets. sales from the nighttime events help benefit music education programs across the country through the cma foundation. the 50th annual cma fest takes place june 8th to june 11th. mark it down. tickets go on sale today and later this summer you can catch the action on the abc special. we got it right here. >> i remember, i lived in nashville in the late '80s. this wasn't that big. to see how it's grown over all these years, that's a magnificent lineup.

>> absolutely, and the money raised to such a great cause and daytime events as we said free. it's really fun, highly recommend it. hey, in movie news, nancy meyers who brought us "father of the bride" is making her return to the screen. "deadline" reporting a number of a-listers in talk to join the rom-com legend for her new movie including scarlett johansson, owen wilson and michael fassbender, the movie is called "paris paramount" based on meyers' own life loosely telling the story of a couple forced to reunite on a film project, meyers is set to direct the script and wrote and will serve as a producer on the project as well as some reports now saying the budget is over $130 million. >> wow. >> that's true belief in her. if it is true it makes this the most expensive rom-com in hollywood history. no word yet on when production will begin. >> a lot of romance. >> a lot of romance. a lot of fireworks maybe? all right, with the oscars

just days away, one famous nominee hardly primping hard at work on a new movie shooting here in new york city. anyone know who this is? take a good look. don't look at my teleprompter. >> nope, i know who it is. >> you do? well, because you're a big fan of him and what he's doing. there he is. under layers of makeup that is first-time oscar nominee colin farrell in character as the penguin for a new series on hbo max, a big transformation called "the penguin." details under wraps. farrell is calling his scenes in batman the tip of the iceberg, yeah, i said that. filming set to continue over the next few months with a brief break this weekend for farrell to attend the 95th annual academy awards where he's nominated for best supporting actor for his role in "the banshees of inisherin." and as you might know, they're airing, where?

>> on abc. >> on abc. we're pretty excited about it. how about a little music news. earth wind & fire will be dancing on the ceiling this summer when lionel richie joins them on the road. how about that? here he is making the big announcement. ♪ >> the time has come to announce a tour, not just any tour but the tour i've been trying to do for years and now it's going to actually happen. ♪ all night long ♪ >> sing a song "all night long," lionel richie and earth wind & fire on the same stage and i'm inviting you to the party. >> oh, i'm going to that party. >> me, too. >> that's good music. the tour kicks off this august in minnesota. making stops across north america and it wraps just before the 21st night of september in l.a. and that's "pop news." ♪

building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning. i'm job in a fortune from abc seven mornings. let's get to sue hall for a look at traffic, you good morning, joe being a lots of issues out there a lot of red on our maps, which means slow and go. we've got several incidents. let's focus in on the peninsula. this one northbound one. oh, one mountain view near ellis. a couple of lines blocked your stacked up. almost 8 80 in san jose and then south dont wanna one near the oregon expressway palo alto. we've got a couple of cars blocking the lane. you're stacked up beyond highway 84. thank you sue meteorologist due

p area. let's do it live with kelly and ryan is coming up. we'll chat with margo martingale from accused, plus duchess sarah ferguson is here. that's at nine on abc seven. we will see you shortly. ryan live doppler seven is pretty quiet this morning. it's up partly sunny sky out there alive. looking sfo, he said. a little bit of a rainbow right there over the airport. partly sunny skies throughout the day. our next best chance for widespread rain is later tonight. so today enjoy the break from the wet weather for a lot of us. low to mid fifties

and tonight tomorrow morning, a level one with showers. even some hail and thunder obina. thank you drew. we'll have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes. as always, you can find us on our app in abc seven news dot com. the news ♪ ♪ can i just say, michael strahan is cracking me up this morning. >> this is the first time we can't share any of his off-camera conversations. >> i am so happy to be back. [ laughter ] >> oh, my gosh. >> rare form. >> kind of isolated out there, but i'm back now, everybody. >> yeah, you are. >> we are back to "gma," and now we have a new interview with sarah ferguson, the duchess of york who said that at 63 she finally feels liberated. juju chang sat down to talk to her about her new book, "a most intriguing lady," the upcoming coronation and life without

queen elizabeth. good morning, juju. >> reporter: good morning. you know, long before she was a novelist she was the red-headed rebel who married a prince and became princess diana's sister and sidekick. we talked about all of it and how she's infused her mighty spirit into her engaging novels. they're really fun. like "downton abbey" meets the female whodunit. for decades she was one of the most photographed and scrutinized women in the world but now at 63 the duchess of york, sarah ferguson, is writing her own narrative. >> i feel liberated. i don't know whether it's the queen passing on that i now think i can just sort of say openly what i want to say without worrying i'm going to offend somebody. i'm really truly authentic sarah now. >> reporter: it's no wonder her second novel is called "a most intriguing lady," a historical romance centered around lady mary, a proper victorian woman by day and amateur sleuth by night. it's also like a real coming of

age story. this is a woman who is trying to find her way. she's sort of chafing at all of the rules of being a titled woman. in what ways do you think this sort of mirrors your life of being a little bit of a royal rebel? >> so true. so true. well, i think the red hair goes a long way for that. sarah is cheeky. it's feisty, yeah, yeah, it is lady mary, everything in my book. i think that in life i'm -- it's not just royal institution and monarchy, it's any bureaucracy that tries to allow this redhead to conform. i'm not good at conforming. i believe in the absolute unequivocal institution of monarchy, i totally support the king and the queen consort and now the queen and i've known them all my life so i know the rules. >> presumably you're going to the coronation. >> no. the invitations haven't gone out yet, but if not i'll have a cup of tea and coronation chicken

sandwich and sausage rolls. >> what do you hope for the reign of king charles? >> i've always adored him all my life and i believe that he is an extraordinary person and diana would be very proud of her grandchildren. i think we'd have a granny-off. because she would run faster in the races. >> of course. >> yeah, but i wonder, hmm, she'd probably be funnier, no, i think i'd be funnier and, you know, her boys are really special boys. what i'm thrilled about is seeing harry so happy and he's got his lovely wife and he's got beautiful children. he deserves to be loved like that. >> reporter: family dynamics can be complicated, something the duchess knows firsthand after splitting from her husband prince andrew in 1996. you've been divorced for many, many years and yet you've been andrew's rock? >> yes. >> what has it been like

watching him go through this? >> so sad. we've been there for each other. you know, when i've gone through really bad times in the past, andrew has always been there. he is exceptionally kind and he is a very seriously good he's very steadfast for the girls. we are women that also have had to see a demise of a very strong man and that has been really difficult to see. >> reporter: the duchess saying the scandal surrounding the prince brought her closer to the queen. >> we were his bookends during the last three years and she really was my idol, really was my legend. >> and the corgis came to live with you. >> and the corgis live with me and we go out and then they bark into the air and i think the queen's with me when they do. it's one of the last things i said, what would you like me to do and she said keep writing. >> wow. >> so writing in a way is sort of a royal command. >> it is. it is. i like to think that. >> reporter: she really loves

those queen's corgis and she has many more books to come. she has signed a deal for at least 20 more and she says when those corgis are out with her she feels like the queen is with them. the new book, "a most intriguing lady," is out today. >> 20 more? >> yeah, at least. >> wow, good for her. >> she's a fast writer. [ laughter ] >> that's right. >> she seems great. that was fun. >> that was a lot of fun and we love those corgis. >> yes, we do. coming up, trailblazer debra lee is here. the former ceo of b.e.t. with advice for all women in the workplace. cannot wait to hear her conversation. we'll be back with more "gma."

we are back with a leader who has broken so many barriers. debra lee was the ceo of b.e.t. for over a decade and one of the few black women to hold the position in corporate america, she's also a very good friend, and in her new memoir, "i am debra lee," she shares her advice to future ceos. it sees so wonderful. i am. >> yes. it's also my hashtag on twitter and instagram. >> i follow you so i kind of knew that. >> you knew that, so great to see you, robin. thank you for having me. >> you do not hold back. you are really personal in sharing your story. why now? >> well, i stepped down from b.e.t. about three years ago and i was supposed to retire but, you know, that never works for

those of us who are used to working so hard. and i always wanted to write a book and i wanted to give advice to those coming behind me, because that's always been part of who i am, i was a counselor in college and law school, you know, did hiring at the law firm, blah, blah, blah, built a great team at b.e.t. and always thought i was pretty normal. i wasn't the smartest kid in the class, i was maybe fifth or sixth. i went to all black public high school and i just want young people to know if i can do it, they can do it too, and they should dream big and i looked around when i stepped down and realized there's still very few black female ceos and it's not anything i dreamt of, but now that i've done it, i loved it and people come up to me and thank me for doing it and i wanted them to know it is possible. >> and you're so candid in talking about the triumphs and trials and the challenges. >> right. >> and you really want to help, especially women in the workplace. >> right. >> you talked about your working and personal relationship with

your former boss at b.e.t., bob johnson. >> right. >> so what is your advice about that, the power dynamics for women in the workplace? >> right, well, i wanted to tell that story because the power dynamics are so important in a relationship and especially if you're having a relationship with someone you work for and we all know the potential pitfalls, you know, i worked for bob johnson for ten years before we had a personal romantic relationship and he was a mentor and he pushed me and he's responsible for a lot of my success. we did have a relationship while we were both married. we ended up both divorced and then people knew about the relationship, the company knew, the public, we started going places together. the downfall of a relationship like that is if you want to get out of it, and that's the part where it came and i wanted to break up. i saw it wasn't a long-term relationship and my job and my

career was held over my head and it was like, well, if you want to break up with me, then you can leave tomorrow. and that was, you know, 20 years into my career at b.e.t. so i would have lost everything. i would have lost my career, my job, my ability maybe to get another job because if i couldn't get a reference from the person i worked for for 20 years how do i explain that and by that time i was a single mother with two children so it was a tough time and i didn't have anyone to talk to about it, because i didn't have female role models. there weren't a lot of women ahead of me, you know, i was embarrassed to talk to my family about it, so it was a dark time and what saved me was therapy and eventually bob left the company and i became ceo and i was ceo for 13 years without him being there and i was able -- >> a lot of success? and to live my dream and without, you know, any form of

harassment so i guess after me too and time's up i wanted women to know there's other kind of harassment, you know, it's not all a man coming to the door in a robe, you know, that's not the kind of relationship i had. it was one that grew into a relationship, you know, at times it felt consensual, you know, because we were out in public but after me too and time's up came back, i sort of re-evaluated the whole thing and said was this really my choice? >> but you were so candid about it and you're going to really help a lot of women who read this and have a better understanding. >> right. >> i know you also want to discuss about mental well-being. >> right. >> and how important that is in the workplace. what did you want to share with folks about that. >> well, i want to say that we all should be kind to ourselves, no matter what kind of profession you have, what kind of fast track you're on, and i think covid proved that to us, you know, when we were all stuck at home, unfortunately, i lost

my son during covid. he died from depression and he was such an outgoing young man and just so social that it was hard for him to be inside, he was dealing with black lives matter, he was dealing with george floyd's murder, so that really affected me and even myself as i just said i still do therapy and it helped me get through and, you know, sometimes we can lose the context of what we're trying to do and why we're trying to do it and how important family is and friends are and having interests outside your career. so, you know, i wanted to be an example and people see me come out on stage once a year at the b.e.t. awards and i didn't like doing that, also talk in the book how i'm an introvert and pretty shy, so that was always a struggle for me to talk to analysts or people during town hall meetings but i

got better at it, but i came out so that our audience knew a black woman ran the network and that was making a huge statement and i still have young girls come up to me and say, you know, you're an example, miss lee, thank you. i have young black men come up to me and say, miss lee, thank you for what you did for the culture and it always warms my heart, so, again, i wanted people to know my whole story, it's not all glamorous. i wasn't hanging out with stars all the time. i lived in d.c., i would go to halloween parades, you know. >> you tell your whole story. >> yeah. >> you really tell your whole story and i appreciate you. "i am debra lee," it's a road map for many people. >> thank you. i tried to combine my story with advice so that people would remember the stories and remember the advice. thank you. >> you're very welcome. "i am debra lee" is out today. now to ginger. thanks, robin. cincinnati, ohio, we go there because that is where you have a record high, 74, they tied it. that's 24 degrees above average. there are many records possible

today along the gulf coast and we've had many throughout the week, miami was 91, baton rouge, 88. look at the record heat that could fall today, anything circled will be close, laredo to charleston. a little cooldown but overall such a hot winter. a check now a little closer to home. drew: i am abc7news meteorologist drew tuma. accuweather 7 day it shows you rain overnight tonight. a stronger storm, atmospheric river giving high-impapa all right, we turn to one woman looking for love. she ditched the dating apps and she swiped right on a new idea that is taking the internet by storm throwing a party for the dozens of potential matches she met online. take a look. >> i tried dating like everyone from, you know, writers and actors to magicians and it wasn't really working out for me. >> reporter: sick and tired of the single scene cassidy davis decided it was time to try

something a bit unconventional. >> i was single for a very long time in the city, and i was just really fed up with it and so were my single girlfriends, so last valentine's day, we were another valentine's day so i n - told them all. i was, like, let's do something crazy and let's all invite a random man off a dating app to my house for a house party. >> reporter: the 29-year-old throwing what she dubbed her first chaotic singles party inviting more than 60 men that she matched with on some of the dating apps. >> tonight i met amazing people and, you know, enjoyed myself. >> not even two hours ago. >> reporter: everyone was having a great time and showing up and seeing what happens. >> reporter: cassidy said she broke her own rule and invited not someone she met on a dating app, but a man she met at a bar and secretly had a crush on. >> i was invited by cassidy davis who is like a really cool chick. >> i was like, this sounds like fun.

like and plus, i was like, you know, you're inviting a bunch of people, maybe it would be good to have someone you kind of know. >> reporter: now dating for over a year cassidy says she's now sharing the love and has hosted 17 chaotic singles parties at venues in l.a. and new york and plans to branch out into other cities. >> we're one of the success stories and i know of 20 couples by name that are still dating that are in my dms sending me photos of them on vacation together. one of the couples just moved in together so i'm along for the ride. >> this is a fun idea. we're going to dive deeper with founder of the smart dating academy podcast, bela gandhi is with us. always so great to see you. >> so great to be here. >> what do you think of this idea of having a party gathering all of the men or women that are potentials? >> i love this. at smart dating academy i always say there's three pipelines to meet people. using apps, meeting people in

real life and getting set up and this blends all three. i love it. i want more. >> i just wonder how you get all those guys to go there knowing there's only -- i mean, what's in it for them? >> oh, i think there's a lot in it for them. you're going to walk into a place with a lot of women, it's efficient. >> yes, i think that's a great way to put it. and what do you think about the apps these days? how are they? are they efficient? are they working? >> look, 90% of our clients still meet on apps. they are incredibly efficient but they're not easy, right? for every single, the holy grail is still getting set up and meeting in person. >> i know personally that and let's get back to the party idea. if it seems like it might be a little bit too much for you, how do you get that, you know, of course, we want like that friend to say, i have the perfect guy for you but how else can we meet someone in person these days? is the bar still a viable place to meet a guy? what do you say? >> it might be or a better way

to do it is think about your network strategically. who are the superconnectors in your network? people that have a lot of connections and like connecting, sit down with them, be brave. put yourself out there and say set me up on a date, lara, right? and you never know what will happen. >> so put yourself out there. literally say to your friends i'm looking for someone and do you know anybody who might work for me? there's no shame in that game. >> no, and if they say who are you looking for, say someone wonderful. that's it. >> don't be so specific. do you feel like that's a mistake that a lot of men and women make when they're coming up with a checklist, they're too specific and too sort of picky. >> they're picky but they're picky about the wrong things. we need to be picky about the right things and looking for people that are really going to make us happy long term. >> and wrong things being superficial. >> right. wrong things are fast, furious, i want him to be 6 1/2 feet tall or the things that don't matter because everyone is the same height lying down. >> all right, well, we love this idea. i love this story and it's

always great to see you. you did hear that, right? everybody? everybody is the same height. [ laughter ] >> a lot of ears perked up. >> yeah, exactly. all right, with that we want to say thank you, bela gandhi. never disappoints. coming up, we reveal our march "gma" book club pick on a sassy "good morning america." >> oh. >> whoa.

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that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your retinal scan connects to your blood sugar? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. time to reveal our march "gma" book club pick, a funny take on those living in brooklyn heights called "pineapple street" by debut author jenny jackson. here she is. >> good morning, america, i'm jenny jackson. "pineapple street" is the story of three sisters in one crazy rich brooklyn heights family. darlie was born with money, sasha married into money and

george anna, the millennial conscience of the family wants to give it all away. it is a story of privilege, prenups, family secrets and romantic disaster on pineapple street. >> kevin kwan of "the new york times" called it the smartest and most fun read in ages. it's available now. deborah roberts is sitting down with her later this month. keep reading along with us on instagram @gmabookclub. >> i'm in. all right. we'll be right back.

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bill a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc. seven news. good morning . i'm job in a fortune from abc seven mornings. here's sue hall with a look at traffic. hi, sue. good morning, joe bina. we've got some late breaking problems. first. this has been around all morning, metering lights were on at about 5 38 this morning still stacked up at the approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. lingering problems. let's go back to the peninsula northbound one. oh, one near ellis, an accident blocking lanes there. traffic is stacked up into san jose. okay and we have this earlier stall. this one was west 5 80 near 164th. that has been just cleared, still backed into the castro valley y drew sue, we'll take you outside alive. look from our east bay hills camera. partly sunny skies today amid fifties and tonight is our next best chance of rain. it's a

level one tonight. tomorrow morning, brief downpour. even some thunder possible overnight , joanna. thank you, judy now for live with kelly and ryan, and we will be back at 11 from mid day ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the crime drama "accused," margo martindale. and, a chat with author sarah ferguson, duchess of york. plus, the competition continues with our oscar countdown games. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: good morning deja vu! good to see you. >> deja: hello,