failure. >> number five, you can see dense fog on our golden gate bridge camera this morning until 9 a.m. we have an advisory. after 9 a.m. the fog will lift for mild sunshine this afternoon. >> and number six in san jose, we're tracking a motorcycle crash on northbound 880 before oakland road. it's blocking the two left lanes, and there are delays all the way to 680. >> number seven, the social media sensation called puppy mountain. i can see it. it's in china where the rocks and the mountain look like a dog's snout resting along the water. people are heading there with their own dogs to take a picture. >> i don't see it. >> i don't see it either. is this like a rorschach test? test? did we fail? >> i ended up looking it up on google. and some of those pictures legitimately look like it. >> okay. >> i guess it needs to be a better angle. >> oh. ♪ ♪ >> michael:

"good morning america," for the viewers in the west, whiplash for federal workers, midair scare, and remembering roberta flack. >> elon musk doubles down overnight on ultimatum to federal workers. now the mixed messages sent to some employees while backlash builds in some parts of the country over musk's influence. >> president trump refuses to call vladimir putin a dictator. and ukraine and european at the united nations. will trump go to moscow? smoke-filled cabin... the delta flight forced to turn around after takeoff. passengers evacuating on emergency slides onto the runway. we hear from some of the people on board. abc news exclusive. >> sit down right here! sit her down on the flipping couch! >> the new home-video, former mom influencer ruby franke as her estranged husband, kevin. >> how could you have left your family? and her oldest son, chad. >> fake being happy. okay?

>> i can't right now. >> sit down since the first arrest on what life was like and how kevin feels about ruby now and when they say everything changed. >> be careful with who you choose to put their faith in and put their trust in. because it can have massive consequences in your life. >> close call, the firefighters caught on dashcam running for their lives before a store explodes into a fireball. >> celebrating roberta flack. ♪ ♪ ♪ killing me softly with his song ♪ the r&b legend and pioneer who would influence music for generations. ♪ ♪ ♪ killing me softly with his song ♪ top cars of the year and we have the reveal of the consumer report only on "gma." ♪ ♪ >> michael: and the brotherly

shove! >> like a goal of! >> 365 pounds and who is stopping him. >> this morning, the nfl team banning the tush push and what it means for the super bowl champs. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: live from times square, it is tuesday, "good morning america." >> good morning, america. why don't you go ahead and show everybody? >> no, no, no. >> michael: good morning to everyone out there. robin is starting out with a good one this morning. >> robin: we are tracking the latest changes brewing at starbucks. more than a thousand workers laid off. now, will the chain be forced to raise their prices? >> george: we will tell you how one restaurant chain responding to the cost of bags and how it will affect your grocery bill. and vatican city with the pope's condition.

>> michael: elon musk doubling down with the federal workers to explain what they did last week or face termination. our senior political correspondent, rachel scott, on the mixed messages sent to employees. good morning, rachel. >> michael, good morning, mixed messages to say the least. whiplash for federal workers and the president and elon musk said the workers who did not respond to that email listing accomplishments would be fired or semifired. but then the president's own administration directly contradicted him. all of this raising questions about which guidance federal employees should be listening to. >> this morning, federal workers in limbo after confusing and contradictory guidance about the ultimatum and midnight deadline from elon saying employees must respond to any email of what they did last week or lose their job. the president called that idea

jamie has, saint those who didn't answer would be semifired or fired. by asking the question, tell us what you did this week, what he is doing is saying, are you actually working? if you don't answer, like, you are semifired or fired. >> just as the president weighed in, the administration gave conflicting information. the office of personnel said at the request was voluntary and that workers don't have to respond. the fbi, pentagon, and justice department told the workers to hold off. the department of health and human services sent competing messages telling them to respond to the email in six hours and later not to respond. finally telling workers they can respond if they want to but warning they should assume what they write will be read by maligned foreign actors. and tailor your response accordingly. six other agencies including treasury department telling employees it is required. >> i have no employee saying, what did you do last week? if you can't come up with five things you did, maybe you shouldn't be employed here.

overnight, elon musk not backing down, posting on social media, they can expect that email to go out again, writing, "failure to respond a second time will result in termination." elon and donald trump are flooding the zone in part to create distress, create a sense invincibility and inevitability. >> the trump administration pushing forward to cuts to the federal workforce. the department of veteran affairs letting go of 1,400 probationary employees overnight. some of the efforts from musk and department of government efficiency sparking backlash. of monitors at the department housing and urban development with fake image of musk and trump, "long live the real king." of calling it an abuse taxpayer resources planning to investigate and other parts of the country showing up at town hall. this was a line at belton, missouri, where republican congressman mark alford inside, tensions high. >> elon musk has contracts with the federal government.

of. >> they are you go! >> and he is also, i think, doing [inaudible] a better job. >> show me! show me! >> so adding to all of this confusion, the administration put out a new memo overnight saying it will be up to the agencies to decide the appropriate action for the federal workers who did not respond to the email. you heard from elon musk saying, they can expect to receive a second email soon. meanwhile, george, there are reports the acting commissioner of the irs could be stepping down as early as today right in the middle of a busy tax season, george. >> george: most of these issues going to the courts. thanks, rachel. the latest of president trump in ukraine, the u.s. sided with russia against ukraine and european allies at united nations and visit russia for talks. chief correspondent, on this scene in ukraine, good morning, ian. >> a little dramatic development but a lot of divisions remaining. the president expressing optimism that the deal could be

close, but far more caution of reservation not only from ukraine but russia, too. >> this morning, the face of ukraine hangs in the balance... french president emmanuel macron warning president trump not to trust putin and reminding what happened last time cease-fire with ukraine. i can tell you, it was violated every time. >> the warning coming as trump rekindles relationships with the russian president refusing to call him a dictator, a word to describe president zelenskyy. >> i don't use those words lightly. i think i want to see how it all works out. >> trump thinks he can end the war within weeks. he may visit moscow soon. >> i think we can into it in weeks if we are smart. but if not smart, it will keep going and we will keep losing. >> however, putin has not substantially discussed this with trump. macron said there needs to be securer guarantees in europe ready to deploy peacekeepers,

but they must have u.s. backing saying the peace deal must not mean surrender of ukraine and must not cease-fire without guarantees. a deal giving the u.s. access to ukraine's key minerals and resources now close to being signed. >> i will be meeting with president zelenskyy and he may , and this week or next week to sign the agreement. >> the stark divisions between the trump administration and its allies are public display at the united nations. the u.s. voted against condemning the war siding with europe but russia instead. also, pushing a motion of its own that does not have blame for anything going on for three years, robin. >> robin: thanks to you. we have a scare on a delta flight. smoke filled the cabin forcing the plane to turn around to make emergency landing. this morning, we hear from the passengers. transportation correspondent, gio benitez. he is here with that story,

good morning, gio. this was scary for a lot of passengers and some covering faces evacuating the plane through those slides, even ending up on the wing. >> this morning, we are hearing from passengers on the delta flight from atlanta to south carolina where the smoke filled the cabin mid flight. >> are you returning to the airport? what we saw was fear. >> we noticed he was coming in gradually and all of a sudden, like, it filled up. you couldn't hardly breathe. >> the aircraft carrying 100 passengers and crew made an emergency landing. >> we have smoke in the cabin and we need to return back. >> the flight turning back around to atlanta. passengers forced to evacuate on emergency slides onto the runway. >> we had to evacuate off of the plane. it was smoky. it was the scariest thing i ever encountered. >> some ended up on the plane's wings. >> i'm stuck.

>> how am i going to get off at this plane? >> we kept saying, how are we going to get down? we had to go back in the plane and endure more smoke and then go to the other exit and fly down the chute. over the weekend, another delta planed forced to land lax because of the smoke in the cabin. as for the latest incident, delta said the flight crew followed procedures. >> the faa is trying to figure out where the smoke came from. we looked at the data and we see it happens 1,500 times of the year for various regions from engine issues to bird strike sometimes and of an issue in the gallery or even passenger cell phone or external battery. no matter the reason, it is scary. everyday it is scary. >> job security. >> michael: no doubt, we appreciate you. we will now go to the latest on pope francis and the vatican said the pontiff in critical condition but showing slight improvement. marcus moore in vatican city with more. good morning, marcus.

>> the vatican said well enough to meet with the secretary of state about candidates for sainthood, a signal he is doing some work as he continues to recover from this serious illness. >> this morning, word from the vatican said he rested while spending his 12th day in the hospital. ♪ ♪ after hundreds gathered in st. peter's square overnight to pray for him. >> as a word relay but not just as catholics. i hope he's not suffering. >> the vatican saying in a statement, "the pope has shown slight improvement and resumed work but not out of the woods, still in critical condition." the doctors remaining cautious about his prognosis. >> the vatican sources tell abc news, pope francis remains in good humor and that is not in pain. robin, the faithful are expected to gather for him again for a special prayer service tonight here at the vatican. >> robin: many are doing that, many are doing that, marcus, thank you.

now to starbucks laying off more than a thousand employees and a dozen drinks. rebecca jarvis is here with a favorite drink that could still be on the menu? >> sure, a lot of people are wondering about this, nice to see you. it is 1,100 workers that will be laid off in corporate roles as the company remanufactures and it will not affect baristas the people in the cafes and the change is part of larger overhaul. the coffee giant. remember, i shared this with you when i sat down next sat down with the ceo in december with slumping sales and customer complaints from wait times to the cost of drinks. starbucks is cutting about 30% of its menu. now for the 13 drinks they are getting rid of by march 4th. they include the highest lemonade, nine frappuccino drinks including caffe vanilla, java chip, the caramel ribbon crunch, double chocolatey

>> michael: say it ain't so. >> and the white hot chocolate. starbucks is out with a list of substitution so you can substitute the drinks but the drinks are similar here. that is something to keep in mind. there are a lot of drinks on the list that you can find something else on the menu. >> robin: they are popular drinks as well. >> they can be coached up of actually, what the ceo told me is a lot of these drinks only get ordered once or twice in these locations, which is why they are doing away with it and you will have something else. >> robin: once or twice. >> he also said he was aware of that and hopes they will find a substitute. >> robin: what did they mean by cutting things off at the menu? people who work at starbucks have peace of mind because when you have so many things on the menu and you have to go make all of these different drinks, that is one of the issues and the other is time. you as a customer get your drink faster if they are making fewer of them. they want to make faster drinks within 4 minutes and coffees in 30 seconds. >> robin: that makes sense. how about the coffee bean prices? does that mean the prices will go up?

>> go up that starbucks. so, the ceo told me not at least until september, the end of the fiscal year. he said they are hitting the pause button on price hikes. >> michael: less choices but better service, better quality. >> exactly, that is the goal. >> robin: thank you, rebecca >> george: avalanche concerns as temperatures are going up. ginger is tracking. good morning, ginger. globally more than 150 people die every year in avalanches, an average number. we had a few people die the last week as we have had so many avalanche warnings. a reminder don't go back out in the backcountry and one of the rescues we saw recently unveiled. we have not just warming but a very stormy pattern, which i will show you. the most recent video from snowmobiler caught on camera and the snowmobile as a loan. where is the person? but thankfully, everyone was recovered in this one, but there shows the layer of snow because

snow falls different layers and gets triggered most of them, by the way, by the victim or somebody in the victim's party. so, it can be a big snowstorm or a period of winds or fog. that is where we have a high risk today in the northern rockies, idaho, montana, watch out and parts of the cascades. human triggered avalanches are likely. >> george: we turn to nfl will reeve to explain the brotherly shove could be banned? >> it could happen, and michael, we will get to you in a second. brotherly shove, tush push where the offensive line dives ahead of the quarterback dives forward and a push from behind named the tush push for a touchdown or first down. every off-season, the teams can submit proposed rule changes to the committee and ultimately 24 of 32 nfl teams vote in favor of the proposal, the rule would change. this would need 24 votes to get it out of the gate. >> robin: just how popular is is?

>> i brought stats, so, the eagles get the attention because brotherly shove, brotherly love, and they won the super bowl. the bills do it a lot, too, and combined the eagles and the bills did it 163 times last year, and that is more than the rest of the nfl combined and successful in 87% of the plays. >> robin: wow! >> it is a pretty successful thing. >> robin: i don't understand arguing for banning. >> they think it is an unfair football play. are that it, i don't know, michael. >> michael: they keep arguing about safety of the players and it's not a safe play is what they are saying. i mean, it is pretty ingenious play. everyone complaining are the ones that can't do it. others have tried and buffalo has figured it out. but no one else has. >> what do you say, if you don't like it... >> michael: i don't know. stop it! [laughter] >> robin: but how do teams not like it? how are they trying to stop it?

[laughter] >> well, it is pretty hard to stop. jalen hurts can squat 600 pounds. he is pretty hard to stop but do what the commanders try to do in the nfc championship game just fly over the top. he was offside, but they kept doing it until the ref said, we will award a touchdown if you don't stop or you can legislate it out. >> robin: jalen hurts can squat 600 pounds? >> yes. tell >> michael: yeah, they are not your average. a push from behind? we will see what happens. >> michael: we will not try it in the studio. we will take your word for it. gio benitez with exclusive retail with consumer reports highest vehicle pick for 2025, hey, gio. >> i moved outside because consumer reports checked out 50 cars before choosing one they say has a luxury feel without the luxury price. we have the big reveal and it is nice, coming up. >> robin: also ahead, celebrating the life and legacy of r&b legend and pioneer, roberta flack.

and her exclusively estranged husband ruby franke's mom influencer with child abuse. let's go back to ginger. >> robin has her eyes on key west where they doubled monthly rainfall in one day. so flash flooding was an issue there. we have the warmth of not just the keys where little cooler but just as warm up to kansas. much average 10-30 above average. your local weather in 30 seconds.

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and the next time you order eggs at a restaurant chain denny's, to reflect the higher prices as a nationwide egg shortage goes on. it did not indicate how much the surcharge would be. local restaurants will make that decision. >> george: turned out abc estranged husband, ruby franks, the mom influencer eva pilgrim. >> they haven't had any contact with ruby, but they are still dealing with the aftermath of what she did to their family. the two telling me they wanted to share their story to set the record straight. >> sit down right here! >> go sit on the couch. >> sit her down on the flipping couch! >> this morning, mom influencer and convicted child abuser, ruby franke.

for tough parenting, carefully crafting her image to millions of subscribers on her eight passengers youtube channel. >> some days, parenting requires uncomfortable conversations. >> but a disturbing reality was revealed after the youngest son escaped in august 2023. this chilling 911 call leading to her arrest. >> i have a 12-year-old boy right here at my front door asking for help. he's emaciated. >> my wife, ruby's soul invasion was to be seen as the perfefran. >> he wanted to show a mormon happy family, patently side they wanted to show. since ruby's arrest. >> it was so outlandish to me. it had to be a fabricated.

>> before youtube fame, the frankes lived a normal life. i had fond memories as a child. >> did you think your mom was a good mom? >> i would say so, yeah. >> we felt like an average family. >> at what point did it change? started coming to us offering big money for scripts. >> be excited to tell what your name is, even if you have to fake it. fake being happy. okay? >> i don't know if i can right now. >> it was a chaotic, chaotic experience. so lots of yelling, lots of snapping, lots of timeouts in the corner. >> everything chad and kevin remembered about this crazy story was meticulously documented. it was like having camera crews inside of the house every day. >> kevin and chad say the family dynamic shifted after ruby hired

this woman. i'm jodi hildebrandt. to work with their family. >> she came across as somebody who was firm and very authoritative. so we thought, this is a perfect fit. what became surprising to me was when the focus gradually shifted away from just slowly our children to us as a couple. >> do you feel like she brainwashed you? >> she took control of something that was very, very important to me: my marriage, my family, and she used those like a carrot on a stick. >> looking back, i treated her as a god. i trusted her so much. >> kevin said jodi and rudy his family to work on his addiction to selfishness.

>> how could you have left your family? >> the bottom line is that i was choosing to trust a licensed professional mental health counselor and my wife. and they gave some terrible counsel. and i have regrets. i wish that i had not done those things. >> do you stll love her? >> i do. i don't think i will ever stop loving her. does that mean that i want to let her back into my life, let her back into my kids' life? absolutely not. both ruby and jodi led four counts of child abuse against the youngest children and could serve up to 30 years in prison. kevin recently speaking at a utah state house hearing advocating for child protection around family blogging, reading a letter from his 11-year-old daughter. >> i feel like my mommy is me for many.

>> what you want people to know? >> there is real danger when you place yourself or your family or your children into public social media. to be careful with who you choose to put your faith an end to put your trust in. because it can have massive consequences in your life. >> what does happiness look for you guys. >> enjoying time with my siblings. it feels a lot more free. >> it is wonderful to be surrounded by my children. there is laughter again. we have a lot of furry friends. >> it is a zoo. >> it is a zoo. it is funny because they chew up i'm just thinking, if ruby were here, she would be furious. but ruby has not and i don't care and i'm happy. >> we reached out to jodi and ruby for comment and jodi had no response but really responded she does not want to cause stress to the children and wants them to know they are loved and priority. you can watch the docuseries

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>> robin: back now on "gma," we will celebrate the life of roberta flack. the singer best known for "killing me softly with his song" helping to forge a new genre of music. ♪ ♪ also a trailblazer. ♪ singing my life with his words ♪ >> robin: real and by the enchanting boys. ♪ ♪ and sultry melody and her music.

♪ ♪ roberta flack's distinctive approach to storytelling cemented her as an r&b legend an early pioneer of the genre called "the quiet storm." ♪ ♪ ♪ tonight i celebrate my love for you ♪ >> robin: she was born outside of asheville, north carolina, in 1937. at just 15, that classically chained pianist enrolled in howard university on full ride scholarship. she had become junior high school music teacher performing at night before pursuing her dream and was discovered in the late 1960s. >> the transition from the classroom to the stage was a very easy smooth one for me personally. i rather think the facility was the direct result of my being prepared.

♪ the first time ever i saw your face ♪ ♪ i loved the sun bold in your eyes ♪ >> robin: her debut hit first time i ever saw your face with a slow burner. the song rocketed number one on the charts after featured in clint eastwood's "play misty for me." ♪ the moon and the stars or the gifts you gave ♪ >> robin: unlikely sophomore contender came after. >> when i hear open... [singing] my heart goes

paralysis said in >> killing me softly with the song. >> robin: the r&b singer six top hits and a total of five grammies with two consecutive wins record of the year making the first artist to do so. ♪ ♪ new fans would be introduced to "killing me softly." when fuji's released their take. ♪ killing me softly with his song ♪ she would retire from music in after diagnosed with als. the love for roberta flack was always in the music. >> if i had to use one phrase that describes how i feel about the whole experience, it would simply be that love is a song. ♪ where is the love ♪

>> robin: how many times do you get chills listening to her music? not many people know she fostered some great talent. luther vandross was her background singer, and she was the one that pushed him and you need to -- the documentary, "luther never too much" was a great documentary, but he talked about how roberta famously fired him as a background singer. she believed that much in me. >> michael: had to fire him to push him out there. >> robin: push him out there. she was a beautiful, beautiful soul with music that will stay with us forever. >> michael: no doubt. we had a chance to watch that this morning. coming up later, what the american heart association is 2022 urging for new and unexpected moms to be screened for. next, it is the "play of the day." ♪ ♪

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the tub cabinet officials resist and the mixed messages sent to some employees and will backlash builds in some parts over musk's influence? >> racing into the history. mikaela shiffrin fresh off of 100th cup win joins us live. ♪ ♪ >> michael: look who is right on point this morning. it is kate hudson live in times square. telling us all about her new series. and... >> whatever you think you heard... just bring double. >> michael: the hilarious chelsea handler is in the building and she is saying... >> "good morning america," let's go! >> announcer: live from times square, it is tuesday. "good morning america." >> robin: you heard the woman, let's go! we can't wait to catch up with kate hudson and chelsea handler and superstar skier -- oh, my

god, mikaela shiffrin. she is going to join us live. she just had 100 world cup victory. a record no one ever imagined would be broken. we will talk about that and a lot more. >> michael: a good person as well. we take you inside elaborate scam involving gold. how it works and you can spot the red flags. >> george: the top story breaking today and we are starting with elon musk. federal workers to explain what they did last week or face determination. top officials in the administration are resisting this. mixed messages being sent to employees. senior political correspondent, rachel scott, good morning. >> good morning to you, mixed messages and whiplash for federal workers this morning. the deadline has now passed for employees to respond with a list of accomplishments. the president and elon musk said those who didn't respond could be fired or semifired. but then the president's own administration providing

conflicting and contradiction responses saying it is voluntary to respond and employees don't have to do it. federal agencies providing their own guidance, which is conflicting and the fbi and department of justice said they did not have to response and other agencies directing them to respond. and this morning, federal employees working up with new guidance from elon musk going on to social media saying federal expect another email and failure to respond to the second email will result in termination. meanwhile, sources are telling us the acting commissioner of the irs expected to step down in the middle of a very busy taxis and, michael. >> michael: a lot on in all is very confusing, rachel. the american heart association new expecting mom to be screened for depression and anxiety. erielle reshef with the new recommendations, good morning erielle. i'm glad we are talking about this the american heart association

between mental health and cardiovascular health and just released this morning that doctors are urging hospitals and health care providers to screen for depression and anxiety during up to one year after pregnancy saying that psychological conditions during that time span are among the leading causes of maternal death in the u.s. and have been also linked to long-term heart problems and negative pregnancy outcomes. experts say struggling with depression and anxiety or other psychological issues can lead to a poor diet, not enough exercise, smoking and drinking, which of course, can have an impact on problems and death. pregnancy and lead to by screening can help identify and even treat these issues improving the overall health of mom and baby in the short and long-term. >> this will save a lot of lives. >> it will, mind and body connection body connection there. >> robin: thank you for that. now to one of the priciest

purchases as you can make is a car. the average price for a new car as opposed to record high $49,000. consumer reports with revealing its topics and gio is outside back with the details, do tell, gio, good morning. >> hey, robin, good morning again. consumer reports put dozens of cars through rigorous testing each year, and in just a moment, i will show you the highest rated top pick. i think it will be about the price. but first, the top scores and other categories. >> new this morning, an exclusive look at the latest top pick of the cars in the consumer reports. it puts 50 popular cars to the test, ranging from emergency handling, icebreaking, off-loading to even a cargo to determine how much luggage a trunk can fit. and consumer reports says one category with a wide range of ratings is usability. >> we see a lot of issues with usability and controls. everything is moving towards a touch screen, for example, more reliance on software.

that can be great and works well but an opportunity for things to go wrong. as for the top picks in the small car category, the consumer reports likes the nissan sentra for reliability and easy control. midsize car, the toyota camry tops the list for comfort and user-friendliness. the small truck category, the ford maverick for size and simple controls. a theme for some of the top performers, hybrid vehicles. you get better fuel economy and often quieter and just as engaging to drive. so you are not sacrificing a lot to go with hybrid models. >> robin: gio, we will see you outside and the top-rated pick behind you. don't leave us waiting any longer. let's take a look. can we get a countdown here, 3-2-1... here it is! the subaru forester. it is a nice car, isn't it, michael? >> michael: it really is, gio. it looks great. what makes the forrester stand

out? >> it is the top pick for the cars but for the compact suv, redesign for 2025. they focused on reliability and the great fuel economy that it has. let me take it to the trunk over here. this is one of the features the consumer report really, really likes and how much cargo space. there is a lot of cargo space in here so they like that, great, great for families. over in the front though, let's talk about the roominess inside. because i have to tell you when i sit down in this car, it is very, very roomy, but it has great visibility. blind spots when looking around, honestly, i don't have many blind spots. i have to tell you this one is the gas version, but hybrid is coming out later this year. george. >> robin: how about used cars? so that is the thing, so many people are excited about used cars. but right now, it is tough with low inventory. the average for a used car is $26,000. here is what is cool about the forrester, brand-new starts $30,000. you don't have to spend a lot of money for a really great car

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> michael: nice day in new york city. now we go to the "gma" cover story. a new warning about an elaborate scam with the gold and price of gold near all-time high, the scammers are taking notice and taking advantages think this came with a pop-up bad. investigative reporter dan krauth from abc and station

and what you need to watch out for, good morning. good morning, michael. law enforcement have not seen anything like it, international where posing as federal agents around the country to pick up gold from people. in 2024, victims of gold scam loss of $126 million and those especially vulnerable retirees who use the internet. >> this looks like just an ordinary day and store parking lot in maryland, but take a look at this man. watch as he picks up a box in someone's car, undercover detective trying to catch those with a scam of an 82-year-old woman out of $1 million in gold and cash. >> these cases are insignificant financial losses to victims. here is how the authorities say the scam works, they receive a pop-up message on the computer saying information is compromised. victims will call and speak to someone as a tech representative for federal agent.

>> we have a lot -- >> the scammer convinces victims in order to secure assets, they need to convert and gold bars and handed over to the government. they are giving individual pickup locations and it may be grocery store parking lot or a shopping center. >> chris owens in indiana said that is exactly what happened to him. he got this letter claiming to be from the fbi. >> i bought the gold bar and put the package in the back window as required and asked for the agent and he never said anything to me but drove off. >> he realized he had been scammed and the money he spent on gold bars $80,000 gone. police say the scam is still victimizing people across the country right now. officials with urgent warnings to all. >> unfortunately, those people lose their life savings. >> law enforcement hasn't identified leaders but they found call centers overseas. tonight abc news prime, we speak to

someone exclusively involved in the scam and what he tells us behind bars, michael. >> michael: important message could get out, thank you so much. >> robin: the true goat of skiing, mikaela shiffrin with her place over the weekend with monumental 100 career world cup win. she is the first skier ever to achieve this feat and joins us live from sweden for her first interview since that they race. -- that big race. mikaela, first of all, congratulations. so many people didn't think you could do this and so many accolades. michael strahan has been shouting in the studio. [applause] you have tennis icons, roger fedor and billie jean keene. can you share your emotions with your first win? >> yeah, it's been a little bit overwhelming, but especially since that injury i got in killington earlier this season in november that took me out for several months.

i had deep puncture wounds. coming back from that, season has been like full of a lot of the uncertainty. it has been full of a lot of pain and a lot of hard, you know, hard work, of course, to get back to racing. i'm going to be honest with you, i did not really see myself achieving this milestone this year either. >> robin: wow! >> so it is really overwhelming. >> robin: you talk those multiple injuries throughout 2024. you know what, bless you for being so vulnerable and open about your mental health well-being, the anxiety, the ptsd, certain events. can you talk a little bit about what motivated you to get back on the slopes? >> normally, we are traveling

computing on the world cup circuit from september until march. with injury this season, i was actually home and i had an entry last season, too, on my ankle and knee that kept me out for a couple of months. this season i was home for a period of time doing rehab and trying to get the muscle function of my oblique back moving. this whole time, i had it my mind if i can just get back to skiing, what is going to be okay again and everything will be okay again. it will be fun and i will be able to move past this horrific process. then, we got back to skiing and got back to racing. i have honestly been struggling with this sort of ptsd, i guess you can call it fear, but it's not the sort of cognitive awareness that they are. -- of fear. my body is aware of the risk while my mind says go, my body

won't. that on top of everything else and trying to get the training and the repetition and just to prepare for racing has been, i guess, like i said, overwhelming. but the event on sunday, 100th victory was always coming a little bit more natural to me. and i'm hoping that having this exposure to racing, ngs, will help me build up, i don't know, the fun and the ability to take on that risk again. hopefully, enjoy. >> robin: we want you to enjoy it because we enjoy watching you. we have since you were 16 years old when you won your first race. winning this first world cup race isn't just your legacy but you are using it to celebrate the next generation. of skiers. can you tell us about the partnership with the share

winter foundation? >> thank you for asking. i'm really excited about this. sort of knowing that if i had to assess this year, it was possible to get 100. it sparked this conversation with my team and myself to say, what can we do that is better and bigger and more meaningful than a number and kind of a record in a sport that we don't really get to share that much with the world. ski racing is this sort of niche sort of sport and a lot of people out there making a lot of youth that is really denied access to it. so share winter works to help get more youth in the u.s. and kind of access to sports and winter sports in the mountains than otherwise wouldn't have. this collaboration is to raise $100,000 for share winter to help in this goal, this dream sharing winter with more people and more youth that would be

denied access otherwise. >> robin: that is absolutely beautiful. george, michael, and myself for cheering you on. we can't wait to see you in the winter games. congratulations. thank you for joining us. [applause] you take care, take care of yourself. thank you. let's go to ginger. >> thanks, robin. nearly 2,000 customers without power in washington and oregon and the storms brought winds close to 50 miles an hour with a tree taken down onto a car with dad and two kids and thankfully okay. near portland, inches of rain and up to 7 in the mountains but 2-3 with flash flooding and the storm is moving through, but it will drop more snow, which is why you see the winter storm warning in the cascades and flood advisories and montana.

>> we already started the interview. welcome back. kate hudson starting the new comic series. welcome back. good to see you. [cheers and applause] >> it is good to be here. >> george: michael's question we can get to later but tell us about "running point." >> "running point" is a 30 minute comedy on netflix where i played the president, the president of a basketball team. and it was a blast. it is on the president of the lakers. she kind of gave us this amazing idea for a comedy and just let us go, which was so rare. and she put so much trust in me

as a writer and creator who is amazing. and mindy put the best team to gather, and now it is out. it is coming out on the 27th and we are so excited. >> robin: you met jamie. >> i met jamie because we are a big hockey family. she was running the forum in los angeles. i met her and she was more like that she would keep me out of the bar area. [laughter] i'm just saying. she was like you can't know when -- you can't go in there. i met her when i was quite young. obviously, we got reconnected over the filming of this. >> george: she is in on the joke of the show? >> she had a great sense of humor and it is a wild front office of professional sports and also being the first woman to run a nba basketball team. and she obviously an amazing

judge hearing on the legacy of her father. but the stories are endless. and she is enjoying, you know, being able to laugh at it as well as experiencing it herself too. >> michael: let's experience a clip of a bar scene. no, but let's check out a clip. [laughter] >> obviously, i love marcus. he got me and the kids invited to simpson's table read. we will not make the playoffs and maybe it is time that we talk rebuild. first of all, we don't know that we are making the playoffs. second, we are not getting rid of marcus and i know this doesn't show it but this is a winning roster. as much as i love being prorated by you, i have a team to run so excuse me! no, wait, this is my office. you get out! and i will work in here. [laughter] >> that is fair. >> they were is a lot of chatter

about running the team. >> michael: you said that mindy produced and wrote it? how was it working with mindy? >> she is a collaborator and has the best team of writers. but when you work with someone who puts trust in their writers and the cast, she really casted that show up like crazy. everyone is so funny. all of the actors could have their own show. so she is just like -- and then she would let us go. she really did. and also, mandy just had a baby. literally, she had a baby, and it was the next day at a table read. i was like, you need to go home! [laughter] she is a machine. amazing. >> robin: you are one a song about called right on time about my mom, and it just sort of happened. i was writing and this, like, word kind of started. the dead end street started coming into my mind. i

was like, oh, my mom lived on a dead end street. so i just sort of wrote this song about the beginning of her her life and growing up in and outside of d.c. and just that, that thing. when you're a young girl and you think your life is going to be quite simple, but then it just goes in a completely different direction. and, and so it's sort of like the young part of her life and, and it's a little tribute to my mom. we love goldie. >> goldie and the oscars this sunday. >> is happening. at the time. >> you were nominated. penny lane, almost famous. >> yes, yes. >> did you realize that character was just going to be like, be so beloved 25 years later? >> you know. no, but but i think, like, it's one of those things that you only wish for as an actor, that you are in projects that can actually, you know, hold up over the years and, and continue to be reintroduced to different generations and to see kids like to rediscover that movie and then getting to rediscover it

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>> good morning to you. we are tracking a crash right now. this is on southbound 880 before stevens creek road. and this is causing some major delays here in this area. this is in san jose. speeds are down to seven miles per hour, and you can expect delays all the way to brokaw road. and we have a live look at our golden gate bridge camera and check that out. it's still really foggy out there, but the good news is that traffic is flowing nicy here on the golden gate bridge. reggie. >> thank you. gloria, we're going to check in with meteorologist drew tuma about that fog when we come back. >> when you're the official vehicles of winter, you can embrace everything the cold has to offer. leave fresh tracks with the safe and secure jeep grand cherokee melt limitations with our most capable jeep wrangler ever. or battle the elements and win in the jeep gladiator. hurry into the jeep president's day sales event before these incredible offers slip away. >> during the jeep president's day sales event, well-qualified lessees can lease the 2024 wrangler for by e for 299 a month, or get 0% financing for 72 months on wrangler for by.

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"new york times" best-selling author, chelsea handler. that champ is here! [laughs] she has a new book out this morning called, "i'll have what she's having." >> robin: i love that. chelsea, thank you for being here. the question is, what is chelsea having right now? >> lots of treats. lots of different treats. i am having a great time. i am filled with optimism and positivity. that is what this book is about. optimism and positivity during certain times. -- uncertain times and to instill in women that type of energy togetherness and sisterhood and remind us all that we are stronger together, you know? to get after the life that you want for yourself. >> michael: i love that message and you are much more vulnerable in this book. of then you have been -- >> thank you i was hoping you would say this to me. >> michael: of course! [laughs] what made you want to write a book compared to what you have done before? >> i am in a different phase in

my life. i have been to therapy and the gift of self awareness. i'm softer, gentler, more compassionate person. i wanted to share with everybody how i feel about life and how i feel about sharing my life with others. and kind of instill in everyone the confidence that i wish every young girl had, you know, like believe in yourself and find out who you are and don't be apologetic about making nontraditional decisions in your life. >> robin: you are filled with gratitude at this point in your life. i want to read a passage that stuck out to me. "it is so important to show up for people in need and to take some money in and realize they are struggling and inconvenient yourself and you can save another person's day." who did that for you? who did that for you? >> so many people have done that for me. jane fonda did that for me there's a story in the book about jane fonda.

she called me to my house to have a conversation about my bad behavior. it was very scary because it was jane fonda and me. i did behave badly. she called me out on it. but in that moment as mortifying as that was and as embarrassing as it was, it was sisterhood. she showed me and gave me a model of what a real sister does, which takes the time out for another person and have a difficult conversation. after that conversation, i decided i wanted to live my life that way. i wanted to be just like that so anyone who came to me with the truth would get it. i would be someone who didn't shy away from difficult conversations. >> george: did you know it was coming? you know, it was a phase where a lot of stuff is coming. [laughter] it was not that much of a surprise but always a little bit of a surprise. to this day, we are great friends. i don't think there is a person i admire more than jane fonda. i am grateful for the

conversation because it did change my life. >> george: you also have a new comedy session, your fourth, coming out on netflix, "the feeling." >> it is probably not a subject for morning television. but the special takes you back to my childhood because i was born this way. my personality i was frustrated from the word go. i felt like, i remember coming home from the hospital and i do remember this looking around and seeing five other children and only god, who are all these people? there are five other kids here? [laughs] it starts out with my childhood. then i go into some, you know, life stories. i think when we are kids, the essence of who we are is really who we are. we are under besmirched by the world, and we haven't had our heartbroken or the world treated us badly. this book is a guide to checking with your young self and maintain the truth to who you you are and to remember who you are. and then i take you through stories.

and i andrew cuomo, george bush, and i have a lot of juicy stuff about bill cosby and i have a funny bill cosby story and not a lot of people can say that. [laughter] >> michael: you are ahead of your time, dear. >> not that kind of story but... >> michael: if they don't get it in the book, they can get it in the podcast. it is as popular as ever been, really amazing. do you have a dream guest? >> i would love to have you on, michael. we give advice to callers, real life people, which i love doing. >> michael: i am in for that. >> you would be good. >> michael: okay. i'm in. we will figure out a time to do it. >> i just came to book you. [laughter] >> michael: have to say really quickly, jane fonda had a profound effect on my life as well. unbeknownst to me as a kid big, old butt bootie on back george and i bought jane fonda workout

tapes to work out with jane fonda. to lose my butt! [laughter] and you learn so much more about me. >> robin: you know what, let's celebrate you, chelsea, and we celebrate it's your birthday today. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> i love it. i'm 50. look at this! thank you so much! >> robin: congratulations on everything. >> thank you, guys. thank you for having me. >> michael: i can't wait to do the podcast with you. you know, "i'll have what she's having." is available now and make sure you pick it up, chelsea handler, everybody. when we come back, lori b with rising star of beauty products. we will be back with more "gma." [applause] ♪ ♪ we will be rig

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>> michael: it look like a good time. >> robin: when i sat down with cynthia i asked her if performing at the oscars that she had a twinkle in her eye.

she didn't say yes, that we do know now she will be performing. that will be great. and conan o'brien will be awesome and knock it out of the park. you can see the countdown to the oscar special 8:00/9:00 central friday night right here on abc and streaming the next day on hulu and disney+. and of course, the big granddaddy of them all, the oscars this sunday, ginger. >> performing there go join and appeared to exciting new series hulu for that makers have the hip he gave blinders. 1,000 was set in the london 1980s based on real people in the world have bare-knuckle boxing including one woman who was a crime kingpin known as the queen of 40 elephants. it has bent over the top 15 since it dropped and it's called masterful and irresistible. you can see the first entire season of "a thousand blows."

>> robin: we are on the road to the oscars and paid two of -- they two of this morning lori bergamotto showing off beauty products that are rising stars and will bring out the star and you. let shop "gma." >> okay, first step, five cosmetic mascara. actually call it liquid lash extensions because it is that good, robin. let me explain what it is, tubing mascara a little different than traditional mascara because it incapsulates each, individual lash into and what does that mean? longer, thicker-looking lashes and for sensitive eyes so if you struggle with smudging or currently -- if you watch the oscar special, you might be crying so a good

one to wear. because it is basically water resistant. that when you take it off at night, don't question me on the size. all you need to take it off as a little warm water and a lot of pressure. it comes right off. so if you have sensitive eyes, but it is great. as you called out, it is five -- derived cosmetics and every time you buy one of, get back to over plus network of nonprofits. i know -- >> robin: it is exceptional. i remember when this went viral. 500. >> it did. were you one of the people on the 10,000 person waiting list. 2015 when this launched, 10,000 person waiting list for this glossy boy brow. why? incredible and it works. and likely inspiration source was from a mustache. that is how they develop this, guys. and the reason for that is

a lot of times, brow gel can be stiff and flaky and nobody wants that, right? this is really soft and gives flexible hold, and it comes in different shapes if you have fair skin or light brown hair or dark, you will find a shade for yourself. and also, it lasts all day and if you have thin brows, it can make them thicker. this is fantastic product. worthy of the wait list. >> robin: let's glow. >> this is from drunk elephant, and this was a juggernaut. and we found these at ulta and these are beagle d glow drops. it is a serum and you can add it to the moisturizer. you can use it alone. it adds a little thin veil within radiance. so it has great hydration and great clarity and antioxidants and peptides. so it really lands cosmetics

with skincare so you are doing something great for your skin and also will look good in the process. >> robin: peptide very hot right now. also very hot, how does selena gomez look for season, right? no better spokesperson for her beauty line, this is from a rare beauty. this is their liquid blush. it is called soft end. this is the number one best-selling liquid blush at sephora. do you know how many options there are? the fact this is the top of the chain means it is good. what people love about this when, it has 13 different shades available in matte or duly so something good for everyone. you just need a tiny little bit, robin, a little bit goes a long way and you can layer it. this one will last you a long time. > robin: that little tube. >> you can see it as a soft applicator and you want to do a dot or two and blended and looks good on different skin tones.

so check that out. finally, are you familiar with this product? >> robin: i am not. i am not. >> this is an overnight mask and you put this on before you go to bed and a perfect time to do this because we are in translational seasons. it helps to gently exfoliate whatever dry, flakiness you have. then, it is the same as antioxidants to infuse your lips with hydration. all you do if you put it on before bed and wake up the next morning with soft ox oscar-worthy kissable lips. >> robin: you keep it on overnight? ladies and gentlemen. >> you keep it on overnight. it is very vanilla subtle flavor and you won't feel it is heavy or anything like that. you wake up the next morning and you've done something great for your skin and it looks fantastic. >> robin: 2 for 2 for your oscar look. all these products are on the website. thank you, lori b. we will be right back.

>> robin: we are back with lieutenant colonel alexander with a new book "the folly of realism" how russia invaded ukraine. welcome back, of course, we are back on the third day after the third anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. you served on the national registry of president trump and his first term and you testified during his impeachment savings over his pressuring of ukraine. i just want to get first your reaction yesterday when you wake up and say the united states voting with russia, belarus, north korea against ukraine and european allies and the united nations? >> if you take it out of context as if you are watching a movie, this has got to be manchurian candidate. how is it somebody so far leaning into the enemies and complete reversal of our roles forget about our allies, nato, the europeans and ukraine supported for three years complete reversal bending over backwards to accommodate putin

and russia, for what reason? >> robin: how do you explain it? >> it is hard to explain. first of all, i don't believe in conspiracy and it is a leaky sieve we have and it's hard to keep a secret like that. i don't buy into the back compromising material on him, but you do have to wonder why trump is leaning so heavily towards russia. some of that is trump looking to snob all of the naysayers and everybody that said, no, you can't have a relationship with russia. but there might be something else highly transactional. this is second term and work with "little miss innocent freed" the first time and didn't manage to accomplish a lot. and convinces them this is the opportunity to reset relations and can win that this round. >> robin: this is not only professional for you but personal. you were born in ukraine. what do you say to americans who say we have been supporting ukraine a long time, it is three years, why should we care? we have been supporting ukraine longer than that though

inadequately. we needed that relationship in the early '90s and arsenal 4,000 weapons. we convinced to get rid of them and said we will be there for them if they ever get attacked. that didn't happen. there were multiple steps where we didn't live up to our own obligations we set for ourselves. right now, ukraine is holding the line. they are defending europe. europe is important to us because the largest trading partner and a core of our alliance. if ukraine crumbles or russia advances, europe is on the chopping block. the u.s. is under threat. it is absolutely essential not only putin lose, but also authoritarian leaders like xi, the leader of china, get the message that military in russia does not pay off. we cannot break at this point. if we do, it really sets up a

pattern of much, much more aggressive adversaries. >> robin: president zelenskyy is in a very, very tough spot being called a dictator by the united states president. making all sorts of demands for the natural resources of ukraine. how should we respond? >> i think that fact ukrainians will bend over backwards to try to accommodate to see if a deal can be made. there are things that can be worked out. this resource deal can be mutually beneficial. it can't be extortion and say give me half of trillions of dollars of minerals. but if the u.s. is investing, that is important to ukraine. it is a reason, another hook why the relationship should be reserved. we want values and democracy that defense against authoritarianism. that you also need interest, which is the economic component. >> robin: how should this war end? and how should it end? >> i served in the u.s. military for 22 years and sat in kyiv and embassy, moscow embassy and wrote the strategy in the pentagon and ended up in the

white house where i became a public figure when i reported donald trump's crushing resulting in the first impeachment. to me, what trump is doing is exact opposite that brings us to peace. it is capitulating, giving in, to putin even before negotiations start. the next step, putin will look for more. and i don't know how much more we can give away whereas ukraine is maximizing. what we need to do is continue to pressure russia. they are the ones that need to go to the table ready to compromise. we are far from that at this moment. >> robin: thank you for coming in today. "the folly of realism" is available right now. we will be right back. ♪ ♪

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right now. it's still very foggy. we have a closer look at the fog for you right here with our bay bridge camera. could barely see the cars out there, so if you are driving today, leave a little earlier. keep those low beams lights on and just know that your visibility might be limited because of that fog. >> hey gloria, it's looking a lot better on the golden gate bridge this morning. compared to about 20 minutes ago. with that fog beginning to lift, you can see that visibility. it is improving, but we still have a lot of low cloud cover out there. right now. you'll really find increasing sunshine over the next 30 to 60 minutes. so future weather showing you it is going to be a sunny afternoon and mild in the 60s. reggie jr thank you. >> time now for live with kelly. you mark we see you again at 11 from midday. live until ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and mark!"