"bachelor" star colton underwood one-on-one opening up in a deeply personal conversation. >> is there something that you want people to know? so can you tell us what is on your heart you want to share? >> yeah. >> colton in his own words only on "gma" this morning. >>> we certainly do say good morning, america. so glad to have you with us on this wednesday morning. and, you know, 2020 was a year of deep reflection for many people including colton and now he's going to speak his truth. >> can't wait to hear it. >> we can see it on his face. >>> we have a lot of news to get to this morning as well. we'll start with the setback in the race to vaccinate america. all 50 states have paused johnson & johnson shots as regulators meet to investigate those six cases of rare but potentially fatal blood clots. so far one death has been reported, that's out of nearly 7 million shots that have been administered nationwide. >> j&j now also pausing its clinical trials and delaying delivery of its vaccine to europe. dr. anne schuchat, the principle director of the cdc is standing by to discuss it, but

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i think this is bigger than colton underwood or coming out.uthentic in an age when social media lets us project a picture-perfect persona, down to the pixel. everyone needs to come out to themselves. not in our various screens, but in the mirror. it's how you learn to truly love yourself. and rupaul is right. if you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else? can i get an amen? >> amen. >> thank you, brother. now, having said all of that, there are a lot of things that i wish someone had told me before i started this journey. most gay kids don't get mentored by our parents the way straight kids do. we kind of have to learn adulthood on our own. so, colton, if you are watching, your gay uncle joshua has two pieces of advice for you. that i wish someone had told me. first, you were known as the virgin bachelor. that means you may have a lot to learn about sex. so you should learn this term. u equals u. undetectable equals untransmittable. simply put, daily-hiv medications can make the virus undetectable in one's blood.

. >>> it has been two years since colton underwood captured americans hearts. he is opening up to robert roberts today. >>> getting vaccinated is big step. we have a step-by-step guide for going to a warriors game. >>> as we head to break, a >>> we are supposed to find out today if the officer who killed daunte wright is going to face charges. i was another night of protests in brooklyn center. >> if you do not does. peacefully, you will be arrested. >> officer kim potter says she mistakenly fired her gun think it was her taser. wright great grandmother safe police abuse their authority. >> i was a deputy sheriff. you don't mistake a gun for a taser. >> the chief of police also resign. officers pulled wright over sunday and discovered there was a warrant for his arrest on a misdemeanor charge. >>> the trial for the officer accused of killing george floyd is resuming this morning. the defense started presenting its case yesterday. lawyers for the former minneapolis police officer are trying to counter the assertion that lloyd died because of chauvin's knee on hi

an outpouring of support for colton underwood after the former bachelor reveals that he is gay. >> i'm like the happiest and healthiest i've been in my life and that means the world to me. >> more from our interview with colton this morning only on "gma." ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ >>> and no mountain high enough has a new meaning. this man's cell phone running out of power at the top of a mountain, just enough charge left to send this photo. the stranger who saw it online, recognized the location and helped bring him home. >>> good morning, america. we hope your thursday morning is off to a good start. we have a lot to get to this morning. as we come on the air, the secretary of state just landing in afghanistan for an unannounced visit. we're going to get to that in a minute. >> we will, but we're going to begin with that vaccine setback. johnson & johnson's one-dose shot still on pause. >> the cdc advisory committee met yesterday and decided they need more information and we're learning more about those rare blood clotting cases. whit johnson is at a vaccination site here in

. >>> there was an outpouring of support for colton underwood after he came out in that exclusive interviewi what he is saying about the reaction. and a clip that you didn't see yesterday, only on gma this morning. >>> plus, a new cdc report on >>> plus, a new cdc report on air travel safety you buckle up, start the car, put it in gear and take off. next thing you know, the phone is in your hand. stop! you should be holding the wheel, not holding the phone. it's a busy world out there, and we're all in it together. go safely, california. you buckle up, start the car, put it in gear and take off. next thing you know, the phone is in your hand. stop! you should be holding the wheel, not holding the phone. it's a busy world out there, and we're all in it together. go safely, california. >>> the city of oakland homeless indirection plan lacked an adequate budget to deal with the crisis according to a new report from the city auditor's office. the audit says being called meant management team was overwhelmed and under resourced. workers responded to hundreds of closures and cleanings. the audito

remember colton underwood? the virgin bachelor?s morning, he delivered what may go down as the most shocking finale in bachelor history. >> i ran from myself for a long time, i hated myself for a long time. i'm gay. >> jimmy: well -- i am too. [ laughter ] i was just waiting for somebody else to say it. wait a minute. if you're gay, why are you in a house dating 25 women? that was the big question, i guess. was it fair to those women who were all there for the right reasons, i'm sure. [ laughter ] does abc now owe them a do-over? could they sue? how does colton feel about putting the lives of so many dental hygienists on hold? >> i just wish i wouldn't have dragged people into my own mess of figuring out who i was. i -- i genuinely mean that. but i also at the same time, like -- i can sit here and say i'm sorry to all those women, i can also say thank you. because without them, and without the bachelor franchise, i don't know if this would have ever came out. >> jimmy: well on behalf of all of us here at abc, you're welcome. [ laug

remember colton underwood? the virgin bachelor?y go down as the most shocking finale in bachelor history. >> i ran from myself for a long time, i hated myself for a long time. i'm gay. >> jimmy: well -- i am too. [ laughter ] i was just waiting for som

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and in a first for bachelor nation, the former lead of the popular reality show "the bachelor" colton underwoodlf for a long time, i've hated myself for a long time, and i'm gay, and i came to terms with that earlier this year and have been processing it, and the next step in all of this was sort of letting people know. >> the former pro football player is currently working on a new reality series with netflix, the unscripted project will focus on underwood living his life publicly as a gay man. >>> all right, still ahead here, we're going to discuss bernie madoff's impact on today's business world following the death of the notorious conman yesterday. "way too early" coming right back. (vo) nobody dreams in conventional thinking. it didn't get us to the moon. it doesn't ring the bell on wall street. or disrupt the status quo. t-mobile for business uses unconventional thinking to help you realize new possibilities. like our new work from anywhere solutions, so your teams can collaborate almost anywhere. plus customer experience that finds solutions in the moment. ...and first-class benefits, li

colton underwood is a former nfl player who competed on the bachelor et before becoming the bachelor himself in twenty-nineteen today. he revealed he's. underwood said he spent a lot of 2020 struggling with his identity and hit a lower. he even struggled with thoughts of self-harm. but he says he's now the happiest and healthiest he's ever been. he's also starring in a new reality show for netflix to document his decision to come out. mcdonald's says that it is going to require its employees across the world to be trained in how to handle harassment in its restaurants. >> that's about 2 million workers at 39,000 locations and this follows the fact that at least 50 workers have file charges against the company alleging physical and verbal harassment. that training is going to begin in january. the cdc says airlines should keep middle seats empty to reduce the risk of spreading covid. however, most airlines are planning to fill all states probably by summer. the cdc argues keeping middle seats, empty could reduce the risk of getting sick by nearly 60%. meantime, masks are still require