. >> reporter: diana copeland served as r.'s executive assistant off and on for 16 years, taking the stand, sharing details from her experience working in his homes. ♪ i believe i can fly ♪ >> reporter: at the time, kelly was one of the biggest-selling male artists and music producers. his hit song "i believe i can fly" winning him three grammys. how would you describe him as a person? >> he's charismatic. and i think that's one of the reasons why people kind of say he has two personalities. because when you meet him, he has, you know -- he's a really personable person. if you see him angry, that's a whole different person. >> reporter: inside kelly's homes where she worked, copeland said there were rules, like guests were not allowed to roam the homes. where did they stay? >> he would have live-in girlfriends, they had their own rooms. guests would just come, maybe sit in the studio with him. he had, like, three properties. and those properties, there was, like, a certain decorum that was expected. they -- he pretty much didn

diana copeland was r. kelly's assistant on and off for 16 years.out what she said she saw inside his homes about his live-in girlfriends and female visitors. it's the bombshell trial making headlines. r&b superstar r. kelly in federal court. at various points over the span of nearly two decades allegations from sex trafficking to child pornography have swirled around r. kelly. but he has not been found guilty of any crimes. the singer now back in court and claiming his innocence again pleading not guilty to multiple federal charges including racketeering and sexual abuse. >> there were women always, you know, coming at him. >> reporter: diana copeland served as r. kelly's executive assistant off and on for 16 years taking the stand sharing details from her experience working in his homes. ♪ i believe i can fly ♪ ♪ i believe i can touch the sky ♪ >> reporter: at the time, kelly was one of the biggest selling male artists and music producers. his song "i believe i can fly" winning him three grammys. >> how would you describe him as a person? >> he's

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if you see him angry, that's a whole different person. >> copeland says she did not witness any of thely is charged with. we have more of this interview coming up later on this morning. >>> "jeopardy!" has named its new hosts for the rest of the year. ken jennings will share duties wth mayim bialik. mike richards left due to controversial remarks about women and minorities. >>> thursday night football came down to the last play twice, giants fans look away. a game winning field gold by washington went wide but the giants were offsides, so washington got another chance and, guess what, it was good. washington wins, 30-29. >>> coming up, better accuracy at the fast food drive-through. >>> also ahead, more zebras are on the loose. why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema or atopic dermatitis under control? hide my skin? not me. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of eczema. and that means long-lasting clearer skin... and fast itch relief for adults. hide my skin? not me. by helping to control ecz

in testimony today, a court officer said during a may hearing copeland grew frustrated, bailed out of and banged his head against the glass, threatened, said angry things according to the testimony, so threatening the court officers at that office put on body armor before copeland's arrival. he'll remain jailed pending trial. it's the latest indication that the threats are not just felt here in d.c. but by the 55 fbi field offices dealing with these defendants and in this case a utah pretrial service officer. >> yeah, so to that point, scott, what are your sources telling you about expectations for next saturday's justice for j 6 rally as we get closer to that date? >> a lot of people are grateful it's on a saturday. usually capitol hill is abandoned on weekends. according to a capitol police union official, it is all hands on deck for the rank and file. vacations have been canceled. similar force for the city police department which helps capitol police. the suburban department expected to play a role as well. i'll note this though. in these january 6 criminal prosecutions, all the d

that's going on with us you'll get 130 of the with the payment and you'll see them in the gas to copeland but i think that boy is going up the window for us. whatever the yes, i meant that when we said there may the ah, the in the the in the the me delay the initial microphone in the same company that i owe me me. ah, i mean, i know you're not gonna be sending me a man and then let me me look on the i'm going to see the evidence of either a jack on leave. any of the i'm you know for the gray air look, care many here mama. you see your car is the oh, seemly boy leaking. seal your mom. i see a layer nadia on the list. 704211 sir, lay dead. the name of the mother, the holy but care but i love my mama. 10 year old and critical. so i mean, what was the end of the low infinite and the answer your sally leave a message, the message d a n i see that but my name is diaz d. then they'll be there from the cities working on a part of that, a media soliri loaded up. i didn't live that they had a way to high. yeah, mr. man, a bomb hade made a cna m a minimum. however, this isn't in my own and of course

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but is it really for me, the most difficult segmented. copeland is this idea that the people have no willpower. the people and larger bodies people are busy, don't have a will power or else they wouldn't carry excess weight because we're told so often that that's all it takes to lose weight. go to the gym, follow the diet program. you know, if you just stick to it, you will get there. i was sure that a little person will power was all it would take display obesity, exercise more. became the mantra of the 2000. it would go around the world. ah. so let's start moving. let's start pushing, twisting, climbing and raising the roof. let's start moving more every day for 30 minutes or 6 feet. and if you feel like stopping, you can always start back up. let's start moving. it's so easy for us to look at being person and say they have set will power there. so moral and strong and then look at someone with a weight problem and attribute all of these negative traits. oh, they're just weak. they don't have will power. it's not at the individual level, it's not individual willpower. and if we go

well, it will come down very soon after. teeanwle, cour the assault continue.a d 33-year-old landon copeland of utah. he's facing 11 charges including two counts of assaulting police officers. he's accused of using a piece of metal fencing to attack the officer as well as those who came to the officer's rescue. schuyler henry, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> today anthony blinken will be on the hot seat. he faced push back yesterday from republican members of the house foreign affairs committee over the handling of the military withdrawal of afghanistan. gop leaders wanted answers about the evacuation of americans and promises from the taliban on security. >> how is the administration planning to hold the taliban to its commitment to ensure that al qaeda and other terrorist groups are unable to use afghan soil to plan terrorist attacks? >> we will remain hyper vigilant about any reemergence of that threat.>>ringlamed the trump administration for the situation president biden inherited in afghanistan. >>> coming up, a special birthday celebration. the oldest living world war ii veteran gets a lit

diana copeland, his longtime assistant, breaks her silence and talks with michael strahan about the allegations inside his homes. >> they ranged in ages, no one under 18. when this case came up of women locked up and kidnapped and these things of that nature, that is not what i am seeing. i am not seeing anybody that is trying to leave or any locked doors. every woman left has walked right out the door. kumasi: coming up on gma, you can watch more of the interview, including what she said she would have done differently if she could do it all over again. reggie: russian president vladimir putin said dozens in his inner circle have been affected with covid-19. he said he would self-isolate after someone in his staff tested positive he has tested negative and the kremlin says he is fully vaccinated with the sputnik v. he said the extensive -- infections were extensive. kumasi: thinking about traveling for the holiday season, but your ticket sooner rather than later. experts say it is cheaper to book now while demand is not so high and the said you should not wait to the last minute trying to get

the twister then targeted the high school township building, police department, and ron copeland's neighborhood>> it's devastating. it is devastate to see all this. you never think it can happen to you. you never think it's going to happen in your neighborhood, but unfortunately there's the proof, it did. >> reporter: the new numbers are becoming more gruesome. across new york, authorities say 11 people were killed when their basement apartments turned into death traps. >> these are people's lives. these are people's homes. these are people's vehicles. these are people who have been traumatized with car rescues and were literally getting people out of their homes and apartments. >> reporter: pennsylvania governor tom wolft toured the damage where officials kacounte 467 calls for water rescues wednesday night alone. more than twice the previous record. how much of this damage do you attribute to climate change? >> most of it. i think fewer and fewer people are climate deniers these days. i think the more you see this kind of thing, the indiscriminate and intense nature of the storms, i'm not sur

the twister then targeted the house township building, police department, and ron copeland's neighborhood>> it really is devastating to see all this. you never think it's going to happen to you or in your neighborhood. but, unfortunately, there is the proof. >> reporter: so far the most deaths from the storm are in new jersey with authorities still searching for the missing. >> these are people's lives. these are people's homes. these are people's vehicles. these are people who have been traumatized with car rescues. we're literally getting people out of their homes and apartments. >> reporter: pennsylvania governor tom wolf detoured the damage in montgomery county where officials called 467 calls for water rescues on wednesday night alone. more than twice the previous countywide record. how much of this damage do you attribute to climate change? >> most of it. i think fewer and fewer people are climate deniers these days. the more you see this kind of thing, the indiscriminate and intense nature of the storms, i'm not sure how you can sit on the sidelines and say we don't need to do anyt

the twister then targeted the high school, township building, police department and ron copeland's neighborhood. >> it's devastating. it really is to see this. you never think it can happen to you. you never think it's going to happen in your neighborhood, but unfortunately, there is the proof. it did. >> reporter: the new numbers are becoming more gruesome. across new york, authorities say 11 people were killed when their basement apartments turned into death traps. >> these are people's lives. these are people's homes. these are people's vehicles. these are people that have been traumatized with car rescues and getting people out of their home and apartments. >> reporter: tom wolf surveyed where officials counted 467 calls for water rescues on wednesday night alone. how much of this damage do you attribute to climate change? >> most of it. i think fewer and fewer people are climate deniers these days. the more you see this kind of thing, the indiscriminate and intense nature of the storms i'm not sure how you can sit on the sideline and say we don't need to do anything. >> reporter: forth was

the twister then targeted the high school, township building, police department, and ron copeland's neighborhood. >> it's devastating. it really is devastating to see all of this. you never think it can happen to you. you never think it's going to happen in your neighborhood. but unfortunately, there's the proof. it did. >> reporter: the new numbers are becoming more gruesome. across new york, authorities say 11 people were killed when their basement apartments turned into death traps. >> these were people's lives, these were people's homes, these were people's vehicles. these were people that had been traumatized with car rescues and we're literally getting people out of their homes and apartments. >> reporter: pennsylvania governor tom wolfe toured the damage in the pennsylvania suburbs of montgomery county, where officials counted 467 calls for water rescues on wednesday night alone, more than twice the previous countywide record. how much of this damage do you attribute to climate change? >> most of it. i think fewer and fewer people are climate denser iers these d. the more you see this kin