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kenneth moton, abc news new york. >>> and a teenager who beat covid-19 wants to help other teens who may be suffering from long-term symptoms of the virus. chron chronic connections website can weapon. hopes that users can find comfort in similarity. >>> an at holm fitness start-up is launching many shops inside nordstrom stores this month. shops will be located in order strom's women's exactlyive department. where you can see a demo and even try work out. the gym costs $3,000. there are two locations in the bay area. one at west field in san francisco and the other at broadway please anyway walnut creek. >> do you ever duet so relaxed from getting your hair done you want to take a nap? one little boy couldn't reassist the urge when sitting in a bash barber chair. his dad says he loves getting his haircut and he's always falling asleep. it can be really relaxing. >> that can also be really risky if you have this much hair. >> that's true. >> listen you take one nod it will be a whole different newscast. kumasi, what? mohawk? >> although, i think that you could pull this off. >> i don

here is kenneth moton. >> in the gma first look mystery in paradise. >> the timeline doesn't add up that we have. >> a 41-year-old was last seen more than two weeks ago with her boyfriend in the united states virgin islands. her friends and family desperate for answers. according to the police the british woman and a 44-year-old had dinner together on the island on march 7th and returned to his yacht for the night. around 2:30 a.m. he called the police to report her missing when he woke up and she was nowhere to be found. officers told him to contact the united states coast guard which he eventually did. if you thought she has fallen overboard then you would have called straight away or i wouldv. >> police immediately searched the land nearby but say that he denied requests to search the vessel. we will have more on this search coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look. i'm kenneth moton. >>> coming the seven things to know. >> and three celebrities rolling up their sleeves to get vaccinated on camera. >> the lesson happening in the east bay. >>> also a live look outside, we will b

opening statements are set for tomorrow, and abc's kenneth moton joins us with more on that. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. some are calling it the trial of the century sparked by a deadly police encounter that obviously sparked a lot of anger and ignited a racial reckoning. the world has seen this video over and over again, and tomorrow it will be at the center at the trial of derek chauvin who faces charges of manslaughter, second degree murder and third degree murder. the former minneapolis police officer seen kneeling on floyd's neck for nine minutes. the black man handcuffed facedown in the street. police originally called to the scene because floyd was suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill. floyd's death on may 25th setof minneapolis, and that spread across the country chauvin and three other officers at the scene were fired. those three pleaded not guilty to lesser charges and are set to go on trial in august. tomorrow, 14 jurors are expected to be seated. that number includes alternates. of the 14, eight are white, and six are people of c

here's abc's kenneth moton. >> the sport of gymnastics is very much seen as a very rigid sport.tic, classical body type. that's who was dominating the sport of gymnastics. >> reporter: three-time olympian dominique barrier becoming the first black gymnast to win a gold medal. >> if you came into the sport like i did in the '80s, bow legs and muscular physique, you were penalized for something you were born with. if you were going to try to express yourself, trust me, you were deducted for that. it's a subjective support, it's a political sport. i lived a childhood in the sport of gymnastics in so much fear, in so much intimidation. >> dominique dawes -- >> reporter: 1996, 19-year-old dawes stepped onto the floor of the usa gymnastics national championships. >> that was a little bit more of a classical routine, which is not my strong suit. we chose that because that was playing to the judges. it's not playing to my fans. >> reporter: dawes, who won a bronze medal at the olympics for the same routine. >> never in my wildest dreams would i see hip-hop, pop, soul music used at the o

i'm kenneth moton. >> i'm deidre bolton. mona is off. we begin with the pandemic and reaction this morning to the cdc's new guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated. >>> the number of americans fully vaccinated has now surpassed the number of people infected. >> they're still urging everyone to avoid traveling in response and the university of california davis is offering to pay students $75 not to travel during spring break. >> abc's andrew dymburt joins us from washington with the latest. andrew, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and deidre, after nearly a year, families are hopeful they may be able to embrace their loved ones if they're fully vaccinated for fully vaccinated people while reminding americans that covid-19 isn't over just yet. this morning, americans eager to restart their lives inch closer to normalcy. >> with more and more people getting vaccinated each day we are starting to turn a corner. >> reporter: the cdc issuing new guidelines for people fully vaccinated suggesting americans who received

with kenneth moton and mona kosar abdi. >> and we do say good monday morning to you, and we are happyback our own ms. golden globe. ms. mona kosar abdi back in her seat. slow clap for ms. mona, because where you been, mona? >> oh, lord. listen, it was black history month. >> it was, so you had to celebrate the end of that. >> no, getting my wisdom teeth removed, because i didn't do it when i was 16 years old. i waited, i waited, and then i paid for it. >> how did last week go for you? >> oh, my god, i looked like a chipmunk all week. i wanted to come back, and i couldn't come back. kenneth was like, yeah, don't do it. >> you know i will make fun of you if you come back and your face is swollen. you look great. i hope you're feeling okay. there were announcements last week. people were having babies. got anything to tell us, mona? >> i saw that, and i was like, oh, man, how am i supposed to top that one? >> we want you to know as the queen of early morning news we got something for you here at "world news now." you're family. some hard candy for you, for getting your wisdom teeth taken

with kenneth moton and mona kosar abdi. >> what you doin'? where you at? oh, you got plans?h. >> kind of leave the door open. >> good morning, everyone, happy mnday morning. >> welcome back. >> thank you, appreciate it. you want to know where i was at? >> somewhere a lot warmer. >> no, it wasn't. it was colder in l.a. i was in l.a. over the weekend on assignment. i was working. and it was like 50 degrees there, while here on the east. >> it was warmer. it was so funny, i saw you outside tanning, and i had to laugh. he will rub it in your face. >> that is true. stay tuned. yes, no, it was a good trip. good to be back. i got to see the grammys, so i'm really sleepy. i was on the red eye, and then i decided to watch the grammys, and it was a jam-packed show. i cannot wait to talk about it. but we do, again, we're going to talk about it in a moment. we are going to get right to the coronavirus developments. including a stirring tribute in new york city. >> the faces of some of the more than 30,000 virus victims were projected onto the towers of the brooklyn bridge, part of a cer

cops, here is all you have to do ♪ >>> from abc news in new york, this is "world news now" with kenneth moton it kind of doesn't feel right to hear the polka on a monday. >> it's almost torturous. >> i know, but it's going to get us going on this monday morning, because it's spring, y'all, happy spring, do a slow clap for spring 2021. >> we need to celebrate the little things. so spring has sprung. go ahead, give yourself a pat on the back. pop your allergy medication and by now you should be used to the sleep schedule, right? >> kind of, we'll see. >> one more week? >>> we have a lot to get to. we'll get right to the latest coronavirus developments at this hour. there are new concerns about the virus variants seen in new york and miami. >> spring breakers, mostly unmasked, have violated miami beach's curfew for the second straight night. >> meanwhile, the move to vaccinate america is still on. nearly 13% of all americans are fully vaccinated. nearly a quarter have had at least one dose. but spring break is a big problem. overnight, more spring break chaos in south florida. people dancing on

the floor but an important message behind their routine part of tonight's "soul of a nation" and kenneth motonnasts, black women whose names have become synonymous with gymnastics greatness. i sat down with two young gymnasts, game changers who are taking their athleticism and activism to the floor. >> ucla. >> i present and i step onto the floor. ♪ that's the floor exercise but it's a stage for me. i'm reaching potentially millions of people. >> reporter: ucla gymnasts margzetta frazier and nia dennis are going viral for their floor exercises, celebrating black culture. margzetta joining janet's "rhythm nation." ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ >> reporter: nia throwing up a fist to kendrick. >> we started with kendrick lamar because he is a huge activist in his music and wanted to bring the same message. >> the gymnasts having the courage to express their true selves and to choose music they grew up with is a huge step. >> white dominated sport and you're a couple of black girls who said i'm going to come up here and change the game, was it tough? >> being a black woman in general, you always know that you

kenneth moton has more on that and the touching tributes. od morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the tributes were all over the green sunday. thousands of pro golfers, an elite community, but there is only one tiger woods and his fellow golfers wore that signature tiger red and black to honor him. this morning, tiger woods breaking his silence after last week's terrifying rollover crash tweeting to every golfer and every fan, you are truly helping me get through this tough time. woods has been recovering since tuesday when the suv he was driving lost control, rolling over and shattering his right leg. >> it's very fortunate mr. woods was able to come out of this alive. >> reporter: the golfing great undergoing surgery where doctors inserted screws and pins to stabilize the bones in his tibia, ankle and foot and a metal rod in his shin which suffered multiple comminuted fractures, meaning his bones were shattered to splinters. at the end of last week he was transferred to cedars-sinai medical center in los angeles, one of the t

kenneth moton who spoke with that employee and he joins us now with more. rning, robin. we've seen violent encounters over masks and pandemic fatigue, but this incident reached a whole other despicable level and it was all caught on camera. it's the shocking moment a white woman said this to a black bakeinewk . >>hy? because he's a [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the video recorded by a bystander showing the woman denied service by the employee after refusing to wear a face mask. >> i can't wear a mask, sir. >> why can't you? >> reporter: security attempting to de-escalate the situation but things took a turn when the woman hurled the racial slur. >> ma'am, he's not going to serve you, so please leave. >> why, because he's a [ bleep ]? >> oh, my god. >> that's what he is. >> reporter: the woman doubling down on the racist insult next to children that appeared to be with her. >> you're disgusting and you have a baby here. >> reporter: the man behind the counter, 30-year-old victor kamara is speaking out. >> i was sorry about the situation. i was kind of appalled by i