Engaged in con kesensual sexual Michael Bloomberg and President Trump taking new digs at each relationships with him. Other as joe biden tries to he is accused of raping an actress in a hotel room in 2013 and forcing a sex act on mimi fight back from that fifth place haley. Finish. His new strategy this morning. Coronavirus crisis. The American Retiree traveling in 2006. On that quarantined cruise ship four other women were called as witnesses by the prosecution alleging rape and sex assault in now testing positive for the an attempt to show that virus as the boat begins its first wave of evacuations. Weinstein was a serial sexual making their case. The final closing arguments in the Harvey Weinstein trial under predator who used his power and way. Influence to target young women. Weinstein denies all claims. His team accusing prosecutors of creating a fictional alternate universe to obscure the truth now, if convicted of the top charges, weinstein could face life in prison. Saying weinsteins accusers need to take responsibility for their actions. He did not testify here yesterday, but today prosecutors will lay out their closing meghans new move. The newly released video of the duchess from vogue, as she and arguments and jury tldeliberatis prince harry hold a meeting at are set to begin on tuesday. Stanford, cutting ties with guys . Stephanie ramos, thanks. And now to a big weekend for their Buckingham Palace staff the nba. The allstar game is getting under way in chicago with the and their potential new ties with Goldman Sachs. Top talent in the league and some really special tributes are and the reunion 328 days in planned to honor kobe bryant and his daughter gianna. The making. The recordbreaking astronaut t. J. Holmes is here with all the details. And the moment she finally gets to see womans best friend. Good morning, t. J. Reporter good morning. Bring me a higher love vas da, stra, we know he was the definition of perennial allstar. He made 18 allstar games in his 20year career so this is going to be a special weekend and it is going to feel different. First of all, all the players are wearing just two numbers, 24 and 2. Were excited to share that 24 was his number and 2 was the number gigi, his daughter wore. Sweet story with you later on in that will be different and special and Jennifer Hudson will do a special tribute. Our show, but nothing like a they have several artists lined dogs love. Oh, so cute. We all got the pink memo. Happy valentines day to you guys as we celebrate the holiday up. And head into the holiday weekend. She is going a chicago native, doing a special tribute here we go, the deep chill is to start off this game, and settling in for millions. Take a live look at the ice theyre also changing the game format. Theyre going to do an untimed fourth quarter. Forming. Ugh. A little difficult to kind of right now in Lake Michigan and understand here but what theyll do is the team who has the most points after three quarters, chicago, t really coits really theyre going to add 24 to it there. Ginger will have more. And make that the target score first our exclusive interview with attorney general so the first team to make it to william barr declaring the president s tweets about the that target score is going to be Justice Department and ongoing the winner, so theyre trying to cases make it impossible for him to do his job. Our chief justice correspondent get to the 24 but another way to honor kobe. Pierre thomas sat down with the we know kobes wife, vanessa, had an announcement of her own. Attorney general. Shes renaming the foundation. He starts us off from washington. Good morning, pierre. Reporter good morning. After a week of withering criticism with prosecutors yeah. It was the mamba foundation, resigning from a highprofile case and President Trump mamba and mambacita. Blasting Justice Departments now it will be the mamba and mambacita foundation. Prosecution of an ally, william barr did something unprecedented really cool to see there but a for a cabinet official, he weekend of tributes for the offered criticism of his boss. First family event for the nba this morning, the attorney since they lost a family member. Yeah. General taking the rare step of all right, make sure we tune in to the allstar game this weekend. Thank you, t. J. We are following a lot of other stories including the public, pushing back against latest on prince harry and duchess meghan. Theres a new video from vogue those tweets about the roger as they let their buckingham stone case and other criminal palace staff go and make a investigations. Surprise appearance at stanford so youre saying you have a university. Problem with the tweets . Well tell you what it all means yes. Well, i have a problem with some for their future. Of the tweets. The president has never asked me to do anything in a criminal and the zookeeper who case. Survived that tiger attack is telling her story. Ginger is inside thawing out. However, to have public you know, we all knew that statements and tweets made about for the united states, january was the warmest on record, but now we know that for the globe, the department, about people in january was the warmest on the department, our men and record. So as you get this little women here, about cases pending injection of cold, know that, in the department and about and the four warmest januarys judges before whom we have cases have happened since 2016. The weekend getaways now brought to you by verizon. Make it impossible for me to do my job and to assure the courts and the prosecutors in the department that were doing our work with integrity. Reporter bill barrs comments came as he was under increasing fire for overruling Justice Department prosecutors who recommended a seven to nineyear prison sentence for the president s longtime friend, roger stone. The president furious calling the recommendation horrible and tweeting, cannot allow this miscarriage of justice. It was so cute. Within hours the attorney it was. General officially overruled his the Fourth Annual abc nowscars. Heres your hosts Kenneth Moten own pr and elizabeth hur. But barr insists politics played yeah, whoo oh my gosh, youre back no role in his decision and that it was made well before the president s tweet. Did you talk to the president thank you, iron man iron man . Im not iron man. At all about your decision regarding the recommendations . Im moton man. Never. Anybody from the white house call you to try to influence you . That performance deserved a nowscars. I was robbed, i want a recount. No. Nope, nope. I have not discussed the roger stone case at the white house. Reporter and barr says he supports roger stones conviction despite the president s attack on the case this week. One of us is not in the valentines spirit. I thought the whole another one is. Prosecution was ridiculous. Bachelor nick is here. He is in the valentines spirit. The valentines spirit. The stone case was prosecuted while i was attorney general and here. He is in the valentines spirit. I supported it. He was convicted of obstructing congress and witness tampering reply all look own your look. And i thought that was a. With fewer lines. Theres only one botox® cosmetic. Righteous prosecution, and i was its the only one. Happy that he was convicted. Fda approved. To temporarily make frown lines. Reporter barr claims trumps. Crows feet. And forehead lines. Tweet about the case put him in. Look better. An impossible situation. The effects of botox® cosmetic, i had made a decision that i may spread hours to weeks after injection, thought was fair and reasonable causing serious symptoms. Alert your doctor right away as difficulty swallowing, in this particular case, and speaking, breathing, once the tweet occurred, the eye problems, or muscle weakness may be a sign of a lifethreatening condition. Question is, well, now what do i do not receive botox® cosmetic do . And do you go forward with what if you have a skin infection. You think is the right decision or do you pull back because of side effects may include allergic reactions, the tweet . And that just sort of injection site pain, headache, eyebrow, eyelid drooping, illustrates how disruptive these tweets can be. Reporter he issued this and eyelid swelling. Blunt request to the president tell your doctor about your medical history, of the united states. Its time to stop the muscle or nerve conditions, and medications including botulinum toxins tweeting about department of justice criminal cases. As these may increase the risk of serious side effects. So, give that just saw a puppy look. Mr. Barr, the president does and whatever that look is. Look like you. Not like to be told what to do. With fewer lines. He may not like what youre saying. See results at botoxcosmetic. Com are you prepared for those ramifications . Of course. As i said during my tat your door, so you can get more. Confirmation, i came in to serve as attorney general. Feels so good i am responsible for everything feels so good that happens in the department and im not going to be bullied target run done. Or influenced by anybody. I cannot do my job here at the wild thing, you make my heart sing. Department with constant background commentary that undercuts me. You make everything. Groovy. Reporter and, george, the president s comments including those aimed at the judge in the stone case have riled the legal community. Last night Something Else rare, done yet . The chief justice of d. C. Yeah, yeah, sorry, sorry. You sure . Circuit court appeared to push hmm. Mmm. Come on, come on, wild thing. Back against the president saying in a statement, quote, if you ride, you get it. Geico motorcycle. Public criticism or pressure is not a factor in sentencing decisions by judges on her court. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. And that sentencing will take place next week. Pierre thomas, thanks very much. Lets bring in our Senior National correspondent, terry moran for more on this. Terry, we heard the attorney general there say hes not going to be bullied but he has been criticized by many for acting more as the president s defense attorney and they cite a pattern of behavior coming out of the mueller report, his summary of the mueller report, and even adjusting the sentencing for michael flynn, the president s former National Security adviser and even just this week, assigning a u. S. Attorney in wityour money almostes offered feels like its frozen. Pittsburgh to look into rudy with capital one, you can open junes investigation of whats a new savings account happening giulianis in about 5 minutes and earn five times the national average. This is banking reimagined. Investigation of whats happening in ukraine. Reporter thats right. So theres two levels this is whats in your wallet . Happening on. One, tweets and barrs response to them which has taken this town and shocked it. Introducing wendys big bacon classic. The other, substance. Now, there is no question that with fresh, never frozen beef the underlying statement that attorney general barr made which and hot crispy bacon. Is that the president did not interfere in roger stones if youre not getting your Bacon Cheeseburger from wendys, sentencing, the recommendation the Justice Department was making. That tracks right with the what are you getting . soft rock music playing president so hes trying to back get the big bacon classic now on wendys made to crave menu. Him off on the tweets because its creating a credibility problem for him, but at the end youd do anything to get rid of this car, of the day, bill barr, nobodys going to stop the president from tweeting. That is for sure. But whod buy it . With the cd changer thats stuck playing one thing were seeing, that public criticism yesterday from limp bizkit. The president s former chief of staff john kelly but the president bringing in loyalists over and over. And over. Back into the white house. Reporter thats right. So former chief of staff john kelly really blasting the president for the manner in which he treated Lieutenant Colonel vindman and others, and just sell it to carmax. Well buy any car. Taking on the president s judgment essentially on that. Even this one. Because thats the way it should be. The president firing back with a scornful tweet, but he is cleaning house here. A lot of people he thinks are disloyal are going. Announcer good morning east hes bringing back loyalists bay. Lets get up and get going. Like hope hicks, one of his most this is abc 7 mornings. Good morning, im reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. Trusted confidantes, george. Former south bend, indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg will attend da prosters in San Francisco and terry moran, thanks very much. Well turn to that bitter cold blast. Windchills in the midwest for him. Falling well below zero this morning. Activists say the openly gay and that cold is now moving east. Ginger is outside is times candidate has to do more to square with the very latest. You took one for the team. Address the concerns of lgbtq good morning. Good morning. You can feel it out here. It is beyond snuggle weather. Thats for sure. Americans and people of color. We will be dropping 20 more degrees by tomorrow morning from where were at right now but it protesters plan to rally outside already happened. Duluth, minnesota, you can see of one of todays fundraisers. The lake steam, the sea smoke as they call it even though its on francis is on traffic duty the lake dropped to 21 below, chicago, three to four inches of this morning. Hey, reggie. Snow, the first time this our slowest traffic is in the morning that they have reached subzero for temperatures and thats the first time the north bay because of an injury latest that its been since 2012. Alex perez right there in crash on sky island. Chicago enduring the cold. Drive time is 20 minutes because reporter good morning, of this crash. Ginger. Yeah, we are feeling it here. Traffic still recovering from an earlier problem, southbound 880 the arctic cold really tightening its grip in the heavy from fremont to dixon road chicago area overnight. Because of an earlier accident. It feels like 14 below zero ace train up to 40 minutes late right now. Due to trach maintenance. That is some of the coldest air b. A. R. T. Reporting no delays, reggie. We have felt all season. Thanks, now i want you to take a look behind me here. You can see parts of Lake Michigan. You see how still the water is . Thats the ice already forming over the lake here. Heres the not so great news, some of this cold, a lot of this cold now headed east. Ginger. That it is. It is coming our way. Thank you, alex. And you know that lake has been way behind on ice as all the great lakes have. We have had such a mild winter so when you get Something Like this when its 52 below what it feels like in minneapolis, it stretches all the mikmike will get it done . n, way to st. Louis and slides east and by tomorrow morning, if youre in philadelphia and feel like 9 or 13 in washington, d. C. , youre going to say, what is happening . Ok, let me tell you what the it is. Michael, but by the end of the as mayor, weekend we start to warm up again. I expanded healthcare coverage. All right. As president , im looking out the window. Ill build on obamacare ginger, get in. Cold out there. Because healthcare is a right. Now to the coronavirus emergency. A th case has now been i created nearly confirmed in the u. S. As we 500,000 jobs in new york city. As president , learned that an american n econyig celebrating his retirement on the diamond princess cruise ship has now come down with the virus and maggie rulli is there in ill take on the gun lobby japan with the latest and, and save lives. Maggie, theyre now letting people off the boat to finish their quarantine on land. And i will stop trumps assault reporter yeah, michael, the on womens reproductive rights. Idea is to start getting people ive got a record of doing things. Ive got the resources off of this boat, and today was to take on this fight. The first phase, but the number as mayor, of people who actually qualified i held myself and wanted to get off the boat accountable for results. Was much lower than we expected. As president , ill offer common sense plans this morning, the evacuation of that cruise ship holding more than 3,600 people on quarantine and i will get it done. Began with a trickle. So lets stay on the offensive, and lets win. Im Mike Bloomberg this process, 11 guests have and i approve this message. Chosen to be disembarked. Reporter the captain announcing 11 people chose to leave. The first wave tested passengers over 80 years old as well as ar t25dander quarantine for nine. Officials finding more than 200 cases of the virus on board. Today john herring became one of them. Weve been following john and his wife melanie all week and theyre on board celebrating his retirement, but a few days ago, he came down with a 103degree fever. Today he tested positive for the virus. Im alone here in the room and i would rather be back on the cruise ship. Reporter now in an isolated hospital room, he was forced to announcer now your leave his wife melanie behind on accuweather forecast with mike nicco. A canopy of gray clouds on board. This is basically just a waiting game right now. Top of us as you can see from our coliseum camera in reporter back in the u. S. A 15th confirmed case. This time in san antonio, texas. Seasonal temperatures and a people on board the Diamond Light breeze on the bay. Princess tell us they feel like if youre heading out this the cruise line is doing evening, temperatures will drop everything they can. Quickly after that sunset, into the 40s. My accuweather sevenday but guys, at the end of the day, forecast looks dry. Its not the cruise. Just a little breezy and cooler its the Japanese Ministry of sunday and monday. 70s coming back thursday, health who decides who gets to reggie. Thank you, mike. Come off this ship and when. Coming up on gma, prince cecilia. Harry and duchess meghan tough conditions there, thank you. We head to the race for the white house where over a week preparing for life after their away till the next round of royal roles. Votes. Nevada up next and this morning why the couple was spotted here joe biden is trying to change his strategy while presiden