this morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," the growing crisis along the southern border. >> thousands of children are in custody after crossing into the u.s. alone. and we're hearing from lawyers who have spoken to children inside those facilities. some parts of the country are reopening from covid shutdowns. some european countries begin lockdowns as variants spread. our medical expert weighs in on the latest developments. plus, the senator facing criticism about what he said about the crowds at the capitol. and it was ladies night at the grammy awards. beyonce and taylor swift make history. big awards for megan thee stallion and dua lipa.

and insomniacs, if you just couldn't stay up, don't worry. we have all the big performances you just have to see. it's monday, march 15th. from abc news, this is "world news now." good monday morning. so many performances, even though it was obviously a pandemic grammy awards. the weeknd. i see now why you're upset. i do. i do. imagine if all your friends were invited to the party and you weren't. >> i know, i know, i know. and then he says he's going to take his name out. >> permanently. don't submit any of my music to the grammys. hopefully they can reconcile that. we have a full recap for you. don't worry if you missed it. but we begin with a surge of unaccompanied minors at the southern border. >> underaged migrants are arriving in the u.s. alone at a pace of 15,000 a month. they're facing deteriorating conditions at overcrowded facilities. >> as the biden administration scrambles to make room for them, fema has been enlisted to help. this morning the surge of children at the border is swelling to record numbers.

abc news has learned nearly 4300 children are in custody at border facilities without a parent or guardian. that number increased 25% in the last week, with authorities apprehending more than 500 migrant minors each day. >> right now, thousands of children are coming to the border after taking a long journey across many miles to seek freedom and opportunity in the united states of america. >> journalists have not been allowed to view conditions at the facilities. but lawyers who have spoken to the children inside call the overcrowding severe, with children sleeping on the floor and some waiting five days or more just to shower. >> scared, confused about what was going on. not knowing where they were, where they would go next, when they would be released, not being able to contact family members. >> a source tells abc news all major border facilities are well over 100% capacity. one facility is at 363%

capacity. >> this is a humanitarian challenge to all of us. what the administration has inherited is a broken system at the border. >> the biden administration is sending fema to the border to help manage the surge, stopping short of calling the situation a crisis. republicans blame biden after reversing some of the trump aministration's immigration policies. republican leaders plan to tour the border today. >> we'll be traveling to the border myself with 12 other members to see firsthand, to come back with solutions, to make sure our border is secure, to make sure we can end this crisis that biden has created. >> the government is now opening a new facility in midland, texas, to help process migrant children in an effort to ease overcrowding. the new site will be serviced in part by the american red cross. now to the coronavirus and new york city marking one year

since its first virus death. during a ceremony last night, the faces of some city residents whose died from the virus were projected onto the towers of the brooklyn bridge. the pandemic has claimed more than 30,000 new york residents. today in california some restrictions are being eased. indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms are allowed to reopen with limited capacity. and parts of europe are seeing a virus resurgence. italy and france are reinstating some limits in an attempt to stop the spread of variants, i spoke earlier with dr. patel. covid cases are still in many cities. there are concerns about the spreading new york variant and the similarity to the african variant. >> i'm concerned that new york is seeing a plateau in cases with the concurrent rise of that variant. one mutation is the one found in the south african grade. some are calling it an escape mutation. it may enable the coronavirus to evade our immune system, possibly making our treatments less effective. a cautionary tale is what we're

seeing in europe where certain variants are causing a resurgence in cases and hospitalizations. the good news is we're vaccinating more aggressively. the vaccines do work, but this is proof we can't let our guard down even with we see a dip in cases. >> dr. fauci is saying the cdc may change the social distancing limits from six feet to three feet. what's behind this? and we've been warned about virus droplets. critics might be quick to bring up, are the droplets traveling less all of a sudden? >> there's a lot happening here. there's been pushback between the guidelines of six feet and the world health organization saying one meter. it's based on a study out of massachusetts. and schools, looking at a distance between six people versus three feet, there wasn't a really big difference. so it has an assumption that people will be doing everything else they can to stay protected. that influences how far a

droplet can travel. >> dr. patel, thank you. >> thank you, kenneth. people across the country have already started receiving their $1400 stimulus payments from the covid relief package. and many families are looking forward to a boost in the child tax credit. the expanded credit is expected to lift more than 4 million children out of poverty. a monster snowstorm that has buried much of colorado is moving out. there is more than two feet of snow there in denver. the snow effectively closed the city's airport, canceling hundreds of flights. some parts of the state received over three feet of snow. but there's good news, colorado, temperatures will be in the 60s by the end of the week. more details from accuweather. >> well, good morning, kenneth. very active weather setup after that snow in the rockies. now it's moving through the midwest. northern iowa, lots of snow

today, six to 12 inches expected by tonight. and throughout chicago, a wintry mix. certainly going to slow down some travel, especially via air. then the rain continues further south. accuweather real feels for the northeast in new york city, how about zero during the morning rush. mona, kenneth, back to you. senator ron johnson is called a racist about his latest comments about the mob who stormed the capitol. in a radio interview, the wisconsin republican described the rioters as people who love the country, respect law enforcement and would never do anything to break the law. he said it would have been a different story if they were from black lives matter. >> no, had the tables been turned and president trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of black lives matter and antifa protesters, i might have been a little concerned. >> johnson said he made the comments because some of the protests sparked by the death of george floyd turned violent. during the capitol riot, five people died, including a police officer and 140 officers were injured.

residents of jackson, mississippi are hoping for good news about their water. samples are being tested starting today in hopes that the boil water advisory can be lifted. jackson's water supply has been crippled for nearly a month, since a cold weather snap cut power and burst pipes. residents have been using bottled water. i was checking up on this story. jackson, mississippi has 80% of the community is black predominantly black community. infrastructure issues, and for the fact that they've been out of water for a month now. >> mm-hm. >> and their pipes, it's just something else. hopefully, they'll get the help they need very soon. ncaa march madness, covid style is ready to go. >> gonzaga is the team to beat. others are baylor and illinois. illinois may have to get past the darlings of the 2018 tournament to get to the final four. loyola, chicago met georgia tech in the first round. the 101-year old nun is hoping to be there in person.

>> and yes, she's vaccinated fully. sister jean is vaccinated and ready to cheer on her team. >> i remember when the picture was making the rounds and she was attending the games. hopefully she will be able to attend another game. a lot of people looking forward to that as well. coming up, beyonce's big night at the grammys. >> plus, the performances. there was only one award handed out in the first hour of the ceremony. will ganss standing by. but first the pennsylvania mom facing charges. what she's accused of doing to her daughter's cheerleading teammates. you're watching "world news now."

back now back now with this dust storm that clouded the skies of beijing, china. an air pollution warning was issued as visibility plunged and skies turned orange. some of the dust blew all the way from mongolia, nearly 800 miles from the chinese capital. now to an incredible story from just outside philadelphia. a mother accused of making cyberattacks against girls who were also members of her daughter's cheerleading squad.

here is megan tevrizian. >> reporter: this morning a pennsylvania mother faces criminal charges, accused of creating fake videos of her daughter's cheerleading teammates. police say raffaela spone altered videos of her daughter's cheerleading squad known as the victory vipers, depicting them naked and smoking from a vape pen and sent it to the girls and their coaches. >> if the essence of it was to knock them down, essentially to try to shame them or get them knocked off the team, what appeared to be the motivation. >> reporter: one member of the squad says her coach pulled her aside over this video appearing to show her vaping, a violation of the rules. >> i went to the car crying. that's not me on video. i thought if i said it no one would believe me. because obviously, there's proof. it's a video. but the video was obviously manipulated. >> the suspect is said to have taken a real picture and edited

it through some photo shopping app to make it look like this teenaged girl had no clothes on. >> reporter: the da says she also sent anonymous messages to the victims, urging them to kill themselves. police say they tracked the data from the images to an ip address linked to her home. she faces multiple harassment charges. >> she categorically denies doing what the police are charging her of doing. her life has been turned upside down. so has her daughter's, this is very serious stuff. >> reporter: authorities say they do not believe her high school aged daughter was involved in the harassment. the next step is a court hearing at the end of the month. >> disturbing allegations, thank you. coming up, history made in the bey hive. why this year's grammys will be so memorable for beyonce and megan thee stallion. and later in the mix, national nap day. what you need to know about catching up on that sleep you missed this weekend. you're watching "world news now." do you have a life insurance

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beyonce had a big night. >> she had a historic night. herstory was made. it's been 413 long days since we last celebratd the grammy awards, not that anyone is counting or anything. but music's biggest names reunited, and boy, was it worth the wait. after a year of no concerts, the grammy awards bringing the concert to us. ♪ the sugary sweet sounds of the music's biggest night, compliments of harry styles, and first-time winner, dua lipa, bringing the beat back. and lil' baby with a powerful performance of "the bigger picture", putting blm in the spotlight. there was so much music in fact that in the first hour of the show only one award was given out.

>> oh, my god, how do you open it. wait, i got it, i got it, i got it. >> reporter: and she's a savage. >> ooh, megan thee stallion! >> even getting shout outs for awards she didn't win, like record of the year. >> can we just cheer for megan thee stallion? >> she got plenty of applause on her own, taking awards for best new artist, best rap performance and best rap song. recording academy crazy in love with queen bey, who went on to be the most-rewarded singer ever at the grammys with her 28th win on sunday. >> so i wanted to uplift, encourage, celebrate all of the beautiful black queens and kings that continue to inspire me and inspire the whole world. i've been working my whole life, since 9 years old. >> and blue ivy becoming the second youngest grammy winner ever, taking home the best music video for "brown skinned girl." history continuing to be made when taylor swift became the

first woman in grammys history to win album of the year three times. >> you guys met us in this imaginary world that we created. >> for her album "folklore." meanwhile, harry styles picking up his first grammy win and bringing boas back? >> wow. >> in another blast from the past. ♪ good golly ms. molly ♪ >> bruno mars paying tribute to the late great little richard. and if those high-energy performances are your thing, bts brought the dynamite all the way from seoul, south korea. ♪ >> oh, yeah, i'm wearing my powder blue suit in honor of bts. i'm just trying to join the band. it was a night all about girl power. this was the first time in grammys history that the big four awards went to four separate solo women. megan thee stallion, billie

eilish, her and taylor swift. >> i feel like they're not from different generations but different age groups. it's nice. >> no, definitely. when it comes to megan thee stallion and paying tribute to fellow houston native, beyonce, she was fanning out like i think we all would. saying, i wanted to be the rap version of beyonce, and -- >> she's well on her way at 25 years old. >> definitely. will, i saw you in the hallway, we were calling out the performances there. i know, so after taylor swift, who was your next-ranked. >> i think sunday night cemented dua lipa as the next huge pop star. that performance was mind-blowing. i didn't see it coming. >> her dress was fabulous, too. >> dua lipa like a model. can we give beyonce a shout out before we go? congratulations, queen bey.

>> i want to call you out on your knees, i doubt you could have done that before.

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so you can... retire better ♪ ♪ time for the mix. it is national napping day. >> aka every day for us. >> because we sprung forward. >> we did. >> daylight saving time happened. >> an hour of sleep. people need to nap. gain an hour of daylight. >> make sure you get your nap. so actually, i told you guys i was on assignment in l.a. over the weekend. when i posted that i just landed in l.a., mona commented and said oh, bring me back some in and out. >> yes! >> so i have a surprise for you, mona kosar abdi on this national napping day, the reason i needed to take a nap is because i had in and out, oh, no, i didn't bring you any, but i ate it. >> i was like, am i going to eat cold in and out? yes, yes, i am. >> no, but i had good warm in

and out. that's my double-double right there. you mentioned fries, i'm not a fan of those fries. that's the reason i was making that face. >> you have to eat them hot. that's why you eat them in the car. >> the burger was delicious. so good. >> the last time i went home, really quickly, i had to start eating it in the car. i was too embarrassed that i went back again for like the third day in a row. >> shout out to my friend, natasha curry. she was the weekend anchor at my first station. we still stay in touch, brought me in and out and took me to the airport. >> i saw that story. so cute. >> definitely. >> so national nap day, get your nap in. this story also making its rounds, it's a 102-year-old woman who is dancing, no, excuse me, she's working out in her great grandson's virtual gym class. >> love it. >> you see them. she's doing the aerobics. getting down. the family's finally able to do this because everybody got

vaccinated. a lot of people haven't been able to see their elderly parents, elderly grandparents, but now they're united. >> don't you love seeing the families back together. you know i love a good reunion video. also love this. lego coliseum, this one's a record breaker, those legos will break your feet if you step on them. more than 9,000 pieces here, put together by a whole team of people. they broke a record, good for them. beautiful, beautiful replica of the coliseum there, the roman coliseum, of course. >> i could feel the pain of stepping on a lego, i feel it. this next video, what's better than your dog saying "i love you." check out this video of a husky repeating. >> i want to hear it on the air. >> oh, i love you. >> let's hear it again. >> i love you! >> i'm hungry. >> you know what would be better, if beyonce told me she

loved me. >> i love you! >> i love you. i love you.

this morning on "world news now," the tribute in lights overnight as new york marks one year since its first coronavirus death. plus, the nation's largest county reopens more businesses today. and could three feet of social distancing suffice in schools? the monster snowstorm blasting denver with more than two feet of snow. drivers stranded, the airport shutdown. where the storm is headed now. president biden asked if cuomo should resign. one of the nfl's greatest quarterbacks announces his retirement with a little help. the full message from the brees family. and at the grammys, the queen makes history. beyonce winning the most grammys of any performer, and mrs. carter wasn't the only winner in her family.

and the fashion and the performances, including the song that declared bell-bottoms are back. ♪ i'm going to leave the door open ♪ >> feel free to leave the door open on this monday, march 15th. ♪ can't you feel the way i feel ♪ ♪ when you want me like i want you tonight, baby ♪ ♪ tell me that you're comin' through ♪ from abc news in new york, this is "world news now." with kenneth moton and mona kosar abdi. >> what you doin'? where you at? oh, you got plans?

tell me that you're comin' through. >> 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 ceremony marking one year since the city's first virus death. >> also this morning, dr. anthony fauci says the cdc will issue guidance for reducing social distancing in schools from six feet down to three.

>> and duke university undergrads will be under shelter in place until next sunday due to a spike in cases because of parties. >> reporter: vaccination efforts continue to ramp up across the country. more than 11% of adults now fully vaccinated. meantime, at least two dozen states have eased restrictions. in l.a. county, indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms reopening at limited capacity on monday. in dallas, st. patrick's day revelers crowded into bars. large crowds are still descending on the city. >> the weather's beautiful. there's plenty of things to see and people, people watching. it's awesome. >> reporter: miami beach police working overtime to control crowds of spring breakers.

but overseas amid a surge in cases, tight restrictions going back into place in italy. in paris, hospital beds are becoming scarce. dr. fauci telling fox news this should serve as a warning to americans. >> every day we get more people vaccinated which gets us closer and closer to protection. to pull back now, prematurely, would be ill-advised. >> reporter: meanwhile, one of the biggest barriers to reopening schools is making sure students stay six feet apart. dr. fauci suggesting that guidance could go down to three feet. new recommendations could come soon from the cdc. >> and one final note. direct payments from president biden's nearly $2 trillion covid relief bill are arriving in americans' bank accounts. this week, the president, vice president harris and others will hit the road to tout the benefits of the bill. now to weather and a powerful winter storm still dumping snow in colorado and the plain states. it dumped more than two feet of snow on denver, closing its airport and leaving thousands of people without power.

it's the fourth heaviest snowfall ever. dangerous road conditions had officials telling residents to stay home. despite that, drivers had to be rescued from several roadways. areas outside of denver received more snow than the city. >> winds have been slamming up against the foothills here outside of boulder, and we have drifts up past my waist. just incredible amounts of snow. >> rob marciano just sinking in that snow. in neighboring utah, two people were injured when an avalanche roared down a canyon 20 miles from salt lake city. what's next for the storm? accuweather has the forecast. >> good morning to you, mona. we are still tracking that big-time storm system in the center of the country. now we're seeing the snow across southern parts of minnesota, northern iowa throughout the morning and into chicago with a rain and snow mix there. do expect some travel delays across the midwest today. as for the northeast, brr, get ready for that chill. accuweather real feels, down to zero in new york city.

mona, kenneth, back to you. >> i'm still thinking about that snow rob was in. moving on to president biden who is weighing in on the sexual harassment scandal surrounding new york governor cuomo. as powerful democrats call on him to resign, phone calls from one of his advisers are raising new concerns. here is trevor ault. >> reporter: new york democrats not mincing words. he needs to go. >> it's clear governor cuomo has lost the confidence of governing partners as well as the people of new york. >> reporter: but cuomo has refused, apologizing for any comments that may be misinterpreted but denying any misconduct, with seven women accusing him of inappropriate behavior, including allegations of sexual harassment from several of them and a separate investigation into whether his administration altered reports of covid nursing home deaths, a charge he also denies. >> he's holding up our effort to fight covid. he's literally in the way of us

saving lives right now. >> reporter: even democrats who have stopped short of calling for his resignation are wondering if cuomo can still lead. >> the governor should look inside his heart. he loves new york. to see if he can govern effectively. >> reporter: president biden asked if cuomo should step down. >> i think the investigation is under way, and we should see what it brings us. >> reporter: and cuomo's facing new questions after the new york vaccine czar allegedly pressured county officials for loyalty, schwartz, a long-time cuomo adviser telling the "washington post" he discussed the allegations against the governor with officials, asking if they would wait for the findings of that investigation before drawing any conclusions. the post reporting at least one official has filed a notice of an ethics complaint, fearing their county's vaccine supply would suffer if schwartz didn't lke their answer. he tells the post he was acting as a friend of cuomo's. he never mentioned vaccines and did nothing wrong. the governor's office says

schwartz has been volunteering for the state for a year, and any suggestion he acted in any way unethically is patently false. trevor ault, abc news, albany, new york. now to the growing crisis at the border. abc news has learned u.s. authorities are apprehending more than 500 unaccompanied minors a day. the biden administration has ordered fema to assist in the effort to receive and shelter and transfer migrant children with 4300 in custody. lawyers who spoke with overcrowded facilities said some go days without seeing the sun. mission accomplished for another spacex falcon nine rocket. the pre-dawn launch sent 60 star link satellites into orbit. the falcon nine is the first in the spacex fleet to launch and land a record nine times.

and two days before st. patrick's day, history being made in ireland. >> scientists say it's the first time ever the emerald isle has been visited by a walrus. it was photographed on an island off their southwest coast. >> experts say it's likely that the walrus fell asleep on an iceberg and floated across the atlantic from the area around greenland. a witness who saw it says it's about as big as a full-grown cow. i need this to be a pixar film. like the thing that was, it was floating on ice, it was shrinking, are we going to make it? how did it eat? >> it sounds so tragic, honestly, like it's going to end up on one of those late-night commercials, donate to save the animals. >> save the walrus. >> locals are asked to stay away and give the walrus some peace. he had a long journey. >> so did i, from l.a. coming up, what j. lo and a-rod are saying about reports

of their breakup. and new reports about claims of bullying by duchess meghan. what we're learning this morning. and full coverage of the grammys, including queen bey, how she made herstory. that's later in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now". ♪ queen bey, how she made

a wind-blown brush fire has damaged more than two dozen homes in new jersey. flames broke out yesterday in lakewood. about 100 people were forced out of their homes. officials are blaming the fire on dry conditions. a weekend filled with marches is marking one year since breonna taylor's killing is marking calls for justice and arrests. protests took place all around the country saturday and president biden called on congress to pass a meaningful police reform bill. demonstrations in new york and los angeles ended with arrests. some officers suffered minor injuries. there's new reporting about the buckingham palace probe into bullying claims against meghan markle. according to the "sunday times", the palace is investigating the claims. the duchess reportedly forced

two staffers out of the royal household. she and prince harry have denied the claims. drew brees has decided 20 years in the nfl is enough. the 42-year-old is calling it a career. he spent his final 15 years in new orleans. along the way, he led the saints to a super bowl title. he became the all-time leader in passing yards. he also had his four kids make the announcement. >> our dad is finally going to retire. so he can spend more time with us! yay! >> in a statement, brees thanked the city of new orleans for giving him a lifetime of memories. >> wow, did a lot for that city and in return they did a lot for him. when we come back, the big moments and bigger surprises at the grammys. >> and of course the fashion. "the skinny" is next. >> oh, the fashion? get ready. you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have one hundred thousand dollars or more of life insurance you may qualify to sell your policy. don't cancel

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it's up to you. ♪ skinny ♪ ♪ just gimme "the skinny" ♪ time now for "the skinny," starting with the biggest, biggest night of the year for music. >> the grammy awards were held last night from the l.a. convention center hosted by trevor noah, with a sparse and socially distanced crowd of celebrities. >> it was much heavier on performances, including an extensive tribute to those artists we lost over the past year. when we were going through them, i was like oh, gosh, we lost this one, a legend there. we also had a first here, a first for country music, mickey guyton becoming the first black female country artist to perform

on the grammy awards. >> among the night's more memorable moments, taylor swift, performing a mashup of cardigan and willow from a woodland setting. >> and the bts army was given a real treat with a rooftop performance. ♪ >> very catchy. >> that was shot in seoul, south korea. it is pretty cool. i love seeing their rise. they're global. they're huge superstars, they bring it every single time. to see a k-pop group on that stage representing like that from seoul, awesome. >> there were a lot of people bringing it last night. there was one performance everybody was talking about. and i will say, mona, when it happened, i was like, are we going to be able to show any of this? megan thee stllion and cardi b performed their hit "wap." it was very sexy, very risque. so risque, we can only show the still images. the producer said huh-uh, not today, not this morning.

had everything, like giant props including a bed and plexiglass stiletto. what did you think about that performance? >> i missed that performance. >> i can't wait for you to see it later. >> now i'm really curious. >> everybody's talking about bruno mars of one half of silk sonic. ♪ i'm going to leave the door open ♪ ♪ i'm going to leave the door open, girl ♪ >> ooh, okay. how about that. what are you leaving the door open for? >> those bell-bottoms. >> the door's got to open pretty wide to get through those bell-bottoms and wide collars, right? >> look at my shot by the way. we have a special guest behind me.

oh, hey, bey. bey's here, she had a very big night. >> did she take the red eye? she probably came from l.a., too. >> turning to the awards, and why we're talking about beyonce. herstory was made. >> with her award, beyonce just set the record for grammys won by a female artist and most by any performer. that's 28 victories for the queen. so "black parade", dropped for juneteenth. this happened during last summer, during the racial reckoning. for her to achieve this with "black parade", i think it makes it all the more special. she said last night, i believe it's my job as an artist to reflect our times, and it's been a difficult time. >> very monumental. then fellow houston native, megan thee stallion became the first to win for best new artist since lauryn hill. >> harry styles won for "watermelon sugar." the same song in which he kicked off the show.

>> and earlier in the evening, before the primetime show, jay z and beyonce's 9-year-old daughter, blue ivy making a name for herself. she took home a grammy for "brown skin girl." it makes her the second youngest grammy winner behind a 7-year-old back in 2002. >> very, very happy for blue ivy and the carter family. and the grammys never disappoint when it comes to fashion. >> looking lovely last night was taylor swift in a dress covered with flowers. >> dua lipa giving us a gown by versace. >> noah cyrus also stepped out in her own couture. her dad, billy ray said she looked like an angel. twitter had some other thoughts. >> versace, versace. harry styles threw back to alicia silverstone. putting on his own spin with a

lilac boa. >> and who could possibly be more of a rock star than the baby rockin' a multi-colored suit. >> very memphis.

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so you can... retire better ♪ ♪ adios ♪ ♪ adios ♪ headlines this weekend that j. lo was bidding adios to her long-time fiance sent shockwaves across social media. >> twitter blew up with that one. but the couple is insisting that is not the case, and they are not breaking up. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: after reports hollywood's hottest couple called it quits, a-rod seemingly still has j. lo's love. they set the record straight in a joint statement to abc news saying all the reports are inaccurate. we are working through some things.

sources close to the power couple say they were blindsided by headlines friday saying they had ended their two-year engagement. cameras catching up with alex on saturday. >> so alex, it's safe to say you and jennifer are working on things? >> yes! >> reporter: a-rod even appearing to answer a phone call from her. >> hold on, let me call you right back, babe. >> reporter: is that jennifer? despite reports of infidelity swirling this year, sources denying any third party relationship. >> they are working through things there are issues that they have to figure out before they're fully back together and engaged and happy as we've seen them over the last four years. >> reporter: the couple, who made their red carpet debut in 2017 at the met gala, they are always by each other side, from the 2020 super bowl halftime show, to new year's eve to her performance at the presidential inauguration. ♪ this land was made for you and me ♪

>> reporter: while j. lo reportedly said the pandemic forced them to cancel their wedding twice, it also made them both slow down. the 51-year-old telling "allure" magazine they attended couples therapy, we got to work on ourselves. i think it was really helpful for us in our relationship. for now, the two are navigating their issues from afar while j. lo films a movie in the dominican republic and alex is in miami. >> when those first reports started to come in, i was like, what, what? it was really whiplash whether they were together or not together, but we do wish them well. >> we do. a lot of people can relate. the pandemic put a strain on your relationship. they've got kids. we'd love to see -- what do we call them? j-rod? >> no matter how much family or how big your house is, the pandemic will stress you out. >> say that again. you've been watching "world news now." informing insomniacs for nearly three decades.

this morning on "world news now," the growing crisis along the southern border. >> thousands of children are in custody after crossing into the u.s. alone. and we're hearing from lawyers who have spoken to children inside those facilities. some parts of the country are reopening from covid shutdowns. some european countries begin lockdowns as variants spread. our medical expert weighs in on the latest developments. plus, the senator facing criticism about what he said about the crowds at the capitol. and it was ladies night at the grammy awards. beyonce and taylor swift make history. big awards for megan thee stallion and dua lipa. and insomniacs, if you just couldn't stay up, don't worry. we have all the big performances you just have to see.

it's monday, march 15th. from abc news, this is "world news now." good monday morning. so many performances, even though it was obviously a pandemic grammy awards. the weeknd. i see now why you're upset. i do. i do. imagine if all your friends were invited to the party and you weren't. >> i know, i know, i know. and then he says he's going to take his name out. >> permanently. don't submit any of my music to the grammys. hopefully they can reconcile that. we have a full recap for you. don't worry if you missed it. but we begin with a surge of unaccompanied minors at the southern border. >> underaged migrants are arriving in the u.s. alone at a pace of 15,000 a month. they're facing deteriorating conditions at overcrowded facilities. >> as the biden administration scrambles to make room for them, fema has been enlisted to help. this morning the surge of children at the border is swelling to record numbers.

abc news has learned nearly 4300 children are in custody at border facilities without a parent or guardian. that number increased 25% in the last week, with authorities apprehending more than 500 migrant minors each day. >> right now, thousands of children are coming to the border after taking a long journey across many miles to seek freedom and opportunity in the united states of america. >> journalists have not been allowed to view conditions at the facilities. but lawyers who have spoken to the children inside call the overcrowding severe, with children sleeping on the floor and some waiting five days or more just to shower. >> scared, confused about what was going on. not knowing where they were, where they would go next, when they would be released, not being able to contact family members. >> a source tells abc news all major border facilities are well

over 100% capacity. one facility is at 363% capacity. >> this is a humanitarian challenge to all of us. what the administration has inherited is a broken system at the border. >> the biden administration is sending fema to the border to help manage the surge, stopping short of calling the situation a crisis. republicans blame biden after reversing some of the trump administration's immigration policies. republican leaders plan to tour the border today. >> we'll be traveling to the border myself with 12 other members to see firsthand, to come back with solutions, to make sure our border is secure, to make sure we can end this crisis that biden has created. >> the government is now opening a new facility in midland, texas, to help process migrant children in an effort to ease overcrowding. the new site will be serviced in part by the american red cross. now to the coronavirus and

new york city marking one year since its first virus death. during a ceremony last night, the faces of some city residents whose died from the virus were projected onto the towers of the brooklyn bridge. the pandemic has claimed more than 30,000 new york residents. today in california some restrictions are being eased. indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms are allowed to reopen with limited capacity. and parts of europe are seeing a virus resurgence. italy and france are reinstating some limits in an attempt to stop the spread of variants, i spoke earlier with dr. patel. covid cases are still in many cities. there are concerns about the spreading new york variant and the similarity to the african variant. >> i'm concerned that new york is seeing a plateau in cases with the concurrent rise of that variant. one mutation is the one found in the south african grade. some are calling it an escape mutation. it may enable the coronavirus to evade our immune system, possibly making our treatments less effective. a cautionary tale is what we're seeing in europe where certain

variants are causing a resurgence in cases and hospitalizations. the good news is we're vaccinating more aggressively. the vaccines do work, but this is proof we can't let our guard down even with we see a dip in cases. >> dr. fauci is saying the cdc may change the social distancing limits from six feet to three feet. what's behind this? and we've been warned about virus droplets. critics might be quick to bring up, are the droplets traveling less all of a sudden? >> there's a lot happening here. there's been pushback between the guidelines of six feet and the world health organization saying one meter. it's based on a study out of massachusetts. and schools, looking at a distance between six people versus three feet, there wasn't a really big difference. so it has an assumption that people will be doing everything else they can to stay protected.

that influences how far a droplet can travel. >> dr. patel, thank you. >> thank you, kenneth. people across the country have already started receiving their $1400 stimulus payments from the covid relief package. and many families are looking forward to a boost in the child tax credit. the expanded credit is expected to lift more than 4 million children out of poverty. a monster snowstorm that has buried much of colorado is moving out. there is more than two feet of snow there in denver. the snow effectively closed the city's airport, canceling hundreds of flights. some parts of the state received over three feet of snow. but there's good news, colorado, temperatures will be in the 60s by the end of the week. more details from accuweather. >> well, good morning, kenneth. very active weather setup after that snow in the rockies. now it's moving through the midwest. northern iowa, lots of snow today, six to 12 inches expected by tonight.

and throughout chicago, a wintry mix. certainly going to slow down some travel, especially via air. then the rain continues further south. accuweather real feels for the northeast in new york city, how about zero during the morning rush. mona, kenneth, back to you. senator ron johnson is called a racist about his latest comments about the mob who stormed the capitol. in a radio interview, the wisconsin republican described the rioters as people who love the country, respect law enforcement and would never do anything to break the law. he said it would have been a different story if they were from black lives matter. >> no, had the tables been turned and president trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of black lives matter and antifa protesters, i might have been a little concerned. >> johnson said he made the comments because some of the protests sparked by the death of george floyd turned violent.

during the capitol riot, five people died, including a police officer and 140 officers were injured. residents of jackson, mississippi are hoping for good news about their water. samples are being tested starting today in hopes that the boil water advisory can be lifted. jackson's water supply has been crippled for nearly a month, since a cold weather snap cut power and burst pipes. residents have been using bottled water. i was checking up on this story. jackson, mississippi has 80% of the community is black predominantly black community. infrastructure issues, and for the fact that they've been out of water for a month now. >> mm-hm. >> and their pipes, it's just something else. hopefully, they'll get the help they need very soon. ncaa march madness, covid style is ready to go. >> gonzaga is the team to beat. others are baylor and illinois. illinois may have to get past the darlings of the 2018 tournament to get to the final four. loyola, chicago met georgia tech in the first round. the 101-year old nun is hoping

to be there in person. >> and yes, she's vaccinated fully. sister jean is vaccinated and ready to cheer on her team. >> i remember when the picture was making the rounds and she was attending the games. hopefully she will be able to attend another game. a lot of people looking forward to that as well. coming up, beyonce's big night at the grammys. >> plus, the performances. there was only one award handed out in the first hour of the ceremony. will ganss standing by. but first the pennsylvania mom facing charges. what she's accused of doing to her daughter's cheerleading teammates. you're watching "world news now." doing to

back now with this dust storm that clouded the skies of beijing, china. an air pollution warning was issued as visibility plunged and skies turned originals. some of the back now with this dust storm that clouded the skies of beijing, china. an air pollution warning was issued as visibility plunged and skies turned orange. some of the dust blew all the way from mongolia, nearly 800 miles from the chinese capital. now to an incredible story from just outside philadelphia. a mother accused of making cyberattacks against girls who were also members of her daughter's cheerleading squad. here is megan tevrizian. >> reporter: this morning a

pennsylvania mother faces criminal charges, accused of creating fake videos of her daughter's cheerleading teammates. police say raffaela spone altered videos of her daughter's cheerleading squad known as the victory vipers, depicting them naked and smoking from a vape pen and sent it to the girls and their coaches. >> if the essence of it was to knock them down, essentially to try to shame them or get them knocked off the team, what appeared to be the motivation. >> reporter: one member of the squad says her coach pulled her aside over this video appearing to show her vaping, a violation of the rules. >> i went to the car crying. that's not me on video. i thought if i said it no one would believe me. because obviously, there's proof. it's a video. but the video was obviously manipulated. >> the suspect is said to have taken a real picture and edited it through some photo shopping

app to make it look like this teenaged girl had no clothes on. >> reporter: the da says she also sent anonymous messages to the victims, urging them to kill themselves. police say they tracked the data from the images to an ip address linked to her home. she faces multiple harassment charges. >> she categorically denies doing what the police are charging her of doing. her life has been turned upside down. so has her daughter's, this is very serious stuff. >> reporter: authorities say they do not believe her high school aged daughter was involved in the harassment. the next step is a court hearing at the end of the month. >> disturbing allegations, thank you. coming up, history made in the bey hive. why this year's grammys will be so memorable for beyonce and megan thee stallion. and later in the mix, national nap day. what you need to know about catching up on that sleep you missed this weekend. you're watching "world news now."

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we have will ganss. beyonce had a big night. >> she had a historic night. herstory was made. it's been 413 long days since we last celebrated the grammy awards, not that anyone is counting or anything. but music's biggest names reunited, and boy, was it worth the wait. after a year of no concerts, the grammy awards bringing the concert to us. ♪ the sugary sweet sounds of the music's biggest night, compliments of harry styles, and first-time winner, dua lipa, bringing the beat back. and lil' baby with a powerful performance of "the bigger picture", putting blm in the spotlight. there was so much music in fact that in the first hour of the show only one award was given out. >> oh, my god, how do you open it.

wait, i got it, i got it, i got it. >> reporter: and she's a savage. >> ooh, megan thee stallion! >> even getting shout outs for awards she didn't win, like record of the year. >> can we just cheer for megan thee stallion? >> she got plenty of applause on her own, taking awards for best new artist, best rap performance and best rap song. recording academy crazy in love with queen bey, who went on to be the most-rewarded singer ever at the grammys with her 28th win on sunday. >> so i wanted to uplift, encourage, celebrate all of the beautiful black queens and kings that continue to inspire me and inspire the whole world. i've been working my whole life, since 9 years old. >> and blue ivy becoming the second youngest grammy winner ever, taking home the best music video for "brown skinned girl." history continuing to be made

when taylor swift became the first woman in grammys history to win album of the year three times. >> you guys met us in this imaginary world that we created. >> for her album "folklore." meanwhile, harry styles picking up his first grammy win and bringing boas back? >> wow. >> in another blast from the past. ♪ good golly ms. molly ♪ >> bruno mars paying tribute to the late great little richard. and if those high-energy performances are your thing, bts brought the dynamite all the way from seoul, south korea. ♪ >> oh, yeah, i'm wearing my powder blue suit in honor of bts. i'm just trying to join the band. it was a night all about girl power. this was the first time in grammys history that the big four awards went to four separate solo women.

megan thee stallion, billie eilish, her and taylor swift. >> i feel like they're not from different generations but different age groups. it's nice. >> no, definitely. when it comes to megan thee stallion and paying tribute to fellow houston native, beyonce, she was fanning out like i think we all would. saying, i wanted to be the rap version of beyonce, and -- >> she's well on her way at 25 years old. >> definitely. will, i saw you in the hallway, we were calling out the performances there. i know, so after taylor swift, who was your next-ranked. >> i think sunday night cemented dua lipa as the next huge pop star. that performance was mind-blowing. i didn't see it coming. >> her dress was fabulous, too. >> dua lipa like a model. can we give beyonce a shout out before we go? congratulations, queen bey. >> i want to call you out on your knees, i doubt you could have done that before.

congratulations, queen bey. >> i want to call you out on your kn

look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's helped over a million americans. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like any other. big difference is how you pay it back. find out how reverse mortgages really work with aag's free, no-obligation reverse mortgage guide. eliminate monthly mortgage payments, pay bills, medical costs, and more. call now and get your free info kit. other mortgages are paid each month, but with a reverse mortgage, you can

pay whatever you can, when it works for you, or, you can wait, and pay it off in one lump sum when you leave your home. discover the option that's best for you. call today and find out more in aag's free, no-obligation reverse mortgage loan guide. access tax-free cash and stay in the home you love. you've probably been investing in your home for years... making monthly mortgage payments... doing the right thing... and it's become your family's heart and soul... well, that investment can give you tax-free cash just when you need it. learn how homeowners are strategically using a reverse mortgage loan to cover expenses, pay for healthcare, preserve your portfolio, and so much more. look, reverse mortgages aren't for everyone but i think i've been 'round long enough to know what's what. i'm proud to be part of aag, i trust 'em, i think you can too. trust aag for the best reverse mortgage solutions. call now

so you can... retire better ♪ ♪ time for the mix. it is national napping day. >> aka every day for us. >> time for the mix. it is national napping day. >> aka every day for us. >> because we sprung forward. >> we did. >> daylight saving time happened. >> an hour of sleep. people need to nap. gain an hour of daylight. > make sure you get your nap. so actually, i told you guys i was on assignment in l.a. over the weekend. when i posted that i just landed in l.a., mona commented and said oh, bring me back some in and out. >> yes! >> so i have a surprise for you, mona kosar abdi on this national napping day, the reason i needed to take a nap is because i had in and out, oh, no, i didn't

bring you any, but i ate it. >> i was like, am i going to eat cold in and out? yes, yes, i am. >> no, but i had good warm in and out. that's my double-double right there. you mentioned fries, i'm not a fan of those fries. that's the reason i was making that face. >> you have to eat them hot. that's why you eat them in the car. >> the burger was delicious. so good. >> the last time i went home, really quickly, i had to start eating it in the car. i was too embarrassed that i went back again for like the third day in a row. >> shout out to my friend, natasha curry. she was the weekend anchor at my first station. we still stay in touch, brought me in and out and took me to the airport. >> i saw that story. so cute. >> definitely. >> so national nap day, get your nap in. this story also making its rounds, it's a 102-year-old woman who is dancing, no, excuse me, she's working out in her great grandson's virtual gym class. >> love it. >> you see them. she's doing the aerobics. getting down.

the family's finally able to do this because everybody got vaccinated. a lot of people haven't been able to see their elderly parents, elderly grandparents, but now they're united. >> don't you love seeing the families back together. you know i love a good reunion video. also love this. lego coliseum, this one's a record breaker, those legos will break your feet if you step on them. more than 9,000 pieces here, put together by a whole team of people. they broke a record, good for them. beautiful, beautiful replica of the coliseum there, the roman coliseum, of course. >> i could feel the pain of stepping on a lego, i feel it. this next video, what's better than your dog saying "i love you." check out this video of a husky repeating. >> i want to hear it on the air. >> oh, i love you. >> let's hear it again. >> i love you! >> i'm hungry. >> you know what would be better, if beyonce told me she loved me. >> i love you!

>> i love you. i love you.