>> whit: good morning, a >> whit: good morning, america. moscow massacre. gunmen armed with automatic rifles storm a concert hall and open fire. more than 100 people killed. more than 140 injured. shots ringing out as the terrified audience takes cover running for their lives. overnight, the claim of responsibility, and this morning, the announcement of arrests. >> janai: princess catherine's cancer battle. the shocking diagnosis as she

updates the world months after her surgery. >> the surgery was successful, however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. >> janai: we have complete coverage including our medical team with insights into the treatment she's now receiving. >> will: spring storms. more than 50 million people along the east coast under flood alerts for the first weekend of the season with up to five inches of rain. heavy snow in the midwest now moving east with whiteout conditions, and more than a foot of snow expected. our weather team tracking it all. >> whit: elvis act, how the birthplace of country music is hoping to protect musicians from the misuse of artificial intelligence. ♪ play it again play it again ♪ ♪ play it again ♪ >> whit: will other states join in the chorus? >> janai: and bracket busters. march madness living up to its name. yale celebrating a stunning upset over auburn.

>> yale riding the march magic high. >> you just had a march madness moment. >> janai: colorado knocking out florida with a last-second shot, and grand canyon reaching new heights. plus, the women also courting victory with a history-making win for iowa state. a round-up of all the overnight action as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. we're still dancing. [ cheers ] >> janai: they are still dancing, and they were excited. >> whit: my bracket is not dancing. i will tell you that much. >> janai: you and a lot of people. good morning, america. gio off getting some r&r this weekend, but we're grateful to have will reeve, our good friend. lawmakers burning the midnight oil with the senate passing a $1.2 trillion spending bill package that was long overdue. >> will: world reaction to princess catherine's stunning

announcement that she was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. our report from london coming up. >> whit: we begin with the terrorist attack in a packed russian concert hall. at least 115 killed after the u.s. shared intelligence information with moscow about the potential for such an attack weeks ago. abc's patrick reevell joins us with the very latest news of arrests that happened overnight. patrick, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yeah, this is already the deadliest terror attack to hit moscow in two decades. russian authorities this morning are saying they have arrested all four of the suspected attackers, and, yes, u.s. officials are also saying they did provide intelligence warning that isis was planning such an attack. this morning, video showing the horror inside moscow's crocus city concert hall as gunmen stormed it firing into the crowd indiscriminately. this verified video circulating online shows three of the gunmen armed with assault rifles as they rush into the venue. inside, fans were waiting for a

concert by a russian rock band. panic breaking out. sustained volleys of shots heard. hundreds sheltering behind seats and fleeing for the exits. the building then engulfed in a huge fire. helicopters dropping water as first responders arrive en masse. authorities saying the death toll now stands at 115, but expected still to rise with many dozens injured. the islamic terror group isis issued a statement taking responsibility for attacking, quote, a large gathering of christians and causing great destruction. u.s. officials have told abc news they provided intelligence to moscow of the isis threat before the attack. two weeks ago the u.s. state department also issuing this unusual alert, warning of an imminent risk of extremist attacks on concerts in moscow. russian officials this morning telling state media, the information was only general.

russia's fsb saying they have detained all four attackers, along with seven other suspected accomplices alleging they were detained while headed towards the border with ukraine saying they planned to cross. russia so far not confirming the men belong to isis. the fsb now claims that the attackers had contacts in ukraine. ukrainian officials have vehemently denied any involvement. they accuse russia of trying to exploit this attack to further mobilize russians for the war against ukraine. will? >> will: many questions still to be answered. patrick, thank you. we're going to turn now to to our other top story, the princess of wales ending weeks of speculation about her health. princess catherine revealing she's undergoing cancer treatment, and abc's lama hasan is outside buckingham palace with the latest. lama, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, will. as you can imagine, princess catherine's shocking announcement is on the front page of every newspaper in the uk. you know, this was princess catherine like we've never seen her before. normally she's quite private,

but she sounded emotional making that deeply powerful and personal statement speaking directly to the public. >> it has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family. >> reporter: a stoic catherine, princess of wales, in her own words sharing a very personal message about her health. >> in january i underwent major abdominal surgery in london, and at the time it was thought that my condition was noncancerous. the surgery was successful, however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. my medical team, therefore, advised that i should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and i'm now in the early stages of that treatment. >> reporter: the two-minute video filmed on wednesday at their home. >> this, of course, came as a huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. >> reporter: the cancer diagnosis putting an end to weeks of speculation about her well-being. >> as you can imagine, this has taken time.

it has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment, but most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to george, charlotte, and louis in a way that's appropriate for them and to reassure them that i'm going to be okay. as i've said to them, i am well and getting stronger every day. >> reporter: emphasizing the focus for her and prince william is on their three children. >> we hope that you'll understand that as a family, we now need some time, space, and privacy while i complete my treatment. >> reporter: reaction to princess catherine's cancer diagnosis was immediate. buckingham palace saying the king is so proud of catherine for her courage in speaking as she did adding, his majesty's remained in the closest of contact with his beloved daughter-in-law. president biden releasing a statement saying, jill and i join millions around the world in praying for your full recovery, princess kate. the video coming after weeks of online conspiracies amplified after kensington palace released

this photo on mother's day in the uk, which was found to have been doctored, the princess admitting she edited it herself. >> that video managed to accomplish a lot of things. everyone got to see her speak to them, connect with them, and it also helps people really understand what she's going through. >> reporter: earlier this week, tmz and "the sun" obtaining video of the royal couple looking relaxed shopping at a local market. catherine ending her statement by reaching out to others facing a similar diagnosis. >> to everyone facing this disease in whatever form, please do not lose faith or hope. you are not alone. >> reporter: now, harry and meghan also sending their support saying, we wish health and healing for kate and the family and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace. now, the priority for princess catherine right now is to take a step back during the easter holiday, which are now under way, and just spend time with the family.

janai. >> janai: lama, thank you for that update. the news from princess catherine comes at a difficult time. buckingham palace announcing only six weeks ago that king charles had been diagnosed with cancer and was beginning treatment. the 75-year-old monarch cutting back on his public duties. prince william now trying to fill the void left by his ailing father and continuing with his royal duties, but william also the father of three young children, 10-year-old george, 8-year-old charlotte, and 5-year-old louis leaving him balancing his job with supporting his family during what we can imagine is an extremely difficult time. so, let's bring in abc news royal contributor victoria murphy to talk more about this. victoria, thank you for being with us. we all watched princess catherine's video message. it was seen almost immediately around the world. how unprecedented is it for the royal family to make an announcement like this one? >> hi, good morning. well, let's be clear, we are in totally unprecedented territory here.

never before has a member of the royal family used a personal video message to give the public a health update. they use them a lot for their work, but never in this way, and, you know, for me i really feel this was about kate wanting to use her own words in her own way to let the public know about what is going on. there's been a lot of noise around this, and i don't think this was a reaction to the conspiracy theories, but i do think the royal family is very aware of the noise, and i think by giving this message in this way, it was also really a direct plea for space and privacy, and i think the hope is now that she will be able to have that space and that privacy as she recovers. >> janai: and, victoria, to the point about the timing of this announcement, you say you don't think it was a response to the conspiracy theorists, but was it more about the kids and family getting to spend time together away from the public? >> that is absolutely right, and to me everything about the timing of this announcement is about what is right for their

children. this announcement was made at 6:00 p.m. on a friday, a very unusual time for an announcement, but actually that was because george, charlotte, and louis broke up from school for their easter holidays, and in making the announcement now, they've been able to make sure that they can take their children away to a place where they can have space and privacy and shield them, which is very important to them, from the huge interest and uproar that has ensued as a result of this announcement, and protecting their children has been central to all the decisions that they have made and all the decisions that they will make moving forward on this. >> janai: and certainly parents around the world can empathize with that. victoria, when do you think that we will see princess catherine again? >> so, we were originally told in january that she was expected to return to public duties not until after easter, but obviously this announcement yesterday has really given them the opportunity to extend that timeframe. i'm told we're not expecting to see the family at the easter

sunday service, and when kate comes back to public duties will very much be when her medical team feel that is right and when she feels that is right. there has been no commitment made to any dates, but i think we can expect that that timeframe of after easter has been extended. >> janai: so she can get that much needed privacy. victoria murphy, thank you so much for being with us. whit? >> whit: now to another story we're following at home. the major spring storms hitting the u.s. this weekend. heavy snowfall and torrential rain in the northeast. let's go to somara theodore with more on that. somara, good morning. >> somara: good morning, whit. so, this storm has already impacted major cities like miami. you see, folks, the evening revelers out at the ultra music festival. early dismissal due to heavy rain and the threat for severe weather. now, this story, this is storm system is moving into the northeast, so i want to talk to washington, d.c., delmarva peninsula, baltimore, your breakfast plans, brunch plans, washout. by about 1:00 p.m. lunchtime you're dry. new york city, that's when you're getting into the thick of it. by evening time, dinner plans in new york are safe, but boston,

that's when we start to see the heaviest of the rain hitting much of new england. now, this rain is coming down fast in a very short amount of time. that leads to a high risk for flash flooding all throughout the i-95 corridor from d.c. up to boston. now, there's two sides to every story. two sides to this storm. it's not just rain. one to two feet of snow in parts of new england. this storm system will bring that, and we have winter storm warnings in place. will? >> will: somara, thank you. to politics now and the government funding bill passed overnight and now headed to president biden's desk and a new threat to house speaker mike johnson from within his own party. abc's maryalice parks is here with more. and, maryalice, they really burned the midnight oil on this one. >> reporter: yeah, talk about down to the wire. with 15 minutes to go until the funding deadline at midnight last night, senate majority leader chuck schumer came out and announced finally that they had struck this bipartisan deal in order to bring this funding package to the senate floor for a vote. now, it did not pass till after 2:00 a.m., so after the

deadline, but the administration stopped those shutdown procedures. the president said that he will sign the bill today to keep the government funded through the fall. now, this is a big $1.2 trillion deal that they got done. it funds about 70% of the government. it includes a pay raise for u.s. troops, funding to hire about 2,000 new border patrol agents, additional funds for things like head start, child care, cancer, and alzheimer's research, and it was a true compromise. there are parts of this that both parties do not like. in the house, speaker mike johnson had to rely mostly on democratic votes to get this package over the finish line, and that could put his job in jeopardy. we saw congresswoman marjorie taylor greene calling it a betrayal, and she took the initial steps to try to oust him. now, greene would not say who she thought should be the new speaker of the house and how many republicans might be with her, but, janai, remember, a few months ago when republicans got rid of speaker mccarthy for

striking that deal with democrats, the house was held up for 22 days. >> janai: we certainly remember and will talk through more of those political headlines with you in about 25 minutes. maryalice, thank you. back overseas to israel and the israel-hamas war. prime minister netanyahu vowing to invade rafah and southern gaza. abc's matt gutman joins us live now from israel as the u.s. and other allies continue to push for a possible cease-fire and hostage release. matt, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, janai, and it was a rough day for u.s. diplomacy. secretary of state blinken arriving here in tel aviv for meetings with israel's prime minister netanyahu bearing a double-barreled message, cease-fire now, and do not invade the southern enclave of rafah, but just shortly after their meeting, netanyahu making an announcement that israel is going to invade rafah with or without u.s. support. now, israel is sending a high-level delegation to washington next week, and i'm told that they will be receptive

at hearing alternative ways to protect the 1.5 million palestinians sheltering in the rafah area, but this does put president biden and israel's prime minister netanyahu on a possible diplomatic collision course, and it did not help that this came on the same day that russia and china vetoed a u.s. draft resolution in the u.n. security council calling for an immediate and sustained cease-fire tied to hostage releases. of course, israel is still involved in this now six-day-long raid at al shiva hospital, gaza's largest hospital. palestinians telling us dozens of people have been killed. israel saying that it has detained over 800 suspected hamas and islamic jihad militants, and i'm told from a senior israeli source that this may be one of the most successful campaigns of the entire war so far for israel. whit? >> whit: but as you noted, still serious differences on the way forward in gaza. matt, thank you. now to the federal aviation administration stepping up its oversight of united airlines. this after a string of recent troublesome safety incidents including a boeing jet that landed after missing an external

panel and another that lost a wheel during takeoff. the airline is sending employees a memo to let them know that faa agents will be present to evaluate safety. >> will: now to the recent uptick in measles outbreaks. overnight two more cases of measles reported in chicago, while in indiana, health officials are investigating a possible mass exposure of the virus at a local church. the cdc reporting measles cases in just the first few months of 2024 have already surpassed the number seen in all of last year. just this year there are a total of 67 measles cases reported in 17 states, and in 2023 a total of 58 measles cases were reported. experts say the single best way to prevent measles is to be immunized. janai? >> janai: important reminder. time now for a check of the weather, and, somara theodore, winter is hanging tough. >> somara: you know what, and in the northern plains, the midwest they remain pretty unscathed.

>> janai: they're used to it. >> somara: yeah, right. the thing is, they had a really warm winter, but winter is not -- well, i guess technically it's over, but it's got its last gas here. cedar rapids, iowa, all this snow came down causing all these accidents on the road as a result, and we are in for more snow, okay. through tuesday we could see one to two feet of snow in parts of the plains, sioux falls and then the same region a little farther south is going to see the threat for severe weather. so, sunday and monday, prepare in cities like wichita, oklahoma city, and little rock for strong storms that could bring a few tornadoes. that's a look at the forecast across the country.

>> somara: and that is a look at >> somara: and that is a look at your local forecast. my friends, back to you. >> whit: all right. somara, thank you so much. now to march madness and the annual donation that i just make to my friends, because my brackets never win. >> janai: yes, yes. >> whit: as the battle to make the sweet 16 gets started this weekend, abc's morgan norwood here with the latest on the hopefuls and the cinderella stories. morgan, good morning. >> good morning, whit. i was going to ask you how your bracket was looking. looks like we got our answer. but, look, you are not alone. we are day two of march madness and r.i.p. to a lot of brackets all across the country because we had upset winners, and with the women's tournament kicking off, there is double the excitement. it's called march madness for a reason. >> yes! riding a march magic high once again.

>> reporter: and day two of the big dance, busting brackets left and right. >> for the win! >> reporter: number 13 yale pulling off a stunning upset over the number 4 seeded auburn tigers, 78-76. then colorado. >> colorado wins! >> reporter: and a last-second shot knocking out seventh seeded florida, and the upsets from there just kept on coming. grand canyon knocking off st. mary's in a thriller. >> grand canyon has its first ncaa tournament win in school history. >> reporter: adding to senior tyon grant-foster's stunning accomplishments with 22 new points to his name, and while the men are headed into round two, the ladies are just getting started. the iowa state cyclones rallying against maryland from 20 points down last night. >> iowa state finds a way and advances to the second round. >> reporter: marking the second largest comeback in ncaa history, and today all eyes will undoubtedly be on caitlin clark,

who most say is the new face of women's college basketball. after topping the leaderboard as the all-time ncaa scorer, her dazzling performance on the court drawing in droves of fans. clark, lsu's angel reese, and uconn's page bueckers entering the big dance. and ushering a major shift in women's sports. >> on three, yes. >> there's a great respect now out there for women's sports that just did not exist even a few years ago. it's happening now thanks to caitlin clark, thanks to iowa/lsu last year, thanks to south carolina. >> and you really love to see it, because today clark will look to lead her hawkeyes on a journey to their first championship win. they're taking on holy cross in round one. espn and abc will have a full slate of games, and you can watch iowa on abc today at 3:00 eastern. guys, i will say the pressure is on. we got sports janai, our bracketologist. grade me. >> janai: i was wondering how he thought you did. >> will: you did fantastic. i can't say the same for my

bracket. there always comes a tipping point, and then enough upsets happened, and you know what -- >> is it busted? >> will: is that a small fire? no, that's my bracket. >> janai: the 22 million submitted to espn, that is crazy. >> whit: yeah. >> will: there was one completely wrong bracket as of last night too, like, got every pick wrong, which is almost harder to do. >> whit: that's impressive. >> janai: that was yours? >> whit: you should win an award for that. pretty close. pretty close. >> janai: that's all right, whit. still coming up, more ahead on princess catherine's cancer treatment as we speak with abc medical consultant dr. darien sutton. >> whit: and the latest on major league baseball's investigation involving shohei ohtani and his now fired interpreter. dr. dari tton >> whit: the latest on major league baseball's investigation involving shohei ohtani and his now fired interpreter. league baseball's investigation involving shohei ohtani and his now fired interpreter. the late league baseball's investigation involving shohei ohtani and his now fired interpreter.

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♪ she said play it again, play ♪ she said play it again, play it again, play it again ♪ ♪ and i said play it again, play it again, play it again ♪ >> whit: welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. if you're going to play one of luke bryan's hits again, make sure that it's his version. the country star is one of several artists speaking out against the illegal use of a.i. coming up, the first of its kind legislation just signed into law

to now protect musicians. >> janai: all right. now, let's take a look at some of the other big stories that we're following on this saturday morning. happening right now, a deadly massacre in moscow as gunmen armed with automatic rifles storm a concert hall and opened fire. authorities say more than 100 people were killed, and they expect that number to continue to rise. the islamic terror group isis taking responsibility for that attack. this morning russian officials saying that they detained all four of the attackers along with seven other suspected accomplices. >> whit: also right now, princess catherine releasing an emotional video sharing she is being treated for cancer. the princess of wales calling the diagnosis a huge shock. catherine revealing it has taken time for her to come forward because she first wanted to explain her condition to their three young children and let them know that she's going to be okay. >> will: and who wants to be a billionaire with a "b"? there was no big winner in last night's mega millions drawing, so tuesday's mega millions jackpot is now estimated at $1.1 billion.

that's more than 525 million bucks in cash. it's not a billion dollars, but tonight's powerball jackpot is up to 750 million. >> whit: i only play when it hits a billion. >> janai: 1.1 billion. what was that noise you made? mm-mm, dang. a whole lot of money. dang. >> whit: a whole lot of money. >> janai: dang! we start this half hour with a closer look at the top political headlines this week. joining us are deputy political director averi harper and abc news white house correspondent maryalice parks. ladies, it is so great to have you here, as always. averi, let's start with you. the dissent within the gop, representative imagery marjorie taylor greene of georgia filed a motion to vacate the speaker's chair, threatening to oust speaker mike johnson just like we did, you know, months ago with kevin mccarthy. how serious of a challenge is this to his power? >> it is a challenge. right now it's unclear if congresswoman marjorie taylor greene has the support within the republican conference to oust speaker johnson. it's also unclear what democrats would do if this comes up to a vote, so, yes, it's a real challenge to his leadership, and

he is going to try and avoid the same fate of his predecessor, kevin mccarthy, who was ousted in similar circumstances when he worked across the aisle to pass a government funding bill. whatever happens in this case, it's going to take a bit of time because the house just went on a two-week recess. >> whit: and, maryalice, another big story this week, antony blinken in the middle east. we know that officials from israel will come to washington next week. still major differences on the way forward, and netanyahu insists that he is going into rafah with or without u.s. support. >> yeah, this has become a big deal. i mean, for weeks the white house at every single level, publicly from the podium, in person there in israel the secretary of state and behind closed doors with the president making phone calls to israel. at every single level they have pleaded essentially with israel not to go forward with a ground invasion into rafah and said it would be a mistake, a disaster. i mean, we are talking about over a million people that have taken refuge there in this southern city of gaza. they had to flee other parts of

move the u.s. is worried that there is no way to do a major ground operation and keep people safe. so we pressed the white house. i pressed the white house national security spokesperson john kirby on this yesterday and asked plainly, has the president lost his sway? it doesn't seem like they've been able to convince israel to change course. now, kirby talked again about the fact that israel is sending this delegation on monday, so obviously huge stakes for those meetings next week. this is sort of a last-ditch effort for the united states to try to get israel to do something different, because they don't, it raises real questions about what happens next. how does the u.s. continue to defend sending aid if israel is doing something the u.s. is so clearly asking them not to do? >> will: averi, the president was out on the campaign trail. he was out west in states including nevada, texas, arizona. what is the significance of president biden campaigning in those states? >> right, this was a part of some of the travel that we've seen the president doing since the state of the union address

to battleground states, and this trip, in particular, there was an emphasis on outreach to latino voters. president biden has said that latino voters are a big part, essential part of his re-election path, and we know that republicans have made inroads with the latino community during midterms, and so this was a real effort to sort of shore up the support within a key part of the biden coalition. >> janai: and, look, we're hitting all three branches of power this morning. maryalice, the supreme court, yes, is set to hear oral arguments tuesday in the battle over access to the abortion pill. how significant is this? >> the stakes are huge. i mean, this is the first big abortion case in front of the supreme court since the fall of roe v. wade, and we are talking about the fact that over half of abortions in america are from the pill. i mean, people use mifepristone across the country, and now access to that abortion pill could really be jeopardized, and, remember, if the court

really changes the fda approval of this pill, it would impact women's ability to get this pill even in states where access to the abortion pill is still legal, so it really gets to sort of the magnitude of this case, and a lot of experts talking about the fact that this is really one of the first times the supreme court is potentially second-guessing the fda's approval of any drug. so really potentially huge lasting implications here. >> whit: definitely something to watch, and maryalice parks and averi harper, always a pleasure. thanks to you both this morning. let's go over to somara theodore and get another check of weather, and winter is really hanging on here. we can't get rid of it. >> somara: that's right, and something else we're dealing with, wildfires. we are headed to luray, virginia. take a look at this video. rocky branch fire. they have been dealing with fires, 1,200 acres burned. only 10% contained. i have good news, luray, we have rain moving in. you can see the gravity of the fire. well, here's a look at washington, d.c. metro area. you head about 75 miles into

luray where the fire is burning, they are getting copious amounts of rain down there. that's good news. the rain part of a bigger system that will bring a soaker to the northeast. snow to the northeast as well. meanwhile, out west they're dealing with their own weather. we have a winter storm watch for much of the northern plains and mountain snow, and quickly just timing it out, if you have saturday plans down in d.c., while the morning time is a washout, the good news is by the afternoon, things look great. the northeast, it's a little more different. by 6:00 p.m. boston we're seeing some heavy rain. that's a look at the forecast across >> somara: and that's a look at >> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast, my friends. back over to you. >> janai: okey-dokey. thank you, somara. still coming up on "good morning america," baseball superstar shohei ohtani said to be the victim of a massive theft according to his lawyers.

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around baseball superstar shohei ohtani following reports his former interpreter racked up millions of dollars in gambling debts. major league baseball now announcing its department of investigations has opened one, and abc's zohreen shah has those details. zohreen, good morning to you. >> will, this is not your average sports story. it is about friendship, possible betrayal, and money, a lot of it and ohtani's critics may say passing the ball to someone who may have nothing to lose in an investigation. >> a two-run homer. shohei ohtani. >> reporter: this morning, major league baseball formally investigating allegations involving the highest ever paid american athlete, shohei ohtani, and his former translator, ippei mizuhara, after mizuhara, who was fired over a bombshell alleged gambling scandal. >> we have conflicting accounts about what ohtani knows, and that's at the core of what is happening right now with the major league baseball investigation. >> reporter: his interpreter facing questions about his role

in a whopping $4.5 million wire transfer from ohtani's bank account paid to a bookmaking operation to pay off debts. espn reporting that bank information reveals ohtani's name on two separate $500,000 payments made last year. >> ippei mizuhara dramatically changed how those bets were paid. he said that ohtani did know about it and helped pay off the debt. >> reporter: 12 hours later ohtani's attorneys claiming the mvp winner was the victim of a massive theft. >> i asked him, ippei, did you lie to me in that interview? and he says, yes. he says that ohtani never knew about the gambling. >> reporter: mizuhara denies betting on baseball, telling espn he placed bets on international soccer, basketball, football and college football. while sports betting is legal in some states, it is illegal in california. the dodgers and ohtani will play his former team, the angels,

during spring training games tomorrow, monday, and tuesday. as for what could happen next with this investigation, well, i asked tisha thompson, and she said with this very specific type of investigation, the mlb is in uncharted territory. guys? >> whit: wow. still so many questions revolving around the case. thank you, zohreen. coming up here on "good morning america," the birthplace of country music makes a big move to protect musicians from artificial intelligence. om artificial intelligence. ♪ missing out on the things you love because of asthma? get back to better breathing with fasenra, an add-on treatment for eosinophilic asthma that is taken once every 8 weeks. fasenra is not for sudden breathing problems or other eosinophilic conditions. allergic reactions may occur. don't stop your asthma treatments without talking with your doctor. tell your doctor if your asthma worsens. headache and sore throat may occur. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. step back out there with fasenra. ask your doctor if it's right for you.

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♪ ♪ >> janai: back now on "gma" and the first in the nation legislation called the elvis act designed to protect musicians from artificial intelligence. abc's phil lipof has the

details. phil, music is like your beat. >> well, it's my passion. it's sort of become a beat. this morning tennessee, janai, is one step closer to protecting its incredible profitable music industry and those who create the music inside it. a bill signed by the governor designed to protect what makes musicians unique. ♪ i said play it again play it again, play it again ♪ >> reporter: this morning the home of country music taking a stand, the first of its kind legislation signed into law to protect musicians from a.i. >> what an amazing stance or precedent to set to know that our state protects us. >> reporter: in nashville flanked by industry executives, politicians, and music superstars like luke bryan, tennessee governor bill lee signing the elvis act into law. elvis stands for ensuring likeness, voice, and image security. the bill establishes protections for artists' voices allowing

them to file civil suits against those who illegally use it without their permission. advances in a.i. have many in the industry worried about how easy it is to do this. ♪ oh, yeah, you ♪ >> reporter: that is beyonce's hit, "cuff it." this is a rendition that uses an a.i.-generated version of rihanna's voice. ♪ yeah, you ♪ ♪ baby ♪ >> this bill is big because it does copyright the sound of a human voice. now, how you enforce that is another story. people have been imitating singers since people started to sing. >> reporter: artists do use a.i. to legally create their own work. last year paul mccartney harnessed the technology to finish a beatles song, "now and then," using an old recording of john lennon's voice. so, the law adds to this state's

already strong image and likeness protections first passed, by the way, in 1984 amid legal chaos following the death of elvis presley, of course, inspiring the name of this bill. governor lee, by the way, hopes that the other states follow suit. i'm as big a fan as anybody else hearing like frank sinatra singing an uzi vert song. that's not the way it's supposed to work. people are supposed to get paid for that. >> whit: yeah. >> janai: i'm sorry. he said frank sinatra playing lil uzi vert. >> whit: you want to hear it, don't you? >> will: everyone involved needs to be paid. >> whit: exactly. >> just as long as ufsh gets paid. >> whit: as you noted in the story, the enforcement mechanism will be key. how they'll figure that out. >> and there are some artists already who are fine with people using their vocal profiles like grimes, an artist like grimes. she just wants to get paid 50% of whatever you do, and she'll let you use her voice. >> whit: yeah, okay. >> janai: you can use mine too. >> janai's like i'll take 30%. >> whit: thanks, phil. >> will: we'll be right back with our "play of the day." nks,.

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♪ >> whit: all right, we are back with our "play of the day," and a mom surprised her hard-working husband. the caliendos of new york city went to florida for their kids' spring break, but dad spent most of the getaway in the hotel room fulfilling work obligations. couldn't get the time off apparently and didn't really get a chance to enjoy the vacation with his five kids, so on the way back mom, tracy, upgraded pete's plane ticket to a seat away from the family for a peaceful trip back. pete kissing and high-fiving them as they passed him there on the plane and joking, telling his wife, if you need bread and water, just stay back there. the post racking up over 3 million views on tiktok. many praising tracy for her thoughtful gesture, although there is some debate here in the studio. what do you think? dad -- >> will: i think i'm not a

parent, and i'm gonna stay out of this one. >> whit: i'd appreciate the upgrade. >> janai: oh, my gosh. whit's wife is actually thinking, what's that? what are you saying from the control room? you would never? honey, me either. >> whit: she's laughing. >> janai: good on that one. >> whit: that actually happened one time. >> janai: she did not upgrade you. >> whit: no, i offered -- i got the upgrade. i offered her the seat. she turned it down. >> janai: and you still took it? you took it? you took it. >> whit: i offered it to my in-laws. folks, the offer was made. we'll discuss and be right back. >> janai: oh, my gosh. >> will: i don't know much, but i know that's wrong. >> whit: i offered. much but i know that's wronged. >> whit: i offered. good morning, i'm stephanie sierra in carmel valley. the

search for a missing hiker ends in tragedy. friday morning, 30 year old caroline meister was found dead. the monterey county sheriff's office says her body was found at the bottom of a waterfall. meister was reported missing on monday night, deputies said. earlier in the day, she told staff she was going on a hiking trail that loops around a zen mountain center. today, oakland's in-n-out will be serving customers for the last time and announces the location at hegenberger road off interstate 880 is profitable. but car break ins, armed robberies and theft make it not safe enough to stay in business. city leaders say crime is dropping in the area, with more law enforcement patrols and security at shopping centers, doors closed for good tomorrow at 1 a.m. it's rainy out there this morning. let's check in with lisa. >> yeah. hi, stephanie. good morning to you. hi, everyone. this is a loop of the past three hours. and look how active it is. our level one system. once we get some sun in the afternoon, heating could see a thunderstorm stopping in the north bay from santa rosa to

dylan beach. there are some scattered showers over towards 80. a little bit heavier downpour there. and then down east of danville. 680 there. wet weather. it's been raining on and off all morning long on the peninsula here. montara half moon bay, portola valley. so you get the idea. the showers continue and with a little heating of the sun could get quite active. look how dark it is from our exploratorium camera temperatures are cool. 53 san francisco's been gusty out there. 54 half moon bay and what a gorgeous view here from pier 3950 by the delta 48 santa rosa. it's been ten degrees cooler to 15. and as we look at the highs today, just in the upper 50s, scattered showers, maybe a thunderstorm, breezy winds and this takes us through the evening hours into early sunday. stephanie lisa, thank you and thank you all for joining us. >> g but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah. let's take a look at this knee. because it's the work behind the scenes, that truly matters. [ physical therapy staff discusses results ]

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>> janai: good morning, america. it's our second hour. the horrific scene out of a moscow concert hall. gunmen armed with automatic rifles opening fire. at least 100 people killed. more than 140 others injured. the very latest this morning. >> whit: catherine, princess of wales, revealing her cancer diagnosis, updating the world months after her abdominal surgery. >> the surgery was successful, however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. >> whit: why the royal kept it