a honey baked ham that's been slow smoked, hand glazed, and spiral sliced. or, a kelly baked ham. nobody wants a kelly baked meal, not even kelly. every bite is a celebration with the honey baked ham company. >> gio: good morning, am >> gio: good morning, america. clearing the wreckage. giant cranes supplied by the navy ready to handle the massive job of clearing the collapsed baltimore bridge. >> we can really see how challenging these conditions are. >> gio: what officials are saying about the cleanup plan and the hazardous materials still on board the ship. >> janai: easter weekend washout. the west coast under multiple storm alerts for heavy rain, strong winds, and as much as two

feet of snow as a record number of travelers take to the skies. plus, the pain at the pump if you're driving to grandma's house. >> trevor: donald trump's appeal in georgia's election interference case. the former president asking a judge to overturn the decision that let district attorney fani willis remain on the case. what happens next. >> gio: remembering louis gossett jr. a career from broadway to the big screen spanning 70 years. >> you ready to quit now, mayo? >> gio: breaking racial barriers with unforgettable performances. the look back at his career, and what he said about being remembered. >> janai: close call caught on camera. a man walks into this store just seconds before a loose concrete saw barrels into the door. now talking about his brush with death. >> trevor: brackets busted. >> this march to remember

continues for n.c. state. >> trevor: basketball battles and the teams that triumphed in a night of upsets. ♪ jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ >> trevor: plus, from queen to cowboy, beyonce's brand-new album roping in fans old and new, setting records and blazing her trail through country music. ♪ jolene ♪ >> janai: good morning, america. we all had our lassos, but we just put them away. right? >> gio: are you still dancing? because i am. that is such an amazing album. >> janai: just love the album. yes. >> trevor: i've been politely nodding my head. >> janai: okay. we were just going to see if you joined in. >> trevor: of course. >> janai: happy weekend. hope you're having a good easter weekend. we are grateful to have trevor ault here with us in for whit this weekend. holy week in the headlines as ailing pope francis scales

back his participation. we'll have the latest on that as well as the travel situation here with millions of americans flying and driving this weekend. >> trevor: also ahead, we have much more on donald trump's latest appeal as he tries to fend off his host of legal attacks while running his presidential campaign. the focus now on the georgia election interference case. >> gio: but we are going to begin here with the bridge disaster in baltimore and those massive cranes now preparing to do the dangerous work of removing the wreckage from the container ship that ran into that bridge. abc's jay o'brien is there in baltimore with the latest. good morning, jay. >> reporter: gio, good morning. president biden now saying he will come to the site of this bridge collapse next week as crews prepare to race to remove the mangled wreckage of that bridge, as well as tow away that cargo ship to try to get this port back up and running. this morning, around the clock effort now gearing up to clear that massive mangled debris of the collapsed francis scott key bridge in baltimore harbor. but before it can be cleared, officials stressing they must

first complete a full assessment of the scene. >> i can tell you it is not going to be days or weeks or months. this is going to take time. >> reporter: the u.s. navy sending four floating cranes to the scene. this one, the largest available on the east coast, able to lift 1,000 tons. state and federal officials laying out their plan to re-open the blocked port, including divers and other crews cutting the bridge into pieces. each part then carefully lifted out of the water one by one. >> our team needs to cut that truss into sections in a safe, in a responsible, and in an efficient way before it can lift those pieces out of the water. >> reporter: our elizabeth schulze in the water with the coast guard getting an up close look at just how difficult this will be. >> we can see how challenging these conditions are. there is metal everywhere. jagged pieces of steel jutting out from underneath the water. >> reporter: meantime, the army corps of engineers deploying sonar technology to

getter locate the debris and search for submerged vehicles. this week, ntsb investigators examining the ship's containers, 56 now determined to be carrying hazardous materials, and investigators saying they've spotted a sheen on the water, but maryland's governor and coast guard officials saying there is no immediate health or environmental threat. the governor maintaining the recovery operation for those four remaining construction workers missing and presumed dead remains a top priority. >> we know that the priority that we have is making sure that those families feel supported and that they can have a sense of closure. >> reporter: and the governor of maryland now proposing a state scholarship fund for the families of those fallen construction workers. janai? >> janai: jay, thank you so much for that update. now to yet another round of brutal weather slamming the west coast this weekend. brittany bell from our new york station wabc is in for somara. hey there, brittany. good morning to you.

>> brittany: hey, janai, and good morning toy, as well. a wet and messy weekend shaping up for most of california. this was the scene in santa rosa north of san francisco yesterday with those raindrops coming down. more is on the way all thanks to this large coastal storm that dives south prompting all of these flood alerts. i want to point out this flood warning for los angeles saying that landslides are likely. with that flood watch up to one to three inches of rain is possible. locally up to six inches of rain could come down. this is why. let's look at the timing. the steadiest rain will fall throughout the morning. showers will turn more scattered as we head into this afternoon and this evening, but still very wet, and messy wet weather continues into early tomorrow morning. we talked about the rainfall totals. let's switch over to snow over the next five days for the higher elevations as it moves off to the east, 6 to 12 inches of snow is possible and 1 to 2 feet for parts of the sierra. trevor? >> trevor: thank you, brittany. that weather could impact people

traveling this weekend. overnight a scare on board a united flight as it tried to land at newark airport. abc's jaclyn lee joins us now with the details. good morning, jaclyn. >> reporter: hey, trevor, good morning. officials report six people were injured, mostly due to motion sickness. now, this all occurred on united flight 85 from tel aviv to newark. it experienced extreme turbulence and was forced to make an emergency landing in orange county, new york. five people were sent to the hospital, and the plane did refuel and took off again and landed safely in newark, and this all comes on the heels of tsa reporting some of their highest numbers this year so far. they reported screening 2.7 million passengers on thursday alone, and, in fact, they say this is busier than the friday before christmas and the wednesday before thanksgiving. now, of course, if we're talking about the skies, we also have to talk about the roads. aaa reporting gas prices have steadily increased. the national average right now is $3.53 a gallon. they say that will continue to

increase as the demand goes up. now, of course, we can't forget to mention eclipse day happening on monday, april 8th. we know many people are excited about that but, both the faa and aaa warn the roads and skies will be congested as people go on their eclipse trips. so, of course, they say you want to leave early to avoid that congestion. gio? >> gio: a lot of people excited. jaclyn, thank you. we turn to politics now. former president trump is appealing a key ruling in the georgia election interference case saying that the judge was wrong in keeping the d.a. fani willis on the case. abc white house correspondent maryalice parks is here with that. good morning, maryalice. >> yeah, exactly. good morning, gio. this is the latest step in what has been an exhaustive effort by the trump team to have the case dismissed and willis and her entire office removed. it has been a high-profile sideshow to that underlying case about whether trump and his co-defendants illegally tried to pressure state officials to illegally overturn an election. even after her lead prosecutor stepped down, donald trump and eight of his co-defendants filed an appeal to get district

attorney fani willis removed too from the high-stakes election interference case in georgia. the appeal calling willis, quote, utterly unrepentant about her romantic relationship with former prosecutor nathan wade. >> once you have the appearance of imappropriate, the law in georgia is clear. that's enough to disqualify. >> reporter: judge scott mcafee, who first heard the trump team's complaint, was unconvinced willis benefited financially from her relationship with wade, but said there was significant appearance of impropriety and ruled only one of them had to leave the case. the trump team now calling that decision a, quote, plain legal error requiring reversal and asking the georgia court of appeals to weigh in immediately before any trial takes place. the disqualification effort has distracted from the underlying criminal charges at hand. willis saying as much frustrated when she took the stand last month. >> you're confused. you think i'm on trial. these people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020. >> reporter: in august trump and 18 others were charged with illegally conspiring to overturn

trump's 2020 election loss in georgia accused of myriad of efforts including pressuring election officials to rig the results. four defendants reached plea deals in the case last fall. now, trump and the other remaining defendants pleaded not guilty to all charges. a three-judge panel now has 45 days to decide whether to take up this appeal in georgia. now, here in new york, that other case about whether trump illegally covered up the hush money payment in the 2016 campaign, that is set to go to trial and begin with jury selection in just two weeks. >> janai: a lot to keep track of there, maryalice, but thank you for that. turning overseas to the latest u.s. arm shipments to israel. f-35 fighter jets and bombs in the pipeline as the biden administration faces some criticism for the ongoing support. abc's britt clennett has the latest from tel aviv. britt, good morning. we're talking about billions of dollars. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, janai. president biden greenlighting billions of dollars worth of

weapons for israel. that's despite tension between the white house and the israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu over a military offensive in southern gaza. now, "the washington post" first reporting the new arms transfer which, according to the report, includes mk-84 2,000-pound bombs citing a u.s. official, state department also last week approved the transfer of 25 f-35 fighter jets and engines. now, this is a move to fulfill long-standing weapons deals signed off by congress years ago, some as far back as 2008. the united states provides $3.8 billion in military assistance every year to israel, but cracks in the relationship, they have been showing, mostly after the u.s. refused to veto a u.n. security council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. netanyahu then called off a visit to d.c. by a delegation that was meant to discuss israel's ground invasion of rafah. that meeting is now being rescheduled and now news of this continued weapons supply,

democrats have been urging president biden to put any conditions on sales of arms to israel, saying the u.s. has a responsibility to withhold those weapons due to israel's bombardment in gaza, mass civilian casualties, and restrictions on aid getting in. trevor? >> trevor: britt clennett for us in israel once again. thank you very much. also overseas, there's some renewed concerns over the health of pope francis after the pontiff bowed out at the last minute from a service friday night. abc's ines de la cuetara joins us now with the latest. ines, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, trevor. and we are expecting to see the pope later today at an easter vigil after he skipped yesterday's way of the cross procession on good friday, pulling out at the last minute to protect his health according to the vatican. now, the pope is 87 years old, and he continues to say he has no serious ailments. we should note the pope yesterday did participate in a long two-hour service at st. peter's basilica prior to the procession, and he's had a very busy schedule this week.

this is the busiest period of the church calendar. on wednesday we saw him reading out his prepared remarks in full and on holy thursday he washed and kissed the feet of 12 women prisoners. no word from the vatican on his condition this morning, so it could be that his doctors are just being careful here as pope francis suffers from both mobility and respiratory issues. just last month he contracted the flu and had to go to the hospital for tests. so, all eyes will be on that vigil this evening and we're also expecting to see the pope at mass tomorrow for easter sunday. gio? >> gio: all right, ines, thank you so much for that. and now to an alert for drivers. kia is recalling more than 427,000 suvs because of a rollaway risk. recent telluride vehicles are at the center of the mass vehicle. a report from the ntsb the suvs can move while in park. it's all due to a defect in the telluride's driveshaft system. telluride owners can take it to a kia dealer to get new parking

software installed. kia will cover the cost. janai? >> janai: all right, gio. now to our area of expertise, sports. [ laughter ] >> gio: sports janai. >> janai: march madness. a night full of upsets on both the men and women's side. abc's morgan norwood is here with all the highlights. good morning, morgan. >> good morning, sports janai. after a series of shakeups the elite 8 is set. the glass slipper still fits for cinderella squad n.c. state, but can they outlast duke who, by the way, took down the number one seed overnight but, look, with a spot in the final four on the line, this is where march madness gets serious. >> who could have imagined the wolfpack in the elite 8? >> reporter: and then there were eight. the elite 8, uconn, illinois, alabama, clemson, duke, n.c. state, purdue and tennessee now set for the men's 2024 march madness. >> this march to remember continues. that's for n.c. state. >> reporter: and two big upsets.

n.c. state with the first upset of the night, ripping apart marquette, 67-58. the wolfpack howling with delight, their first time reaching the elite eight since 1986. >> a state of ecstasy. >> reporter: and number four duke taking out number one houston. >> houston, scores. >> reporter: the blue devils giving houston hell pulling away in the second half with this beautiful three-pointer. >> a jumper. it goes. >> reporter: in the game a major injury, houston guard jamal sheed left the game with an ankle injury. and tennessee punching their ticket to the elite eight for the first time since 2010, now hoping to break their school's record with a win. then gonzaga and purdue. >> smith, a three. >> reporter: braden smith breaking a boilermaker record with 15 assists in a tournament game. meanwhile, top seeds taking over the women's sweet 16 action.

>> johnson quiets down the indiana faithful. >> reporter: undefeated south carolina with a nail-biting win over the indiana hoosiers, and the number three lady wolfpack sending the stanford cardinal back to cali in a 77-67 win. and the madness continues. today we have a jam-packed lineup on abc and espn. the women continue in the sweet 16. you can catch lsu and ucla followed by caitlin clark's iowa and colorado right here beginning at 1:00 p.m., guys. >> trevor: a rematch of lsu/iowa from last year's championship game, which is really exciting if they both win today. thank you very much, morgan. is it a great day to stay inside all day and watch basketball? let's find out. let's go back to brittany bell for the weather. >> brittany: west coast, stay inside. for spots like st. louis, a nicer day with temperatures above average, about ten degrees above average. here's a beautiful shot of the gateway arch looking at the

earth cam. a great way to start the morning, but things do change monday. that same system bringing rain to california. that moves out to the east sparking a round of severe weather across the central plains stretching all the way to the ohio river valley where we have a slight and an enhanced risk for severe weather. that stretches from texas all the way to parts of ohio. the storm prediction center warning about a widespread, severe weather threat. that continues to move farther east monday into tuesday, and now that threat for severe weather on tuesday, that stretches from birmingham all the way to baltimore. that's what's happening across the country. here's what's going on in your

>> britt >> brittany: and that heavier rain spreads to the northeast on monday and tuesday. gio? >> gio: both of our ladies so regal in green this morning. >> brittany: thank you. great minds think alike. >> gio: thank you, brittany. >> gio and tributes are pouring in for a hollywood legend. academy award winning louis gossett jr. broke down barriers and paved the way for those who would follow him, and abc's will ganss is here with a look back at his career and life. good morning, will. >> good morning, gio. louis gossett jr. was 6'4" and at one point he received an invitation from the new york knicks to come to training camp in his native brooklyn, but, of course, he would find the spotlight and so much acclaim not on the court but on stage and screen. >> you ready to quit, mayo? >> reporter: his is a career that wouldn't quit spanning 70 years. >> the women at this table have lost their mind. >> reporter: louis gossett jr.,

a pioneer in theater, film, and television, dead at the age of 87. his cousin telling the ap, never mind the awards, never mind the glitz and glamour, it's about the humanity of the people that he stood for. gossett bringing that heartbreaking humanity to his character fiddler in 1977's groundbreaking miniseries, "roots." >> what it like to be free african? what it like? must be something special. >> reporter: at 6'4", gossett's first love was basketball, but a high school english teacher introduced him to theater. in '53 he made his broadway debut at 17. in the late '50s he starred in the original broadway production, "a raisin in the sun," a role he would reprise in the 1961 film version with sidney poitier. >> you know, man, you are all whacked up with bitterness. >> how about you? >> reporter: he would appear on tv shows with ed sullivan, jack paar, and merv griffin becoming friendly with james dean and

studying acting alongside marilyn monroe, but it was his work in "an officer and a gentleman" in 1983 that made history. >> i'll never forget you, sergeant. >> i know. >> reporter: gossett becoming the first black man to win the academy award for best supporting actor. gossett continuing acting earning emmy nominations for his work in "watchmen" in his 80s and appearing in the new movie adaptation of "the color purple" this winter. gossett said he hopes his legacy will be the humanity he brought to each role he played, not defined by the color of his skin. >> how would you like to be remembered? >> to be remembered as louis gossett jr. who could be superman too. >> reporter: louis gossett jr. was 87 years old, and colman domingo, who played his son in "the color purple," posting on instagram, we lost a true legend. he ran his race for us. we are forever indebted. may we stand firmly on his shoulders.

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good morning, i'm stephanie sierra. breaking overnight, two people are hurt and several others were displaced after a three alarm fire in san francisco's mission district. it happened on weis and 15th street, san francisco fire says the call came in before 2 a.m, and the fire quickly grew. right now, firefighters say they will be on scene throughout the morning. the rain is back this weekend. let's check in with lisa. good morning. good morning . >> we see sunshine behind you. but this system offshore is going to continue to rotate to the south bringing up some showers. the peninsula the east bay the south bay partly cloudy and cool right now 50 san francisco half moon bay 48, in hayward and from vollmer peak, our east bay hills camera. notice that it's 43 in livermore. so 60s today. level one system chance of a thunderstorm drier for easter. >> lisa, thank you and thank you all for joining us. gma

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so far this year. coming up, all the buzz about queen bey's latest project. it's good. >> gio: it's really good, and we're going to get a look at your hulu special, which is also so good, so we can't wait for that. let's look at some of the other big stories we're following this saturday morning. a final salute in new york. thousands will pay their last respects to the fallen nypd officer jonathan diller as he is laid to rest today. officer diller was fatally shot during a routine traffic stop in queens on monday. he served on the force for three years and leaves behind a wife and a 9-month-old baby girl. >> trevor: plus, a new trial denied. a judge in new mexico has denied the bid from "rust" movie set armorer hannah gutierrez-reed to get a new trial. three weeks ago she was convicted in the shooting of the cinematographer who was killed by a live

on the set by a prop gun that was held by alec baldwin. >> janai: a jumbo jackpot up for grabs. the prize is a whopping $935 million. the contest marks 37 drawings without a winner. if you picked the lucky numbers, you have your pick of yearly payouts or a $450 million lump sum. in honor of whit johnson, who is not here, i got to say, you have to play to win. >> gio: you do. you got to play to win. good luck to you. we start with a closer look at the top political headlines this week. joining us are abc white house correspondent maryalice parks and contributing political correspondent rachael bade. welcome to you both. so, maryalice, let's go ahead and start with you. there's been that big fund-raising push for the candidates, right? biden was here with obama and clinton. trump has a big event coming up at mar-a-lago next week. >> yeah, big picture, democrats feel a lot better at this point about their fund-raising. they came into this month, the biden campaign and democratic national committee, with about $100 million cash on hand.

that's interesting because it's more than double what the trump campaign and the republican national committee had on hand. so, they had this huge war chest, and that was before this big glitzy, high-profile fund-raiser with obama and clinton. they say in that one night alone they raised $26 million. >> gio: wow. >> i mean, we don't know for sure until finance reports are filed, and republicans would argue that trump and the rnc are just now starting to do some of that joint fund-raising together, but democrats feel good. i did talk to the campaign after that event, though, about those protesters we saw. i mean, even at such a high-profile event, three presidents there, there were multiple protesters that interrupted the speeches. these are largely young progressives. they are demanding a real change when it comes to u.s. policy towards israel. the campaign really does downplay this. they are convinced, maybe unitedly so, that those voters come back to the democratic party in november, but it's still a big question. >> janai: and those young voters are so important to the democratic party.

rachael, let's bring you in, and let's pivot to congress now out for the easter recess, but we're already getting an indication of just how busy things will be when lawmakers return. what is on the agenda? >> we should all enjoy our spring breaks now, because it's going to be nuts when congress comes back. last fall for the first time in american history, we saw the ouster of a speaker, and it basically paralyzed all of washington. we are staring at a potential situation where we could see this happen again in the next few weeks. speaker mike johnson, who replaced kevin mccarthy as the top republican in the house, he's facing this mutiny from maga-aligned conservatives, and it's all going to come to a head when congress comes back, this question of ukraine funding. now, specifically mike johnson has been refusing to put up ukraine for a vote on the house floor. he knows that there are a lot of trump allies who say that, if he does that, they're going to oust him as speaker, but he's facing a lot of pressure. this is a top priority for the white house. the senate has already passed ukraine assistance. he got a personal call from the

ukraine president the other day saying, look, if we're going to fight back against putin, we need this money now, and johnson has this group of sort of defense hawks, republican chairmen of the intelligence committee, armed services committee who are saying, look, for our own national security, we need to put up this money. so, the reporting this week we've heard from sources is that he is going to have this vote, and that means we could potentially see a move to oust him, even in an election year. it's really crazy. >> trevor: of course, with mccarthy, democrats refused to bail him out. he gets ousted. you're hearing that with mike johnson the democrats might save him this time. >> yeah. it's extremely fascinating. as you mentioned, democrats didn't lift a finger to help kevin mccarthy. and he actually thought that they would do so, but democratic sources have told me with speaker johnson things are different. whereas kevin mccarthy, they believed he would make promises and go back on his word, even some of his own republican members would behind the scenes say that they thought he was a bit of a liar. with democrats they feel mike

johnson is actually different here and that he does, you know, stick with whatever he said he's going to do, so they're saying they could actually back him as speaker if he puts ukraine aid on the floor and allows a vote on that, but they'll be there to help him keep his job. >> gio: incredible to watch this all play out. and, maryalice, let's go to the supreme court. some surprising arguments over the abortion pill. >> yeah, we are following that case so closely. first it was so interesting to me, so powerful to me to see the female justices really driving that conversation. i guess it shouldn't be surprising, but it is to have women -- they were pressing medical sort of technical medical questions, trying to get medically specific answers. women on the bench pushing about the impacts on female bodies. it shouldn't be rare, but it felt historic. it felt big in that way. i mean, even conservative justice amy coney barrett, she was the one that was talking

about blood transfusions and dncs, the short term for a procedure when you have a miscarriage. it was fascinating. look, we're going to see abortion back in front of the supreme court next month. i mean, this is another high-profile case. the federal government has taken issue with idaho, a few other states where they say that the anti-abortion laws don't do enough to protect women in medical emergencies. that there's long-standing federal law that demands that doctors have to stabilize a patient who comes into the e.r. and more needs to be done, so huge implications for that case as well, and we'll hear those arguments in just a few weeks. >> trevor: rulings that truly impact millions, specifically millions of women. >> janai: and, ladies, i have to say, you bring so much to this conversation because you guys are out there in d.c. asking the questions, getting the information from the sources, completely invaluable. so thank you for being here. >> trevor: rachael bade and maryalice parks, thank you very much. let's bring another woman into the conversation. let's go back to brittany bell and the weather. >> brittany: unlike the west coast, it's shaping up to be a

nice morning across new york city. check out this fantastic earth cam view of the sunrise this morning with bright, clear skies. that will change throughout the day as clouds start to increase. this is why. so there's going to be this quick-moving clipper system passing through detroit, and that will bring in some showers, mainly late this afternoon throughout this evening across portions of the northeast and mid-atlantic. even some heavier rain moving towards washington, d.c., but by tomorrow most of that rain clears out just in time for easter sunday, but let's look at rainfall totals, because it turns wet across portions, mainly east of the mississippi through wednesday. rainfall totals ranging on the lower end between one to two inches and up to three to four stretching from indianapolis towards washington, d.c. that's what's happening across the country. here's what's going on

>> brittany: and turning wet across the northeast but at least dry mainly for today. guys? >> gio: good news there. brittany, thank you. coming up on "gma," beyonce blazing her trail through the country music landscape. the reception to her groundbreaking album and the, oh, so fab collabs. stick around. you're watching "gma." if you have wet amd, you never want to lose sight of the things you love. some things should stand the test of time. long lasting eylea hd could significantly improve your vision and can help you go up to 4 months between treatments. if you have an eye infection, eye pain or redness, or allergies to eylea hd, don't use. eye injections like eyla hd may cause eye infection, separation of the retina, or rare but severe swelling of blood vessels in the eye. an increase in eye pressure has been seen. there's an uncommon risk of heart attack or stroke associated with blood clots.

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♪ we drumming ♪ ♪ we drumming ♪ ♪ ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ ya, ya, ya ♪ >> janai: welcome back to "gma" and how beyonce has gone from queen to cowboy. her "cowboy carter" album, a hit for her devoted fans even as she lassos up some new ones. >> we want to welcome you to the beyonce cowboy carter act ii. >> reporter: "cowboy carter" is here, and this morning beyonce's new country album has the beyhive buzzing and yelling yee-ha. >> oh, my. i'm done. >> reporter: already earning her the top four spots on itunes and spotify's most streamed album in a single day in 2024 so far. ♪ jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ >> reporter: the 27-track album

featuring collaborations with country royalty. >> you know my name. no need to know yours. >> reporter: some unexpected duets. ♪ i'll be your shotgun rider till the day i die ♪ >> reporter: and iconic covers. ♪ blackbird fly ♪ >> people are really responding to the miley cyrus collaboration. >> reporter: beyonce also spotlighting folk artist rhiannon giddens' banjo on the track, "texas hold 'em." ♪ this ain't texas, ain't no hold 'em ♪ >> janai: to now be a part of this moment on beyonce's country hit, what is that like for you? >> i think about the legacy of the black string band player, the black fiddler, the black banjoist that helped create the pathways and the

byways of american culture. >> reporter: with the album's release, beyonce sharing new details friday about its creation revealing she recorded over 100 songs while making "cowboy carter," and while this might be some of her fans' first forays into the country genre, don't forget, this isn't beyonce's first rodeo. >> beyonce is really drawing on places like alabama, louisiana, texas, places where, you know, her ancestors are from on both her mother's side and a father's side, and she mentioned a type of regional music played in louisiana in the lyrics of her song, so she's really digging deep into her roots. >> janai: so the thing about beyonce is she strives for excellence, and everything she does is so intentional, and her covering the beatles' "white album" classic "blackbird," i got to talk to rhiannon giddens, but tanner adell, she is an up and coming black artist in nashville. >> gio: she's on the album. >> janai: she is on the album,

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>> trevor: welcome back >> trevor: welcome back to "gma". we have an oregon man escaping what could have been a calamity and morgan norwood has the story. >> reporter: chilling video of an oregon man narrowly dodging a runaway four-foot saw blade just moments after he went into a convenience store. >> i mean, obviously it wasn't my time, but probably the closest i've ever experienced. >> reporter: surveillance video shared with our affiliate showed the saw blade barreling with high speed toward this oregon store, then striking just inches away from the door that shane opened just seconds earlier. the saw blade nearly slicing through the wall. these photos showing the damage. >> i was walking into the store

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the search is on for a suspected arsonist. following a fire at a historic church in san francisco's mission district, parishioners and people staying at the saint john the evangelist episcopal church were forced outside into the rain for good friday. and as for the weekend's easter services, the reverend says they've been given the go ahead by the fire department. the shelter will also likely open back up on tuesday. governor gavin newsom announced an effort to fight crime by installing 480 cameras in oakland and along east bay freeways. he says the camera network will allow opd and the chp to get real time alerts for vehicles linked to crimes. each camera is estimated to cost about $3,500 to operate annually, and they are expected to be installed by the summer. how's it looking outside this morning, lisa? all right. >> we have a little bit of a

break out there right now. some sunshine behind you, but an area of low pressure spinning offshore will bring up the showers today. peninsula, south bay and east bay. and if we give a projected time, maybe nine, 10:00 from half moon bay, san mateo and newark, and we could see the possibility of a thunderstorm. it's a level one system, some breezy winds at times. and if you're underneath one of those thunderstorms, you could see hail and look at some localized ponding on the roadways. but right now looks pretty good out there, right? oakland 47. we're looking at santa cruz. could see about 5/100 here, but a mix of clouds and sun today with a cool start. the afternoon low 60s with the possibility of those isolated thunderstorms. the accuweather seven day forecast still a chance of showers for easter, but more sun and looking at sunny and warmer monday and tuesday. >> thanks, lisa and thank you all for joining us. the news continues with good morning america

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