>> janai: good morning, america. easter sunday storms. heavy rain, strong winds, snow, and a tornado threat. the system now moving east. who's in the danger zone for the week ahead? >> gio: easter sunday celebration. this morning, pope francis presiding over holy mass, delivering a message of peace in st. peter's square. his prayers to end the global crises. >> will: massive effort.

giant cranes now helping to clear the mangled debris from the collapsed baltimore bridge. >> this will eventually allow us to open up a temporary, restricted channel. >> will: the question, could other bridges in the nation be vulnerable? secretary of transportation pete buttigieg joins us live. >> janai: "i quit." lizzo's cryptic message posted on social media. fans left wondering just what does she mean? some possible insights this morning. >> gio: rescue at sea. a kayaker blown away offshore in heavy winds. adrift for 12 hours. >> i was just kind of in survival mode. >> gio: how the former college quarterback was finally spotted and the advice about staying safe in the water. >> will: and dancing the night away. ♪ dance the night away ♪ the elite eight set in the ncaa women's basketball tournament. a rival rematch ahead. lsu to take on iowa. plus, on the men's side, the

teams making it to the final four overnight. >> the alabama crimson tide will roll into the final four. >> will: and the ones hoping to keep dancing. >> this march to remember continues. ♪ watch me dance ♪ ♪ dance the night away ♪ >> gio: and we are starting this sunday right with that song. good morning, america. happy easter sunday to you. will reeve is here in for whit. just back from mexico. >> will: yes. i was on a top secret shoot and i got a very public tan. i'm happy about it. >> gio: that's why we had to mention it just in case people were wondering. there is so much more ahead here on easter at the vatican and pope francis' message to the world this morning as he prays for peace. >> janai: that's coming up. also ahead, just hours from now, thousands of california fast food workers are getting a raise to $20 an hour. what it will mean for them, for business owners facing higher costs, and what it could mean possibly for the rest of the

country as well. >> will: but we begin with the latest round of violent weather spreading out across the u.s. on this busy travel weekend. torrential rain and heavy snow out west. brittany bell from our new york station, wabc, is in for somara today. good morning, brittany. >> brittany: good morning. just a messy and dangerous weekend. i want to get right to this video of heavy snow in the san bernardino county mountains, and you can see cars just struggling to drive, even crashing, thanks to over a foot of snow that fell and that threat for snow and heavy rain continuing until wrapping up later this evening. we have multiple winter weather alerts, even a flood watch, and a wind alert, gusts over 35 to 40 miles per hour. today also kicks off a multi-day severe weather event that starts in missouri stretching towards portions of ohio that moves a bit farther to the south and to the east on monday and closer to the mid-atlantic on tuesday. more details about the threats coming up. janai? >> janai: brittany, thank you.

now to the easter celebrations with pope francis calling for peace during these turbulent times. abc's britt clennett joins us live from jerusalem where there were scaled down observances there. britt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai. christians here in jerusalem marking what they describe as a solemn easter sunday, the first since the israel/hamas war began six months earlier. just earlier, pope francis delivered his easter message to the world blessing. the pope pleading for peace, specifically making an appeal to make sure that gaza has access to humanitarian aid and called for the release of the hostages taken on october 7th. he also called for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. the pope said his thoughts go to the victims of other conflicts like ukraine and russia saying there should be an exchange of prisoners. this is the most important festivity on the christian

calendar where they say jesus rose from the dead. after the blessing, the pope waved and smiled to the huge crowd. the 87-year-old pope took part in a two-hour easter vigil yesterday reading a homily and carrying out baptisms. despite concerns about his health after he pulled out of an easter procession on good friday. gio? >> gio: britt, thank you so much. now to the baltimore bridge disaster. as salvage crews begin the dangerous work of removing the wreckage from the francis scott key bridge from the valve of the container ship that destroyed that structure, abc's ike ejiochi is there this morning. good morning, ike. >> reporter: good morning, gio. three cranes are working simultaneously right now to remove pieces of that bridge off the dali, and away from the river. it's the first step in reopening the port of baltimore. this morning, recovery operations under way. the first portions of the francis scott key bridge are being lifted out of the water. maryland governor wes moore says the hull of the cargo ship is damaged, but intact allowing crane operations to begin.

take a look, highly trained demolition crews cutting the portion of the collapsed bridge into smaller sections for safe removal by crane. crews lifting those large pieces of mangled metal slowly and carefully out of the patapsco river, marking the first stage ofclearing access to the port of baltimore. >> this will allow us to open up a temporary, restricted channel that will help us to get more vessels in the water around the site of the collapse. >> reporter: the scale of the operation is massive. the riverbed lies 50 feet below the surface of the water. to reopen the port, cranes will need to lift and clear pieces of metal, concrete and sunken cargo containers all while clearing the sand on the bottom. the restricted channel will allow barges, tugboats, and other small marine vessels to get around the wreckage. meanwhile, abc news spoke to a man who says he was one of the last people to drive over the bridge before it collapsed. larry desantis says he's been driving over the key bridge

every day for 16 years. early tuesday morning, he says he crossed the bridge just a couple of minutes before the collapse. >> it was an eerie feeling because there was no vehicles at all, and normally that time -- even that time in the morning because it's right there at amazon, you'll see 20, 30 tractor-trailers coming and going. there was nothing. >> you saw nothing? >> reporter: right now there's no timetable from when this portion of the removal process will be finished. meanwhile, ntsb investigators say their report on the hazardous material found in over 50 containers will be released within weeks. gio? >> gio: ike, thank you so much. and let's stay on this with transportation secretary pete buttigieg who is live with us from travers city, michigan. mr. secretary, thank you so much for being here. i know top of mind for you right now is reopening the port of baltimore, one of the biggest ports in the country. when do you think you can do that? >> the salvage operation as you noted is getting into gear. a thousand-ton crane is coming as well as a 600-ton crane that will assist.

the army corps of engineers and the navy are working on it. they have not wanted to speculate yet on a timeline because this operation is so complex. it's not just that you have to remove the wreckage. it's that you have to do it in a way that doesn't cause portions of the bridge that are there across the water to shift. they have been under a lot of compression and tension. they could behave almost like a spring if they're not expertly managed. you also of course still have the ship there alongside the channel. measures are being taken to stop the stern of the ship from swinging into the channel. it's an incredibly complex operation. >> gio: complex and dangerous, so you have to do it safely. this bridge as you know, took about five years to build decades ago. do you know how long this might take to rebuild it? >> we haven't received estimates of the timeline yet, but this is another area where work is already under way. we have released the first $60 million in federal funding to help maryland get to the

initial statage which of course, starts with the wreckage removal, the demolition, but the procurement and preparation of the new bridge. as you noted, the original one took five years to put up. this is not going to happen overnight, but the work is already under way to get that new one up and running. i would say the work we have in front of us is of course, to clear the port and get it reopened, and to get that bridge back up and running, but for the bridge, there are alternatives. of course, there's nothing that will be quite the same until it's back up there, but there are tunnels currently in use absorbing some of the surface traffic. the same cannot be said for the port. very difficult for those port workers right now who count on that work every day. other east coast ports are temporarily absorbing some of the container traffic and the supply chains that would normally go into baltimore. that port of baltimore is very specifically designed for its uses, especially when it comes to handling vehicles.

there are even facilities for finishing some of the vehicles on the grounds of the port, so as soon as it can safely be reopened, that will be a major priority that really affects our entire national supply system. >> gio: mr. secretary, you and i have toured bridges together looking at their integrity. i know this one had a satisfactory rating, but it didn't have those big fenders. we don't know if that would have stopped a ship this big, but are you looking at other bridges right now? people are concerned. >> yes. as you noted, there's debate right now over whether those measures or any measures could have prevented the collapse that we saw after a direct impact from a ship that weighed approximately 248 million pounds, but i will say that every generation, we learn more about how best to design and protect bridges. we're actually doing work right now to retrofit some of america's bridges to make them stronger through president biden's infrastructure package. we're going to be very

interested to see the findings of the ntsb's report. that's the investigation they have under way. both on anything that could be a lesson for preventing a ship from colliding with any bridge as it did, and anything we need to know about the design, the inspection, the construction, the funding of bridges that we can use for the future. >> gio: all right, secretary of transportation pete buttigieg, thank you so much for joining us, and happy easter to you, sir. >> same to you. thank you. >> gio: thank you so much. will? >> will: all right, gio, thanks. at least two people have died in a small plane crash in truckee, california, near lake tahoe. authorities say the single-engine aircraft crashed saturday evening while trying to land at truckee tahoe airport. the number of people on board the plane has not been confirmed. the ntsb and faa will be at the crash site today investigating what went wrong. janai? >> janai: now to the higher minimum wage going into effect tomorrow for some fast food workers in california, and what it could mean for franchise

owners and customers. abc's jaclyn lee joins us live in los angeles with the details about that. good morning, jaclyn. >> reporter: janai, good morning. advocates argue this is a step in the right direction given just how expensive it is to live in california. others argue it is bad for business and the increased cost will pass to the consumer. this morning, some fast food workers in california will soon be making at least $20 an hour, the highest minimum wage within the restaurant industry, set to begin monday. >> this is a start to improve the wages and also improve the working conditions in the industry. >> reporter: this is a $4 increase from the current minimum wage in the golden state, meaning some workers will make 25% more on their paychecks. advocates say it's about time, given the extremely high cost of living and inflation. >> more and more folks are unable to raise bigger families or at least, you know, put themselves in a position to retire effectively. >> reporter: the new law impacts

more than half a million workers in california and only affects fast food chains with at least 60 locations nationwide. some small business owners worry they won't be able to compete with the wage increase. >> that's going to impact us by an increase of $470,000 annually across those ten stores. it means that we have to raise prices, which we don't want to do. >> reporter: two pizza hut franchises in california reportedly laid off 1,200 in-house delivery drivers in preparation for the new minimum wage hike. kerri harper-howie owns 21 mcdonald's and says she does not anticipate closing any locations. >> the bottom line is everyone is not going to be able to afford even the measured and carefully thought out price changes that we are going to be implementing as a necessary part of us responding to the increase. >> reporter: starbucks saying in a statement they plan to offset the minimum wage increase by changing their pricing as well as other efficiencies in their stores.

mcdonald's saying they'll provide price recommendations, and this law goes into affect effect tomorrow. there are some exceptions for bakeries and those smaller fast food stores that you find in airports and grocery stores. gio? >> gio: jaclyn, thank you so much for that. now to a major data breach at one of the nation's leading telecommunic telecommunications companies. at&t saying it affected more than 70 million current and former account holders. alexis christoforous is here with more for us. >> reporter: good morning. as you say, 70 million current and former at&t customers had their personal information leaked onto the dark web. now the sensitive data started showing up online about two weeks ago. the telecom giant said the stolen information is from 2019 or earlier and impacts 7.6 million current customers and nearly 65.5 million former ones. the comprised data may include names, passcodes, social security numbers, email and mailing addresses, phone numbers, and birth dates.

it does not appear to include financial information or a person's calling history. the company says it has launched a robust investigation supported by internal and external cybersecurity experts. at&t has already reset the passcodes of affected current users and it's calling and emailing all of those impacted. the company's also offering free identity theft and credit monitoring services. the data breach is the latest black eye for at&t. remember last month a software update gone wrong triggered a nationwide cell phone outage leaving millions of at&t customers without service for hours. will? >> will: if you are an at&t customer be on the lookout for that outreach. that is a staggeringly large leak in scope and scale. but we turn overseas now to the royal family. king charles making his first major official public appearance since beginning treatment for cancer. abc's ines de la cuetara joins us live from windsor castle. ines, good morning to you.

>> reporter: good morning, will, and we just saw the king and queen arriving at st. george's chapel in windsor. the king smiling and waving as he walked into the service. this is the king's first significant public appearance since announcing his cancer diagnosis in february, and the couple alongside other members of the royal family are celebrating easter here at the chapel on the grounds of windsor castle. earlier this week, the king released a message to mark the occasion, but noticeably absent this morning is the wales family. they are spending time privately together as a family after the princess of wales shocked the world with her announcement, she too is undergoing cancer treatment. the princess asking for privacy as she and her family come to terms with the diagnosis. the king also undergoing treatment for cancer. it's hopefully a good sign that he is out today, but we understand this does not mark a return to his public duties just yet. guys? >> will: ines, thank you for that. we're going to turn now to

brittany bell from our new york station, wabc, for a look at the weather. >> brittany: our focus so far has been on rain and snow out west, but now we're concerned about the severe weather threat sliding to the east. it's quiet right now, looking at our earth cam in cincinnati, ohio. pretty foggy, too, some of that moisture will help to fuel additional severe storms that will fire up this afternoon and evening, especially in indianapolis. you can see really intense rainfall, and this is where we have that severe weather threat stretching from kirksville all the way towards indianapolis. damaging wind, large hail, and isolated tornadoes are possible, but that threat is even higher tomorrow. we're concerned about widespread severe weather, potentially an outbreak. we're talking about large hail, wind damage, and scattered tornadoes, and that's stretching into arkansas and portions of missouri. that threat continues to move farther to the east on tuesday. we

>> brittany: so a dry easter sunday across the northeast, but tomorrow starts a stretch of wet and just messy weather. >> janai: april showers. >> gio: i just hope it's good enough for the eclipse. >> brittany: yes. crossing my fingers. >> janai: that is a perfect transition. thank you so much, brittany and gio, because we are counting down to the solar eclipse just eight days away. a swath of the country in the path of totality with millions of people traveling for the big event, but of course, there are precautions, and abc's morgan norwood is here with what you need to know. good morning to you, morgan.

>> reporter: good morning, janai, that's right. next week's solar eclipse will have millions looking to the skies and as exciting as this phenomenon will be, there's growing safety concern here on the ground just like any day staring directly into the sun. it's dangerous, so eye protection is key, but not all eclipse glasses are made equal and with just days to go, they may even be a little hard to find. this morning, with just eight days to go, the eclipse excitement -- >> i'm very excited. i can't wait. >> reporter: -- is setting in. >> i have been super interested in space and the stars since i was a little kid. >> reporter: 31 million people live directly inside the path of totality, and many more are expected to travel to see the natural phenomenon for themselves. this man and his family are traveling from boston to marvel falls, texas, to check it out. >> this year it will be a much longer totality and i'm just looking to experience more in front of my eyes. >> reporter: and even if you are outside of the path of totality, you'll still be able to see a partial eclipse.

you'll just need the right gear and know your day-to-day sunglasses just won't do. >> sunglasses are not designed for looking at the sun. they're designed for protecting you from all the light that's reflected on a sunny day. zbrr you'll need these special eclipse glasses. you can find them at most major retailers and there's a chance your local library will be handing them out too. if you are able to score a pair, just make sure they're legit. the american astronomical society is warning of counterfeit and fake eclipse glasses. >> so what the american astronomical society has been doing is working with the testing labs, making sure that we see the test results so that we have a list of manufacturers and retailers. >> reporter: all right. sky watchers, let's talk eclipse dates. there are several apps to make sure you don't miss a thing, you can enter in your zip code to find the exact timing of

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lots of oohs and ahs to come in that game tomorrow. >> gio: you were so excited. >> janai: that's really cool, and andraya's fantastic. >> will: she is, and we have a lot to talk about in the women's and men's tournament. >> janai: awesome. we will get to that, but first, let's take a look at the other big stories we're following on this sunday morning. happening right now, we are remembering actor chance perdomo who starred in "the chilling adventures of sabrina" and "gen v." his family saying the actor died after being involved in a motorcycle accident. they didn't say where and when that happened. he was 27 years old. >> gio: just a heartbreaking story there. also right now, cease-fire talks are set to resume today between hamas and israel. the two sides are set to meet with mediators in egypt working on a pause there to the nearly six months of war on the gaza strip there, and the release of the remaining hostages. hamas is believed to be holding

about 100 hostages and the bodies of about another 30 people who were killed. >> will: and no one won last night's powerball jackpot. monday night's drawing is now estimated to be $975 million. that's more than $471 million if you take the cash value, and if you had tickets for last night, make sure you check them. there were four $1 million winners. lucky folks. >> janai: let me check that powerball. >> will: i'm holding out for when it hits a billion. >> janai: oh, really? well, soon. thank you very much. we start this half hour with singer lizzo shocking her fans with a cryptic online posting, ending with the words, i quit. abc's will ganss is here with more to help us decipher what all this could mean. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, janai. just last year, lizzo won the grammy for record of the year and a month ago, she was back on the grammy stage as a presenter and then on the 17th of this month, she said she was teasing

some of the best music of her career. so, why quit now? ♪ turn up the music ♪ >> reporter: this morning, lizzo taking the stand. ♪ i've got a feeling, i'm going to be all right ♪ >> reporter: the grammy award-winning singer and songwriter, making a career of her uplifting anthems. >> i decided to dedicate my life to making positive music. >> reporter: but now fans are wondering why the grammy winner has gone silent. ♪ you are, you are, you are so special ♪ >> reporter: for good. lizzo posting an emotional message on instagram writing in part, i'm getting tired of putting up with getting dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet. i'm starting to feel like the world doesn't want me in it. i didn't sign up for this. i quit. >> she's always been critically acclaimed, beloved by her fans. i think that it's such a huge moment that she's saying that she's potentially stepping away from the music industry. it's definitely a shift from the lizzo that we first got to know, and that we've known for a few years now.

>> reporter: it's unclear whether the 35-year-old is referring to quitting the entertainment industry, social media, or public life entirely. this statement coming two months after the singer's attempt to dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against her by background dancers was denied. lizzo now facing two lawsuits accusing her of creating a hostile work environment, detailing allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior, assault, and harassment. those dancers speaking to our janai norman last year. >> i voluntarily left on my own accord because the treatment was so disgusting on everyone's part. it was so blatant. >> reporter: lizzo denying all charges against her. she performed at a record-breaking $26 million fund-raiser for president biden's campaign. one day later, posting that statement on instagram, leaving some wondering whether lizzo's post is a direct result of backlash against her for performing at that high-power event. >> this is going after her personality as a singer, her money, her reputation, who she has put herself out in the

public eye for many years. so to have that challenged and to have to become accustomed to this new norm of having a civil lawsuit over her head, that stress can be daunting on an individual. >> reporter: we reached out to lizzo and her team for clarification and haven't heard back. but this morning, some big stars are vocalizing their support from paris hilton, andy cohen, to loni love who wrote, girl, don't let them win. keep working. >> janai: even her accusers said they had been big fans of her and they wanted to see her continue, but in their eyes they wanted her to take responsibility for what they believed she'd done. will, thank you so much for that. we're going to switch gears now and get a check of the weather and brittany bell from our station wabc is here with some deer. deer take over my yard, brittany. they're taking over that one too. >> brittany: they do. they can be messy, but since it's easter i wanted to start

out with some cute videos, and the easter bunny, most of them scatter, but you have this lone deer that is interested in what's going on in the background. that's a look at your easter cities for your easter forecast. bunny butte, oregon, sunny. egg harbor, new jersey, 62. hop bottom, pennsylvania, 51, and peep lake, maine, 42 degrees. not too bad with a lot of sunshine and dry conditions. it won't be dry across the desert southwest, but not bad across oklahoma city and nashville. high temperatures in the upper 70s and the lower 80s. rain across portions of virginia, but across the >> brittany: so a nice easter forecast for bunny butte. >> will: bunny butte.

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>> gio: and welcome back to "gma," and the harrowing hours a kayaker spent in the gulf of mexico when strong winds pushed him far away from the shore. he's talking about it all. reena roy is here with that story. good morning. just incredible. >> reporter: absolutely incredible. this is a story of survival, gio, that could have had a much different outcome, but that kayaker was able to go home safe thanks to those rescuers who spotted him out on the water. this morning, a dramatic rescue caught on camera in the middle of the ocean. kayaker chris smelley spotted by the u.s. coast guard after being stranded at sea for 12 hours with no phone or life jacket. >> i was just kind of in survival mode. i like threw my hands up and screamed.

>> reporter: the 37-year-old with one hand on a fishing pole and the other waving for help, unable to paddle back to land. rescue crews in the sky up above, gearing up before repelling by rope from a helicopter into the gulf of mexico, and swimming towards smelley who was about two miles off the shore of grayton beach, florida. >> it's not often things turn out the way this one did. unfortunately when someone goes out without a life vest and, you know, on a kayak, they might come off the kayak and try to swim ashore and they don't have anything to keep them afloat. >> reporter: smelley an experienced kayaker and former quarterback for the south carolina gamecocks had set out on his kayaking trip thursday morning. high winds making it impossible for him to get to safety. >> i was still moving backwards. so the wind was just way too strong. >> reporter: his family reporting him missing, prompting that frantic search effort. >> i feel very blessed. i felt covered in prayer and loved and just thankful to god that it turned out a good

outcome. >> reporter: and smelley says he goes out most mornings, but this time, the weather conditions just caught him off guard. experts saying this is a good reminder to do your research and even talk to locals before going into any body of water because clearly things can be more dangerous than they look. >> janai: that's a good tip. talk to locals. reena, thank you for that. still coming up here on "gma," looking ahead to the next round of march madness, espn's andraya carter. she's got a preview. stick around. rsv can severely affect the lungs and lower airways. but i'm protected with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be serious for those over 60, including those with asthma, diabetes, copd, and certain other conditions. but i'm protected. arexvy is proven to be over 82% effective

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of the worldwide leader in sports, is espn basketball analyst andraya carter. she is here to break down everything happening on the road to the final four. andraya, thank you for being here, and let's dive right into the women's tournament. the marquee event everyone has been preparing for. it's a rematch of last year's national championship game, lsu/iowa. it's in the elite eight this time and compelling story lines abound, how would you describe the magnitude of this game? >> this game could be the biggest game that we've seen, literally since the national championship last season and the biggest game that we see in a long time. the fact that it is a rematch of the national championship featuring two of the biggest superstars this game has seen. caitlin clark and angel reese. they're not just basketball players at this point. they're celebrities. they have such a huge following. people love them. people love to hate them. people want to see them succeed. people want to see them fail. either way, people want to see

these two players, but i'm telling you it's their teammates that are going to have to step up. players like flau'jae johnson who can put her team on her back. she's electric. she has a lot of speed and she's been a leader for lsu. caitlin clark needs her teammates to hit shots too. in her last game, caitlin clark had 29 points, but she also had 15 assists. her ability -- look at this pass -- her vision, the way she can get the ball up the floor. the way she finds her teammates, i'm telling you, these two teams going at it. they have different styles. they have completely different coaches. it's games like this that grow our women's game and create fans for years to come. like, this game is so big. i'm so excited for it. so many things are going to factor into which team comes out on top and at this point, it's a coin flip because they're evenly matched, but i'm telling you, they're so different. it's just remarkable. some people have said the script is scripting, like, if there was a script -- there isn't, but if

there was, we're not mad at it. >> janai: that is going to be a good game, and andraya, i love just hearing you talk about basketball. you are so good at it. what other elite eight matchups should we be keeping an eye on? >> okay. so this was a difficult question because there really are so many good games and good teams, like, we're getting incredible players, but i have to talk about the reigning number one team and the best team in the country all season long in the south carolina gamecocks. like, the fact that south carolina is undefeated this season with an opportunity to go back to the final four, potentially win a national championship after losing the winningest class in program history. the players at south carolina lost last season. they were such a dominant class, and now south carolina and dawn staley come back, completely new starting lineup. they get a transfer. they have freshmen that are dropping games in 20 points. they're scoring 20 points, they're scoring 25 points. south carolina being the number

one team and being the only undefeated team left, men's or women's, trying to win a national championship, they're going against a tough, skilled, executing oregon state team. that game is going to be fun to watch because south carolina was in a close one against indiana. they found a way to win, but also just to throw another one out there, juju watkins for usc and paige bueckers for uconn, electric. texas/nc state are going to play each other, those two teams were doubted earlier this season. nobody thought they would be in this position. we've got good games across the board, but the south carolina gamecocks, i have my eyes on them. >> gio: andraya, we've got 30 seconds left. we want to go to the men real quick. uconn and alabama in the final four. how do you see it playing out? >> this one's going to play out. uconn is stacked top to bottom. in their recent win, they had 52 points in the paint. they're dominant with their size. alabama, they got their win by hitting 16 threes. they are lightning quick on the

offensive end. they play really fast so uconn will try to get the ball in the paint. alabama will try to knock down threes and it will be which style wins. that one should be fun too. >> gio: andraya, it is such a pleasure to have you. i mean, your passion is just palpable. thank you for bringing it. >> janai: come visit us soon. >> gio: yes. >> of course. miss y'all. thanks. >> gio: yes, and you can watch the women's elite matchups today starting at 1:00 eastern right here on abc, and we'll be right back here on "gma." e on "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

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starts right now. good morning, i'm stephanie sierra. >> starting tomorrow, pay for fast food workers in california will go up to $20 an hour. it's a 25% jump from the state's current $16 minimum wage. the federal minimum wage continues to be just 7.25 an hour. some business owners are considering layoffs or closing locations to save on costs. another massive lottery jackpot was on the line after someone hit the billion dollar mega millions on tuesday. it was powerball's turn with a drawing worth $935 million. and once again, no one hit it. last night's numbers are 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and that powerball is 23. the jackpot for the next drawing will be at least $975 million. and that drawing is tomorrow. now to weather. now let's check on conditions outside with lisa. good morning. >> hey stephanie good morning. mostly cloudy skies though we do have a bit of clearing. you can

see trying to happen in the north bay. and that will be the trend for the next several hours. it is 52 in san francisco, 49 in san jose. so it's certainly cool out there. there's fog right off the coast and there'll be more fog along the san mateo coast and the marin county coast. today, only 41 in petaluma. so as we go hour by hour, it seems to brighten up. we are getting slightly warmer, but look what happens. stopping it right here. 4 or 5:00 in the afternoon. not done with us yet. this line of instability, this cold, unstable air forming the clouds, and the possibility of some afternoon showers, mainly in the upper elevations, could be an isolated thunderstorm from the diablo range, concord. the east foothills of san jose, and in the north bay. so just a slight possibility. otherwise, we're mainly dry. a cool night tonight and then we're getting warmer and sunnier. to start the workweek. stephanie sounds good. >> lisa, thank you and thank you all for joining us this week with george stephanopoulos is next.

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