starting april 26th. >> janai: good morning, america. shaken up. an earthquake felt from maine to maryland rattles the east coast. people and pets startled by the rocking and rolling.

fears of possible damage forcing a temporary ground stop at airports. millions now on alert for more possible aftershocks. >> whit: eclipse countdown. americans on the move ahead of the celestial spectacle. the small cities and towns bracing for an influx of visitors. the sky high prices for a stay. plus, the latest weather picture for the path of totality. >> gio: ready to retaliate? iran possibly poised to strike israel for the bombing of its consulate in syria, as israeli defense forces release their version of the events leading up to the strike that killed seven world central kitchen aid workers. the group's response. >> janai: "gma" exclusive. a son speaking out after a rampaging elephant killed his mother on safari. >> this is a fluke. >> janai: why he says the driver's actions may have saved other lives. >> whit: and hoop dreams.

lebron's son bronny's big announcement about his future and possibly following in his dad's legendary footsteps. ♪ go big or go home ♪ ♪ go ♪ >> iowa survives connecticut. >> whit: plus, the ncaa women's finals sealed overnight. the highlights as we look ahead to the men's matchups and the teams that could make history. good morning, america. so great to have you with us. my bracket -- we were making fun of it before. a comeback. i'm in second place now. >> janai: what? >> gio: what? >> whit: i have never won ever in my life. >> janai: how bad are the people you're playing against? >> whit: no, my friends are actually pretty good. usually i just hand them the money directly at the beginning of the tournament, so we're in the hunt. we got a lot to cover this morning including some difficult news here, heightened tensions in the middle east with word that iran could retaliate against israel very soon for the bombing of its consulate in syria. we will go live to tel aviv in

just a moment. >> gio: then we'll switch gears. we're just two days away from the rare solar eclipse, and millions are heading for places in that thin strip of land that will experience totality. everything you need to know about watching it safely and the weather that may be a factor in how much you see. >> janai: so many looking forward to that. first, guys, mother nature's big surprise for the east coast. look at that. that 4.8 earthquake and the aftershocks overnight. i texted you both when i felt it on my couch. the u.s. geological survey said over 42 million people might have felt friday's earthquake. daily routines were interrupted by a serious case of the shakes. abc's morgan norwood joins us live from lebanon, new jersey, which is where that epicenter is. good morning, morgan. >> reporter: hey, good morning, janai. as you mentioned this, is lebanon, new jersey, the epicenter of that quake where folks likely felt the strongest of the shakes. now, looking around, no signs of

damage here, but as you also pointed out, there have been close to a dozen aftershocks, and this morning experts warn those could continue for days. this morning, the northeast dodging major damage after this 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled tens of millions of people across the region. the initial quake's epicenter was here in whitehouse station, new jersey, and could be felt all the way from washington, d.c., to maine. security cameras around the region capturing the moment the quake struck. the tremors sending patrons scrambling out of this new jersey cafe. >> why is there an earthquake here? >> reporter: the violent shakes interrupting a customer getting a haircut. >> what the heck is that? >> reporter: the quake even briefly disrupting a united nations security council meeting in new york city. >> is that an earthquake? >> yeah. >> reporter: and atop the statue of liberty, the earth cam rattled by the shake. inside homes, cameras capturing pets confused and started by the earthquake. the quake began at 10:23 and lasted for more than 30 seconds. >> the ceiling started like

rumbling, and it was really scary, because the whole room felt like shaking. >> reporter: while the damage was limited throughout the region, these homes in newark, new jersey, had to be evacuated. and in new york city officials using drones to check for damage to the city's historic bridges. thankfully, the big apple spared from any major damage due to the low magnitude. >> if it would have been located under manhattan, you probably would have had damage from the earthquake. >> reporter: the tremors briefly grounding planes at new york's jfk airport, baltimore, and newark airports. >> i'm awaiting departure. seems like the tower is going to be evacuated. >> reporter: with the region still on alert for aftershocks, new york governor kathy hochul warning new yorkers to take caution. >> inspect your home for damage. check walls, floors, doors, windows, staircases and if you see any damage at all, you may need to relocate. >> reporter: so, significant earthquakes along the east coast

are extremely rare. in fact, this is the strongest earthquake to hit this region in nearly 140 years. whit? >> whit: all right, morgan. thank you so much. we appreciate it. we move now to our eclipse countdown. two days until totality. millions on the move to get the best view. abc's jaclyn lee is joining us now with more, jaclyn, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. look, this is going to be a lot of fun. the countdown is on, but there's also a lot of prep work involved, so, of course, people going on those eclipse trips, they're closely looking at their weather apps. state officials are warning residents to be careful, there's going to be an influx of people. buckle up. this morning a growing frenzy with just two days to go as americans are migrating as close as possible to the great north american eclipse. the total solar eclipse will first pass over mexico and then it will span the united states from dallas to little rock to cleveland, ohio, as far as caribou, maine, finishing up through canada.

everyone in the path of totality descending into darkness for a few minutes. less than two hours north of san antonio in llano, texas, the mayor saying their small community of 3,200 people is expecting as many as 50 to 60,000 visitors to descend on the small town, likening it to prepping for a hurricane. >> we have been trying to make sure our residents understand that this is going to be something like they've never seen before. >> reporter: so-called eclipse trips prompting a surge in hotel bookings and vacation rentals. airbnb reporting a 1,000% increase for searches for stays along the solar eclipse's path of totality. indianapolis airbnbs going for as much as $4,000 a night according to the company. others opting for tents. latisha has eclipse mania. monday's eclipse will mark her 21st. >> i've been chasing total solar eclipses.

i saw my first in 1991, and then i missed a few, then i saw my second one in 1998 and decided i would see every one on the planet until i don't have the health or the wealth to see the next one. >> reporter: isn't that amazing? and also the faa is warning travelers if you're going to be flying along the eclipse path, be patient when you get to the airport. there will be parking delays, and a lot trying to get a look and there will be drones flying around. whit? >> whit: yeah, but it's worth the time to take a moment and take it all in. take a peek up at the sky. thank you, jaclyn. we appreciate it. coverage of the eclipse begins on monday "gma" and continues at 1:00 p.m. with the main event starting at 2:00 p.m. anchored by david muir and linsey davis right here on abc and all of our streaming platforms. >> gio: all right, whit, and as you know, the weather is top of mind when it comes to the eclipse, especially as another snowstorm threatens the west. let's get it all now from somara theodore. good morning, somara.

>> somara: good morning, gio. we are headed to big bear lake, california, where this ski resort saw at least 160 inches of snow so far this season. this is good news for the skiers out there. they will keep it open because of the late snow till april 14th. good for you guys. maybe even beyond. so out west, we're dealing with the winter weather advisory, high surf warning in los angeles but the wind component to this storm is strong. as a result, we have a red flag warning for a lot of the central portions of the country and north pueblo, colorado, had to issue a health alert telling folks, remain indoors if you can because of brush fires there, and with low humidity, winds gusting as high as 80 miles per hour, we do have an extremely critical risk just north of the texas panhandle. let's switch gears and talk about monday. let's get into this. we have the eclipse forecast, and everyone wants to know who will have the best viewing conditions. if you're up towards burlington, it is looking good. heads toward carbondale, indianapolis, we'll see some clearing there. down towards texas, little rock, del rio, a lot more clouds and

the threat for storms. timing on that coming up. for now, janai, back to you. >> janai: also worth mentioning, all three of you will be part of that incredible eclipse coverage, so looking forward to that, guys. turning overseas now to iran reportedly readying its response against israel for striking its consulate in syria. abc's britt clennett joins us from tel aviv with more on that. good morning, britt. >> reporter: good morning, janai. yeah, israel is on high alert. the u.s. warning an iranian attack on israel could come as soon as this weekend or next week. this morning, threats of an iranian attack on israel escalating. a u.s. official telling abc news iran could retaliate as soon as this weekend or next week following the attack on an iranian consulate building in syria that killed a top commander. the official saying tehran could strike an israeli diplomatic facility, or possibly even a direct attack on israeli territory. the heightened regional tension as israel faces backlash over

the world central kitchen and the investigation into monday's deadly aid worker attack and urging an independent investigation saying, the idf cannot credibly investigate its own failure in gaza. the charity adding that israel's apologies are cold comfort for the seven victims, which include a u.s. canadian citizen. the idf firing two officers in the wake of their own probe admitting to a terrible chain of errors. >> the strike on the aid vehicles is a grave mistake stemming from serious operational failures, mistaken classification and identification, errors in decision-making. >> reporter: this as israel announces it will open the areas crossing into northern gaza as well as a port to allow more aid in, but the steps to open up additional aid routes fall short of addressing the white house calls to protect aid workers. several aid groups have paused operations out of safety concerns following the attack. human rights watch program director sari bashi telling me the u.s. needs to take its pressure on israel a step further. >> what president biden should do is suspend arms transfers to the israeli military until such

time as the israeli military complies with international humanitarian law. >> reporter: and, guys, the idf just confirming that the body was retrieved from southern gaza overnight and taken back to israel. this as the president calls on the leaders of egypt and qatar to press hamas for a hostage release deal. janai? >> janai: all right, britt, thank you. tomorrow morning on "this week," martha raddatz will have an exclusive interview with world central kitchen founder, jose andres, who has been very outspoken. whit? >> whit: janai, president biden visiting the site of that collapsed bridge in baltimore on the same day dive teams recovered the body of a third construction worker who died in the disaster. the president again promising that the federal government will pay for a new bridge over the key shipping lane. abc's maryalice parks is here with more. maryalice, good morning. >> good morning, whit. the president's message to the community, we are with you. the country is with you. for over an hour he met privately with the families of those six workers who were

killed. the white house has been extremely focused on the economic impacts too of the port being closed. the president announced funds to help longshoremen and small businesses that have been impacted. agreements to find port employees other work and commitments from major companies like amazon, u.p.s., subaru to keep those port employees on. now, the president said the company, any company that's deemed liable will be held accountable and made to pay but that congress should not wait to cover the full cost of repair. we did see yesterday timed to the president's visit some of the more extreme members of the republican party argue that the president should be forced to roll back climate change policies before they greenlight funds for the bridge. we will see if a bipartisan majority can move forward, and we heard the army corps of engineers announcing their ambitious goal to have the port at least back open and up to full capacity, gio, by the end of may. >> gio: so important to get that open. all right, maryalice, thank you so much. we're going to turn now

to a "gma" health alert, and we're talking about the bird flu. the cdc has now officially issued an alert after a person in texas became sick following contact with dairy cows. abc's em nguyen joins us now with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gio. that's right. the cdc issued a new alert urging medical professionals and the general public to be on the lookout for bird flu, especially those in recent contact with sick birds or livestock, and this comes after a farm worker in texas was diagnosed with bird flu which officials suspect came from infected cattle earlier this week. that person is recovering and is the first known instance of a human catching bird flu from cattle. the cdc says some symptoms could be mild like eye redness or discharge, cough, sore throat and/or fever, and the agency says that patients could experience more severe symptoms like difficulty breathing, confusion, or seizure. as of this week the virus has been discovered in dairy cattle across six states including new mexico and kansas according to the

u.s. department of agriculture, but the cdc says the risk to the public is low adding, there have been no reported cases of the virus spreading between people. now, experts tell abc news the nation's food supply remains safe as cooking meat and pasteurizing milk kills the virus, and the cdc says that health officials are closely monitoring the latest developments. janai? >> janai: all right, em, thank you for that update. we are turning now to march madness, thrilling games overnight setting up the women's championship matchup and the men's final four action wraps up tonight. abc's will reeve joins us with the highlights from the hardwood. will, break it all down for us. >> reporter: all right, janai, good morning. fantastic games last night. it's been a tournament of impossibly high expectations, but turns out when caitlin clark is involved, nothing is impossible, because march madness keeps on raising the bar. >> clark, step-back three, you bet. >> reporter: this morning the women's national championship game is set.

>> and that will do it. iowa survives connecticut. >> reporter: iowa hanging on to defeat uconn in a thriller. caitlin clark icing the game with this free throw. >> and drains the first. >> reporter: the superstar and her hawkeyes back in the title game with a shot at redemption after falling short last year. >> the drive, five seconds left. looking for bueckers, and, yes, it's a foul. >> reporter: but this offensive foul call with just seconds left the talk of the game depriving paige bueckers and uconn an attempt at a winning shot. >> everybody can make a big deal of that one single play, but not one single play wins a basketball game or loses a basketball game. >> reporter: iowa looking to play spoiler to undefeated south carolina's perfect season. >> a three, you bet! >> reporter: after the gamecocks pulled away from their northern neighbors, north carolina state, in the second half. >> undefeated south carolina will play for the national championship on sunday. >> reporter: clark now preparing

for her final game as a hawkeye. she's college basketball's all-time leading scorer and back-to-back player of the year. all that's missing is a national title. south carolina is a big obstacle on the way to the pinnacle. >> south carolina has been the top of the top. they're in a different league, and we're going to do everything we can to try to be right there with them, but, yeah, i think the biggest thing is, enjoy this tonight. >> that foul call on uconn late was obviously huge and all the buzz on the postgame shows and social media, but no matter what anyone thinks about it, the results are as they are, and as paige bueckers said last night, no one play determines the outcome, but one game will determine the outcome of the entire season tomorrow. either south carolina stays perfect, or caitlin clark gets her fairy tale ending. >> janai: man, it's going to be good. will, what can we expect tonight as the men's final four teams play in that tournament? >> yes, it's a tournament, and it is n.c. state, purdue up

first. you got to keep an eye out for zach edey, the player of the year. d.j. burns from nc state, hugely popular, he's looking to help the cinderella run going for the wolfback, and then alabama tries to upset uconn. the huskies from uconn trying to go to their second straight title game trying to win two in a row. that hasn't been done in a long time, guys. >> whit: there you go. i like the way you say it, will. janai's a stickler for nonregional diction, though. >> janai: that's what it is. my mom loves how you say it, will. >> i'm enjoying the tournament, men's and women's. >> janai: tournament. >> whit: we are too. thank you so much. we appreciate it. speaking of odds, tonight's powerball jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion. that's more than $600 million in the cash value. >> janai: cha-ching. >> whit: yep. [ laughter ] this is the fourth prize in powerball history according to -- i like the sound effects -- according to the lottery. the last time anyone won the jackpot was new year's day. powerball drawings are held every monday, wednesday, and, of

course, saturday, so good luck. >> janai: time-out. i just won the day getting you to, like, break. that's like "snl" when they break during a character. i got you to laugh. >> whit: our audio booth is, like, i didn't push that button. [ laughter ] all right. let's transition and get another check of the weather and go back to somara theodore. we're hoping for some clearing skies, please. >> somara: that depends. you're going to cleveland. >> whit: yes, cleveland. >> somara: in indy, we good, baby. we got this. but we do have storms to talk about. we had 55 tornadoes last week with that severe weather. this is louisville, kentucky, reeling from the damage from these powerful storms. more severe storms are on the way. so, today this afternoon, if you live in nebraska, if you live in kansas, prepare for damaging winds, large hail from hastings to salina we could see a few tornadoes. then on monday, the day of the solar eclipse, this is where we have the biggest threat for severe weather. now, i will say the timing on this looks good. it's happening just after the total eclipse occurs, but that could mean if you're hitting the road in dallas, waco,

shreveport, up towards oklahoma city, you could be hitting the >> gio: now to bronny james taking a step towards potentially playing with his dad lebron declaring for the nba draft while also entering the transfer portal for the ncaa, all less than a year after his frightening cardiac arrest. will ganss is here with more on that. good morning, will. >> good morning, gio. good morning to you guys. that's right, big news in the basketball world. bronny james, the 19-year-old

son of nba superstar lebron james is entering the nba draft, putting him one step closer to playing alongside his dad. yesterday bronny posting on instagram, i've made the decision to enter the nba draft while maintaining my college eligibility and will also be entering the ncaa transfer portal. that means bronny can work out with different nba teams ahead of the draft and also retains the ability to return to the ncaa and transfer to another school. lebron has said in the past that bronny is the person he most wants to play basketball with before his hall of fame career ends, and his contract allows him the option to sign with another team next season. bronny just wrapped a tough freshman at usc and suffering a cardiac arrest episode in july and a surgery to treat a congenital heart defect sidelined him for five months, but he stars have yet to witness a father and

son play in the nba at the same time. the nba draft, it happens this june. >> gio: that's going to be so special if that happens. i love having the two wills on sports today. >> whit: there you go. >> coast-to-coast will coverage. >> whit: exactly. >> janai: and i'm saying, will reeve is good but will ganss, i mean watch out. >> i'm coming for you, will reeve. he's got the height thing. >> janai: still coming up here on "gma," the political pressure president biden may face following israel's attack that killed aid workers in gaza. >> whit: also ahead, a "gma" exclusive. an american tourist dies in an elephant rampage in africa, and her son speaking out this morning. >> gio: and our eclipse countdown. how schools are preparing for monday's moment of darkness. stick around. you're watching "gma" on a saturday morning. moment of dar. stick around. you're watching "gma" on a saturday morning. and more about discovering magic. rich is being able to keep your loved ones close. and also send them away. rich is living life your way.

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three seco three seconds. the sun's going away. the sun's going away. >> gio: welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. i know it's dark. we're counting down to monday's solar eclipse, but who is that? is that the johnson family?

>> janai: oh, my gosh. >> gio: watching the eclipse in 2017. >> janai: look how little the girls were. >> gio: whit, where were you? >> whit: oregon. we had the whole family there. we were on this amazing bluff. my mom is a big-time eclipse chaser, and she dragged us out there, but it was incredible. now i'm obsessed. >> gio: look how excited you are. >> whit: see how the sun comes back out. it's one of these experiences. this is the end of it. so, it gets dark, then it gets light. it's just like this cosmic experience. you get chills as the temperature drops. i cannot wait. >> janai: you are so excited for that, but seriously my kids are like the size of your kids now, and i feel like that just shows how quickly they grow up. >> whit: i know. >> janai: holy cow. that was adorable. >> whit: exactly. >> janai: all right. let's look at some of the other big stories we're following this morning. happening now, rescue teams in taiwan are working to bring more than 600 people back to safety after wednesday's powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake in the region. a dozen others lost their lives due to the quake. this was taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years.

>> gio: also right now, more than 8 million packets of laundry detergent pods are being recalled due to faulty packaging. the recall involves tide, gain fling, ace and aerial liquid laundry detergent packets made between september 2023 and february 2024. the issue is the flexible film bags they're sold in that can easily be split which makes them more accessible to children. >> whit: if you've got some old comic books around the house, listen to this, the first comic book to ever feature superman just sold at auction for the 1938 comic book is now the most expensive ever. heritage auctions calling it the most important, impactful comic book ever published. >> gio: every time you talk about money, janai just makes a sound. >> whit: i know, right, like cha-ching. [ laughter ] >> janai: yeah, you're right. $6 million for a comic book? >> whit: that's a lot of money. >> janai: we start this half hour with a closer look at the top political headlines this week, and joining us are

deputy political director averi harper and abc white house correspondent maryalice parks. ladies, welcome. thank you for being here. maryalice, we saw a huge shift in rhetoric this week in terms of biden's response to netanyahu, but do you really see a change in policy coming? what are his options to actually move the needle, and how does this help him with the campaign, because many argue that he looks weak against netanyahu? >> i mean, you're right that this was a big rhetoric shift. the question is, does he put any policy changes behind it? and, look, there are points of leverage, huge points of leverage. the u.s. is israel's biggest weapons supplier. we give more military and foreign aid to israel than any other country. at any given time we're talking about hundreds of contracts. in a standard year we're talking over $3 billion in military weapons sort of transfers to israel. so, there are all of these points where the president could slow roll, could cut weapons that would make a huge difference and send an unbelievable message. now, that would be a huge

fundamental shift in u.s. policy towards israel. some democrats are absolutely pushing for that. this week we saw 40 house democrats, including former speaker nancy pelosi, saying that's what they want. they want an end to weapons transfers to israel right now, especially given what happened this last week with those aid workers killed. the u.n. top human rights activists said that all countries should stop weapons transfers to israel, but, look, there are plenty of others on capitol hill that say they don't want any change in policy. there are some people who say israel has enough bombs right now to do whatever they want. why would we leave them more vulnerable? so, this is exactly the big question. will the president change any policy? what message will that send? right now they're mostly focused on seeing if israel does, in fact, open up any more of those border crossings to get aid in. >> gio: one thing is policy. the other politics, right? averi, the war between israel and hamas is having a real impact on the ballot box and how people are voting. >> right, we've seen democrats in primaries across the country use their ballots to send a message to president biden.

a lot of these folks are casting protest ballots to call for a lasting cease-fire in gaza, and so we saw that in wisconsin this week. nearly 50,000 voters cast what are called uninstructed ballots, many of them in protest of biden's handling of the humanitarian crisis in gaza. so, that's a vulnerability for him in this really key battleground state. also for trump we're seeing many republican voters who are not voting for him in these primaries. nearly 13% of voters in wisconsin voted for nikki haley, and she's been out of the race for many weeks now. so, it could be a real huge impact in november, what these voters do, because in a state like wisconsin, the margin of victory can be very slim. >> whit: so, maryalice, let's talk more about these protest votes. is it a sign that some voters are still searching for a third option? >> i think it could be. look, these are two incredibly unpopular candidates, relatively speaking, to previous elections. we have seen signs that people are still looking for something else.

this last week, though, if you were searching for something else, a big setback. that group no labels had hoped to have a unity ticket, one democrat and one republican running together. they called it quits. they said they couldn't find a candidate. there is, of course, that independent candidate, robert kennedy jr. democrats seem worried. they're mostly worried still that people will just stay home but they are taking the threat of rfk seriously, at least it looks like it. they're spending money to aggressively go after him to try to keep him off of ballots. we don't know if he'll end up on ballots, but, look, we have seen him polling sometimes near 10%. >> janai: averi, when we talk about folks going out to the polls to make their voices heard, florida supreme court decision to allow abortion on the ballot. we've seen how that's worked out for typically republican states like kansas. >> right, so democrats are hoping that this gets voters to turn out in force for them. we saw the biden campaign earlier this week saying they believe that the state of florida could be winnable now because the issue of abortion will help them connect with voters there. republicans tell us in the state

that they are not that worried. only time will tell. >> janai: all right, well, ladies, thank you both so much for being with us to talk this through. and now it's time for another check of the weather, somara theodore joins us with weather. >> somara: lady liberty. >> janai: you were showing the eclipse before. >> somara: i was. we was moving. i didn't know y'all saw. this is what we want to show. this was lady liberty -- her torch got lit by lightning, and it's actually a very beautiful picture. that bird so close by, and there she had to just make it through the earthquake that we had on friday here in the new york tri-state area. felt even farther north of i-95. so a lot going on, and we've got some bigger stuff in the works, don't we? the total solar eclipse is happening. what is going to happen as far as weather? del rio, texas, cloudy side. i'm not going to lie to you. i've got to give it to you straight. we will see clearing possible in carbondale, indianapolis, looking pretty good there, and for those in cleveland up to

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>> whit: welcome back to "gma" and new details about the horrifying elephant attack that killed a 79-year-old woman on safari. her son now telling "gma" exclusively why he is not pointing any fingers. abc's lama hasan joins us now with more. lama, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, whit. that's absolutely right. for the first time since gail mattson tragically died, her son

blake is now opening up telling us that this was a freak accident, but adding that his mom was so looking forward to going on this trip, but she was also aware of the risks. >> it's just been so surreal. >> reporter: this morning a week after american tourist gail mattson died while on safari, her son blake is now speaking out about losing his mom while she was on the adventure of a lifetime. >> she loved traveling. she was so happy to be there and felt so blessed to be able to do this. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: authorities in zambia now investigating this video of the incident. watch as the elephant begins to chesa farrygoers during in kafue national park, and the vehicle comes to a stop. >> hey, hey, hey. >> reporter: the guide yelling trying to scare off the five-ton animal, but it doesn't work, using its tusks to flip the vehicle and those inside, 79-year-old mattson died at the scene, and another tourist was seriously injured.

her son says she would agree it was just a tragic accident. >> my mom would be the first to tell you this is a fluke. she would tell you something could happen. you can't predict a wild animal, and that's part of why it makes it an adventure. >> reporter: the tour operator wilderness saying, our guides are well trained and experienced, but sadly in this instance the terrain and vegetation was such that the guide's route became blocked and could not move out of harm's way quickly enough. blake says he doesn't blame the guide and credits him with more lives not being lost. >> there was a big bump in the road, and that driver saved other people's lives with what he did. i do know if they wouldn't have stopped, they'd have probably rolled or ejected people from the jeep. nobody expected it to tip the vehicle over. >> reporter: most of all, he says, he wants to remember his mother as the adventurerist fun-loving woman she was. >> she was just this outgoing,

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>> gio: we're back now on "gma" with a look at how our nation's schools are preparing students

for the big spectacle. there are so many plans out there for watching the eclipse and em nguyen is back with more. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning, gio, again, of course, this morning on "gma" here. right now i am back to talk all about the eclipse. as you know, 15 states are in the path of totality on monday, and schools out there are saying, hey, let's give these students a chance for an out of this world experience. ♪ this morning, eclipse-a-palooza. as excitement is building, kids across the nation are counting down to monday's once in a generation solar spectacle. thousands of schools preparing millions of students for the celestial event. >> it will be really dark. >> reporter: for students in the path of totality from texas to new hampshire, it could mean early dismissal or a day off from school. in illinois, 60 schools will be closed so students can get the full experience. >> a total solar eclipse is one of those events that people really should try to enjoy. >> reporter: in rochester, new york, k through second graders spent a day creating

eclipse-themed crafts and learning about how the moon will block the light from the sun for about three minutes. >> all: good morning, america. >> reporter: in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, a watch party for the community's young stargazers and their parents. >> we will get solar eclipse inspired little snacks, astronaut food. >> reporter: but the director of south side kids has a few concerns. >> a lot of kids get scared, you know, when it gets dark and when things happen, so we have glasses for the kids to look. we're getting extra protection. >> reporter: that concern echoed by parents and dozens of school districts like in livington, new jersey. the superintendent warning about children being tempted to look up directly at the sun without protective eyewear. still, in new york, the largest school district in the country will not be handing out eclipse glasses despite early dismissal. and some tips, of course, for parents, make sure your kids have the proper glasses when it

comes to monday, and then also if you're watching with your kids, ensure that they stay nearby during the actual blackout, and as we lead into monday, of course, you got to make sure that you educate them about how rare this instance is going to be and, of course, have fun with it, right, gio? >> gio: absolutely, and we'll talk about safety during the eclipse in our next hour. thank you, 'em. coverage of the eclipse begins right here on "gma" monday and then continues at 1:00 p.m. with the main event starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern anchored by david muir and linsey davis right here on abc, natgeo, and all of our streaming platforms. our "play of the day" is coming up next. but hey...nothing wrong with sticking it to the boss. ooooh, flo, you gonna take that? why would that concern me? because you're...the... aren't you the..? huh...we never actually discussed hierarchy. ok, why don't we just stick to letting dave know how much he can save when he bundles his home or auto with his boat or rv. wait, i thought jamie was the boss. [ laughter ]

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of the food bowl. little molly apparently grateful for the help so that her puppy can enjoy her puppy chow without accidentally nibbling on her own ears or making a mess. we can't help but giggle at the sight. adorable. >> whit: the scrunchie matches the coat and everything. >> janai: it does. >> whit: coming up in our second hour of "gma," the strongest earthquake in nearly 140 years strikes the greater new york city area. the safety checks at tunnels and airports. stay with us. the strongest earthquake in nearly 140 years strikes the greater new york city area. the safety checks at tunnels and airports. stay with us.

good morning. i'm stephanie sierra. a woman was rescued after she drove her car into a canal in bay point overnight. the woman, who was in her 60s, was driving on highway four before she crashed about 200 yards from the road when firefighters arrived, they used ladders to get down the canal, then broke the car windows to get to her. you're looking at video of that now. crews say the woman was shaken up after she was pulled to safety. firefighters say neighbors overheard the crash and called 911. today, the oakland ballers minor league team is holding open tryouts at laney college in the east bay. the club is looking for local players to fill their roster. registration opens at nine, followed by camp from 10 to 3. interested players are asked to purchase a ticket through the team's website.

tickets start at $150. all right, let's take a look outside right now with lisa. how's it looking? >> it is cold, but actually really pretty out there from the golden gate bridge. you can see how clear it is. our frost advisory for another hour. it is 48, in san mateo, 45 san francisco, hayward and san jose. and from our exploratorium camera, a lot of blue sky out there, increasing clouds throughout the second half of the day for the north bay. 34 in petaluma, 39, in gilroy. so anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees colder. and as we go through the afternoon, you may notice the high clouds in the north bay. but by sunday we have a little weak system. there that wants to bring in a few sprinkles, but we're still going to warm up day to day. today is a very modest warm up. you can see we're still below average 55 half moon bay. we were 54 in the city yesterday. today, 5762 san jose and the accuweather seven day forecast. a little warmer tomorrow. and then the warmth arrives next week into the 80s

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