[ yells ] stay where they belong! >> janai: good mor janai: good morning, america. new evacuation orders. israel sends tens of thousands of people in gaza on the move as it prepares to expand its miliary operation to root out hamas.

protests against the war spreading to the popular eurovision song contest as the israeli contestant speaks out. >>whit: mega maga rally. tens of thousands of donald trump supporters attend a massive rally in new jersey as he looks to take back the white house while his former attorney michael cohen prepares to testify against his old boss. >>gio: corruption charges. new jersey senator bob menendez's trial scheduled to begin monday, accused of taking bribes including cash and gold bars in exchange for political favors. will he look to blame his wife? >>janai: bait and switch? federal regulators digging into those often confusing credit card rewards and travel programs. this as the summer travel season takes off. what to know before you sign up. >>whit: taking the lead. the teams breaking their tie in the nba playoffs. the celtics winning on the road

against the cavs, while the mavericks edged out the thunder at home. all the highlights ahead. ♪ ♪ celebrate good times ♪ >>gio: and mother-daughter duo both wearing caps and gowns today, to graduate from the same college program. >> we studied together, and we would bounce things off of one another. >> gio: their inspiring story on this very special mother's day. live from abc news in new york, this is "good morning america." >> gio: we do say good morning. we are dancing. it's a celebration. happy mother's day to you, and to our mama right here. >> janai: thank you so much. you are so sweet. we were not dancing. he was moving his body doing something. we appreciate it, whit johnson. >> gio: we do appreciate it. we have a lot, including a planned demolition of the fallen

bridge in baltimore. it sits on top of the container ship that brought the bridge down. >> janai: also reports that mcdonald's is looking at putting a $5 value meal on its menu, a response in the drop of people eating out due more on that c >> gio: the deep south again facing massive rainfall as the week begins. let's get to somara theodore with more on that. >> somara: take a look. brooklyn, new york, botanical gardens, all the flora in its cities. mothers arms, fl glory. happy mother's day, mothers arms florida, 88 today, relaxation, alabama, i hope you're getting relaxation. 80 degrees there. flowers, florida, it is going to be hot. you have clouds around. we are watching that flood threat, and this is for areas

that have been hit hard in the last few weeks. we could see 2 to 4 inches of rain. flood watch for much of texas. we'll dive a bit deeper into that and see where it's going next in your full forecast. back to you. >> gio: we'll see you soon. thank you. we're going to go overseas to the israel/hamas war as israel orders tens of thousands of gazans to flee more areas in rafah, the southern city where so many had gone to avoid the bombing farther north months ago. marcus moore is in tel aviv with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. israel's ground operation is under way in rafah, and overnight the idf reiterating that the current operation is a precise one, and is limited in its scope, emphasizing that this is not the full-scale attack on rafah. the latest evacuation order for rafah affects 300,000 people who have moved, are now being moved once again. many of them are gone to rafah to escape the fighting in other

parts of gaza. this morning the idf saying it has found several tunnels and eliminated dozens of hamas fighters. just yesterday, at least 18 palestinians were killed in separate israeli air and artillery strikes in rafah, and throughout the operation israel has told people to go to expanded humanitarian zones. but aid groups say even those areas are not safe. the aid groups saying that citizens caught in the middle really have no safe place to go. now, these developments in rafah come as negotiations on a cease-fire and hostage deal are on hold. but both sides have shown a willingness to keep talkin both sides have there's no sign a deal is imminent. >> janai: let's bring in martha raddatz, who will be hosting "this week later" and good morning to you. thank you for being here. this operation, israel's goal and the operation in rafah, marcus just describing that they're saying that this is precise and limited in scope,

not that full-scale operation. is this just semantics? what is the goal of this operation? >> reporter: we've heard the israelis say that they want to wipe out hamas entirely, but this has the u.s. incredibly worried about exactly what will happen there. they do fear there will be a fu full-scale invasion into rafah using those large bombs, the same kind of bombs that president biden put a hold on, 500-pound bombs, 2,000-pound bombs that often have a bigger blast radius and it is easier to kill civilians. that's what the u.s. is watching. you've heard president biden say again and again we don't want that full-scale invasion, and that is why he withheld those weapons. but you also heard the state department saying it is reasonable to assess that u.s. weapons have been used by israel

in instances inconsistent with international law, although they did not conclude that they violated the law. so this is something the administration and the world is watching very closely. >> janai: that's exactly what i want to ask you about because we've heard the biden administration's rhetoric ticking up as it pertains to israel and now we have the evidence, the state department says that israel breached international law. is the biden administration likely to punish israel? >> reporter: well, they didn't specifically say they breached it. they said they may have breached it. so i don't think there's any punishment involved. and there's been backlash from people saying this report didn't go far enough, although others think it went too far, of course. but it has sort of muddied the situation. but there should be, or rather there would be punishment by the administration if they do this full-scale assault. i think you will see them

withholding more weapons, and president biden did warn them of that. >> janai: this is such a delicate balance. how is this impacting israel's support in congress, when you're saying that -- even for president biden that he's really getting it from both sides? >> reporter: exactly, exactly the situation now. he is getting it from both sides. we're going to talk about that this morning with people from both sides who think he has been too hard on israel, that we should send everything we have in to help israel, and others are saying it's just too much. >> janai: you certainly have got it covered this morning, martha. thank you. happy mother's day to you. >> reporter: same to you. >> janai: you at home, too. tune in to "later this morning" and martha had speak with senator chris coons and michael mccaul about the state of the war in gaza, plus martha sits down with george stephanopoulos to talk about "the inside story

of presidents in crisis". >> whit: former president trump holding a massive rally on the jersey shore. maryalice parks joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, trump left the new york courtroom for the jersey shore. it's an area that he knows well. he insists that he thinks he can win new jersey, even though in 2016 and in 2020 he lost the state by double digits. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: out of court and back on the campaign trail, donald trump buoyed by thousands of supporters overnight. his team boasting it was the biggest crowd they've seen this year. >> today we're expanding the electoral map because we are going to officially play in the state of new jersey. >> reporter: the former president taking advantage of the weekend before returning to that new york city courtroom monday, as the criminal hush money trial goes forward.

his supporters saying they're sticking with him. >> it would take a lot for me to think that this isn't a setup against him, it would take a lot. >> reporter: michael cohen, once trump's personal lawyer, set to take the stand this week. in 2016 it was cohen who paid 130,000 to porn star stormy daniels to keep her account of alleged extramarital sex with trump out of the papers before the election. trump denies the affair, but cohen is already proving to be a problematic witness, taunting trump online and appearing in a tiktok video wearing a t-shirt showing trump behind bars. >> trump 2024, more like trump 20 to 24 hours. >> reporter: the judge is saying it has to stop. our latest poll saying 80% of trump supporters say they will still support him even if he's convicted. 16% say they will reconsider and 4% will withdraw their

prosec trump was lobbing personal, ugly insults against the prosecutor bringing the charges. >> whit: we appreciate it. >> gio: in baltimore, crews are set to use fallen bridge. ike ejiochi is there now. >> reporter: it's been six weeks since that massive 1,000 foot ship slammed into the key bridge and today crews will use a controlled demolition to try to remove that big piece of mangled metal still stuck on the ship. the plan is to use explosives to break up a large span of the bridge into smaller pieces. boats will haul away the pieces not only on the ship but in the water surrounding it. at that point, workers say tugboats will be able to reach the dali and tow it out of the river. the plan was set in motion as the sixth and final body was recovered from the water. the planned demolition comes as

officials released new body camera video of first responders searching for survivors in the first hours after the collapse. we're learning the crew of the dali will be on the ship as the demolition happens. officials tell us the francis scott key bridge should be completed and rebuilt by the fall of 2028. >> janai: some years to go. ike, thank you for that. from baltimore to atlanta where three police officers were shot overnight while responding to a call about a man with a gun. the officers in the hospital, said to be stable. the atlanta police chief saying the unidentified suspect was killed in the shootout. officials say one officer was shot in the shoulder, another shot in the leg, the other was grazed. >> whit: a sad update, the 62-year-old man who received the first ever pig kidney transplant in the world has died. richard slayman made history in march when he underwent a four-hour procedure at massachusetts general hospital.

he was discharged from the hospital two weeks later. the hospital says there's no indication that slayman's sudden passing was due to the transplant. >> gio: we're going to turn to the world's biggest pop music competition happening in sweden to the tune of anti-war protesters and a whole lot of controversy. lama hasan is in london with the latest. good morning to you. there was a winner overnight. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. that's right. switzerland clinching the crowned. this began in 1956, famous for its over-the-top performances, costumes and catchy tunes. this year the fun and celebration was overshadowed by politics. ♪ >> reporter: overnight, controversy overshadowing performances at the eurovision final in sweden. it's motto is united by music, but this year the eurovision song contest is anything but united. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: pro-palestinian demonstrators outside the

eurovision venue protesting against the participation of this year's israeli contestant. the israeli entry coming under fire for penning a song initially called "october rain" and complaints flooding in about the song's reference to the trauma of the terrorist attacks by hamas on october 7th. the organizers saying the contest is a non political music event allowing israel to compete after changing the lyrics. ♪ >> reporter: israel making it to the grand final and coming in fifth. >> i feel honored to have the opportunity to be the voice of my country and stand in front of millions of people and give my all to make them feel something, to show we're here, to show our voice. >> reporter: ultimately it was switzerland that secured the top spot at this year's eurovision song contest. 24-year-old nemo performing "the

code" and ending the competition with 591 points. >> this was one of the most queer representations we've seen at eurovision, which is amazing. >> reporter: and despite the thousa thousands of pro-palestinian protesters outside the venue as the competition was under way, angry that israel was able to compete, the eurovision song contest went off without a hitch, with many acts using it as a platform to call for peace. >> janai: thank you. back in this country, as reports say mcdonald's is looking at launching a $5 value meal in an effort to win customers back who have been staying home because of inflation. faith abubey has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, janai. the average price of a quarter pounder in mcdonald's in parts of the country has more than doubled in the last ten years,

rising prices forcing inflation-wary customers to turn to cheaper alternatives. the golden arches reportedly looking at a potential deal to try to win them back. this morning, fast food giant mcdonald's hoping to flip the growing backlash over rising menu prices. >> they said a breakfast hashbrown are $3 now. >> reporter: the burger chain seeing its base burdened by inflation, now shying away from its restaurants. >> prices are up. what's the point of going to mcdonald's anymore? >> reporter: the cost of eating food away from home increased 4.2% compared to last year, quarterly sales dipping for the first time. taco bell, starbucks, also reported lower than expected profits. >> consumers are feeling the pinch and maybe they are not necessarily eating at restaurants. >> reporter: bloomberg reporting executives at the golden arches are floating the idea of a $5

meal deal, which would rival wendy's $5 biggie deal and deal. ♪ >> reporter: they haven't had a promotion in recent years burger king's. mcdonald's has been forcing franchises to cut on the local level and they're concerned about losing more money who would need to sign off on the $5 meal deal. >> the attempt to get franchisees actually failed, but they are trying again. >> reporter: mcdonald's is not commenting on the potential meal deal, however they do tell abc news while local franchise owners set their own menu prices, the company continues to work with them to try to find a balance between pricing and affordability, and also getting aggressive with deals when needed. back to you. >> whit: thank you. i could go for a sausage egg mcmuffin. >> janai: do you have mcdonald's

money? >> whit: mom deserves a step up if you can do it. let's get a check of the forecast. somara theodore is here. everyone is wondering what's going to happen with the weather. >> somara: depends on where you live. yesterday they had pretty active weather in the state of pennsylvania and ohio. i know it doesn't look like there's a tornado on the ground, but you can actually see the debris, a tree coming down. it's usually when we get condensation, you see the tornado. we have the national weather service coming out to measure, but we did have two confirmed tornadoes yesterday. 17 days with at least one tornado reported, and we could be looking at 18. a chance for severe weather throughout parts of texas with a lot of rain, leading to the threat for flash flooding this afternoon. so keep that in mind. let's

>> somara: and that's a look at your forecast, so for all of >> somara: and that's a look at your forecast. so for all of our friends in texas who have been seeing so much rain over the past few weeks, they have to prepare again for another round of wet weather. >> janai: your dress is giving a little aurora borealis. >> somara: i love that. >> janai: it's close enough. you knew what i meant, whit. >> gio: she tried and we give her credit on this mother's day. to the nba playoffs, two games overnight and two more to look ahead to.

alex presha is in the land with the cavaliers for us. good morning. >> reporter: hey, gio. we are solidly in the second round of the nba playoffs and this place, the rocket mortgage field house, was rocking as the cleveland cavaliers are back in the conference semifinals for the first time since 2018. they're taking on the top-seeded boston celtics and fresh off a major win on the road. the celtics, they did not come here to play stars jayson tatum and jaylen brown combined for 61 points. it was the celtics defense that stole the show. donovan mitchell had 33 points of his own but they made him work for every single bucket. the celtics taking this game 106-93 and also taking a 2-1 lead in the series. and then out west, the mavs muscling past the number one seeded oklahoma city thunder, and late in that game kyrie irving hit this incredible

fall-away shot. reminded people of an iconic shot he had years ago. the mavs taking a 2-1 lead in that series as well. and today we've got another slate of games on tap. the early game, the indiana pacers taking on the new york knicks. that's at 3:30 on abc. and then the late game, the minnesota timberwolves taking on the defending champion denver nuggets. the most wonderful time of the year. >> janai: that kyrie shot, it is identical. >> whit: you know he's been practicing that over and over, and he delivered. >> janai: thank you. >> reporter: i'm practicing, too. >> janai: alex is practicing, too. still coming up on gma this morning, the corruption case against senator bob menendez heads to trial. we'll preview the case. >> whit: and federal regulators are putting credit card rewards programs under scrutiny. are they making good on their promises?

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and all of you honoring a loved one this morning. >> whit: love those pictures, yeah. >> janai: got to love mother's day. >> whit: love all the moms. more on that coming up. but we do want to take a look at some of the other stories we're following on this sunday morning. the stunning images of the aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights, visible across much of the country this weekend. the lights are caused by unusually strong solar outbursts reaching the earth. the aurora borealis has the capacity to impact power grids and cause blackouts, but it seems like we have been able to avoid any disruptions so far. >> gio: happening now, more than 300 people have been killed and more than 1,000 homes destroyed from a devastating flood there in northern afghanistan. the world food program has begun distributing aid, this comes as afghanistan is still recovering from a string of earthquakes earlier this year. >> janai: and we are celebrating the life of legendary movie king roger corman, the independent

filmmaker who directed and produced hundreds of low-budget films, credited with discovering the likes of jack nicholson, martin martin and robert de niro, just to name a few. he was 98 years old and we have a lot to thank him for. >> gio: we start with the u.s. senator heading to trial tomorrow on federal corruption charges. new jersey's bob menendez accused of accepting lavish gifts, including bars of gold, in exchange for doing favors for foreign governments. reena roy is here with more on his possible defense strategy. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. menendez and his wife are accused of accepting bribes like cash, those gold bars that you mentioned, and other perks from businessmen in exchange for favors and we're learning he may blame his wife during the trial due to unsealed court documents.

>> senator, could we have a few words with you, sir? >> reporter: this morning, senator bob menendez headed to trial this week facing corruption charges. prosecutors allege the former chairman of the powerful senate foreign relations committee and his wife accepted bribes for favors from several new jersey businessmen and the governments of egypt and qatar. >> senator menendez allegedly provided sensitive, nonpublic u.s. government information. >> reporter: prosecutors say those bribes were paid in gold bars, a new mercedes, and wads of cash. some of it found stuffed inside the senator's jacket when the feds raided their new jersey home. >> if found guilty, senator menendez could face up to 20 years in federal prison. >> reporter: menendez has pleaded not guilty. his wife, nadine, who has also pleaded not guilty, will not go on trial until july because she faces medical issues. but in a new twist in the case, we're learning that the embattled senator may blame his wife for it all. lawyers for menendez indicating in a court filing that the senator lacked criminal intent since his wife didn't disclose

anything to him. >> it could be that senator menendez's defense team actually points the blame at his wife suggesting that marital conversations showed that he was not given the full picture of what these cash and gold payments were meant for. >> reporter: menendez could even take the stand in his own defense and implicate his wife, nadine, by suggesting she kept information from him, and that he was unaware of her allegedly illegal activities. and in a statement, menendez saying he has been falsely accused claiming forces behind the scene have attempted to silence his voice and dig his political grave. guys? >> janai: a lot to watch there, reena. thank you. well, as we celebrate mother's day, we are reminded that there are those who can only celebrate their moms in spirit. for some, the holiday can be a challenging one. abc's will ganss spoke with a family finding support through social media. will, i bet this story was your idea, and it is such a good one on mother's day, because it is a

tough day for so many people. >> absolutely. so many families dealing with this for the first time this year. the riggins sisters lost their father at a young age, and they lost their mom a few years ago, but they have been sharing the heartache and humor, and millions, including me, have tuned in for comfort. >> our mom died a little over a year ago, and these are some of the things we would like to confess to her. >> reporter: the riggins sisters racked up 6.6 million likes making confessions to their late mom. >> we didn't know that we had to file your taxes. >> nope. >> part of my grief journey is at times feeling isolated. >> reporter: and they're not the only ones. in fact, #grieftok has hundreds of videos with creators sharing their own journeys. >> i'm having one of the hardest i need my mom days i have had in a very long time. >> say what you want about the internet. the one thing it gives us is the possibility to connect with people all over the globe and

who are able to really empathize, maybe even in real time. there is that kind of community, that kind of understanding, that kind of empathy and compassion that's kind of irreplaceable. there's nothing like feeling understood at a time when you feel really disconnected. >> reporter: the riggins sisters banding with one another, inspired by what their mom had said after her diagnosis. >> i looked at her one day in the hospital, and i said, how are you going to get through this? the same way we got through everything else. we'll share it together. >> there are days katie, megan and i are struggling with our grief. >> reporter: and on this mother's day -- >> i think she would be proud of us for so many ways. >> reporter: the riggins sisters will spend this mother's day together, and our expert says if this is your first mother's day without mom, this might not be the year to create a lasting

ritual or go to brunch with 20 people if your pain level is really high. if you want to pull the covers over your head and watch tv to simply get through the day, that's perfectly acceptable too. >> janai: yes, because may is also mental health awareness month, and so taking care of your mental health any way you can, do it. >> whit: i thought that was a beautiful way to honor and remember mom, incredible. thank you, will. >> reporter: finding a community online. >> whit: appreciate it. let's get a check of the weather. let's go back to somara theodore. >> somara: this is the northern lights kissing this mountain region. is that the somara borealis? it is indeed. [ laughter ] >> whit: i love it. >> janai: that's hilarious. >> somara: let's take a look at what's going on in the northeast. you can see we've got a lot of cloud coverage out there. some rain will be moving through this afternoon. spotty showers. we do get a break in the clouds, some sunshine returning on monday, but be ready because we have a bit of a soaker moving into the northeast by wednesday night. finally, i'll end here. where is the heat hiding? down in florida.

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long trip to nowhere. abc's alexis christoforous is here with why some federal regulators are getting involved. might find it leading to a trip to nowhere. abc's alexis christoforous is here with why some federal regulators are getting involved. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. if you use an airline-branded credit card, do you know how much your reward points are worth in dollars? if you are not sure, you're not alone. terms and conditions can often be confusing and inconsistent, and now the federal government is taking notice. this morning, federal regulators taking a much closer look at bait and switch trends among credit card rewards and travel programs. this as consumers cry foul after those airline credit card companies lure them in with the promise of rewards perks, but don't fulfill or sometimes even revoke them. it's particularly a problem for air travelers ahead of a busy summer travel season trying to figure out how many miles they might earn after racking up expenses on those airline loyalty cards. >> these are now not frequent flier programs. these are frequent spender programs.

>> reporter: now both the heads of both bureaus testifying whether credit card companies are making good on their promises to consumers. >> i've caught myself on a flight doing the napkin math. if they're selling me a sandwich for $9, but i can use miles to get it, i guess it's worth this if they're selling me a sandwich for $9, but i can use miles to get it, i guess it's worth this much. >> reporter: one out of every much. >> reporter: one out of every four u.s. households has an airline credit card generating $23 billion in activity. >> they celebrate billions of miles to credit card companies user, use this credit card to who then incentivize you as a user, use this credit card to get your valuable miles. the government saying, we've got to make sure the consumers are winning. improve fairness and predictability for consumers as those airline credi >> reporter: the cfpb says they're now looking for ways to provide fairness after they continue raking in record profits. as it's unlikely any sweeping changes are coming soon, there

are still things consumers can do to protect themselves and avoid taking on more debt to get rewards. >> you're in a hole, stop digging, and don't pay 20% interest just for the privilege of earning 2% cash back or an equivalent number of airline miles. >> reporter: now the federal agencies stress their investigation is in the early stages and they haven't reached any conclusions on regulatory next steps. a consumer's best defense, read the fine print, and know what you are signing up for. guys? >> janai: and this is so popular because we have been talking about it. >> whit: exactly. >> janai: the whole time those reward programs, they can make a big difference. alexis, thank you for that. still coming up here on "good morning america," a real mother's day special. a mom and daughter both graduating college at the same school on the same day. when you need to prepare for unpredictable adventures... (gasp) you need weathertech. [hot dog splat.] laser measured floorliners front and rear. [drink slurp and splat.] (scream)

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the one cheering from the stands during commencement ceremony, but for this graduate, 21-year-old laila birchett, her mom, 43-year-old tonya johnson, will walk across the stage too. >> 4.0. >> reporter: graduating from rutgers university with the same degree on mother's day. >> i think it makes it even more special, especially since the commencement is on mother's day. i think it makes it a much better experience. >> reporter: latonya johnson is a single mom of six. over the years, she tried to go back for her degree six times. >> i was married with multiple children, i worked full-time. it was a struggle. i realized not having a college degree, i was limited. in order to evolve and grow, and maintain a salary, i needed a college degree. >> reporter: two years ago, she took laila for a visit to rutgers. they loved it, applied and got in. the two even sharing classes together. >> it's actually -- it was nice having her in the same class

because we kind of, like, bonded with the same people. yeah, it was nice. >> yeah. we also studied together. we would bounce things off of one another. >> reporter: on this mother's day, the two will turn their tassels, marking a special milestone both can celebrate. >> i'm graduating soon. it feels great. >> it's been quite a journey, so i'm just so blessed and honored to have made it to this point. >> reporter: just love it. the two are graduating, but they're not leaving rutgers university just yet. they jumped right into their mother's day w masters program. they're set to graduate that program next year. mother's day will be just as special. love it. congratulations to them.

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the hot seat facing all the questions from martha on his new book this morning on abc's this always live abc seven news starts right now. >> good morning i'm zach fuentes. today the community will continue to honor the life of reverend cecil williams, who died last month at the age of 94. his memorial service will begin at one. williams was the longtime leader of san francisco glide memorial church. he established a legacy of being a champion of civil rights and helping the poor. his decades of work is now available for viewing at the san francisco public library. happening now part of highway 37 is closed in the north bay, so caltrans crews can make repairs. caltrans shared video of the latest construction. the closure is for the eastbound lanes from sears point to vallejo. it's the same stretch that shut down for several weekends last month. you can see the detour there in green. the road is set to reopen by 5 a.m. tomorrow. another closure is planned for next weekend to hopefully finish that

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