moving from the interpretive center to just before the mid span drive time. the tulsa san mateo is 13 minutes. >> number seven red lobster is reassuring customers this morning, despite the company filing for bankruptcy and some restaurants closing down. the famous cheddar bay biscuits are still available at the grocery store, and there are no changes to its retail operations. now. i have not tried to make them myself. >> i have a box in my cupboard. should i make them? will you please? >> because we need to test this out. >> all right, i'll make them. >> and i've never had them. >> okay, well, i don't want to >> robin: good morning america for our viewers in the west. a disaster emergency after twisters rip through the heartland. overnight, deadly tornado outbreak. >> house gone. house gone. >> robin: 20 reported twisters

in three states. parts of iowa completely flattened by a devastating tornado. our team is on the scene, as we track the severe weather on the move. plus, record heat for millions just in time for memorial day weekend. >> michael: deadly turbulence. new details and images of the aftermath inside the terrifying incident on a singapore airlines flight that left one passenger dead and sending dozens to the hospital. passengers experiencing rapid negative and positive g forces. what we know as the ntsb joins the investigation. >> george: the defense rests. closing arguments set for next week in the trump hush money trial after the former president does not testify. his lawyers head to court in florida. the newly unsealed evidence in the classified documents case. >> michael: the search for answers in the death of matthew perry. authorities revealing for the first time they're looking into who supplied the "friends" star with ketamine, the drug that led

to his death. >> george: the frightening scene we see over and over, drivers trapped in their sinking vehicles as water rushes in. this morning a live demonstration. the one simple thing that could save your life, and what could delay a quick exit. >> michael: caitlin clark scoring big again. what the super star rookie has done that no athlete has done since michael. no, not me, michael jordan. plus, the celtics survive overtime. >> side step three pointer, puts it up, bang! >> michael: outpacing indiana. ♪ back in the new york groove ♪ >> robin: and we're sailing into new york's fleet week. lara and sam are on the ship right off the chopper for a once in a life time opportunity. >> sam: can i join? >> robin: live on board the uss bataan. >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america. >> robin: this is indeed good morning america.

sam and lara, both of their fathers served in the military so this is very special for them this morning. >> michael: looking forward to that. we have a lot to get to including how airlines are bracing for record memorial day weekend travel. >> george: matt gutman about to show us live on air how to rescue yourself from a sinking car. we've got advice on how to save your life if you do get trapped. >> robin: you do not want to miss that. we're going to begin with the deadly tornado outbreak. at least 20 twisters were reported in three states. several people were killed and at least a dozen injured. the small town of greenfield, iowa, was hit hard. our victor oquendo is there on the scene for us this morning. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning. the town of greenfield is hurting this morning. so many homes look like this now. a tornado levelling this one. neighbors say that it happened within just a matter of minutes. you can see clear inside to what was the kitchen.

you can make out the refrigerator, just next to it, that cabinet there. authorities confirming multiple people have died, and at least a dozen were injured. >> house gone. house gone. >> reporter: overnight, deadly twisters ripping through the heartland. >> please be in your shelter now. >> reporter: swaths of southern iowa completely flattened. greenfield, just outside des moines, hit especially hard. authorities say there were confirmed fatalities and at least a dozen people were taken away in ambulances. >> we do believe we have everybody accounted for, but we just want to make sure that with our search efforts, obviously, this tornado has devastated a good portion of this town and community. >> reporter: governor reynolds proclaiming a disaster emergency for 15 counties. >> there's just a bunch of crashing. i heard windows shattering. i heard, like, branches from trees creeking and snapping. >> reporter: houses with roofs ripped off, this car flipped onto its hood.

>> i'm not normally a guy that gets scared, but i was scared. >> reporter: his son's home ripped off its foundation. >> i saw my house. first off, glad i was not in it. i mean, there's just all your memories in your own home, everything that you worked so hard to build is gone. >> reporter: entire blocks wiped out. in nearby carbon, debris flying everywhere. storm chasers rushing to this destroyed house. >> are you in shelter? nobody's hurt? >> reporter: looking for survivors trapped under what remains of their home. in prescott, this wind farm on fire. turbines destroyed once the powerful storm moved through. many back in greenfield still in shock. >> to see all of these homes that i have known my entire life, to be completely flattened, completely gone, it was very devastating and surreal.

>> reporter: just heartbreaking scenes. the closest hospital sustained damage, too. a triage center has been set up at greenfield high school. greenfield is home to about 2,000 people. neighbors describe this place as the type of town where everybody knows each other and this morning their hearts are broken. michael? >> michael: ours are broken with them as well. thank you very much, victor. let's go to sam champion with more on the threat that's on the move this morning, as we get closer to the memorial day weekend. good morning, sam. >> sam: good morning, michael. so tough to see those images. those storms started firing yesterday morning with warnings. and then went throughout the day into the night. let me show you more than 300 storm reports from this. look at the ones in red. those are tornado reports. look at the more than 66 hail reports. some are softball size. 244 wind reports. i'm talking about 70-100 mile per hour winds. this was disastrous day. the thunderstorms drop to the south. they will refire today.

waco, you're in line, dallas, you're up for it, shreveport texarkana, little rock. watch for this. it is our highest threat for tornados and damaging winds. this storm line extends into the northeast. i need everybody in that yellow area seeking out the storm. thursday more storms will fire. george? >> george: sam, thanks. now the latest on donald trump's criminal trial. the defense rested after the former president did not take the stand. closing arguments set for next week. aaron katersky's at the courthouse. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. one week from today the jury should have the case of the people of the state of new york versus donald j. trump. he's charged with falsifying business records to keep secret from voters a 2016 hush payment to adult film actress stormy daniels. the jury is going to wait for the judge to instruct them and the judge is going to spend the next two days finalizing those instructions. the defense wants the judge to say hush money itself is not illegal. prosecutors asked the judge to say trump can be convicted even if he didn't falsify the records

personally, but caused others to do so. trump did not testify as he said repeatedly he would. instead jurors heard testimony from 22 other witnesses. they saw nearly 300 exhibits. and they are going to hear closing arguments next tuesday, george. >> george: aaron in that slow moving classified documents case, new evidence showing possible obstruction by the former president? >> reporter: new trove of unsealed evidence includes photographs of trump's valet walt nada, reportedly moving boxes that contain classified material at the former president's florida estate, mar a-lago. the lid on the top box is missing. it's just not there. this is just some of the evidence that special counsel jack smith had amassed. there was a subpoena at the time for those materials to be returned. nada today is going to ask that charges against him be dismissed. there's no telling when trump is going to stand trial. george, that leaves the case

right here in new york as the only one so far that trump faces to actually go before a jury. >> george: thank you very much. former president playing cleanup after posting a nazi phrase on his website and suggesting restrictions on contraceptions in an interview. rachel scott has the story. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. former president trump was asked directly whether he would support restrictions on birth control. the former president said it was something they were looking at, only to back track hours later. this morning donald trump walking back his comments suggesting he's open to restricting birth control if re-elected. >> do you support any restrictions on a person's right to contraception? >> well, we're looking at that. i'm going to have is a policy on that very shortly. i think it's something you'll find interesting. it's another issue that's very interesting. but you will find it, i think, very smart. i think it's a smart decision. but we will be releasing it very soon.

>> reporter: in an interview with a local pittsburgh tv station the former president asked to clarify if that meant he would, in fact, support restrictions on contraception. >> you may want to support some restrictions? like the morning after pill or something? >> we are also -- you know, things really do have a lot to do with the states. some states are going to have different policies than others. >> reporter: the biden campaign seizing on those words saying women across the country are already suffering from donald trump's post roe nightmare. if he wins a second term, it's clear he wants to go even further. hours later trump back tracked writing on social media he has never and will never advocate imposing restrictions on birth control or other contraceptives. that's something he never made clear in the interview. the former president often boasts about appointing three of the five supreme court justices that overturned roe verse wade, clearing the way for 21 states to ban or restrict access to abortion. >> we broke roe v. wade.

>> reporter: just weeks ago trump told "time" magazine he wouldn't intervene if states wanted to monitor or punish pregnant women seeking abortion saying it's irrelevant whether i'm comfortable or not. because the states are going to make those decisions. there's still major questions about whether the former president supports further restricting access to the abortion pill used in more than half of abortions in the united states. trump said he would release his position weeks ago and still has not done so, michael. >> michael: still waiting there. still waiting, rachel. thank you so much for that. now we're going to turn to new details on the deadly turbulence aboard a singapore airlines flight. ntsb is joining the investigation into the incident that killed one passenger and injured dozens more. transportation correspondent gio benitez joins us with more. good morning, gio. >> gio: michael, good morning. truly tragic incident. we're talking about something called clear air turbulence. that's what it appears to be. that's when the weather is nice and smooth, people feel safe to stand up.

they take off their seat belts. but then instantly, with little notice, we've got mayhem. this morning the ntsb heading to southeast asia to investigate that deadly turbulence incident on a flight from london to singapore that killed one passenger and sent at least 104 others to medical centers. the images are dramatic. passengers being taken off on stretchers treated on the tarmac. inside the plane, oxygen masks dangling, dented overhead bins, blood on the back of a seat. passengers seen with cuts and bruises, bottles and food all over the floor. >> it was really, really quick, which is why i think nobody could really respond to it. the plane started shaking. it kept getting worse and worse and worse. i saw people from across the aisle just like going completely horizontal hitting the ceiling and landing back down in really awkward positions. people getting massive gashes in

their head, concussions. >> reporter: andrew davies also on board. >> very surreal. there was a lady screaming. >> reporter: among the 211 passengers and 18 crew members, four americans. the ceo for singapore airlines speaking out overnight, saying they're cooperating with the investigation. >> we are very sorry for the traumatic experience that everyone on board the plane went through. >> reporter: here's what we know. the plane was flying from london to singapore but hit an air pocket. while it appears the sky may have been clear the sudden turbulence made the plane drop 100 feet then climb 300 feet. the people inside experiencing rapid negatives and positive g-force. if they didn't have a seat belt on, they would have hit the ceiling then slammed into the floor. the plane making an emergency landing in bangkok.

>> as of now most commercial airplanes have no way to detect this kind of clear earth turbulence. we believe the weather was fairly good. we believe that the airplane had its weather radar on. the seat belt sign, apparently, only came on a few seconds prior to hitting this turbulence. >> reporter: two of the injured, americans. at least six passengers injured so badly that they are in critical condition this morning. the passenger who lost his life, 73-year-old british national jeff kitchen a bangkok airport manager said they believe he may have suffered a heart attack but that has not been confirmed. and we, of course, are thinking of his family. again, the american ntsb will now join in on this investigation. but now so many people have incidents like these on their minds because there are so many people traveling right now. >> robin: as americans gear up for the big holiday travel weekend, gio, how are some of the busiest airports in the country, like where you are in chicago, how are they preparing? >> gio: that's right, robin.

united brought us on to the tarmac. this plane is going to orlando. that's one of the top destinations for memorial day. we're talking about 4,400 flights a day just from united. that's three flights taking off very single minute. tomorrow will be the busiest before the holiday. 53,000 flights. then friday, 50,000 flights. make sure you come here early. make sure you get the airlines app on your phone so that you can make any quick changes that you need to make there. michael? >> michael: gio, thank you. in other words, give yourself a lot of time. we always appreciate you there standing on the tarmac. holiday road trips are expected to reach record levels as well. janai norman is tracking what to expect. good morning, janai. >> reporter: michael, good morning. gio just mentioned orlando. hertz said that's one of the cities with the highest demand for rental cars because so many people will be hitting the road. so buckle up. this is expected to be one of

the busiest memorial day rushes ever on the road according to aaa. an estimated, staggering 38.5 million people are expected to travel by car. the highest ever since tracking began back in 2000. that's up about 2% from 2019, up 4% from last year. that means traffic and congestion in many areas. planning ahead can help. the folks who analyze traffic data, they say if you leave thursday or friday, you gotta get going early to avoid that morning rush, or wait until the evening. when you're returning home on sunday or monday, they say that you'll want to time your travel to avoid the evening commute. the worst time to be on the road, according to aaa, will be from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. those days. they say drive times could take up to 90% longer than usual. you want to make sure you have a full tank of gas. a regular gallon of gas will run you about $3.61. that's about a nickel more from where gas prices were last year. but, guys, it's almost summer. that's good news.

>> robin: always that silver lining you bring us, janai. thank you. all right. we got a big nba matchup overnight. another big deal for caitlin clark. will has all the deets for us. good morning. >> good morning to one and all. what do michael jordan and caitlin clark have in common? aside from being singularly popular figures of their eras? basketball. wilson basketball. clark becomes the only athlete since michael jordan to have a signature collection with wilson, the sporting goods manufacturer which also makes the game balls for the wnba. clark is also the first female athlete ever to have her own wilson collection. you can buy the signature ball which looks pretty cool, if you ask me, starting this weekend. >> robin: that's what they play with in the wnba. let's talk about the nba. woo! >> michael: what a game. >> pacers and celtics in boston, game 1 of the eastern conference finals. indiana started slow. they were down 12-0 to start.

ultimately taking the lead. with six seconds left, jalen brown sinks the three pointer, forces the game into overtime! he got a double bang from mike breen which is a big deal. indiana trying to hang on. they were unable to fend off brown and jason tatum in overtime. tatum scoring ten points in overtime, leaving the game with 36. big poppy, donne wall berg was fired up. celtics win 133-128. pacers coach rick carlisle said the loss was on him. no matter who it's on, celtics up 1-0. >> robin: i love how you do it. you have a shot sheet. >> michael: they're going to regret that when they have to let it go. thank you as always, my friend. coming up the investigation into matthew perry's death. what we know this morning. >> robin: plus matt gutman is standing by in indiana at a facility the state police use to train for underwater search and rescues. >> george: that's coming up. first back to sam. >> sam: all right, george. good morning. we talked about the storms. let's talk about the heat.

suddenly summer in places even like boston. good morning, boston. on our way to 90 degrees. that's big time heat because we're normally right around 68. watch that record heat spread across the country. that's the weather around the nation. here's what you can expect this morning.

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with extreme weather, it's only happening more. we're gonna show you how to get yourself to safety. matt gutman is in indiana with the indiana state police at their logistics facility and under water search and recovery team to show us all how it is done. matt, we have been looking forward to this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. i have been nervous about it because every year, hundreds of americans die when their cars crash into bodies of water like that retention pond or they get swept away in a flash flood. the tragic part of it is so many of those deaths are preventible which is why, in a couple of moments, i'm going to be driving this car over that gravel patch into that lake. to offer folks some clear, concise tools that could mean the difference between life and death. i just want to give folks a sense of what all rescuers say. the best way to survive a sinking vehicle is not to get in the water. a foot of water can sweep your

car away and can also clog your tail pipe which means your car might stall. before we get started i just want to give you a sense of all of the safety precautions we have taken for me and the team. you can see the ambulance over there. hopefully, we don't have to use that. we have this wrecker that's gonna pull the car out of the water. you can see our safety divers right there. here, jamie, you can see we've taken out the back window and put those tow bars in order to grab us out. before we even get started i want people to start thinking about this. seat belt windows out. i'm gonna get in the car before we get going. i have gordon with me, a vehicle submerging expert. he's got the camera back there. dave plume with the indiana state police. our scuba diver in the car. i'm going to start this. hopefully this thing rolls. it does. as we watch this piece i want everybody to think seat belt, windows, out. we're going to get into starting position.

it's a frightening scene where every second counts. >> are you able to open your window? >> reporter: drivers trapped in their sinking vehicles. as water rushes in. atlanta police and firefighters finding this uber driver, water pressure against the door making it impossible to open. >> turn your head. >> reporter: the driver later acknowledging he should have just pulled over. he and the drivers in all these cases survived. but a 2019 study revealing that over the course of a year an estimated 7,900 crashes involve vehicles entering the water, resulting in 429 deaths. gordon is a renowned expert on surviving vehicle submerging. >> when the water is even a foot or two above the bottom of the door, there's up to 500 pound of pressure. that's very difficult to push.

>> reporter: this leaves the windows as your only exit. many windows are made with laminated glass which can render window breaking tools ineffective. in a panic, fumbling to find one could waste critical seconds. he says the best and often only way out is surprisingly simple. immediately upon entering the water take your seat belt off and lower your windows which will still work but only for about 60 seconds. then get out making sure children go first. >> you've got about one minute to get out of the vehicle. do not touch your cell phone until you get out. it will waste time and might be too late. you got to open the window and get out. >> reporter: this driver in texas making a common but often deadly mistake attempting to drive through water that looks shallow on the surface, unaware of the hidden depth below. >> you're driving into the creek! no, no, stop! no! stop! no, no, no! >> reporter: but even with that critical mistake she does one thing right. she rolls down that window and gets out.

a simple move that can make difference between a quick exit and tragic ending. so we are about to put this into practice. gordon, you ready? >> ready to go. >> reporter: dave, you ready? we're gonna try to hit about 25 miles an hour before we hit that ramp. hopefully, i hit it right. there we go. here we go. hold on! okay! it's a pretty terrifying thing for this to happen. first thing you want to do, take the seat belt off and try to make sure that window goes down. but you have to remember you have a few seconds. one thing i do not want folks to do at home is reach for your phone. could take up to 15 minutes for rescuers to get to you. this is going to have to be a self-rescue. folks are going to have to get themselves out. we've all taken off our seat belts. don't think about punching out the doors. just do that. all right. we're starting to take on water.

what you want to do is climb up onto the roof of the car. once you're up here, it will give you time to regroup. you can survey where you are. also, for rescuers, it's a lot easier to see someone on the roof of a vehicle than it is if you're swimming in the water. now, if you're in swift water and it seems like the car is starting to drift away, you don't want to be swept away. you want to start scanning for a tree, rock, lamppost, something to how old on to, and then get into the water. that is something that's critical. i think this gives you a sense that this car is still holding pretty well and hasn't sunk yet. robin? >> robin: all right. we're glad everybody is safe there. matt, if you're not able to, as you said -- 'cause some people have those breaking tools in their car. but if you don't have that and you can't get your windows down and the glass doesn't break, what are the next steps?

hey hey hey! >> reporter: i think we're starting to take on some water. >> robin: yeah. >> reporter: i'm gonna jump in the water right now. >> robin: sergeant chris walkman is with us as well with the indiana state police. while matt is getting back to shore, sergeant, what do you tell the public in these types of situations, sir? >> reporter: just as matt has said the indiana state police tell the public and those we train to do the method that's simple. take your seat belt off. once your seat belt is off, roll your window down. next step is to get out of the vehicle. if you have children in the vehicle, grab those children and make sure they're ready to get out as well before you exit the vehicle. >> robin: good advice there, sergeant. are you okay, matt? you good? >> reporter: so, robin. i'm good. let me answer your question.

really good question. >> robin: all right. >> reporter: you do not want to rely on those window breaking tools as your first line of defense. oftentimes you don't know where it is in the car, center console, glove compartment. and also, a lot of newer cars have laminated windows. much harder to break through with that. if you're stuck in a car and the windows aren't going down, you can also try to go through the back hatch especially in an suv like that. i urge folks to familiarize themselves with how to open the back tailgate. again, the most simple tool is seat belts, windows, out. you saw that the windows work 15, 20 seconds after we hit the water. that is the best method experts say everybody at home should use. >> robin: matt, what about if you have an electric vehicle, which more and more people are driving these days? >> reporter: there haven't been that many studies. but we understand from watching video of it that they also seem to float in the water for enough time.

their electrical circuits should work for long enough for people to use the same method, seat belts, windows, out. >> robin: how are you doing right now? the reason i'm asking, we read his book. anxiety is something he dealt with over the years. for you to be able to do this, matt, are you okay? >> reporter: i'm great. that's the kind of thing that i love to do. but it does give me some insight into how people feel when they crash into the water in the first place. how easy and understandable it is for people to panic. that's why we urge folks to note you have a little bit of time. you're not gonna die right away. the car is not gonna sink immediately. you can get out of there with those easy to remember tips. robin? >> robin: thank you. i appreciate you, matt. you made me think of my mom. one time i was online working with diane and bombs were going off.

i was like in baghdad or something. she kept talking to me. my mom was screaming at home, shut up! let my girl run! >> michael: that was one heck of a swim that he did. but the shock on everyone in the studio's face when he hit the water. you could see why someone can panic. >> robin: how quickly he began sinking. he thought he was okay. >> michael: then all of a sudden, man. >> george: we're gonna stay in the water. lara and sam celebrating fleet week, next. sam on the uss baton to celebrate fleet week next. [droids beeping] [loud indistinct chatter] ♪ [message received tone] ♪ ♪ i wanna see all my friends at once ♪ [find my chime] ♪ ♪ i wanna see all my friends at once ♪ ♪ [find my chime] [in unison] - hey! ♪ [thud] ♪ ♪ i wanna see all my friends at once ♪ (♪)

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>> george: coming up lara and sam getting a taste of navy life on the uss bataan. hey, guys. >> lara: hey, george. we are on the uss bataan. we are with over 100 sailors as they make their way to new york for fleet week. we are so happy to be here, sam. >> sam: we are! we've got some cadets. shout your name. >> mia morales from staten island. >> charity rose from rockland, new jersey. >> sam: you guys did great! all right. we are on this ship just steaming towards new york city, ms. lara. >> lara: very excited. we have a lot more coming up from the uss bataan. we are heading for fleet week honoring those who serve. stay with us. we'll be right back. back.

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>> michael: battle for graceland. the fight for elvis' home, as the family heads to court. could the king's grandchildren lose the estate? >> robin: twice as nice. it's one of our favorite gma moments ever. come on out and meet your sister! 11-year-old twin sisters audrey and gracie meeting for the first time on gma. >> michael: how are you two feeling right now? >> excited. happy. >> robin: now seven years later, they're graduating high school as valedictorians, and back on gma. wait until you see the huge surprises we have in store for them. >> michael: jeremy renner is here live, sharing the latest on his recovery after that snow plow accident last year. and now his return to "mayor of kingstown." ♪ i'm back back in a new york groove ♪ >> robin: gma at sea. we're live on the uss bataan. >> we are well on our way heading up to new york.

>> robin: sam and lara getting a once in a life time experience on board the assault ship, seeing how it works around the clock. as we say -- >> good morning america! >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >> george: look at that crowd on the uss bataan. what a time lara and sam having. >> michael: they're spending their way on the uss bataan as she makes her way to new york for fleet week. hey, guys. >> lara: hey, michael. good morning! what a morning it is to be at sea with the u.s. navy and incredible crew aboard the uss bataan. earlier this morning 0400 hours, to be exact, i met up with a seahawk navy helicopter to take me out to sea to meet the bataan. sam and i both helicoptered out here.

>> sam: but you made that look so good, lara. >> lara: thank you. >> sam: i got to stay on board last night, serve some food, some chow in mess hall. meet some of the sailors and marines on board. >> lara: very, very cool. >> sam: we got a little special later this morning, we're going to do a little bagels on board. >> lara: operation bagel on board i believe is what we're calling it, robin. >> robin: we'll check back with you. hey there, ray. but first a look at the top stories breaking at 8, starting with the tornado outbreak. at least 20 twisters reported in three states. let's go back to victor oquendo in hard hit greenfield, iowa. good morning again, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the sheriff's office calling the damage in greenfield unimaginable. a tornado tearing right through this small town, snapping trees apart like twigs. take a look at this one. as we make our way down this drive way, these homes severely damaged.

so many others in this area completely destroyed. if you take a look to this side, that's the yard right there. you can see littered with debris. there's even a small boat right in the middle of the yard. greenfield is just west of des moines. authorities confirming multiple people died and at least a dozen were injured here. neighbors describing the terrifying experience, saying within minutes, a tornado upended their lives. houses levelled, swept right off their foundations. cars flipped over. the governor proclaiming a disaster emergency for 15 counties. at this point, police believe they have everyone accounted for, but they haven't given any final numbers yet. the closest hospital also sustained damage so they've had to set up a triage center at greenfield high school. this is a very tight knit community. they will rebuild. but clearly, it's going to take time. george? >> george: okay, victor. thanks. now donald trump. he was playing cleanup yesterday after posting a nazi phrase on his website suggesting restrictions on contraception in an interview.

let's go back to rachel scott. >> reporter: donald trump is playing cleanup around comments he made. he was asked directly if he would support restrictions on contraception or birth control. the former president said it was something they were looking at, saying they would announce his policy position on this soon, only to back track hours later. that came after the biden campaign seized on his words issuing a statement saying women across the country are already suffering from donald trump's roe nightmare. if he wins a second term, it's clear he wants to go further. the former president said on his social media account i never will advocate for restrictions on contraception. but, michael, that is not something he made clear when he was asked directly about it in that interview, michael. >> michael: thank you, rachel. we appreciate you. we turn now to the stanley cup playoffs. the cup drops on the conference finals tonight. will reeve is back with a preview.

good morning. >> good morning, michael. maybe i'll see you there. four teams remain eastern conference final game 1 tonight. new york rangers hosting the florida panthers. rangers had the best record in the nhl this season. in the playoffs they've been led by american hero chris kreider. he scored three goals in a row in game 6 last round to clinch new york's spot in the conference final. they've also got all world goalie and a shout out to captain jacob truba. he's an artist on the side an his wife is a doctor. she's working nights. they have a new baby at home. it's playoff time. panthers are looking to get back to the stanley cup finals for the second year in a row. perhaps the best american born player matthew tkachuk. he's perhaps florida's best player. they also have an elite goalie. so many more stars. the rangers haven't won the cup in 30 years. panthers have never won it. lot at stake here. western conference finals start tomorrow. >> george: you got artist, hockey player, doctor and baby in one sentence.

>> i did. we root hard for those renaissance people. they got a lot going on. we are so excited for the stanley cup finals. eastern conference final, game 1 tonight. madison square garden. rangers/panthers 8 p.m. i'll be there. you might be there. >> michael: i'll be there tonight. >> cool. >> robin: we want a full report from both of you tomorrow. coming up on our gma morning menu, graceland could be in danger of falling out of elvis presley's family's hands. how they are fighting back. >> michael: that's audrey and gracie, twins who were reunited on gma. that was seven years ago. they are graduating high school and we're celebrating them with a big surprise. >> george: jeremy renner is here with a big surprise. also cooking with dan churchill. and sam and lara on the uss bataan. sailing into new york for fleet week. hey, guys. >> lara: hey, george. learning so much about this amphibious assault ship. built in 1997. this is the first ship commissioned so men and women could live aboard at the same time.

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>> robin: another beautiful summer-like morning in new york city. we're back with our gma cover story. the battle for graceland. a court hearing is scheduled for this morning, as elvis' home faces a possible foreclosure sale. eva pilgrim has the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. elvis presley's estate will be in court hoping to stop an auction to sell graceland, fighting to keep a major part of

the king of rock 'n' roll's legacy. ♪ this morning the future of graceland could be all shook up. a company being referred to in court papers as nausanny investments, is claiming lisa marie presley, who died in 2023, elvis' only child, used the deed to the famous estate as collateral for a loan and never paid it back. they've now put a lien on the house and were planning to auction it off this week. ♪ ♪ don't be cruel to a heart that's true ♪ but riley keough, elvis' grand daughter, calling it all a scam. a court issuing a temporary restraining order on the sale. >> this is an incredibly rare transaction where lisa marie presley allegedly borrows $3.8 million from a private

equity group as opposed to a bank. that's what's called a nonjudicial foreclosure. >> reporter: elvis presley purchased graceland in 1957. lisa marie inherited it after he died in 1977 turning it into a phu seem honoring her father in 1982. the home a tourist attraction, bringing millions of people a year to see where the king of rock 'n' roll lived. speaking to diane sawyer in 2003, lisa marie opening up about the meaning of graceland to her. >> does graceland seem like another world away or does it still seem like home? >> it's kind of a sad thing. life existed there at one time, the history. there was so much life. it's still home for me, very much. when i'm there. >> reporter: most recently sitting down with chris connelly for the release of the family's movie "elvis." she and austin butler in the famous jungle room. >> this is where he was eating breakfast, right? >> sometimes.

>> what time of day would breakfast be? >> 5 p.m. in the afternoon. 11 p.m. at night. >> reporter: in the newly filed lawsuit, her daughter adamant lisa marie did not take a loan against graceland, saying the documents were forged and aren't real. even including an affidavit from the notary on some of the documents saying she never met lisa marie and did not notarize the paperwork. >> if a judge does decide that this promissory note is enforceable, it really behooves both sides to get together, work out a private payment plan to avoid a foreclosure and preserve the rich history and legacy of graceland. >> reporter: now, abc news reached out to riley keougl. she did not comment. pr priscilla presley responded saying, not happening, this is a scam. >> robin: wow. >> we'll find out more today. >> robin: i know you will stay on it for us.

thank you very much, eva. let's go back now to sam on the uss bataan off the coast of new york with a check of the weather. hey there, sam. >> sam: robin, i wanted to show you this view. we are one of the highest points on the ship. you can see off the side. we've got more storms moving south from where they were yesterday. let's show you where the storms are today. look at the orange zone. this is where we think one more time we're going to get the highest threat for tornados and damaging winds. that storm line does go up into new england, western parts of new york state. look at the flooding that came out of nebraska. some rain and there is more flooding rain with these storms facing south. in some cases we get 2 inches of rain. here's what you expect this morning.

>> michael: sam and lara have been on the uss bataan all morning long as new york gets ready for fleet week. you must be feeling the excitement. >> lara: i am. it's unbelievable. we are feeling the excitement and the joy as the ship heads towards new york. it is an honor to pay tribute to all those who served. sam is on one of the highest points of the ship, vultures row. sam, i know you had a chance to spend the night on the ship and get a feel for what it is like to live aboard. >> sam: lara, it's tight quarters. you're climbing ladders. you're in tight hallways. my dad was a marine. marines were attached as security on ships. my first naval ship was at 5

years old. i got a chance to relive it with the folks on this ship. after a twice extended deployment of nearly nine months -- >> right now there are more than 2,500 marines in this unit. >> sam: the sailors and marines of the uss bataan are back home. we got a once in a life time opportunity to join them on board as they made their way from norfolk, virginia, to new york city. >> we are well on our way heading up to fleet week new york. >> sam: an amphibious assault ship carrying 1,400 sailors and marines. >> we have very small compartments. i like to think of it as cozy. climb right on up. >> sam: the day starts with a stunning sunrise and weapons training. the bataan's super power is

what's called the well deck where this lcac, or landing craft air cushion, a ship within a ship, can transport vehicles and personnel to land during deployments. >> we either load her up and send her to the shore or load her up on the shore and bring her to the bataan. to bring food and supplies, or to bring back american citizens from places, also medical supplies. >> sam: it is part of what made the bataan a presence in the middle east. >> we ended up going into the northern part of the red sea. we were there just being a second line of defense. >> sam: tell me about your crew. you gotta be proud of them. >> this crew is fabulous. this is probably one of the best crews i have had. they really get after things. >> sam: chicken? is that you? we take chow time to get to know some of the crew. can i join? what's the hardest part about deployment?

>> hardest part about employment is the working out. it is hard on the body. >> sam: has anybody been to fleet week in new york before? >> i have. >> sam: sir, you have? tell me your experience. >> it was great. [ laughter ] >> sam: it's a destination that means something extra special to captain burkhart. >> when i change command, that will also be my retirement. so this is my last navy port visit ever. i'm from new york. i was born in river falls, new york. i grew up near rochester and buffalo, new york. i have got family that will be coming to see me in new york. pretty exciting. >> sam: captain burkhart, it has been amazing to meet you, to meet your crew. sometimes you have 3,000 people on board. how do you keep that working so smoothly? >> well, luckily, we have a great supply department that keeps everybody fed. if you keep the sailors and marines fed, that's morale.

that's what makes them happy to be on board. the sailors all have jobs to do, and so they're working and getting into their battle rhythm. the marines, they've got exercises that they're training for. so we keep everybody busy. that's what makes everything work with having that many people on board all at once. >> sam: i want to share something with you. we know you're throwing out a pitch at yankee stadium today. dj lamehu is one of your favorite players? >> he is. >> sam: here's a cap signed. also, i know you were practicing with your son, below deck. this ball, signed ball, may help you put a little spin on that. >> wow. that is awesome. thank you very much. >> sam: our pleasure. thank you for being amazing with the crew and us. lara, down to you! >> lara: sam, thank you so much. we have surprises coming up for these men and women who serve.

we do want to share a story of one of the unsung heroes on board this ship. the man who makes sure all of these men and women are not only fed, but fed well. senior chief jonathan graciano. he is preparing meals for over 1,000. here in the uss bataan's kitchen. >> great job. keep working as a team. >> lara: a team is working around the clock to make sure every mouth on board is fed, four times a day, seven days a week. >> we have to serve 1,000, almost sometimes 2,000 portions of breakfast, lunch and dinner. a long day. a meal can break that routine. and make them feel like they're at home. it's a great honor to have that. >> lara: senior chief jonathan graciano joined the navy 16 years ago as a culinary specialist. >> i wanted to travel the world. the navy offered that for me. and the navy provides me to be more expert in the culinary field.

>> lara: leading the team to build daily menus and oversee the kitchen. also creating sweet designs for special events. but his greatest joy is connecting with the next generation. >> i joined the military at a very young age. single mother. joined out of miami. an immigrant from columbia. they didn't have a lot going on for me. joining the military and having great leaders that saw something in me, even when i didn't see it. now that i'm in that position where i can replicate that and show that to someone, that's what drives me every day. [ cheers ] >> lara: senior chief jonathan graciano is with us right now. i want to congratulate you. i want to brag about you. the uss bataan won the 2023 food excellence award from the navy. how did that feel to be recognized? >> it's a great honor to be recognized navy wide and be the best of the ships out there, to represent food service. it has been a great honor.

definitely, it is a show of the hard work and dedication we have in the kitchen. >> lara: you're fed well, right? [ cheers ] you're doing a great job. you are not alone. we are so happy you were able to tell your story. commander carrie paven is also with us. she coordinates all of the supplies for this ship. that is a huge undertaking. >> yes, ma'am, it is. everything from finances to the barber shop, to our laundry services and obviously the food services. then, like i said, all those finance coming in. >> lara: very important job. you're take it to land. you're heading to the pentagon? >> yes, ma'am. i will be heading up there to do aviation requirements. that is man training, all things related to aviation across the navy. >> lara: we are so grateful for the jobs that you both do. thank you very, very much. we have a mission ourselves. >> sam: we do. >> lara: sam and i. >> sam: don't have to do any food service or cooking. because? >> lara: are we ready for operations bagels on board, sir? [ cheers ]

sam, tell us a little bit about this covert operation. we have thousands of bagels. >> sam: thank you. we literally have thousands of bagels. we probably have 3,000 bagels. so i think we've only got 1400 on board today. >> lara: so doubles for everybody. seconds. help yourself. we wanted to make sure that you had a day off. you are not working breakfast this morning. let "good morning america" take care of you. thank you all for your service. for the parade of ships honoring those who serve for fleet week. it's a wonderful tradition and we are just thrilled to be a part of it. >> from 830 to 1130, if you can line new york harbor, you will see these ships come in. there's

at least 14 of them guys. thank them all for their service. >> thank you, thank you, and thank you for the shipment that you brought back here. we're going to eat well as like they will on the on the ship. yeah, yeah. we only get one of jeremy renner two. >> he's here next. >> gma is about to pop up somewhere in america. and surprise, the most incredible people live paying it forward with gma's ray of sunshine where will we be? get ready to smile. because you know what would make the morning better? >> a little ray of sunshine. >> hey, do you know a dad in desperate need of a style upgrade? well, gma's got you covered for father's day. we're looking for an awesome dad to give the makeover of all makeovers. scan the qr code or go to goodmorningamerica.com and tell us why a dad in your life deserves a brand new look. >> it's the dad do over a father's day celebration on gma, the they call him the beauty queen killer. >> he's targeting young women in malls. >> he tortured me.

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good to see you. >> good to see you. >> george: we have not had you in the studio since your snow plow accident. how are you doing? >> i'm feeling great. how am i looking? >> george: looking great. >> feeling pretty strong. starting the season this year beginning of the year was a little dicey, strength wise. by the end of it, usually you're pretty shattered energy wise. i feel strong. >> george: strength? >> the endurance was not very good. i'm better on both ends. i feel really strong and happy. >> michael: we're happy that you are better. that happened in 2023. you posted a video of you running, looks like you're ready for the nfl. that's all i'm saying. [ laughter ] what's the next goal in your recovery? >> speaking of the nfl, if i can get a 4.5 forty. not really about running a 4.5 40. just about setting intention and setting goals. trying to sprint like that, just agility. movement is pretty important to me in my life.

i was working with brooks, they helped me a lot through getting more strength and more agility. i'm really happy to be working with them. >> michael: you have a book coming out. >> i'm working on that. it's something pretty healing, cathartic, things to unpack through the near death experience, life and death, all things recovery and all things learned in that process. every time i have spoken about it to people, i always learn something else. putting it all together in a book and hopefully get it done this year. >> robin: thank you for allowing us in, the public. mayor of kingstown. all right. being back on the set after the year that you had. i know you said the stamina, the strength, but what was it like being back at work? >> you know, it was -- i had to cross the threshold of, do i want to tell fictional stories?

i'm worried about real life, putting a foot in front of another to walk, right? once i crossed that. production was really great. i had to physically and emotionally lean on the cast and crew to get through the days. they compensated with scheduling and stuff so i can get stronger. i think what happened, we just switched the thinking of the whole thing. i didn't go to pittsburgh to film mayor of kingstown, i went for recovery and kingstown was on the side. >> george: was that barrier you had to cross? >> yeah. the perspective i had to shif i just bite down and kind of go head strong. my mind thinks i'm perfect, right? body saying, you're a hot mess. [ laughter ] but again, nothing's wrong with my brain.

even though it got crushed. i think it's just the thinking of, yeah, i can do anything. it propels me to get through every day and smile on my face. >> george: let's take a look at you playing the mayor. >> oh yeah. mitch would come every wednesday like clock work. something to look forward to, something to sustain. he became my anchor. for months, that was all i had. >> michael: i gotta tell you, i'm such a big fan of this show. it's got so many twists and turns. it's direct, in your face. what can fans like myself expect? >> lot more of that. i think when there's explosions, it really does punch you in the face, this show. it really does. there's also some, i call them safe landing spots. little more intimate. so you can have a reprieve from -- can be hard and harsh, right?

[ laughter ] i found also more sentiment to it. i think i sort of had to bring it in just 'cause where i was at in my life. mike mcclosky is a little softer as well. just sort of 'cause i had to play him. >> robin: you are a man of many, many talents. course, the acting. we're looking forward to the book. music. >> that came with doing the interview. it was one thing kind of shared and made it become a reality. it was pretty healing for me to do with my daughter. also just with my friends and family actually, on that album. it was great to share. for healing, i think music is wonderful. >> george: what a time for the two of you. great to see you. you have camp renner coming up this summer? >> yeah.

there's a camp to do with the foundation. deals with foster youth mostly. anything for kids. i'll do anything for a kid. we put together this amazing camp on the shore of lake tahoe this summer. kids need opportunities and they'll thrive if you give them that. these foster kids are desperately in need of great opportunities. >> george: that's a great thing. thank you for coming back. >> appreciate. >> george: season 3 of mayor of kingstown premieres sunday. june 2nd on paramount +. coming up these twins were reunited on gma.

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>> robin: what a morning this has been on gma. now we are revisiting one of our most memorable moments on the show. one that has been viewed more than 38 million times and counting. you're gonna remember audrey and gracie, twin girls separated at 15 months, adopted from china. they met for the first time in real life right here on gma. >> michael: now they are each valedictorian of their class. we're gonna talk to them in a moment but first take a look. >> robin: come over here and stand right here. okay. it's the emotional reunion that brought us all to tears. come on out and meet your sister.

11-year-old twin sisters audrey and gracie, meeting for the first time on "good morning america" in 2017. >> michael: how are you two feeling right now? >> excited. happy. it's really overwhelming. >> robin: the two separated and adopted from china at 15 months into two different american families. >> felt like we weren't complete. really would love to have a daughter. >> adoption seemed like a great way to add to our family. >> reporter: the families separately adopting the twins summer of 2007. the doerings taking audrey to wisconsin and gracie going to washington state. over the years, jennifer grows curious about audrey's past and discovers this photo in 2016, audrey on her foster mother's knee with another identical baby. >> soon as i had that picture, i was desperate to find out who that other child was. >> robin: since meeting on gma and despite living 1,700 miles apart, the twins have seen each

other about twice a year, spending birthdays together. even traveling internationally. now both girls valedictorians at their high school class. audrey graduating this week. gracie by her side to celebrate. come on, y'all. let's welcome audrey and gracie back here on gma. [ applause ] michael and i kept saying, we cannot believe that was seven years ago. let me start with you, audrey. what's been the best part of getting to know your sister? >> yeah. obviously our situation is not like other twins. we met seven years ago. we've just had so many amazing opportunities. we've been able to travel together and experience so many firsts, which has been special. i think just the best part is spending time with each other. getting to experience bits of our lives together. seeing how we've matured, but how we are still very similar.

>> michael: gracie, you flew in for audrey's graduation. congratulations to you both, valedictorians. [ applause ] let's just say that. what is it like to share these milestones with your sister? >> it's been really special. i'm so glad that i was able to go down to wisconsin and celebrate audrey. as she mentioned, our dynamic is not ideal. not like most twins. i'm so glad that i was able to go down and be with audrey on her special day. when i graduate, she'll be able to come. >> in a couple weeks. i'm excited. >> robin: that's so good. so you're heading to vanderbilt. you're going to eastern oregon. you were recruited to play soccer. what are you most excited about going forward? what are your dreams now? >> i'm really excited to honestly just get out of the house. [ laughter ] i'm kind of just ready to be on my own. every 18-year-old is.

>> robin: sure. >> yeah. yeah, just excited to explore my career and all that. >> yeah. like gracie said, i'm excited to be on my own, especially because nashville is so far from wisconsin. so i'm just excited to explore all my different options. vanderbilt and nashville, there are so many opportunities. i'm excited to take advantage of everything. in the future i plan on going to medical school. >> robin: i know you both have an interest when it comes to medicine. part of that is because you're big fans of grey's anatomy. like a lot of us are. this is one of the first surprises that we have for you. take a look. >> hi, audrey and gracie. congratulations on graduating and being valedictorians and just for being fans of the show. >> just want to congratulate you on your upcoming graduation. i understand that you are both valedictorians. how cool is that?

i'm wishing you much success in all of your future endeavors. i can't wait to see what the future has in store for both of you. god bless. much love. >> robin: he's og. >> yes. >> michael: he was there from the beginning. >> robin: ready for more surprises? >> sure. >> sure. >> robin: we know that you all like to get together and you're kind of far apart. our friends at expedia are going to provide you with -- let me get this right. expedia is going to give you $5,000 and one pass so you can travel and visit one another. >> wow. thank you. >> wow. >> robin: that adds up when you're trying to get to see each other. >> for sure. that's amazing. thank you. >> robin: our friends from expedia, $5,000. >> michael: you're independent. you can do whatever you want. we're not done. we got something else for you. i'll read this. make sure i get it right. you both have nearly full scholarships.

>> robin: congratulations. >> michael: you spwr've both be doing so incredible. but sally mae wants to make sure you are totally set once you get to college so they're going to give you each $10,000. [ applause ] to put towards your meal plan, your books and whatever else you want to do. how does that feel? is that gonna help you? >> awesome. >> yes. >> robin: you're the cryer. you're the cryer over there. thank y'all both. >> michael: thank you both for coming back. >> robin: for allowing us to stay in touch. just so, so very happy for you. >> yeah. thank you so much for having us back on. >> yeah. >> robin: we won't wait seven years. >> michael: no. i thought it was two years. seven years and you two are just absolutely amazing. we're so happy that you allowed us to show you reunited here on gma, then come back and show how well you two are doing. valedictorians.

i was second in my class. robin was second in her class. >> robin: he only had two in her class. >> michael: that wasn't important. that wasn't important. but we're so proud of both of you. thank you. >> robin: we really are. stay in touch. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> robin: let's get back to sam now on the uss bataan. >> sam: we just want to do a quick check of the weather. we want to thank our friends for bringing the bagels for our sailors and marines on board. we're going to show you a beautiful shot of ft. lauderdale. it is gorgeous but you've got nothing on us in new york today. we're going to be 83-85. we are coming in, moments from now. this is fleet week. here's our thursday travel map. we're going to look for some thunderstorms along the i-95 corridor. another day of tough storms right in the heartland of america. that's the weather around america.

>> robin: we're just all hugging here, coming around. coming up we've got chef dan churchill with how to get dinner on the table in just 15 minutes. t 15 minutes.

>> michael: we're back with my guy dan churchill. he has a book out filled with healthy, easy, quick recipes. called eat like a legend. he's going to show us how to get dinner on the table in just 15 minutes. appreciate you, dan. we're gonna start with empty the fridge fried rice. what kind of vegetables do you use in this thing? i got a lot of stuff in the fridge. >> anything. the idea is we all sometimes have leftovers in our fridge. instead of having to be so complicated with a recipe, use whatever you've got. over here we've got on on, garlic going on which is

something we always have. carrots, ginger, chili. these things can be all chopped into a food processor and work its magic. once you stir it around for like three, four minutes, go for it. you can pick these up as a frozen section in any supermarket. or if you have leftovers in your fridge, you can use the same thing. once you get that nice caramelization. >> michael: whatever you've got in your refrigerator. the rice. i like it a little crispy. how do you get the crispy bits on the rice? >> my secret, get that base of the rice in the pan. do not stir it. just let it sit for a little bit longer. all of a sudden when you really think at the last moment, start getting your spoon in there. >> michael: it's hard not to stir.

>> are you impatient? >> michael: little bit. [ laughter ] >> the other thing about rice, sometimes you have rice left over in the fridge. you're like, i don't know what to do with it. just sitting there. just chuck it in a pan with a bunch of veggies and these wonderful sauces. we have simple lemon juice, soy sauce, honey. all the game changers. really simply put together. if i break this down, you have the base ingredient. whatever veggies you have left over. you have your leftover rice. that's what you've got in the pan. you have yourself a pretty nice meal there. top it off with extra protein. we've got an egg. that's all we've got. really simply done. when was the last time you made dinner like that? >> michael: bam. >> oh, yeah. >> michael: the book is interactive. >> yes, it is. qr codes. are you a visual guy? >> michael: i am. >> when you were doing your plays back in the day? >> michael: i needed to see them written down. >> i wanted to create a qr experience.

people can cook along. any of the stuff that's hard to work through, through text or we play a video experience. the qr code goes straight to my you tube. you can see it all there. >> michael: that's brilliant. i love that whole part. you're going to show us how to make lightning quick fish tacos with slaw. how fast can you make them? >> ready three, two, one. we got three different things. paprika, garlic powder and some salt. going to go straight in like that. mix them around. if you have extra time you can let them sit and marinade. but who cares? exactly. oil on my flat top. got some fish tacos working. lay them out. give me some sizzle. all of a sudden it's working. the thing about fish. everyone gets intimidated with fish, making sure it's cooked through, etc. if you cut them into small strips, it takes a lot less. >> michael: like that. bam. you use corn tortillas. >> i am a big corn guy. >> michael: you're saying we should eat more corn tortillas.

why? >> in my opinion, low carb. low carb. don't have a lot of other stuff. i think corn is a good way to go. if you're in the south and want your breakfast tacos, you still need flour. flour is more pliable. over here we have a simple slaw. cabbage. all you need to do is add acidity. lemon juice. you can also add any other acid you like. even white wine vinegar if you want. pepper, some salt. put in our herbs over there, my man. stir it up a little bit. the more you let it sit, the better. we can start making a taco. how about that? >> michael: we got 30 seconds left. what we got? >> little fish here. you need extra protein. >> michael: thank you. avocado. >> avocado. the dressing. caliente. >> michael: all right. thank you. i got to try this when we come back. during commercial break. do you know what? this is fantastic. appreciate you. thanks for being back. dan's new cookbook is out now. you can get these recipes on good morning america.com. we'll be right back.

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