♪ good morning, america. severe weather outbreak. dangerous storms tearing through the south including a reported tornado, large hail and damaging winds, cars overturned. telephone poles snapped in half. roads impassable from flash flooding. neighbors swamped. what's ahead for the rest of the weekend? paying tribute. as the uk honors prince philip who dedicated his life to service and country, how the nation and the family are remembering him. >> it was always his humor that came through and his -- the twinkle in his eye. >> will prince harry and meghan attend his funeral? and how the pandemic will affect the arrangements. short supply. availability of the j&j vaccine

set to drop 85% this coming week. how it's affecting vaccination plans. >> michigan is unquestionably a national hot spot right now. >> michigan asking for help. the response from the federal government and the request by pfizer to allow younger teens to get their vaccine. congressman's battle. florida representative matt gaetz makes a public appearance overnight denying allegations of sexual misconduct and refusing calls to resign. >> i'm not going anywhere. >> abc news learning an associate is considering a plea deal. the possible impact for the congressman. and remembering dmx. ♪ my flesh may be destroyed from this body but i will see god ♪ >> the tough and tender rapper passing away at 50 after a heart attack. how fans are paying homage to him and a look at his unforgettable influence on the music industry. ♪ hear your name ♪

hey, good morning, everybody, and we're looking live right now at the uk of the gun salute in honor of prince philip, the husband of queen elizabeth who died yesterday at the age of 99. those same guns were fired when he and elizabeth married 73 years ago. he was the longest serving royal consort in british history. >> crowds have been gathering outside windsor castle where prince philip passed away. with britain in another lockdown due to the pandemic, funeral plans are being scaled back. buckingham palace already asking the public to avoid any events that may be connected with it. >> we'll have much more on that in just a moment and the death of prince philip. first, though, we want to get to the breaking news overnight. the intense and deadly storms slicing through the south. meteorologist rob marciano

starts our coverage with a look at where these dangerous storms are heading this morning. rob. >> hey, good morning, whit. several clusters of storms rumbling through the south overnight, wind, damaging hail and, yes, at least one tornado reported. this is in mississippi. you see it back lit by lightning strikes behind that water tower. a big tornado but so far just minor damage reported there but with this jackson, mississippi, can't catch a break. it's been weeks of storms here and they are saturated. so two to three inches of rainfall coming at one time. flash flooding there. here's where the storms are. they are now barreling down i-10. new orleans, baton rouge, mobile, alabama, you're about to get it. there are a couple lines so it's not just one line pushing through, kind of several chances of seeing severe storms. that will press later on this afternoon across the florida panhandle and then up through the carolinas, virginia, and then eventually up towards the northeast, severe storm threat will diminish tomorrow, but you can see the center of this thing is still way back in the midwest. >> we'll check back in with you in a little bit. we want to turn to other top stories. %-p

following the death of queen elizabeth's husband prince philip. abc's maggie rulli joins us from buckingham palace with the latest. maggie, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, whit. yeah, this morning we've been hearing gun salutes and here at buckingham palace you can see a constant stream of people behind me. they have been here since yesterday showing their support and windsor castle, we've seen philip's children coming to pay their respects. just today prince edward and his wife sophie. they were there to support their mom, the queen. now we're seeing the entire royal family coming together to rally around the monarch. this morning, a nation and the world remembering a man who dedicated his life to service and his country. 99 tolls at westminster abbey, one for each year of prince philip's full life. the traditional announcement brought to the palace gates but like all things during the pandemic, the service will look different.

reportedly plans are under way for a private arrangement at windsor castle as the public is urged to not gather for any related events due to the pandemic. but whatever the size, his legacy will be remembered as larger than life. at buckingham palace, a constant stream of people paying their respects. >> although he's not necessarily been a king, we've all looked at him as a king. >> reporter: his children speaking out. >> you ask anybody who had the privilege of listening to him speak or any of the events that he hosted, it was always his humor that came through and the twinkle in his eye. >> reporter: abc news has learned prince charles visited the queen at windsor castle shortly after his father's passing. >> i think he'd probably want to be remembered as an individual in his own right really. >> reporter: prince william and kate posting this photo of the duke of edinburgh on social media. and despite the rift in recent weeks between the royal family and prince harry and duchess meghan, the couple

posting their condolences online. reports circulating that prince harry is expected to return for england for the funeral. reaction to philip's passing pouring in from around the world. the longest serving royal spouse, philip has stood by the queen through 73 years of marriage. >> he treated everybody as an individual and gave them the respect that he felt that they were due as individuals. >> reporter: his family often talking of his love for life and his dedication to service. the duke credited with sparking an enthusiasm for environmentalism that he passed on to his son and grandson. >> what service to him meant to put himself out, not to do necessarily the things he wanted to do for himself but to serve his wife, the queen, and make sure that whatever he did was to the benefit of the people within the united kingdom for the aspirations of a better society for working better with the environment. >> reporter: for so many philip has been this grandfather figure, a constant in their lives, but hearing from some of his family and friends talking

about him as a young man reminds us of just what an extraordinarily and long life he's lived. and, you know, i love this photo. the cover of "the times," it shows philip as a young man and i feel like looking at this, wow, what a cool dude, and it reminds you of just what a legacy he leaves behind and what really a full life he lived for these 99 years. >> the world has been watching his life for quite some time. now, maggie rulli for us, thank you. to the pandemic now, states revise their vaccination plans because of slowdowns with the johnson & johnson vaccine. abc's trevor ault joins us from the vaccination center and new york city's javits center. good morning to you, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, eva. at a time when most states were finally allowing all adults to finally get the shot, this is a sgnificant hit to our momentum. here at the javits center they have had to scale back some of their round-the-clock appointments. and across the country we are talking about millions of fewer doses available. this morning, states across the country prepping for a massive

drop in supplies of the johnson & johnson vaccine, availability set to plummet 85% this coming week, and it's not expected to recover until federal regulators approve manufacturing at a baltimore plant where millions of doses were contaminated. >> we've known for some time that there would be ups and downs on the road. >> reporter: and in four states vaccination sites temporarily stopped giving the johnson & johnson shot after a small number of people experienced adverse reactions. overnight, colorado transitioning three drive-up mass vaccination events to moderna and pfizer only. >> these were very mild, mild adverse reactions, and the cdc actually came out with a statement in the evening saying that the vaccinations should resume. >> reporter: but appointments and shipments are already being canceled impacting u.s. service members overseas and college students here at home. some of which are required to be vaccinated before returning to campus in the fall and like the convenience of the one-shot jab. >> i think it's pretty good that

it's one shot that can finish it pretty easily. >> reporter: while schools like syracuse university in new york have enough vaccines right now shipments to the state are expected to drop dramatically next week, and with fewer johnson & johnson appointments available across the country, some students are scrambling to get the pfizer or moderna shots, which require two separate doses. >> i know some students were concerned about being able to make a second appointment with the end of the semester coming up. >> reporter: that added strain coming as covid-19 cases surge in states like michigan where hospital admissions have skyrocketed. >> michigan is unquestionably a national hot spot right now. my team and i have been in regular conversation with the national covid response team, and we have asked for more vaccines. >> reporter: but at least right now the federal government is saying no. >> the fair and equitable way to distribute the vaccine is based on the adult population by state, tribe and territory. >> reporter: and michigan's governor gretchen whitmer is now calling for a voluntary switch to remote learning in high

schools and a suspension of youth sports to try to slow the spread, and we have heard other health officials in other states say if cases continue to rise, we might see a return of some restrictions. dan. >> more disruptions in american lives. trevor ault, thank you so much for your reporting this morning. let's get more on all of this now from dr. paul offit, a member of the fda's advisory panel and the director of the vaccine education center at the children's hospital of philadelphia. dr. offit, good morning. let's start with these problems with the j&j vaccine. with the supply dropping all of a sudden, do you think that's a major setback for the progress toward getting everybody vaccinated? >> i don't think so. i think we're leaning right now most heavily on the two mrna vaccines, pfizer and moderna which i think between them we should still be able to have enough vaccines for everybody who would benefit from it hopefully by the summer. >> that is good news. what, though, about these unusual symptoms, some people say they've been experiencing

after getting the j&j vaccine, are those of concern to you? >> not really. i think what's happened actually at a few of those sites is people got anxious, so they started to hyperventilate. they had tingling in their hands and feet and they felt nauseated, sometimes vomited. and when you see one person do that at a site, that makes you all the more anxious. that's what happened at a few sites but the sites are back up and running again. i think that's all it was. >> anxiety can certainly be contagious. one more question about the j&j vaccine. the european union's drug regulator is reviewing reports of rare blood clots in four people who received j&j's covid-19 vaccine. do you think this could have implications for the use of the vaccine in this country? >> i think we certainly need to look closely at that. certainly the uk astrazeneca vaccine, which is a so-called replication-defective adenovirus is at some level it's similar to the j&j vaccine which is a replication-defective human adenovirus. so we need to make sure that

what might well rare side effect here for the astrazeneca vaccine that was occurring 1 per 400,000 people, we'll see whether or not that's a problem, but the important thing is to look, and i think the cdc and food and drug administration need to look at very carefully when people get that to make sure that those blood clots are not a consequence of that. >> something to keep our eye on here. meanwhile, pfizer is now asking the fda to authorize its vaccine for 12-year-olds to 15-year-olds. i know you're on the fda advisory panel that will offer a recommendation. do you have any concerns at least preliminarily about this request? >> first of all, i'm not sure that necessarily comes from our committee, the fda advisory committee. the top line data look very good. it was a study of about 2,200 children who did or didn't get that vaccine. there were 18 cases of covid-19 all in the placebo group. the vaccine appeared to be safe plus, frankly, you wouldn't expect there to be much of a difference in the 12 to

15-year-old as compared to the 16 to 18-year-old for whom that vaccine is already approved, so i'm optimistic that the top line data are exactly what they appear to be, and we need vaccines for children because children can certainly be hurt by this virus. >> dr. offit, thank you very much. always great to see you on a saturday morning, thank you. >> thank you. >> whit, over to you. >> dan, we turn to politics. and president biden releasing details of his $1.5 trillion budget proposal boosting spending for education, public health and fighting climate change. abc's maryalice parks joins us now from the white house with more. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, whit, good morning to you. the president laying out his spending priorities for the federal government. overall, the numbers pretty expected here. obviously a sharp departure from former president trump. president biden is pitching a 23% increase to the department of health and human services. that could mean major funding increases for the centers of disease control, which has obviously played such a big role this last year during the pandemic. there's also $10 billion for global health programs, money to

try to detect future pandemics, and this is interesting, over 800 million in this budget to work on corruption, violence and poverty in central america. this administration working on priorities to try to slow migration from central america to the united states. the president getting some pushback within his own party about modest increases to military spending. overall this is a wish list, whit, obviously. he doesn't make these final decisions. congress will decide on spending. >> and, maryalice, on a different topic, president biden is also eyeing possible changes to the supreme court. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. this was an issue he promised to study, whit, during the campaign. there was a lot of back and forth during the campaign among members of his own party about whether they should look at expanding the supreme court. he is launching this new commission. he'll have 36 members that will study the issue for six months, look at questions like expanding the court or maybe adding term limits, but the white house yesterday was taking heat because this new commission is not asked to make formal

recommendations to the white house, so it's not exactly clear what he's going to do with this final study, eva. >> thank you, maryalice. now to derek chauvin and his trial. the former minneapolis police officer charged with killing george floyd. week two of testimony wrapping up with the medical examiner on the stand revealing critical details about how he said floyd died. abc's reena roy has more from minneapolis. reena, good morning. >> reporter: eva, good morning to you. this week was all about cause of death and use of force. as you said, experts explaining in painful detail about exactly how they believe george floyd died. week two in the closely watched murder trial of derek chauvin ending with a bang. jurors hearing highly anticipated testimony from dr. andrew baker, the hennepin county medical examiner, who performed george floyd's autopsy saying his body just couldn't handle the restraint from officers. >> the law enforcement subdual restraint and neck compression was more than mr. floyd could

take by virtue of those heart conditions. >> reporter: the prosecution hoping to convince the jury it was chauvin's knee that killed floyd, but the defense says those heart problems and floyd's drug use ultimately led to his death. >> and so in your opinion, both the heart disease as well as the history of hypertension and the drug -- the drugs that were in his system played a role in mr. floyd's death? >> in my opinion, yes. >> reporter: other key medical experts also taking the stand including pathologist dr. lindsey thomas. >> there's no evidence to suggest he would have died that night except for the interactions with law enforcement. >> reporter: the jury shown these 3d images as breathing and lung expert dr. martin tobin asked them to feel their own necks. >> this is your windpipe. >> reporter: explaining how chauvin's actions made it impossible for floyd to breathe with floyd's body pressed against the pavement, handcuffs on in the prone position and chauvin's knee on his neck,

back, torso and arm. >> the cause of death is a low level of oxygen. >> reporter: 11 current and former law enforcement officials testified against chauvin this week including use of force expert jody stiger of the lapd saying he should have reduced restraint and given medical aid once floyd was cuffed on the ground. >> he was not attempting to assault the officers, kick, punch or anything of that nature. >> reporter: the minneapolis police chief also condemning his actions. >> it is not part of our training, and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values. >> reporter: the defense arguing the growing crowd of bystanders distracted officers, pressing officer nicole mckenzie on the issue. >> have you ever had to perform emergency services in a -- not even a hostile crowd, just a loud excited crowd? >> yes. >> is that in your experience more or less difficult? >> it's incredibly difficult. >> reporter: prosecutors only have to show that chauvin's actions were a substantial

causal factor, even if other issues contributed to floyd's death according to minnesota guidelines. and friday was the first time we saw someone sitting behind chauvin in court to show support. his attorneys will soon get their chance to call witnesses. dan. >> so many people watching this trial so closely. reena, thank you very much for your reporting. let's go back to the weather now. rob is here. rob, big morning in the weather department. what else are you watching? >> of all the threats and impacts we had last night, we had tornadoes, wind damage but some big-time hail dropping. this is out of venus, texas, in the dallas-ft. worth metroplex, and, boom, this is going to take out your windshield or back window. two to three-inch diameter hail in some cases in texas, and just a couple of hours ago, orange beach, alabama, with that cluster blowing through down i-10 in the gulf coast where it will be today. mobile, pensacola and traveling towards tallahassee. the largest threat for seeing damaging winds and potentially tornadoes, and we've already had some tornado warnings out

this morning across parts of southern louisiana. rainfall with this, going to be pretty hefty, three to four inches in some spots. this is still saturated area from the storms we've had the past couple weeks and as it progresses off toward the north into new york city by good saturday morning. beautiful start to the day. it will be gusty along the shoreline with cool temperatures there. otherwise a bit warmer todaying warmer tomorrow as the winds continue to lighten up. 64 downtown today. upper 50s half moon bay. 76 cap cord and santa rosa. low talk more about these incoming storms in the next half hour. whit, over to you. >> all right. a lot of people in the path. thank you so much. we'll talk soon. we do turn now to a developing story on the caribbean island of st. vincent where they've had a second

volcanic eruption, thousands of people evacuated from the area and cruise ships are now responding to the calls for help. abc's julia macfarlane has this story. >> reporter: overnight, dramatic images from the island of st. vincent. the caribbean nation's disaster management agency confirming a second explosive eruption. the long-dormant volcano awakening blasting giant clouds of ash into the sky. officials saying plumes are rising above 25,000 feet. homes covered in ash as thousands of people are forced to evacuate. >> i hear this loud explosion. the smoke started to go up in the air. so, i mean, i just panicked. you know what i mean? there you go. >> reporter: but eruptions are complicating the evacuation process. this ferry unable to get into the evacuation zone due to low visibility. >> yeah, the ash is falling. can't see anything.

>> the ash fall itself if it gets wet, it forms like a cement type of texture and materials. >> reporter: the volcano known as la soufriere has been quiet for decades, but began to show signs of activity just a few months ago. then on friday, an early morning eruption followed by a second just hours later. >> there will be periods of pauses in between where nothing happens. >> reporter: well, the u.s. state department says it's not aware of any threat to u.s. citizens on st. vincent, meanwhile, there is now a race against time to get everybody there out of harm's way before it rains potentially turning all that hot ash into rock. guys. >> really a race for those people there. coming up, remembering dmx. we look at the life and career of the artist and his impact on the hip-hop community. congressman matt gaetz doubling down overnight in his own defense over those allegations of sexual misconduct. we'll tell you about the latest on that story. the california beachfront

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ground ball to shortstop. kim will go to first. the san diego padres get their first no-hitter in the history of the franchise. >> welcome back to "gma." on this saturday morning, that is san diego native joe musgrove, not only throwing his first career no-hitter but also the first no-hitter in the history of the san diego padres' franchise. until last night the padres had gone 8,206 regular season games without a no-hitter. that streak broken, crowd goes wild. dan, that's when the pitcher throws very well and people can't get a base hit or a hit of any kind. >> en fuego in san diego. >> oh, wow. >> that's right. >> this is why we love you. >> there you go,

sports analysis from dan harris. let's take a look at the other big stories we're following this morning. happening right now, the vaccine slowdown. states across the country are prepping for a massive drop in supplies in the johnson & johnson vaccine availability set to plummet 85% this coming week and it's not expected to recover until federal regulators approve manufacturing at a baltimore plant where millions of doses were found to be contaminated. >> also right now, police in south carolina are searching for the motive in the deadly shooting spree that left five people dead including a beloved doctor and his family at the hands of former nfl player phillip adams, who was later also found dead. authorities say adams' brain will be tested for signs of cte, a chronic brain disease linked to athletes who suffer multiple concussions. and a big night for basketball. as the first place brooklyn nets will host the nba champion l.a. lakers at the barclay center in brooklyn tonight. that's harden and durant going against king james. you can catch all the action on

nba saturday primetime starting at 8:30 p.m. eastern right here on abc. i will be live tweeting every shot, every play. >> of course, you will. >> it will be a good game. we do have a lot to get to this morning and we start with the tributes from friends, family and the music world pouring in for rapper dmx who died a week after suffering a heart attack. abc's zachary kiesch joins us from the hospital in new york where dmx passed away with more on the mark he made as well as his personal struggles. zachary, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, as well. you know, his family referred to him as a warrior who battled until the very end. he was. he was someone who challenged norms and lived with incredible range. dmx taught us how to be both tough and tender and by sharing his own story he gave agency to countless others to both see and feel in their own unique way. ♪ i thank you for my life ♪ ♪ i thank you for the songs that you sing in the morning ♪ ♪ amazing grace ♪

>> reporter: dmx in life and death has given license to feel the whole range of emotions. fans paid tribute at formal gatherings through the series of moving cars. earl simmons, the artist affectionately known as dmx, passed away friday at the age of 50. in new york city, dozens flocking to pay homage to the late entertainer. >> you see to live and to suffer and to survive. >> reporter: he was born in mt. vernon, new york. his abusive and unstable childhood were difficult to overcome. after being featured in "the source" magazine, he signed with def jam and entered the game poised for success. ♪ hey, yo ♪ >> reporter: not only did he embody the frequency of the streets, he authored part of the culture, put a stamp on it. ♪ stop, drop, shut 'em down ♪ >> dmx's music represented a

paradigm shift in music in tone and texture. in 1998, when he dropped his first single, "get at me dog," on def jam, it just changed the energy of hip-hop. >> reporter: simmons was rushed to the hospital after suffering a heart attack april 2nd at his home in white plains, new york. friday his family announced his death writing, he loved his family with all of his heart and we cherished the times we spent with him. earl's music inspired countless fans across the world, and his iconic legacy will live on forever. seven albums, millions of records sold, he also appeared in several movies. >> right here. >> reporter: his impact on those in the music business is undeniable. from patti labelle to public enemy, eminem to eve, the love and admiration is abundant. he knew the struggle. his signature delivery that heavy growl is due in part to bronchial asthma. he fought with addiction and mental health issues with courage. >> so often talking about your problems is viewed as a sign of weakness when it's actually one

of the bravest things you can do. >> reporter: more than 500,000 people tuned in to watch simmons and snoop dogg on the webcast series verzus. they played their anthems and led us down memory lane. we didn't know that was it, a poet but also just a person. >> my last thought would be i've had a good life. >> reporter: dmx was 50. ♪ and at the end he will stand on this earth, my flesh may be destroyed but yet from this body i will see god, yes, i will see him for myself ♪ ♪ i long for that moment ♪ >> reporter: behind me here, you see a growing memorial that's taking shape outside the hospital in white plains. we're seeing similar scenes across the country. i know that walking through brooklyn yesterday you couldn't go block without hearing dmx. we also understand that he was in the process of putting out a new project that included several high-profile collaborations. dan. >> zachary, thank you so much.

i loved what he said there about he was a poet and a person, somebody willing to talk publicly abou his weaknesses, really, really incredible life and it's great to hear his music again. again, thanks to zachary. let's check the weather on a busy saturday morning. lots going on. let's go back to rob. hey, rob. >> hi, dan. we'll slide out to the west after focusing on the severe storms and flooding in the east. if only we could get some rain there where they started their dry season. this is the margo fire just outside of tucson and just over 1,200 acres burned but a lot of pretty heavy fire activity yesterday. they are at 50% containment. we do have wind advisories and red flag warnings posted for much of the intermountain west. relative humidity levels low. colorado, four of its largest wildfires in history last year and the fire department there, or fire service there, they held a press conference this week saying that with the limited snowpack, this year could be even worse. here's a drought index. when you see dark reds and even blacks, that is bad. extreme to exceptional drought

here and we're getting towards the end of the snow season to rebuild that snowpack, unfortunately. now se good saturday morning from east bay hills camera. with the high clouds it will be mostly sunny, temperatures will be in the mid and upper 60s throon this weather report has been sponsored by lindt chocolate. big blue bar with the milk and the hazelnuts, i think, there. >> i can see it getting stuck in the beard but other than that. >> just save some for later. spread it out throughout the day. >> there is very little you can do to make chocolate unappealing to me. thanks, rob. coming up on "good morning america," the new pressure on congressman matt gaetz as a house ethics committee opens its own investigation into allegations against him. how he is fighting back. also, righting a wrong from nearly a century ago. how los angeles county is trying

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since word that he's under a federal investigation for possible sex crimes. it comes as a new house ethics investigation is announced. abc's alex presha joins us from washington with more. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, eva. so these are serious, serious allegations, but overnight, florida congressman matt gaetz was in his home state, he publicly thanked his fiancee and assured the crowd that the best is yet to come. overnight, embattled congressman matt gaetz at former president trump's club in doral, florida, before a crowd of mostly women doubling down. >> i'm not going anywhere. the smears against me range from distortions of my personal life to wild and i mean wild conspiracy theories. >> reporter: fiercely denying allegations including sexual misconduct and refusing calls to resign. >> i can assure you the best is, indeed, yet to come. keep fighting. >> reporter: gaetz is already under federal investigation.

over allegations he had sex with a 17-year-old girl and paid for her travel, possibly breaking sex trafficking laws. now the house ethics committee is examining illicit drug use launching a bipartisan investigation and whether gaetz shared inappropriate images or videos on the house floor. the congressman's office responding in a statement saying, these allegations are blatantly false and have not been validated by a single human being willing to put their name behind them. gaetz is lawyering up, hiring a new legal team with ties to former president trump. abc news has learned that gaetz's friend and associate local politician joel greenberg could be cooperating with federal investigators. sources tell abc the justice department is focusing on whether greenberg and gaetz paid women who were allegedly recruited online cash and other forms for sex and travel. abc news has learned that greenberg who pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges is

now considering taking a plea deal which could have an impact on gaetz. >> i'm sure matt gaetz is not feeling very comfortable today. >> to the extent he has information that he engaged in any of this illegal conduct with matt gaetz, he may be willing to offer that as a bargaining chip to fully try to reduce any sentence that he may be facing. >> reporter: and while gaetz strongly denied allegations on stage after last night's event, the congressman ignored our reporters' questions. >> talk to you later. >> reporter: his staffers trying to block our cameras as he got in the car without saying a word. now, that house ethics committee can recommend punishments ranging from a reprimand to censure to expulsion, and so far two gaetz staffers have resigned amid these allegations. eva. >> alex presha for us, thank you. coming up on "good morning america," the painful history behind this scenic stretch of beach and the moves to return it to the descendants of the black couple who originally purchased it more than a century ago. bla couple who originally purchased it more than a century ago.

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injustice. >> we will change the state law to allow the family to get their land back from l.a. county. [ applause ] >> reporter: in 1912, willa and charles bruce bought the first of two ocean view lots for $1,225. experts say it could now be worth up to 75 million. >> this was an injustice inflicted not just upon willa and charles bruce but generations of their descendants who almost certainly would have been millionaires. >> reporter: county supervisor janice hahn and l.a. county native saying she hadn't heard of the bruises until black lives matter protesters protested there last summer. the bruces among the city's first black land owners. they created a beach resort for their community who were barred from local beaches due to segregation. >> bruce's beach became a lively and flourishing resort. >> reporter: anthony bruce is one of the last living descendants of willa and charles

bruce. >> i did hear about this growing up. >> reporter: for years willa, charles and their guests were targets of relentless racist attacks and harassment from white neighbors and the kkk. >> that's why we moved away, but we didn't move away willingly, and that land was stolen from us because we would be millionaires today if there's generational wealth that can be transferred or inherited, then there should be also generational debt that should be incurred and taken care of too. >> reporter: in 1929, the city took the bruises' property by eminent domain citing the need for a public park but for decades it sat empty. today's l.a. county's lifeguard training headquarters sits on the bruises' property. >> i want people to take away from this that there is justice and you have to pursue it and your family can find peace for some of the wrongs committed against them in the past.

>> reporter: there's still a lot of bumps on the road. one relative reportedly upset because the city has not formally apologized. another anonymous group opposes the transfer saying it's only happening because manhattan beach is falsely being accused of being a racist city. dan. >> quite a story, zohreen, thank you very much. we will be right back with our "play of the day."

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