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good morning. the fighting between israel and hamas escalating even as the u.s. attempts some diplomacy. overnight israel launching new attacks on gaza city, that leveled three buildings. medics at the scene reporting at least 26 people were killed, and israel's military releasing new video saying it targeted the home of gaza's top hamas leader. the reports say it was unlikely he was home at the time. >> meanwhile there are voices this morning criticizing israel for an air strike that flattened a high-rise in gaza. that building housed several major international news organizations including the associated press. the israelis did people to evacuate. >> hamas firing more rockets into israel overnight. the fighting has taken nearly 200 lives, most of them palestinian. a u.s. enjoy now in israel, as the biden administration hopes for a diplomatic solution in all this. we begin our coverage with abc's

matt gutman on the ground again there in jerusalem. matt, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. mediation efforts have picked up, but so has the intensity of this conflict. you mention those air strikes last night, the most ferocious we have seen since the conflict began in gaza. we are told that there are at least a dozen women and children killed there. the israeli military said the pace of rocket attacks against israel is unprecedented. five times what it was in the previous conflict leaving many parts of tel aviv where 45% of the israeli population lives, looking like this. this morning, israeli artillery and air strikes battering gaza. the israeli military releasing this video saying it shows an air strike on the home of gaza's most senior hamas leader, but dozens of buildings have been flattened. palestinian authorities say at least 26 have been killed in overnight strikes, 8 of them children. but an attack on one particular tower is drawing international

condemnation. >> that building is where al jazeera's offices are, and another strike on the tower. the tower has come down. >> reporter: al jazeera broadcasting live as the tower fell. the building also housing multiple international media including the associated press. the media outlets say they were given just an hour to get out. israel claimed the building housed hamas military targets, but provided no evidence for that. and in gaza, not everyone offered those warnings. rescuers crawling through the rubble this morning, calling to a man trapped inside. they managed to pull him out. and atop this pancaked building in gaza, rescuers look for survivors, this man wailing. his wife and five sons were somewhere inside that pile he said. an hour later, he is led into a

gaza hospital. a tiny miracle awaited him. rescuers pulled his 5-month-old son omar from the rubble alive. in israel this morning, civilians caught in the crossfire. the sixth consecutive night of rocket barrages, and a flurry of iron dome intercepters rising up to meet them. we saw a bunch of those missile intercepters going up. and there's -- there's the boom of the intercepter. earlier this rocket slamming into this tel aviv neighborhood. cars turned into fireballs, smoke everywhere. one man killed. as we were hurrying to the scene, this woman racing ahead, ducking under police tape. she said she was rushing home to her children. shrapnel and shock waves blasting out balconies. there are people behind me ceaning up. i believe they've cleared this very much out. it's a chaotic scene here. minutes later, we saw that woman again. her girls telling me they rode out the attack in the bomb shelter. their home now unlivable, wielding those suitcases to find a safe place to sleep.

for the past six days, the israeli military and government have steadfastly said there is no timetable to end the air strikes on gaza. but for the first time this morning we are hearing murmurs from the israeli military that it could be over in a few days. eva? >> so many people hoping that that is the case. matt gutman for us there. to the white house now, and u.s. efforts for a diplomatic end to the intensifying attacks. abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks joins us with the latest on that front. good morning, maryalice. >> reporter: good morning, eva. the white house wants to make clear that they are engaged at all levels across the administration. yesterday president biden spoke with both the israeli prime minister as well as for the first time since taking office, with the palestinian authority president. on those calls, president biden reaffirmed his strong support for israel's right to defend itself against rocket attacks from hamas, expressed concern over the loss of life, and talked about how the u.s. is once again giving humanitarian

aid to the palestinian people. now secretary of state blinken also called the president of the associated press offering support for the journalists, and we know that senior u.s. officials are on the ground right now holding meetings, urging calm. the u.n. security council will also meet today. president biden has been careful not to publicly criticize israel, but the white house is facing growing pressure to push for more solutions to be even more involved, and there's a political divide. some democrats increasingly vocal about how the violence is escalating and the president's tone. dan? >> such a tricky situation. maryalice, thank you. let's bring in abc's martha raddatz who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, good morning. as maryalice just reported, the biden administration is trying to project they are engaged at all levels. but how much power do they have to influence the events on the

ground? >> just as maryalice said, the biden administration is kind of stuck in the middle here. they could certainly add more pressure. they could say and call for an immediate ceasefire, but they have tread very carefully over there saying, as maryalice said, that israel has a right to defend itself, which it certainly does. but the destruction we are seeing, dan -- and you have covered this for many years. i have covered this for many decades. it's just an incredible sight, and leveling those buildings, leveling that building where the associated press and al jazeera were. it's really quite stunning. the biden administration may be scrambling. we give $4 billion worth of aid to israel every year, but as of yet there is no solution. and they certainly don't seem to have had much influence there. >> and the political and military calculus is tricky on all sides here. i do want to switch to the domestic front. i know this week you spent some

time in wyoming speaking to constituents of representative liz cheney who was just ousted from er house republican leadership position this week over her criticism of donald trump. i'm curious. are voters standing by her out there? >> well, some of them certainly are, dan, and they like what she said, but what liz cheney did really is representative of the entire gop, that split down the middle. and the split down the middle is she does not support the lies that donald trump hans been telling about the election. some of her constituents do not seem to care. there were many who said, oh, look, i have questions too. i'll tell you right now, dan, there's no arguing with them. i can present as much evidence as possible, and you can't argue with them. by what happens in wyoming will really -- in 2022, when she is

up for re-election, will really tell us about the bigger picture of the gop. >> martha, thank you so much. great to see you on a sunday morning. i want to remind everybody, check out "this week" later this morning. the show will feature an interview with representative liz cheney herself, and martha will speak with cdc director dr. rochelle walensky about the sweeping new mask guidance. martha, thank you again. whit over to you. dan, turning now to a fast-moving wildfire in southern california that exploded overnight forcing mandatory evacuations. hundreds of acres burned. the fire still out of control, and questions now about whether it was deliberately set. abc's will carr joins us from a command center at will rogers state beach with the very latest. will, good morning. >> reporter: and good morning, whit. this fire is coming on the heels of a historic fire season last year, and so far it looks like this year could be the worst yet. overnight this fire sent a huge plume of smoke over l.a. county here. it's being pushed by strong winds, bone-dry brush and vegetation that has not burned in years.

this whole area is a tinderbox. all it takes is one spark to start the next massive fire across california. this morning, authorities are looking for a person who they believe started this fire on purpose. more than 500 homes have been evacuated. 100 firefighters are on the front lines. this is an area that is packed with multimillion dollar homes and celebrities. if there's any good news, it's that we have a light rain falling right now, and fire crews are going to try to take advantage of these conditions heading into the morning hours here. right now this is 0% contained. whit? >> hopefully they can get an edge there. will carr for us, thank you. we want to bring in rob marciano for a deeper look at the conditions right now. and, rob, what are firefighters facing today? >> reporter: well, as will mentioned, a little bit of light rain, so fire conditions could be worse, but the long-term conditions are really, really bad. we do have some red flag warnings that are posted right now for interior areas and winds will be gusty in southern california near san diego with relative humidity levels very, very low, gusting 60 miles per

hour. the extreme drought is what the problem is. northern california, this is the second year in a row, and really a two-year period you haven't seen in 30 years as far as dry conditions. that snow pack in the sierra, 8% of normal and this will be a long and trying fire season. eva? >> all right, rob. thank you. now to the pandemic and some confusion caused by the cdc's latest guidance on who should be wearing masks. abc's trevor ault joins us with the latest. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, eva. saturday afternoon was really the first time i could tell a distinct difference with this new mask guidance. crowds of many maskless people packed together here in new york. it was something that would have been anxiety-inducing not too long ago. instead it was celebratory. however, with millions of people not yet fully vaccinated, the new steps have created this morning from the streets of new orleans' french quarter -- >> welcome to new orleans. >> reporter: -- to the las vegas strip, more americans taking the

green light to scrap their masks. >> it feels good to be on vacation not wearing a mask. >> reporter: the cdc's new guidance saying the well over 100 million fully vaccinated americans can stay maskless indoors and outdoors in almost any setting, but the change now forces businesses to make tough decisions as to who they'll allow to be maskless. >> even though the government says turn the switch, and okay. no masks, a lot of customers are still apprehensive about it, and many of our team members are too. >> reporter: many relying on the honor system. >> that's going to be an issue, is if people are walking around without a mask, how do you know they're vaccinated? >> reporter: some states might try to provide an answer. oregon may soon require businesses to verify a customer's vaccination status before allowing them to go maskless. >> this would include seeing their vaccination card, a picture of their vaccination card, and checking they have been fully vaccinated. >> reporter: other states are working to avoid that. at least nine already banning so-called vaccine passports with

nine other governors and state officials saying they oppose them as well. but more than 200 million people are not yet fully vaccinated and health care workers are continuing their push to administer more shots. and this new york 8-month-old enzo mincolla is now the youngest person in the world to get two pfizer doses as part of a clinical trial. >> i think he's helping pave the way for vaccinating all of our children hopefully in the future protecting against this terrible pandemic and terrible disease. >> reporter: and assuming those trials go well, pfizer said it hopes to apply for emergency authorization to administer their doses from children age 2 up to 11 this upcoming september. dan? >> very exciting for a lot of parents. trevor, thank you. let's turn to the federal sex trafficking investigation into republican congressman matt gaetz. we may be on the eve of a significant development here. an associate of gaetz is expected to plead guilty tomorrow while cooperating in the investigation. abc's elizabeth schulze has more

now from capitol hill. elizabeth, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, dan. well, this is a plea deal that could spell more trouble for florida republican congressman matt gaetz. it involves joel greenberg who was a close friend of gaetz and a former tax collector in a county in florida. greenberg tomorrow in a federal court in orlando is set to plead guilty to six federal crimes, including sex trafficking of a minor. in new court filings, greenberg admits he paid a 17-year-old girl for sex and introduced her to other adult men who engaged in commercial sex acts. gaetz is not specifically named in the court filings. he has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing including having sex with an underaged girl. we know that the justice department is investigating gaetz over possible sex trafficking, and we also now know that as part of this plea deal, greenberg has agreed to fully cooperate with federal investigators.

the government has said it reserves the right to further charge greenberg if he violates any terms of the deal. gaetz had been a rising star in the gop, a close ally of former president trump. he's also facing a bipartisan investigation by the house ethics committee, but guys, he's standing firm. he insists he will not step down. whit? >> elizabeth schulze, thank you so much. we appreciate it. we want to turn now and go back to rob marciano for the national weather picture. he has the tough assignment of being live in miami beach for another morning. rob, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yeah, it's been a rough go here previewing hurricane season. we'll talk more about that for a second a little bit later on, and we have been doing it all morning long. it's a beautiful morning in miami. i'm not going to lie to you. you see the atlantic ocean behind me. not the case in some other parts of the country. let's run through that. extreme eastern parts of new mexico. hail and extreme flooding from severe thunderstorms that roll through that area, and that will be the case again today through parts of the texas panhandle and through some of the high plains.

this, out of hurricane, utah. a dust devil spinning up there, counter clockwise. that's a little bit unusual. maybe see that again today. some hail anlightning and winds and maybe some tornadoes will be along the high plains of colorado, kansas and texas. thunderstorms will propagate to the east, but the heaviest damaging thunderstorms will again be across parts of western texas and the oklahoma panhandle where it does rain. it's pretty saturated there, so we'll see flooding issues, and 3 to 6 inches of rainfall across much of texas into southern arkansas. that's what's happening across the nation. good sunday morning. waking up to a lot of cloud cover with drizzle. sunshine and breezy winds away from the coast. it will be windy at the shoreline as well and a bit of a warmer for some of you tomorrow into tuesday. today, upper 50s downtown. 63 wi

>> reporter: i stand out in plenty of horrific weather, so i would say i deserve this. our producers wanted this beach shot, so it's my gift to you and our viewers here on miami beach. we'll talk more about the hurricane season in just a few minutes. >> i love how he's portraying it as altruistic. >> it's for you. it's not for me. >> he has been in lots of bad weather. >> that's true. >> nice to see him in nice weather for a change. thanks, rob. >> that's right. >> reporter: thank you, eva. now to the bittersweet induction of kobe bryant into the nba hall of fame. the league honoring the basketball legend a year and a half after his tragic death. janai norman is here with more. good morning to you, janai. >> good morning. when we say basketball legend, we're talking about a five-time nba champ, a five-time "new york times" best-selling author, 18-time all-star league mvp, two-time final mvp, two-time olympic gold medalist and the

only professional athlete to win an oscar. but seeing his grieving widowidw vanessa accept kobe's admission into the hall of fame on his behalf was a stark reminder of the tragedy that took the legend too soon. >> i wish my husband was here to accept this incredible award. he and gigi deserve to be here to witness this. >> reporter: overnight, a moving speech from vanessa bryant. >> there will never be anybody like kobe. kobe was one of a kind. he was special. he was humble, off the court, but bigger than life. >> reporter: speaking on behalf of her late husband kobe bryant as he was enshrined into the basketball hall of fame. >> kobe had many accomplishments, but his most cherished accomplishment was being the very best girl dad. bianka and capri i'm so happy you're here to see this tonight. daddy was incredible. >> reporter: with michael jordan, one of kobe's idols standing by her side, vanessa recalling how the lakers' legend

was looking forward to this moment. >> he didn't really talk about upcoming awards, but he did mention this one a week before he and gigi passed. >> reporter: the black mamba, now the heart of a star-studded class that includes kevin garnett and tim duncan. >> i want to say thank you to the late, great kobe bryant. >> reporter: an honor delayed twice by the pandemic arriving more than 15 months after a helicopter crash in southern california claimed the lives of bryant, his daughter gianna and seven others. the saturday night induction capping off an emotional weekend for the bryant family. vanessa sharing photos on instagram of the hall of fame exhibit which she helped design, and their daughter natalia presented with the jacket meant for her father. >> congratulations, baby. all of your hard work and sacrifice has paid off. you're in the hall of fame now. >> and vanessa's speech was so incredibly moving. thanking her husband for his hard wk, dicioan oneo, bet yeln p,buan all-time

said her daughters exude resilience and embody incredible strength. >> it's been astounding to watch. janai, thank you very much. coming up on the show, the has en found.s missing in texa of that missing big cat. it's a case also raising fresh questions about exotic pets. and back to work, big companies making plans to bring employees back to the job site, including vaccine incentives. pipeline pain. how long the shortages might last even as the hacked pipeline gets up and running. we'll be right back. "good morning america" is sponsored by progressive insurance. save more when you bundle homeowner and auto or motorcycle insurance. so with your home & auto bundle, you'll save money and get round-the-clock protection. -sounds great. -sure does. shouldn't something, you know, wacky be happening right now?

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we will talk about the clouds with us in the east bay but clearing out today. temperatures are going to be cool, but we are seen partly sunny skies from east bay to east bay valleys. 54, mountain view. 50, half moon bay. getting a little bit of clearing above the deck of clouds. 50, santa rosa. 54, concord. another cool and breezy afternoon sunshine arrives sooner with 63 in oakland. the accuweather seven-day forecast featuring a bit of a warm-up to start the week and then w

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>> i do feel like when i walk into a room, i hear that pan flute music. >> channeling grogu for dan harris. janai will have move coming up in "pop news." >> he does meditate. i'll say that. and he's about my height. anyway -- >> i wasn't going to say it. >> i knew somebody else would have taken that shot. let's look at the other stories we're fo happening right now, an escalation of violence in the middle east even as the u.s. steps up and attempts to find a peaceful solution here. some are now criticizing israel for an air strike that flattened a high-rise in gaza overnight. the fight has now taken more than 150 lives, mostly on the palestinian side. a u.s. envoy is now in israel as part of the effort to find a dip low ma tick solution. and an international airport releasing a new video this morning of that 9-year-old boy who jumped on the conveyer belt and went on a joyride earlier this month. he was unharmed when security guards caught up to him and were able to reunite him with his

family. >> i could see my kids doing the same thing to be honest. and a big upset at the preakness stakes. medina spirit crossing the finish line and ending a triple crown bid. rombauer ending an 11-1 long shot. >> too bad we didn't hit the otb yesterday, whit. we would have made a lot of money. >> the trifecta. we'll start this half hour with the recovery of that missing tiger down in texas. it was found in houston on mother's day, and this story highlighting the problem of big cat ownership with calls for tougher regulations now. abc's zohreen shah is here with much more on that. zohreen, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. according to houston police, the tiger belonged to victor cuevas, the man last seen with it. he denied owning it. remember, it is illegal to own a pet tiger in the city of houston. now police say eventually his

wife was the one who turned in the big cat. >> we got him, and he's healthy. >> reporter: this morning, after a week-long frantic search, police say india, the missing houston tiger, is now safe in a houston animal shelter. police releasing this video of the caretaker's wife surrendering him. india was last seen roaming houston's streets seven days ago with victor cuevas. >> the tiger was passed around a little bit, but ultimately they knew where the tiger was at all times. if it wasn't with her, she knew where it was at. >> reporter: his lawyer speaking out overnight, advocating for stronger private ownership laws. >> there's a lot of sense in regulating 600 pounds of raw muscle, even though they may be gentle and kind. if someone were to example be mean to this example, the instincts are going to take over and it's going to defend itself. >> reporter: the humane society

of the u.s. saying there have been over three dozen dangerous incidents involving tigers and two children dying in texas alone. >> as you can see, the scars has l the way around, thnd i scar. strength is limited. my movement -- finger movement is limited. >> reporter: his arm was reattached after losing it to a tiger. he was 4 when he walked into his uncle's backyard alone, sticking his hand into the tiger's cage. >> he latched onto my arm, you know, bit down on the elbow, and just the force of biting down and the pull, my arm was severed at the elbow. >> reporter: and just this year, the humane society of the u.s. moved texas tigers into an animal sanctuary. >> so a number of states don't have any laws on it, and in texas there is not a statewide ban. so people can own them. >> reporter: they say private ownership is a nationwide concern. >> there are about 3,000 wild tigers in india, but in the u.s., it's estimated anywhere between 5,000 to 7,000 captive

tigers as pets, and then other places. mostly those tigers are in texas. >> reporter: the humane society of the u.s. says they are trying to get the big cat public safety act passed through congress. they want to ban private ownership. they call it a public health issue, and an inhumane issue for the tigers. eva? >> i know a lot of people are talking about this story, and have been since the "tiger king" documentary. >> absolutely. you have to think about the tigers in all this. zohreen, thank you. let's turn now to rob marciano standing on the beach in sunny miami beach, florida. how are you doing, rob? >> speaking of 600 pounds of raw muscle. >> big cat. >> reporter: 600 pounds of something. i'm doing great, eva. thank you very much. i mean, who wouldn't be, right? we're down here until may 15th which is the start of the pacific hurricane season. they're starting their products this weekend two weeks earlier. that's unprecedented and i spoke with dr. michael brennan from the national hurricane center as to why they're doing that.

>> we're starting the routine on may 15th in the atlantic base, and in the past that started on june 1st, but we have had activity in may for the last several years. a lot of that forms really close to the united states. it can impact people with a couple days' notice. we're trying to give more routine updates and it could start mid-may now to cover that activity. >> reporter: we've certainly seen that in the past. our forecast, the colorado state forecast for the season is another active one. noaa's forecast will probably be similar to this. above average activity. what's going on right there in the atlantic basin? i'm happy to report to you even though we're getting things started earlier, nada, at least for now, but i think that will change as we go through the next cople of weeks and through the good sunday morning. beautiful shot from mt. tam but

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the limited series prequel will follow her rise and love life. shonda rhimes will write the says, shonda and her team are thoughtfully building out the "bridgerton" universe is a they can deliver to the fans the same quality and style they love. season two of "bridgerton" is currently in production in london, and it focuses on the eldest bridgerton sibling and his search for love. we have a lot of "bridgerton" fans here. >> choreography. the falls. fantastic. >> the guys are not into it. it's fine. >> i'm a fan of the balls. >> i heard the dancing is lovely. leslie jones is ready to make you laugh at the mtv awards. the comedienne front and center in the promo as she shows up on actor fred armisen's door. >> i told you i can't do the show. i haven't gotten the second shot yet. >> i got you covered, baby. done. you are vaccinated. i'll see you may 16th. >> are you just going to leave

it in there? >> yeah. >> should i take it out at some point? >> i wouldn't do that. you're not qualified to do that. >> i wasn't expecting that. >> vaccinated. there you go. in addition to the scripted series, scarlett johansson will receive the generation award while sacha baron cohen will also be presented with an award. and a surprise. a woman taking the underground scene in australia was shocked to see this. a ring wrapped around a fish's body. a vacationer lost the ring in the bay. some islanders are offering to help to fish out, and return the ring. other fish have been spotted with plastic rings about their bodies. keep our waters clean. snip the plastic rings. make sure your sun block isn't toxic, all those important

things. >> i just hear precious in my head. >> it's not too late. >> i didn't see smeagol being introduced. that was a twist worthy of "bridgerton." janai, thank you. great "pop news". thanks for joining us. martha. have a great sunday, everybody. see you next weekend. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm liz kreutz. happening in the north bay, kaiser santa rosa is with a at risk communities. the clinic is opening from 2:00 until 5:00 at the write charter school and santa rosa.

the nonprofit plans to reach out to those living in that 95407 zip code which they say has a low vaccination rate. anyone regardless of where they live can get vaccinated at this clinic today. you do not need an appointment. let's get a check on the forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. it is cloudy out there for most. it is getting partly sunny in the east bay and south bay. this is san jose where you can see some of the clouds and getting a bit brighter. 55, oakland. 54, san jose. mt. tam, a deck of clouds stacked pretty good but sunshine is on the way. 53, napa. the highest today won't budge too much but we are getting sunshine sooner today. the winds pickup this afternoon. breezy in livermore at 71. 68, san rafael. below average.

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