good morning, america. breaking overnight. amtrak derailment. >> my god, it's on its side. >> a train riding off the rails in montana. at least three killed, multiple people hurt. passengers pitching in to help rescue those trapped inside overturned cars. vaccine battle. a court puts the vaccine mandate on hold in the nation's largest school district. just ahead of it going into effect as schools and hospitals brace for staffing shortages. the governor of new york ready to call in the national guard. border reopened. the del rio crossing resumes business as thousands of haitian migrants now in the u.s. take process that could take years.

remembering gabby petito. the crowds expected as she's laid to rest today. the hunt for her boyfriend now in its second week. a celebrity bounty hunter joining the search. court comeback? naomi osaka making plans to return to tennis. her revelations on hbo's "the shop," just weeks after that loss at the u.s. open and announcing she's taking a break. the grand slam champ now opening up. and bye, bye, bye to our dear friend dan harris. >> let's take a look at the >> let's take a look at the other stories we're following. >> his last day on "gma," and we're giving him a proper sendoff. a look back at some memorable moments as we say farewell to our cat's meow. good morning on dan's last broadcast here at "gma." >> yes. >> we have some special tributes in store for you.

>> we do. >> i can only imagine what sort of humiliation awaits this morning, but i'm looking forward to it. >> we did want to say in honor of your last show we want to say what you told us on our first shows here on "gma" which is of course, to have fun. you're going to be great, but most importantly -- >> don't embarrass us. >> we remember. >> trying to be supportive. we do have a lot to get to this morning. first, though, the battle over covid vaccine mandates hitting a new stage. a group of new york city teachers winning a preliminary battle against forced vaccination. the case now moving to a higher court. we'll have more on that just ahead. also, the reopening of the del rio border crossing in texas where thousands of migrants had been seeking refuge in the u.s. now that border agents have cleared the camp, what is in store for those migrants? let's get right to that breaking news. first, an amtrak train derailing in montana overnight. at least three people killed and multiple people injured. abc's zohreen shah has the very latest developments for us

this morning. zohreen, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. that train was heading right here to seattle. it never made it. it took a deadly turn. over 700 miles away. nearly every car on that train flying off those tracks, leaving multiple people dead. overnight, a deadly amtrak accident after several train cars suddenly derailed off tracks in a remote montana town leaving multiple people injured and at least three people dead. >> this hasn't ever happened. >> very bumpy. like extreme turbulence and very loud noises. it kind of smelt of smoke and my first thought was we were derailing and then i thought this was crazy. >> reporter: this dramatic video capturing one train car fallen on its side. images showing the nearby cars completely off the rails. the empire builder train starting in chicago heading to seattle until that tragic turn near the town of joplin. amtrak reporting that around 4:00 p.m. local time, 8 of the train's 10 cars derailed. officials writing in a

statement, we are sending emergency personnel and amtrak leadership to the scene to help support our passengers, our employees and their families. these images showing first responders quickly ag the scene, and passengers stepping in to help the injured, working with officials to try to rescue those inside. the ntsb is now involved. they're investigating just how this crash happened, but look, right now the situation is so fluid. it happened in such a remote area, we don't even know exactly how many people were injured. dan? >> so many questions. we know you'll stay on top of the story. zohreen, thank you very much. let's turn now to the pandemic and that court fight over the vaccine mandate in new york city schools. let's get the latest now from abc's phil lipof right here in new york city. phil, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. that mandate was supposed to take effect monday.

the court's ruling only deepens the divide between those who agreed with the mandate and those who disagreed with it. students have been in class in new york city, and more than 1,100 cases of covid found in students. more than 500 cases found in teachers. this morning, the battle over vaccine mandates is heating up in the country's largest school district. >> i'm going to be terminated. it's going to be my last day. >> we're going to lose possibly 10%, 15% of staff which means larger class sizes in already overcrowded, unsafe classrooms which will mean less safe schools for our students. >> reporter: the mandate which was supposed to take effect monday would have allowed the city to suspend employees without pay if they didn't comply. 10,000 teachers remain unvaccinated, according to our ac station wabc. covid cases are rising among students and staff members, ringing in a concern from parents. >> this idea that as long as you have on a mask and you're social distanced you don't have to quarantine is a farce because we know our babies can't keep masks on for eight hours and we know they're unable to social distance.

>> reporter: a similar mandate requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated goes into effect monday. governor kathy hochul preparing to bring in extra staff, even the national guard should their hospitals need the help. in oklahoma, the race to get a booster shot is under way with thsas eligible, t ic eloyee w lorea telling affiliate ktul he is grateful he got the shot. >> it's great that we have this opportunity and i would encourage others to go ahead and get the vaccine. >> reporter: healthcare workers are eligible too. >> all of us have gotten our third shot today. >> reporter: and in colorado, a former covid skeptic 51-year-old tom schneider not prepared for what was next, placed on a ventilator for a month. >> my opinion's changed. the risk isn't worth it. you need to get your vaccine because there are so many factors that are random and could take you and change your whole life or kill you. >> reporter: the united federation of teachers fought this decision, so they are happy about it this morning, but it's far from over. the decision now goes to a three-judge panel on wednesday

for consideration. until then, unvaccinated teachers and staff are in limbo. eva? >> phil lipof there for us in new york, thank you so much. joining us now is abc news medical contributor dr. darien sutton. thanks so much for being with us. let's start with those healthcare workers. what's your sense of how many healthcare workers around you aren't getting vaccinated? >> good morning, eva. in my personal experience here in southern california, most of my team, more than 95% have been fully vaccinated, and that 5% are partially vaccinated at best, but i know that that story is not the same in other hospitals across the united states, especially in smaller community hospitals that may not have seen the surges that we saw here in california or in new york. >> i think for a lot of people, the question is at this point why would doctors or nurses not be vaccinated? >> you know, i've wrestled with this as well. what i found is that as halthcare workers, we are not immune to misinformation, and in my conversations with those

who are healthcare workers who may not be fully vaccinated, i often help them sift through the information and help them feel comfortable in their decision, but i think it requires time and patience just like with our real patients. >> with these mandates looming and this concern over shortages, in your experience as an e.r. physician, what happens when you're short-staffed? >> well, we have been experiencing staff shortages for the majority of this pandemic, especially with nursing. as we have found, nurses feel overworked and underappreciated and exhausted, and it's not just those who are not vaccinated. it's also those who are fully vaccinated, and so we have been trying our best to combat this, but unfortunately shortages lead to delays in patient care, and patients may not be able to receive the optimal level of treatment, and it also decreases morale of the team. >> let's talk about boosters too this morning because that's pretty new for people. where do you come down as far as boosters go? >> i have to agree with the current decisions regarding booster recommendations. what we have seen is that

vaccines continue to prove effective in protecting people and keeping them out of the hospital. the most recent numbers from the cdc show that out of the more than 180 million people that have been vaccinated, only 19,000 have sustained a breakthrough that has required hospitalization, and of that small fraction, the majority are over the age of 65. i agree with the current recommendations targeting those and providing additional benefit and getting an additional dose, but i have to say we're doing all of this to compensate for the millions of americans that remain unvaccinated because i have to say we would not be in this position if it was not for the continued transmission of this virus which unfortunately happens with those that are unvaccinated. >> the other thing i wanted to ask you about this morning, schools, because we heard in phil's piece he was talking about those vaccine mandates and the pushback on them. what happens if there are no vaccine mandates in schools? >> we have seen what happens when we don't have vaccine mandates specifically when we look at state numbers. when we see that states that have low vaccine requirements or low vaccine rates, we see

higher rates of hospitalizations and emergency presentations of pediatric cases. we also know that schools that don't enforce mask rules have higher rates of outbreaks. if we have the same goal of keeping kids safe and keeping schools open, the answer remains clear that the safest, lowest risk option is to get vaccinated. so vaccinating all of to those who are eligible in the school and masking all of those who are eligible in the school is probably the best way out of this pandemic and of course, keeping schools open. >> and a lot of eyes will be watching to see how it plays out in court. dr. sutton, thank you so much for being with us this morning. we turn to the border crisis, the crossing in del rio, texas, opening once again this morning following the clearance of that massive migrant camp under a bridge. let's get the latest now from white house correspondent maryalice parks on the north lawn. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, whit. we know this morning that thousands of displaced haitians are waking up in limbo. the department of homeland security telling us that 8,000 people who had been camped out there, under that border bridge in del rio, texas, returned to mexico. mexican authorities offering

some options for staying there in the country, helping others with flights and buses elsewhere, further south. some 17,000 people who had cossed there in del rio in these last few weeks are now in the united states. some are still being processed and still could face immediate expulsion under strict protocols still in place, but more than 12,000 have been given some time. they will be able to plead a case in front of immigration judges, maybe ask for asylum, seek some other form of legal immigration status and functionally, that process can take awhile, months or even years. we know that the u.s. immigration courts have a backlog of over a million cases. the homeland security secretary said again friday that the immigration system in this country is broken. that's an idea we hear from everyone here in washngton, but no one seems to know how to come together to fix it. now yet that port of entry was opened again for passenger traffic.

tomorrow, cargo traffic will be able to resume. >> thank you, maryalice. let's bring in abc news political director rick klein also in washington. rick, let's start with immigration. this issue seems to be such a tricky and turbulent one for the president, president joe biden. he came into office as you know, promising to undo, and this is a quote here, the moral and national shame of the trump policies on immigration, but the recent images show joe biden is really using some of the same tough strategies. >> yeah, dan, and even as he has denounced some of the individual tactics, he's kept in place one key policy from the trump era that allows for the deportation of these would-be refugees. this is an administration that inherited what they believe to be a total mess in terms of the policy, but it's been made worse because of this humanitarian crisis. dan, what it has done is it exposed the real concerns about immigration, and the paralysis has been made very, very clear, and some of those

concerns, the divisions extend inside biden's own administration. we saw a few days ago, the special envoy to haiti resigned in protest over the treatment of these same migrants. >> we're heading into what could be a huge week in congress. the speaker of the house nancy pelosi is promising to push through a series of big votes. what is on the agenda and can she manage all of this? >> dan, there are two huge bills, and two huge deadlines. all of them crashing together at the same time in what could be the biggest test ever for speaker nancy pelosi. you have one bill that's the smaller infrastructure package. i say smaller. it's only a trillion dollars plus. then there's the larger social spending program. that's only the democrats. that's multiple trillions of dollars, and the you have a government shutdown deadline this week, and a debt ceiling deadline next month. all of these things have to be dealt with, all of these have to be dealt with primarily with democrats. republicans have said they're not going to come to the table on any of this. these votes are scheduled for

early in the week. they could slide, dan, but there are some of these deadlines that are just immovable. this is about speaker pelosi working through some true concerns. the democrats just don't trust themselves in many of these cases. this is going to be quite a challenge in the days ahead with just about no margin for error. >> a lot of pressure on nancy pelosi this week. rick klein, thank you very much. i want to remind everybody to watch "this week" later this morning. george stephanopoulos has three big exclusives. he's going to go one-on-one with the house speaker nancy pelosi about that spending plan. plus, pfizer chairman and ceo albert bourla about booster shots and whistle-blower and top trump dhs official brian murphy speaks out in his first television interview. eva, over to you. now to gabby petito being laid to rest today as the search continues for her boyfriend, brian laundrie, now wanted on federal fraud charges. abc's trevor ault has the latest for us. good morning to you, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, eva. that memorial service will happen this afternoon out on long island where gabby petito is from, and it's going to be open to the public.

we're expecting a pretty sizable turnout because as you've seen this case has resonated around the world and we've heard from so many people who want to support her family. this memorial service is happening in the midst of still many unanswered questions. we know that gabby's death has been found a homicide, but we're still awaiting the cause of death and other details from the full autopsy report from the coroner out in wyoming where her body was found, and we're of course, still trying to find the only person of interest in her disappearance, her boyfriend brian laundrie who himself has now been missing for almost two weeks. this weekend those search crews down in florida have continued to scour through that nature reserve where brian laundrie's family told officials he may be, and even though so many days have passed, there is still such hgh interest in this case from law enforcement, from the public, from social media. even people like dog the bounty hunter trying to chip in. anybody with a following trying to keep interest levels up, to in hopes that someone will see something that will break this case and find brian laundrie.

today here in new york, it's all about remembering gabby, and on top of the memorial service, her family says they're in the process of setting up the gabby petito foundation. her father says it will be used to provide resources and guidance to other families who are searching for their children. he says they want to help people in the same situation as gabby. whit? >> trevor, thanks. and speaking of some of those other families, the gabby petito case has sparked renewed interest in several other unsolved missing persons cases. investigators in california have ramped up their search for 30-year-old lauren cho. she went missing near joshua tree national park. cho originally from new jersey seemingly vanished three months ago after she was last seen walking away from her home. air and ground searches have been conducted, but so far, there have been no signs of her. the jury deliberations will resume tomorrow in the sexual misconduct trial of music producer r. kelly. prosecutors are arguing that kelly for nearly three decades was at the center of an enterprise that was used not just to promote his music and

his brand, but also to recruit women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity. kelly's attorney is arguing in court that kelly's relationships with his accusers were consensual. and harry and meghan were front and center here in new york city at the global citizen live concert. they spoke about vaccine equity and called the covid-19 a humanitarian crisis. the 24-hour festival taking place across six continents raising awareness about hunger. performers included jennifer lopez, elton john and billie eilish. we do want to turn to the weather now, i know you're covering severe weather across the country, rob marciano, but is that dan harris' tie that you are wearing? >> of cose the collection continues. it may be the same tie i wore last week. >> that's the brightest one i've seen yet. >> behind him, those are images of my career on fire. >> thank you for picking out this tie. it looks great. yeah, we do have -- this is a small fire. nobody got hurt here, but we

do want to highlight it east of l.a. a pretty urban area. they hit it with all they had as far as the air attack is concerning. that's one of those super scoopers that scoops it up and drops it down. impressive flying there. 50-acre fire, and ordered evacuations briefly, but they have been lifted, and we head across the northwest and southwest. in between is where we have the alerts for fire. seven states under alerts and humidity as low as 10%. above average temperatures getting into the plains today. denver, kansas city, two nfl games at home. temperatures near 90 degrees. it will be warm certainly for the players. they'll have the coolers on today. hurricane sam rapidly intensifying. a category 4 storm now out there. it's way out there. it's slowing down, that kind of makes me nervous, but we're still pretty confident it'll stay out to sea. maybe just throw some waves towards the u.s.lisa: sunday mow clouds and fog..lisa: sunday mow we will see some sunshine and a

bit of haze with us with an air quality advisory, particularly along the coast and the east bay and perhaps thela otherwise, eating for cold and to the rest of the bay area late monday night into tuesday. 79 in concord. 66 in oakland. dan's wife bianca is here. alexander is here. agents, presidents, there's all sorts of folks here to send you off. >> it's like a state funeral. >> you did wear your undertaker attire. >> and we're all calling dibs on the things of yours that we want to take. >> they're taking the things in my office and my tie. >> you got some nice stuff. >> you do have some nice stuff. today, in case people don't know we're saying good-bye to you because you're moving on to new adventures and there's someone who wanted to say a little something. take a look. >> i don't tell you how much i miss you, but i talk to you all the time, so i'm just going to tell you how freaking proud i am

of you for stepping into this new space. it's a leap of faith. you're going to be more than 10% happier and i can see you shining so bright in this new space. look, i look up to you. there's no one who can transition from smart to sarcastic like you. you are the best partner in crime that a girl could ever ask for, and i know a lot of people are going to talk about how you dressed up as harry potter or one direction for halloween which i know are the highlights of your career at "good morning america," but what i want people to know is that you were there for me as a friend and an advocate and a champion for a working mama, and you heard me at some of my low moments and really were such an encouragement for me, but you really did a great job of advocating for me, championing me and just encouraging me and standing up for me, and i want people to know that about you. i love you, friend. before i go, one last sports lesson. basketball. and this is a football.

i love you. >> i thought both of those were used in badminton. paula, i love you. thank you so much. thank you for bringing up harry potter. i knew you would get one last thing in there. >> paula always described herself as the younger sister you always loved but never wanted. >> yeah. pretty close. pretty close to the truth. really appreciate it. coming up on the show this morning, we've got a lot more including naomi osaka talking about a tennis comeback after taking a break after that big loss at the u.s. open. and here we go, dan. it is almost time to say good-bye, but not before we look back on your career here at abc news. much more ahead. we'll be right back. "good morning america" is sponsored by carmax. the way it should be. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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hi, dan. well, i can't believe this day is finally here, but i am so excited that you are moving on to the next chapter in your life. you have played such a big role in my life. those four years we sat side by side on that anchor desk, i will honestly say there was never a weekend that i wasn't looking forward to waking up your trusted colleague and more importantly, a great friend. >> bianna first co-anchor on the show. >> all these people we had to pay to say nice things about you. they delivered. >> whit knows. whit knows that verbal abuse is

my love language, and this is why we are such good friends. >> you are the ring leader of that circus. >> that is true. >> but we do love you dearly, and we'll miss you and we can see the impact on the lives of all these people that you have worked with over the years. >> there are themes behind everything. >> yes. we start this half hour with naomi osaka giving fans an update on when she expects to play again following her third round defeat at the u.s. open. and bowing out of another tournament at indian wells. janai norman has more. >> reporter: this morning, tennis star naomi osaka hinting at her comeback to the court. >> i love the sport. i know i'm going to play again. probably soon because i kind of have that itch again, but it wouldn't really matter to me if i won or lost. >> reporter: appearing on "the shop," the four-time grand slam champion opening up about her mental state. >> i wasn't playing to make myself happy and i was more concerned about, like, if i won or lost, what would people say about me? >> reporter: just three weeks ago, after a third round loss at the u.s. open, osaka telling the

world she needed time away from the sport. >> i honestly don't know when i'm going to play my next tennis match. >> athletes should be given the opportunity to say, i need to step away not for a physical reason, but because my mental health, my mental well-being isn't where i want it to be in order to experience the joy that i get from this sport. >> reporter: as for her return to the court -- >> she is a great tennis player, and that's not past tense. if she loves tennis and she wants to get back in and do what she wants to do on her terms, the sky is the limit. we know what she means as a role model for so many millions of people who might be struggling. >> reporter: and osaka thinking about the legacy she'll leave behind. she hopes people remember her for the way that she treats others like serena williams saying serena is the reason she started playing, passing down how she hopes to inspire the next generation. eva, you said it's all about

themes. the theme here, looking to those who have come before you, and dan harris as much as it pains me to say nice things about you on tv, but you have been so great to us. >> speaking of naomi osaka, she's been normalizing mental health. i salute her for that. now for the final time in my career, i'm going to say, for a check of the weather, let's bring in my old friend, rob marciano. >> don't you dare make me cry, young man. in honor of you and your new england roots, we'll start with fall foliage. it's that time of year, but we're not going new england. but in utah. the reds are starting to pop there. certainly the aspens in colorado are starting to go, and now the hardwoods in new england, and we'll try to get some of those pictures for you next week. but the next three months, the autumn outlook, across much of the country, this has been the trend in the era of climate change, and above average precipitation expected

across parts of the northeast, and below aver lisa: good morning, san francisco. gray skies right now with highs in the low 60's, 10 degrees below average. it will be breezy here and hazy along the coast. upper 70's midland sponsored by sephora. you have to actually pay for your makeup now. >> you're on your own. >> what, dan doesn't wear makeup. >> i didn't consider that when i asked to be out of my contract. we have much more ahead here speaking of dan here. the rest of the show, it's all about you, my friend, and on thu taller than rob and me here. i believe you once told one of our writers, quote, if i were any taller, i would be insufferable. it's a real quote from dan harris and not a real picture. up next, a look back at dan's career here at abc news

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so auditions for dan's replacement are already under way, and it looks as though they're getting younger and younger here in the studio. >> yes.wanted to come spend my last day on "gma" with me and of course, i said yes. >> absolutely. well, he fits right in there at the desk. we have more as we send our friend and colleague dan into retirement, or rather onward to his next chapter. we're going to look back at the mark he's made her at abc news and "gma," and some of his most memorable moments. watch. ♪ >> good morning, everyone. i'm dan harris. in the news today, hello from new york. i'm dan harris. >> i tried to get my news here and they told my title had to be junior pencil neck geek. ♪

>> here's abc's dan harris.di'tw got nfmaonhoile eyatll t ahan bord 8,000 fee >> this is unfortunately a rather common sight in baghdad these days. >> the army tells us we are among the first to come here to the valley. >> they're yelling that this isn't an authorized march. >> how strong is the bond with your other gang members? >> dan harris. >> dan harris. >> dan harris right now at the news desk to give you the more of the morning's headlines. >> one fan got more than she bargained for. >> the birthday girl was more than a little surprised and maybe unhappy as well. >> now let's go now to somebody who hasn't been under 30 since the stone temple pilots were in the top ten, rob marciano. >> and on my fourth, the most important part -- >> can i just ask you to put a hex on janai? >>ng to t t >> ron, you're representing my interests for the rest of the

trip. ♪ >> i like making that too. motto, classy, bougie, ratchet, right? stacks on stacks on stacks. >> oh, no. >> oh, my goodness. >> thank you for joining us on this sunday. stay tuned for george. we out here. >> oh, no. >> wow. it's still embarrassing. >> break out the stp for you. >> i have a 6-year-old now. i need to make sure that i can prove my youthful bona fides. >> you're failing at that, miserably. >> who taught you how to use we out here? >> alexa, maybe? >> yeah. you know, throughout the last couple of -- we've heard from just about everybody in your life both professionally and privately except for one person. let's bring him out. mr. -- >> bum bum bum. >> ron claiborne. >> there he is.

[ applause ] >> you too. i'll get to you. hey, alexander. your dad's here. >>ha okay. >> for this special day. >> i'm ready. >> i'm carrying this boston red sox cap with tongs because i don't want to touch it. rob and i are new york yankees fans. we don't want to blow this weekend where we've taken two straight. they're going to love this in boston. this is my gift to you. >> we both love football, so thank you very much for the hat. can i use that for barbecuing? >> you may have them. >> okay, i appreciate that. >> big day. kind of weird, right? >> it is so weird. it is so weird. >> i was in his place three years ago. so i know a little bit what it's like. look, i just want to say very briefly, dan is a true professional, a man who believes

like all of us, like i do, that journalism is a form of public service. he went from over the yearfrom wi you' pr'er, as they say in sports, somebody who's admired by the players, people, the practitioners of journalism, and you're a great interviewer and a great guy. you saw there some of the highlights of your career, covering important stories, afghanistan, to one of my favorites, or the highlight of your career i think, that interview with irwin. >> the kangaroo? >> the kangaroo. the paralyzed kangaroo. >> we've been waiting for this interview. >> it's a wide range. journalistic activity. >> i don't want to interrupt, but we have to go to break because we have one more special piece from dan coming up and it's dan's message to everyone. >> ron, thank you. >> i love you, ron. >> thank you.

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welcome back, everybody. i got my whole family out here, and my wife and my son. i got my close friend ron claiborne and my great friends, my co-anchors here on "gma." as we have been discussing all morning, this is my last day as co-host of weekend "gma." i'm retiring from abc news to focus full-time on my company which is called 10% happier which teaches people how to meditate. i asked the producers of this show to give me the last word this morning, and i want to use my final moments here to send a love letter to the people who make this show happen every weekend. >> reporter: for the past 11 years, i have been waking up at

3:45 a.m. on saturdays and sundays. it never gets easy waking up at this hour. even the cats are groggy. >> i need to shave. >> reporter: shower. all right. guess i'm ready to go. pretty informal behind the scenes. hop in the car for the ride to times square. ♪ and this is where the early wakeup pays off. good morning. dennis, big man. what's up? good morning. all right. got my big boy clothes on. i get to hang around with my friends. look at that. my boys. this is where the beautification process begins. how long have we been working togeth >> seven years? >> seven years.

>> maybe eight. >> we're still on speaking terms. >> yep. >> well, i get paid to be here. >> this is where the real magic happens back here, right? >> are you making fun of me? i'm not sure if you are making fun of me. >> no, what i mean is this is where we talk smack and, like -- >> yes. >> this is where we keep it real. >> describe what you do here in the audio room. >> if you hear it, we have our hands on it. >> suffice it to say, the show could not happen without you guys. >> i'm a script coordinator. >> i won't tell anybody, but who is the most annoying anchor to work with? is it whit? probably whit. visiting the control room. morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> guys, i'm going to miss you all. >> this is big bill who does promos. big bill, how long have we worked together? >> since your first day here. >> he was always taller than me which i resented. >> reporter: then it's show time. all right, it's show time.

look at that guy. >> yeah. yeah. yeah. >> we match. >> we're matching today? we always -- we usually have our thing going on. it's dan who's the outlier. >> reporter: and more friends. when eva pilgrim came to the show three years ago, she was a whip smart chemistry nerd and ace reporter. i have watched with real pride as she has become a natural host and even gottemad na th thit. to be honest, i was a little threatened at first. so tall, so handsome, so hardworking, but he is a deeply decent man, and so damn funny. he really won me over with his raps and this tandem sweater he wore with rob. let's talk about marciano. the ageless man, the fearless storm chaser. the incurable goofball. such an honor to spend weekends with this dude for so many years. and finally, janai norman. new jersey's own. she came to us barely 30. now she's a mom of two, a

ferociously strong reporter and by far the best on air comeback artist with whom i have ever worked. i have so much history here at abc news. from war zones to jungles, to an on-air panic attack that led me to meditation, but it is the people who have made my 21 years here so powerful, especially these people who are true friends. i may be leaving, but this team both on and off the air will be carrying on. i urge you to keep watching. i know i will be. i leave this show, and this network feeling an immense gratitude for all the opportunities and all the friendship. i'm also grateful to all of you who watch. your viewership allows us to do this job which we love. so i'll close with a quote from the great comedian tracy morgan who said, i love you and there's nothing you can do about it. we'll be right back to say our final farewell.

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"good morning america" is sponsored by state farm. like a good neighbor, state farm is there. all right, dan. by now, our viewers know how much you mean to us and you know how much you mean to the viewers. we got one more surprise for you. just look up. look up. times square, saying good-bye once and for all. we love you, dan. >> love you guys. thank you. >> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> good morning everybody. happening now, repair work could lead to delays coming into san francisco from the east bay. the central freeway ramp connecting westbound i-80 and north on highway 101 is closed.

caltrans is releasing a guardrail damaged by a big rig last october. the 7th street on-ramp is also closed through 5:00 tomorrow morning. caltrans is encouraging people to take part during the closure. -- take bart during the closure. the 49ers will play their 2021 home opener tonight. last month, smaller crowds went to a pair of preseason games. the last time they played before a full stadium was the nfc championship game against the packers in january 2020. green bay will also be the opponent tonight. kickoff is at 5:20 tonight. it should be a nice day for the game as well. lisa: about 70 degrees, dropping to about 60 with a cloudy start for everyone. 61 in san jose, only 56 by the delta, also in santa rosa. breezy today, cooler in the afternoon but mild to start out.

we will look at a cloudy san jose right now, moderate air quality, as our air quality advisory continues. still some haze out there in the city, just 62 for you outside. 65 in richmond. mid 70's for the afternoon high in san jose. the seven day forecast looking at a chance for showers tomorrow up in sonoma, and then it sweeps south through the golden gate, san mateo and looking at warmer conditions for the second half of the week. liz: this week with george stephanopoulos is next.

>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. showdown. >> we're at this stalemate at the moment. >> democrats divided over the president's massive investment plans. >> is there any consensus on a price tag? >> both bills or nothing at all? >> that's what it is. >> everybody's good and our work is almost done. >> biden's agenda on the line. is it headed towards passage or collapse? what are the consequences for the party and the country? questions this week for house speaker nancy pelosi. a "this week" exclusive. booster shots. >> i did not overrule an advisory committee. this was a scientific close call.

>> the cdc director green lights a third pfizer shot for those 65 and older and frontline workers. when will everyone be eligible?