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we're going to speak with the mayor of new york city, eric adams, in just a few moments. >> we'll also hear from an eyewitness on his way to work in the next car over when the rampage began, but first, let's go to amy who is there in brooklyn for us. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. it was a horrific scene here in brooklyn yesterday morning. yes, at the height of the morning commute, a subway train pulls into this 36th street station, smoke fills the train and then at least 33 gunshots rang out leaving dozens of people on that train injured and bleeding. as you might imagine, those panicked commuters then rushing out of the train. many of them children on their way to school. this morning, authorities named 62-year-old frank james as the suspect. james who remains on the run was spotted wearing a green construction vest and gray hoodie and mumbling to himself according to police. then minutes before 8:30 a.m., putting on a gas mask and

setting off two smoke grenades then allegedly opening fire on the train packed with manhattan bound commuters. >> he then fired that weapon at least 33 times. >> reporter: police say no officers were positioned inside that station, and none of the cameras were working. but passengers' phones captured an image of the suspect and the moment the moving crime scene pulled into the station. smoke, and panicked and wounded people pouring out of the open doors. >> i saw a lot of people coming out of the train station, one of them was injured. she was shot right in her leg. she was bleeding all over. >> i seen a couple of people walk out and just fell in the middle of the street. >> reporter: 29 victims were treated at the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries including ten with gunshot wounds. >> he tried shooting me while i jumped over so he tried to shoot me twice, and he missed both times on my leg. both times. i got lucky. >> reporter: officials say extended magazines were found amid the chaos and that without that jam, the carnage could have

been much worse. investigators saying they also recovered a cache of other weapons and ammunition including a hatchet, gasoline, more smoke grenades, and commercial grade fireworks. >> clearly this individual boarded the train and was intent on violence. >> reporter: now in at least three different cities, police and federal investigators swarming addresses linked to the james, including a former home in wisconsin and possibly this u-haul rental office in pennsylvania, where james may have rented the truck he's seen driving in this video, posted to his youtube account hours before the first shot rang out. >> i am driving, i am driving, i am driving because i started my trip early. >> reporter: prior to the shooting authorities say james posted several incendiary videos to youtube including one saying, i'm 62 now, full of hate, full of anger, full of bitterness. >> there are some postings possibly connected to our person of interest where he mentions homelessness, he mentions new york and he does mention mayor adams and as a result of tha in

an abundance of caution we're going to tighten the mayor's security detail. >> reporter: investigators say that u-haul later found abandoned on the side of a brooklyn highway near the station where the shooter boarded that train and rode for eight stops before the attack began. tributes for the victims pouring in, including from president biden. >> jill and i are praying for those injured and all those touched by that trauma. we're grateful for all the first responders who jumped into action including civilians, civilians who didn't hesitate to help their fellow passengers and try to shield them. >> reporter: now, the 36th street subway station was an active crime scene all day yesterday as that investigation went on, but this morning, it is open and in service for commuters, but for any nervous new york city commuters out there, mayor eric adams says the city is now considering installing metal detectors and there will be an increased police presence in stations throughout the city. george. >> okay, amy, thanks.

we'll bring in the mayor right now, new york city mayor eric adams. mayor adams, thanks for joining us. what's the latest on the manhunt? >> it's still active. i was briefed early this morning by our team. we're asking all new yorkers if they see something, not only say something but do something and that's notify local authorities or call our tip hotline. >> do you believe he acted alone? >> as of this time we don't have any evidence of that that would tell us anyone participated with him so at this time based on the preliminary investigation we believe he was alone. >> we heard amy talk about that suggestion for metal detectors in the subway. is that inevitable? >> yeah, it's not the traditional metal detectors that you see at airports. technology has advanced so much and when you think about it, george, we have not advanced with technology for cities when it comes down to protecting citizens better and i'm open to all technologies. i sent my deputy mayor of public information to go to several conventions that look at the various new technologies and

there's a new method that can detect weapons that are not traditional metal detectors you see at airports. you don't even realize it's there and we're going to look and explore these measures. >> you've already doubled the number of police officers patrolling the subways. what more can you do? >> well, there's a number of things. i say over and over again there are many rivers that feed the sea of violence. and we have to damage one and, you know, i think big cities all across america that are witnessing these increasing gun violence and the overproliferation of guns. george, we removed 1,800 guns off the street during my time as mayor in a little over three months. yet they continue to flow, and this is what we're seeing all across our country. we have to dam that river. we need to bring on a new atf head that the president announced two days ago. we must outlaw ghost guns. we saw a young 16-year-old child was killed by a ghost gun here in the bronx, new york, and it's

about damming each river to stop the flow of violence, the sea of violence in our cities and in our country. >> more than two dozen people injured in that terrifying rampage. have you had any contact with the victims? >> i reached out yesterday at the hospital. there were only four remaining in the hospital. i'm going to speak with them this morning. it was late once i finished up and i didn't want to interrupt them if they were resting, but i will be communicating with the victims this morning. >> thank goodness only four remaining in the hospital. the entire city is on edge. we've seen that scare in times square the other night. we saw the rampage in the subway yesterday. what's your message for new yorkers? >> well, listen, we believe that we have started building the foundation to deal with the historical issues that, number one, feed violence in our city, we have failed so many ways, so many generations and just listening to that video, you hear someone saying that at his age he was angry, and that anger was being played out. it was amplified after covid.

many people are dealing with a state of despair. this is a moment of healing and new yorkers are good at doing that. as you alluded to, during the time when this incident took place, new yorkers stepped up and assisted each other. our first responders, our firefighters, our health officials, this is a moment new yorkers will come together and we're going to zero in on these acts of violence and make the city the safe city that we know it can become. >> mayor adams, thanks for your time this morning. michael? >> thank you. >> thank you very much. federal law enforcement officials joining the nypd in this investigation. for more on that, and the latest on our person of interest, let's bring in our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, michael. >> and, you know, where does the threat level stand right now in this case? >> well, the key is you just heard the mayor say, this person who did this is not in custody and what law enforcement officials are deeply concerned about is this person was prepared. they had the gas masks. they had weapons.

they had smoke devices. they wanted to kill as many people as possible. this person is dangerous. they need to find him quick, fast and in a hurry. that's why you're seeing such a huge law enforcement presence across the city. >> when we say law enforcement, fbi, atf, and i'm pretty sure they're using pretty sophisticated equipment to track him down. >> michael, the fbi, atf, the new york city is the biggest and perhaps most sophisticated police department in the nation. they're all over this case. now, why mr. james is a person of interest is because they found a key associated with the u-haul tied to him. there's a credit card associated with him as well. so they can't call him a suspect because they can't yet place him in that subway station. can you tie him, for example, to the recovered gun, fingerprints or can you tie him to fingerprints on the smoke devices? there's a wealth of information they have to get before they can make that determination. >> and how expansive is the probe? >> it's one of the biggest investigations in a long time. you see investigators spanning out across the country. investigators in wisconsin, in

philadelphia, indiana, they're all across the country. they're literally dissecting this man's life. >> all right, pierre, thank you so much. robin. >> good to have you in studio with us, pierre. and we'll be following the latest throughout the morning. right now, we turn to the latest on the war in ukraine. president biden calling russia's actions genocide for the first time. foreign correspondent james longman has the latest. >> reporter: president biden suddenly calling russia's actions in the country a genocide. that's a serious allegation and it was made while delivering remarks on the u.s. economy. >> your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away. >> reporter: after his speech he doubled down but argued it was just his opinion. >> it's become clearer and clearer that putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being able to be a ukrainian. >> reporter: in the key suburb of bucha, where some of the most upsetting allegations of russian atrocities have emerged, officials now say they've uncovered 403 bodies, more than

1,200 across the kyiv region. inside a basement we saw five men who appeared to have been tortured and executed by russian forces. now for the first time a relative is speaking out. kalina's son was among those murdered. [ speaking foreign language ] she's been taken in at a local monastery, too scared to go home. what she keeps repeating, she can't understand his pointless murder. you can't imagine his pain, my sul is crying. as we talk, she grips tightly onto the phone with the photos of her dead son, and she says, i wanted the whole world to see it and know it's a fact. the russian leader has dismissed all allegations of war crimes and said talks with ukraine have hilt a dead end and seems committed to his plan in the llos sho says they s of rsian troop and military equipment just across the border bearing down on the donbas and now ukrainian forces say they've captured fugitive ukrainian oligarch

viktor medvedchuk. he's been on the run since the invasion began. the pro-russian lawmaker is a close ally of vladimir putin, the russian leader godfather to one of his daughters. a valuable asset for ukraine to use in a prisoner swap. president zelenskyy say, i propose russia to exchange your guy with our men and women in russian captivity. the humanitarian disaster unfolding in mariupol could be a sign of what it so come in the war. it's a key strategic city for russia to occupy and they have other cities in their sights. george. >> okay, james, thanks very much. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent, cecilia vega. cecilia, the president's message, more help on the way. >> reporter: yeah, exactly, george. right now the administration looking to provide more help in terms of a range and distance to ukraine. they're really focused on the next phase of this war as administration officials have been saying that eastern donbas region. so we're talking about a new aid package that could come as early as today. as much as $750 million, things like humvees and new types of

weapons and hardware, we're talking about things like these powerful howitzer artillery, these are like long-range cannons. also today, this is a big deal. eight of the top companies from -- in the united states that make weapons, companies like raytheon and lockheed martin will be at the pentagon today talking about their ability the meet ukraine's long-term weapons needs. this is long-term planning so that gives you a sense of the conversations that are happening behind closed doors. george, listen to this, these numbers are staggering. president biden so far pledging $2.4 billion in security aid to ukraine since he took office, more than $1.7 billion of that since this war began. staggering numbers. >> they certainly are. cecilia vega, thanks very much, michael. we're going to turn now to the threat for severe weather stretching from chicago to new orleans, and overnight, at least eight tornadoes were reported in texas and iowa. let's go to ginger who is tracking it all for us this morning, good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, michael. you see this one. this is gilmore city, iowa. so just northwest of fort dodge,

that tornado racing across the farmland was one of many and the debris flying there from some of the grain bins. there was plenty of damage not just in iowa, folks were injured southwest of temple, texas, where they had damage and giant hail, talking 5 1/2 inches in diameter. you can see it in perspective with the lemon. look at this. this is what we're looking at today. we've got a big threat area, main is damaging wind but tornadoes embedded and it goes anywhere from chicago and indianapolis centered in memphis, evansville, western kentucky into mississippi and louisiana. >> it is springtime. >> it sure is. >> thank you. now to rising inflation hitting a 40-year high while soaring gas prices played a major role, other key prices are also up. our chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is here now to break it all down and how to try to beat that sticker shock. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin, and prices are up all ov t p overall from last year and the hikes are widespread. the energy index up 32% with fuel oil up a whopping 70% in march from a year ago. food costs rising nearly 9% and

even when you take out those huge increases in energy and food, inflation was still up 6.5%, and another big driver here are shelter costs, including rent. that is up 5% over the last year. these are hard to escape but there are some ways to beat inflation and save yourself some money. when it comes to energy you can save $100 a year by using a power strip and turning it off when you're not using it. you can replace traditional lightbulbs with energy efficient lightbulbs, and that's a $75 a year savings. for groceries, you can use apps like basket, ibotta, and drop, to compare prices and get cash back. >> rebecca, used car prices which have soared appear to be coming down? >> yeah, so they're up 35% over the last year, but they were down nearly 4% last month, and the second straight month of decline. that could be a bellwether for perhaps a peak in inflation, robin. >> perhaps, all right, rebecca, thank you.

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>> i'll be watching patti and robin. >> there you go. >> and we know she's going to bring it for the big day. >> hopefully the weather will be better than it was in philly but still had a great time. following a lot of headlines, including the latest on the war in ukraine. president biden called russia's actions a genocide and president putin seems committed to his plan to dominate the east and he's amassing troops in that region right now. also, the cdc says the omicron subvariant ba.2 now accounts for nearly 86% of all new covid cases. scientists believe it's 30% to 80% more transmissible than the original omicron. it does not however appear to cause more severe illness. now, the latest on the big story of the morning, a terrifying shooting on the new york subway. the entire city on edge with the shooter still on the loose. amy robach has the latest from brooklyn, good morning, amy. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. yes, a massive manhunt is under way for the suspect who opened fire 33 times on a crowded rush hour train here at this brooklyn station sending 29 people to the

hospital. among them several children, the youngest just 12 years old. authorities say a mumbling lone gunman wearing a vest and a gas mask threw smoke bombs onto the car before he opened fire. one of the witnesses saying all you could see was black smoke before the shooting began. as you can imagine, commuters ran for their lives including those children on their way to school. a magazine in the shooter's gun jammed which may have saved many lives. police have officially named a suspect, 62-year-old frank r. james, james rented this u-haul we have here in philadelphia, and keys to that van were found in the shooter's possession left behind at the subway station. authorities later found that van, eight subway stops away from the attack. james posted several incendiary videos to youtube including one saying, i'm 62 now, full of hate, full of anger, full of pb. an nypd commissioner saying out of an abundance of caution, they have decided to tight on the mayor's security detail. this morning, the 36th station

is back open in service and for many nervous new york city commuters out there, mayor eric adams says the city is now considering installing metal detectors and there will be an increased police presence in subway stations throughout the city. robin. >> he talked to george about that earlier this morning. amy, thank you so much. joining us now is an eyewitness, kenneth foote-smith who was on his way to work on that train when the shooting started. kenneth, it is good to have you here with us. how are you doing this morning? >> doing great. still kind of taking everything in that happened yesterday but happy to be here, feeling great. >> yeah, and appreciate you going to share your story. you're on your regular commute. >> yes. >> okay. your everyday commute. you're on the train. you're a car away from where the rampage begin. -- began. when did you first realize something terrible was going down? >> as we pulled away from the 56th street stop, about -- once we were completely in the tunnel there was no -- it was completely dark on both sides.

there was a loud bang, sounded almost like glass breaking and it wasn't a normal kind of subway noise. i knew it's not normal brake screeching or train noise and that's what caused everyone on my train to stand up and i was closer towards the front near the conductor's door when everyone on my train got up and hurriedly moved toward the conductor's door, and then, following that noise before i co and i looked down towards the subway connector doors and there's a gentleman banging on our door trying to open it up with all the ounce of power he can and the door is not moving. then behind him i started -- i noticed the smoke filling up the car and once my eyes kind of adjusted to this really thick white smoke filling up the car i

saw faces pressed against the glass of their subway connector door. and it was women's faces and they were screaming. they were banging on the door, and once we saw that gentleman banging on the door for -- fighting for his life, that's when we noticed -- that's when i knew something was very, very wrong, and that was even before the gunshots even happened. >> that was before the gunshots happened. >> yes. >> it had to be terrifying because the train stopped before getting to the station. >> yes, between when the train pulls up to 36th street there is a signal stop right there, and we had a red signal stop before we could pull up to the platform. when we pulled up to -- when we stopped, that's when the gunshots happened. it was three or four quick pop, pop, pops right back and everyone on my train immediately knew what it was. no one screamed or said anything, we were just pleading with the conductor to please move this train. banging on the door, there was no communication and he does eventually come out and sees the smoke and the smoke at this point has now completely filled the car. i can't see into the railway car

anymore and people have spilled out onto that small platform between the trains, and the screams have now increased. it's more audible, and i can tell there's commotion. there's something going on in that smoke and this is the moment when the gentleman in our train decides to try to open the subway connector door from our side after we were frozen in fear for maybe the longest 30 seconds of our life. >> sure, sure. >> and the door still jammed even on our side and now we have to watch as people scream and struggle and try and fight for their lives for something we don't know. >> and you saw some of the gunshot victims? >> yes, when we pulled up to the station before we completely stopped there were more gunshots on the way to the station after we had stopped and we're already all right against the doors ready to flood out and as soon as the subway doors opened, it's a sea of people coming out of the subway and i was able to see

over the absolute crowd of people and i saw spilling out of the subway car that was smoked out, i mean, there was smoke billowing from it like it was a fire. i thought it was an electrical fire at first. that's what i wanted it to be when i heard the noise and saw the smoke, and i saw people with gunshot wounds, i saw people stumbling and pushing people over, coughing and choking on smoke. irritated eyes, which led me to believe maybe the smoke was not just smoke. there's some sort of gas or laced with something. i don't know. >> but you also saw people rushing to help, the subway workers, the first responders, what would you like to say to them? >> the subway workers, our conductor is the man who actually instructed everyone on the platform to get on r train that pulled up several seconds after that "n" train stopped and that kind of was the first leading voice amongst that chaos because some people were sprinting down the platform to get to the stairs, other people

were just kind of hysterical and really didn't know what to do with themselves and just were kind of making a crowd effect and once he told us to get onto the "r" train everybody immediately piled on, maybe 150 people on that platform and my first thought when we got on that train, though, was is the shooter still with us? because when people are coming up the train they were yelling, bomb, he's got a gun. and they were trying to give a description, someone said he was in mta clothes, someone said he had a gas mask, but everyone had varying descriptions so i didn't know what the shooter was. i thought the man who was trying to open our door could have been the shooter at first. it was just a really scary situation, almost like a horror movie of sorts. >> i can only imagine. kenneth, thank you. please take care of yourself because sometimes after it takes a while and just hope that you get any help that you will need but thank you for coming in and sharing.

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sherri papini after she stood by her story for more than five years, but facing trial for 35 felony counts, a plea deal was put on the table and she took it, reducing her potential jail time from a maximum of 25 years to no more than 14 months. >> sherri. >> reporter: this morning, the california woman accused of staging her own kidnapping, torture, and seemingly miraculous escape in 2016 admitting it was all a hoax. >> at what point do you stop that train and for her i guess it was today. i wish it had stopped a long time ago. >> reporter: sergeant kyle wallace has been the lead investigator on the case since papini was first reported missing telling abc news he's shocked by papini's admission of guilt. >> she went as far as i think a person would that was willing to mutilate herself and she went right up until the time that she was going to be put on trial and all the information to be let out. >> reporter: after agreeing to plead guilty to lying to the fbi and mail fraud, sherri papini

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much moisture is in the air and they don't have it. coming up here on "gma," celebrating comedian gilbert gottfried. tributes pouring in from comedians and co-stars. also, kim and kourtney kardashian telling us about their lives, loves and being back on tv. they're joining us live, and then claire foy and paul betta at adp, we use data-driven insights to design hr solutions to help you engage and retain top performers today, so you can have more success tomorrow. ♪ one thing leads to another, yeah, yeah ♪ (music throughout)

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sixties after sunset. rain arrives in the north bay late tonight, and then they'll showers will spread south throughout the day tomorrow on the storm impact scale tonight tomorrow at the level one will find rainfall less than a half of an inch of slick roads for tomorrow morning's commute, reggie thanks for coming up on g. m a. the new details on ben affleck's proposal to jennifer lopez what she's saying about the moment and her love may not cost

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are you ready to du more with less asthma? just ask your asthma specialist about dupixent. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. subway shooting rampage. the manhunt right now for this person of interest after a shooter opened fire, dropped smoke grenades on a crowded train during rush hour. at least 29 people njured in the chaos. this morning, the victims and heroes who ran to help. abortion rights fight. oklahoma's governor signing one of the most restrictive laws in the country as the supreme court weighs the future of roe versus wade. how one young elite athlete is speaking up, urging schools to focus on students' mental health with her moving letter to college sports. ♪ don't be fooled ♪ jenny from the block herself

revealing new details about ben affleck's romantic proposal. >> i'm engaged! >> the unexpected location and new pics of that gorgeous green diamond. ♪ walking on sunshine ♪ leap of faith. a mother of two, grandmother of five on a mission to become a broadcast journalist, making a very special visit to the "gma" set. well, hello. >> oh, my goodness. i'm going to pass out. >> no, you're not. >> we're helping her make her dream come true and nancy is making our morning a little brighter. ♪ because it's never really over ♪ we're catching up with the kardashians, kim and kourtney joining us live as they get ready to return to tv. ♪ golden ♪ ♪ golden, golden ♪ and it's a golden morning in times square with "the crown's" claire foy and "wandavision's"

paul bettany teaming up for a new series as we say, good morning, america. good morning, america. we are glad that you are with us this morning. robin you have a big surprise for your social tribe. >> george surprised me by wearing yellow in honor of my new book, "brighter by the day." >> i got the memo early this morning. >> "waking up to new hopes and dreams" inspired by the people who follow my morning messages like nancy who will not let anything get in the way of pursuing her dream of being a broadcast journalist, so we cooked up a little something for her along the way and that is coming up. we have a lot of news to get to. we're going to start with the latest on that the shooing in the new york subway. more than two dozen injured. the entire city on edge and the shooter still on the loose. back to amy robach in brooklyn, good morning, amy. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. it was an unimaginable scene here in brooklyn yesterday morning. the height of rush hour, a subway train pulls into this 36th street station and that car

is filled with smoke. then, 33 gunshots ring out leaving dozens injured and bleeding and those panicked commuters then rushing out of that train, so many of them were students on their way to school, the youngest of the victims just 12 years old. this morning, the suspected -- authorities named 62-year-old frank r. james a suspect in the subway shooting which caused chaos and fear in the middle of morning rush hour. spotted wearing a green construction vest and gray hoodie and mumbling to himself according to police. then minutes before 8:30 a.m., putting on a gas mask and setting off two smoke grenades then allegedly opening fire on the train packed with manhattan-bound commuters. >> he then fired that weapon at least 33 times. >> reporter: police say no officers were positioned inside that station and none of the cameras were working but passengers' phones captured an image of the suspect and the

moment the moving crime scene pulled into the station, smoke and panicked and wounded people pouring out of the open doors. kenneth foote-smith was on the same train as the shooter and spoke earlier to robin. >> when we stopped, that's when the gunshots happened. it was three or four quick pop, pop, pops right back and everyone on my train immediately knew what it was. >> reporter: now, in at least three different cities, police and federal investigators swarming addressing linked to james, including a former home in wisconsin and possibly this u-haul rental office in pennsylvania where james may have rented the truck he's seen driving in this video posted to his youtube account hours before the first shots rang out. >> i am driving, i am driving, i am driving because i started my trip early. >> reporter: prior to the shooting authorities say james posted several incendiary videos to youtube including one saying, i am 62 now, full of hate, full of anger, full of bitterness. investigators say that u-haul later found abandoned on the

side of a brooklyn highway near the station where the shooter boarded that train and rode for eight stops before the attack began. mayor eric adams telling george this morning -- >> do you believe the shooter acted alone? >> at this time, based on the preliminary investigation, we believe he was alone. >> reporter: now, according to mayor adams, four victims remain hospitalized this morning. two of them are teenagers, all of them are expected to recover thankfully. the 36th street subway station here is back open resuming service and police will be in unprecedented form throughout subway stations throughout the city. there will be a massive increased presence, robin. >> i know you'll have much more on "gma3" today. amy, thank you. now to the virtual ban on abortions in oklahoma. the new law making it illegal for the procedure to be performed in the state. abortion rights activists are vowing to challenge the law. congressional correspondent rachel scott is now in washington with more. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this is one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation.

a near total ban on the procedure and it is set to go into effect later this summer in the state of oklahoma. the governor there says he wants to outlaw abortion entirely. now he is just one step closer to doing just that. now, under this new law performing an abortion in the state of oklahoma will be illegal. anyone convicted can face up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000. the exceptions are narrow, only made to save the life of the mother. there are no exceptions for rape or for incest. and it's not just oklahoma, so far bills have been passed in at least one chamber in seven states to restrict access to abortions. texas has banned abortion as early as six weeks into a woman's pregnancy. for months we know women have been traveling hundreds of miles from texas to oklahoma for the procedure. that will no longer be an option. the white house calls this unconstitutional. it will certainly face a series of legal challenges but as of now it is set to go into effect

later this summer as the supreme court weighs the future of roe versus wade, guys. >> challenges ahead. all right, rachel, thank you. coming up, our "gma" morning menu celebrating comedian gilbert gottfried. tributes pouring in from comedians and co-stars this morning. jennifer lopez sharing new details about her engagement to ben affleck including how and where he popped the question. plus, kim and kourtney kardashian are with us live right before the premiere of their new show. and lara is upstairs with some special guests. >> michael, i sure am. claire foy, paul bettany in the house this morning, both starring in "a very british scandal." we're going to talk about that and so much more coming up on "good morning america." they look nervous. we'll be right back. what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent, i can du more... crazy commutes... crowd control- have a nice day alex (thanks ms. ellen) ...taking the stairs.

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good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, george. irrepressible, and relentlessly funny, gilbert gottfried didn't sound like anybody else and his instantly identifiable comedy brought joy to generations of moviegoers. >> ladies and gentlemen, i hope you can hear the sound of my voice. >> reporter: with that voice and a volume setting that made him unmistakable stand-up comic and actor gilbert gottfried always made people laugh. >> but my dad says third grade is the foundation of my education. >> oh, your dad says that. your dad is a moron. he's a moron. >> reporter: his family sharing news of his passing tuesday at age 67 after a long illness saying, although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in gilbert's honor. >> i can't believe it. i just don't believe it. we're never going to get ahold of that stupid lamp. just forget it. >> reporter: as iago, parrot to

the villain jafar in the "aladdin," overnight "aladdin" on broadway paying homage. >> mr. gottfried, thank you for the laughs. >> oh, oh, come right in. don't let the fact that my door is closed dissuade you in any way from entering my office. >> reporter: in live action films like "beverly hills cop 2," gottfried could make an immediate impression. he got his start as a comic at age 15 and after a brief stint on "snl" would become a talk show and standup mainstay. >> jerry seinfeld as hamlet. to be or not to be. [ laughter ] i don't know if i should be or not. >> reporter: he'd be hailed for his absolute fearlessness by his peers who paid him tribute. jason alexander, gilbert gottfried made me laugh at times when laughter did not come easily. jon stewart, he could leave you gasping for breath.

>> the legacy is going to be his voice and that's something that will live forever. >> reporter: longtime friend of his melissa rivers recalling her fondest memories. >> everyone keeps saying the same thing because it's so true. he was lovely. we were going through pictures today and i found this one of him hugging me and you can't see my face but he's smiling and that was so genuine. he was such a gentle soul which was so different than his stage persona. >> reporter: a 2017 documentary showed gottfried in a different light tending to his terminally ill sister arlene, a devoted husband and dad with, yes, an indoor voice. >> the worst thing you could say to me is don't joke about that. >> reporter: earlier this year gottfried remembered his friend bob saget on "gma." >> i remember bob as being very funny, very quick. >> reporter: and posted this on social media mourning the loss of his friend saget and louis anderson.

gilbert will be remembered with affection and admiration by so many in comedy and with gratitude by audiences for all that laughter, guys. >> all that laughter, chris. my goodness, thank you so much. we're going to turn now to new details on ben affleck's proposal to jennifer lopez. j. lo herself revealing how he popped the question. kaylee hartung has more. >> um -- i'm engaged! >> reporter: jennifer lopez beaming with excitement. ♪ going to the chapel and we're gonna get married ♪ >> reporter: overnight, revealing the intimate details of the moment ben affleck proposed for a second time. >> ben came in, and he got down on one knee and he said some things that i'll never forget. ♪ don't be fooled by the rocks that i got ♪ ♪ i'm still, i'm still jenny from the block ♪

>> reporter: the superstar describing how affleck surprised her on saturday night at her favorite place on earth, the bubble bath. >> he pulled out a ring and he said, will you marry me? and it was the most perfect moment. >> reporter: lopez also sharing some new snaps of the rare green diamond with her fans. my favorite color, it's also my lucky color, obviously it would be my lucky color forever now. >> reporter: the duo first got engaged nearly two decades ago heating up the tabloids and the big screen. >> i'm sorry, do we know each other? >> not yet. >> reporter: after splitting up the pair rekindling their romance last year. >> means so much when somebody really thinks about you and loves you and sees you. it's not often you get a second chance at true love. >> reporter: jen saying this time when ben popped the question she looked in his eyes smiling and crying, at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again. >> we feel very lucky. i love you. >> i love you too.

>> reporter: did you hear that off camera cameo from ben there? so good. and jen says when ben proposed and she saw that ring, she was quite literally speechless and he had to say, is that a yes and she said, yes, of course. that's a yes. guys. >> all right, kaylee, thank you. let's get some "pop news" now with lara. >> let's do it. good morning, everybody. we're going to begin with movie news and you know the barbie feature film we talked about a bunch, it is attracting some major names, will ferrell, the latest actor to sign on to the project which has america ferrera on board, ryan gosling. ferrell will be the ceo of the toy company and oscar nominees and real-life partners guetta gerwig and noah bombach. it's going to be good. also this morning, one man's

trash, another man's treasure. how many times can i tell you this? this time it is certainly true in the case of jared whipple. a car mechanic in connecticut who beat me to it. he found hundreds of pieces of art in a dumpster. he liked them because, guys, they had images that looked like car parts. well, guess what, those car parts, they were actually works by artist francis hines, an abstract expressionist known for wrapping buildings in new york city back in the 1980s. he died at the age of 96. these drawings, paintings, sculptures had been in a dilapidated barn being sold and renovated. now with the blessing of his family whipple is working with the hollis taggart gallery exhibiting and selling the never-before-seen works. the total for the collection well over a million dollars. >> yeah. >> really cool story. >> and that is why -- >> i brake for yard sales and dumpsters. i'm not above it. i'm really not. finally, do you guys remember this style? ♪ gangnam style ♪ >> oh, yeah, michael, yes, i'm

looking at you, because i know you know how to do it. >> i'm not going to. >> can we get a shot of ginger, get a shot of ginger? i know she'll do it. there you go. well done, ginger. the song was so big it took over our studio. check this video out that we found in the archives. do you remember this? >> oh, i do. >> i mean, it was a hit. well, now, i've got news, the creator says he has another one coming. buckle up. k-pop phenom psy announced he's released a new album taking to instagram saying it'll be out by this month. teasing he might have a new song that is at least as big as the one and only "gangnam style." >> i tell you what, that "gma" thing was before my time. >> can you believe it? >> it's going to be part of robin's 20-year -- >> i'm happy it was before my time. >> no, it's not. >> i couldn't believe it. we had rooftop. we had -- we closed down times

square. >> and this just in, you did it for me when you all were in my apartment, i was -- when i was isolated, you did it for me by the christmas tree. >> yes, i did. >> but if there's no video, it didn't happen. now we'll go to ginger. hey, ginger. >> thank you, michael. it's just for the memories. all right, so how about we talk about what has happened already with severe weather. we had some giant, giant hail. this is 5 1/2-inch in diameter from texas. you know that is cracking windshields and doing major damage. you don't want to be out there. we will see hail today but we're also going to see damaging hail and tornadoes which is what they saw as well. everybody there, 23 folks were injured. so just to give an idea, today it's a large area all the way from illinois to the gulf coast. let's get a check now a little closer to home. drew: less wind today, partly sunny skies, temperatures in the 50's to low 60's. we track rain returning later on tonight. first in north bay and starting south in the overnight hours.

overnight lows upper 40's to low 50's. it is level 1 on the storm impact scale. we will check the rain tonight into tomorrow and another storm moving in friday night into saturday morning. we are dry for easter sunday and another chance of we are so excited to have our next guests with us, you know claire foy from "the crown" and paul bettany from "wandavision." now they are sharing the screen in the new historical miniseries, "a very british scandal." good morning to you two. thank you both. >> good morning. >> -- for joining us. i was reading up on this. this is the first time you two have worked together but i hear, claire, that paul had a nice reminder for you during the tougher days of shooting and what was that reminder? can you share it? >> i don't know what that is, but possibly he was only there because he agreed to do it because i was in it and he blamed me basically for having to be there. >> she's a treasure of the

nation. >> why were you excited about working with claire? >> i've been a huge fan, and i think she's a brilliant actress and amazing scene partner. i was really excited to work with her, and you can imagine my disappointment when -- >> when you did. >> when i did. [ laughter ] >> well, the series tells the story of the duke and duchess of argyle and their divorce which happened in the 20th century britain. we'll take a look at a clip. let's check it out. >> as my cousin niles papers his work, heirlooms. >> it's rubbish. >> you wouldn't know serious academic work if it came up and bit you on your fanny. that's an active thought of inquiry, creation, what have you ever created in your entire life except you. >> i'm watching you two watch that and you both are going -- [ laughter ]

what is going through your mind when you watch that clip of yourselves? >> oh, dear. not good things. >> the backstory? >> the backstory, i suppose. >> we spent most of the time giggling and then being really mean to each other on camera. >> yeah. >> and this happened in the 1960s and, claire, you said a lot of this is relatable even to today. how so? >> i think that sometimes it's really important to kind of look back at what's happened as opposed to necessarily looking at the time because sometimes you can see clearly and reflect back on what's happening now and i think it's really interesting to view this and the way women were treated in the media and maybe in the judicial system as well. it's really interesting to see whether anything has changed now. >> we know that you're no stranger to british royalty from "the crown," so did you have to give paul any kind of advice on how to be royal? >> i coached him for months. >> was he a good student? >> it didn't rub off. >> no, no. >> it didn't stick. >> it didn't stick, unfortunately.

>> and we see that as you said you're being cruel to each other. your character is a pretty cruel guy which kind of goes against everything we have seen you do. is that intentional? >> it was a little bit of counterprogramming. i thought people might be getting bored of me being warm. >> last we saw you in "wandavision." will you in the new dr. strange film? can you give us a little hint? >> yes, no. no. yes, i am. am i? >> you are, yeah. no you're not. >> am i? >> i am. if anyone's interested. >> i can neither confirm or deny said rumors about me being in dr. strange. >> that's not an answer. this is what i'm going to get. >> i've got to keep the kids in school. i can't give secrets away. >> we'll hold out for it. i have a good feeling about it, claire, we have to say to you, happy birthday. >> oh, thanks. >> you have your birthday on saturday. >> it's on saturday. how will you celebrate?

>> i'm probably going to be jet-lagged. and it's easter, isn't it? so i'll eat lots of chocolate and stuff. >> that's a good way to celebrate and also you can just celebrate this great series you both are a part of and celebrate the relationship you have now that you've worked together and were mean to each other on set but really nice to each other when you're not in front of the camera on set, so thank you both for joining us. really appreciate it. >> thanks for having us. >> thank you. >> "a very british scandal" premieres friday, april 22nd, on prime video. make sure you check it out. coming up, robin is going to make a dream come true for an inspiring grandmother. we'll be right back with more "gma." ♪

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>> bay area, good morning. we look at electric cars, at 9:00 here on abc seven. >> we will see you shortly. looking at numbers slowly climbing to the 40's, it is chilly. 47 in oakland, 48 in the city into san jose. a lot of cloud cover, this is all in advance of rain we are tracking returning later tonight and for the day tomorrow. they planted today, partly sunny sky. dry through the day, a lot less wind. good news there. 50's and 60's.

storm impacts kyl, level 1 we are tracking tonight into tomorrow. showers arrive after sunset tonight, then tracking scattered showers for everyone tomorrow. >> another update in about 30 minutes, you can always find the latest on our app and that ah, this is when you have to take control of your thought life. how many have i said this? you got to change the way you think. >> change the way you feel. >> thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, nicole. that is where the battle is taking place right here. >> preacher robin there getting her social media tribe going there in the morning. we have another inspiring story from your "brighter by the day" tribe. >> i'm busy in the dressing room before i come out here. how about t.j., how he puts those mantras on his door every day? >> it's uplifting. "brighter by the day: waking up

to new hopes and dreams" dedicated to you, our beloved viewers, who have become part of a community of folks uplifting one another every day including one amazing woman who decided to pursue her communications degree online still working full time. this in order to make her lifelong dream of being a newscaster a reality. ♪ nancy crawford says it's never too late for a second act. the mother of two and grandmother of five is on a mission. >> today's top stories. >> reporter: to achieve her goal of becoming a broadcast journalist. as a dedicated member of my social media tribe, nancy always a positive light sharing affirmations like it's a new season, it's a new day, a bright future is coming my way. ♪ and she had no idea what was coming her way when we set her up for a big surprise.

our connection virtual until now. well, hello. >> oh, my goodness. >> how are you? come here, nancy. >> oh, my goodness. robin, oh, my goodness. >> it's good to meet you. heard a lot about you. >> i'm going to pass out. >> no, you're not. >> oh, my goodness. oh. i'm so excited. >> reporter: inviting her to the "gma" set to learn more about her hopes and dreams. my book, "brighter by the day," inspired by people like you. in fact, dedicated to my tribe. >> wow. >> tell me a little about yourself. >> i am a 56-year-old woman who is currently pursuing her degree in communications and my goal is to become a newscaster and you are my role model, i follow you on all social media platforms and i'm inspired by you. >> g

ay. >> it's just coincidental how the day before i experienced something and then i listened to your message and it's confirmation that i'm going to be okay. >> and you've heard me say when fear knocks let faith answer the door, and i know you have leaned on your faith especially these last two years. how so? >> the past two years dealing with covid i lost 11 family members. it was a very trying time and i mean i got to the point some days i just didn't want to get up out of bed and i would just continue to pursue and persevere and that's when i started attending classes and i just had to get myself together. >> i know that this is a goal of yours to be a newscaster and another one of my little mantras, get ready for you suddenly because we're going to go downstairs. are you ready? you're going to be my co-anchor. give a little test read.

>> oh, my goodness. >> are you ready? >> yes, i am. >> from dreaming big to focusing small. first thing i do, love you, momma, love my daddy. we put nancy's skills to the test at the anchor desk. >> thanks for joining us. it's great to be here with my very special co-anchor. >> good morning, america. i'm nancy crawford. here are today's top stories to help you feel brighter by the day. we're wishing america's oldest national park ranger a happy retirement at 100 years young. miss betty has decided to hang up her hat at the national park service. after working for 15 years at -- we certainly wish her well, the best in her retirement. >> can we just give it up? you didn't even see the prompter before. >> no. >> what is it about being a newscaster? >> sharing what's going on in the world with the world. >> and it is a privilege to be a messenger and that's how i feel. >> yes, it's an honor. >> nancy, i know you've been working on a signature signoff so let me just say, thanks for

watching, everyone. for "good morning america," i'm robin roberts. >> and i'm nancy crawford. this has been the news for today. good night. >> oh, that smile. i'm telling you, we were watching that. her immediate goal is an internship and judging by her determination, i think she'll reach that goal in no time. a true testament to some things in my book -- dream big, focus small, and the best is yet to come, she's working full time taking classes online, and she is committed. she said during covid, with everything that was going on, she was like, this is the time. >> she's got great composure on the air. >> hey, we'll -- >> did it cold. did it cold. >> that's fantastic. we will keep in touch. never too late. i love her. >> congratulations. >> we will do that. >> "brighter by the day: waking up to new hopes and dreams" is out right now. coming up, how one college athlete is speaking up urging schools to focus on students' mental health. focus on student mental health.

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we are back now on "gma" and as many teens are choosing where to go to college we have a story about how hard freshman year can be, especially for athletes. cailin bracken was a standout lacrosse player in high school but the transition to vanderbilt wasn't easy. halfway through her freshman season, she made a very difficult decision to take a break from the sport to take care of her mental health. she says she was one of the

lucky ones who had coaches who supported her without judgment or penalty. now, she has written an open letter imploring coaches and colleges to consider that inside of every student athlete there is just a kid, a person who might really need your help. this morning, a collegiate athlete speaking up urging schools, coaches, teammates and parents to focus on the mental health of student athletes. >> what can we parents and administrators and teammates and coaches do to help? >> so i want for student athletes and for parents to have an open communication. one of my favorite things to tell myself if i'm not doing as well, i will say i love you and i am listening and i want there to be grace on all ends. >> reporter: when she was a freshman at vanderbilt university, she struggled with depression saying her life became defined by her successes

or failures on the field. she says her coaches were supportive, though, when she made the difficult decision to step away from the team. >> if i had a good day at practice i was happy. if i had a bad day at practice i didn't want to talk to anyone. i was investing so much of my worth in lacrosse. >> reporter: now, bracken is opening up about her personal experience, writing an essay called "a letter to college sports" saying, quote, i want coaches to look at players like humans rather than commodities. i want athletic administrations to recognize that the pressure they impose on these young adults is intolerable. >> i'm so grateful that people are listening. i had a father reach out to me and tell me after reading my essay, he drove to his daughter's lacrosse practice and waited outside to give her a hug, and it was the most beautiful thing because it's exactly why i wrote it. >> reporter: in her letter, se mention college athletes like katie meyer and duke lacrosse player morgan rogers who both died by suicide, saying, when she hears stories

like theirs she feels fear because, quote, it scares me so much to wonder if it could have been my team, if it could have been me. but bracken was one of the lucky ones receiving the support and time she needed from her team and her coaches and as a result, she is once again on the playing field feeling strong both mentally and physically. she writes, quote, i was able to navigate my way out of the darkness instead of letting it consume me. that's what you'd like other schools to do, to follow vanderbilt's lead in that capacity? >> i want other coaches to say, how can i be here for you? because i never, ever want a coach or a parent or a teammate to see a situation like katie or morgan and say i wish i had done more. >> she says she was always able to be honest about her mental health with vanderbilt coaches without it being seen as a weakness. the coach is good at putting on the mom or mentor hat. her plea is that she wants other coaches to take off that

coaching hat as well. hang it up every once in a while and say, how can i be here for you? what do you need, and then hear the student, hear the child. she stated in that open letter -- she started the open letter with this quote, we have to put the person before the student or the athlete, otherwise, we are at risk of losing all three. >> a real model of how to handle it. >> yep. >> vanderbilt too for not penalizing her because they could have taken her scholarship. >> division i athlete, absolutely, and mental health is such an important topic to talk about. so proud of her for speaking out as a parent of an athlete i just thought it was a really important story to share. >> thank you. let's go to ginger. >> thank you for that story, lara. i love her hands on her heart moment. i'll keep that. hands on the heart looking at these gorgeous pictures from yesterday, which was a beautiful day from the bronx there, oh, taking in that sunshine and spring weather. we are going to be even warmer tomorrow along the east coast, some places up

the new book "wi the new book "wise up" from a mother who's been through it, karen duffy who shares her philosophy. from friendship to motherhood. it's one of oprah's 50 most anticipated books of 2022. deborah roberts met up to talk about it. >> you are going to like this one really because it is a deep dive. a very deep book and clever actually for parents because we often wish we had an instruction manual to raise our children. well, we don't get that, but karen duffy is actually offering what the next best thing might be in this letter, a love letter to her son, she's giving you the closest thing you're going to find. you may remember her as an mtv veejay or model. >> decide what kind of charlie

girl you are. >> reporter: or actress. >> piece of cake. >> reporter: in films like "dumb and dumber," but you might not expect karen's true passion is actually stoic philosophy. >> i have found that stoic philosophy truly magnifies the art of living in finding your purpose. there is so much happiness and so much fun in this ancient wisdom. >> reporter: in her new book "wise up: irreverent enlightenment from a mother who's been through it," duffy uses the musings of ancient thinkers to write a series of inspirational letters to her teen son jack about living a good, productive and happy life. you basically created kind of a life manual, not just for jack but for any of us. >> i wanted this book to radiate on every page that there is hope. i feel like we need hope. now is the time to take action to create the life that we want. life doesn't give you a manual but it gives you a mom.

>> you talk about little things, carry the groceries, holding the door, donate your time, buy a round. stand up for what's right in being a mentor. >> i wanted to give him the confidence to know that if someone needs help, be the rock, be the one who can do it. i know you can do it. there's bystanders, let's be upstanders. >> reporter: her passion for life shaped by those sage words she's read for years, philosophical advice that's helped her in her battle with chronic illness. you're wearing a patch to treat your pain. are you in pain right now? >> yes, it's constant. it's like having somebody shouting in your ear, but one of the things that i've learned is that i can't control what happens. i can only control my response. one of my favorite mottos is, always laugh when you can, it's cheap medicine, said lord byron. >> reporter: that wisdom which shaped her now offered as a love letter to her son. one he responds to. i could barely get through jack's letter to you.

it really got me. >> you and dad have taught me well. you don't have to worry. i'm ready for my next adventure. >> it's amazing that he will then quote ideas back to me, jack would say, mom, worry is misuse of the imagination. aristotle said it and i was just like, all right. >> that's your boy. >> that's it. it's good. >> i would say jack is definitely ready for the world. karen duffy has always been a rabid reader and something she was passing along to her son in this book and one takeaway from all those books she says as you heard her say, show up in life and try to find something that makes you laugh every day. she certainly had me laughing in this book. her book is out today. really good. >> thank you for that. coming up, kim and kourtney kardashian will join us live. at denny's, we're open for anything. like making our breakfast eeennndddllleeesssss.

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back with two sisters who have nearly half a billion instagram followers between

them. kim and kourtney are getting ready for their new show "the kardashians" to premiere tomorrow on hulu and let's say good morning to both of them. kim, kourtney, good morning to both of you. great to see you both this morning. >> good morning. >> and i got to say we saw you both on the red carpet at the show's premiere in l.a. last week. kim, i saw you with your boyfriend, pete davidson, my guy, and i was wondering what was his review of the show? >> you know, he's really into movies and film and i think that's like one thing that's been so fun and interesting for me because i shockingly haven't seen really any movies, so i love his critique and he just really loves it. he thinks it's shot really well and he gave me some good tips of things to do like stylistically wise that is really fun that we will incorporate later. >> kourtney, you were there with your fiance, travis barker. should we call him your husband now after you two took that

little visit to the elvis wedding chapel in vegas? >> well, elvis couldn't make it official because it was not open at that hour, so it was a wax figure. no, elvis was real. he's still my fiance. >> he's still your fiance but we do know you have a birthday coming up next week. maybe there's a combination birthday party and wedding? >> that would be no. no, i think i want to go to disneyland or do something -- i don't know -- like disneyland is my vibe for my birthday. >> i went yesterday. you definitely should go. >> i tell you what, we all love disneyland and disney world here. i can tell you that. we're going to take a look at a clip of the show right now where you are talking about how you ended up on a date and how you ended up dating travis. let's check it out.

>> i just put it out there like flirtatious conversation. >> you've been practicing, baby? >> no. >> finally, i think once i made it known, he asked me to watch a movie and the whole movie he didn't make a move. >> who went in for the first kiss? >> me, i did. >> wow. that's something inside that we just found out right there. and i'm just -- it's a question for both of you. kim, i'll let you answer first. do you worry, ever worry about having your relationships play out on the show? >> absolutely, and i think that i especially newly dating, i don't want to date someone to say, hey, by the way, i'm filming a show. it just doesn't work like that. i want to be really protective and just make sure this person was going to be in my life before i even like mentioned him on the show, so it is tricky to figure out like how much do you share, how much do you not? how do you navigate a new relationship and dating and being single when you're on a

reality show. >> and, kourtney -- >> and the one thing i have learned is like now navigating this new show is like and this new relationship being on the show is like don't let anyone else comment on you so we've had -- i see a little kid coming here, my son just woke up. i think it's like having, yeah, just like -- i've had so many meetings in this new show with everyone. can you guys not talk about me if i'm not there? but that's not always realistic. >> and talking about new show, you guys were done filming and then you launched this new show so was anybody in the family hesitant about coming back and putting their lives back in front of the camera again? >> i think after like a year off we kind of, you know, everyone had a little bit of anxiety, i think day one, but i mean i feel like --

>> i think we didn't know what it was going to be like. i think we all got so comfortable living in our life knowing that we had had all this vetoe come back quklnt away all -lo i this is like where we're meant to be. >> i tell you what, the fans, everyone loves it as well. cannot get enough of the kardashians so thank you both for joining us. great to see you both and -- >> thank you. >> hello to the family and the kids, "the kardashians," it premieres tomorrow on hulu and we will be right back.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning, everyone. i am kumasi aaron with abc 7 mornings. here is jobina with a check of traffic. hi, jobina. jobina: [inaudible] kumasi: and we are tracking our guys out there, if you will find temperatures in the 40's and in the 50's. here is a live look from our exploratorium camera, showing you mostly cloudy skies. that is the theme for today. we will find that sun mixed in with clouds for today. the good news, a lot less wind today, so not nearly as gusty. 50's and 60's.

showers in the forecast first in the north bay tonight, and spreading south tomorrow. less than half an inch of rain. kumasi? kumasi: thank you, drew. now time for "li >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new series, "why didn't they ask evans?," hugh laurie. and check out the latest electric cars as we continue "live's auto week." plus your comments and thoughts direct from the "inbox." all next on "live!" [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> ryan: morning! hello. hey. morning, deja. [cheers and applause] morning. [cheers and applause]

well, all right. >> kelly: correct.