it. super invested. good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. the major mask reversal on this tuesday morning. unmasked. a federal judge overturning mask mandates on planes, trains and public transit. the decision coming just days after the cdc extended the mandate to may. we're live at one of the busiest airports in the country with the changes. this morning, what you need to know before you travel or get in an uber. april showers. dangerous flooding from delaware to new jersey as a powerful nor'easter slams millions on the east coast. record spring snow from the midwest to the northeast. more than 100,000 waking up without power. on the brink. ukraine's president zelenskyy says russia's new offensive into

the east has begun as defenders are still hanging on in mariupol after a surrender deadline. searching for a killer. a mother of two brutally murdered. now fears that the suspect is targeting her family. the manhunt right now. an abc news exclusive. craig robinson and his wife kelly filing suit. michelle obama's brother taking on the school that expelled his two young sons in retaliation, they say, for the couple raising an alarm about racism in some classroom assignments. the robinsons join us live. cancer cluster mystery. we hear from the man who discovered that more than 100 former students and teachers at one new jersey high school had all been diagnosed with brain tumors. what experts are saying. the emotional moment at the boston marathon. how one runner honored his brother before crossing the finish line. ♪ don't stop me now ♪ don't stop these two.

oscar winners julia roberts, sean penn, on teaming up for the first time. >> maybe not the last time? >> the duo says they're just getting warmed up with their new political thriller. >> swing for the fences, right? >> and john and martha, sexy? ♪ >> i'm sorry, good morning. what did you just say? >> i was talking about their new show. sean penn plays attorney general john mitchell. she plays martha mitchell, and it's a very complicated relationship. i had forgotten a lot about it, but they made this couple surprisingly sexy. [ laughter ] >> good morning. >> way to wake up. >> i'm up now, as you were. let's look at binghamton, new york, right now. they gotten inches of snow overnight. ginger will explain what's going on in just a bit. but first, we begin with the nationwide mask mandates for planes and public transit struck

down by a federal judge just days after the cdc extended it, and the biden administration says masks are no longer required. our transportation correspondent gio benitez is at one of the busiest airports in the country, newark airport, with the big changes. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, and it is very, very busy here this morning. and i can tell you just looking around here, a lot of people realy heard this judge's ruling loud and clear, so looking around this morning i'd say about half the people here are still wearing a mask. many are not, though, including some employees. now, according to the federal government, it is entirely up to you whether you wear one at u.s. airports. >> masks are no longer required on u.s. domestic flights. >> reporter: this morning, a sight we haven't seen in more than a year. >> masks now optional. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: travelers maskless on planes and walking through airports after a major reversal. a federal judge in florida striking down the mask mandate on public transportation. the biden administration saying masks are no longer required on planes, trains, buses and

transportation hubs. >> we've made it this far. it's like, why take an extra risk if we don't have to? >> it's fantastic news. >> if you want to play that game, go ahead, but i'm going to keep the mask on. >> reporter: the judge appointed by former president trump saying the mandate exceeds the cdc's statutory authority and violates the procedures required for agency rulemaking. now, united, american, delta, southwest, jetblue and alaska airlines confirming they will no longer make passengers mask up. fights over wearing a mask on a plane have overwhelmingly made up the number of unruly passengers on flights. >> stop, stop, stop. >> reporter: thousands since the start of the pandemic. now, flight attendants urging calm and patience as the industry shifts gears. >> we're talking about changing announcements, changing communications to passengers when they're checking in, when they're buying their tickets, changing the signage all over the airports and changing the policies. >> reporter: those revisions now hitting the roads as well.

ride-share company uber announcing overnight it is dropping mask mandates for drivers and riders. the judge's ruling comes as the nation sees a rise in infections from the ba.2 subvariant with 34 states and territories seeing at least 10% increases over the last week. for the first time since january, covid infection rates among children are up. but overall numbers are still much lower than during other parts of the pandemic. and back out here live at a busy newark, we should tell you that the cdc still recommends wearing a mask but, again, no mandate. it is up to you and it is your choice whether you wear one. >> so you have the option, gio, but not everyone can take a mask off just yet. >> reporter: yeah, and this is a really important point, michael, because we're talking about the federal government. so u.s. airports do not have that mandate. many companies do not have that mandate, but when you're talking about local governments and local transit systems they can

make their own decisions. for example, new york city, subway, buses, trains, they still require a mask. that mandate is still in place so you really have to check that out before you travel. >> all right, thank you, gio. robin? >> it's hard to travel in this weather. we turn to that spring snowstorm, a powerful nor'easter slamming millions. will reeve is in upstate new york where they got more than ten inches of snow. good morning, will. >> reporter: good wintry morning to you, robin. imagine waking up on april 19th to nearly a foot of snow. that's the reality for the fine folks here in binghamton and much of the central swath of the northeast, crushed with this wet and thick snow. this is more of a tree than a bush but it's weighed down. i would call this snowball snow, the way you can pack it, it's thick and dense. closer to the coast, more flooding and rain. that's dangerous for travel and for people, it actually, in fact, turned deadly in maryland as this nor'easter impacts millions of people.

overnight, a mid-april winter blast slamming into the northeast. dangerous winds, flooding and more than a foot of snow leading to treacherous conditions. and in annapolis, maryland, a tree crashing down on a home killing one and injuring four others. in central pennsylvania, plows out and woring overtime to clear the roads after nearly 4 inches of snowfall. trucks pulling over to put chains on to help navigate the conditions. slick roads leading to multiple wrecks across the state, cars and trucks flipping over. some drivers pulling over to wait out the elements. >> slippery roads and getting in and out of the bad weather. >> reporter: rain coming down along the coast, flood prone areas inundated. in virginia, parts of the state blanketed in half a foot of snow. with standstill traffic along interstate 64 after multiple vehicles couldn't manage to stay on the road in the slick conditions. over 100,000 people without power this morning and it's a

tough day to be out here and this isn't even the most snow anywhere. 10 inches in binghamton, 13 inches in oneonta. it is april 19th. not totally abnormal here but still not ideal as we head into late spring or early spring. who knows what it is, robin. >> not ideal at all. will, thank you. we're going to go right to ginger, in dearborn, michigan, with more. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. we got snow here. daily record snow, 2.3 inches, and right behind me yu can see the fresh snow still on the windshields, but we have video from bloomfield township, which is just around here in detroit, which was coming down heavy and we, of course, made that drive from new york city across i-80 and ran into accidents. so video from brookville, pennsylvania. thankfully, if you took it slow it was manageable but it was not when you went on this expressway. 2 inches of rain around new york city and flash flooding stopping people.

so this storm is pulling away from many, but it's still snowing heavily as you saw in will's shot there, syracuse up through the green mountains, vermont, new hampshire, still picking up some of the snowy end. it will still be windy, too, and ten you'll get these trailers that get enhanced by the lakes. we will see more snow and rain today anywhere from here in new york or michigan all the way east to new jersey. look at the cold, though. ooh, by tomorrow morning, still feeling like winter. guys? >> we'll check back with you in jst a little bit, ginger. thank you. george? we get the latest from the war in ukraine. russia's escalating attacks in the eastern part of the country in what appears to be a major offensive as the southern port city of mariupol is on the brink of falling after a seven-week siege. foreign correspondent james longman is on the scene in ukraine. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. we're outside the city of zaporizhzhia in the southeast of ukraine. russian forces are about 15 miles from where i am now. just about every man in this town and village have gone to the front line because president

zelenskyy says russia's second advance has begun. this morning, president zelenskyy has announced the russian offensive into the donbas region has begun. [ speaking foreign language ] a very large part of the entire russian army, he says, is now focused on this offensive. the russian foreign ministry confirming today that russia is starting a new phase of attacking the region. >> i'm sure this will be a very important moment of this entire special operation. >> reporter: as of now, the russians have 76 battalion tactical groups in ukraine, each of them with up to a thousand troops and all amassed in the south or east. the mayor of kramatorsk where a rocket killed nearly 60 people says the situation escalating. attacked by rockets.y day we ar- >> reporter: in mariupol, in the southeast, ukrainian forces outnumbered. they're still desperately holding on as russian troops

close in. they're held up in this steel plant. this drone footage released by mariupol city council shows smoke pouring from their stronghold, but it's unclear when the video was taken. russia once again demanding the surrender of the remaining fighters in mariupol. the new deadline passing hours ago. but russian separatists say they are assisting russian troops now storming the compound. the city, a strategic target in the eastern push, as russia seeks to create a land bridge connecting crimea. civilians desperate to escape. ukrainian officials say there may have been tens of thousands of civilian casualties. with reports of humanitarian convoys being hit, escapng is dangerous. columns of cars that have just got out of the eastern part of ukraine occupied by russia, you can see on some of the cars the word "children" to make sure they have safe passage. this woman says we were surrounded by armed people. you have kids. as russia claims to have hit

hundreds of targets across the country, vladimir putin's forces not without setbacks. images have now emerged online showing the russian warship "moskva" sinking. casualties are still unknown. now, there was a lot of pride here for how ukrainian forces had managed to defend capital kyiv, but no one is under any illusions. the second advance is going to be so much more difficult to defend. george? >> james longman, thanks. let's bring in retired colonel steve ganyard. let's begin with mariupol. a second surrender deadline has passed and ukrainians barely holding on. what's the implications if the city falls? >> obviously putin wants all those troops that are defending the city right now. that's 6,000 to 7,000 troops and he wants to deploy them elsewhere, but mariupol is a strategic city. if you looked at the graphic there that james showed, you see that it's a major port city on the sea, and it is a major export area for coal, for corn and for steel and so he needs that if he's going to squeeze

the ukrainians economically. but it is also the key to hold that thin sliver of land that provides the land bridge to crimea. so it absolutely is a strategic city. putin has to take mariupol. >> both putin and zelenskyy said the new russian offensive has started in the east. what are you going to be looking for there? >> yeah, george, the war in the donbas is going to be a very different war than the war that we've seen up to now. you know, around kyiv it was almost urban fighting. it was much more -- it was easier for the ukrainians to defend against because it was enclosed and the russians got trapped on highways. they were trying to take the capital. the donbas is much more favorable to the kind of warfare that the russians are used to conducting, this tank warfare or areas where they can have artillery barrages, so it's going to be tough for the ukrainians to defend. that's why we hear zelenskyy saying it's groundhog day. i'm asking for the same things over and over. i need more artillery. very tough for the ukrainians.

george, think about this, once he takes mariupol, he owns enough of the donbas, putin, where he can say that's it. we're suing for peace and accept the status quo. or he can continue to grind on in the east, pushing westward in a war that could last months if not years. >> and probably only he knows even if he knows what he's going to do. okay, thanks very much, steve. robin? now to catastrophic flooding that has killed more than 400 people in south africa. tens of thousands left homeless. maggie rulli is there in durban for us with more on this unfolding tragedy. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. yeah, this is the first day in nearly two weeks that this region hasn't had rain and that means we're finally seeing the devastation this storm has left behind, and guys, just look at this. when those rains hit floodwaters mixed with massive waves in the ocean it churned up all this debris and now you can see that this dangerous mess stretches

for miles along the beach. overnight, the desperate search for survivors after catastrophic flooding in south africa leaves hundreds dead, dozens more missing. the heaviest rains in more than 60 years pummeling the province devastating durban and leaving at least 434 dead. >> we tried to run away. my young children, my young boy. >> reporter: the historic rains washing out roads. obliterating bridges. tossing vehicles into homes. tens of thousands now homeless. >> i don't even have a bed. >> reporter: rescuers wading through waist-deep floodwaters with search dogs, at times swimming looking for the more than 48 people still unaccounted for and with vital infrastructure wiped out safe drinking water is a concern. the south african army launching "operation chariot" in to help. the president of south africa has now declared a state of

disaster and he is promising this region will get all the resources they need to recover. he took it a step further. he also said this storm was caused, in part, by climate change. he says the country has to do more to prepare because this, this shows that climate change is here. robin? >> so tragic. maggie, thank you. michael? >> thank you, robin. now to vice president kamala harris announcing that the u.s. will ban the testing of anti-satellite missiles while slamming russia and china for using satellites for target practice creating thousands of pieces of space debris. our senior white house correspondent mary bruce has the latest for us this morning. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the vice president says that using missiles to destroy satellites like this is reckless, dangerous and irresponsible and overnight that the u.s. will no longer conduct these tests hoping that other countries will then follow suit. the u.s., china, india and most recently russia have all conducted these tests in the past but the concern is that this can generate huge massive

debris fields that can orbit for years. shattering satellites into thousands of pieces that can threaten other satellites like those used for gps or other critical infrastructure and can be a real risk for astronauts. as the vice president noted in november, when russia destroyed a satellite, the astronauts at the international space station had to shelter in escape capsules to avoid being hit and hurt somehow and the u.s. is hoping they can lead by example and can push other countries to set international norms in space but with other adversaries like iran and north korea also pursuing this practice it's unclear what this ban is really going to have. >> mary, thanks very much. we switch gears and an emotional moment at the boston marathon. take a look as henry richard crosses the finish line. there he is right there. arms up. he gets some hugs from his parents and sister. henry was just 10 years old when his brother martin who was 8 was killed in the 2013 boston marathon bombing. and on the final stretch, he paused at the memorial to the bombing.

his sister jane lost her left leg in the attack. henry wrote both their names in marker on his leg. before the race. it was his first marathon. here's what he said after. so many were out there for me, all my friends, family, motivation was the least of my worries, there were so many people there to support me. it was wonderful and i couldn't believe it. what a tribute there to his family. >> when he stopped at that memorial like that, just took your breath away. >> sure did. a lot more coming up on "gma," including an urgent manhunt which under way after the murder of a mother from queens. police say the suspect texted death threats to the woman's family. our interview with craig and kelly robinson, michelle obama's brother and sister-in-law. they said that their young sons were expelled after they voiced concerns about what they say was racism in some of their school's assignments. but first -- let's go back to ginger. >> reporter: robin, up to half foot of snow in maryland. look at it covering the tulips. thankfully a lot of these early flowers have protection against that. we will warm up and see temperatures closer to 80 again. so spring wi

drew: increasing the afternoon. temperatures in the end mid-60's around the bay shoreline. overnight tonight stars and clouds. we are drying out later on today. our next storm arrives tomorrow evening. on and off showers friday morning. beautiful weekend with sunny skies and warmer temperatures.

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for drivers and riders. also, russia escalating attacks in eastern ukraine in what appears to be a major offensive as the southern port city of mariupol is on the brink of falling after a seven-week siege. and a spring snowstorm has hit the midwest and northeast. record april snow, damaging winds, dangerous flooding from delaware to new jersey. ginger is tracking the latest all morning long. the postal service announced cost-cutting measures set to take effect on may 1st aimed at slowing down delivery for a third of all first class packages. some packages will take up to two days longer to arrive as they rely less on air transportation. the postmaster general said the change will save money and improve reliability. and we've got a lot more ahead, including robin's exclusive interview with craig and kelly robinson, michelle obama's brother and sister-in-law. they say their young sons were expelled after they voiced concerns about what they say is racism in some of their school assignments. that is coming up. right now, we turn to the

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its most famous parents. >> michelle obama is my little sister. [ cheers and applause ] >> craig robinson and mrs. kelly robinson. >> reporter: craig robinson, seen here at the white house, is the brother of former first lady michelle obama, making him the brother-in-law of a president. he and his wife kelly say that administrators kicked their children out of the pre-k through 12 school after the parents complained about racial discrimination. the robinsons are now suing, saying that the school retaliated against their family after they submitted two separate reports in january and march 2021 to the school concerned about what they felt was racial and ethic stereotypes in virtual classroom assignments. after conversations and emails, the parents were stunned on april 14, 2021, when the school told them it was dismissing their fifth grader and then their third grader on june 21, 2021, and claimed the parents repeatedly engaged in

disrespectful and demanding communications with and about our teachers and administrators. it has only become more evident that there's been a complete breakdown in your family's trust of and respect for usm. the kids were just 9 and 11 years old and their parents have asked us to blur their faces. even the school says they were model students, calling them, quote, portraits of a graduate, but now the school says they'll need to graduate somewhere else. we reached out to the school and they tell us that they weren't served the lawsuit and instead their law firm was and without time to review it they tell us they have no comment at this point. robin? >> steve, thank you. craig and kelly robinson are joining us now live from milwaukee. good morning to you both. and we know this is very important to you and that we heard in steve's report that it started because you were overhearing your children's assignments while they were learning virtually. craig, what specifically were you hearing that first concerned you, craig?

>> well, robin, and thanks for having us on and congratulations on your 20 years with "gma." you know, this all started as a lot of parents, we heard what was going on in the classroom because of covid and there were repeated use of racial and ethnic stereotypes that were in actual assignments. the use of the word plantation and things of that nature. in addition to the racial and ethnic stereotypes, there was an insensitivity to socioeconomic status and as well as a disregard for the children who weren't physically in the classroom. and all of this, we found -- we thought, okay, maybe we'll have a communication with them and give them some suggestions and once we gave them those suggestions and had a little bit

of a back and forth, they summarily dismissed our young children, retaliating against them because of the issues that we brought up. >> and after you started talking about this and accused the school of bias, kelly, did you hear from other parents and former students? >> yes, we did, robin. in fact, this story resonated with many families in the community, and former university school of milwaukee families reached out to us. we were not aware initially of how far-reaching this was. we heard stories of other families being retaliated against. we also heard about other biases that have been shared over the years and while we heard biases and what we would like to point out is the egregious nature in which they handled this with us and with our young boys, but one of the stories that we weren't

made aware of was that just as recent as ten years ago, the university school of milwaukee had in their fourth grade curriculum that students re-enacted the underground railroad and students dressed up as slaves and ran through the school in the dark and the teachers were actually the slave masters who captured these students. and hearing these stories and understanding the pain that other families have gone through are one of the reasons why we wanted to come forward with this story and knowing how -- one of the other stories that we heard was about how a -- the black students seemed to get more harsh punishments than white -- their white counterparts. in particular, a student using the "n" word may be considered a good student or come from a good family and their punishment is not as harsh as other students, in particular students of color. so there have been many stories. >> i'm sorry.

this led you to -- i'm sorry. this led you to file a bias incident report with the school. what was their initial response to those reports? >> correct. the university school of milwaukee had a bias incident reporting system that they set up last year. so our first -- the first bias that we had noticed, we did -- i did put a report in and i was told that the reporting system was not working and then the next was a conversation with the head of the school who told me that this was, in fact, not a bias and challenged our bias and so then, each other time following when any bias was reported, instead of acknowledging and working to make this better, they ended up dismissing our students. and what you should know is we did partner with the head of school all year. in fact, he asked for our feedback. he wanted to know because we had this bird's-eye view into our

students' learning, so he asked to share stories with him. we met with him on zoom, with other families. we had phone conversations with him. in fact, at one point he even told me that i should be on his payroll because of the amount of information that i provided to him. he said -- because he was new, i had given him his marching orders for the next five years of what he needed to do to make this a better place for all students. and, in fact, at one point as i was sharing information with him, he said, well, i'll use this information but i'll never give you credit and, while that wasn't what we were doing it for, what we wanted was for them to make change. and instead of doing the right thing and helping these students, they dismissed our young sons. >> craig, you have said that you had a great relationship, and what kelly was referring to as well with the school previously, but as we heard and read in one of the letters, the school accused you, craig, of repeatedly engaging in

disrespectful and demeaning communication with teachers and administrators and that there was a breakdown of your trust and respect for the school. so what's your response to that, craig? >> well, robin, i got to tell you, i don't really have a response for that. i mean, if you ask anybody in the community, both kelly and i are partners with teachers and we advocate for teachers and, you know, so i don't have any idea where that comes from. but what i will tell you is that we're moving forward with this for a couple of reasons. we want to hold the university school of milwaukee accountable to, not just our two children who they retaliated against, but more importantly, there's a whole community of people who are out there that we wouldn't feel right if this happened moving forward. so, those are two of the main

reasons, and then the third reason is, this needs to stop and change and this will help all students at the university school of milwaukee. >> i just want to say on that, i have always been an involved parent at the school and they appreciated that. i work closely with teachers. i was a part of the classroom and helping the teachers in previous years, not last year, but we were well respected in the community. i was a very active participant in the parents association, as well as the middle school and lower school advisory council. this was not something ever expected and we were never disrespectful. i have a background in education. i appreciate the work that teachers have done, especially during the pandemic. >> we know that your sons are in a different school now and we hope that they are doing well. craig and kelly, thank you. thank you so much for your time this morning. take care. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> all right, we'll be right back.

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wayans joins us live in times square and he's saying -- >> good morning, america. wake up! >> if you weren't awake, that would do it to you. we cannot wait to catch up with our guy marlon wayans, always makes you laugh and happy. >> he certainly does. always making us happy is ginger. she is on the road as we've been saying, she's riding into the future, taking us on an electric trip. she and her team stopped a few times. she even got in a workout. you're not going to see there. oh, my -- >> she's brushing her teeth too. >> you had to bring that up again, george. but you will not believe how much it cost her to charge up her car as well. >> that is coming up. we have a lot of news to get to this morning and we're going to start with the nationwide mask mandate reversal for public transit.

back to gio benitez at one of the busiest airports in the country with big changes there. good moring, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning to you again. yeah, we are seeing lots of faces this morning here at newark. that's because that federal mask mandate is officially gone now and what's interesting is even within some families we're seeing some people wear the mask and some aren't. >> masks are no longer required on u.s. domestic flights. >> reporter: this morning, a sight we haven't seen in more than a year. >> masks now optional. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: travelers maskless on planes and walking through airports after a major reversal. a federal judge in florida striking down the mask mandate on public transportation. the biden administration saying masks are no longer required on planes, trains, buses and transportation hubs. >> we've made it this far. it's like why take the extra risk if we don't have to. >> it's fantastic news. >> if you want to play that game, you know, go ahead but i'm going to keep the mask on. >> reporter: the judge appointed by former president trump saying the mandate exceeds the cdc's statutory authority and violates the procedures required for

agency rulemaking. now, united, american, delta, southwest, jetblue and alaska airlines confirming they will no longer make passengers mask up. those revisions now hitting the roads, as well. ride share company uber announcing overnight it is dropping mask mandates for drivers and riders. the judge's ruling comes as the nation sees a rise in infections from the ba.2 subvariant with 34 states and territories seeing at least 10% increases over the last week. and just a reminder this morning, the cdc still recommends that you wear a mask, but, again, that is totally up to you right now. you need to check with your local transit system. there may be some local laws in place. just make sure there isn't a mandate there. robin? >> good advice there, all right, gio, thank you. now to that spring snowstorm, powerful nor'easter slamming millions. we're going to go back to will reeve in upstate new york where they got a lot of snow.

good morning, again, will. >> reporter: hello, again, robin. i call this snow globe tableau. binghamton in april. ten inches here of wet, thick snow, and down in pennsylvania, up to a foot, and oneonta, new york, seeing 13 inches as this april nor'easter slams much of the country. millions of people impacted by this. over 130,000 customers overnight without power across multiple states and while it's snowing here, this weather is rain in the coastal areas causing flooding and dangerous conditions. people on the roads in multiple accidents, some pulling over to the side to wait out the elements and tragically in maryland overnight, in annapolis, a tree falling on a home killing one person inside and injuring others. michael? >> all right, tragic, indeed. thank you so much, will. we're going to go to ginger with more on this spring snowstorm. ginger, it's caught a lot off guard. how are you doing?

>> reporter: you know, it shouldn't. we are always here to tell you about the forecast but i got to tell you we had record daily snow. it overperformed for some folks. here in detroit more than two inches. you can see the video there from bloomfield township, the suburbs here, and then we were driving on i-80 as we took our ev road trip and came across accidents in pennsylvania. so something to be careful of if you're still up in northern new england, parts of syracuse still snowing, but this will pull away and then we'll usher in the cold, oh, one more morning feeling a whole lot more like winter. guys? >> sure is. >> without a doubt. coming up, we hear from the man whose social media post led to an investigation about a possible cancer cluster at his old high school. more than 100 former students and teachers there have been diagnosed with brain tumors. >> more than 100. also this morning, julia roberts and sean penn, their incredible transformation brought one of washington's biggest scandals to life. and ginger is on an electric road trip breaking down everything you need to know about evs. and lara is upstairs with a special guest. hey, lara. >> hey, rob, you ready to laugh? this guy, the incredible marlon

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oh, we're on air right now. oh, we're on air right now. we're back with our "gma" -- >> i was giving you a nod. let's go to our "gma" cover story. a close look at a cluster of cancer cases in new jersey. more than 100 people from the same high school have been diagnosed with brain tumors and health officials are investigating the underlying causes. stephanie ramos has the story. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: george, good morning. we spoke with a man who may have uncovered a medical mystery when he found out he had a rare brain tumor and so did his wife and her sister, he made it his mission to find others with the same diagnosis and a possible link. this morning, growing concerns about a possible cancer cluster at a new jersey high school. al lapino, his wife and sister graduated from colonia high school between 1989 and 1995. all three were diagnosed with

brain tumors later in their lives. his sister died of brain cancer in february. when you, your sister and wife were all diagnosed with the same brain tumor, what did you think in that moment? >> it was shock. i said, what is the likelihood that a husband and wife can both have an acoustic neuroma and what is the likelihood that a sister of me and my wife can have a brain tumor at the same time? >> reporter: lapino, an environmental scientist, making a public plea on facebook to see if there were other alumni with similar experiences. he says 104 former students and faculty responded saying, they were diagnosed with brain tumors over three decades, about half being cancerous. among the 104, jason's wife janice who died ten years ago from an inoperable brain tumor and her sister who died from brain cancer in 2015. >> my wife fought like crazy. at the time the median life span for her type of tumor was 18

months. she made it five years. >> reporter: the township contracting an environmental engineering firm to test for radiation near the building. while officials investigate, hoping to learn if these cancers are or are not linked, experts say people in the town are not in immediate danger. but that an unusual cancer cluster like this is worth investigating aggressively. the school remains open. >> it's certainly concerning because the rate of primary brain tumors is certainly higher than what we would expect over that period of time and certainly from a town or a high school of that size. >> reporter: the new jersey health department says its agencies are aware of the concerns raised by local residents and that they are, quote, working to better understand the issue and determine whether any relevant environmental exposure concerns are present at this site. robin? >> deserving of some answers. all right, stephanie, thank you. now to day two of our series

"gma charged up." ginger and team hit the road in their electric vehicle taking off from new york and now 24 hours later they have arrived there in detroit. ginger, things are changing there, aren't they? good to see you. >> reporter: oh, they are. here in the motor city, great to see you. the birthplace of the automobile is having a bit of a rebirth. i am inside ford's all electric manufacturing facility. this thing has been moving on magnets by itself and is eerily quiet like the ev itself. we drove it yesterday. you can see the video there for 12 hours, two of those hours were for charging and stops. we took four stops to charge. average about $16 and big savings from gas, we will say that, and that was on peak time. now, listen, we are learning a lot on this road trip. we're going to share it throughout the week and it is time because ford, the big three, so many automakers say they're going all electric by 2035. the electric vehicle is here and it may not be what you think it

is. >> evs were fiber gass things that went around san francisco. they were not five-passenger cars that are so comfortable. >> reporter: more than 6.5 million evs were sold in 2021. that doubled 2020's numbers, but that was around the globe. most of them weren't sold in the u.s. last year, more than 5 million evs were sold in just china and europe. the u.s. only accounting for 4% of the global market. here at the new york city auto show you can feel and see the momentum for electric cars. there are 16 fully electric vehicles being shown.y electric. charge up. sizes and ranges. less than 200 miles on some of the shorter ranges and up to 520 miles on some of the long range. the average range, 257 miles. and they are so smart. >> when you're driving it, you'll feel on the freeway like this car really knows where it

is and where it's going. it has this hypersensitivity. >> reporter: nissan planning to launch 23 electric models by 2030. we got a chance to cruise manhattan in the 2022 nissan aria. what would be like the future of evs? what do people need to know with all the new coming out? >> they just don't know how easy life is when you don't go to gas stations. >> reporter: ford bringing their iconic f-150 into the ev market with the new f-150 lightning, starting at just under $40,000. >> it's 775 foot pounds of torque and 560 horsepower getting you 0 to 60 in 3.4 seconds. >> reporter: without the typical engine, that that's hard for people to imagine no engine also means no maintenance. >> that's exactly right. >> reporter: now time to take that f-150 lightning for a spin. >> one thing about this being a truck is that, you know, it's really important that we made it durable and capable.

>> reporter: innovations like electric pickup trucks just the beginning in getting everyone into electric. so this f-150 has a 320-mile range. they've got a guarantee on the battery for eight years. a lot of folks worry about that. i got to tell you, you get inside one of these and you know that manufacturers are hearing people. they want bigger vehicles, they're looking at buses, transit vehicles and the big space in the back here is one thing, but this battery can actually be used as a generator for your home or to boost another friend who has an ev. >> ah. >> that's something. >> that's great. this is wonderful, ginger, to be on electric avenue. and tennessee next. you be careful out there, ginger. we want people to know -- >> reporter: i will. >> okay. they can follow your adventure on "good morning america's" instagram. >> really good information.

i have so many questions about electric vehicles so ginger is doing a great job. >> she's doing it. we have a few questions about you and "pop news" and saying good-bye to "black-ish." >> it's an end of an era, everybody, after eight amazing seasons, the groundbreaking sitcom is airing its final episode tonight. the show starring the very funny tracee ellis ross and anthony anderson first hitting our airwaves in 2014. there have been 174 episodes, two spin-offs, countless cameos over the years from zendaya, octavia spencer, michelle obama and michael strahan. the actor known as. renown for amazing writing. we've all talked about the great writing, the laughs. this morning, we posted a teaser ahead of the episode. >> yes. >> eight seasons of pride. >> this is black excellence. >> all hail the queen. >> and joy. >> i love this man with all my heart and soul. >> thank you, black jesus, amen. >> it's time to say good-bye to "black-ish."

>> this feels like home because you and the kids make it that way. >> see how this groundbreaking series comes to an end. >> say it ain't so. tracee ellis ross sharing some of her feelings writing about her tv husband, anthony, what an incredible ride. we helped bring a loving and thriving black family into millions of homes each week. we built a tv relationship that should join the ranks of the best. you can watch the final episode of "black-ish" tonight at a special time, 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. >> cousin june bug, how you feel about that? >> i'm a little sad. i'm very sad actually, but that show was so groundbreaking. congrats to them for 174 episodes. >> really great. if you don't know what we're talking about look up michael strahan, june bug. hey, it's all coming back to me now. come on. yes. there you go. ♪ baby, baby, baby ♪ >> celine dion taking that iconic power ballad to the big screen.

this is such a cool idea. romantic comedy called, wait a minute, "it's all coming back to me," with the singer set to star as herself. she'll star alongside priyanka chopra jonas and "outlander" star, yes, my man sam. the film will follow a woman struggling to move on from the death of her fiance. to cope she begins sending messages to his old phone number. that number has been reassigned to a new man who happens to be going through a similar heart break. "variety" says celine's character is there to inspire the two main characters to fall in love because "it's all coming back to me." that movie will hit theaters february 10, 2023. just in time for valentine's day. >> very clever. >> yeah. and finally, in sports, tom brady taking a break from training to take home a big win on the golf course or at least make some major bragging rights. brady will once again play in the charity golf classic called the match. this year, i love this, the

battle of the quarterbacks. i want to hear from you, michael, who's going to win this. tom with aaron rodgers and they're playing against mahomes and josh allen. these are two really talented teams. >> i'm not commenting on it. i'll watch. i'll watch. i have my eye -- i know who i would pick, but i don't want to hurt tom's feelings. >> ooh! >> well done. >> well, last year tom lost. he lost to rodgers. >> these young guys, they're something else. in football i pick tom and aaron. >> there you go. >> young guys can play football too. i don't know what's going on, george. >> so they're already trash-talking. tom tweeted out the announcement writing, we tried to make this a tag team cage match. the lawyers said our contracts wouldn't allow it. check out the match, guys, june 1st, las vegas. they raised $33 million for great causes. >> that's awesome. >> that was last year.

that's going to be fun to watch and that is "pop news." >> great job there. now back to ginger. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hey, michael. i have so much more abou drew: increasing the afternoon. temperatures in the end mid-60's around the bay shoreline. overnight tonight stars and clouds. we are drying out later on today. our next storm arrives tomorrow evening. on and off we know our next guest as lady mary on "down we know and love our next guest as lady mary on "downton abbey," but now she's dealing with modern day drama on netflix's "anatomy of a scandal." michelle dockery, thank you for joining us this morning.

it's so great to see you. and congratulations. >> thanks for having me. >> our pleasure. congratulations are in order. "anatomy of a scandal" is number one on netflix in both the u.s. and the uk. did you expect it to take hold like this? >> i mean, you just never know, you never know how something is going to play out, but we're absolutely thrilled that it's number one there and in the uk. i think it's such a great show and it's a really sort of timely subject and it seems to have kind of, you know, struck a chord with audiences out there. so we're over the moon and i think david e. kelly is just such a brilliant creator and, you know, there's such brilliant people attached to this, this drama so i'm sort of not surprised. >> well, you know what, let's take a look at a clip of some of the brilliance. check it away. >> so it appears that after you end the relationship, she continues to work for you and then when you show her you want her, which is what she wants,

she accuses you of rape. have i got that right? >> look, i can see how it sounds. >> it sounds very unlikely, doesn't it? >> destroying my career was perhaps her goal. >> why? surely there are less catastrophic ways for her to express her hurt. she could have told your wife. >> you are tough. and we see this -- michelle, for a second season, so are you on board for that? >> i mean, possibly. it certainly looks that way, doesn't it? but i think i'd be ready to get my gown and my wig back on for a second one. we'll see. >> you know, much anticipated second movie in the "downton abbey" universe, "downton abbey: a new era" is finally coming out next month. so many people are so excited about that. what role did the fans have in getting that movie made and what's in store for mary's love life this time around? >> oh, well, you know, the first film was such a success and, you know, we had such a huge box

office with that, so it felt like there was such an appetite for a second one. so it felt like that was, you know, that was the way forward and we've all absolutely loved getting back together. we're like a big family and i love playing mary. she's such a fantastic character and, well, there's -- you know, there's always a handsome man on the scene. you know, her husband's away in this film so, you know, she's never short of kind of a handsome man around. so, and it's a really fun story. you know, it's half of the cast go off to france because we discover that violet has, you know, been given this house in the south of france and then the rest of the characters are at downton where a silent movie is being shot at the house. so everyone is kind of out of their comfort zone which is -- it's really fun to see the characters in such a kind of different light.

>> well, a lot of anticipation for that and you kind of answered it already. i was going to ask you, how many more movies will there be? are you in it for the long haul but it seems like you're committed if they do more? >> yeah. yeah, i'm in it for the long haul now and it really just depends again on the appetite out there and to see how this film does and if, you know, if people want more, we'll see. but it's kind of up to julian fellowes and the creators behind the show, you know. he's the one, you know, with the stories. so, if there's more stories to be told, then, great. i love doing it. >> we'll be there. >> it's always great going back to it. >> michelle, we will be there to watch it. "anatomy of a scandal" now streaming on netflix.

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minutes. you can find the latest on our app and abc7news.com. now good morning america. ♪ just get on the floor. >> you thought he was funny then. just now -- oh, he called you out, michael strahan. marlon wayans, you know him from hit comedies like "the scary movie" series, and now he is back on tour, y'all, bringing us an all-new comedy special, "marlon wayans presents the headliners." >> i'm trying to get all -- i'm trying to get that michael strahan money. man, that's retirement money. how you retire and make more money for doing less work. i say, hey, mike, what you up to? counting money. my wrists tired, 1 million, 2 million.

i don't know how to carry all this money. [ laughter ] >> oh. >> might take the rest of the week off. >> you know, comedy, no pressure at all. it's a family business. >> it's a hard one for me because i'm the baby, right? so in comedy you have to pull from your life in order to be like a great comedian. i had ten people pulling from our life before me. so i was like i can't tell that joke. i can't tell that joke. i can't tell -- they already heard all the parents jokes. i got to make parents up, so basically what you learn is that everybody has their own point of view and own experience even though you come from the same house and that's the beauty about comedians in general. you could talk about anything from family to kids, divorce, marriage. your set is going to be different from mine because our experience is different and that's what i had to learn

from doing standup. >> you try your comedy out in front of the family? >> no. you can't try -- > don't work it out with your family. >> damon don't laugh. [ laughter ] damon hasn't laughed since i was like 3. this is -- because he does it for a living. this is how damon laughs. he goes, mm. that's funny. [ laughter ] if it's funny, why don't you laugh? keenan, he is like a new york audience. like he'll give me the ha and after that it's quick laugh. >> did your kids inherit the comedy gene? >> i think they have most fun laughing at me, not with me. when they were younger i was like the fun dad and, you know, they was like dad is funny, but now they're tired of my antics. now i'm the embarrassing dad. i go to my daughter's school, she's in college, they're like, your older brother is so cool and i'm like, you know, that blackness, we age fine like wine and here she go with her hating

self, no, that's my dad. don't say that to the grad students. i got a chance. there's always a chance. always a chance. >> where do you draw your inspiration from? >> honestly, everything, anything. like, honestly, i got the most inspiration from pain. the more painful something is, the more dark like that, comedians like what's funny about the most painful thing that ever happened to me? like my new set i talk about my mom passing and it's like, what is funny about that? i don't know, but the audience seems to think it's hilarious, and it's actually healing for us and then for me, when i go do dramas like i take all the funny, all the pain and i extract it from the experience and i put it away and i don't experience that until i do a drama and then i open up that little safe and i let all the pain out and i was able to do that when i did the bel air episode recently for, yeah, for -- i played the ben vereen role.

>> right. right. >> tell us about "the headliners." >> "the headliners" is basically a comedy special i produced with -- for my friends and, you know, i started doing comedy late because my brothers had all the material. so i started late and when i went to standup i started doing coffeehouses and started out in little comedy clubs in little small theaters, whatever, and these guys opened for me all over the world. so now i did a show where i open for them and they're the headliners. >> nice. >> people don't understand the struggle you went through before you're like now where you're just counting money. >> no, you're the money man. you smell like money. i came in here and i got thirsty, i was like, i smell money. >> but you know what i love aout you, chaunte wayans, your niece is one of the headliners. how is it to work with family? >> it's really nice to work with family. she's so funny and so just herself and so truthful and so honest and it was great doing it

with her and because she was mad at me, we -- before this, and i'm glad we're back together. she was -- okay, i'm her uncle and i -- she got mad at me. i'm your uncle. like, it could have been worse. how bad was it that you had to not talk to me for two years? it could have been -- that must have been a really bad one. >> we can tell you were debating back and forth whether to tell that story. >> he was debating. >> i was like, should i, should i not? she didn't want to hear it. you were interested. michael was like, i make too much money to listen to this. he started waving $100 bills just in case -- >> but between all the acting gigs you do, the pandemic, how do you even find time to like test out material? >> it's funny, you develop instinct. you just know when something is funny. it's like god whispers to you, here's what's funny about that situation. i'm actually -- and i've been

doing standup 12 years consistently and so now i'm embarking on a tour called "microphone fiend" starting out at netflix at the palace theater in los angeles april 30th. get your tickets and then "microphone fiend." watch me make you laugh. i'm good. i'm trying to get your money, man. the money man. i'll get you a theme song.th richest man on tv ♪ >> that's not true. ♪ money, money, money mike, don't rob me rob him you'll be a lot happier ♪ >> you know my family is watching this and my phone is going to blow up now. >> they don't need the bank. they just borrow money from money mike. >> you make sure to catch "marlon wayans presents the headliners" dropping thursday, hbo max. thank you. bless you. >> thank you, bless you. always a great time. >> aw, i love you. i'm glad this is over.

>> smell like money. let me get a loan. coming up, george interviews oscar winners julia roberts and sean penn. that was good. that was some good stuff. that was some good stuff.

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we are back with julia roberts and sean penn, the two oscar-winning actors sharing the screen for the first time on "gaslit" on starz, it's a political thriller about the

forgotten stories about the watergate scandal. we sat down and talked about it yesterday. >> the wife of the attorney general of the united states, martha mitchell. >> reporter: the longtime friends on screen together for the first time as john and martha mitchell. >> my momma slaps me harder than that. >> reporter: a couple swept up in the watergate scandal. married to richard nixon's attorney general john mitchell martha's larger than life personality made her one of the most popular women in the country. >> i can't talk very loud because john's going to listen. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but her life took a dramatic turn when she became one of the first nixon supporters to publicly accuse the president of being involved in the watergate break-in while her husband was still chairing nixon's re-election campaign. >> and if you remember a few weeks ago, i suggested that mr. president resign. well, it's a darn better idea that he resign than be impeached. >> did you know anything about her? >> i knew she was married to john mitchell but that was really it and then when i read

it, i was like, well, i think we should get sean penn. i mean swing for the fences, right? >> you don't look at sean penn and think john mitchell. >> i look at sean penn and think anything. he could do anything, though. that's what i was thinking. >> you really did. what a transformation into john mitchell. the first 20 seconds you show on screen it's hard to believe it was you. >> you didn't marry for love. you married me. >> you were a kid when the watergate hearings happening. what did you remember of john mitchell? >> i had nothing whatsoever to do with it. >> mr. mitchell -- >> it's very strange. i don't remember why this was, but i was on the edge of my seat watching every bit of those hearings as a kid and i think it was probably the first engagement i had -- certainly grew up watching the news a lot but to actually have a subject that i wouldn't have been discussing so much in school necessarily, it was just riveting. >> until this series martha

mitchell may have been forgotten by most americans but she was so famous. >> she was so famous. she was so famous. >> i will say how i feel. if that gets me banned off air force one, i will fly commercial. >> so you are banned from air force one. >> oh, oh, oh, you're good. >> it makes it even more mysterious that she's really been erased from history in that way. >> what was it about her character that drew you in? >> well, just everything she went through. i felt like they had such an incredible love story. you know, they're such different people. >> the two of us are unstoppable. but i was never the one driving that train. >> and they had this appreciation, just this embrace of each other's differences and they were just really sweet and wonderful and to see that relationship get corrupted and damaged and -- >> dark. >> yeah.

it gets pretty dark. >> i'm glad you said the love story. there is a clip and i want to show you all. ♪ >> if you want to know -- ♪ far across the blue ♪ >> ooh. ♪ i'll take up all your time ♪ >> so beautiful. that's a neck i'd like to neck. ♪ make mother nature ♪ >> love you. >> love you. >> aw. >> my wife and i were watching together and we both had the same reaction. you made john and martha mitchell sexy. >> first thing i think of when you say that is that julia, i mean, she -- when she smiles at you, you feel like you're sexy. i think the audiences around the world feel that way, but i'll give away one thing. she didn't appreciate being present for any of the peeling away of all of that.

>> no. no, i told you that. i always -- when he transformed himself on set back into sean, i didn't want to see it. i didn't want to see the puppet strings. >> how is it possible this is the first time you have worked together? >> i know. >> we -- we talked about things and i love that it was this one when it all just fell into place because i think i was always saying, let's do some gritty drama and she was saying let's do something that gives people a little medicine in their life, you know, and then this had it all. >> hmm. >> so it was kind of a great timing to do it. >> maybe not the last time? >> i hope not. >> i hope not, no. we just warmed up. >> i told you no more interviews. >> it's a lady's magazine. >> they're so great together. i was telling you guys earlier i thought i knew the watergate story. there's so much here that i had forgotten. we showed some of the sweet scenes.

there was actually a moment where he had, john mitchell had his bodyguards kidnap his wife because she was speaking out. in fact, our researcher chris donovan showed me the original abc news clip. >> i can't wait to dive in. >> how do we not remember that? >> it's 50 years ago. but it's an incredible series. "gaslit" premieres this sunday on starz. ginger? >> reporter: yes, george. i'm back here in dearborn, michigan, at ford's manufacturing facility for electric trucks. when you open the hood of most vehicles, you see an engine. with an electric vehicle you often see storage or a frunk, a front trunk. with the f-150 lightning, this is kind of a fun thing. they have this area that you can use to put ice in to have a frontgate instead of a tailgate and then 15 different electrical outlets. just some fun to show you in the newer evs. drew: increasing sunshine today.

numbers going into the 60's this afternoon. our next storm coming up, book-flue coming up, book-fluencer zibby owens will tell us about her new children's book "princess charming." we'll be right back. "princess charmi

we're back now with one of our favorite book-fluencers. zibby owens. creator of the platform, moms don't have time to, dot, dot, dot, and she's out with her first children's book called "princess charming." zibby, thanks for joining us this morning. >> thanks so much for having me. this is so fun. >> i wanted to talk to you about your sort of brand is call moms don't have time to and yet, you have time to do so very much. how do you do it all and tell me a little about your brand.

>> i don't know how i do it all. i just somehow fit work into every stolen moment around the day and also i love what i do so much and never feels like work so i'm always trying and as for my brand, it really started when i was writing a bunch of parenting essays and my husband kyle said to me one night you should really make all these essays into a book. i said, moms don't have time to read books and i was like, oh, that's so funny. that's what i'll call my book but apparently publishers wouldn't have thought that was funny and so instead a friend -- >> no. >> a friend said i should make it into a podcast and so i said, okay, what's a podcast and then i started it. >> and, boom, here you are. you give us so much great content. you're known for recommendations and as you just said encouraging moms to find time to read. you actually inspired me to do that. i really have been on a tear lately. what made you decide to pivot to children's books? >> well, i have four kids and i have been writing stories and children's books for them all

the way along, not that anyone wants to read those, but it was really one day when author karen was at my house for a book salon oh was hosting for other authors, and she said my friend margaret is starting a new imprint. would you have interest in writing a children's book and i was like, oh, yes, yes, i would. thank very much. >> because you do have time to. >> so we had lunch and -- yeah. >> i love that your daughter was the inspiration for princess charming. tell us about her. >> yes, my older daughter is a twin and she's almost 15, and when she was younger she would just try all these things and she just couldn't seem to find her thing no matter what she did and it was really frustrating for her. and finally i was like, you know what, your thing is that you never give up and you just keep trying everything and that's the best thing of all. so that was what i was trying to u n'ndour in th bt i stou my thg d i'm n to thaarwis somef dive intthp

a little bit more? >> well, i think the first thing is modeling reading. i'm always reading. i read a lot while my kids are falling asleep. i have books everywhere as you can see behind me and i think surrounding kids with books. my mom used to take me to the library all the time as a kid. getting kids into the libraries, getting them into bookstores and just making reading and books a part of their daily life and, of course, reading to them at night and also no judgment. it doesn't matter what kind of book they want to read. if they're reading, let them do it. >> agreed. totally agreed and how about for us big kids, just share with us some of your tips that you give so well on your podcast for finding those extra minutes in the day for busy moms? and dads. >> i think it's -- i think a lot of it is in the stolen moments, having a book in your purse while you're waiting on line, while at the grocery while at pickup.

reading a few minutes for me at least completely resets my mood and changes everything. you don't have to do it for such a long time. also, audio books are really great whenever walking around the city or driving or wherever you're going. making it a habit. i read every night before i go to bed and i really look forward to that. so i think just making it a part of your life and not feeling pressure, just like your kids, read whatever you're excited about. don't feel pressure to finish the whole book. just remember that once you can dive into somebody else's mind and into a good book and a good story it can really change your life if not just your mood. >> totally. unlocks a whole new world. that's what you get with "princess charming." zibby, thank you as always for joining us. such great energy and "princess charming" is so charming and it is out today. check it out. we'll be right back. ♪♪ ♪ let's go out of town for the summer ♪ ♪ i wanna go across the trees ♪ ♪ just take my hand ♪

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>> we will be back at 11:00. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, actress, recording artist, and author, janelle monae. plus, host of the comedy special "the headliners," marlon wayans. plus, we continue "go green week" with a lesson and upcycling. all next on "live!" [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> ryan: morning! hey. hi. >> kelly: hi. >> ryan: good to see you. >> kelly: thanks. thanks a lot. >> ryan: good morning, guys. it's tuesday, april 19th.