how come you have never held your tree in your life? my aller good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. more face mask whiplash and new covid rules on this friday morning. reversing course. breaking overnight, philadelphia dropping their indoor mask mandate just days after the rule went back into effect. plus, the new travel mandate in los angeles. the confusion mounting this morning. all in the face of rising case numbers across the country. race against time. ukraine's defenders fighting to hold on to mariupol, running low on supplies and firepower as the u.s. sends more weaponry to ukraine. extreme fire danger. at least 16 wildfires burning across the country. hundreds of people in arizona forced from their homes. queens killing arrest.

police say a man has confessed to the murder of a mother of two. the suspect appearing in court. overnight, a new recording revealing one of former president trump's biggest defenders, kevin mccarthy, telling lawmakers he would press trump to leave office after january 6th. >> it would be my recommendation he should resign. heavy hitter. boxing legend mike tyson caught on camera repeatedly punching the passenger sitting behind him on a flight. bill murray under fire. why a complaint against the comedian forced the studio to suspend production of his new movie. plane swap stunt. two high-flying cousins are getting ready for a physics-defying drop never done before in history. as their aircrafts plummet to earth, they have 40 seconds to switch. this morning, behind the scenes of the countdown. and we're celebrating earth day from high above in the race to save our planet's majestic

trees. our reporter kayna learned the ropes. plus, ginger's giant electric road trip. how much did she save from point "a" to "zee"? ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ good morning, america. happy earth day, everybody, and it's a big morning on this earth day because kayna is excited, ginger is excited and cecilia is excited but entirely different reasons. you're kind of fan girling today. >> my favorite band of all-time in history of music and the world, mana. we'll be talking to them. i promise to try to not embarrass you guys. >> you already started. you were wearing a sweatshirt this morning. >> i may or may not have come in wearing a mana sweatshirt. >> we will warn the band ahead of time. definitely looking forward to that. we do have a busy morning on this friday. we begin with the mask confusion mounting across the country. whiplash overnight in philadelphia. the city dropping their indoor mandate just days after the rule went back into effect.

>> erielle reshef joins us now with more on the new rules in the u.s. as cases and hospital admissions rise in some parts of the country. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. another day, another case as you mentioned of face mask whiplash. the latest reversal overnight, philadelphia health officials voting to drop their indoor mask mandate just days after the rule went back into effect on monday. philly was the first major city, you'll remember, to reinstate its mask requirement, a move that sparked backlash but now city officials say due to decreasing hospitalizations and a leveling off of case counts there they will strongly recommend masks indoors instead of requiring them. meanwhile, across the country in los angeles, a new mandate going into effect this morning, city officials again requiring masks on all public transit and inside airports. so, clearly a lot of confusion as local officials wrestle with how to handle their mask rules. michael? >> a lot of confusion.

erielle, philly officials say the numbers are leveling off but numbers still on the rise across much of the country. >> reporter: that's right. in the past week the new infection rate has been growing by almost 33% nationwide. 35 states seeing an increase of 10% or more this week. and as cases climb, so are hospitalizations. admissions going up 7% this week. health experts say, of course, there are a number of factors here, masks are coming off. fewer mitigation measures and more variants are now circulating. the good news for now is that despite that rise in the hospitalizations, deaths are down and health officials pointing out with all of this at home testing, that we are collecting data is more complicated and there may be actually higher infection rates than we have right now as data. michael? >> all right, cecilia -- i mean erielle, thank you so much. trying to take in every bit of good information we can when it comes to covid. cecilia? we turn to our other top story, the war in ukraine.

the u.s. sending an $800 million new aid package of artillery and drones to ramp up ukraine's firepower. this as russia's attacks intensify, but the situation in that besieged city of mariupol is now desperate. let's turn to our foreign correspondent james longman on the scene in ukraine for us once again. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, cecilia. for the first time in this war russia has now confirmed something ukraine has long been warning about. a senior russian commander said putin's army fully intends to control the whole of the east of ukraine and the south of this country and right in the heart of that area, mariupol. this morning, all eyes on the mariupol factory where ukrainian fighters are dug in and as many as a thousand civilians are hiding below ground. ukraine's forces are holed up in their position at the azovstal steel plant with supplies running low. putin now sending his forces to surround the plant and seal it off so that not even a fly can get in or out. chechen fighters working with russian forces in mariupol pose

in front of a burning building in this video posted to a putin ally's account. they boast they cleansed and destroyed the city. president zelenskyy pushing back. [speaking foreign language] saying mariupol is a city that continues to resist russia despite everything the occupiers say. the horrors there difficult to understand. just outside of mariupol the satellite images reportedly show the existence of mass graves and we spoke with mariupol's mayor proud of the fighters' efforts to hold off the russian onslaught. [speaking foreign language] it's the second most powerful military on earth, he says, and our city is holding them up. he tells us ukrainian forces in the city have had, quote, constant access to u.s. military aid being shipped into the country. that help just enough so far but ukraine is racing to get more weapons in to break the siege. now the u.s. announcing a further $800 million in military aid for ukraine including howitzer artillery systems, more ammunition and new tactical drones. >> our unity with the ukrainian people is sending an unmistakable message to putin.

he will never succeed in dominating and occupying all of ukraine. >> reporter: 100,000 people still stuck there. a handful were able to make it vitaly arriving with his few remaining possessions. emotional at the thought of what he left behind, there by his side the whole time his granddaughter relieved to be in relative safety now. now, 58 days of this war and russia has yet to take full control of any ukrainian city. this is a country proud of its defense so far but the next stage of this conflict will be an even bigger challenge for them. cecelia? >> okay, james, thank you so much. whit? now for more on the impact of the u.s. military aid, the new round that's going to ukraine. let's bring in our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. and martha u.s. officials are saying these weapons are key for this next phase of the war. >> reporter: they really are, whit. the pentagon believes the next

few weeks in ukraine are critical as russia tries to take the donbas region. that is why they are rushing in those weapons. you heard james mention howitzers and drones. those howitzers, more than 70 of them on the way, are long-range artillery weapons that hurl a 100-pound round of steel and explosives up to 40 miles in some cases, and that is a key weapon in the wide-open flat train of the donbas. as for the drones, this new shipment includes what is called the phoenix ghost drones. they are much like the switchblade drones the u.s. has sent before. they're small, kamikaze-like drones packed with explosives, can be launched from anywhere and guided to their targets remotely. the hope is that with the addition of these weapons and more defensive weapons ukraine can stop the russian advance in the donbas from afar while providing some protection to ukrainian forces. michael? >> all right, thank you so much. martha. we'll turn now to the state of emergency in arizona. the fast-growing tunnel fire that has scorched more than

20,000 acres forcing hundreds to leave their homes. kaylee hartung is on the scene in flagstaff, arizona, with the latest. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. the damage this fire has done, we are talking about an area larger than manhattan. look at the hillside behind me. you can see the smoke behind me, flames stirred up overknight. the fire moving closer and closer to more and more homes in this neighborhood. this morning as winds pick up across the southwest, fear wildfires could push into more neighborhoods. the tunnel fire in arizona destroying over 30 homes. and with the dry conditions, wind will fuel the flames of this massive wildfire that's engulfed over 20,000 acres. smoke smothering the region. thousands forced to evacuate. lance and heather mckay lost everything. heather rushing to get her newborn and toddler to safety as flames moved quickly toward their home. >> i woke up. our house was filled with smoke. it was chaos.

get in the car and leave as fast as you can. >> were you able to grab anything? >> baby clothes and baby formula and my kids and our dog. >> reporter: lance hurrying home to help but there was nothing he could do except watch his home burn to the ground. >> this was taken at 12:25 p.m. you can see at 12:28, that's three minutes later. >> it happened that fast. >> reporter: in new mexico over 21,000 acres burning with winds expected to reach 70 miles per hour today. the extreme fire danger is moving on from arizona today. the greatest threat from new mexico into colorado but, again, when you feel these gusty winds you know you cannot let your guard down here. michael? >> dangerous and destructive. thank you so much, kaylee. the extreme wildfire danger in several states is being fueled by winds and dry conditions. let's go to ginger zee who has more on that. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. you'll see wind here.

we have wind advisories but nothing compared to what is happening in the southern rockies. let me take you to the map and show you the culprit for this. that low pressure system and the trailing cold front will kick winds up to 80 miles per hour. when you get gusts like that you have extreme fire danger and it is rare to see it in denver and albuquerque. big cities where a spark could start a fire and they're saying just one spark could rapidly spread today. today is the day to not have any sparks or fires started. and you can see, cecilia, some of those gusts up to 53 or 60, again, in some of those mountain areas up to 80. it is going to be that and the relative humidity, all the dry fuels that will be extremely dangerous. cecelia? >> yeah, really frightening for the residents out there. ginger, thank you so much. we turn to the arrest of -- the arrest in the murder of that new york mother of two. the suspect a handyman who once worked for the family appearing in court on murder charges. stephanie ramos is in queens with the latest developments on this story.

good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. the man police say brutally killed that mother of two in her own home behind me appeared in court overnight. prosecutors say the victim let her killer inside. overnight, the man police say murdered new york city mother of two orsolya gaal appearing in court. 44-year-old david bonola arraigned late, and the judge refusing to set bail, ruling he be held behind bars. also, placing him on suicide watch. police officers searched for him in his neighborhood in queens. he approached them saying he heard they were looking for him. >> he voluntarily came back to the 112 precinct and made incriminating statements. >> reporter: the prosecution submitting a transcript of those taped statements as evidence. authorities say he worked as a handyman and was having an intimate on and off again affair with gaal for the last two years. on friday night gaal attended a show at lincoln center,

returning to her home around 12:20 in the morning. bonola arriving minutes later. >> a heated argument ensues between the two in the basement. a knife is brandished, a violent struggle ensues. >> reporter: police say gaal was stabbed more than 55 times while one of her sons was upstairs. >> mr. bonola was seen rolling the body down the sidewalks, leaving a bloody trail. >> reporter: that video a key part of their investigation. policewiloolhe tng discovered back to her house recovering this knife from the crime scene. police reviewing another surveillance video that shows bonola on his way home, his hands wounded and bandaged after gaal fought for her life. >> she was just a lovely, lovely person, and it's a shame and it's just so, so sad. >> reporter: bonola is scheduled to return to court next tuesday. if convicted, he faces 25 years

to life in prison. whit? >> truly a disturbing story. stephanie ramos for us, thank you. now to the bombshell recording of one of former president trump's biggest defenders, house republican leader kevin mccarthy days after the january 6th capitol riot saying he was planning to urge president trump to resign. our chief washington correspondent jon karl tracking the impact. jon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. this is quite a revelation. the top republican in the house, long seen as one of donald trump's most loyal allies, caught on tape telling fellow republicans that he was going to urge donald trump to resign the presidency. details of republican leader kevin mccarthy's conversations in the days after january 6th were reported by jonathan martin and alexander burns of "the new york times" in their upcoming book "this will not pass." mccarthy, according to the book, was so upset with trump's behavior, he told fellow republicans, quote, i have had it with this guy. mccarthy flatly denied the reporting tweeting, quote, a

"new york times" reporting on me is totally false and wrong, and the republican leader's spokesperson told "the times," quote, mccarthy never said he called trump to say he should resign. but overnight "the times" reporters released audio showing mccarthy did exactly that. >> what i think i'm going to do is i'm going to call him. >> reporter: this according to the reporters was during a phone call with house republicans hosted by liz cheney just days after the attack on the capitol. >> are you hearing that he might resign? is there any reason to think that might happen? >> i've had a few discussions. my gut tells me no. i'm seriously thinking of having that conversation with him tonight. i haven't talked to him in a couple of days. from what i know of him -- i mean you guys all know him too. do you think he'd ever back away? >> reporter: mccarthy goes on to

say he believed trump would be impeached and possibly even removed from office by the senate. >> the only discussions i would have with him is that i think this will pass and it would be my recommendation you should move on. i mean that would be my take. >> reporter: weeks later mccarthy's criticism of trump had evaporated. he visited the former president at mar-a-lago just three weeks after january 6th. the big question is how donald trump will react to hearing kevin mccarthy saying that he wanted him to resign. i have reached out to the former president. no comment yet. i've also reached out to kevin mccarthy. no comment to him about the revelation of this tape. back to you guys. >> thank you, big story there. >> big story. it's on tape. now to a travel alert. airlines are predicting a massive boom this summer as we head into what some are calling the season of revenge travel. that means higher prices. our transportation correspondent gio benitez, there he is at newark airport, with more and

he's going to tell us how to find some deals. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. yeah, you're right. airlines are predicting this wildly busy summer. in fact, we may see packed planes like never before. let's go ahead and take a look at these ticket sales right now because delta is telling us march was its best sales month in history. even though it had 10% fewer seats in the air than back in 2019, united forecasting the highest quarterly sales in their history and american says demand is as strong as we've ever seen it. all of this despite the higher fares you mentioned, but there's also a massive pilot shortage right now. united's ceo says u.s. airlines want to add about 13,000 pilots this year but the truth is america only produces 5,000 to 7,000 pilots a year. that's a big challenge ahead. meanwhile airlines are seeing a big trend right now. it turns out first class is soaring in popularity. people are willing to pay for first class like never before. those seats are selling faster

than they did before the pandemic. now, without a doubt this could be one of the busiest travel seasons we have ever seen, michael. >> prices going up. of course, when that happens everyone is looking for a deal. i was going to say what would be the secret tip but everyone is watching this. what's your biggest tip? >> reporter: so, listen, the keyword here is flexibility. if you can travel the day before or the day after, that's where you're going to save big. just shop around. that loyally to one airline could really cost you a lot of money so go ahead and use a website. i like to use google flights and you can compare the prices right there. >> all right, gio, thank you so much for the great advice. coming up, boxing champ mike tyson caught on camera punching another passenger on a plane. what tyson's camp is saying this morning. and bill murray's movie suspending production after an onset complaint against the comedian. first let's head back to ginger.

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♪ welcome back to "gma." that is ed sheeran dropping that brand-new music video overnight and coming up in "pop news," lara will tell us how he's helping ukraine with this video. >> good song. but first we have the top headlines we are following right now including the latest on the war in ukraine. a new report out this morning, united nations human rights officers documented unlawful killings in the region and the u.n. has now verified more than 5,200 civilian casualties there. this as the u.s. sends more weaponry to ukraine to help their fight against the russian invasion.

also right now we've got the latest mask reversal overnight, philadelphia dropping its indoor mask mandate just days after the rule went back into effect. but in l.a., a new mandate going into effect this morning. city officials again requiring masks on all public transit and inside airports. and the nba playoffs heating up. overnight steph curry and the the grizzlies making a big comeback down 26 points but still got the win over minnesota. >> great game. >> and tonight you can watch the milwaukee bucks take on the chicago bulls 8:30 eastern right here on abc. playoffs have been so much fun so far. a lot more ahead on "gma" including take a look at this. the incredible stunt, two cousins swapping planes in midair, don't try this at home. with no one at the controls. we go behind the scenes as they get ready for the big moment coming up. >> that footage is wild. we want to turn to the video of mike tyson punching a fellow

airline passenger before a flight. the former heavyweight champ caught on camera appearing to deliver a series of blows after the man provoked him. victor oquendo is in miami with more on the story. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. mike tyson was trying to make his way from san francisco to miami when it happened and now the san mateo county sheriff's office is investigating the incident. this morning, the shocking confrontation. >> hey, hey. >> reporter: that's mike tyson allegedly pummeling a fellow passenger on a plane. >> mike, come on. >> reporter: tmz sports obtaining the video from inside the jetblue flight set to take off from san francisco to miami wednesday night. in an earlier clip that same passenger seen in the row behind the former heavyweight champ acting up and gesturing to his friend recording the video. >> mike tyson, bro. this [ bleep ] is crazy. mike tyson. >> reporter: there are reports that the passenger yet to be identified may have been intoxicated. >> peasants. >> reporter: while we don't see

the moments immediately before fists started flying, in this clip -- >> jetblue and my boy got beat up by mike tyson. >> reporter: he's clearly hurt. the right side of his head bloodied. >> reporter: in a statement, tyson's camp said, unfortunately mr. tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat. tyson walked off the flight before it took off. san francisco pd saying one subject was treated at the scene for nonlife-threatening injuries. that subject provided minimal details of the incident and refused to cooperate further with the police investigation. both subjects were released. before the flight tyson appeared at this 4/20 event in san francisco and was on his way to miami to speak at a cannabis conference. tyson has a long history with law enforcement dating back to childhood. he also spent time in prison for rape in 1991. but for a few years now he's embraced a more peaceful public persona.

tmz sports obtaining this video from last month. the man seeming to try to agitate tyson even brandishing what appeared to be a gun but tyson defused the situation and ended with a hug. tyson appeared to be all smiles at an event in miami overnight giving the classic fighting pose with ric flair posted to twitter. san francisco pd says that video of the incident surfaced after their initial investigation. it has now been passed off to the sheriff's office. so far no word from jetblue. guys, just a lot of bad decisions all around. >> the video raising a lot of questions. all right, victor. thank you. turning now to actor bill murray and the on-set complaint against the comedian forcing the study to suspend production of his new movie, also starring seth rogen and directed by aziz ansar ra. t.j. holmes with more on that.

>> whit, he has reached that echelon of iconic in hollywood. even culturally iconic. he is beloved, "caddyshack," "ghostbusters," "groundhog day" but on the set of his latest film the production team got a note that said, in part, quote, production cannot continue at this time, end quote. now it's reportedly because of murray's behavior. >> nothing to be worried about. >> reporter: comedy legend bill murray accused of inappropriate behavior on the set of his latest film, a complaint that has now forced the studio to shut down production. >> i'm just trying to give you your money's worth. you paid top dollar. >> reporter: the film "being mortal" is a directorial debut of aziz ansari and searchlight behind it which is owned by abc news parent company disney has not responded to our request for comment, and it's not publicly known what murray is exactly accused of. but deadline is reporting the complaint was filed last week with production shutting down on monday. over the years there have been several reports of other

incidents involving murray and his co-stars. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: from allegedly getting into a verbal and physical altercation with richard dreyfuss during production of "what about bob" -- >> he was an irish drunken bully, that's what he was. >> i enjoyed working on this assignment. >> reporter: to hurling insults at lucy liu unacceptable and inexcusable though they later reconciled. phe says he will dismiss you completely if you are unprofessional and working with me. abc news reached out to murray and has not heard back. now filmmakers are reportedly seeing if there is anyway to move forward with a film that is nearly half complete. this investigation does continue and i mentioned at the top the note that the production team got it and also said they hope to resume production at some point. don't know when it will be. this film was set to be released next year in 2023. can he be replaced? is it going to continue?

we don't know the specifics of this allegation. >> a lot of questions. >> yeah, guys. >> thanks, t.j. now to the richest man in the world closer than ever to buying twitter. elon musk this morning saying he has the financing lined up in spite of twitter's resistance to his takeover bid and our chief business correspondent rebecca he latt. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, michael. elon musk is worth an estimated $270 billion. he says he has $46.5 billion to buy twitter, but now the question is, who is selling and at what price? this morningthe world's richest man, elon musk, forging ahead with his bid to buy twitter. just days after twitr's board s took steps to fend off a possible hostile takeover by the enigmatic tesla and spacex ceo, musk confirming in an s.e.c. filing thursday he secured $46.5 billion in funding to finance the deal. and shedding light on what may be his next move, a topic he

mostlyodged in a ted talk last week. >> you don't actually -- if in this case you are not successful and the board does not accept your offer you said you won't go higher. >> there is. an b? >> reporter: that plan b, according to the s.e.c. filing, a potential tender offer, that is purchasing some or all of twitter's stock directly fro shareholders. >> if you're arader or a short-term stockholder this musk offer is a great deal. you get decent upside in a very short period of time. if you're a long-term shareholder you're pushing back for a better offer. >> reporter: a skesperson for twitter saying they received the updated nonbinding proposal adding, the board is committed to conducting a careful comprehensive and deliberate review to determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interest of the company and all twitter stockholders. musk says he wants to make the social media platform more

transparent, possibly authenticating users, kicking bots off the site and bringing back certain banned accounts. >> we want to have like the perception and reality that speech is as free as reasonably possible. >> reporter: if successful in s bid musk also vowing to open source the algorithm so people outside of twitter can offer changes or fixes to the site and implementing an edit feature to change posted tweets. so what happens now? well, if twitter's board rejec elon musk's initial offer to buy the company for 54.20 a share he can launch that tender offer. he would have to announce the price at which he intends to buy and how much of the stock. of course, halso maintains the option to fully walk away which, guy, is exactly how you like to approach all of my big negotiations, especially when i'm trying to buy a new car. guys? >> you said the operative word "if" there. all right, rebecca, thanks so much. coming up later the cdc's

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trevor ault here to answer the question we have all been asking, why? >> a great question and as hard as i've tried to get some journalistic answers i haven't been answer to answer. this is for sure insane. one said he dreamt it up after seeing a picture in an aviation 22 years ago and finally going to become a reality sunday. i promise you have never seen anything like this before because it's never been done before. 12,000 feet in the air, high above the arizona desert, two pilots are preparing for the unthinkable. a physics-defying drop never done before. >> flying straight at the ground at about 130 miles per hour. luke is going to jump out. i'll jump out simultaneously and crisscross, get into the other person's airplane. >> reporter: it's all happening live on hulu. "plane swap." an exhilarating event years in

the making. with no one at the controls, luke aikins and andy farrington, two high-flying cousins have just 40 seconds to get things right or terribly wrong. >> we're chasing this plane across the sky and trying to time it out so that we get there right at the right time. >> reporter: the lead engineer paulo iscold has been working on this for the past decade. >> i did all the test flight campaign with luke which is the step-by-step building block approach to allow us to get where we are right now safely. >> with what paulo has done, they're real predictable. he has all of his computers running, and they're going all over the place. >> reporter: for things to go down without a hitch paulo designed a first of a kind autopilot. >> the autopilot would keep them flying straight heading. when they feel comfortable with that -- >> i'll say are you ready? >> speed brake coming down in

three, two, one. >> then it takes a couple seconds and i'll say down and confirmed. >> throttle off, mixture out, diving, we're out the door that second. >> so one of these set a world record in 2016 for free-falling 25,000 feet with no parachute and the other has b.a.s.e. jumped 27,000 times so they're comfortable in open air and you can see "plane swap" live sunday night 7:00 eastern on hulu. i get anxious for a 30-minute layover. >> a little turbulence. >> i don't know about that. >> i'm wondering what the picture was he saw 22 years ago that made him think of it. >> i assume it was a guy outside of a plane and i feel like any rational person would say -- get back in the plane. >> probably the guy still in the plane flying but anyway -- >> what could go wrong? coming up next our friday "play of the day." >> oh, with a note. >> yeah, a little something something.

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taco bell challenge. how one man's passion turned into nacho average weight loss transformation. ♪ i got the moves ♪ bridal blitz. why brides are saying "i do" to black wedding dresses. the new trend for tying the knot. ♪ you're so golden ♪ oscar winner nicole kidman on reuniting with her "big little lies" co-star alexander skarsgard in an action-packed star-studded epic. ♪ and the reason cecilia vega has been fan-girling out all morning long. mana is singing us into the weekend. as we say, good morning, america. [ singing in foreign language ] getting embarrassing. >> hey, just getting embarrassing? [ laughter ] >> good morning, america. you know, it's a very big day for our in-house mana superfan cecilia vega.

>> what i'm realizing is it's a fine line between superfan and inappropriate stalker. so i hope they realize i'm a superfan. that's me at a concert. i've been to many concerts with my entire family. our first dance at our wedding was to a mana song. >> you wore a shirt -- >> i may or may not have worn a sweat shirt here today. my mom may have sent me with a message to give them. >> a family affair. >> i am and we are so excited. the drummer will be talking with us. >> we're excited too. some of your dance moves, a bit questionable. raising the roof earlier, which i'm not sure that's a standard mana etiquette. >> it was back in the '90s. >> that's going to come later. >> exactly. >> we got that coming up and a lot more coming up. it is earth day. we are celebrating the trees across america. kayna is climbing one of virginia's tallest maples.

she's more than 60 feet up right now. if you look closely maybe you can pick her out there. she is going to tell us about the people working to save our forests coming up. >> cannot wait for that. we have a lot of news. starting with more mask confusion. overnight in philadelphia the city dropping their indoor mandate just days after the rule went back into effect. let's bring back erielle reshef with more as cases and hospital admissions rise in some parts of the country. good morning, again, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, another day, another case of face mask whiplash. the latest reversal overnight, philadelphia health officials voting to drop their indoor mask mandate just days after the rule went back into effect on monday. philly as you'll remember was the first major u.s. city to reinstate its mask requirement, a move that sparked some backlash but now city officials say due to decreasing hospitalizations and leveling of case counts there, they will strongly recommend masks indoors instead of requiring them. but new infections are up across much of the country.

in the past week the rate growing by almost 33% nationwide. 35 states seeing an increase of 10% or more this week and as cases climb, so are hospitalization, admissions going up 7% this week. health experts say there are several factors at play here. the masks are coming off, fewer mitigation measures and there are more variants circulating. michael. >> all right, erielle, thank you so much. cecilia? we'll turn to the latest again on the war in ukraine. the u.s. is sending an $800 million new aid package of artillery and drones to ramp up ukraine's firepower as these russian attacks intensify. let's go back to james longman who is there on the scene in ukraine once again. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, cecilia. senior russian commander has said putin's forces intend to take full control of the donbas region and southern ukraine and right in the heart of that area mariupol. that is where ukrainian fighters are dug in at a steel plant. there are also as many as a thousand civilians hiding there below ground. we're yet to truly understand the true horrors there.

these troubling images seem to show mass graves on the outside of the city and putin sending forces to surround that steel plant and seal it off. he's declared victory in the city but president zelenskyy has fired back saying ukrainians are holding on and the mayor there has also said military supplies are still making it in and the u.s. has announced another $800 million worth of those military supplies that includes howitzer artillery systems, more ammunition, and new tactical drones. this is the heavier equipment that ukraine has said it needs as it mounts a more difficult offense of more rural parts of the country. whit? >> bracing for the next phase, james, thank you. we turn to an alert. cdc providing health care providers to watch out for unusual cases of hepatitis among children after an uptick in the u.s. including a cluster of cases in alabama. our chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton is joining us now with more, dr. jen, good morning. always great to see you. how significant is this warning? >> well, i think first of all it falls under the category of the

fact that the cdc is actively engaged in non-covid surveillance and this is a perfect example of that. hepatitis, that umbrella term for inflammation of the liver can be caused by viruses but it can also be caused by toxins, medication. unusual to see it this this pediatric population so the cdc has tracked at least nine cases. many of them clustered in alabama, not due to hepatitis a, b or c, but does appear to have a link with an adenovirus number 41 which can often just cause a gastrointestinal or respiratory virus in children. so right now mystery. our counterparts in europe also noticing some cases. this does not appear to be related to covid but something health officials are keeping their eye on. >> health experts not sure what type of hepatitis it is. but for parents what should they look out for? >> there are a lot of indications of hepatitis. most of them are not subtle. signs, something you could see, symptoms, something that the child may feel. the classic one is yellowing of the skin or eyes.

we call that jaundice, then gastrointestinal symptoms, abdominal pain, dark urine and pale bowel movements. those are the classic signs. obviously you want to be in touch with your child's pediatrician. at this point it's rare, something the cdc is keeping an eye on. >> something to pay attention to. dr. ashton, always appreciate it. we have a lot coming up. kayna whitworth has been climbing trees for earth day. she scaled a sequoia going 200 feet in the air and this morning she's up in a beautiful maple and will tell us how climate change is affecting our nation's trees. also, one man's tiktok taco bell challenge. how his goal of getting his favorite taco bell dish back on the menu fueled his 85-pound weight loss. and ginger's on her electric road trip. she's driven through the snow to get to the sand in miami all on electric power. she'll tell us how much she saved. lara is upstairs with one of

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to the beaches and the palm trees of south florida. and as i look out over this ocean, i think, wow, we did it. because as the world changes and we see electric vehicles come to market i wondered is it possible in an ev? i'm happy to report it's not only possible but we saved money and had a fantastic time. it's been a true road trip. nearly 2,100 miles from the snow to the palm trees. 39 hours in the car from new york city. >> i got corn nuts. >> reporter: to detroit. >> this f-150 has a 320-mile range. chattanooga. we traveled 600 miles alone yesterday to right here in south florida. so how did it all pan out driving an electric versus gas car? well, let's break it down. we stopped 13 times to charge. it cost just over $157,

which is more than $100 less than had we taken a gas vehicle. we had no trouble finding chargers. charged up. now, let's talk time. on average our charge stops took 25 minutes apiece which is more than twice the average of filling up a gas vehicle. we were surprised though by the time we'd pick up food, use the bathroom and stretch our legs we barely had to wait. on this earth day we calculated the difference in greenhouse gas emissions too. if we would have done this trip in a regular gas vehicle, we would have had to plant 50 trees too offset our emissions. while there is no tailpipe an ev runs on electricity so it still has a carbon footprint. with our trip it was not even a third of what a gas car would produce. overall without the engine noise the ev just made for a quieter road trip. ♪ unless you count my singing. ♪ so you think you can stop me ♪

>> reporter: i swear some of the singing did get better than that. but, you know, looking at how we do renewables in the future that is going to change if electric vehicles can become truly zero emission. and florida power & light tells us as we got into the state you can't go 25 miles on one of their interstates without hitting an electric charger already. so it's happening, guys. >> you know, ginger, lara was singing along with you for the record. >> i was. >> head banging and everything. you are not alone. thank you, ginger. >> keeps you awake. >> it sure does. absolutely important on a long road trip. we turn to an interesting story, the taco bell challenge but it's not what you might think. one san francisco man deciding to use his passion for the fast food joint to fuel his weight loss journey. erielle reshef back with all the details and how he dropped 85 pounds. >> yes, he did. who can't relate to that intense frustration when your favorite item on the menu is taken off. so heartless. chris says that he used that to

help fuel his weight loss journey. his beloved grilled stuff nacho as inspiration starting what may seem like a counterintuitive campaign to get taco bell's attention and after a viral tiktok run that's exactly what happened. >> day one of exercising every day until taco bell brings back the grilled stuft nacho. >> reporter: just how far would you go for your go-to fast food? chris says he'd do just about anything for taco bell. >> there was a number of people that will say every item at taco bell tastes the same. trust me the grilled stuft nacho is the exception. >> reporter: last year weighing nearly 300 pounds chris wanted to make a change so he started a weight loss journey but it was nacho average health kick. he created his own exercise challenge on tiktok hoping as he chipped away at his goal, the drive-through giant would take notice and bring back his favorite cheat meal, the grilled stuft nacho.

from day one to day 100, chris documents his transformation. 473 days later, he's down almost 100 pounds. this was chris at the start of his challenge and this is him now. >> i was like, man, if i spent as much time as i did on tiktok on my health maybe i could lose a couple of these pounds. >> reporter: while that coveted grilled stuft nacho hasn't returned for the masses taco bell did reward chris' commitment with an order of the decadent delicacy made especially for him. but until the grilled stuft nacho makes a comeback on the main menu chris says he's going to try to stay the crunchy course. >> putting in the time, i'm putting in the work, i'm trying to stay consistent. will i keep working out? we'll see. we'll see. >> we wish him so much luck. doctors say staying consistent long term can be challenging and keeping the weight off after the two-year mark isn't easy.

he says he feels so much better after the challenge and that the accountability from his tiktok community was key. he says he's still holding out that taco bell will bring back his stuft with a hard "t" nacho and not to be too cheesy he hoped he will help others with his journey. >> good for him. >> go, chris. >> come on, taco bell. he did it. >> meanwhile we're all hungry here. >> exactly. "pop news," what's going on? >> lots to talk about. good morning to you all and to you. we begin this morning with ed sheeran, the grammy winner dropping a brand-new music video overnight and it's all to benefit the people of ukraine. sheeran releasing a remix of his hit single "2step" with grammy winner rapper lil baby. check this out. ♪ it'll go all night ♪ ♪ 2stepping with a woman i love ♪ ♪ in your eyes electrified ♪ ♪ all night ♪ >> it's a great tune. hey, they shot this video in kyiv, in ukraine last year.

sheeran explaining, quote, it was my first time visiting the country and i felt so welcome during my stay. ukraine is a proud and resilient country. i'm so grateful to have had the chance to film my video there. sheeran going on to announce, guys, for the next year, his and lil baby's streaming royalties and proceeds from all of the streaming of this remix will be donated in their entirety to uk's disaster emergency committee, ukraine humanitarian appeal aimed at helping refugees across europe. >> so wonderful. >> that's a lot of money too when you're ed sheeran and lil baby so thank you guys for that and new music. also this morning, we're going to infinity and beyond thanks to chris evans. the "lightyear" star will bring back our favorite space toy. he's bringing it back to life in the origin story for "buzz lightyear." we'll finally find out how buzz came to be so awesome.

evans lends his voice to buzz. keke palmer plays his sidekick and james brolin plays the evil emperor zurg. check it out. >> to infinity -- >> and beyond. >> i hope you're ready for action. all we needed was a pilot. >> for what? >> to destroy the alien ship. >> survival with an inexperienced crew is only 32%. >> seems low. >> grandma always said she believed in you too. one -- >> i think i need a bag. >> please record your last word. >> do not vomit inside the vehicle. >> good advice. it looks like the world's most famous animated astronaut has his work cut out for him. chris evans says playing buzz was a dream come true. i bet. "lightyear" set to soar into theaters june 17th. >> all those "toy story" movies, love them. >> kids of all ages welcome. you know i brake for yard

sales. this is one i'm hating to miss. the estate of the late great alex trebek hosting a massive tag sale at his home in studio city, california, this weekend. that means fans will need to line up because i'm sure there will be quite a line will get the chance to buy a little piece of "jeopardy!" history. organizers say alex's family kept the things that are sentimental, obviously, of course, and the rest is up for grabs. in addition to furnishings and household items fans can buy director's chairs from the show, tons of "jeopardy!" swag, keys to multiple cities that alex was presented with, even items from alex's private home office. the estate sale goes on until sunday in studio city, california. guess where i will be later today? >> on an airplane? >> no, martha stewart is having it'ss weekend and wrerthai'com

>>uess whe il today? i goi to lirn. maybyo g. a rng y sale. >> have fun. >> that's going to be great. now we go back to ginger. hey, ginger. >> reporter: michael, i have one more ev road trip trick. imagine if you're in a hotel on a road trip and they offered to fill up your tank for free. that's the reality with evs. many like the hotel we stayed at, this is the royal palm hotel, they've got chargers overnight and many of them are free. that's the big picture. let's get a check now a little closer to home. and weather after the break. >> morning showers leading to afternoon sunshine. temperatures in the low and mid 60's around the bay shoreline. upper 60's at the warmest spot in line. overnight, cloudy skies and temperatures fall into the 40's. here is the seven-day. after showers gets out this morning it sits the stage for a gorgeous weekend. saturday and sunday are dry with temperatures warming up nicely.

sunshine continues early next now to day two of "gma's" now to day two of "gma's" earth day "deals & steals" extravaganza. my girl, tory johnson is here with eco-friendly products just point your cell phone camera at the qr code on your screen and go to our website for the deals. let's get started. i know these are eco-friendly. la tk m cy called render d a woman during covid who wasn't working. she decided to buy some towels for her mother's day gift and everybody loved them and started a business. the fact they're made from recycled plastic bottles, have awesome prints, ultra absorbent. they replace paper towels. grab them for $7.50. >> great deal. i see treats. >> yes, u-konserve. these containers can help you replace plastic and foil. also if you buy in bulk you can

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. jobina: good morning, i am jobina fortson. let's check in with sue with a look at traffic. sue: it is friday and we have a couple of lingering problems around the bay area. back to oakland, near broadway, lands are blocked here. debris in several lanes within the earlier accident. give yourself extra time is headed to the airport. we have been reporting this all morning, there was a fatal crash on the montague expressway. it was closed and north first. they have finished their investigation and reopened the montague. jobina:

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drew: good morning. coming up, we have nathan filion from the rookie. we will see you at 9:00 for live on abc seven. drew: live doppler seven, tracking scattered storms -- scattered showers in the east bay. light showers from walnut creek. bray light spreckels, a similar story over dublin. a downpour in sonora, seeing have your showers.

those showers are wrapping up later today. jobina: we will have another update in about 30 minutes. had a great morning. ♪ ♪ all right, you know who that is. that is sarah jessica parker as carrie bradshaw. there she's trying on a white wedding dress, traditional in the "sex and the city" movie but in real life, sjp wore a black wedding dress when she married matthew broderick in 1997. she might have been ahead of her time because more brides are choosing to wear black. tell us more, lara. >> it is a big trend, a big, big deal. wedding season is about to begin. we're kicking off our bridal blitz series this morning with a

look at one of the biggest trends in wedding dresses right now. it's all about color and specifically black. from blushing bride mandy moore's blush colored frock to victoria beckham's shocking purple. who can forget the sjp all black ensemble? but now experts say more and more brides are saying no to the traditional dress. according to a recent survey of a thousand soon-to-be brides, 28% said they want something other than traditional white. amber lee married her forever michael in december trading in angelic white for dramatic black. >> i knew from the very beginning that white just wasn't for me and then i happened to be by a dress shop one day and i just popped in there and saw this gorgeous black gown on the rack. i said i have to have it. >> reporter: it is a growing trend nationwide. david's bridal says nonwhite dresses now make up 10% of their wedding gown inventory. >> for several years we've seen champagne and pink hues trending but in the last year to year an a half we've seen brides respond to really unique colors, things we would think of as

nontraditional in bridal. >> reporter: amber says when she made her trade she had pushback from her loved ones but when she put photos of herself in both gowns side by side our family gave her a thumb's up. >> they all loved it. the day of the wedding everybody thought i looked fabulous. >> she sure did and most importantly she loved it. all right. check it out. david's bridal sent these two dresses to us. this is the trend. i ask you, my family of "gma," what do you think? >> i'm a to each her own but i'm a traditionalist and like the white. >> i like them. most importantly if the bride likes it, i like it. >> very good answer. >> 15 years of marriage taught me a few things. >> i've learned to avoid wedding dresses. >> oh. thank you, lara. i love a good one. that was an easy setup. now we're going to turn to

oscar winner nicole kidman's new movie, "the northman." it's an epic viking saga and she plays the queen. chris connelly got to talk to her and the movie's director, robert eggers. good morning to our guy chris. hey, chris. >> reporter: good morning, michael. well, filled with action and amazingly vivid images "the northman" from robert eggers seeks to give audiences a historically accurate viking epic and nicole kidman was eager to be a part of it. in a career filled with great roles and accolades, nicole kidman feels she can utilize even more of her own experience for the part she plays. >> i hope i get richer and richer as an actor because i'm bringing my whole life with me creatively. i still feel i'm here to be mined more but i've been doing it since i was 14. >> yeah. >>'s'sike -- >> c you believe tha, cabee reo. >>ter: herewhallenge, pl

director robert eggers, maybe the most savagely intense viking movie ever. >> the king, my lady. the king. >> those are the stories i like to tell and thankfully nicole kidman and other fine actors are willing to go on the journey with me. >> what makes you drawn to being in a robert eggers movie? > he's committed to cinema, to putting films on the big screen that are magnificent and they're epic and this was probably the most epic. >> i watched this innocence tonight. it must be awoken to what awaits him. >> it is the same image of my grandfather when he took the throne. >> that was different. he had to kill his uncle first. >> you said that rob's script had teeth. what did you mean by that? >> it was rigorous and bold and frightening and rich and deep,

so that's my definition of teeth. >> reporter: then there's eggers' single camera shooting style. >> with the epic battle scenes it becomes so much more immersive. you see every single beat of what's going on but i hope that it's more thrilling in that way but also it's more frightening and brutal. >> coming off their own frightening pairing on "big little lies". >> you are so bad. >> love it when i'm bad. >> reporter: "the northman" reunites kidman and alexander skarsgard this time as mother and son. how did the fact that you had done those much talked about scenes with alex on "big little lies," how did that help you and him do the work in this movie. >> i felt safe with alex and i can say and do anything. a lot of times you rehearse to get to that place. well, that was done already. >> how proud would childhood

nicole be of the life she's had? what would you tell your 14-year-old self? >> it's going to be a wild ride. hold on. >> audiences for "the northman" will need to hold on a few times too. this tale is strong stuff. a real only in theaters big screen saga and "the northman" opens today. guys. >> all right, chris. we were just saying that's our kind of movie. appreciate that. coming up, more on our earth day celebration and the people working hard to save the forest. we'll be right back. ♪

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♪ we are back now with this week's "gma" buzz pick. r kenwmen napa valley"y r: considered an industry icon in the wine world. he's worked with julia child and other renown chefs. the book follows his journey from the beginning of the california wine industry when there were just about 70 wineries in napa to what it is today. a global destination for wine lovers with more than 800 wineries. "reflections of a vintner" is out today and you can keep reading along with us on our instagram @gmabookclub. cecelia? >> a lifetime in napa. on this earth day we are taking a look at our country's

majestic and fragile forest. president biden is expected to sign an executive order today to protect these critical natural spaces and our kayna whitworth, she's got more from a very special place in virginia. hey, kayna. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, good morning. so i am standing in one of the oldest black maples in the state of virginia at 150 years old i spoke with arborists who take care of it. they say while people can be part of the problem in this changing environment, we can also be the solution. ♪ earth's 3 trillion trees can be considered the planet's lungs, taking in carbon dioxide and breathg e oxygen we need to live along with other vegetation trees capture a third of our annual global fossil fuel emissions, a key defense in our warming world. but since the 1900s earth

but since the 1900s earth has lost almost 2.5 billion acres of forest. roughly the size of the united states. the result, disease, logging and extreme conditions caused by climate change. saving our forests is a subject of "national geographic" magazine's may issue. in the carolinas, some areas that were once lush cypress groves are what scientists call ghost forests, all dead due to encroaching salt in part from rising sealevels. >> it's risen over 11 inches since 1950 in north carolina. this is not something it will happen in the future but already happened. >> reporter: in california wildfire threatens our giant sequoias, trees that can live more than 3,000 years now burning in record numbers. >> it took two years to destroy 19% of these trees and these things have been around since the birth of jesus, julius caesar. >> reporter: this one ignited by a wind-blown ember last year. it took creative intervention to put out the fire. firefighters climbing up hundreds of feet to where i'm at now with hoses and without that intervention, this tree would have continued to burn for months and fromthis high up the

wind can cast embers for miles threatening the entire sequoia national forest. >> clip it to yourself. >> reporter: showing me the ropes, pulling my feet up, anthony ambrose. >> we've had to climb 75, 80 feet in the air before we reached a limb and that's one of the ways that these trees are so protected from fire, right, because the ground fire isn't going to torch their limbs? >> exactly. it's really hard to get through this thick bark so the trees generally aren't harmed at all. >> when you're seeing a sequoia on fire, that means we're dealing with more intense, hotter, more frequent fires. >> yeah, that's exactly correct. we weren't very concerned about climate change hitting the sequoias, maybe even just ten years ago but now we're starting to get a little more alarmed. >> reporter: over in syracuse, new york, william powell's team is using genetic engineering to bring a disease ravaged species back from functional extinction. the american chestnut. >> with modern techniques and

technology we discovered a way to make the tree tolerant of this blight that has wiped it out. >> reporter: once planted it will be a century before they thrive but powell believes this blueprint can help save the future of our forests. >> the cypress that you could develop lines that are more tolerant. theoretically you could make trees more fire tolerant by just changing a few genes in the tree. >> reporter: each tree still standing, adapting to a changing planet. there used to be millions of those american chestnuts all throughout virginia and tomorrow some people plan on reintroducing them. but it takes arborists and scientists getting high up into the canopies of these trees to keep them healthy because, cecilia, from up here you can really see things like disease and decay that you simply just cannot see from the ground. >> i also imagine, kayna, what a beautiful view you have up there, 200 feet above ground. how did you get up there? what's it like?

>> reporter: right, so the sequoia was incredible. absolutely majestic. the sheer size is hard to fathom. we use these rope systems to keep those trees healthy and when you get up high like that, it's really hard not to feel a responsibility that we all have to keep these rees healthy, you guys. >> absolutely. so true. so much respect. be safe getting down there, kayna, you and the team. thank you. everybody, find more -- >> reporter: absolutely. >> you can find more on saving our forests on. natgeo.com. back over to ginger now. >> reporter: thank you, cecelia. you know what we noticed, it got so green but that also means more pollen. this segment is sponsored by zyrtec and we've got a little picture and some video from a fellow meteorologist andy in spokane, washington. yeah, that's pollen getting brushed out of there and you know the pollen levels are high in the south, but they're actually growing significantly all the way up to, say, ypsilanti, michigan, or there in indiana, central indiana, maybe

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you're a champion. ♪you're not a quitter. quitters don't do what they're supposed to. champions do. and you're a star. and you shine. that's what you do. that's what you do every day. [inspirational music] my jam, back now with a special performance from my jam, back now with a special performance from the legendary mana, the superstar rockers from guadalajara, mexico.

they have won four grammys and sold more than 40 million records worldwide. i think i have all of them. they continue to thrill their fans like me over a career spanning more than 30 years. >> you guys, they're going to perform a mana classic for us, but first we're going to chat with alex gonzalez. hi. buenos dias. [ speaking foreign language ] >> good morning, cecilia. how are you? >> oh, my gosh, i've been embarrassed and freaking out all morning. you know -- you probably heard. i am a complete superfan so i'll try to not be awkward about this. you guys, mana was my first dance at my wedding. my whole family, we have been to all the concerts. in fact, i have to say this, my mom sent me a text message last night, she said tell alex hi and i love him. so that's from her. >> tell your mom i love her too. >> i got to talk about this show. you guys are at the forum, this amazing residency sold out in l.a. i cannot even imagine how amazing this show is.

but what is this i'm hearing, i haven't been to this show, singing around a fire pit? >> yeah, well, imagine we're very fortunate that we're doing this amazing residency, already ten sold out shows and we wanted to do something special for these shows and so there's different moments throughout the concert and one of them is like a storyteller moment of where we have a fire pit and actually fernando brings out a couple and play a couple of our biggest hits like slow ballads and famous songs and intimate moment like an unplugged moment and go back to the whole chaos rock 'n' roll scene and everybody going nuts. >> you guys have the best concerts, they're so much fun especially after everything we've been through in this world over the last couple of years with covid and everything, what are you hoping folks take away when they come to see you guys? >> well, more than anything we're celebrating life, we're celebrating that we can enjoy going back to concerts that we can be with our friends, family,

loved ones and i think these two years was a moment of reflection to appreciate the simple beautiful things in life, so just seeing how people are enjoying the shows and just leaving so happy and excited. that's great. hopefully we can go to new york maybe next year and all over the united states and all over, you know, central south america, europe, mexico, so all we want to do is just enjoy playing and make people have a great time when they go to our shows. >> well, you just let me know when you're coming. we will here. i will be at that concert. it won't be weird, i promise i'll behave. alex, you made my day and year. >> i'll get you tickets backstage. >> i got to read. i can't get through this. i'll freak out. gracias. from the best-selling spanish language rock record of all time, "donde jugaran los ninos," everybody the best sellingspanie here's mana performing "oye mi amor." ♪ ♪ [ singing in foreign language ]

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somewhere in america. thank you to alex and to mana. it's on tape for all of america to hear that i got invited backstage. thank you to alex and to mana. it's on tape for all of america to hear that i got invited backstage. >> oh, we heard it. >> alex! >> see you tomorrow.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. jobina: good morning. i am jobina fortson with abc 7 mornings. sue is here with a check of traffic. hey, sue. sue: they had to close down all lanes to clear out an accident. elsewhere, we had the earlier problems that had the freeway shut down over in oakland. drew? drew: hi, sue. live doppler 7 showers early this morning. we will press on in and you can see some light, scattered showers. this is in terms of the wet weather, all moving out this morning. a live look from our east bay heroes camera. partly cloudy skies. it is all about brighter skies

this afternoon, 50's and 60's. jobina? jobina: thank you, drew. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the hit series "the rookie," nathan fillion. plus, we wrap up "live"'s "go green week" is an important lesson. and we check in with the viewers on another edition of "the inbox." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are ryan seacrest and kelly ripa! >> ryan: good morning! deja vu, good morning. we have made it to the end of the week. it is friday,