good morning, america. putin's next moves. a senior russian commander revealing the goals for this next phase of russia's invasion. the pentagon watching closely. why the next few weeks are critical as more ukrainians suffer the unbearable tank of identifying their loved ones lost to the fighting. dangerous weather winds up to 80 miles an hour expected to whip up wildfires as heavy hail break through windshields and a blizzard in the morn plains. our weather team tracking it all. bombshell recordings. house republican leader kevin mccarthy caught on tape saying things he denied he had said, that he had had it with then

president trump and that trump should resign following the january 6th attack on the capitol and another member of congress on the hot seat, marjorie taylor greene testifying as some voters try to boot her off the ballot in georgia for her actions on and before january 6th. what she said on the stand about her comments and tweets in the days leading up to the attack. stocks plunge, the dow falls nearly 1,000 points. the worst day in 18 months. what it means for your 401k. time running out. the urgent race to stop one texas woman's execution. >> she didn't want to say she murdered my sister. i know she did not. >> her family speaking out with high-profile names in her corner. splitting up. sherri papini's husband files for divorce two days after she pleaded guilty to faking her kidnapping. what her husband is requesting and when she will face sentencing.

highlights from the nba playoffs. trae young's floater and the bucks bounce back and the bright night for the suns. good morning, america. so great to have you with us on a saturday. we're happy to have our friend and our chief washington correspondent jon karl at the desk with us this morning. >> good to be here. >> we'll mix it up a little for you today. we do have a busy morning, a lot to cover, so we begin with the latest in ukraine where fierce fighting is under way in the donbas region. >> ukraine's security chief says russia is deploying more troops to the country each day and that more than 100,000 russian troops are now fighting in ukraine including mercenaries from syria and libya. >> and it's becoming increasingly clear what the latest russian strategy in ukraine is, it is brutal and it is ugly. abc's marcus moore is on the ground in bucha with the latest. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, jon, good morning.

the russians occupied this town for weeks and there was fierce fighting here and this is what was left behind. you can see the devastation, there's what looks like part of a military vehicle here, there' ground and the heaviest fighting has now moved to the east as the battle for ukraine nears a turning point. this morning, russia stepping up its assault on eastern ukraine. heavy fighting in the donbas region engulfing this hospital in flames seen in video circulating online and donetsk more attacks coming from the sky. video circulating online showing helicopters firing multiple projectiles over ukraine. this as a senior russian commander revealed the kremlin's goals for the next phase of russia's invasion. total control of southern ukraine and potentially a separatist region of moldova. the pentagon watching for putin's next moves. >> we're not going to be able to get inside mr. putin's head perfectly and know what his long-term objectives are, even his medium-term objectives. >> reporter: russia claiming liberation of the besieged of

marco rose. new video showing russian tanks firing on a steel plant in the city. president volodymyr zelenskyy insisting ukrainian forces there continue to resist. officials say hundreds of those murdered may be buried here in this mass grave site just outside mariupol reportedly seen in these satellite images, the scene reminiscent of the horrors in bucha. residents bearing the pouring rain hoping to identify loved ones as police move dead bodies from refrigerated trucks. in nearby borodyanka, this 67-year-old woman weeps as her husband's body is exhumed from a grave there. he was shot. all i want is for putin to stop this. i forgive them for this as long as they stop. the u.n. reporting more than 5,200 verified civilian casualties, 50 unlawful killings in bucha alone, but u.n. and local officials say the actual number is likely much greater. >> found places from bullets in the bodies. most of them in the head but

several, we know, they shoot -- >> so the people shot in the head were executed? >> yes, it's a kind of execution. >> reporter: another look at what is left of someone's home here in bucha. u.s. and western officials say the next few weeks will be critical. right now there is an urgent effort to get additional weapons and ammunition to ukrainian fighters ahead of an expected push by russia to try to take over the donbas region and potentially all of ukraine's southern territory. the efforts there continue. eva. >> marcus moore for us in ukraine. let's bring in retired army lieutenant, general doug lute, former u.s. ambassador to nato. let's start this morning with just how important is the donbas region? >> the donbas is very important to president putin because it's the region in the east of ukraine that's immediately adjacent to russia, so it's in the neighborhood and, second, it's the home to most of those ukrainians who speak russian. so it's close geographically

culturally, economically and so forth. it's also important to putin because this is where frankly the war in ukraine started eight years ago in 2014 when putin and his military supported ukrainian separatists in that same region of the donbas. >> does getting control of donbas make it easier for russia to move west? >> well, to some extent, yes, because of the proximity to russia itself, the supply lines in the donbas are much shorter than they were in phase one of this operation when putin tried to seize the capital in kyiv, so shorter supply lines make for less complicated logistics. but, look, this is the same russian army, even as we move into this next phase in the donbas, remember that all the problems that the russian army had in phase one around -- in and around kyiv will be again on display in the donbas. you can't reform an army in just a couple of weeks.

>> in the south there's also intense fighting in mariupol. if russia is able to gain control in the south, are there concerns about putin's next target? could moldova or a push outside of the ukraine be next? well, the south is important to putin because he would like to cut off ukrainian access to the sea of azov and the black sea and it's through those seaports that ukraine has a lifeline, an economic lifeline to the west so he would like to control that whole southern coast of ukraine. but equally important in the south if you can make gains beyond crimea, he could ultimately link up with russian troops who for a long time have been based next door in moldova. so control of the south gives him not only control of the sea but potentially a link from russia past crimea all the way to moldova. >> lieutenant general doug lute, thank you so much for your time and your insight. >> whit. >> eva, turning now to

the wildfire danger out west where widespread red flag and high wind warnings are now in effect across several states, will carr joins us now with the latest. will, good morning. >> reporter: and good morning, whit. we're seeing fires burn across the southwest this weekend and veteran firefighters tell me this could be one of the worst fire seasons that we've ever seen. on friday a grass fire sparked in colorado, 500 people were forced to evacuate in north colorado springs. those evacuations have since been lifted, but it comes on the heels in that fire that continues to burn in flagstaff, arizona. that scorched more than 20,000 acres, and the bad news is they're expecting strong winds in the area again today. in new mexico with more than 93% of the state facing severe drought conditions, the cooks peak fire has burned more than 21,000 acres, and here in california, think about this, the state's top eight largest wildfires ever have all burned since 2017.

typically the fire season is supposed to go from spring until fall here in california, but recently we've really seen it be a year round fire season, so we still have a long way to go, whit. >> we sure do. it's still only april here. all right. will carr, thank you. the fire danger not the only problem this morning. let's get more on the dangerous weather conditions from meteorologist greg dutra with our chicago station, wls. he is in for rob this morning. greg, good morning. what can we expect? >> reporter: good morning, whit. a lot of wind as an expansive low pressure system moves out of the rockies. now, the winds will relax across colorado but as you can see, critical fire danger stretching from new mexico all the way into kansas for today, and the wind is what's driving that. gusts up to 60 miles per hour again today, 65 possibly through some of the canyons. you'll notice they relax a little bit across the front range and into new mexico, which is a little good news but sill 35 or so miles per hour getting into the midwest. critical fire danger stretching from texas all the way to minnesota today and coming up on the north side of this, we'll talk about blizzard conditions

from the same system. i'll send it back to you, jon. >> all right. now to the latest fallout from the january 6th attack on the capitol. marjorie taylor greene testifying as some voters in georgia seek to disqualify her from running for re-election to congress. they are citing a provision of the constitution written after the civil war to prevent leaders of the confederacy from serving. our abc white house correspondent maryalice parks is on capitol hill. good morning, maryalice. >> reporter: yeah, jon, good morning. this is a complicated case. i can tell you from watching the hearing yesterday that we didn't learn a whole lot about january 6th. lawyers really struggled to make any headway with congresswoman greene, and it's hard to imagine a judge at this point saying that she should be disqualified from office, but other republican lawmakers, as you know, have faced similar lawsuits, so all eyes on this one. congresswoman marjorie taylor greene from georgia known for her often extreme language and for repeating fraudulent claims about the 2020 election, the first sitting republican lawmaker to publicly testify about the january 6th

insurrection. on the stand, greene defiant saying over and over, she did not recall much from the days before the riot. >> my question is just about whether anybody at all ever mentioned to you the possibility of violence. >> i don't remember. i -- i have no idea. i don't think so. >> reporter: the court compelling greene to testify after a group of voters sued to bar her from office under an obscure provision of the constitution dating back to after the civil war that could disqualify someone if they engaged in an insurrection or rebellion. lawyers arguing the case pointing to her statements ahead of january 6th like when she told followers it would be their 1776 moment and this -- >> you can't allow it to just transfer power peacefully like joe biden wants. >> reporter: but there's no legal precedent for this kind of case in moderns and it's a high bar to meet. greene said she never encouraged

violence and was focused on her plan to object to the certification of joe biden's win and on the same day that greene was pressed about her actions ahead of january 6th, republican leader kevin mccarthy faced questions about his statements after the violence. in new audio recordings released by "the new york times," mccarthy referring to president trump telling his colleagues, i've had it with this guy saying he thought trump might be removed from office and should resign, something mccarthy's office had previously denied he ever said. >> the only discussions i would have with him is that i think this will pass and it would be my recommendation you should resign. >> reporter: now, mccarthy downplayed this and said he never actually told the former president to resign. we know that he has been in touch with former president trump since this audio came out and we saul saw mccarthy publicly changed his tune after january 6th and literally stood with trump shoulder to shoulder within days, jon. >> of course, mccarthy's denial doesn't mean very much because the reporters didn't actually say that he told trump he should

resign. it's that he told republicans that he was going to do so but, maryalice, we had another big revelation out of the january 6th committee overnight. mark meadows was warned about the possibility of violence on january 6th. what's going on? >> reporter: yeah, jon, that's right, the january 6th committee has been trying to get the former white house chief of staff to testify and overnight like you said this big headline, they are saying that according to one of meadows' former aides, a deputy white house chief of staff member told meadows that there was the possibility of violence, that there was intelligence saying that there was the possibility of violence. so, ill, that, of course, begs the question if meadows was warned, did he do anything to try to stop it? >> it will be interesting to see what comes out. maryalice parks for us there in d.c. now to the presidential election in france just hours away. abc's senior white house correspondent mary bruce is in paris with why americans and the rest of the world are watching the results closely. good morning to you, mary. >> reporter: good morning, eva. yeah, we are now in the

final hours of the fight for the french presidency. this is a race that could have sweeping global consequences between two candidates that have extremely vastly different visions for the future of this country and its relationship with europe, so the incumbent president emmanuel macron is now in a bitter rematch with far right firebrand marine le pen. she is anti-immigration, anti-nato and has been an admirer of vladimir putin's. now, macron has been casting himself as europe's statesman in the war in ukraine and he's accusing le pen of being beholden to vladimir putin while she says that macron has been losing touch, he isn't keeping close enough eye on what really matters to voters here, the economy. we have a little less than 24 hours to go and polls do show that macron has the momentum up by ten points but a le pen victory is still a possibility. >> and, mary, if that happens and if le pen is able to pull off the upset, what could that mean for the fight against russia in ukraine? >> reporter: yeah, the war in ukraine is really raising the stakes in this race.

the concern here is that if le pen wins that she could diminish nato and drastically undercut the west's response to this war. so far president biden has been able to lead this united front with european allies to try and stop vladimir putin. if that alliance falters, it would make it much more difficult to try and take on vladimir putin and stop this war. whit. >> all right, mary bruce, our thanks to you this morning. back here in the u.s. an alarming new report finding guns became the number one cause of death among children and adolescents in 2020. alex presha joins us from washington with more including the latest example of gun violence in our nation's capital. alex, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, picture this. it is friday afternoon, your child is just minutes from getting out of school for the weekend, and then you get the alert that their school is under lockdown because of an active shooter. d.c. police believe that 23-year-old raymond spencer is the lone person of interest

saying the suspect opened fire from a sniper-like position on a crowded street below injuring four people in the process including a 12-year-old child. it is one of the latest instances of gun violence affecting children here in the u.s. already this year, there have been at least 480 gun-related deaths in children and teens. more than 1100 injuries and it's building on a troubling trend found in a new cdc report. data shows that in the year 2020 firearms were the number one cause of death in the u.s. for those between the ages of 1 and 19 overtaking car accidents. gun-related deaths for this group up almost 30% from the year before and that jump largely attributed to a rise in murders. now, as for the shooting here in d.c. yesterday late last night alleged suspect was found dead in the apartment building as police tried to break in. authorities uncovering more than half a dozen firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition. right now they believe those guns were all obtained illegally. all his victims are in stable condition, jon.

>> thank you, alex. now to the big losses on wall street. yesterday was the worst day for the dow jones industrial average since the depths of the pandemic in 2020. the dow is now suffering four straight weeks of losses. deidre bolton joins us with more. good morning, deidre. >> reporter: good morning, jon. so friday you said the worst day for the dow since october 2020. the average falling more than 900 points, falling for that fourth straight week. the average american 401(k) retirement account worth about $126,000 lost more than $3,100 for the week. so two big concerns. inflation, we know this. we feel this. 40-year high, it makes everything more expensive, gasoline, rent, food, also how aggressive the fed may be may be playing in so the fed may raise rates by a half a percentage point in may. that follows its quarter-point raise in march and that would be the first back-to-back increase since 2006. higher rates, that means all

borrowing gets more expensive, as we know, mortgages, credit card rates, car loans, basically any kind of business loan at all. >> and, deidre, how worried are economists about the possibility of a full-blown recession? >> pessimists point to americans getting squeezed, having to pay more for all necessities, that means they cut back spending on nonessentials, the ongoing war in ukraine, covid shutdowns in china, of course, also keeping global supply chains from functioning properly. optimists say the u.s. economy has near record low unemployment. wages are rising, and americans, jon, have actually saved a record amount in the last two years. >> well, let's hope the optimists are right. >> yeah. >> we're all hoping that. >> they thought that on the market and wall street -- >> good point. >> definitely a tough friday. thank you, deidre. time now for a check of the weather and back to greg dutra. hey, greg. >> reporter: eva, we're talking another chance of severe weather today. take a look at this big, expansive low that comes off the eastern spine of the rocky mountains, moves off to the north.

brings a lot of wind and again that severe weather risk today, isolated tornadoes but hail and high winds, the primary threats there and winds could gust up to 65 or 70 miles per hour with some of these thunderstorms. this came out of the rocky mountains. look what it brought off to the west, more snow up to two feet in a couple of cases and ten inches out in heavenly. they're still running the snowcats and running those lifts like crazy. fr fe danger in the south to blizzard conditions

again, the system is very big. it's bringing warmth to the midwest, winds, though, out here could gust to 45 miles per hour. >> all right, greg, we'll check back with you soon. >> we do move now to the nba and the big news overnight from those playoff match-ups. zachary kiesch joins us this morning live from the court. he's got the all access tickets this morning at barclays with more. zachary, good morning. >> reporter: all access, whit. three big games on the slate last night and a lot of attention on this atlanta match-up and the big questions around trae young and whether or not he could find his moment against miami. of course, the heat stole the first two games down in south beach. we head to atlanta. ww, what a game here, down one at home in the final seconds, young drives the court and hits this floater. just four ticks left on the clock when that happens. young did find his moment and a big bucket late and gives his team a chance in the series. then to wisconsin. giannis and the bucks bounce back after losing game two and

their all-star khris middleton, never easy when that happens. the defending champs jumped out early with plays like this. grayson allen hit five triples. good for 22 points on the night and his bucks quiet the fans. in chicago. middleton could be back if the bucks advance and suns were without devin booker but the vet chris paul was just too much. paul put on another fourth quarter clinic. the suns roll on the pelicans and tonight here in brooklyn, the nets will play host to the celtics. a lot of the success of this team will depend on the play of k.d. and kyrie, of course, the celtics lead the series by two games. eva, back to you. >> all of us living in brooklyn are going to be waiting to see if k.d. can break through that celtics defense. they have been crushing it lately. the playoffs continue on espn, the nets and celtics play game three of their series at 7:30 eastern. all right, still ahead here on "gma," time running out for

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games and even a bounce house for the kids. the event is a fundraiser for mckinley elementary school. sunny skies to take the pups out today. >> a gorgeous view from the exploratorium, great start to our saturday. 49 right now in san francisco. this afternoon will be warmer than average by a few degrees. san jose, 72 with plenty of sunshine. >> the news continues right now

and that's the news and weather at 7:16. charlie and diane, do i get double pay for doing the weather along with the news? just checking. >> nope. >> okay. >> we've not had someone anchoring the news on a permanent basis and we can announce today it's going to be robin. >> wow. [ applause ] >> welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. that was our own robin roberts exactly 20 years ago today when she officially joined our team as a news reader kicking off her incredible journey as part of the "good morning america" family, and she's welcomed all of us. >> it worked out. it worked out, you know. >> she asked for the raise up front and eventually -- >> eventually she got it. >> 20 years later. >> exactly. but she's had such an impact,

not only on the millions of viewers at home but such a friend and colleague and inspiration to all of us here and we're just blessed to call her friend. congratulations. we're celebrating 20 years right there with you, robin. we do have a lot of other news to cover so let's take a look at some of the headlines we're following right now and happening now, the search for a member of the texas army national guard. the soldier disappeared while patrolling the rio grande on friday. part of the state's operation crackdown on illegal immigration and drug smuggling. witnesses reportedly say the soldier jumped into the river trying to save a migrant crossing into the u.s. but they never saw him come back. also right now, a new bill that would require drunk drivers to pay child support for killing a parent is headed to the governor's desk in tennessee. if signed into law, the convicted drunk drivers would have to pay a form of child support until the child reaches 18 or graduates from high school. the bill unanimously passed the house and the senate. and what a way to celebrate a birthday. powerball marking 30 years of making millionaires this week

and the lottery giant is capping off the anniversary with an estimated $400 million jackpot drawing tonight. this is the first time since last december that the jackpot has been that high. i'm going to send my husband out for some tickets. good luck, everyone. we start this half hour with the mother of 14 children scheduled to be put to death next week. melissa lucio insists she was wrongfully convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter mariah after a tragic accident 15 years ago. high-profile names fighting to save her from execution. abc's mireya villarreal is here with more. >> reporter: this morning, growing calls to save melissa lucio's life. lucio was convicted of killing her daughter 15 years ago but thanks to new evidence she is receiving a chorus of public support pleading for mercy. in less than a week texas is set to execute lucio. if it happens she would be the first hispanic woman in the state to receive such a

punishment. >> she don't want to say she murdered my sister. she didn't. i know she did not. she did no >> reporter: in 2007 paramedics arrived at lucio's home to find her 2-year-old daughter mariah unresponsive. lucio told police the toddler fell asleep and never woke up admitting she fell down a steep staircase two days prior but didn't appear seriously injured. lucio's attorneys filed a clemency petition with the texas board of pardons and paroles claiming the 53-year-old mother was coerced into confessing to the murder. a forensic expert in the clemency petition claiming the bruising was consistent with head trauma after an accidental fall. some of that interrogation shown in the 2020 hulu documentary "the state of texas versus melissa." >> the interrogation continued for maybe six, six, seven hours until 3:00 in the morning.

>> this is your chance because right now it looks like capital murder. right now it looks like you're a cold-blooded killer. >> reporter: lucio denied hurting mariah more than 100 times until lawyers say eventually melissa admitted guilt. >> they basically give you a choice. they say either you're a cold-blooded killer or you are a frustrated mom, you know, who just took out her frustration on her child. >> reporter: lucio's case drawing support from lawmakers in texas from both sides of the aisle. >> we're not saying that miss lucio was innocent. we're not saying she's guilty. we're saying for the board to provide her some clemency so we can get her into a trial. >> reporter: her case garnering the attention of reality star kim kardashian who says she signed a petition urging the texas governor to stop the execution. this is one of the many reasons why i'm against the death penalty, and amanda knox who was acquitted for the 2007

murder of her roommate meredith kercher in italy now defending lucio based on her own experience with police interrogations. >> so when you're in an interrogation, they offer instead a sort of soft like, oh, maybe you made a mistake, maybe you're overwhelmed. i can understand where you're coming from, which gives you the impression that they actually -- they have your best interests at heart. >> reporter: for "good morning america," mireya villarreal, dallas, texas. >> and governor abbott didn't respond to our request for comment, but the board will make their recommendation public on monday. we'll have much more on this story including more of our interview with melissa's son and more of the first network interview with the juror who says they regret voting to give her the death sentence. that will be monday on "nightline," whit. switching gears on this earth day weekend, what we've learned from our friend ginger zee's electric road trip, busting myths about electric vehicles and understanding their importance in helping the world go green. here's ginger breaking it all down for us this morning. ♪ >> reporter: we took an electric

vehicle for a 2,100-mile road trip from new york to detroit, chattanooga to miami, it wasn't only possible, it was optimal. gas prices have hit record highs, suddenly making the electric vehicle more attractive. sometimes charging is free like it was at this stop in lima, ohio. we just filled up with zero dollars. we spent about half what we would have had we driven gas and won't need an oil change when we get back. no engine also means no maintenance. >> that's exactly right. that's one of the greatest things about this truck is that you don't have a lot of those standard maintenances like oil changes. >> reporter: searches for electric vehicles went up nearly 200% this spring according to cars.com. they're powered by semiconductor chips, which are in short supply globally forcing automakers to figure out ways to expand their capacity. six major automakers have already agreed to end gas car sales by 2040.

electric cars are not only better for your wallet but it's better for the environment. electric vehicles do not have a tailpipe so obviously no emissions there. however, this thing runs by a battery and that battery has to be charged by often fossil fuels that create that electricity. now, as we go toward renewables it will get better but in general even with manufacturing involved, the electric vehicle still is about half the greenhouse gas emissions. >> looks like a good trip. thank you, ginger. and now for weather in for rob marciano is greg dutra from our chicago station wls. good morning, greg. >> reporter: good morning. a warm morning, a rare one in chicago after the spring we've had but too dry and too warm for areas out off to the west. take a look at this video blowing dust, this is from farmington out in new mexico where the winds gusted to 71 miles per hour just outside of albuquerque. they got up to 93 miles per hour in the sangre de cristo mountains and blowing dust was all the way up the front range. you see why, extreme to

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