milk chocolate beyond words. classic recipe by lindt. good morning, america. ukraine support. president zelenskyy saying he'll meet today with the u.s. secretaries of state and defense in kyiv. his message to the country on orthodox easter as russia launches a deadly strike on odesa and targets hold-outs in mariupol with ukrainians trying to celebrate the holiday as best as they can. deadly wildfires raging across the southwest. the desperate battle to try to contain them and the race to get out of harm's way. >> you need to leave. >> our weather team with the latest on the tinderbox conditions. crucial vote. france heads to the polls. will they choose embattled president emmanuel macron or far right candidate marine le pen? >>p support.ake and how it could

the former president campaigning for an ohio senate candidate as the party hopes to take back the house and senate in november. >> we're just seven months away from the most important midterm victory in american history. >> what's on voters' minds this morning. remembering orrin hatch. the seven-term republican from utah passing away at 88. his pivotal roles through four decades of service. gun violence. a mass shooting in washington, d.c. putting the issue once again in the national spotlight. d.c. mayor muriel bowser joins us this morning. and high-flying stunt. two pilots making a first ever attempt to swap planes in midair. >> dotting the is, crossing the ts. making sure everything is working the way it should be. >> the preps, precision and planning to pull off an incredible feat. good sunday morning.

we are happy to have our chief washington correspondent jon karl back at the desk with us. >> thanks for having me back. >> it's good to have you back. we have a lot to talk about, a busy morning as we follow developments in the war in ukraine. on this orthodox easter holiday president zelenskyy delivering a message from a cathedral founded a thousand years ago addressing his country's people with prayers to protect those who are defending their native land. and in russia, vladimir putin attending a service in moscow as his country carries out more deadly attacks on civilians in ukraine. drone footage from the city of chernihiv about 100 miles northeast of kyiv shows some of the carnage caused by the russian onslaught. >> president zelensky saying yesterday that u.s. secretary of state blinken and secretary of defense austin are both due on the ground today in kyiv, so let's get the latest now from ukraine's capital. abc's marcus moore is there. marcus, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. orthodox christians have been gathering today to mark easter at churches across the country

and here at the one behind me in kyiv. while heavy fighting continues in the east amid new calls for peace, as russia focuses on its new battleground in the south, we are invited to the depths of kyiv's metro system, a bomb shelter at the start of this war. it is now the backdrop for ukrainian president zelenskyy's latest plea to the world. and zelenskyy revealing, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin and secretary of state antony blinken will meet him today in ukraine. neither the pentagon nor the state department would confirm zelenskyy's announcement, but speculated the trio would discuss further military aid for ukraine. >> are you pleased with the equipment that you are getting not only for the short term but for the long term if this conflict drags on? >> translator: we are very grateful for the partners and for the support we are receiving.

>> reporter: and despite russia's brutal onslaught, zelenskyy still leaving the door open to a face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin. >> translator: any healthy and sane person always chooses diplomatic way. >> reporter: and on this subway platform in kharkiv residents taking shelter as russian rockets rain down on the city. the regional governor there said it killed three people. in mariupol, the besieged port city russia claims it liberated tanks firing on a steel factory there. and in odesa russia firing six cruise missiles hitting multiple targets including this 16-story residential complex. the strike injuring a teen and killing eight others including a 3-month-old. though today is easter for orthodox christians, the holiday no reprieve for many enduring this bitter conflict. >> you know, it's supposed to be very cheerful day, but right now we don't know what the future is. >> reporter: and no one knows what the future holds for

ukraine or the people caught in the middle of this fighting, but there is urgency surrounding today's apparent meeting between president zelenskyy and u.s. leaders as they prepare for russia's next moves. jon. >> thank you, marcus. let's bring in our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, this visit of secretary of state blinken, secretary of defense austin seems like a big deal. what -- why is it happening now and what will be the significance of seeing them on the ground in ukraine? >> that's exactly right, jon. it is a very big deal. when you have two secretaries, two u.s. cabinet members travel into a conflict zone, that means a lot, not only to president zelenskyy, but to all ukrainians that they would take the risk that they will listen and that's exactly what that visit will do. they would listen. they would want to know what president zelenskyy is feeling, what more he needs, as you said this morning.

they've sent $800 million more in heavy weapons on the way to ukraine. they'll want to know how those are used, what more they can do. you just can't replace that face-to-face as you know, jon. >> zelenskyy just said they shouldn't come with empty hands. we've seen biden announce the big new weapon shipments. are they getting to those ukrainian troops that need them? >> well, you know, i've been there a couple of times in the last couple of months, and it was remarkable to me how quickly that equipment was getting to the front lines. it is very difficult. it obviously has to go over land and in the middle of a conflict zone, but they are getting it there quickly. i think president zelenskyy when he talks about don't come with empty hands, i think they always want more and more, but he seems satisfied at this point what they are getting and how it is getting there. but i would assume that secretaries austin and blinken will want to make sure it's getting there as quickly as possible to make a real difference in these critical, critical next few weeks.

>> for sure, and overnight we saw the apparent russian missile strike in odesa killing eight people as they were preparing to celebrate orthodox easter. remind us why odesa is so strategically important. >> look, this is right on the black sea. this is very key. they haven't made much progress, the russians, in trying to take odesa. they would like to take all those cities along the seaport and own that seaport and own that waterway, hasn't happened yet. they certainly don't want it to happen in ukraine. >> thank you, martha. tune in later this morning for "this week" following president biden's announcement of new military aid for ukraine. martha goes one-on-one with a key ally of president zelenskyy and the former nato ambassador doug lute and michael osterholm discusses mask mandates and new variants as covid restrictions continue to be lifted across the nation. well, now to an election the world is watching.

french president emmanuel macron facing off against far right politician marine le pen. now, some french citizens casting their ballots saturday in los angeles. polls are now open on french soil, and our mary bruce joins us now from paris with more. mary, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eva. yeah, the polls are now open here. french voters now deciding between two drastically different visions for the future of this country as the world is watching closely and anxiously. this morning, the future of france is on the ballot. voters faced with re-electing embattled centrist president emmanuel macron or pivoting to the far right to elect nationalist marine le pen. macron taking le pen to task for her anti-immigration and anti-islam policies and slamming her ties to russia and past support for vladimir putin. >> you are, in fact, in russia's grip. >> reporter: she's tried to distance herself from putin but a le pen victory is sparking

fears she could undermine the united effort to take on russia and end the war in ukraine. le pen argues macron is focused too much abroad trying to lead negotiations with putin and that he's lost touch with what matters to voters at home, the economy and rising prices. >> translator: we need to rebuild france and bring people together. >> reporter: many voters telling me they don't like either of them. one describing it as a choice between cholera and the plague. >> for me we do not have any choice. we have to vote for mr. macron because marine le pen for me is not acceptable. >> reporter: now given that disillusionment with the candidates, both campaigns are watching turnout. there is a very real concern that voters may simply sit this one out entirely. macron is heading into the day with the momentum up by more than ten points in the latest polling but a surprise le pen victory, whit, is still within the realm of possibility. >> many will watch as results come in.

mary bruce, thank you. back here at home this morning the nation remembering utah's orrin hatch, the longest serving republican senator in u.s. history who passed away at the age of 88. abc white house correspondent maryalice parks is in washington with more on his life and his legacy. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. orrin hatch was an absolute force to be reckoned with here in washington fighting on conservative issues, a true fixture in the u.s. senate. his impactful 42-year career began when he was first elected in 1976 and grew up in poverty in utah but went on to serve six terms under seven presidents. he did briefly run for president in 2000, but his legacy is in the senate and he helped build republican majorities, fight for conservative supreme court justices. he was a staunch conservative on very traditional social values, gun rights, immigration, limits to abortion access, instrumental in crafting and passing the major tax cuts under president trump. but he also famously crossed the aisle from time to time. he worked with his friend democratic senator ted kennedy

on major legislation for children's health care and he could surprise. now, after president trump was elected and reignited that issue of openly trans americans serving in the military, hatch said this, i don't think we should be discriminating against anyone. transgender people are people and deserve the best we can do for them. senator mitt romney who won hatch's seat when he stepped down wrote hatch was a man of vision, an unparalleled legislative accomplishment. few men have made their mark on the senate as he did. and, jon, you covered him as i did. you can remember those times in the senate halls when he would have quick, pointed responses to reporters. he could have stern, very focused eyes but also a kind, almost mischievous smile. >> no question. thank you, maryalice. and i got to tell you guys, i knew orrin hatch really well covering the senate, covering congress all those years and i remember him bringing me into his office showing me a painting ted kennedy had done and given

to him that hung on the wall playing a song he had written for jesse jackson's daughter. he was a true conservative who wasn't afraid to work with liberals. >> you mentioned ted kennedy. that relationship, they were good friends, orrin hatch, a strong conservative but known to reach across the aisle. that bipartisanship that we don't see a lot of. so now to a very different kind of politics. donald trump is out to prove he still controls the republican party. he was campaigning last night in ohio, one of the many places he is now trying to play kingmaker in a republican primary. abc's rachel scott joins us now from columbus. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: jon, good morning. this will be the first major test of trump's influence and the power of his endorsements ahead of the critical midterm elections and this race has largely been defined by which candidate most aligned to the former president. when he decided to weigh in, a crowded gop field, a curveball. with just over a week to go

until the senate republican primary in ohio, former president donald trump throwing his support behind j.d. vance. >> we have to pick somebody that can win, and this guy is -- he's tough. he's smart. >> reporter: the venture capitalist and author who once called trump reprehensible and an idiot joining the former president on stage. >> they all said stuff and they all came back. >> reporter: making no mention of that newly released audio of republican leader kevin mccarthy saying he would advise him to step down after january 6th. the party now laser focused on taking back the house and the senate in november. >> we're just seven months away from the most important midterm victory in american history. >> reporter: vance hoping trump's backing pulls him ahead in a crowded gop primary, but voters we spoke to across the state were split. >> i don't know. it's unfortunate that he would support someone that said they would never support him. >> you seem sold. >> could be. >> yes, and we just recently took the turn, you know. we missed him, and and so when he endorsed him, it made me

think a little harder. >> reporter: nearly every gop candidate has been working to out-trump one another, the race reflecting a race at a crossroads. while most are rushing to embrace the former president -- >> i am by far the strongest conservative in this race to beat the democrats in november. >> reporter: -- some voters hope this election will refocus the party on issues past trump. >> i'm not a trump fan. i'm a republican. i'm not a trump fan. >> do you think the party right now is at a little bit of a crossroads? >> i think it is. >> go with the ones that do the best job, the common sense guys, the guys that stick to the true republican values. >> reporter: so we crisscrossed the state. two issues top of mind for voters, immigration and the economy. only one republican candidate in this crowded field has said it's time for trump to move past his false claims about the 2020 election. the winner of the republican primary will likely face democratic front-runner tim ryan in the fall. eva.

>> rachel scott for us there in ohio. now to the pandemic and college students facing mask whiplash. some schools reinstating the policy as case numbers rise following spring break. abc's phil lipof has more from chicago. >> reporter: this morning, colleges and universities across the country are bringing back mask mandates for the final few weeks of the school year. >> while the national picture looks pretty good, certain communities are experiencing, you know, an increase related to the ba.2 variant. >> reporter: in the nation's capital, the covid infection rate has doubled here so georgetown, george washington university and american university reinstated their mask mandates. >> there is a lot of partying going on and bar hopping and socializing amongst peers. >> reporter: sierra sanchez is a junior at american. when she left for spring break no masks required. when she came back -- >> i would say kind of a comforting feeling they were back but almost like a too

little too late since cases already were spiking. >> reporter: d.c. is not alone. schools in pennsylvania, massachusetts and connecticut all bringing back preventive measures. in houston at rice university, masks are now required in classrooms and large parties have been canceled on campus. new mexico state university announced this week all students on campus must be fully vaccinated ending the option to submit weekly tests. the preventive measures bringing mixed reaction from students at columbia in new york city. >> at this we just got to move on with the pandemic. >> i don't care what other people do but, you know, i'm keeping mine on. >> reporter: both of those reactions completely understandable. think about it. if you're a junior in college right now, you have not had one covid-free year in your college career and your senior year of high school was ruined by covid as well. back in d.c. howard university is going a little further moving away right now from in-person learning over the next couple of weeks. no telling what that will mean for commencement coming up in may. jon. >> what a mess. thank you, phil.

the quest for a new millionaire continues as powerball celebrates its 30th anniversary. there were no winners last night in the $40 million drawing. that makes the 29th consecutive drawing without a winner. monday's jackpot is expected to reach $420 million. >> still time to get tickets. can't win if you don't play. >> i knew you would say that. >> oh, yeah. all right, let's switch to the weather now. some dangerous wildfire forecasts here. major fires burning in the southwest. some exploding in size this weekend. let's get to meteorologist greg dutra of our chicago station wls who is in for rob. greg, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. days of relentless wind and dry brush creating wildfires that are burning in the west unmitigated. overnight across the plains in the southwest nearly a dozen uncontained wildfires raging. a wildfire in southwest nebraska claiming the life of one person and injuring three firefighters. >> we need people to leave areas that have fire warnings. you need to leave. >> reporter: in new mexico, the governor now declaring a state of emergency in several large counties.

the cooks peak fire now burning over 48,000 acres and the calf canyon fire merging with the hermits peak fire, 42,000 acres combined. the tunnel fire, 21,000 acres, over 30 homes and structures destroyed. >> to see like everything burned is just very traumatic. >> reporter: across the country a million acres has burned so far this year. that's twice as many as this time last year. a look here at what we have going on is fire danger still pretty strong. strong winds going to drive conditions to still be pretty bad. but look here across the desert southwest, some improvement in the winds. they start to drop and dew points are a problem. very dry fuel still out there and a storm system, the one that drove those winds, well, that is going to move off to the east. here is a look at the storms from norman, oklahoma, and storms in the midwest all the way down into texas affecting

areas to the east of chicago up to fort wayne and into lancing and again texas where large hail and possibly isolated tornadoes are possible. let's take a look at your local. good sunday morning. your local. i'm meteorologist francis lawson temperatures a little bit warmer compared to yesterday plenty of sunshine. once again, san francisco 66 oakland seventies, san jose 76 and some inland areas will reach the low 80s, but really comfortable in the north bay santa rosa at 78, so it's going to be warmer than average today and tomorrow than some slight cooling mid-week as a sea breeze increases then a slight warm-up for next weekend. >> reporter: the rain just starting up in chicago, the first of many storms that could possibly be severe today. back to you. >> the rain starting, a perfect day to wear a tie. >> looking good. >> yeah. >> that's right. looking fresh. >> thanks. thanks. all right, we do want to turn to the nba playoffs, the

celtics with a commanding 3-0 lead over the nets and the raptors hanging on against the 76ers. let's go to abc's elwyn lopez withs more on the playoff picture now. elwyn, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, whit, good morning. a lot of action on the court overnight, and if that was any indication of what we could see in atlanta, fans are in for quite a game tonight. overnight, the boston celtics beating out the brooklyn nets in game three of the nba playoffs. superstars kevin durant and kyrie irving struggling. >> we had a good flow, i mean, probably should have took more shots but i just tried to play the game the right way without being too aggressive. >> reporter: the duo outplayed by jalen brown and rising str jayson tatum. tatum, the first celtics player in over 40 years with at least 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in a playoff game. they're now one win away from

sweeping that nets super team. out west, it went down to the wire when the dallas mavericks took on the utah jazz. the jazz's jordan clarkson scoring a team high 25 points, but this late dunk by rudy gobert -- >> utah takes the lead. >> reporter: -- proved to be the game winner. the series now tied up, 2-2. the mavs and jazz weren't the only close game. the timberwolves and grizzlies went back and forth in a nail-biter. in the end minnesota came out on top as the series heads back to memphis. and this arena won't be empty for long. fans will soon be pouring in and they're keeping a close eye on atlanta's superstar trae young and, guys, we are standing in the first sports and live entertainment venue in the world to get its true certification for zero waste. some people calling this already a victory for atlanta. >> all right. sounds great. elwyn, thank you. eva schooling us on the

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over. >> welcome back to "gma" on this sunday morning. remember that record-setting stunt a decade ago, felix baumgartner with a supersonic dive falling 128,000 feet from a heliu balloon. yeah, coming up the red bull team is back at it. what they're getting ready to do and let's just say it's exciting. >> what were you saying -- >> the guy whose record he broke was there in the control room when he made that jump. >> it's like they're trying to one-up each other, you know. >> that record held since 1960. >> look at the stats on stunts. jon karl knievel, folks. we'll have more coming up on that. first the stories we're folowing. happening right now the search is intensifying for the passengers on a tour boat that went missing in northern japan.

the japanese coast guard reporting that at least 10 of the 26 people on board have been found and have been confirmed dead. authorities lost contact with the vessel on saturday after the crew issued a mayday and reported the boat was sinking. and two people were injured when a stolen car with four teenagers inside crashed into a crowded t-mobile store in philadelphia. police say the owner had left the keys inside his car when it was stolen. the teens could face a number of charges including not just auto theft but also aggravated asought. heated moments at yankees stadium when new york fans decided to start throwing beer cans, water bottles and anything else they could get their hands on to the field and at cleveland guardians players. now, the chaos started after one of the cleveland players confronted a yankees fan for

reportedly taunting a teammate. >> not a good moment for baseball there. we do move on now to the mass shooting in washington, d.c. putting crime and gun violence once again in the national spotlight. at least four people were shot friday including a 12-year-old girl when a gunman opened fire with a rifle from what police describe as a sniper-style nest in his apartment. the attack causing chaos and panic and lockdwns of nearby schools before the gunman apparently took his own life. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is joining us now. mayor bowser, thanks so much for speaking with us this morning. we do appreciate it. so this shooting happened a week after the new york city subway attack and several other shootings the following weekend. you wrote in a letter to d.c. residents saying, this epidemic of gun violence in our country, the easy access to firearms has got to stop. what do you say to people in your city who are concerned about their safety now? >> well, we think this gunman may have purchased these firearms legally in our neighboring state in virginia. the police posted the arsenal he hd in an apartment in washington, d.c., an apartment that overlooked a school. we know that he was randomly

shooting, a sniper shooting down on a public street towards this school. so when i was on the scene talking to terrified parents waiting for their children, i know that too many elected officials, whether it was in florida or in sandy hook elementary school, have had similar conversations. we got very lucky that no one lost their life, but we know we have to not make it so easy for people to get high-powered weapons that can shoot off 100 rounds in a matter of seconds. >> so on that note there d.c. has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, yet your city has had a 25% increase in violent crime over last year. homicides are up several years in a row. what is driving the spike in crime? how do you plan to address it? >> well, that's a question for all of us across the nation.

we know that covid has upended a lot of our public safety ecosystem from our courts to our supervising agencies to prosecutions for crimes to access to services, and we know that people across the country are living on the edge and are suffering from anxiety, depression and have untreated substance abuse issues, so there's a lot that we have to wrk on to get back to normal. but we can't take our eye off of illegal guns and guns purchased legally. you asked us about our gun laws in the district. it is true that we have very significant firearm restrictions, especially when it comes to handguns, but we can do virtually little to stop someone who purchases a gun legally in virginia or maryland or

anywhere on the i-95 corridor and bringing those guns for mass destruction in our city. >> mayor, we don't have a lot of time left but i don't have to remind you of the politics here. you know there are critics out there who lump big city mayors together saying this is what happens when governments don't support the police or are soft on crime. how do you respond to that criticism? >> well, i think that in the district everyone knows that i have been a forceful proponent of making sure our police have everything that they need including a proposal this year to get us back to our hiring strength that i think will allow our police to respond to every part of the city, our first amendment demonstrations that we are responsible for supporting as well. and all of the people that come

to the nation's capital to address or redress the federal government. our police department is unique in the american system in that regard, and that's why it's so important that it's fully funded. >> well, it is certainly a nationwide concern. mayor bowser, thank you so much for your time this morning. jon. >> all right. time for the weather and in for rob marciano is greg dutra from our chicago station wls. good morning, greg. >> reporter: good morning. and what a big storm system and dynamic storm system we have set up across the u.s. first i want to show you blizzard conditions. this is in harrison, nebraska. the winds just whipping, the comdowne caly see a couple feet in front of your face. that snow flying. see those big flakes and snow on tulips too. that time of year where the flowers are up and snow is still flying. taking a look at your forecast for the next couple of days, a lot of cold air moves behind the system, windchills in chicago get into the 20s. what? we just had 80 degrees the other day, good news to wrap things up is that warmth we're building into the southern u.s.

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audio recordings played out on wednesday where heard said, i was hitting you, i was not punching and called depp a baby. in an alleged violent altercation in 2015 he says heard partially severed his finger throwing a liquor bottle at him. he is suing her for defamation. he claims his career was ruined after she published a "washington post" op-ed alleging she is a public figure representing domestic abuse. now, depp was never mentioned but his legal team says the damage was done. a "pirates of the caribbean" film was postponed and he was dropped from a "harry potter and the fantastic beast" franchise. heard is countersuing for $100 million. jon? >> thank you, alex. joining us now is civil trial attorney danielle cohen higgins. welcome, danielle. this is happening because it was johnny depp who sued for defamation. how is it going for him? >> listen, i think it depends on what court you are considering,

right? there's always two courts here, the court of law and the court of public opinion, and honestly i think in both johnny depp is doing pretty well. a defamation cause of action is an uphill battle. it is not easy to win these cases, however, even that being true, what we've seen so far is evidence of amber heard hiding %-p videos of johnny depp behaving badly but no videos so far of johnny depp assaulting or abusing amber heard. so i think that's interesting. regarding the court of public opinion, i think johnny depp's goal here is to restore his name, and i think he's being successful in that because what you see is continuous evidence of amber heard being no angel herself. >> and is he helping his case by taking the stand? >> yeah, he's absolutely helping his case by taking the stand. this is not a criminal case for assault and battery. this is not a divorce case. this is a civil case of defamation where he is the live.

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today at oracle park in san francisco. the discovery day will feature hundreds of demonstrations. including a mars rover many water tornadoes and a robot zoo that you can interact and play with the event is free organizers. say a proof of vaccination is required for everyone five and older about 25,000 people are expected and also happening today. the sounds of bands will fill the air. the peninsula during a fundraiser to support school music programs the celebrate the music festival is back in belmont after a two and a half year hiatus because of the pandemic it takes place at twin pines park beginning at 11:00 this morning the stanford band will square off against carlmont high school's pet band in a battle of the band the festival also showcases local bands and performers as well as musicians from local schools all proceeds benefit music education in the belmont redwood shores school district now, it's tacit over to neurologist friend francis ding lawson for look at our weather francis. hi amanda. good morning. everyone temperatures are starting to climb into the low 50s right now for many areas 15

san francisco, san mat a in palo alto then this afternoon plenty of sunshine. it's gonna be gorgeous to head outside at the beaches still cool near 60, san francisco 66 low 70s around the peninsula warmest spots upper rather low 80s for fairfield antioch and look for a comfortable 70s through parts of the birthday the warmth holds through tomorrow before cooler weather returns midweek, but still dry all week long amanda. thanks frances this week with this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting

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