>> goodbye everyone! [laughter] ♪ tefor our viewers in the west, we start a new week, a powerful show of support for ukraine by the u.s. breaking overnight, top u.s. officials meet face-to-face with ukrainian president zelenskyy for the first time in kyiv since the russian invasion, promising more military aid. plus, the return of u.s. diplomats to the war-ravaged country. and overnight in russia, explosions rock the skyline. what we know this morning. also this morning, french president emmanuel macron pulling out a victory against far right challenger marine le pen. the protests overnight and how le pen put the world on notice. china's covid crackdown. lockdown fears in beijing over what's being called an urgent and grim outbreak. while anger grows in shanghai

over what residents are describing as covid cages. this morning, the potential impact on the world economy. abc news exclusive, president trump's first white house covid response coordinator, dr. deborah birx joins us live. what she says about being muzzled by the trump administration, the secret pact she had with dr. fauci and others, and what she now says is her biggest regret. twitter takeover. the world's richest man, elon musk, closing in on the social media giant. the talks proceeding overnight over the blockbuster sale. faith and the first amendment. the high school football coach taking a stand in a high stakes supreme court case after he was reprimanded for praying on the field. how the court's current makeup could affect the case. missing mom hoax. sherri papini's husband filing for divorce days after she pled guilty for faking her own kidnapping after standing by her side for more than five years. free falling.

the midair stunt spinning out of control. what happened during the high-flying plane swap attempt. now the faa investigation. ♪ can't touch this ♪ and no one has touched the jackpot. after 29 consecutive powerball drawings without a big winner, who will be lucky number 30 for a whopping $421 million? ♪ my, my, my, my ♪ and we do say good morning, america. t.j. here at the desk with us, off to another busy week. >> always good to be here with you. we start where we often do developments with the war in ukraine and overnight the u.s. secretaries of state and defense arrived there for america's highest level meeting with president zelenskyy since the russian invasion. >> they made a series of major announcements about helping ukraine fight off russia particularly in the highly contested donbas region. marcus moore there with the latest. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, george, good morning. we are in the battered suburb of irpin, and this is what is left of a shopping center here. there used to be a movie

theater, bowling alley and shops and now we are told there are still bodies in this building and more than a dozen unexploded mines as we are learning more about that high-stakes meeting overnight. overnight top u.s. officials meeting face-to-face with ukrainian president zelenskyy and his top advisers for the first time in kyiv. >> this is part symbolism but also very substantive. >> reporter: after this high-stakes meeting, a senior u.s. official says u.s. diplomats will be returning to ukraine in the coming week and that the administration is set to announce a new military aid package for ukraine and 15 other european countries. >> you should know the people of ukraine should know that we will continue to do everything possible to ensure that you're successful. >> reporter: the meeting a major show of solidarity between the two nations. zelenskyy thanking them for the u.s. aid saying no one has given ukraine such extensive military support. this weekend, amid the backdrop of the war, ukrainians marking orthodox easter.

we go inside a church in kyiv. the ukrainians gathered. among those, tatiana praying for her son roman who has been on the front lines. [speaking foreign language] she says, i hope he's okay. that he will come back. there is no joy for easter. even over the holiday weekend, the russian offensive showing no signs of slowing. in the southern coastal city of odesa, this video posted to social media verified by abc news shows the moment a russian missile strikes a residential building, killing at least eight people, and in the city of mariupol, a far right paramilitary unit releasing these drone images showing the destruction in this city releasing this video showing civilians with children among them taking refuge in a bunker in mariupol. this woman says, i call on the entire world to help us, please. we want to live in our own city in our own country. the video cannot be independently verified by abc news. this comes as russia says their

goal is to establish full control of the eastern donbas region and southern ukraine, but the uk defense ministry says the ukrainians have repelled numerous attacks, adding that poor morale and limited time to reequip has hindered effectiveness. >> when it comes to russia, russia is failing, ukraine is succeeding. >> reporter: overnight in russia explosions as a fuel depot seen in videos circulating online. no official confirmation of the cause but the fire coming at a critical moment as russia continues its offensive in ukraine. more u.s. officials are expected to come back to ukraine in the next week as they prepare to announce additional military aid for the country and while the fighting has moved to the east, locals say they are concerned that the russians might come back to the city. but they tell me they are not afraid and that they're ready to fight. george? >> okay, marcus, thanks. let's get more from our chief white house correspondent

cecilia vega. ves i cecelia, the highest level visit yet by american officials. >> reporter: yeah, george, you know trips like this, they're supposed to be shrouded in secrecy. this one was no different, but zelenskyy certainly surprised the white house when he announced this trip before these leaders had even landed on the ground there. the pressure we've been talking about this had been mounting for the white house because so many other foreign leaders made a visit like this. zelenskyy has been pleading for president biden to make the trip himself publicly. white house officials tell us that's not going to happen. it's certainly not on the agenda given the security risks there. here's what we know about these behind closed doors meetings. they spent most of the time talking about more aid for ukraine. the u.s. announcing $713 million in new assistance. you can see it there. it will allow ukraine and allies to buy new weapons and ammo directly from defense firms. the total price tag for u.s. aid since the war started aid to ukraine, more than $3.7 billion. the white house says they are not done yet. they'll be asking congress to approve even more assistance when they're back in session this week. the other headline those diplomats returning to ukraine. look, they left right before the

war started. they're not going to re-open the embassy yet. they are going to be making daily trips to lviv. that starts next week. other countries have said they're re-opening their kyiv embassies but the u.s. says that's not happening just yet. we also know that president biden is going to announce the current slovakian ambassador bridget brink to serve as ambassador to ukraine. she's a career diplomat. but, george, a lot of announcements on this high-level trip and officials making it clear on the ground none of these announcements mean that troops will be taking part in this war. >> right, but the goal is to weaken russia. okay, cecilia. thanks very much. robin? george, now to that closely watched presidential election in france where emanuel macron won a second term over marine le pen, the far right candidate who ran on a campaign hostile to nato. a sigh of relief for many amid the war in ukraine. our senior white house correspondent mary bruce is in paris with that for us. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, we are seeing a real exhale this morning from world leaders and the white house after french president emmanuel

macron was able to hold off a challenge from far right nationalist marine le pen. with her anti-immigration and anti-nato policies and ties to russia, there was a real fear that a le pen victory would upend european unity and the fight to save ukraine. but instead, macron after a tight race was able to win a decisive 59% of the vote, and biden tweeted his congratulations to macron saying, they are a key partner saying he looks forward to our continued close cooperation. the german chancellor describing macron's victory as a vote of confidence in europe while here in paris supporters feel a sense of relief even though we did see some protests here overnight as was expected. but le pen really did put the world on notice, appealing to voters with her populist policies, earning 41% of the vote. that is the best finish by the far right ever in a french election. t.j., le pen says, that in and of itself is a vicry >> we appreciate you as always

w wt to turn to china and the country's zero covid policy is taking a toll as it tracks a new outbreak in beijing while a strict lockdown in shanghai, the nation's biggest city, has a lot of folks outraged and lama hasan has the latest for us this morning. good morning to you, lama. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. this morning, china's battle with covid-19 is intensifying. in the capital of beijing, authorities on high alert closely tracking cases. in its largest district reporting at least 46 cases. that's the highest number so far in beijing's latest surge. now mass testing sites for 3.5 million residents in that district alone, and now in place, they have to get tested three times this week, and they're fearing that another straight lockdown will be enforced soon. so people are rushing out to stock up on food. they're worried their city will look like shanghai where 25 million have been shut in their homes for almost four weeks. workers in hazmat suits putting up green fencing around buildings and neighborhoods

where confirmed covid cases have been found. they're calling it hard isolation. no one is allowed in or out of these buildings. residents are describing it as covid cages and you can see in this nighttime video that some of the residents are trying to tear one of those fences down. as china races to contain the virus and with shanghai being the country's crucial financial hub, these strict lockdown measures will likely have an even bigger impact on the world economy and disrupt supply chains. george? >> lama hasan, thanks. let's go to the supreme court now where justices will hear arguments today in the case with major implications for the role of religion and public life. a high school football coach suspended for praying on the field after games is asking the justices to affirm his right to lead those prayers and terry moran reports from the supreme court. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. for more than half a century it has been one of the most controversial topics in constitutionally, determining the place of religion in public

school settings. now this high school football coach from washington state has brought a case that raises the question, are his prayers at the 50 yard line private acts of faith or government indoctrination? this morning at the supreme court faith is on the docket. >> i just want to be able to practice my faith after a football game. >> reporter: joe kennedy was an assistant coach at bremerton high school near seattle and in 2008, he started praying by himself at midfield after games. >> nobody should have to be fired or worried about their job if they show any signs of faith. >> reporter: soon, players were joining him, and the school district had a problem. for the school district, joe kennedy was crossing a constitutional line. as a coach and a public employee, his act of faith could be seen as an endorsement by the district of a religion. so officials told him he could no longer play with his players if he wanted to keep his job. some parents said their sons felt pressured to pray with kennedy but others supported him. >> it came to the point where they said, if you were being able to be seen anywhere on the football field in prayer, then we're going to have to suspend you and ultimately it ended my career.

>> reporter: lower courts following long-standing precedents sided with the school district. now it's in the hands of the supreme court, with a decision with major implications for public schools around the country. >> this case is going to answer how far teachers retain their constitutional rights. do they maintain them in the school? in the cafeteria? out on the football field? that's where we have to have clarity. >> reporter: since he lost his job, coach kennedy has moved to florida, but he says he'll be on the first plane back to washington if he wins this case. >> the current lineup on the court likely favorable for the coach? >> reporter: no question. for years these cases resulted in sharply divided opinions by the court. but the court has changed as you point out and the conservative supermajority has proven itself very friendly to plaintiffs like coach kennedy. >> terry moran, thanks. robin? now to elon musk's possible twitter takeover. reports overnight of the world's richest man closing in on the blockbuster sale for the social media giant. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is all over this with the latest developments.

good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. everyone is doing the dance today. over the weekend, active negotiations between elon musk and the board of twitter. this morning, an about-face from twitter. the social networking behemoth in advanced talks to sell itself to elon musk after initially trying to fend off his takeover. according to "the new york times," twitter's 11-member board negotiated with the world's richest man into the wee hours of the morning. the two sides reportedly discussing a timeline to close the deal and what fees would be paid if the deal fell apart. "the new york times" reports the negotiations came after the twitter board met to discuss musk's offer. musk, who has more than 83 million followers on twitter announced he wanted to buy the company on april 14th and take it private. his plan appeared not to be taken seriously by the company until last week when he confirmed in an s.e.c. filing he'd secured the $46.5 billion

in funding necessary to finance the deal. >> if in this case you are not successful in -- you know, the board does not accept your offer you said you won't go higher, is there a plan b? >> there is. [ laughter ] >> reporter: musk worth an estimated $270 billion according to "forbes" has already purchased more than 9% of twitter's stock. he says he wants to make the social media platform more transparent, possibly authenticating users, kicking bots off the site, and potentially bringing back certain banned accounts. and he's also talked about wanting to install that edit button on the service. it's something that is a little controversial with users but the big question is, does the board make a deal here with musk? and we should know by thursday because that is when twitter reports earnings and they'll want to make an announcement by then.

t.j.? >> oh, rebecca, would we all love to edit some of our tweets. thank you so much. we do want to turn now to our ginger zee. we're looking at these major wildfires burning in the west including the deadly fires in nebraska, 54,000 acres scorched in new mexico, ginger back from off the road. good to have you back in studio with us. and there is something to be talking about. >> the new evacuations in place, two fires in new mexico combined. the calf canyon and hermits peak fire. that is now burning more than 50,000 acres, and this is east of santa fe. it's about 12% contained. we'll see better conditions today, but really rough conditions going into tomorrow which i'll show you. there's another one, the cooks peak fire which has burned more than 52,000 acres. so in concert, all three burning more than 100,000 acres which is like burning half of the five boroughs of new york city. that's how big the acreage looks like. the fire weather watches are up. there are smoke advisories, visibility on i-25, and places like taos, big issues today and the wind and relative humidity

bad by tomorrow especially nebraska down to texas. george? >> okay, ginger, thanks very much. now we remember orrin hatch, the longest serving republican senator in history. he died over the weekend at the age of 88. jon karl joins us with a look back at his legacy. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. senator hatch sure made his mark on the u.s. senate. by the time he retired he had sponsored 790 bills that became law, shattering a senate record. he was a fierce partisan, and a staunch conservative, but many of his most significant accomplishments came by working with democrats, including the children's health insurance program, the americans with disability act, the ryan white care act. many of those accomplishments came by working with senator ted kennedy, somebody who was his political opposite, but i saw first hand how they became very close friends in the senate. senator biden, another person -- president biden now -- who served for more than 30 years in

the senate with hatch, put out a satement overnight calling him an american original and a gentle soul who wrote poems and songs. and george, i got to tell you, i vividly remember years ago being in senator hatch's office, and him playing me a song that he had written and recorded and produced with jesse jackson's daughter, santita. he was very proud of that fact. he sure was an american original. nobody like him. >> jon karl, thanks very much. we're going to move on to the nba playoffs. overnight, the new orleans pelicans and brandon ingram pulling out a big win to even the series against the suns. ingram again, t.j., first player in pelicans history to have three straight games with more than 30 points in the playoffs. >> why this series is a big deal is this is an eight seed taking on a one seed. this has only happened four times that an eight seed has beaten a one, tied 2-2 and devin

booker the superstar for the suns is out with injury. he may not play again. so -- >> yeah. >> you people in new orleans -- >> the head coach there said i love new orleans. i love the people here. that was amazing and the team, our city, our community can be proud to root for and they are proud. we'll see what happens. >> new orleans buzzes when they have a winner there and how they -- the team supports the community, and the community supports the team, it's cool. >> it is cool. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including sherri papini. why her husband is filing for divorce now after standing by her side for more than five years. george? we have an exclusive interview with dr. deborah birx. she says she was muzzled in the early days of the pandemic and she has some surprising allies in the white house. we'll talk to her. first back to ginger. >> thank you, george. also flash flooding. you have fires right next to flash flooding. this is sherman, texas, an hour north of dallas and run into flash floods on the roads over the weekend and unfortunately we have a hit of winter coming. i wanted to warn everybody by wednesday morning it'll feel like this. your local weather in 30 seconds

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how practical and common sense you need to make things to work with communities to get everybody in the same direction. >> as i said the account is pretty excruciating given the actions of president trump, the inactions at times of the white house. was there any moment when you said, no, this was a mistake, i may be doing more harm than good? >> i think every day i asked myself but i always ask myself what have i done today in relationship to the data. what has it taught me? are we moving in the right direction? are we learning in real time? are we making a real difference to american lives on the ground? that was my indicator. every morning and every evening i could say yes meant we were making progress. that's part of the reason i wrote the book, so everybody in america could see what was really happening, what was really getting done because if you don't understand what was happening, what was really getting done, because if you don't understand what was happening, then you won't fix it for the next time, so i wanted to be very transparent about what went right and what didn't go right. >> what may have been your toughest day in the white house, we all remember that time when

president trump came to the podium and the press office and talked about investigating disinfectant as a possible treatment for covid. let's take a look. >> then i see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute. and is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. so it would be interesting to check that so that you'll have to use medical doctors with but it sounds interesting to me. >> looks like he's looking at you. we all saw the look on your face. you write you wanted to fall through the floor. >> yeah, i think it's really -- that's why i wrote about it in the book because this was a tragedy on many levels. the first tragedy is the whole point of asking the dhs scientists to do the work was so children could get outside and play on playgrounds. so we asked dhs scientists to look at disinfectant and its impact because we knew it had an impact on covid on the surfaces

and compare it to sunlight because we knew that sunlight had oxidative potential, and we wanted parents -- spring was coming. we wanted them to be outside. all the new york playgrounds had been closed and we thought if we presented the data then they would -- parents would take their children back outside. he went -- and as you can see he wasn't speaking to me, he was speaking to the ph.d. scientists who presented the data and in that task force, and then in the briefing. i didn't realize it, that scientist went into the oval office and started that discussion there and continued it in front of america. at the beginning i didn't even know what was happening. i couldn't understand how disinfectant and sunlight for outdoor playground equipment became this and i think the scientists and the president had talked about it having a potential therapeutic. >> then he called on you. >> finally. >> he finally did call on you. you basically contradicted the president. what happened in the white house after that? >> well, many people don't know

me, but i'm a pretty direct person. so i immediately went to his most senior staff and to olivia troy and said this has to be reversed immediately and by the next morning, the president was saying it was a joke. but i think he knew by that evening clearly that this was dangerous. >> you did write that at one point you were muzzled by the white house. >> nationally. but at the same time the communication team is out with me on the road and we're going state by state and i'm doing local press. so that was always the dichotomy, what was being said versus what was being done and that's why i think having a book from someone who was actually in the west wing, not someone who was in an agency or someone covering it but someone who actually saw what was happening day by day. so when the president would talk about decreasing testing, he was signing defense production acts of billions of dollars to increase testing, so that was my

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what we saw instead was a switch from making history to instead just trying to make it out alive. >> one plane is out of control. >> reporter: watch the heart-stopping moment. >> diving. >> reporter: an incredible aviation feat went wrong with the world watching. cousins luke aikins and andy farrington attempting the first ever plane swap 12,000 feet up while in free fall. they were supposed to each glide from one plane into the other and as planned both planes entered the nosedive, the pair jumping into the open air but then one plane turns over entering a dangerous uncontrolled spiral. >> one plane is out of control. >> reporter: with the silver plane still controlled, luke successfully chases it down and climbs into the cockpit. but andy left in freefall has to guide himself away from the planes before pulling his emergency parachute and with

communication still working reassuring luke that he was okay. >> how are you doing, andy? are you okay? >> i'm good. >> you all right? >> on the ground. >> good. >> reporter: the planes were relying on a state-of-the-art autopilot system that was supposed to keep them steady in freefall at 140 miles per hour. >> i don't know what happened, andy. >> yeah, it just went and instead of stopping in that 90-degree dive it just kept going. >> reporter: back on the ground -- >> nice to see you again. >> reporter: -- both cousins noticably relieved to have made it out safely. andy wiping away tears as he hugged his children. >> happy just everybody is here and good and all that stuff but just disappointed. >> this is the best outcome of a bummer situation, really. >> now, they did prepare extensively for something to go wrong like this. in fact, one of their kids asked them what happens if they can't get back in the plane and they

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking overnight, the powerful show of support for ukraine by the u.s. top officials meet face-to-face with ukrainian president zelenskyy for the first time in kyiv since the russian invasion. the new promises this morning. time running out. the growing protests as texas prepares to execute a mother of 14 convicted of killing her daughter. the new evidence and what her son is saying. depp versus heard. johnny depp set to take the stand again in just hours in the defamation case against his exwife. recordings of the couple play out in court. when will amber testify? "high school musical" star ashley tisdale getting real about a condition affecting many

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are in irpin outside kyiv, they became the front line of this war as russian troops tried to take the capital city and the finding left much of the city in ruins and as they look to rebuild their lives, locals tell me they're encouraged by sunday's meeting. overnight top u.s. officials meeting face-to-taste with ukrainian president zelenskyy and his top advisers for the first time in kyiv. >> this is part symbolism but also very substantive. >> reporter: after this high-stakes meeting a senior u.s. official said u.s. diplomats will be returning to ukraine in the coming week and that the administration is set to announce a new military aid package for ukraine and 15 other european countries. >> we will continue to do everything possible to ensure that you're successful. >> reporter: the meeting a major show of solidarity between the two nations. zelenskyy thanking them for the u.s. aid, saying no one has given ukraine such extensive military support. this comes as russia says their goal is to establish full control of the eastern donbas region and southern ukraine. but the uk defense ministry says the ukrainians have repelled numerous attacks adding poor

morale and limited time to reequip has hindered russian combat effectiveness. >> when it comes to that, russia is failing and ukraine is succeeding. >> reporter: this video circulating online. no official confirmation of this cause, but the fire coming at a critical moment as russia continues its offensive in ukraine. there is no electricity. there's also no water in the city. still some people have come back to begin rebuilding their lives, but they admit that they live with the constant threat that the fighting could one day come back here. george, they tell me they're prepared and ready to fight. they believe ukraine will win this war. >> okay, marcus moore, thanks very much. robin? now to texas where protests are growing as the execution date approaches for a woman convicted of killing 1 of her 14 children. supporters say there's new evidence that could prove melissa lucio's 2-year-old daughter died in a fall, not by

her mother's hands. mireya villarreal has the latest. she's there in dallas for us. good morning, mireya. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. melissa lucio has been sitting on death row for nearly 15 years. if her sentence is not commuted she could be the first hispanic woman ever to be executed in the state of texas. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: this morning, the fight to save melissa lucio's life intensifies. convicted of capital murder in 2008 for the death of her toddler, maintains 2-year-old mariah died from accidental injuries. her trial hinged on this recorded interrogation. >> show me how you would do it, the way you actually did it. just get it over with. >> just hard on her back. >> do it real hard like you would do it. is that the way you would do it? >> that's the way i would do it. >> reporter: in march her attorneys filing for clemency claiming investigators used coercive interrogation tactics to get the 53-year-old mother of 14 to confess to murder. new evidence presented includes expert medical testimony which

concluded that mariah likely died from injuries sustained in an accidental fall not physical abuse. now with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and a growing list of celebrities behind him, melissa's son john lucio is pleading for the texas governor to intervene. >> i'm scared. i've been scared. i don't want to lose her. >> reporter: the board of pardons and parole will make their final recommendation to the governor. he has the ultimate decision in this situation. we will have more on this story on abc newslive later on today as well as "nightline." guys? >> we look forward to that, mireya. thank you. okay, coming up our "gma "morning menu," the battle between johnny depp and amber heard in court. >> he's set to take the stand as their private lives play out in public. "high school musical's" ashley tisdale opening up about a postpartum experience that many mothers go through but don't talk about. how she got her confidence back.

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welcome back to "gma" on this monday morning. tomorrow we are live from south africa with a miracle baby rhinoceros who is the hope for the future of the species. >> we're looking forward to that. right now we're going to do our cover story. the public battle between johnny depp and his exwife amber heard. depp will take the stand again today. eva pilgrim with the story. good morning, eva. >> good morning, guys. he says he just wants to clear his name. she says she was just telling her story. the former lovers now bitter adversaries in court. this morning, johnny depp and amber heard facing off in a heated court battle. >> thank you. be seated. >> reporter: depp set to take the stand again today. the movie star filing a $50 million defamation case against his exwife after she wrote an op-ed about the treatment of domestic abuse cases. heard not naming him in the article, but depp saying the damage was done and that he

wants to set the record straight. heard is countersuing for $100 million in damages. last week depp first took the stand denying he ever hit heard. >> never did i myself reach the point of striking ms. heard in any way. >> reporter: instead alleging heard was the one that was physically and verbally abusive. >> it was the physical abuse which was a constant. there was quite a lot of verbal abuse. >> reporter: heard becoming emotional during depp's description of an altercation between them. both sides playing recordings of the couple's private moments in court. depp's attorneys using audio they say shows heard admitting to starting a physical fight. >> i'm sorry i hit you like this. but i did not punch you. i did not [ bleep ] deck you.

i was [ bleep ] hitting you. i don't know what the motion of my actual hand was but you're fine. i did not hurt you. i did not punch you. i was hitting you. >> reporter: heard's attorney showing this video she secretly recorded of depp becoming violent in his kitchen, breaking his own cabinets and berating heard. >> did something happen to you this morning? i don't think so. >> he's trying to clear his name. the problem is there's cameras in the courtroom and we're all watching this trainwreck play out in front of us. >> reporter: and depp is back on the stand today to continue his cross-examination. the prosecution will rest shortly after depp's testimony concludes and then the defense will present their arguments. amber heard is expected to take the stand to give her side of the story but nobody comes away from this looking good. >> all right. hey, eva, thank you.

now to "high school musical" star ashley tisdale posting on instagram about having a common postpartum condition but one that is rarely spoken about. zohreen shah joins us with more on this. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, robin. a lot of women feel the pressure that a few weeks or months after giving birth that they have to go right back to looking the way they were but ashley tisdale is showing just how long her recovery took and the surprisingly common condition that she had to fight through. ♪ but you were always right beside me ♪ >> reporter: this morning "high school musical" star ashley tisdale opening up about recovering from diastasis recti which can cause bulging or even a painful belly in pregnant women. she says its impact lasted long after she gave birth to her daughter jupiter iris last year. tisdale instagramming the journey this past year back to loving my body has been a hard one. you guys know i had diastasis recti from being pregnant that really affected my confidence. the condition is a common

pregnancy symptom that affects between 30% to nearly 70% of women who give birth. it often results in a postpartum belly also known as abdominal sparation where a small to sometimes large bulge can appear. this happens when the growing uterus stretches out the abdomen often causing the vertical bands of muscle that meet in the middle to separate. tisdale posting alongside an image of herself balancing in tree pose said doing things like yoga, pilates all got her feeling back to herself. we reached out last night to ashley's trainer, harley pasternack, for more specifics on what she did and says he pushes her to walk 12,000 steps a day, strength train most days of the week and resistance exercise which includes things like trx rose but experts will tell you there is, of course, not a one size fits all solution. robin? >> so true. zohreen, thank you. we'll bring in our chief medical contributor dr. jen ashton and get it from you. tell us about the symptoms. it seems like it would be very

painful. >> not so much painful but annoying and let's start with some basic anatomy. this is a condition called diastasis recti. so on the left you can see what a normal band looks like, on the right there's that separation. you can think of this on the spectrum of a hernia but there's still a covering there so the intestinal contents don't actually protrude. but in terms of what kinds of signs and symptoms a woman will often notice with this, a vertical bulge right down the center of her abdominal wall and we use two finger breadths to measure anything less than that kind of normal, more than two finger breadths can get to be annoying. >> who is most likely to experience it? how long does it last? does it have a possible impact on future pregnancies? >> the good news is no impact on future pregnancies. who can this impact? the short answer is literally

anyone. but there are some common risk factors that we tend to think of. women who have multiple pregnancies, multiple babies, if you have a very large baby for your body size and then older women thought to kind of impact the tissue integrity that keeps that -- those muscles together. but this can be absolutely really bothersome. it's uncomfortable more than it's dangerous. >> we've heard in zohreen's report that ashley is talking about yoga and pilates and other things like that. is there something else that women can do to address it and prevent it? >> prevention is so important, robin. it's good that harley pasternack is talking about strength training. you want to strengthen the abdominal muscles before pregnancy. after this has occurred the key is still strengthening but in a type of way that you don't do the classic sit-up and if it is really bad, really bothersome and persists surgical treatment is always an option. >> we'll hear more on "gma3" with that other guy. who is that? t.j. holmes. >> yeah, t.j. >> t.j. >> i get that a lot. very forgettable.

that other guy. robin, thank you. want to turn to a "gma" parenting alert. not about kids behaving badly but the parents at their kids' sports events. it's causing more and more referees to quit. a new piece out in the "l.a. times" outlines the problem and possible solutions. our will reeve has that. good morning to you, will. >> reporter: hey, good morning, t.j. that piece in the "l.a. times" by the ceo of mojo, a group whose stated mission is to make youth sports fun again lays out some shocking examples of bad behavior and supported with some really damning statistics that show that youth sports could be in peril without a team effort to clean it up. those fists flying in these ugly scenes at football and baseball games belong shockingly to the parents in the stands. bad behavior from parents at youth sporting events is leaving some referees and umpires to say, game over. and leave their jobs in massive

numbers. darryl has been a little league umpire for six years but earlier this month he'd finally had it and quit. >> just became a point where i talked to my wife one night and said do i keep doing this? do i risk the possibility of me being physically harmed like other officials? >> reporter: according to a 2017 survey of 17,000 sports officials, published by the national association of sports officials, 87% say they've suffered verbal abuse and 47% have felt unsafe due to the behavior of spectators, coaches or administers. earlier this month, umpire of ten years christie moore was attacked after a 12-year-old softball game in mississippi. >> i was about three steps off the field and she was right there. said now what do you have to say to me? called me an ugly name and punched me. >> reporter: the accused assailant was arrested and charged with simple assault. moore is pressing charges, the case is ongoing.

>> there has to be stricter consequences for actions to deter this kind of thing from happening because it's becoming just way too commonplace. >> reporter: carlos coaches and is the director for girls at the new york soccer club. he says he's seeing referees leave year after year and that there needs to be guidelines between officials, parents and the league. >> young referees are learning and developing to become better referees. referees are going to make mistakes. just have to support the process as best we can. >> at some point we have to start reversing the culture that has made this acceptable in literally beating up our officials over semantics. >> reporter: so what are some solutions? brian barlow that referee advocate suggests zero tolerance from the big leagues all the way down to the playground, you misbehave you're out. and that "l.a. times" article suggests the referees can take a stand by not showing up for -- at a game. if there is no referee there's no game and if there's no game,

there's no fun and, t.j., youth sports are meant to be fun. >> and, remember, folks, you're the parent setting the example for the child as well. we appreciate you as always, will. want to head over to ginger. hey there. >> hey there, t.j. the little high line fire not so little in texas. thankfully they've got it 95% contained. 12 miles north of downtown amarillo. this is pretty close to where folks are living and they are again getting that under control and it's a good thing, the winds are about to peak up tomorrow. fire weather watches from new mexico where the air quality alerts are in place through colorado, nebraska and kansas. look at some of those winds by tomorrow afternoon, up into the 40-mile-per-hour gust range and the relative humidity as low as say 6% in tucson up to 11% in denver.

now to our beauty routine looking at how products are made and how they're packaged. the popularity of sustainable beauty has skyrocketed becoming a multibillion dollar business and a celebrity favorite. kaylee hartung met some of the innovators to check out how their products are made and she is back with us. hey there again, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, robin. it's one thing to go to the grocery store and think about shopping organic but have you ever thought about going organic with skincare and make-up? from apples to grapes there are brands using familiar and unexpected ingredients to formulate clean beauty. ♪ going clean has never been so beautiful. this is what it means to be farm to beauty.

>> taking it right from the farm to your face. >> reporter: in the heart of northern california's wine country the juice beauty vineyard is growing its own grapes, not for taste but for the skin. >> grape is so great for your skin. we can harvest it in a better way for the skin. we can ferment it in a better way and we do that in the cleanest organic way. >> reporter: globally the clean beauty market is estimated to reach $22 billion by 2024. in a recent study of over 10,000 women nearly 80% said they're focusing on buying beauty products sustainably made. to improve their footprint many established high-end brands are working to incorporate more naturally sourced ingredients and more sustainable packaging. to help consumers ulta and sephora creating clean beauty categories and their own guidelines. this one used ethically sourced ingredients including real flowers like in their vegan flower balm. that's a real chrysanthemum. >> it turns the perfect shade of pink.

>> reporter: for 17 years -- >> we've been called the og of the clean, green organic beauty moment. >> reporter: -- juice beauty and its founder -- >> that's plant pigments and vitamins and minerals so you're feeding your skin, not just dressing it up. >> reporter: -- even formulating an organic retinol serum to age defy. >> you've been able to take the harmful ingredients out without sacrificing effectiveness. >> organic on the inside and sustainable packaging on the outside. this is entirely 100% recycled plastic bottle. >> reporter: celebrities and their make-up artists quick to endorse juice beauty partnering with kate hudson and gwyneth paltrow. >> this product is apple, named after her daughter. >> reporter: margot robbie uses it on the set of her new movie "barbie." >> we know they won't affect your health or the health of the planet. >> reporter: former supermodel celia foreigner created her

innovative spray, all even color shield to cover up a scar from her childhood and did it with the planet and people in mind. >> absolutely priority that it would be ozone friendly. a clean product. >> reporter: growing over the last five years to have more environmental friendly products, skincare products that are organic head to toe. >> companies have a bigger responsibility. we all can do something and we all must to protect our planet. >> reporter: living up to that responsibility. the brand donated 100% of their sales on earth day to oceana raising money for their organization. scan the qr code on the screen or go to our website to see more eco-friendly beauty picks to add to your routine. robin? >> all sound good. kaylee, thank you. coming up, our bridal blitz. how to plan your big day without breaking the bank. money left over, t.j., for a honeymoon. come on back.

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>> we have ever missing -- debra messing all that 9:00 here on abc7. >> we have great weather on the way. temperatures mainly in the low to mid 50's already. partly cloudy th morning by this sunshe except at the beaches. half moon bay, 60. san francisco, 66. 71, oakland. the warmest spots in the low 80's. enjoy the sunshine.

>> we will have another abc7 update in about 30 minutes. you can find the latest on our news app and abc7news.com. ♪ ♪ what do you mean ♪ we're taking a closer look at something music fans have been waiting for, attending live concerts again and with skyrocketing demand live entertainment prices are at an all-time high. rebecca jarvis back with the story. hey, rebecca. >> reporter: george, there is a lot of music dedicated to the topic of money but it's a lot harder to find songs about inflation. though higher prices are exactly what you're going to be hearing and doing if you go to a concert this summer. ♪ i got my peaches out in georgia ♪ >> reporter: from bieber -- ♪ >> reporter: -- to bad bu

bunny -- ♪ >> reporter: -- to hamilton -- >> my 9-year-old is officially "hamilton" obsessed. actually in the house watching it now. >> reporter: -- big entertainment events are back. >> it's hard as a single parent to take your kids so it does price families out of certain things. >> reporter: not just the price of food, gasoline and rent going higher, it's also the cost of your live entertainment. >> i was willing to spend what i spent just because this means a lot to both of us to be age to see them. r >> reporter: the concert's and event pricing is showing an increase of 64% since 2019 with ticket prices at an average $205. some stand-outs this year, billie eilish up 68%. tame impalais, up 41%. elton john up 27%. the eagles up 9%. ♪ welcome to the hotel california ♪ >> they know their fans have been dying to see them again so they're bringing a really, really great product to these live events and truly putting on a show.

>> reporter: as for what it means for eventgoers -- >> being financially and mentally willing to pay for the tickets if that's something you want to do, know what you're looking to do. get your family and friends ready. when you see a great deal, there's definitely deals to be had. >> reporter: and some additional things you can do. check with your credit card company for presale tickets. go to the resellers. oftentimes these will get you a better deal. wait till the last second when some of the best deals show up. if you're willing, consider buying a solo ticket. even if you're going in a group, t.j., sometimes you can find them in the same area and those solo tickets often cost a lot less. >> all right, good stuff as always, rebecca, thank you so much. time to get cooking. right now, master chef and cookbook author daphne oz here is doing the cooking, something for everybody. the new cookbook is "eat your heart out" and she will show us something good, delicious. i was talking to you about the

kiddies. they're everywhere. 2, 4, 6 and 8. a 8 and they are everywhere. they're coming out of the woodwork. they're always in the kitchen eating a lot. you know, getting kisses, look at that. that was easter sunday. >> is it easy to sell them on this? tacos, but not what you normally would think when you first think tacos. >> "eat your heart out" is 150 recipes free from gluten and refined sugar and this is actually a reset plan i follow when looking to feel good in my skin but still enjoy my food for those who love to eat like me. to ee me.s for people let's hear it for the eaters. honestly, i went for the highlighter color with the blue shoes. i really don't believe in deprivation and don't believe taking good care of yourselves has to be hard. it has to be delicious. so want to show you favorite ways especially heading into warmer weather putting it in the universe, it is happening soon, guys. >> hear that, ginger?

>> ginger, please, help us. tacos, burgers, oh, my and also, skewers. we're doing everything. >> the tacos are crispy cauliflower, right? >> crispy cauliflower tacos with a ranch slaw and it's good for you. can you cut up this head of cabbage? >> sure. >> kidding. >> i'm looking for a knife. >> i'm not doing knife skills. it's 9:00 a.m. that will be our next course. so the first thing we'll do is build this slaw. it does involve cutting up cabbage which conveniently your crew has done nice crunchy delicious veggies with a ranch slaw. the key, of course, obviously you want it creamy. i still want to enjoy every bite and want pleasure and wellness in every single bite. this is a ranch dressing i make simply with yogurt, lemon juice, fresh garlic and herbs of your choosing. how do you feel about scallions? >> i love them. >> let's scallion it up. >> cilantro? >> you're talking to us. >> do it, t.j. then toss that up. >> all right. that's nice that you can set it and do it in the morning, the

nice before even. >> let it sit. >> cabbage is sturdy and can take time and mellow and marinate and dancing in its >> i'l wk crunc ncing, all righ cauliflower tacos. coating for the cauliflower that will get it crispy, bake in the oven, guys. >> what was that first? >> that's yogurt, full fat yogurt and rice flour. this book really, i worked hard to make sure there wouldn't be a ton of ingredients you aren't already shopping for, some novel, interesting simple ways to use them in different thing, the only thing in the recipe you might not be buying is rice flour but that is the key to getting it extra crispy and delicious. that is paprika. i know you thought it was cayenne. i won't light you on fire yet. garlic salter. >> all right. >> hot sauce. >> then water to bring it together into a smooth batter

and you're looking for a relatively smoothed out consistency. i will tell you the key to the crispiest baked cauliflower you've ever had in your life is not -- not too much -- >> okay. >> just a nice bit of flavor. >> toss your cauliflower in. i know you're getting hungry. >> we can mix that. doesn't take long? >> not at all. that's another thing, these are quick meals. at the end of the day you kind of want to get something nice and filling that doesn't take too much time. one thing you want to do is let some of the batter run off, put it onto your baking tree leaving enough space so the veggies don't staem steam. that goes into a 450-degree often, 25 minutes until they're crisp and golden brown. >> what do we use here? >> i got to get through it. >> this is actually a casaba flour. i have a recipe for them in the book. try a little bit. are you game for me to make you one? >> absolutely i will. as you're making that, you say

what was it -- four keys you have in the book for healthy eating? >> this is honestly i wanted some very simple rules i could really relax into because i genuinely feel that is the key to feeling good confidence which to me is the most important piece. so no gluten, no refined sugar. when i'm following this reset plan in "eat your heart out" but most importantly, take the weekend off. this is critical for your mental health. it's critical to help your metabolism reset and most importantly look forward to the weekend. anybody can do anything for five days and get to eat your heart out. >> it's out this -- >> tuesday, tomorrow. >> the book is "eat your heart out." it is out tomorrow. i need you to scan the qr code. is that a black bean -- >> black bean lentil burger. mediterranean chicken skewers and a salad. we'll take a big bite. >> and we'll be back. goodmorningamerica.com. get all the recipes. maybe you can serve these at your wedding. we'll be talking about that in a

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♪ ♪ i can't get enough of your love, baby ♪ back now, "gma," our bridal blitz wedding season about to be in full season and here with money-saving tips and tricks to plan your big day is "good housekeeping" style director extraordinary lori bergamotto, ladies and gentlemen. mother of three. this one is is a year old. >> she's 1, yeah. >> how does that happen? >> we don't have enough time for that. it starts with a bridal blitz. >> and speaking of that, 2022

will be a record year, 2.5 million weddings, biggest number since 1984. i want to get these numbers right. according to wedding market research, that's up by 600,000 since 2021. what's going on here, lori? >> yes, there has been -- people, you know, we're breaking out. we want to get married and party and there has been a 15% increase in couples getting married this year. in fact, wedding industry experts say there will be a 25% increase in couples spending this year. >> ooh. >> we've got you covered, robin. >> you will help us out. >> let's begin with fashion. >> fashion. >> what can we do there? who is coming out? >> our first model is walking out. i will tell you that a lot of brides are having smaller more intimate weddings and because they are, they're able to embrace something a little more nontraditional like she is in her suit. suit shop is a great female founded brand and have said

their sales have seen a 55% increase in wedding suits. a lot are opting for this. what we love about the brand is that you can actually own this suit for less than the cost of renting it so that's a money saver right there. >> that is and, ro, i know you looks like a high fashion model, she is a "gma" staffer, ladies and gentlemen. looking good, ro. okay. >> speaking of "gma" staffers, thank you, ro. we have another wonderful staffer, angela coming out. if a dress is more your style, a fashion favorite site, lulu's. we love them. shorter dresses are in for the more casual fun party vibe. >> we can reuse them more. >> reuse them, exactly and this has the fun feminine detail. one shoulders are all the bridal rage, the best part is under $100. >> looks great, angela approves. i saw that. angela and ro, thank you both so very, very much. flowers can be expensive. so can you help us out?

>> the industry standard 10% of the couple's overall budget should go to the flowers. now, that is a personal choice. you need to decide for yourself but the way that you can save money is to choose seasonal flowers. so we broke it down for you here. for early summer it's mini calla lily, beautiful white feeling. and then for late summer we have roses, hydrangeas, more of a blush vibe and then for the fall we have mums and gerberas and feels autumnal and adds a shot of color. you can fill in with greenery. that's a vibrant way to save dollars. >> i never thought about staying in the season. >> it's a huge money safer. >> the day, saturdays, everybody wants saturday. >> i know. >> that's the most expensive day. >> but with what we've seen right now with couples relocating with a lot of people working from home, thursday is actually the new saturday. >> really? >> yes, because a lot of couples

are kicking off a wedding weekend that they want you to partake in. so thursday is the new saturday. and the wedding report, it's not just this the date that matter. it's the time of day. we're seeing a lot of reports that say if you get married earlier in the day, do like a morning, like a breakfast wedding, that's going to save you a lot of money. the key here is flexibility, you want to be really flexible and as usual, you know, summer weddings are really popular. fall weddings are really popular but the wedding report is telling us the most popular month will be october. do you know what the most popular day of the year is to get married? >> no, i don't know. what day is it? >> october 22nd so 10/22. 10/22. >> i should have known that. >> so really good things for couples to take into account this year while they're planning their wedding. ways to save money and still have marital bliss. >> flexibility is key. t.j. got married on a monday and said they partied all weekend leading up to the monday so i can only imagine what that was

like, a monday at your wedding. >> cost me a lot. >> but, lori, thank you, as always. >> thank you, robin. >> whether you're newly engaged or planning your registry or guests looking for a perfect present use the qr code or go to our website to see the ultimate wedding gift guide with recommendations from experts like lori, every part of the big day. you got a set? >> we do. >> all right, ginger, what day of the week did you get married? >> we did a saturday. so we were pretty traditional or old, i don't know. does that mean you're old now? my brother recently was looking at a tuesday in february, so i don't know. they're all over the board. so let's talk about folks that might have gotten married in chicago over the weekend. you had gorgeous weather. it was the warmest this year already. 84, so they did not make a record. but my hometown grand rapids, michigan, went to 82, missed the record by only two degrees. that was saturday. this is tuesday. see what i'm talking about. do tuesday, this is what might happen. temperatures and windchills will

feel like low 20s is the big picture. let's get a check a little closer to home and for the record, george also got married on a tuesday. >> yes. >> there you go. ginger's brother is not alone. can't make this stuff up. coming up, country mega star jason aldean is joining us live. come on back, folks. my name is wesley, and i'm with my knucklehead brother. my friend nafi.

he just released his tenth studio album "macon, georgia" a sprawling double album and we'll hear a track from it in a

moment. he is with us. do i understand you worked on it and it's the first time you had down time since you were a teenager. what were you doing with yourself besides making songs? >> well, that was it, man. we couldn't go tour. you know, we had a year and a half off the road where we weren't touring and didn't really, you know, couldn't really do anything else and went in the studio and started recording songs for what we thought was going to be our tenth album and, you know, it eventually just kept recording more and more songs and it turned into a double album and, you know, i guess it was the one good thing for us that came out of the quarantine a lot of time in the studio which was great. >> now, you talk -- 20 songs, 10 rare live tracks. now, oftentimes i know you said it's your tenth album but some songs get left behind when you put an album together but decided to make this a double album. why make such a unique release for yourself right now? >> well, obviously with it being our tenth album, you know, it's

kind of a special feat and something we wanted to do we haven't done before so a few things we had never done, we had never done a double album or a live album and never done a greatest hits and so this was kind of a way to put all those onto one record and just kind of make it, you know, something different other than your typical album where you got 12 or 15 songs, here you go and it was just kind of a cooler way to do it and like i said being the tenth album we wanted to do something special. >> man, you have put together something special here. you have 26 number one hits, the most top ten songs in billboard's hot country chart history and you probably got some more number one hits up your sleeves and maybe even on this particular album. it's "trouble with the heartbreak." it is the track you're about to hear. jason, good to see you and for our viewers, take a listen to "trouble with a heartbreak" by jason aldean. ♪ ♪ the trouble with a heartbreak,

heartbreak ♪ ♪ heartbreak heartbreak ♪ ♪ don't let anybody tell ya it's gonna be easy 'cause it ain't easy ♪ ♪ don't let anyone tell ya they know what it's like, mm, when they say ♪ ♪ get out on this town, meet somebody new, get lost in the crowd ♪ ♪ all i see is you, don't let anybody tell ya it's gonna be easy ♪ ♪ and that's the trouble with a heartbreak, it's gonna hang around ♪ ♪ leave you midnight breaking down, wondering how long that it's gonna take getting over her ♪ ♪ it's a can't drown [ muted ] down kinda hurt ♪ ♪ yeah, you can burn them four wheels up that road ♪ ♪ but there ain't nowhere her memory can go ♪ ♪ that's the trouble with a heartbreak ♪ ♪ yeah, that's the trouble with a heartbreak, a heartbreak,

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ryan." kelly and ryan. today, film, television and broadway star, debra messing. plus, chef eric ripert serves up a new twist on a classic spring dish. and, the co-hosts check in with the viewers, on another edition of the inbox. all next on live. and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ♪♪ i like this song. yeah. morning, deja. deja vu in the morning. come on in, kelly ripa. thank you. thank you. hey. happy monday, everybody. april 25th. 20-- oh, yes, i do know that song. i do know this song. that's coldplay, one of the great live performances. my mom and i are big coldplay fans.

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