♪ for our viewers in the west, the dire warning about the danger of nuclear war in ukraine is real as we take you through this tuesday morning. overnight at least 20 countries meeting to discuss ways to help ukraine in its fight against the russian invasion, as russia's foreign minister warns of the conflict escalating to world war iii. overnight, north korea showcases its biggest interconinental ballistic missile yet. kim jong-un says they will strengthen their nuclear forces. border battle. a federal judge dealing president biden a major setback as he tries to roll back a trump administration immigration policy on migrants seeking asylum. billionaire's twitter bid. elon musk's offer to buy the social media giant accepted.

how he hopes to make it better than ever, what it could mean for banned users and the backlash to the deal this morning. the newly revealed text messages taking us inside the white house around the january 6th insurrection sent to former trump chief of staff mark meadows. "rust" shooting investigation. the volume of newly released evidence, including video show the moments just after the fatal shooting on the set of the alec baldwin movie. >> were you in the room when the lady was shot? >> i was the one holding the gun, yeah. >> what we're learning this morning as the sheriff who released it all joins us live. an abc news exclusive. the mother of the 14-year-old who died last month after falling from a florida amusement park ride speaking about her heartbreak. >> this was not an accident. it's not. >> as she files a wrongful death lawsuit. only on "gma" this morning. terrifying crash. newly released video of the moment a racing car slams into a school bus full of kids who all survived. this morning, the surprisingly

small number of states that require seat belts on school buses. and the fight to save the rhinos. we're live in south africa this morning with the miracle baby rhinoceros. ahh, we all could use a bff. looking forward to hearing much more about a special group of miracle rhinos beating the odds. >> they give you some hope. also ahead on "gma" here, the covid treatment blitz. new announcement from the white house this morning making it easier to get those lifesaving antiviral pills. in some cases as soon as you test positive. >> that should help. we'll have more on that. we begin with the war in ukraine. the secretary of defense is meeting with top officials around the world on how to help them in their fight against putin's forces as russia's foreign minister warns about the risk of nuclear war and marcus moore starts us off in kyiv. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: george, good morning. we are witnessing the cultural

landscape of kyiv change before our eyes. this bronze statue you see behind me stood since 1982 and was meant to represent friendship between russia and ukraine is being taken down today in response to this war. world leaders meet to discuss more help for ukraine. overnight officials from more than 20 countries convening in germany to discuss how to support ukraine in its fight against russia. >> putin never imagined that the world would rally behind ukraine so swiftly and surely. >> reporter: this comes as russia's foreign minister in an interview with state media warns this conflict could escalate to world war iii with it bringing the potential for nuclear war. [speaking foreign language] he says the risks are substantial, wouldn't like these risks to be artificially inflated. the danger is serious. it is real. it cannot be underestimated. the ukrainian foreign minister responding russia losing its last hope to scare the world off

spporting ukraine. thus the talk of a real danger of world war iii. this only means moscow senses defeat in ukraine. [speaking foreign language] president zelenskyy saying, the fate of europe, the fate of global security, the fate of the democratic system is being decided. in western and central ukraine russia striking at least five railway stations and fuel sites. authorities believe the russians were trying to disrupt ukrainian supplies heading east. to the southeast in mariupol ukrainian fighters holding on at the besieged azovstal steel plant. this video shared by russian state affiliated media shows a russian vehicle firing explosives near the plant. the date the video was taken is unknown. the rest of the city is in ruins after weeks of bombardments. nina is in the city with her daughter and says, we have lost everything, absolutely everything. all we've worked for. and as the russian offensive escalates throughout the country, the british defense ministry say the russians have taken massive casualties with around 15,000 soldiers killed in action. the u.n. general secretary is expected to meet with vladimir putin today in moscow before

coming here to ukraine. world leaders are still leaving the door open to diplomacy as this war reaches 62 days. here in kyiv in addition to removing the statue there are plans to rename 200 russian-related streets in response to the war. george? >> marcus, thanks very much. let's bring in our military analyst, retired colonel steve ganyard. on top of defense secretary austin's goal, the goal is to weaken russian forces we have this new estimate from the british, 15,000 russian dead. what do you make of that? >> yeah, george, you think of that number and that is more than twice the number of u.s. losses in iraq, afghanistan combined over 20 years. so it's a baffling testament to the incompetence of the russian military. to be fair, two different kinds of wars, but what we see the russians doing is leading to these great number of casualties. >> we're now seeing the russians moving in on the east, kind of an old-fashioned war. >> it is an old-fashioned war but they're not doing much

differently. they tried to concentrate all these forces into the donbas. they still continued to commit the forces piecemeal so the status quo remains in the donbas and most of ukraine. >> in the face of all this we have the russian foreign minister warning of nuclear war? >> yeah, i think there's something interesting there, obviously lavrov is the one that rattles the nuclear sabre. we probably ought to pay attention to it because it tells us how desperate the russians are becomig. i think one of the things he said in that interview is that this is a proxy war for the u.s. and nato against russia and some of that rhetoric you mentioned about the secretary austin saying that we are intending to hobble the russians and the nfc saying we intend for this to be a strategic defeat for the russians, that feeds into russian paranoia and i think it's a change in rhetoric. very interesting how the white house -- and won't be the last time we hear the nuclear sabre rattled by the russians. >> steve ganyard, thanks very much.

robin? we turn now to north korea showcasing its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile yet at a military parade overnight. kim jong-un saying they will strengthen their nuclear forces. let's bring in our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz with more on all this. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, robin. these military parades are always a spectacle but this overnight parade was a spectacle with a clear message, think twice if you want to mess with north korea. kim jong-un who normally wears a suit and tie at these events was decked out in a white ceremonial military uniform flanked by his medal-drenched deputies overlooking throngs of cheering people, goose-stepping soldiers in what appeared to be a display of its newest most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile which could be capable of reaching the u.s. they test fired an icbm just last month. add to that a fiery speech from kim where he vowed to ramp up his development of nuclear weapons with a threat to use them if provoked saying if any

forces attempt military confrontation with north korea, they will be perished. negotiations, of course, with north korea have been stalled since 2019. but the u.s. making clear they are ready to start them up again any time. seems everybody is rattling that nuclear saber. t.j.? >> all right, martha raddatz for us, thank you, as always. want to turn to that major ruling from a federal judge on the situation at the border. blocking the biden administration from starting to roll back a policy that was put in place under the trump administration. that policy allows migrants seeking asylum to be expelled due to the covid emergency. our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega with the latest on that. cecilia, good morning. >> reporter: hey, t.j., good morning to you. you just said it. this is a trump-era policy and really it's been used more than a million times now to expel migrants at the border. opponents of this title 42 say that it used covid as an excuse to keep immigrants out of the country so the administration had planned to lift it come may 23rd but people who want to keep it in place say lifting it would lead to this large influx of

immigration at the border. even the administration has conceded that lifting title 42 could lead to as many as 18,000 border crossings a day at its peak up from 8,000 right now. so the white house really has been under a ton of pressure on this one. republicans have turned this into a political attack. house minority leader kevin mccarthy, you can see him there, at the border yesterday, cameras in tow there hailing this move by the federal judge as a victory for border security but even members of the president's own party, democrats and allies have pushed him to keep title 42 in place. immigration advocates however say it's time to stop using public health as a reason to expel migrants who are seeking asylum. they're calling on the administration to fight back against this ruling. but, robin, this really is the big question whether they will appeal this judge's order that remains to be seen. they haven't said what their plans are at this point. >> that is the big question, cecilia, thank you. to elon musk and twitter. he says he wants to make the social media platform, quote, better than ever after the company agreed to his $44 billion offer.

chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis joins us now with what this huge deal could mean for twitter and its users. good morning, rebecca. > good morning, robin. elon musk has almost 85 million followers on twitter. he's one of the most prolific tweeters on the platform and now that he'll also be the owner, he says he wants to transform the company. this morning, twitter accepting elon musk's $44 billion all cash offer to buy the company and take it private. the ceo of tesla and spacex and world's richest person on track to be the social media giant's new owner. likely in the next six to nine months, pending the approval of regulators. news of the deal met with shock, concern and cheers across, well, twitter. musk tweeting he wants to make twitter better than ever adding that the platform has tremendous potential. >> twitter has become kind of the de facto town square. >> reporter: 50-year-old musk recently accumulated a 9% stake

in the company and will pay $54.20 per share to buy the rest. twitter's stock closing up 5.7% at the end of trading monday. twitter founder and ex-ceo jack dorsey giving musk his endorsement writing, elon is the singular solution i trust. i trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness. and overnight reports of an all hands meeting at twitter, staff raising many concerns over their compensation and whether former president trump will be allowed back. trump issued a statement shortly before the deal was announced saying he won't return to the platform. musk has been open about his desire for free speech and to make twitter more transparent. he signaled possibly bringing back banned accounts, kicking bots off the platform and giving users an edit button, something he addressed at a recent t.e.d. conference. >> i think, you know, you only have the edit capability for a short period of time and the

thing to do upon edit would be to zero out all retweets and favorites. >> reporter: amazon founder jeff bezos was up tweeting about what this deal could mean. he was asked whether china may have gained leverage over twitter. musk sells a lot of teslas in china. could china pressure him on twitter? bezos ultimately concluded musk is extremely good at navigating this kind of complexity. for comparison bezos spent about $250 million to buy "the washington post." this is going to cost musk $44 billion. >> so many questions and we were peppering you with a lot during the piece. >> and still a lot to be answered. he hasn't gotten in there and met with the employees yet. so a lot of things can change when that happens. >> we know you'll be watching it. thanks, rebecca. to washington and the bombshell release of hundreds of text messages involving former trump chief of staff mark meadows in the days surrounding the january 6th capitol insurrection. chief washington correspondent jon karl has the latest. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george.

the mark meadows text messages are remarkable windows into what was going on with what was going on with donald trump and those closest to him on and around january 6th. one of the newly revealed text messages says that donald trump's staunchest allies in congress wanted him to declare martial law to prevent joe biden from becoming president. the text was sent from congresswoman marjorie taylor greene to former white house chief of staff mark meadows, one of many text messages first reported by cnn that meadows turned over to the january 6th committee. in our private chat with only members, greene wrote, several are saying the only way to save our republic is for trump to call for martial law. i don't know on those things. i just wanted to tell him they stole this election, we all know. they will destroy our country next. that was sent on january 17th, just three days before trump left office. the text messages which sources who have seen the material turned over to the january 6th

committee tell abc news are authentic including numerous texts from january 6th of republicans close to trump who were pleading with him to do something to stop the attack on the capitol. amidst the assault even marjorie taylor greene texted meadows, quote, please tell the president to calm people, this isn't the way to solve anything. former trump chief of staff reince priebus texted in all cap, tell them to go home. and donald trump jr. begged meadows to push his father to make a statement texting, he's got to condemn this expletive asap. the capitol police tweet is not enough. the text messages show some in trump's inner circle were raising questions about his bogus claims the election was stolen. jared kushner texted meadows this fact check showing that trump's claims that election workers in georgia had suitcases stuffed with ballots was a lie. keep in mind, george, that these are only the text messages that mark meadows voluntarily turned over. there are many, many others that he refused to turn over citing

executive privilege. >> meantime, jon, also yesterday a new setback for donald trump in a new york court. >> reporter: this was an extraordinary rebuke from a new york judge who cited him calling him in contempt of court and announced a fine of $10,000 per day because he refused to comply with the subpoena from the new york attorney general. trump's lawyers say they will challenge this ruling. >> likely to see a lawsuit from that attorney general sometime soon. jon karl, thanks very much. t.j.? we turn to the investigation now, an investigation, into that midair plane swap stunt attempt that, get this, apparently the faa did not okay. our transportation correspondent gio benitez with the latest. >> reporter: it was a jaw-dropping plane swap flop. >> out of control. >> reporter: this morning the faa telling abc news it is investigating sunday's failed live stream stunt that sent this plane crashing to the ground and its pilot parachuting to safety.

>> diving. >> reporter: cousins luke aikins and andy farrington were attempting the first ever plane swap, a red bull sponsored event where they sent their planes into vertical freefall while they skydived between them and back into the pilot's seats. since the planes would be empty during part of that freefall the pilots needed a special exemption from the faa requiring a pilot in the plane at all times. but on friday, just two days before sunday's live event on hulu, the faa sent aikins this letter denying their request. the faa writing a grant of exemption would not be in the public interest, despite his argument that the stunt would promote aviation and science, technology, engineering and math. the flights and live streams still went on but not as planned. >> the theme of this entire event behind the scenes has been safety. >> reporter: red bull saying in a statement that the attempt was partially accomplished with aikins successfully swapping planes. the company stressing no one was

hurt. meanwhile, hulu, which is partly owned by abc's parent company disney, has not commented and those pilots, we've tried reaching out but we have not heard back. guys? >> we have not, gio, thank you. now to the nba playoffs. we'll need your help in a little bit. jason tatum and the boston celtics first to move on to the second round sweeping the nets. kevin durant scoring 39. at one time the nets were favored to win the nba finals, instead falling in the first round. tatum leading boston, 29 points, 5 assists. i will need an assist from you, george. they will move on to face -- >>hank youery ch.move onetou the miaue cks, who will . >> three times a year i get called -- >> i love it. coming up new details about the "rust" on set shooting that killed the cinematographer plus videos and moments after it happened.

our exclusive with the mother of the 14-year-old killed in that amusement park ride. first, good morning, ginger. >> good morning. robin, everyone. it's a tuesday morning and have to talk about severe weather because, well, it's april but this is pushed in by serious cold. this was an ef-0 tornado just southwest of cleveland. gusts up to 80 miles per hour within that tornado and then you go to new york and erie, pennsylvania, even, you had 75 plus-mile-per-hour straight-line winds, so trees are down there in rochester with 60 plus-mile-per-hour winds and that's with that cold front. there is some serious cold, some oomph coming here and you can feel it in the great lakes. chicago by tomorrow will flirt with a record low. so from springtime storms to full on winter look what it will feel like in philadelphia right above freezing, washington, d.c. tomorrow mid-30s. doesn't warm up by thursday either. look for that by the end of the week. your local weather in 30 seconds now.

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texas mother convicted of killing her toddler has been temporarily halted. melissa lucio set to be put to death tomorrow, but a texas appeals court ordered a lower court to review new evidence that could prove her innocence. also, take a look and listen. what you're seeing here and what you're hearing, this is video of a little league game in south carolina interrupted by gunfire. you hear gunshots. people trying to figure out what was going on. sent the players and the crowd running. north charleston police department responded to this incident. no injuries to report from this but an investigation is under way. also, you got another shot, tomorrow night, wednesday night, another drawing for the powerball. there was no winner after the last drawing last night so now this is 30 straight drawings without somebody hitting the jackpot and grows to $454 million tomorrow night. what is your magic number that you have to go out and buy a ticket? >> it changes all the time. >> not revealing, robin.

>> a dollar, okay. >> i got you. all right. a whole lot more ahead including this scary video. look at this, folks. this is from inside a school bus after it was hit by a car that was street racing. everybody is okay. all the kids were okay but this morning going to tell you about the surprising number of states, a low number of states that require seat belts on school buses. that's coming up. george? now to the massive document release in the "rust" film set shooting that killed cinematographer halyna hutchins. we're getting a first look at body camera video taken minutes after the shooting including alec baldwin's first words to police after the fatal shot. we're going to speak with the sheriff whose office is handling the case. first this report from kaylee hartung. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, george. we still don't know how live ammunition got on that movie set. the criminal investigation here is not complete. but now the sheriff is giving us insight into the chaos that unfolded after that gun went off like we've never seen before. >> this is a crime scene. >> reporter: this morning a stunning new look at the shock

on the set of the movie "rust." >> were you in the room when that lady was -- >> i was the one holding the gun, yeah. >> reporter: body cam video showing the immediate aftermath of the fatal shooting that killed cinematographer halyna hutchins. >> is she okay? can somebody tell me anything? >> i don't know anything. >> reporter: alec baldwin cooperating with authorities. >> whatever you want to do. >> reporter: as paramedics rush to try to save hutchins and joel souza's lives as they piece together what happened. >> how do i know this is the gun? >> that's the gun. >> reporter: armorer hannah gutierrez reed breaking down into tears handing over the box of supposed dummy rounds she used to load the gun. >> that's the one, okay, sorry. >> you're okay. just relax. >> i'm so scared. >> you're all right. just relax. >> here's the box i got them out of. >> reporter: six months into the investigation the sheriff's department releasing hours of video. >> are you doing okay? >> no, i'm not actually. >> reporter: as hutchins is airlifted to the hospital -- >> she's in the bird. >> she's going.

>> it's a good sign. >> reporter: -- the cast and crew consoling each other. >> alec. >> reporter: before some are taken to the sheriff's office for questioning, including baldwin. >> we're just going to go over the rights. she's going to read them to you. >> my only question is am i being charged with something? >> no, just interviewing. >> reporter: hannah gutierrez reed insisting she checked the rounds before loading them. >> i did check the dummies. i checked all of them. they all showed that they were not hot, i guess you could say. bullets pretty much look the same as dummies, only difference is the rattle. >> reporter: in this blurred out video joel souza in his hospital bed recalling the moment he was shot. >> very loud bang and it felt like somebody kicked me in the shoulder. >> reporter: after removing the bullet from souza's shoulder the doctor turning it over to the officer. >> it's a big bullet, man. >> reporter: within hundreds of

pages of documents logs and photos of evidence collected including multiple suspected live rounds on set. >> has anyone ever allowed live ammo on set? >> no one. > reporter: the hutchins family saying in a statement they were surprised by the decision of the santa fe county sheriff's office to release such a large amount of evidence given that the investigation is still ongoing and active. the sheriff giving no explanation but acknowledging various components of the investigation remain outstanding including fbi firearm and ballistic forensics. >> i took the gun and cock and turn, bang it went off the first time. >> so it was -- >> it was the very first time we were shooting that shot, that we were rehearsing that shot. >> reporter: baldwin describing a similar scene in his exclusive interview with george two months later. >> i said to her now in this scene i'll cock the gun. i said do you want to see that?

she said yes. so i start to cock the gun. she said cheat it down and i cocked. can you see that, can you see that. she says -- then i let go of the hammer of the gun and the gun goes off. >> reporter: though no video was recording the moment the gun went off -- >> this should be the last clip. >> reporter: -- crew members showing detectives the last frames recorded as baldwin rehearsed the gun fight scene just before it turned deadly. and this release from the sheriff comes just days after the "rust" production was hit with the maximum fine for willful and serious violations of safety procedures on set by workplace regulators and still we are likely months away from any possible criminal charges being filed. guys? >> incredible this investigation is taking so long. >> and to have all that footage and to show it. i can see where the family would be concerned. >> some questions we ask sheriff adan mendoza who will join us in the next hour. coming up later, we will be live in south africa with the rhinos in their sanctuary. and coming up next, we're going to hear from the mother of the young teen who died when he fell from an amusement park

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she says he was her walking teddy bear and the family called him big tick. not only because he was big, but because he was so good at football, they said he was the next big ticket out of st. louis. then a ride at an amusement park during spring break ended his life and all that promise. >> this is not an accident. it's not. >> reporter: nekia dodd said she's still in shock and denial still expecting her son to walk through the front door. the 14-year-old decided last month after falling from this amusement park ride. >> my heart dropped because no one -- this is not a good call and she just -- he didn't make it and i just bawled. >> reporter: tyre sampson had been visiting icon park with family friends when he boarded the freefall ride. the park touts the new ride which debuted in december as the world's tallest freestanding drop tower at 430 feet high

reaching speeds up to 75 miles per hour as riders descend while tilting and spinning. but the night of march 24th tyre fell to his death falling out of his seat during the ride. >> the ride was going and during the middle of the ride, the guy just came off. >> reporter: paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he was declared dead. now his parents are filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the amusement park, the ride's operator and manufacturer saying their negligence led to tyre's death. >> this could have been prevented. it could -- it should have been prevented. so as operator, you have a job to check those rides. you know, to be honest that was not done. that was not done so -- and if it was done it should have been done more than once. >> reporter: according to a preliminary report released by investigators, a forensic engineering firm hired by the state of florida concluded that tyre was not properly secured in the seat the night he died and a

safety sensor was manually adjusted to allow a larger gap between the restraint harness and the seat. this image taken by bystander video shows the gap in his seat while the average restraint opening for other passengers was 3.3 inches, according to the report tyre's was 6 to 7 inches. investigators say he slipped through the gap between the seat and the harness as the ride slowed. his harness was still in the down position when the ride came to a stop. tyre's family says he'd still be alive had there just been a seat belt. >> from the moment it was designed it was designed without a secondary restraint. >> do you feel a $22 seat belt would have saved his life? >> 100%. >> reporter: tyre was an honor roll student and football student called big tick. 6'2" and 380 pounds according to the suit. his family claims tyre should have never been on the ride

because of his size which has a maximum passenger weight of about 287 pounds and claim there were no signs displaying the size restrictions. >> do you feel this could potentially be criminal? >> law enforcement should be looking into it and probably expect that to come about. >> reporter: an attorney for the ride's operator orlando slingshot released a statement to abc news saying they're fully cooperating with the investigation and that all protocols, procedures and safety measures provided by the manufacturer of the ride were followed. >> apparently there's social media video that was posted of this. have you seen it? >> yes. as a mother that had to go through this, i heard different stories and i was told, no, don't watch it, don't watch it. i had to. >> reporter: she says her rationale for filing the lawsuit is to try to prevent this from ever happening again. >> i want the ride gone, gone, because it shouldn't have taken

a child or anyone to lose their life to put laws in place. this could have been prevented. >> what is keeping you together? >> family. i have a 9-year-old daughter. i can't -- i have to -- you know, as much as this eats me up inside i still have to be strong for her. >> the orlando freefall is closed pending a full vision. mom's attorney says the bottom line is negligence and also want to figure out who manipulated the sensors on the ride prior to the night of march 24th. the attorney says it's a miracle this had not happened before. >> and it was partly because of his size? >> his size. >> they pushed it. >> they're saying because the g-force on the way back down, that even though there was that d at that point when he was coming down. >> all right, linsey, thank you. stay with us here, folks on "gma." coming up, we're going to head live to south africa. we have a powerful story of hope that's coming to us from a

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good morning, america. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. overnight at least 20 countries meet to discuss ways to help ukraine in the fight against the russian invasion. as the top russian official issues a dire new warning, saying the danger of nuclear war in ukraine is real. covid treatment blitz. the new announcement from the white house this morning making it easier to get those lifesaving antiviral pills. in some cases, as soon as you test positive. the sheriff leading the "rust" film shooting investigation joins us live. volumes of evidence released including body cam footage and photos from the moments after alec baldwin discharged that fatal shot. why the sheriff released it all now. the terrifying bus crash sending nearly two dozen

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>> a lot of stuff i was expecting you to say. it was not that, robin. yeah, there's matt gutman. he is there with a baby zebra and a baby rhino who are best buds at a sanctuary there and that little rhino is giving some new hope to saving this endangered species. looking forward to that. >> we are looking forward to that. we have a lot of news to get to and start with the war in ukraine. this morning the secretary of defense is meeting with rld on how to help ukraine in its fight against putin's forces as russian's foreign minister warns about the risk of nuclear war and we want to go back to marcus moore in kyiv. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: george, good morning again. they are still working to remove that statue that's been here for 40 years and meant to represent friendship between russia and ukraine. the mayor of kyiv is here and he just told me that russia has ruined that friendship as more countries get behind ukraine. overnight officials from more than 20 countries convening in germany to discuss how to support ukraine in its fight against russia. >> you know, putin never imagined that the world would rally behind ukraine so swiftly and surely.

>> reporter: this comes as russia's foreign minister in an interview with state media warns this conflict could escalate to world war iii with it bringing the potential for nuclear war. [speaking foreign language] he says the risks are substantial, i wouldn't like these risks to be artificially inflated. the danger is serious. it is real. it cannot be underestimated. the ukrainian foreign minister responded russia losing its last hope to scare the world off of supporting ukraine, thus the talk of a real danger of world war iii. this only means moscow senses defeat in ukraine. president zelenskyy saying -- [speaking foreign language] -- the fate of europe, the fate of global security, the fate of the democratic system is being decided. in western and central ukraine, russia striking at least five railway stations and fuel sites, authorities believe the russians were trying to disrupt ukrainian supplies heading east. and as the russian offensive escalates throughout the country, the british defense ministry assessing the russians have taken massive casualties over the course of this war with around 15,000 soldiers killed in action. as this war continues, there

have been new air strikes near odesa and mariupol. russia continuing its offensive on day 62 of this war. george? >> no end in sight. marcus moore, thanks very much. robin. robin? to the new push to get covid treatment to people who test positive. the white house just announcing it is expanding access to antiviral pills including the ability to get them immediately after being tested. eva pilgrim joins us now with those details. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this morning with increasing covid cases in 38 states and territories, and hospital-related admissions up 10% nationally in the last week the white house announcing moves to make it much easier for people to get the treatment they need if they are sick. the u.s. has already committed to buying 20 million courses of pfizer's oral antiviral pill with supply ramping up. many more local pharmacies will be able to order it from the government in the coming weeks. that should double the number of places these types of treatments are available. they're also launching new tests to treat sites, places people

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back now with our "gma" back now with our "gma" cover story, the latest on the "rust" set film investigation. volumes of evidence have been released including photos, body cam video and alec baldwin's first words to police just minutes after the fatal discharge that killed cinematographer halyna hutchins. we're joined live by santa fe sheriff adan mendoza. sheriff, thanks for joining us this morning. we had this piece earlier in the program where the family of halyna hutchins expressed some surprise that all this evidence had been released. why did you decide to do it? >> well, we're in response to a public records request. we're required to release the information and it was also an effort to be transparent in the investigation. >> where does the investigation stand right now? >> so right now we're nearing completion. there's a few things that we're waiting for. the final fbi report in regards to the analysis of the firearm,

the munitions, the latent prints and dna, we'll need that to complete our report and we're waiting on the office of the medical investigator to complete the report and analysis of a little bit more cell phone data. so we're nearing completion. we have estimated a time frame, the fbi has stated that it may be a few weeks before they finalize the report. so we're hoping in weeks and not months. >> why is it taking so long? it's been more than six months since the accident. >> well, as you can see with the enormous amount of information that we've released, the investigative report is 200 plus pages. it's very complicated. it's very convoluted. there is and enormous amount of information so in order to do a thorough report, i think we're doing the best that we can with the time frame that we have. >> biggest question most people have is how did live ammunition get on that set? >> well, that was one of the key questions that we were focusing on in the investigation. right now nobody has come forward and admitted to bringing

ammunition to the set. >> but we do know there was live ammunition on the set? obviously. >> yes, we know there was at least one live round on the set that was fired from the weapon. >> we know the film's producers were slapped with a fine last week for failing to follow weapons safety protocols. how does that influence your criminal investigation? >> well, these are two separate investigations, but i think in our investigation you'll see some of the same things and i'll state it again, i think there was complacency, disorganization. they were not adhering to proper safety protocols and industry standards to be honest so there's a degree of neglect. whether that reaches a criminal level will be up to the district attorney to determine. >> of everything you released yesterday what stands out to you? >> well, i think there was several text messages and emails in reference to the use of

possible live rounds on a different movie set. that's concerning because that was just a few months before the production of "rust" went into effect and these are some of the same people, some of the same employees and people that played a role in the "rust" production. so that's concerning and also some of the concerns about safety on the set. that's concerning in the investigation also. >> do you know if alec baldwin was aware there were live rounds on the set? >> i didn't hear your question. i'm sorry. >> do you know if alec baldwin was aware there were live rounds on the set? >> i won't comment on that. >> and final question, we saw some of the tape where the officers told alec baldwin when they first questioned him he wasn't being charged criminally. is he vulnerable to criminal prosecution now? >> well, that is yet to be determined. the key component is also the analysis on the firearm and the fbi report.

so once that's all collected and a thorough report forwarded to the district attorney's office, they'll make the determination who is responsible if anyone. >> what would that tell you about alec baldwin's responsibility? i don't quite understa tt. e that hheeapon w, he was the fired the round that led to the fatality and the injury. so, again, that's going to be determined by the analysis of the firearm. what it took to manipulate that firearm to allow it to go off, the projectiles that were on the scene, so this is a lot of information that we're going to work in conjunction with the d.a.'s office to determine if there is criminal neglect or criminal charges. >> sheriff, thanks very much for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> robin? okay, george, now to that new video of a school bus flipping on its side with nearly two dozen children inside. thankfully they all survived, but several were sent to the hospital after police say a street racing car slammed into the bus at 100 miles per hour.

our transportation correspondent gio benitez is back with that for us. good morning, again, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning again. yeah, this video really shows you why the ntsb has been recommending seat belts for all school buses. now, we should warn you this video may be tough to watch but it's important and, again, all of these children survived. this morning, dramatic new video from inside a school bus during a terrifying crash. 23 students on board the bus in albuquerque back in february. a mustang which police say was racing hitting the bus' rear tire and causing it to flip over. the children are violently thrown from one side to the other. seven were sent to the hospital. >> those children on that bus could have died because people were literally just having fun in their sports car. that should never be acceptable. >> reporter: of course, school bus crashes can turn deadly.

recent accidents leading the ntsb to recommend three-point seat belts for all school buses to be worn over the lap and shoulder. "gma" watching a crash demonstration back in 2017 showing what a side impact could do. watch as some of the dummies without the seat belts go flying out the window. those with three-point seat belts stay put and don't appear to hit hard surfaces. >> if we talk about these very severe, yet rare crashes, if there could be seat belts on those school buses, then obviously that would improve the protection for those students. >> reporter: now believe it or not, just eight states have laws requiring seat belts on school buses. but still, robin, even now there is no nationwide federal law. >> still. all right. gio, thank you very much. let's check in again with ginger. >> thank you, robin. sorry, that just makes no sense. i'm overwhelmed by that. so after we get that federal

seat belt law, let's talk about the wildfires because 11 miles south of prescott, arizona, we had the crooks fire that burned more than 6,000 acres, 60% contained and you did see there the red flag warnings that are in place today. it is nebraska, kansas, texas panhandle, oklahoma panhandle that will get the wind and relative low humidity. high winds today. in arizona through tomorrow is when the winds start to kick up again. let's get a check now a little

we turn to saving the rhino. we are returning to south africa where matt gutman has the story of a very special group of miracle rhinos that are beating the odds in the urgent fight to >> reporter: hey, good morning, t.j. from care for wild rhino sanctuary, we're at an undisclosed location because poaching here has become so ferocious. i can tell you who we're with. this is baby blizzy and right there is wyntir. she's an icon in the rhino world. she was and orphan. poachers killed her mother. she was out in the wild. she lost her ears and she suddenly created a miracle here. she was the first orphaned rhino to mate with another orphan rhino to have a baby. miracle blizzy here. a pair of special rhinos. so this is the miracle baby. >> this is the miracle baby. >> reporter: they're the first

of a kind. wyntir becoming the first orphan rhino to bear a calf. no one thought it was possible. three months ago little blizzy was born. >> is that incredible that you have a mother that was so wounded, so maimed and traumatized and have you this perfect baby. >> every time i see her, this is a new start for rhinos and for us in the world. if you ask why do we have to conserve rhinos, why is it important -- do you feel this? >> reporter: petronel founded this shelter in 2010. >> no visible injuries. >> reporter: the care for wild rhino sanctuary, what, a couple of years. >> i never knew it would become this life journey city. >> reporter: poachers decimated the rhino population and conservationists warn the species could become extinct within as little as five years. 100 miles away at the kruger

national park poachers killed an estimated 80% of the park's population since 2013. >> it pains my heart. people must understand that these animals, they have got value in society. >> reporter: forcing the park to take drastic measures to protect them. >> somewhere in the bush is where they mobilized that rhino. we'll follow the helicopter there. >> reporter: just moments earlier from that chopper vet peter bass firing a tranquilizer dart. oh, my god, there it is. >> the poachers, the bigger the horns the bigger return they get so she is a high risk animal with a horn like this. >> reporter: they remove the horn which is what poachers are after. >> is she going to suffer not having this horn? >> it's a bit like getting your nails cut. >> reporter: they fetch 10,000 a pound in asia where some think it is an aphrodisiac. this pilot leads the conservation effort from above.

>> we're at this stage because we're at the brink of failure and this is the last thing that we can do to try and save the species. >> reporter: his most delicate missions are flying those orphan calves to the sanctuary. one of those rescues has matured into this big fella. >> he's the hero right now. >> he's a hero. >> reporter: zoologists didn't know if rescued rhinos raised by humans would be able to reproduce. the miracle is that he had no parents to teach him how to be a bull rhino. he had nature and it worked. worked better than anyone thought. storm is now the father of two calves here, both under 3 months. and there could be more miracle babies on the way. >> these two females that we think also pregnant with his baby. >> so went from no orphans having babies to possibly four in a short period of time. >> yes. > reporter: so in just a short

period of time we could have four babies just like blizzy here running around the park and really is giving conservationists something they haven't had in their battle against poachers and that is a little bit of hope and a reproductive capacity here to make new baby rhinos. now, it has been very tough going for conservationists and it's hard to imagine not wanting to help these animals. so you can check out that code, that qr code, at the bottom of your screen, scan it, learn how to support and donate to care for wild and other organizations so you can help these animals. and it is worth noting, guys, that i wouldn't be standing here without petronel because they're not tame, not domesticated animals and this is not a zoo. they are absolutely wild and hopefully we see a lot more of them here in the future. guys? >> i'm so glad he said that. i was wondering how they could stand so close to those rhinos. >> i know but he answered it for us. matt, thank you, thank you and please thank everyone there for the work that they're doing. >> definitely scan that qr code, please. that was amazing. i kind of feel like i should

just go. that was just so good. i'll try to continue the good news. we'll begin with a "pop news" exclusive. thanks to the super bowl winning los angeles rams gearing up for the draft later this week with a short film. hey, they are the l.a. rams. check it out. >> over a million people a week visit las vegas. except for next week. that number doubles because of one event. >> the draft. >> celine dion. >> you didn't just say celine dion, did you? did you just say that? >> the rams are on the clock. >> yellow, 25, you're on the move. >> we're going to do what no one said we could. >> got to go now. >> the los angeles rams select -- >> we're going to steal the draft. >> oh, big moment. the film is called "on the clock" andfeatures qb matthew stafford and several other ram

players but hollywood fans like dennis quaid and tyrese gibson and josh holloway. you can watch the full film on the rams' social media platforms as they gear up for the draft. round one this thursday night and watch it, where else, on abc. also this morning, a piece of american history is heading to . the g washinong e delabyerman ti enu leutze in 1851 will be sold at christie's auction house next month. it is one of three versions that he painted. only two exist. the original was destroyed during a world war ii air raid bombing in germany. the second, you might have seen if you've ever been to the met. it's huge in the american wing. this smaller version hung in the white house for decades before it was sold to a minnesota museum. the estimated 15 million to 20 million, christie's expects it could go for much higher when it hits the block on may 12th.

very cool. >> i think you can see it -- >> i'm good. i'm not thinking of buying it. >> no, i thought -- it's an opportunity to see a piece of american history. and finally, guys in parenting news a braiding class for dads is quite the hit organized by a british hairstylist for local fathers. not only did it sell out, but there was a huge wait list with more dads that wanted to learn. look at this video that was posted in instagram. you could hear a pin drop while these to fathers focussed on their braids. the poster writing, i hoped if i could show men braiding, it would break the ice. it's been well and truly smashed and since opened up four more braiding classes, i'm happy to report all have sold out and the money goes to local charities. that's "pop news." >> thank you, lara. david spade is here live next. >> building a better bay a,

moving forward, findinger bay a, solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning to you. let's get to a at traffic. is it getting better out there? jobina: we are looking at a crash in san jose on northbound 87. there is multiple cars and one lane is blocked. you can look at that backup, it's going to impact people traveling northbound into san jose. moving over to our sig alert, that his cleared. that is on at one and will wrap up with a live look at the toll plaza. the metering lights came on. >> we ha

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>> we will have another news update in about 30 minutes. we will see you then. have a great day. ♪ we are delighted to have our next guest here in times square. he's been making us laugh since we saw him on "snl," 27 years ago. yeah. and then "tommy boy." yeah. "joe dirt." "grown ups." has a new comedy special. it's called "nothing personal." david spade, welcome back. >> yeah. >> welcome back. >> spade's back on the show. >> i love how you do a little cheering. >> yeah. >> thank you, many of us -- well, bachelor nation and we know that you're a fan of

"bachelor in paradise." you were a special host for that. > you're not too sure about that. a person of interest. >> so something -- >> i did go down to mexico and get involved in the festivities, yeah. you know, i have to say, watching "the bachelor" i always make fun of it because it is fun to watch and see all the drama unfold and there is drama and -- but when i went there, it's just like a blank beach. like the fun hasn't happened yet so it's a little harder to do jokes and make fun of it because nothing's really clicking yet. there's no -- it's mostly people getting -- i was stuck in a place with tons of crabs because that's -- >> crabs? >> yeah, so i had probably -- [ laughter ] >> no, no, no, not that. not that, george. >> all right, let's go to a break. [ laughter ] can i throw? so there was a lot of crab animals -- >> george? from george -- >> i know, george, of all

people. >> i know. >> this is a puff piece. so i'm doing -- so they have crabs in my house though, rented me a house, fine, it was four stars, out of a thousand, they didn't tell me that but there's all these crabs in the house. i go, hey, man -- first of all, i don't like crab. i like them in movies and stuff, california roll but when you see them in real life they're just spiders with good pr because they walk sideways. they're unsettling and want to kill you at all times and i open tke have a spoon. they're everywhere in the house. i was like, hey, man and he is like, crabs are crazy. i go, is that the answer to why they're in my house? how about -- and so we had seven in my room at night. they're just waiting for me. you know, like they never got them out so i go to bed like -- uh, uh. i wake up. it's like "squid game." they get a little closer and it's really red light, green light and then he goes, they cn -- they'll never get on your bed. i just said they climbed 70 feet

to the third floor. i think they handle my sealy posture pedic. anyway, obviously i'm getting bitten and it's horrifying but i got through that. then i went to the beach and watched all the couples. "bachelor" was fun and they'll do it again this year and who know. >> would you do it again if -- if you had a better living situation. >> want to push in close for this answer? [ laughter ] i'll do it for you. [ laughter ] i don't know. no, i don't know. it was fun but we'll see. they want to pay me in bitcoins and coconut. >> "nothing personal," tell us about it. >> great question. george, coming in hard this morning. so it is a netflix special and i just -- it's really like dumb

jokes. i mean i'm not here to change the world and i just -- i've been doing stand-up obviously for awhile. that's how i got on "snl," "saturday night live," code and it's -- and so i do it but some people don't know it because they see me in tv and movies but i haven't done a netflix special so this is the first one and i really liked it. did it in minneapolis. they did have masks on. i didn't know it. so i go onstage and i'm like -- i'm kind of bombing which was nothing shocking, and then, they have full n95s. so the only laughs were when they take them off to get air. this guy knows what i'm talking about. >> let's show everybody a clip. >> you have a clip? >> so i go to l.a. to some hoofy-doofy store. i need a winter coat. it's a puffer but covered on leather on the outside. i go oh. they go a lot of rappers are buying it. i go, sold. if someone else said it was cool and they're rappers i'm buying

it, not a problem. >> you did buy it? >> that's the whole clip? [ laughter ] it's 35 minutes long. getting the juice of it. anyway, still hilarious. hilarious setup. i did buy it. it was 90 grand. i didn't want to look stupid. so i bought it and still paying it off. >> you talk about your mom a lot. >> yes. >> yeah. >> my dear sweet mother. >> how does she feel when you talk about her on stage? >> she likes press. [ laughter ] any, good, bad. no, she -- no, my mom is sweet. she has a dog named scooby. i talk about scooby and mom when we go to dinners, when we all get together and she immediately takes a horrible picture of us and it's on facebook within 18 seconds and doesn't run it by anyone. that's like a mom thing. i go, mom, you got to tell us. she goes no. no. she's the mom.

she gets to run the show but then it's just like blobs and shapes. i go, mom, we all took the worst picture we've ever taken at once. it's not even lit. it's like people go, is this you guys? she goes the fam. go ahead. you had a question. >> does she get excited about the likes? >> she got seven which was a record on one at thanksgiving and she goes, christmas, we're going to beat it. i go who -- do you have -- but anyway, she does that and then we go to stein mart for the day. >> we know she is proud of you. > she's very proud of me and my daughter is -- >> oh. >> -- is, you know, on the fence about the proud thing but she -- no, she does. we're playing wordle a lot lately and she smokes me. i taught her it. she beat me the first game and now she just -- send it to me with the dots and then she got bored with that. but she does -- i am on tiktok and that's embarrassing. she -- there's a few things that are embarrassing that i do. >> you're a dad.

>> yeah, yeah, she told me once, you have a bald spot and i go, hey, oh. and then i go -- she's a child. you know, she's 9, no, no, this is a cowl lick. it's where -- what's that -- the hair gets smooshed so walks around and goes, that's not what that is. anyway, obviously grounded, but -- >> obviously. thank you. thank you for -- >> i guess that's a wrap. [ laughter ] got to go pick up strahan and bring him in. >> as a compliment, they were trying to wrap us a minute ago. we kept going so that was a compliment to you. >> push those commercials back. keep going. well, thank you, robin. nice to see you and whoever you guys are and -- robin -- >> david's comedy special, this is gold, people, gold. "nothing personal." "nothing personal" premieres today on netflix.

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welcome back to "gma." i don't know if i told you this but i love these big screens. almost feel like i'm skiing ghthth m feeling it. stacy at big sky, montana. they had almost a foot and a half of snow over the weekend and they need it in other places in the southwest. i mean, look at this. this is from our earth cam, the colorado river cutting through the grand canyon. you know they're low, a lot of reservoirs at their record lowest and the heat and dry still on. phoenix today should flirt with their first 100 of the season which is about a week early. that's

my hype girl in the corner, robin told me to be nice in this segment. i'm here with four-time grammy award winner, author, there's my girl, author of the new children's book, "always with you, always with me," kelly rowland is in the building. >> thank you. so happy to be here. >> you starred in movies. people know you as a singer and author but you're mommy first as well. how is that going? >> incredible. >> two boys. >> two boys. i'm obsessed with being a boy mom. it's the best thing ever and they keep me on my toes. my oldest who is 7 and my little one who is 15 months, they just are awesome and i have the most

amazing husband. i'm very blessed. >> how much surreal of a moment that you are reading a book you wrote to your son's class? >> blew my mind. because of the fact that, you know when myself and jessica mckay who, of course, is my co-author, we did the book together, i said i wanted to make sure that we had like a chorus, this movement to the book and when they actually remembered the main part of the book, my heart was just racing and they did it so easily and it happened organically so it was beautiful. >> how is that? look, you're a singer and part of the songwriting sometimes. you're on stage, people singing your song, that feels good. is there any comparison to those two moments? >> absolutely. i think when someone has a cadence and rhythm in the book which there is a rhythm in this book it makes itself really known by the time you finish reading it because titan knew it -- i knew i had the book and it was done when he could recite it back to me and same thing happens with songs. if he recites a song back, okay, give me the idea behind the ye book.

you say there is a chorus but what's the message. >> it's a bond between a parent and their child, you know. i know, of course, this is for working moms. never saw a book like it. also like as far as the story is concerned you know, there are these dynamics that happen emotionally between a mother and child where you miss your kid and a moment where the mom is crying in her car because she's like, i miss my baby. when i'm away last week actually when i was getting ready to go to south africa, i'm crying on the way to the car because i'm just thinking about all this bonding time. think about the fact we've been through covid and we've been bonding with our kids at first it was hard, but then when you find your rhythm it was like, gosh, i love being around my little ones and they're just the best so definitely helps with that for sure. >> you talk about mom, experience of a mom but your mom influenced the book as well. >> yes, she did. there was a book she read to me "i'll love you forever." when i talk about the cadence of books, this book did it so

well when i talk about cadence and rhythm. it sealed the bond and like we talk about magic traces in the book like your magic traces is like the unique moments that you get a chance to bond with your child whether it's singing or a piece of jewelry or a note you write in their lunch kit, th's a parent and a child. >> you have so much going on as i med love you for the music. i had to check. are you serious, "dilemma" was 20 years ago? >> can you believe -- >> is that right? >> yes. >> it's getting some new life now because -- have you seen this. >> yes. >> tiktok. >> there is a girl on there on tiktok, i think i posted a couple weeks ago. oh, my god. >> this is the one. >> i hollered for at least 20 minutes when i saw that because i'm like, oh. first of all, yes, it looks like it hurts. how was she on the same key? like that was wild to me. >> can you play it one more time? i want people to -- i want you to listen to what she's talking about. roll it for me. >> it's coming. >> it's coming they tell me. there it is. oh. here we go. ♪ no matter what i do -- >> aw. >> how is it on key?

how did she do that? >> that's great. >> one last thing, the acting as a part of your resume as well, the new movie you have with omari hardwick. >> and marsai martin. >> we love omari around here. you kissed, your first scene with him. >> oh, gosh. >> oh, goodness. you look distressed just me asking. >> not distressed at all. it was like that was my first day but the movie is myself and omari and marsai martin also producer at the tender age of 17. she's doing such incredible things and our incredible director antoine crawford. so it's just really cool to be able to this opportunity, to have this moment. "fantasy football" is just so much fun so far. the crew is amazing, everybody has been great, i'm so excited for this film. >> so good to have you. robin, we do okay? i do okay, robin? >> my boo. >> that's my boo. >> the book is "always with you, always with me." out today. thank you for being here. >> thank you so much. coming up on "gma" we got

lori bergamotto with our bridal blitz. stay with us. ♪ do it, do it ♪ ♪ that's just how we do it, do it, do it ♪ ♪ you liking what i do, do ♪ here we go. my name is wesley, and i'm with my knucklehead brother. my friend nafi. my boyfriend doug. i thought we'd be on the same page about this and we're not. how do i know the way i'm going to respond to it? there's not that long term research out there yet.

sometimes the dress can be a little confusing. so, lori, you'll break it all down. >> we'll demystify tricky code. >> there's a lot of new sort of terms have popped up. i just had one myself. we're going to start with what to wear when we see cocktail chic. >> okay, so let's bring out our first gorgeous model. we might recognize jade. so cocktail to me, lara is the trickiest. it is a huge spectrum. you don't know whether to go really formal or, you know, you can do something sort of upscale

casual so we split the difference here. in terms of the -- >> i love it, jade. >> the hem length, don't do anything too long, that's more black tie. >> should we just say to everybody long unless it's like a maxi beach dress is black tie. >> yes, i would agree with that. here what you're looking for is something that's midi length or tea length which is what we did here. >> maybe no micro mini. >> no micro minis and you also don't need to wear something that's dark. you can go with a jewel tone. we love this green on jade and, lara, the best thing about this, we found it on amazon for under $41. >> gosh, jade, you look incredible. buy that dress. >> thank you so much, jade. >> okay, so beach formal. so we were just -- i was alluding to this a moment ago. i love this dress. i need this dress. >> okay, well, it can be yours. you can find it at lulu's for under $100. >> beautiful. >> what we love about this dress, it really encapsulates what you want for beach formal. something that's long and

polished but you don't want anything that's too dark and you want to keep it breathable because, remember, you're going to be on the beach. so you want things that you're not going to sweat in or will be too constricting. really flowy but not too flowy where if that island breeze hits you, you know, it's not going to just open everything up. >> you can relax the shoe a little bit. you know, sort of a glam version of a flip-flop or thong. >> exactly. exactly but you do want to lean more into the beach than into the formal and i think we've totally done that with jessi's dress. >> sure have. looking great. definitely want that information. upscale casual. upscale casual. robin, please help. upscale casual. >> it does sound like an oxymoron but what we figured out here is that for an upscale casual wedding most of the times you want to consider the venue, usually at someone's home. > you look very cute. consider the fabric, this is linen and put her in a block heel. if you are going to be outside you are going to be in somebody's backyard.

you don't want a stiletto poking into the grass but something you can walk in with a little bit of a heel. but, remember, even though it does say casual it is somebody's wedding so no sneakers, no cutoff jeans, nothing like that. and just a little bit of metallic accessories to kick it up a notch. >> our models are all stunning. >> for under 100. >> really pretty. love lavender. this is interesting. a lot of brides say, hey, go ahead, rewear your bridesmaid dress again. not an easy thing to do but i believe we have done it. >> we have. so this is patrice. you can see her here in one of the 20 weddings that patrice has been a bridesmaid in and when you are reinventing a bridesmaid dress, you want to opt for one that is a simple silhouette like this slip dress and in a solid color so we can do our big reveal now and we really leaned into the coastal grandma vibe that's taking over tiktok and the nation.

and what we did was we just added a wrap shirt. >> i love the tie shirt. >> and, lara, don't be afraid to like do a little surgery on the dress. we just tucked it under and rolled it to make the hemline shorter. we added a sneaker, gave her a fun beach hat and a little bag and we think she looks great and you can totally rewear this so we've done the impossible. >> you have nailed grandma chic like nobody ever has. so great. coastal grandma. i didn't even know that was a thing. >> coastal grandma. >> really great tips as always. we thank you. for more tips scan the qr code that you see. hopefully on the bottom of your screen or go to our website, goodmorningamerica.com to see the ultimate wedding gift guide, recommendations for every part of the big day. we will be right back. >> i love it. you look so good.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. julian: good morning. good morning, i am julian glover from abc 7 mornings. jobina is here with a check of traffic. jobina: good morning, and julian. we want to start with the bay bridge toll plaza. it is our busiest spot this morning. we will wrap up there, and everything else is looking pretty nice, frances. frances: all right. we have a cold front moving through the bay area right now. winds are already gusting. the winds will continue throughout the afternoon, it will be breezy, especially at the beaches. san francisco, 62, san jose, 69.

cooler inland today. julian: all right, thank you, frances. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today from the new series "the offer," miles teller. at one of the stars of "big sky," jamie-lynn sigler. plus, the youtube duo rhett and link asked the question what works better? all next. now, here at kelly ripple and mark consuelos.