plane. [laughter] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy visit ncicap.org] good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, russia's big move against nato members overnight as we take you through this wednesday morning. retaliation. russia cutting off gas deliveries to two of ukraine's allies while tensions escalate in the eastern part of the region. breaking news for our viewers in the west. russia and the united states exchange prisoners. russia releases trevor reed in exchange for a suspected russian drug trafficker. new fallout from mccarthy recordings. the house republican leader in the days after the capitol insurrection on tape worried that republican members of congress could be inciting violence. the vice president in isolation. kamala harris testing positive for covid and now taking an antiviral pill as the cdc reveals more than half of americans have had the virus at

least once. aspirin about-face? the shift in guidance for preventing first heart attacks and strokes and what to do if aspirin is already a part of your everyday routine. mountain of "rust" evidence. alec baldwin in the moments following that on-set tragedy and new details on text messages sent by the actor. danger on the baseball diamond. gunshots ringing out near a little league game. this morning, authorities offering a reward for an arrest, as the father who recorded this video speaks out. johnny depp versus amber heard. a psychologist takes the stand in the $50 million defamation suit, testifying that heard suffers from borderline personality disorder. allergy attack. why the super sneeze season is more intense than ever. this morning, the best time to start medication, how to fight back with air purifiers and what to do when pets come back inside. ♪ welcome to the space jam ♪ blast-off overnight. >> freedom soars.

>> how one woman is making history in space. and space-ja. >> a ja breaker. >> the poster-worthy nba playoffs slam dunk by superstar ja morant. plus, his last-second shot getting the win for memphis. we do say good morning and space ja. >> that just seemed rude. oh, ja, he is a superstar, not only having that moment, but, of course, won the game in that last second. >> that's true. >> we'll get into that in a moment. good morning to everybody here. also ahead we'll talk about a new study that's out overnight about the cost of living crisis and the impact it's having on child care costs and just how hard it's becoming for american families to make ends meet. >> so many affected by that. plus, there is a water shortage emergency in southern california. it's an unprecedented situation. restrictions in place for more than 6 million people. ginger tracking it for us. first we begin with the latest on the war in ukraine. the u.s. rallying its allies to

step up deliveries of military aid and russia with a drastic economic move cutting off supplies of natural gas to two members of nato. marcus moore on the ground for us in ukraine this morning. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, robin, good morning. we are told the russians occupied more than 100 villages here in the kyiv region and this morning we're at one of those villages where the regional police are looking through what is left for potential bodies and unexploded mines as russia made new moves overnight. overnight a drastic move, russia cutting all gas deliveries to bulgaria and poland, two nato members. this comes after putin's ultimatum last month demanding, quote, unfriendly nations pay for gas in russian rubles. poland's prime minister not backing down. [speaking foreign language] saying, we will be able to protect our economy, protect our households and poles against such a dramatic step by russia. this latest escalation coming just one day after officials

from more than 40 nations, including the u.s., met in germany to discuss future arm shipments for ukraine. the top general in the u.s. saying that russia's invasion of ukraine is a threat that has not been seen in decades. >> this is the greatest challenge to the security of europe since the end of world war ii. >> reporter: in moscow vladimir putin meeting with united ntions secretary-general where putin said that an agreement had been reached in principle for the u.n. and the red cross to evacuate civilians from the steel plant in mariupol. previous agreements to evacuate those civilians have repeatedly failed. and despite this agreement, the fighting in the east increasing. the donbas region now the front line of the war, as ukrainian forces fight to hold onto the region as the russian offensive intensifies. to the west of donbas in the city of zaporizhzhia, these videos circulating online show explosions after a missile strike on an aluminum plant. and to the south, near the coastal city of odesa this video posted online showing smoke pouring into the sky after a

strike on a strategic bridge. workers rushing to repair the damage this morning. and concerns that the conflict will move beyond ukraine's borders as tensions brew in a russian-backed breakaway region in moldova on ukraine's southwestern border. local officials report explosions have destroyed two soviet era radio towers and ukrainian officials fear potential false flag attacks there could be used as an excuse to send russian troops stationed in the region over the border into western ukraine. and back here in the village the work continues and we are told most of the main roads have been cleared of mines but have now been focusing on the smaller streets and the villages, and one day of fighting, we are told, leads to one month of de-mining, robin. >> it does, all right, marcus, thank you. george? after a long negotiation russia and the united states have exchanged prisoners. russia released trevor road. lama hasan joins us with the latest. >> reporter: this was a surprise

development especially given the escalated rhetoric between the two countries. trevor reed told his dad the swap was straight out of a spy movie. trevor reed, a former marine is a free man. reed spotted leaving the airport in moscow. although officials won't confirm where the swap took place, although the two countries reportedly carried out the exchange in a european country believed to be turkey. in exchange for reed the u.s. returned a russian pilot serving a 20-year federal sentence for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the u.s. reed appealed a nine-year sentence for assaulting a police officer, a crime he and the u.s. says he did not commit. reed seen for the first time

since a hunger strike landed him in the hospital. the prisoner swap marks the highest profile release during the biden administration of an american deemed wrongly detained abroad. the president said he was able to inform the reed family personally that their son had been freed. the reed family thanked the president for making the decision to bring trevor home. trevor reed's father said his son is overwhelmed. you can imagine how elated the reed family is right now. george? >> thanks very much. we go to washington now. new trouble for house republican leader kevin mccarthy. in a newly released audiotape from right after the january 6th insurrection, he expresses concern that some house republicans may be inciting violence. a revelation that could put his bid to be house speaker in jeopardy. chief washington correspondent jon karl has the latest. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. this audiotape is an extraordinary window into the unease and anxiety in the country after january 6th and you can hear the anguish in republican leader kevin

mccarthy's voice as he worries about more violence and the republicans he fears are fueling it. republican leader kevin mccarthy is facing blowback from fellow republicans who say he needs to explain what he said on newly revealed audiotape from the days after the january 6th attack on the capitol. in a phone call with other republican leaders just four days after the attack on the capitol, mccarthy expressed deep concern about the possibility of more violence. >> tension is too high. the country is too crazy. i do not want to look back and think we caused something, or we missed something and someone got hurt. and i don't want to play politics with any of that. >> reporter: the audio recording obtained by "the new york times" reporters jonathan martin and alex burns for their upcoming book "this will not pass," shows mccarthy was worried that some of his own colleagues, republican members of congress, were inciting violence. >> this is serious stuff people are doing that has to stop. our members have got to start paying attention to what they

say too and we can't put up with that type of [ bleep ]. >> reporter: he mentions republican congressman matt gaetz saying he was going to off the incendiary rhetoric.k - >> i'm calling gaetz. i'm explaining to him this is serious [ bleep ] and to cut this out. >> reporter: a concern shared by the number two republican in the house, steve scalise. >> it's potentially illegal what he's doing. >> he's putting people in jeopardy. >> reporter: mccarthy was so concerned he asked why twitter which recently banned donald trump couldn't ban some of his fellow republican house members who he believed were inciting violence. >> can't they take their twitter accounts away too? >> reporter: in response congressman gaetz put out a statement overnight saying this is the behavior of weak men, not leaders. mccarthy was rightly concerned about the possibility of more violence, but the suggestion you hear on that tape, george, that twitter ban fellow republicans, that will be extremely controversial among the republican conference in the

house and more than any of the revelations that have come out so far, could complicate his efforts to become the next speaker of the house. >> a sign of the times. he's in trouble for expressing concern that you point out was a concern that just about everybody in the country shared at that time. >> reporter: entirely legitimate concern. >> jon karl, thanks very much. t.j.? we turn to vice president kamala harris, she's tested positive for covid. gone into isolation and she's getting treated with an antiviral pill. our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest for us here. cecilia, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, hey, t.j. good morning to you. look, it's important to note her team says she is asymptomatic and that she is working from home, but she is now the highest ranking person in this administration, the second in line to the presidency, to test positive for covid. the white house says they are doing everything they can to keep president biden safe. this morning, vice president kamala harris at home in isolation. her aides saying she's exhibiting no symptoms after testing positive for covid. >> she is boosted, twice

boosted, right. we have a very, very contagious variant out there. >> reporter: a spokeswoman tweeting that after consultation with her physicians, the vice president is taking paxlovid, a therapeutic drug typically prescribed to anyone with a high risk of developing complications. when asked why she's eligible, aides pointed to cdc guidance showing people over 50 are at higher risk for severe illness. new white house covid czar, dr. ashish jha saying many may qualify and not realize it. >> if you get covid, you should see a provider and make that assessment with your provider. a lot more people are eligible and would benefit than i think people think. >> reporter: harris spent the past week in los angeles. she returned to the white house yesterday morning, seen here removing her mask as she exited her motorcade. inside the west wing sources tell abc news she took a test as part of her regular testing protocol. soon after that the positive result. aides say she is not considered a close contact to president biden. they hadn't seen each other in person since the easter egg roll over a week ago.

the white house adamant they take every precaution to keep the president safe, but there are no guarantees. >> is it just a matter of time that the president could get covid? >> i wouldn't say it's just a matter of time but, of course, it is possible that the president like any other american could get covid. the bottom line is, he is vaccinated and boosted. >> reporter: and now a new report from the cdc finds most americans have been infected by the virus at least once, fueled most recently by that omicron surge. by february, about 58% of americans and 75% of children under 17 had detectable antibodies. but doctors warn, don't get complacent. that protection might not last. so, look, the white house says they go above and beyond in terms of trying to keep leaders safe. anyone who is with the president is tested. they often are still wearing masks, are staying socially distant, but in terms of these large crowds and exposures, he's the president, and he attends large events. today he will be attending and speaking at the funeral for

former secretary of state madeleine albright. there will be some 1,400 people there. but, t.j., the white house says, lok, he makes risk assessments just like we all do, just like every american does determining what they want to attend and how to stay safe. >> a part of life the past couple of years. cecilia, thank you. abc will carry the president's comments live a little later this morning. now to that frightening scene on a south carolina little league field. gunfire sending the young players and their families ducking, running for cover. now authorities are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. eva pilgrim has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, south carolina police are searching for the gunman who interrupted this little league baseball game with a barrage of gunfire. silas ledbetter just 8 years old was on the mound when the shots rang out. >> i got down and then i only went to my mom. >> reporter: his dad recording

the game, his camera still rolling as terrified young players and their coaches dived to the ground for safety. >> the hardest part is getting home and the kids are still scared and we're trying to say, hey, you're safe here. they are scared to use the bathroom by themselves. kaiser, our 5-year-old wouldn't stop crying and i'm, like, why are you crying? like i will protect you. we're in our neighborhood. it's safe. our doors are locked. i'll protect you. i'm just hoping the trauma and fear doesn't carry on. >> reporter: officials say just before 9:00 p.m. monday night a group not connected to the game on the field began shooting in the parking lot. no one was injured. police arrived within minutes finding three guns, but no signs of the suspects. >> they came into a secluded area to carry out a fight that started somewhere else and ended up shooting at each other. it destroyed the hearts of a lot of people. when you see children diving on the ground out here playing baseball, it's not going to be

tolerated. >> reporter: and the games at that park have been canceled today. coaches are already petitioning to have games not return there. guys, this shooting lasted 34 seconds and it was much longer than that before they knew they were safe. >> to hear that amount of gunfire, eva, just chilling. thank you. now to that breaking news, a spacex rocket blasting off launching one astronaut into the history books set to become the first black woman to live long-term on the international space station, and the first acwomalkio benitez -- as i was reading that i could see you with a grin on your face, exciting stuff, gio. >> reporter: it really is, t.j. especially because it was one of these gorgeous overnight launches that we see at night there. and now right now that spaceship is on its way to the international space station, again, with that history-making astronaut on board. >> three, two, one, zero, ignition. and liftoff.

>> reporter: the spacex rocket lighting up the night sky, just before 4:00 a.m. eastern. >> let freedom ring. godspeed, crew-4. >> reporter: this morning three american astronauts and one european cruising at 17,500 miles per hour trying to catch up to the international space station. one of them is 33-year-old nasa astronaut jessica watkins. her first flight to space is also historic. she'll be the first black woman to live on the space station for a long-term mission. only the fifth ever to fly to space. >> i think part of it is really just kind of the logistics of timing but i also think maybe it is reflective or indicative of maybe a more systemic kind of issue that we are seeing in our country where there's a bit of a pipeline problem, if you will. >> reporter: with her doctorate in geology from ucla, watkins was part of the science team working on the mars rover curiosity. now she and the others will work

on more than 200 experiments in space including a new kind of wearable technology, smart shirts to measure vitals and testing artificial retinas in zero gravity. watkins will also be the first black woman to do a space walk. she hopes her time in space will inspire a slew of young people here on earth. >> there's room to invest more in kind of youth education and getting young girls and young people of color involved at an earlier age and then providing them the support and resources to kind of continue along that path and pursue careers in s.t.e.m. >> reporter: cannot wait to see what she does. it's going to take them about 16 hours to get to the international space station. they're going to go there later tonight, and they're expected to stay up there for about six months. guys? >> that's great to see. gio, thank you so much. we do want to turn to the nba playoffs. memphis down by 11 points going into the fourth quarter and then this happened. >> the winner takes a 3-2 lead in this opening round series.mo!

a ja breaker. >> that young fella there is ja morant, and if you don't know him, you need to know him. superstar for the memphis grizzlies taking on minnesota. they were having a rough three quarters. that changed everything. goes into the fourth against minnesota. they are up 3-2 now but had a superstar fourth quarter but that was the highlight. >> that was. >> thank you, t.j. coming up, the latest on the evidence released in the "rust" onset shooting investigation. new details on the text messages sent by alec baldwin. and the contentious courtroom battle between johnny depp and ex-wife amber heard as she gets ready to take the st stand. but, first, good morning there, ginger. >> good morning to you. the heart of the cold settles in by tomorrow morning. you have been warned. look at the numbers. it feels like the teens or 20s. big frost and freeze. your local weather in 3o seconds.

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it comes just one day after officials from over 40 nations met in germany to discuss future arm shipments to ukraine. vice president kamala harris is in isolation after testing positive for covid. her aides say she has no symptoms. this as a new report from the cdc finding more than half of americans have been infected by the virus at least once fuelled recently by the omicron surge. also more than 120,000 pounds f ground beef have been recalled due to fears of e.coli contamination. you can find more on the product information on our website, goodmorningamerica.com later this morning. and check out this multitasking dad, feeding the baby at the game. foul ball, and dad makes the grab while feeding the baby. the bottle never moves. >> nice. >> the bottle never moved out of the baby's mouth. >> wow. >> don't try that yourselves. but, hey, everybody was okay and got a little face time. >> protecting the baby too.

>> i know. i think momma gave daddy a little bit of a look. a little bit. also ahead here on "gma" we got allergy season to talk about. this one on track to be a really bad one. we'll tell you how to prepare for those sneezes to come. right now new details from the investigation into the "rust" film set shooting including text messages sent by alec baldwin in the months after the accident that killed halyna hutchins. and new information about the live rounds on set. kaylee hartung is in los angeles with the story. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, george. with hundreds of text messages, photos of the guns and ammo recovered on set, and hours' worth of interviews with detectives this release of evidence from the sheriff's department captures the horror and the confusion on the set of "rust" and the questions in the months that followed. >> were you in the room when that lady -- >> i was the one holding the gun, yeah. >> reporter: more shocking details emerging from that mountain of evidence unloaded by the santa fe county sheriff's

office. >> my only question is, am i being charged with something? >> no. we're just asking questions. >> reporter: video showing alec baldwin inside the interview room before he's questioned by authorities. just hours after the fatal shooting on the "rust" set on the phone with his wife. investigators showing him the bullet pulled from director joel souza's shoulder. >> that's a bullet. somebody put a live round in the gun. >> reporter: at the end of his hour-long interview baldwin receiving the heartbreaking news that cinematographer halyna hutchins has died. >> i do have some unfortunate news to tell you. >> what? >> she didn't make it. >> no. >> reporter: days later while detectives are still collecting evidence from the scene, one of them received a phone call from baldwin. >> what i'm wondering is, if i'm going to be charged with something, me personally. >> so -- >> if i'm going to be charged with something, how do i find out about who charges me? >> reporter: in text messages in december baldwin expressing his frustration to the props manager

sarah zachry. this sheriff's department still will not tell me i won't be charged with something but seem to be getting very close to the truth of what happened. zachry texted back, i don't think they'll say you have any culpability. it just seems so unlikely. we're now six months into this ongoing investigation and the sheriff says they still haven't ruled out the possibility of charges against anyone. no one has come forward to explain how live ammunition got on that set. guys? >> big mystery, thanks very much. we continue now with that dramatic hollywood defamation lawsuit. actor johnny depp suing former wife actress amber heard for $50 million over an op-ed calling herself a victim of domestic abuse. janai norman with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. this is a bombshell of a trial that's garnering millions of viewers every day that johnny depp and amber heard head back to court between live stream, tv coverage, even people lining up every morning outside to try to get a coveted seat inside the courtroom to hear the testimony from the star actors about their allegations against each other. actor johnny depp and ex-wife amber heard back in court this morning facing off in their contentious trial centered on a

$50 million defamation suit. on tuesday a psychologist taking the stand testifying that amber heard suffers from borderline personality disorder, a condition driven by an underlying fear of abandonment and histrionic personality disorder, a condition she says is associated with drama and shallowness. >> she had a very sophisticated way of minimizing any personal problems. a tendency to be very self-righteous, but also deny that self-righteousness and to judge others critically against these sort of high standards. >> reporter: psychologist shannon curry who is not board certified and was hired by depp's team examined heard for 12 hours. she also alleges that heard did not suffer posttraumatic stress disorder from her relationship with depp despite her claims.

>> as a result of applying those protocols, what did you conclude? >> ms. heard did not have ptsd and there were also pretty significant indications that she was grossly exaggerating symptoms of ptsd when asked about them. >> reporter: heard's attorneys questioning curry over potential bias after it was revealed she had dinner and drinks with depp before she was hired. >> you had seen a number of his tv and movie roles and you believed he was a good actor, correct? >> not correct. i did not know johnny depp. i had seen several of his movies. >> you knew who he was. >> yes. >> reporter: 58-year-old depp took the stand last week. >> never did i myself reach the point of striking ms. heard in any way. >> reporter: denying he ever hit heard, testifying he was the victim of her physical and verbal abuse. the "pirates of the caribbean" star alleging heard defamed him in an op-ed where she labeled

herself a public figure representing domestic abuse although the article didn't explicitly name depp, his team argues the damage was done. now the "aquaman" actress countersuing for $100 million in damages alleging depp physically and sexually abused her. >> reporter: the trial is expected to last about six weeks. millions of dollars on the line but also important to note at the heart of this despite the fame of both depp and heard, these are serious allegations about domestic abuse and there is help out there. if you feel you are a victim. guys? >> janai, thank you. that is at the core of it. dan abrams, our chief legal analyst, we were just talking, he is the one bringing this suit over an op-ed that she wrote but he has some challenges here. >> right, first of all he's not even mentioned by name in the op-ed so that's the first thing that he has to show, is that it was clear this was of and about him. the second thing he has to show is she knew or should have known that the allegation is false.

so this is not just a question of is it true, he also has that elevated burden to demonstrate effectively that she knew what she was saying wasn't true. it's a very tough case legally for johnny depp. >> he lost a similar defamation case to a british tabloid in 2020. so how did he do this time? what kind of changes did we see? >> in that case the burden was lower in england than it is here and in that case a judge ruled that the judge believed that he was a, quote, wife beater and he wasn't allowed to appeal the case in london. he testified in that case. four days in that case as well. and after he lost that case, he decided, i'm going to file another case. this one in the united states and this time instead of suing a publication. remember, he didn't sue "the washington post" here, he's suing her here. he had sued "the sun" in england. so, you know, this is tough stuff for him and, you know, a lot of people are asking, why did he do this? why is he filing this? >> trying to paint her as the aggressor.

how does she respond? >> she responds by her response is that that's not true, that he was the aggressor and, look, there's been a lot of ugly testimony about johnny depp regardless of what you think about him, there's been a lot of testimony about his drinking, about his drug use, about his misbehavior on the sets, there have been videos introduced of him sort of lashing out in what appears to be in an intoxicated state so this has been ugly for johnny depp but he would say, okay, yes, i did some of that stuff but that doesn't mean that i'm a domestic abuser. >> but seeking $50 million in damages, what's his argument for that kind of sum? >> right. that's why there's a lot of talk in court right now about what was happening to his career before this article was written. meaning amber heard's team is bringing in a lot of evidence to say his career was tanking well before this article even happened, and as a result, what are these major damages you're suggesting?

amber heard's team is basically saying, don't blame us for the fact that your career was heading down because it wasn't because of this article. it was because of your behavior on the sets. it was because of your drinking problems, et cetera. so the potential damages, and remember, first there's liability, then the issue of damages, a separate question. >> this is ugly. >> it's really ugly. it really is an ugly, ugly case no matter what you think about it. >> all right, dan. thank you so much. coming up next, becky worley comes to the rescue for bad allergy season. hey there, becky. >> reporter: robin, i feel it. oh, okay. i don't really have to sneeze, but if your life right now is sniffling, red-eyed sneezing and everything irritated because of allergies, good news. we've got more than a box of tissues to help you fight back. it's all coming up next. mmer who had the nerve to ask for my medicare number. i was not born yesterday. when someone asked for my medicare number in a text, i knew it was a scam.

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we're back now with an important health alert. it is allergy season and recent studies show it's getting longer and stronger. becky worley joins us now with what's behind this shift and what you can do about minimizing your allergies. good morning, becky. >> reporter: robin, good morning. allergies are awful and it's not your imagination that the season seems more intense than ever. but you can fight back. spring is in the air and that means allergies. >> this is a hard time for us. >> reporter: the culprit is this stuff, pollen. for julianna and the 60 million

other americans who suffer from seasonal allergies -- >> this is absolutely terrible and i hate it. >> reporter: she says her allergies came on with a vengeance this spring. >> not only do i have redness from blowing my nose from allergies, but i never used to get sinus headaches, but i have had horrible headaches. >> lasting longer and more intense releases of pollen causing worse allergies. >> reporter: one culprit, climate change. more co2 increases the fuel for plants. and trees producing pollen. hotter temperatures make the pollen releases more intense. and late fall freezes mean the allergy season lasts longer. but this doctor says you can fight back. >> over the counter treatments, more specialty medications like nasal sprays and allergy eye drops and at the doctor's office we have more specialty treatments where you can get allergy shots. >> reporter: she suggests taking

allergy medication before the season starts. ragweed season is late summer so if that's your trigger talk to your doctor about starting meds midsummer. another tip, a high filtration mask can keep exposure down. >> make sure you're not getting more prolonged exposure to that particular allergen. >> reporter: finally, keep pollen out of the house. take take off your shoes and jackets when you come in. keep windows and doors closed. if you've taken the dog for a walk, wipe it down outside the house with a wet towel. now, apps like weather bug or websites like pollen.com can tell you when pollen counts are particularly high in your area like on hot, dry, windy days, robin. this is miserable for people who suffer from seasonal allergies. >> kids, as well. kids as well, they suffer from allergies too. so do you have any tips, becky, for parents? >> reporter: i think the most important thing is to realize the discomfort is very real. i suffered from seasonal allergies as a kid mercilessly

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garfield is here too. first, we have a lot of news to get to on this very busy wednesday morning. >> we do. some breaking news just moments ago. the war in ukraine escalates and russia and the unite states exchanged prisoners after a long negotiation. russia released u.s. marine trevor reed in exchange for a convicted russian drug trafficker and pilot who was serving a 20-year federal prison sentence. the reed family thanked president joe biden in a statement for making the decision to bring trevor home. we do want to turn now to the cost of living crisis in the u.s. overnight new numbers shedding light on how many americans are not making enough for the basics. our mona kosar abdi has the very latest. >> reporter: this morning, a new study shedding light on how many americans particularly women are not making enough money to support their families. >> all of these things impact how healthy we are and our well-being. >> reporter: the study released overnight by the university of wisconsin population health institute shows the wage many people earn does not nearly cover the amount needed for basic necessities.

researchers found a typical household with one adult and two kids needs to make $35.80 an hour to cover food, housing, health care and child care costs. yet the federal minimum wage is a far lower $7.25 an hour. >> at some places it would take a 200% increase for the average wage to meet the living wage. >> reporter: the study also found a growing gender pay gap. women earn about 80 cents on the dollar for the same work. to earn the average salary of a white man, a white woman must work three more months to make the same amount. a black woman must work seven more months and a hispanic woman must work nearly ten more months. the study also found child care has become a major drain on the resources of american families. on average a household with two children now spends a quarter of its income on child care. researchers also found the lack of paid sick leave placed an additional burden on low income women and women of color.

robin? >> all right, mona, thank you so much for being here. now we have a "gma" health alert. many people take a daily baby aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. now a top physician's group is rewriting the conventional wisdom advising against taking it for many including those over 60. you know our chief medical correspondent jen ashton is going to weigh in on this because it's coming as a surprise to many, but you say this is a long time coming. >> it's been being debated for pretty much 20 years in the world of cardiology but now the u.s. preventive service task force making it official, changing their recommendations but not for everybody. this is for a certain group of people, 60 years of age and older who would be taking this to prevent their first heart attack or stroke. why? they found the risks in that age group outweigh any of the benefits and as you've heard me say for about a decade, it's always about risk versus benefit. so very, very important people under the age of 60 if they are at higher risk meaning a greater

than 10% risk over the next 10 years of having a heart attack or stroke, they should continue. so this is not for everyone but it does affect almost 29 million people. >> okay, so if you're someone waking up this morning and you're about to take that aspirin -- >> do not discontinue any aspirin regimen unless you have spoken to your physician. again, this is something that is for a select group of people. but we have to remember there are benefits in certain people. this is not for everyone. so this is not a one size fits all approach but talk to your cardiologist, talk to your health care provider if you have been told to take an aspirin. >> i know you will talk about it on "gma3" this afternoon. >> you bet. >> thanks so much. george? coming up on "gma," kim basinger reveals her crippling anxiety disorder and how it took over her life. and the bride who found two wedding dresses for under $10 at thrift stores. she's going to share her tips with us. also coming up our janai norman, that's her on the left,a

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spring is in the air. back now with our "gma" cover story. kim basinger revealing her battle with agora -- >> agoraphobia. >> agoraphobia. i can't say that. this is after years out of the spotlight now discussing the crippling anxiety disorder that prevented her from leaving the house. kaylee hartung is back with that story for us, good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, again, robin. kim basinger says for years a task as simple as opening a door felt like a big job and felt something shut down inside her but didn't know what was going on so now in her first interview in over a decade she's describing how difficult life became for her and how she's rebuilding. >> kim. >> reporter: this morning oscar

winning actress kim basinger revealing for the first time she suffers from agoraphobia. >> i wouldn't leave the house. i would no longer go to dinner. >> reporter: the 68-year-old star who's been mostly out of the spotlight in recent years is best known for big screen hits like "l.a. confidential." >> came on a bus with dreams of hollywood, and this is how they turned out. >> reporter: "batman." >> want to get out of here? >> yes. >> reporter: and as eminem's mother in "8 mile." >> what are you doing with your life that's so great, rabbit? >> reporter: now on "red table talk" sharing the pain of living with this disorder and not knowing what was wrong. with daughter ireland baldwin at her side basinger describing the challenges. >> it's like something just completely shuts down within you and you have to relearn everything. >> yeah. yeah. >> i had to relearn to drive and for many years i would not go through the tunnels in malibu. everything used to make me nervous. >> agoraphobia is an anxiety

disorder. a person who suffers from it, they have increasing anxiety about leaving their home a lot of the time about being in open spaces and they tend to have a lot of anxiety about what could go wrong if something happened and being able to kind of escape and feel like they are safe. >> reporter: for basinger her symptoms presented physically as well. >> you live with a dry mouth all the time. you're very shaky. you're just so exhausted all the time. >> reporter: approximately 1.7% of the general population battles agoraphobia and most commonly it develops before the age of 35. experts say in some it can be cured. and there are a variety of treatments available. >> people who suffer from agoraphobia benefit tremendously from a combination of therapy and oftentimes medication. >> reporter: our expert says just seeing kim being willing to sit down at that red table and talk about her experience makes her very optimistic for her future and shows she's getting treatment and help. you can see kim's full interview out today on facebook watch. george. >> okay, kaylee, thanks very much. april is national parkinson's awareness month. now researchers are

investigating a link between a sleeping disorder and parkinson's. will reeve spoke to a man who experienced that connection. >> i'm lucky if i average three hours of good sleep at night. >> reporter: for a decade gary had bizarre sleep issues. they ranged from making strange noises to talking, shouting, even waking up while violently lashing out during dreams. the cause was rem sleep behavior disorder or rbd. >> it's a terrible symptom that is really not spoken about a lot and there's not a lot of research on it. >> reporter: after five years of visiting various specialists, in 2012 he saw a neurologist for a new symptom, a tremor gary had noticed in his pinkie finger confirmed a nightmare, parkinson's disease. what is the emotional experience of parkinson's disease for you? >> when i was first diagnosed, i really didn't know much about parkinson's disease, so, you know, you hear something like that and you think it's the

worst and i didn't have any idea what life expectancy would be or life would be like. >> reporter: approximately 30% to 41% experience rbd before their diagnosis of parkinson's an as yet incurable and a neurological disorder that impacts motor skills. this morning, new research funded by the michael j. fox foundation is hoping to make a concrete connection between the two. by determining who may be most likely to develop parkinson's along with establishing why they may be more at risk. how optimistic does this study have people in the parkinson's community? >> people are really enthusiastic about this study. it's one of our first steps toward curing and preventing parkinson's. something that we can't do today. >> reporter: will reeve, abc . thas, will,orhaon back to tell

more. a lot of us have restless nights. how do we know the difference? >> this is really interesting and exciting research because it's trying to connect the dots. it's trying to see the why, what and when this potentially is occurring, so how you can tell if you have this sleep disorder can be difficult. but there are some associated knd of classic symptoms. one, dreaming with vocalization so yelling, talking, you're moving vigorously, this is occurring during rem sleep and you would need a sleep study to diagnose that and exclusion of other factors like substances or side effects of other medications so it can be difficult to diagnose but, again, that association, the observation, the link is potentially -- >> why so hard to pinpoint? >> people would need to do a sleep study which is difficult

to access. the other thing, think about it, if people live alone, how would they potentially know if they're having these symptoms, right, if someone else doesn't bring it to their attention and i think also we tend to minimize sleep difficulties in this country of all sorts. >> we assume it's normal. >> that's right. so it absolutely needs more awareness and more study. >> how do you treat it? >> unfortunately, right now it's about putting a band-aid on the symptom and so, again, until we really understand why this is happening, these are just treating the symptoms so with medications, usually prescription, the benzodiazepine class or over the counter with melatonin. behavioral changes are so important in the field of sleep hygiene, create a good sleep environment, which you've heard me say it before. >> starting to pay more attention to it. > cold, dark and quiet. and really i can't emphasize this enough, not just a connection with neurologic conditions or diseases, but overall health and wellness so critically connected to our sleep. >> jen ashton, thanks very much. >> you bet. >> t.j.? now to our bridal blitz and one bride who went viral on tiktok for finding not one but two wedding dresses. okay. eva pilgrim is back with us now and, robin, she said it for emphasis earlier. $10 for two dresses?

>> less than $10 for two dresses, yes. for many brides, you know, it is the thing that matters most on their big day, the dress. the average cost of a wedding dress was $1,800 last year but one bride who didn't want to break the budget on her dress found the perfect one in a thrift store. it was the day 26-year-old rachel connealy dreamed of and she tied the knot in two dresses for a grand total of $8. >> i still felt like a princess on my day, i guess, my own version of what a princess looks like. >> reporter: she found both of her dresses in a thrift store, this one cost her 3 bucks. this one, 5. >> for me i would much rather have an experience than have this dress in a box that i can show my kids in 20 years that they're like that's so out of style. >> reporter: because she saved so much on the dress she was able to buy her bridesmaids their dresses.

for other brides thinking of thrifting, you have to dig. the first dress she bought she found in the lingerie section even though it was an actual wedding dress. >> you go to the wedding dress section of a thrift store and there's these beautiful white silks and vintage lace and get creative with it. >> reporter: you can take the top of one dress, the bottom of another and put them together with good alterations. >> the cool thing about it, your dress, one, has a story and, two, it's like you're the only person that's ever worn that exact dress. >> reporter: rachel is not alone trying to save money for her big day. there are 400,000 views for hashtag cheap wedding dress and 4.2 million views for cheap wedding on tiktok. like so many covid brides my ceremony has been postponed many, many times. so for the city hall zoom we had to rent mine from rent the runway part of my monthly subscription, so i didn't pay anything extra for it. the wedding party, though, is still to come, guys. >> beautiful, beautiful bride. thank you, eva. >> all right.

"pop" please. hey. everybody excited about "pop." more of those, please. so fantastic. everything old is new again. "pop" is plain new though. we'll begin with a double dose of good news. the big screen adaptation of the broadway musical "wicked" that will star ariana grande and cynthia erivo will now be two movies instead of one. two, two, two for the price of one. the director of "crazy rich asians" taking to social media to announce the news writing in part, as we prepared this production over the last year it became increasingly clear that it would be impossible to wrestle the story of "wicked" into a single film without doing some real damage to it. so we decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and make not just one but two. ariana grande taking to instagram to celebrate the news, posting this sheet music and writing, some thrillifying news. with the #wickedmovies with an "s" there. the first debuts christmas day 2024.

the second hits theaters exactly a year later on december 25, 2025. >> creative approach. >> really smart and a great story. also this morning, an unlikely cover star on the new issue of "better homes and gardens." yeah, harry styles gracing the front of the home decor magazine. i love this. obviously it's great timing with the release of his new album which happens to be called "harry's house" and inside the magazine he talks about what makes a house a home and gets personal about things important to him and describes his new album as big and fun, but intimate and says he is no longer worried about commercial success stating that he just wants to make stuff that's right that he can be proud of for a long time. it's a really great article. you can read more on harry in the june issue of "better homes and gardens." who knew? it hits newsstands may 13th. his album drops may 20th. cannot wait for that. i think he doesn't have to worry because, well, it's working. finally this morning, one

grandma showing the internet it's never too late to start working out. natalie allport posting this adorable video on instagram of her abuela's fitness regime in ottawa, canada. ntalie says her granny wasn't a fan of lifting weights but the stronger she got the more she loved it. now they do it five days a week together and because of granny's dedication the doctor says her osteoporosis in her back has improved and can even pick up her beloved doggie now, something she could not do before they started with this simple workout routine. her granddaughter also adding when my mom and i told abuela she is inspiring others to exercise, she was both surprised and happy and wanted people to now that she's single. [ laughter ] i'm not making that up. i love you so much. keep working out. thank you for the inspiration. >> right? looking good, abuela. >> we have -- does she do squats when she brushes her teeth like you do?

>> we got to get abuela on that. she's single. could pick up her dog. her tinder profile is lit. i love that abuela. how about we start with a look at the weather happening. we got new security video from that ef-0 tornado that happened just outside cleveland. watch this. the roof rips, that truck sitting there waiting and then takes off. thankfully they were okay. there were 80-mile-per-hour winds in that. speaking of there were straight line winds, more than 60 severe reports across parts of the mid-atlantic and southeast and you saw the pictures there from virginia. that from north carolina where the trees are down, gusts were up to 80 miles per hour in some of those states so max thinks he's funny, winter is back. it's back for 24 to 36 hours but it will be really cold the next two days. let's get a check a little closer to home.

frances: it is going to be breezy to windy today with temperatures on the cooler side. at the beaches, look for the upper 50's. 60 in san francisco and 67 in san jose. low 70's inland. here is the accuweather forecast. tomorrow it will be cooler with gusty winds. we will have a warmer weekend. five winning families. yep. but first let's see what is in store. ready, minnie? >> good morning. here we go! ♪ >> reporter: this morning, disney cruise lines' newest ship "the disney wish" prepping to set sail this summer. on board the experience will include "frozen" themed dining in the kingdom of arendelle with anna, elsa and olaf or you can be a hero alongside fan

favorites, or why not join the aqua mouse? the first ever disney attraction at sea. so which lucky families are coming aboard for the vacation of a lifetime? we're about to find out. all right, janai and captain minnie will be on board that first cruise. yes, and the families we're about to meet think they're still in the running. but let's meet one of them. ready? >> yeah. >> okay, so you push this button. >> okay. >> our first winner will appear. >> will pop up. >> go for it. >> yes. [ horn ] >> there's the horn. >> ready, ready. we're going to see who is it? you ready, minnie? the mendoza family, good morning to all of you. you are live on "good morning america" right now. and we have some very exciting news for you. you ready? you won a trip on the disney "wish." you're going on the cruise, guys. >> we know you are a navy vet. you're a single dad of two.

you're so busy. what will it mean for you and your daughters to be on this cruise? >> well, actually i've been meaning to take them on a cruise and take them on vacation for some time, so this is just a blessing, so thank you, i appreciate it. >> oh, we cannot -- i see your daughters' faces. it looks like they're still in disbelief of this. we cannot wait to meet you on board, right, minnie? >> ahoy! you better pack your bags. >> that's minnie mouse. >> we have more with our families. four more wishes to grant and our families have no idea. that's why everyone might be in shock, everybody. next up, two stars who know right where they are this morning coming up. first john leguizamo is here live with us and then andrew garfield. >> good morning.

i am julian glover.rning. let us check on traffic with jobina. jobina: good morning. for the most part, our blocking issues have cleared up. caltrain is still half-price through the month of april. we are getting towards the end of the month, so take advantage. they bridge toll plaza, backup beginning to let up. still, metering lights are on. improving southbound traffic on 680, but expect delays towards 24. >>

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francisco, 67 around the bay. >> >> announcer: this is an abc news special report.albright. now reporting, david muir. good morning, and we're coming on the air as this country pays its final respects to a towering figure in u.s. diplomacy. the funeral for former secretary of state madeline albright is now under way at washington national cathedral. she was the first woman to ever hold the post. she died of cancer last month at the age of 84. in just a few moments, we will hear from president biden who has already described albright as a force saying hers were the hands that turned the tide of history. there is an extraordinary showing of dignitaryism from former president obama, former

first lady michelle obama. bill clinton who chose albright first as his ambassador to the u.n., and then as secretary of state. she was unanimously confirmed by the senate, the first woman to hold the post. you saw former secretary of state hillary clinton there in the front row, close friends with albright. her daughter chelsea talking with vice president al gore before the funeral began. both former presidents and secretary clinton will be speaking as well. also house speaker nancy pelosi, and minority leader mitch mcconnell. you see them in attendance. former top u.s. diplomats john kerry and condoleezza rice, of course, the second woman to serve as secretary of state and who was a student under albright's father. albright took the oath of office in 1997. a native of prague came to america as a refugee. she and her family fled the nazis and then soviet-dominated eastern europe. she once told barbara walters

she wanted the american people to understand foreign policy is domestic policy, and there is no line between them. ever the diplomat, just one month before her death, she wrote in the "new york times" that vladimir putin is making an historic mistake saying ukraine is entitled to its sovereignty no matter who its neighbors happen to be. if mr. putin feels backed into a corner, he has only himself to blame. president biden now walking up. he will be remembering the former secretary of state, and let's listen to the president at the national cathedral. ♪

>> freedom endures against all odds in the face of every aggressor. there are always those who will fight for that freedom, and in the 20th and 21st century, freedom had no greater champion than madeleine albright, and alice, katie, your mom was a force, a force of nature. with her goodness and grace, her humanity, and her intellect, she turned the tide of history. david, daniel, jack, jake, ben, and ellie, you're too young to remember this, but when the iron

curtain fell and the berlin wall came down, our world faced one of those inflection points, a moment of upheaval, but opportunity as well. people and nations around the world were deciding in the future they wanted to make for themselves, and your grandmother, your grandmother as a madam ambassador, and as the first female secretary of state in american history made sure those nations and those people knew exactly where the united states of america stood, and what we stood for. you know, and all through it, her beloved sister kathy and brother john can attest, she never forgot where she came from, or who she was.

president obama, president and secretary clinton, vice president al gore, members of congress, cabinet members past and present, today we honor the truly proud american who made all of us prouder to be americans. i also want to welcome the distinguished guests and dignitaries who have traveled from around the world to celebrate a daughter of the czech republic who knew -- who knew what it meant to endure war and flee persecution. with her friend when he died, i remember when madeleine eulogized him, she used these words, and i quote, he cast light into places of deepest

darkness, and reminded us constantly of our obligations to one another. these words -- these words apply equally to madeleine. when i got word that madeleine passed, i was in midair on my way to europe to meet with our nato allies in brussels to help try to continue to keep the strong, strong alliances together. our organization and the international response to russia's brutal and unjustifiable war against ukraine. it was not lost on me that madeleine was a big part of the reason nato was still strong, and galvanized as it is today. a few days later, i traveled to poland and spoke about all those

at stake in our world and for democracy and freedom which is under assault from forces of autocracy and oppression. many are tired of hearing me say i think we're at another inflection point of world history where there is literally a severe confrontation between autocrats and democratic nations. president clinton, it was not lost on me that you spoke at the same warsaw castle that i was about to speak at 25 years earlier. in my case, it was evening, but the interior of the castle, and the beautiful courtyard holds about 500, 600 people. mostly poles and ukrainians were present when i spoke, and i'm sure many in the audience spoke

english, though likely not their first language, but when i mentioned the name, they were respectful of what i was saying, but when i mentioned the name of madeleine albright, there was a deafening cheer. they all stopped everything, and started to cheer. it was spontaneous. it was real. for her name is still synonymous with america as a force for good in the world. madeleine never minced words or wasted time when she saw something needed fixing or someone who needed helping. she just got to work, and as a member of the senate foreign relations committee from the time i was a kid, god, they were the good old days.

i was a chairman or the ranking member for a good part of that time, and in the '90s, i can attest that madeleine with the significant help of the president of the united states kept the committee really busy. in our work to halt genocide, to support new democracies in eastern and central europe, to develop colombia, and all those other undertakings, madeleine was an incomparable ally and adviser beyond the president to me and others in the committee. she always had a knack for explaining to the american people why it mattered to them that people everywhere in the world were struggling to breathe

free. madeleine didn't stop when she left government. for decades, she was a nexus in the foreign policy community. always, and i mean always on top of the latest developments. always speaking out for democracy, and always the first to sound the alarm about fascism. presidents and leaders around the world continued to solicit her advice, including me. when i asked her last year to chair the defense policy board, she built businesses. she pumped out "new york times" best-sellers that were both highly precious and deeply salient and constantly best-sellers. i think i've read them all.

you know, and she mentored generations of rising foreign policy experts. the quote, foreign policy establishment. you know, and the thing that i noted that was deliberate and remarkable about her, not unlike secretary clinton, was that she made sure that young women knew they belonged at every single table having to do with national security without exception. today across our government and around the world, madeleine's proteges are legion. many are here today, each carrying with them a spark lit by her passion and her bril brilliance. i think part of the reason why madeleine was such a successful

diplomat was that she understood something i've always believed, and my boss, president obama when i was vice president, used to kid me because i would repeat so often, because i believed she understood something i've always believed that all politics, especially international politics is personal, and ultimately is personal. she could go toe to toe with the toughest dictators, then turn around and literally teach a fellow ambassador how to do the macarena on the floor of the u.n. security council. [ laughter ] y'all think i'm kidding. i'm not kidding. she thought it was too difficult to teach me how to dance though. she was right. no matter where she was, she understood people. she cared about people, and all

of that was grounded in an education gained by watching her father, joseph, and her mentor as well, she learned diplomacy at the dinner table, and throughout her life, nothing mattered to madeleine more than the family. nothing. madeleine had the same rule that i do and others here do. no matter what's happening in my day, as president obama can tell you, or who i'm meeting with, if one of my children calls, i take the call. she was the same way. anne, alice, katie, and her grandchildren, each of you, each of you is literally a tribute to her enormous capacity to love. i know it's hard, but i promise

you. she's always with you, in your mind, in your heart, and part of your soul. i promise you, you're going to have a tough decision. you're going to be asking yourself, what would she want me to do? not a joke. remember i said it. that's going to happen. kathy and john, the connection the three of you maintained through your lives was always an anchor to madeleine, through all the ups and downs of life. what a gift. what a gift. what a family. you know, from that first tr transatlantic cross to america, to landing on that big blue and white plain, emblazoned with the words united states of america,

madeleine understood her story was america's story. her story was america's story. she loved to speak about america as the indispensable nation. to her, the phrase was never a statement of arrogance. it was about gratitude for all this country made possible for her, it was a testament to her belief in the endless possibilities that only america could help unlock around the world and to her understanding of what america power could achieve when it was united with and mote vivated by enduring american values. that's why there was nothing she loved more than swearing in new

citizens to this great nation of ours. she would light up, reminding them that she once stood where they stood, having gained the blessings of liberty. she wanted nothing more than to share them around the globe. to madeleine, from my perspective, there was no higher mission, no greater honor than to serve this great experiment in freedom known as the united states of america. may her memory continue to be a blessing to our nation, and may we remember her words and her deeds. may she always be a light to all those in the darkest places, a

reminder of our obligation to one another. may god bless madeleine albright. >> president biden honoring former secretary of state madeleine albright, the first woman to hold that position. the funeral at washington national cathedral, under way. he told her children, your mother was a force and reminded her grandchildren of the history their grandmother made and said she was always not afraid to let the rest of the world know exactly where america stood. she never minced words when something needed fixing or someone needed helping, and he said she was always the first to sound the alarm on fasfascism. our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl outside the cathedral, and you do know the unity speaks volumes about the respect for madeleine

albright. >> reporter: a towering figure in american politics and american foreign policy. somebody when you think about a confirmed secretary of state by a vote of 99 to 0 across the board, and you see the room, not just the former democratic presidents there, clinton and obama, of course, president biden giving that eulogy. former secretary of state hillary clinton, but also mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, and i think notably one of the people that will be doing a reading in this service is condoleezza rice who was the second woman to be secretary of state, and in an extraordinary coincidence of american politics, condoleezza rice counts madeleine albright's father not only someone who was a teacher or a professor that she had, but one of the great influences on her life outside of her parents, somebody who as a student, she thought she would

study music, and it was because of madeleine albright's father, condoleezza rice, the second woman to become secretary of state, would be on a path to the state department. >> our thanks to you. martha raddatz is also watching, our chief global affairs anchor. you covered the state department for so many years and covered the history she made as the first woman secretary of state, and she spoke out until the end. >> reporter: she did, and in an op-ed piece just a few months ago, she warned about what would happen in ukraine. she talked about vladimir putin and having met him in the year 2000, and she said, flying home, i recorded my impressions. she is small and peale, and almost cold, reptilian. she also predicted there would be determined ukrainian

resi resistance, and i want to say a little bit about madeleine albright as the first female secretary of state. she was an example. she did not go into that job looking at it as trying to be like a man. she brought her compassion. she brought her experience as a mother, and she brought those br brooches. she sent a diplomatic message with those brooches. she once wore a bug pin around russians because she was unhappy that the russians had bugged a room at the state department, and iraqis wonce called her a serpent and she wore a snake brooch. that's who she was. she was such an example, and had such gravitas in the national security world. that is a man's world, and she broke that barrier. just look around that cathedral today. david? . >> no question about that, martha. as the president said, she

didn't mince words, and as you point out, she wasn't shying away from symbolism with her pins as well. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived wearing a pin no doubt in honor of her dear friend madeleine albright. secretary clinton will be speaking along with secretary of state condoleezza rice who has the connection to the albright family, to madeleine albright's father. she learned from her father, and it'll be extraordinary to watch this play out over the course of the morning. our coverage is going to continue on abc newslive, abcnews.com, and i'll be back at entire team for "world news tonight." i'm david muir in new york. we'll see you later. good day. >> announcer: this has been a special repo "wish," you have won. >> whoo! now, jenai, we know you have a busy summer already, recently married, graduating from college in august and now you ge janai, we know you have a busy summer already, recently married, graduating from college

in august and now you get to plan a trip and talking go the "star wars" hyper space lounge for adults, exciting aqua mouse attraction for the kids. are you ready for this? >> i am. and i'm just so grateful. thank you all. >> oh. >> we love that your daughter is dressed like a disney princess. >> and a "star wars" little guy there. >> it's all disney on the shirts. you guys are ready. we are so excited. captain minnie has just two words for you. >> bon voyage! >> yes. >> thank you. >> all right. i wish i could do this all day. we have only one more tripveo w, jana let d let's meet the final family. hit that button. [ horn ] >> i could do this all day. >> and here they are. >> all right. ready. terrence and harmony. you are live on "good morning america," and because we've got big news you won a cruise on the disney "wish." >> you're going on the cruise. >> yay.

>> terraence, you are harmony's grandfather. we know that you adopted her and you're creating a beautiful new family of your own. now you've won a vacation to the caribbean on the disney cruise. how excited are you for a little rest and relaxation? >> we are very excited and looking forward to it. this is something she will enjoy. her birthday is in july so -- >> perfect timing. so exciting. captain minnie, are you ready to meet all these awesome families on board? >> let's set sail. >> all right, let's do it. the brand-new disney "wish" sets sail this summer. janai and captain minnie will share the excitement with you guys every step of the way. you will be there doing it. let's do it.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. julian: good wednesday morning to you. i am julian glover from abc 7 mornings. let's check in now with jobina for a look at traffic. jobina: thank you, julian. as we start with the drive times here, you can see it has improved, 31 minutes. highway 85 in the san jose airport, though, has slowed down. it is a 15-minute ride. looking at the san mateo bridge, things are moving smoothly in both directions. i will wrap up with a live look in emeryville, showing you highway france's. hi, frances. -- frances: low 70's and lynn could've tech out the accuweather 7-day forecast.

tomorrow is even gustier and cooler. julian? julian: all right, thank you, frances. time right now for "live with ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today on "live," today, from the new series "shining girls," elisabeth moss. and choosing the right supplement for a better night under the covers. plus, your comments and thoughts on another edition of "the inbox." all on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: good morning! bring it on. it's like we're going to the club early this morning. >> kelly: oh, my gosh. >> ryan: it's wednesday come the 27th.