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>> teacher shot. >> the teacher now fighting for her life. killer's path. tracing the alleged moves of the suspect charged with murdering four university of idaho students as classmates return to campus. remarkable recovery. damar hamlin awake and talking. facetiming with teammates days after suffering cardiac arrest on the field. book backlash. the fallout over prince harry's memoir, "spare." what he reportedly says about his time serving in afghanistan getting a heated response from british military veterans. teen hero. the young pilot forced to make an emergency landing when his plane's engine conked out with grandma on board. how he kept his cool. ♪ when i'm a billionaire ♪ and dare to dream. the giant mega millions jackpot drawn overnight. was there a winner?

we're all looking at each other wondering if anyone won. >> did you win? did you win? >> no, wasn't us. >> none of us. we know that for sure. good morning, america. this morning after quite the delay, the country waking up to a new speaker in the house. kevin mccarthy getting right down to business swearing in the 118th congress following a chaotic week in washington. >> chaotic, indeed, and more than a dozen defeats. it took a historic 15 rounds of voting before mccarthy was able to take control of the gavel days after being called a squatter by members of his own party. this was the longest and most contentious speaker contest in 164 years. >> and it ended after midnight with his name being installed above his door. we have team coverage of all the events in washington, and we start with abc's congressional correspondent rachel scott on capitol hill again for us. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning, and this was not an easy victory for kevin mccarthy.

five days, 15 ballots, it was the most contentious battle for speaker since before the civil war, and it took a chaotic and unexpected turn. overnight, a dramatic finish to a historic battle for speaker of the house. republican leader kevin mccarthy finally elected as the next speaker of the house taking the gavel from democrats. >> that was easy, huh? [ laughter ] i never thought we'd get up here. hakeem, i've got to warn you, two years ago, i got 100% of the vote from my conference. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it was a fight that was bitter until the very end. fingers pointed, heated words exchanged after kevin mccarthy failed for the 14th time, blocked in the end by one member from his own party, matt gaetz. tense negotiations played out on the house floor, the cameras catching it all. after already making several key

self.or membe grew frust repubca mikrorsamhadt civil. >> for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? >> madam clerk, i rise to say, wow. [ laughter ] >> reporter: then a breakthrough. [ crowd chanting ] a deal reached. the 15th round of voting stretching past midnight, ending in a standing ovation for the new speaker of the house. >> my responsibility, our responsibility is to our country. >> reporter: mccarthy celebrating a new republican majority calling for a fresh direction. >> our system is built on checks and balances. it's time for us to be a check and provide some balance to the president's policies. [ applause ]

>> reporter: this was mccarthy's first major test with that razor-thin majority. he made several kong sessions to win over those republican conservatives including changing the house rules so that a single lawmaker could try to force a vote to remove the speaker of the house. we asked matt gaetz why he changed his vote. he said in the end he didn't have anything left to ask for, and showed conservatives got what they wanted, more leverage, whit. >> rachel, on that note we saw mccarthy thank former president trump for his efforts to win over some of those republican hold-outs. what does that say about trump's influence in the party still? >> reporter: yes, kevin mccarthy told us there is no doubt in former president trump's speaker and take a look at these striking images, congresswoman marjorie taylor greene holding up her cell phone, trying to pass it to other members. the caller's name reading dt. appearing to be donald trump on the line. we know he was calling those

members and kevin mccarthy giving him major credit for helping him get across the finish line, whit. >> rachel scott, we know it's been a long night and long week for you. thank you so much. we appreciate it. for more now let's bring in our white house correspondent maryalice parks and, maryalice, good morning. so how is the biden administration reacting to all this? >> reporter: yeah, whit, the president had called all this embarrassing. he said the world was watching. overnight he did congratulate kevin mccarthy and put out a statement saying, i am prepared to work with republicans when i can, and the voters made clear they expect republicans to be prepared to work with me as well. but he also added, the american people expect their leaders to govern in a way that puts their needs above all else, and that is what we need to do now, and the white house is clearly worried. they have to assume, given what we've seen in the last few days, that republicans are really going to struggle to even get the most basic bills passed to pass a budget, to pass a government spending bill, to raise the debt limit to pay for

the country's bills, whit. >> maryalice, what does it mean for democrats, and how much more difficult does this make biden's job working with congress and that slim republican majority in the house? >> reporter: yeah, whit, you have to assume that they are worried here. they are worried about who to negotiate with, how to negotiate with the house going forward. will they be able to trust that mccarthy can deliver when he promises? and there's the question of how long mccarthy will last. you know, he was asked last night will he be speaker for two years? he said 1,000%. but as rachel mentioned, in order to get this win, he gave up incredible concessions, and he called into question whether or not a small group will be able to immediately call for his removal. so in theory he is coming into this office as the weakest speaker in decades, and that could make it incredibly hard for this white house to work with him, but i will say, it is also possible that republicans will have to work with democrats more to get even the basics done. eva? >> maryalice parks for us at the

white house. thanks, maryalice. now to the storm threat on the west coast as california is slammed by one major system after another, flooding roads and buckling highways. brittany bell from our new york station wabc joins us with the latest. good morning to you, th ctie to g mll uvideo lis.piis actually damaged in aptos and you can also see that pier as well, more of the same for ocng or aot of boards in the nearby village too. that was also the result that got a lot of heavy damage due to the heavy rainfall and also gusty winds. so let's look at the timing. heading into late tonight, they'll get another round of widespread heavy rainfall, even some snow throughout the higher elevations. a bit of a break throughout most of the day on sunday, but late sunday night into early monday, more of the same. another round of widespread rainfall and a lot of snow. more rain on tap for the couple of days heading into next week. janai?

>> all right, brittany, we'll check back in with you in just a moment. turning now though to alarming new details, a shooting at an elementary school in newport news, virginia. police say a 6-year-old boy, a first grader, somehow got ahold of a gun and opened fire at his teacher critically wounding her. abc's senior investigative reporter aaron katersky is here. aaron, good morning to you. police say this was not an accidental shooting. >> they didn't explain what it was, but they did, say, janai, it was not an accident. in a country inured to gun violen, what hpehat elry school in newport ia, t st >> teacher shot. >> reporter: this morning a 6-year-old boy is in custody and a teacher is in critical condition after a shooting at richneck elementary school. >> i'm in shock, and i'm disheartened. >> female victim, she's been shot in the abdomen as well as a through-and-through into the hand. >> reporter: police said the 6-year-old brought a handgun to a first grade classroom and deliberately shot the teacher. >> this was not an accidental

shooting. >> reporter: the school locked down. officers swarmed in trying to calm terrified students and bewildered parents. >>nsntly mdrpe e i'm thinkissibergoroh at te. the an federation of ident of tehecribing the event as a horrific tragedy, adding that guns shouldn't be in our classroom, our campuses or anywhere near our schools. police did not say how someone so young had access to a gun, but the school superintendent said it represented a breakdown in values. >> we need to keep the guns out of the hands of our young people. >> reporter: there's no school at richneck elementary on monday while authorities figure how to prevent this in the future and whether the student was known to be a troubled child. the most critical question, whit, how the gun wound up in the hands of a little boy. whit. >> that is the question. such an upsetting story. all right, aaron, thank you. we move now to the

remarkable progress buffalo bills star damar hamlin is making following that frightening cardiac arrest on the football field. hamlin facetiming with his teammates, and we're now hearing how the players plan to honor him during sunday's game. abc's mona kosar abdi is here with more. mona, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning, and in that call with his teammates, damar hamlin flashing his now famous heart sign. doctors say that hamlin continues to progress remarkably in his recovery. so much so that he is now breathing on his own again without a ventilator. fans and his teammates rejoicing in the news as his story has touched so many. this morning, a remarkable update on damar hamlin's road to recovery. the buffalo bills safe breathing on his own and surprising his teammates by making a virtual appearance at the bills meeting on friday saying, quote, love you, boys. >> to see that boy's face, to see him smile, see him go like this in the camera, it was everything. >> reporter: the players applauding hamlin with a standing ovation as he spoke to them from the hospital.

>> he did this to the guys, you know, right away, flexed and made a heart symbol probably more than anything and gave them a thumb's up. >> reporter: doctors removing hamlin's breathing tube, taking him off a ventilator, a critical step from that terrifying collapse during monday night football. hamlin going into cardiac arrest after a tackle. for minutes medics frantically administering cpr to the 24-year-old. >> they are intensely working on damar hamlin. >> reporter: nfl commissioner roger goodell praising the first responders for their quick action that night. >> the medical personnel on the field who flawlessly executed an emergency action plan that likely saved damar's life. >> reporter: the league deciding the game between buffalo and cincinnati won't be completed, announcing plans to address the potential impact it could have on a postseason schedule. in the meantime, teams from around the league will pay tribute to hamlin by wearing

special love for damar shirts during warm-ups and painting the number 3 on the 30 yard line in bills blue and red. and in a show of support, fans have donated millions to damar hamlin's charity for children. the ravens and also quarterbacks tom brady and russell wilson have also made substantial donations. whit, in such a competitive sport, this has really brought a lot of people together. whit? >> yes, so encouraging to see that outpouring of support, mona, thank you. coming up later, espn's nfl analyst robert griffin iii joins us live to talk more about hamlin and today's games. eva? now to the fda giving accelerated approval to an alzheimer's drug that's the first to show it could slow decline in certain patients. abc's jay o'brien is in washington, d.c. with the latest. good morning to you, jay. >> reporter: eva, good morning. the makers of this drug expect to start rolling it out later this month. many doctors saying it's not a cure for alzheimer's, but it is a tool in the fight against that disease. this morning, the fda granting

accelerated approval for alzheimer's drug leqembi after new data shows the drug can potentially slow cognitive decline in some early stage alzheimer's patients. >> it's not treating the symptoms, it slows down the decline. >> reporter: the fda's neuroscience director calling the drug the latest therapy to target and affect the underlying disease instead of only treating the symptoms. clinical trials found the drug slowed cognitive decline 27% compared to people who got a placebo. >> it is small but still promising. unfortunately, patients may continue to see decline. we're hoping this medication can slow it down some. >> reporter: jerry fair was diagnosed with alzheimer's four years ago. he calls this drug a breakthrough. >> and there's so many other people out there that i hope and pray can get the help that they need to get through this, not only for them, but their loved ones.

it gives us a chance to still know who they are. >> reporter: but the drug is not without its risks such as small brain bleeds and temporary brain swelling, and three patients in clinical studies have reportedly died, though it's unclear what caused their deaths. because this drug was given the green light through what's called an accelerated approval, it means doctors can still prescribe it, but insurance companies, even medicare, might not fully cover it, and it's expected to cost more than $26,000 a year. janai? >> wow, but still that treatment offering a lot of hope this morning. jay, thank you so much. turning now this morning to the killing of those four idaho college students. we're getting a better idea of how the man accused in their murders may have moved through their home. all of this comes as students return to campus for the start of the new semester with classes set to begin there on monday. abc's reena roy is here now with the latest. good morning to you, reena.

>> reporter: janai, good morning to you. that's right. you can imagine those students feel very grateful to be starting the semester with some peace of mind. but still the big question here, why this even happened. this morning, cleaning crews loading up the furniture from the crime scene while students return to campus in moscow, idaho. >> kind of a sense of relief, a weight kind of lifted off everyone's shoulders. >> reporter: bryan kohberger now behind bars, charged with the grisly murders of these four university of idaho students. >> do you understand? >> yes. >> reporter: police revealing in a chilling affidavit they believe those students were stabbed between 4:00 and 4:25 a.m. in the three-story off-campus home. kaylee goncalves and madison mogen discovered on the third floor. xana and her boyfriend ethan chapin killed in a bedroom on the second floor. also on the second floor at the time of the murder, one of those surviving roommates who police say was awake and witnessed the

intruder told investigators she heard noises in the home including cries from xana's room and when she opened her door, she saw a masked man coming toward her. he got so close that the survivor could describe his bushy eyebrows before he walked past her and out the back sliding glass door. that roommate then locking her door. police weren't contacted for another eight hours. >> eight hours is a long time. that's a real mystery to me. traumatic events affect people in different ways. >> reporter: police also revealing a shoe print that showed a diamond-shaped pattern just outside that roommate's bedroom door, verifying the suspect's path of travel according to authorities. kaylee goncalves' father hoping police will uncover even more information on why the killer chose these victims. >> there's still more to be painted in this picture. there's still more to be gathered. we're not done yet, and we can make this stronger. >> reporter: and the suspect is due back in court next week to face a judge once again.

he's being held without bail. whit? >> all right, reena, thank you. next this morning, wall street is kicking off a new year on a high note. the dow up 700 points on friday thanks in large part to a better than expected jobs report. abc's business and economics correspondent deidre bolton is here now with a reality check on what this could mean for the economy. deidre, good morning. >> good morning, whit. so, friday's jobs report shows a solid labor market, employers adding the most in health care, social assistance, leisure and hospitality and construction. unemployment rate decreasing to 3.5%, matching a five-decade low and participation inching higher. so that means more people are coming off the sidelines to work. all of those points showing strength, and additionally there's one really important piece of the puzzle for the fed, and that is wage growth moderating. wages are rising but at a slower pace than they were, and that allows the fed to worry

a little bit less about inflation, whit. >> so how might the federal reserve respond to this report? >> this is just one. so important inflation data going to be released this week, but the fed does have more room to slow rate hikes. so many economists factoring in the possibility of a 25-basis point hike versus 50. that's great news for people who need a new mortgage or car loan. back to you. >> all right, deidre, thank you. time now for a check of the weather. let's go back to brittany bell from our station wabc right here in new york. he op of talking about all the heavy rainfall out west, we are also mentioning a lot of the snow. check out this scene in garfield county, utah, of these snow covered trees, so they are in for multiple rounds of rainfall and snow that's pumping in a lot of moisture. check out all of these alerts. a flood watch out for northern and southern california. even a winter storm warning out for portions of the sierras. let's look at the snowfall forecast over the next seven days. up to four to five feet of snow possible in the sierras. that's what's going on in the co lisa: good saturday morning.

we have a level two system today and tomorrow with moderate raining downpours getting into the evening hours and the overnight hours, so we have a flood watch today, tomorrow, monday and tuesday for widespread flooding as two systems had our and a wind advisory until 1:00 tomorrow, so southwinds ramping up with the heaviest rain late tonight into overnight and we look for more and, whit, it's just amazing ee thosethe'onhe w. >> i was just saying i got a bunch of family in california dealing with that flooding right now as we speak. thank you. appreciate it. millions jackpot still growing this morning. now topping $1 billion after no winning tickets were sold in friday's $940 million drawing. abc's elwyn lopez is in atlanta,

home to mega millions, who knew? good morning, elwyn. >> reporter: i knew, janai. i knew. good morning. now, the bad news is that no one won. the good news, no one won, so now we're up to more than a billion dollars up for grabs, yes, i said a billion with a "b." this is the third largest jackpot in mega millions history. the only ones larger than this one in 2018, that was in south carolina for over $1.5 billion and last year's $1.3 billion in illinois. the last time someone matched all six numbers, plus, the mega ball was in october, and, of co hopefuls still have a ch cash in big "b." a tket c y home in one lump sum instead of over time. that's what most people do. the one-time payout would be $568 million, and while the odds of winning are 1 in 300 million,

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♪ ♪ the music, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go ♪ welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. 50 cent is bringing the 2002 hit movie "8 mile" to the small screen and enlisted eminem's help. the rapper announced the project during his appearance on big boy tv saying it's in motion. the show will be a back story to the movie and show eminem's younger years. that's pretty cool. >> who? >> 50 cent. >> watching janai's face as you said that gave me such joy. >> remember when we interviewed him a while -- >> fiddy. >> fiddy, right? am i saying that right? >> with two ds, right. >> now we all know.

let's take a look at some of the big stories we're following. happening right now, the white house announcing a new $3.75 billion military assistance package to help ukraine. this is the largest aid package yet and for the first time includes the much sought after bradley armored vehicles armed th aidram the ukrain approved last month. also right now, president biden marked the two-year anniversary of the capitol insurrection by handing out the presidential citizens medal to 14 individuals who performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens that day. among them, three officers who protected the capitol and later died. and an encouraging update on a story we've been following. marvel star jeremy renner posting a new photo on instagram from his hospital bed showing him surrounded by his family and medical staff saying, thank you, renowned medical icu team, for beginning this journey. renner has been recovering from severe injuries from a snowplow

accident on new year's day, and he is celebrating his 52nd birthday today. so happy birthday, jeremy. it's great to see you doing much better. >> yes, happy birthday to him. we start this half hour with the latest fallout for prince harry over that bombshell memoir after copies of "spare" accidentally went on sale early in spain. harry drawing anger from some members of the military community. abc's lama hasan is outside buckingham palace with more. good morning, lama. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, eva. the deeply personal private revelations from the prince just keep on coming, and now the latest, as you said, about his other family, the military, harry serving in the army for ten years after making those comments about the number of kills, some say he's breaking the military code. this morning, more fallout from prince harry's memoir, "spare," with new backlash coming from uk military figures. accounts published in uk newspapers revealing the prince wrote about his two deployments to afghanistan and the number of people he claims to have killed.

according to sky news, harry writing, i could always tell exactly how many enemy combatants i had killed. it seemed essential for me not to be afraid of that figure, so my number, 25. a former british commander in afghanistan commenting on friday. >> he characterized the british army basically as having trained him and other soldiers to see his enemy as less than human, just as chess pieces on a board to be swiped off, which is not the case. >> reporter: senior british military leader colonel tim collins telling forces news harry has now turned against the other family, the military, that once embraced him condemning the book as a tragic money-making scam. >> i think that might be quite difficult for harry because he is someone who took his position within the military, both in active service and his honorary positions, very seriously and was very proud of his affiliations with the military, and so i think that reaction there will probably hurt.

>> reporter: the british press rushing out new revelations that have been translated from harry's book after it was mistakenly put on sale early in spain. among the most talked about tidbits reported by british media, how he lost his virginity in a field behind a pub. drug use during his youth and his reported pleas to his father not to marry camilla parker bowles. the bbc reporting that harry joked with his grandmother, the queen, in their last conversation saying, we also spoke about the devastating drought. meg and i were staying at frogmore, and the lawn was in a really bad state. it's like my head, granny, full of bald spots and brown patches. she burst out laughing. i told her to take care of herself and that i hoped we'd see each other soon. harry saying he learned of the queen's death on the bbc news, not from his family. "i looked at the bbc website. my grandmother had died. my father was king," writes prince harry. "i put on my black tie, got out of the plane under heavy rain and raced up to balmoral in a

borrowed car." still no comment from either kensington or buckingham palace. >> it's almost impossible to see how any member of the royal family can sit down and be open and have a frank conversation with prince harry now that he has completely violated that trust that they had over so many years that private exchanges would not be made public. >> reporter: and this morning, both buckingham and kensington palaces are still staying silent sticking to their motto never complain, never explain. but with the book officially out next tuesday, the question is, will they have to say something then? >> we'll have to wait and see, lama. "spare" is out tuesday, and you can see michael strahan's interview with prince harry monday on "gma" and streaming on hulu. we are all looking forward to seeing that. >> we certainly are. whit can't wait to get his hands on that book out tuesday. >> a lot to talk about. turning our attention back here at home now and a check of the weather with brittany bell from our new york station wabc. >> good to see you, guys. a lot to talk about weatherwise

eck outhis vting out with some harbor, maine, a beautiful scene with snow still on the ground t yeerday.so the b story at os ao over the past few days we've had temperatures well above average in the 50s and the 60s but today down to a high of 46 degrees in new york city. burlington, 35. bangor, 40 degrees and pittsburgh, 36. but in the southeast, you are still holding on to temperatures that are well above average. look at new orleans, 73 degrees, montgomery down to 69. houston, 80 degrees and 69 degrees in tallahassee, but temperatures will start to cool down over the next few days. look at raleigh, by tomorrow down to 49 degrees, back up to 57 on monday. atlanta, 60, sunday, 54 on monday and new orleans by tomorrow, 68 degrees and 63 by monday. that's what's happening across

so like i said earlier we' so like i said earlier, we've been spoiled in the northeast. we had record highs earlier with temperatures near 66 degrees. >> yeah. >> back to reality. >> wah, wah, wah. .- >> we did also notice a little shoutout to raleigh. temperatures look pretty good down there. thank you so much, brittany. all right. coming up here on "good morning america," a teenage pilot describes the tricky emergency landing he was forced to make when his engine sudden conked out. and the critical weekend in the nfl as players head back to the field for the first time since damar hamlin's shocking collapse on the field. espn's robert griffin iii joins us live. us live. here goes nothing. but for a young homeowner becoming their parents, it's a learning opportunity. come on in. [ chuckles ] the more, the merrier.

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welcome back to "gma" and welcome back to "gma" and the teenager who kept his cool when the plane he was piloting suddenly lost engine power with his grandmother and cousins on board. pushed to tears, he quickly took action.

this morning, the heroic actions of a teen pilot making an emergency landing along the iconic route 66. >> a small airplane has to make an emergency landing, make it a crash landing. looks like it might be on the freeway. >> reporter: a routine flight turned disastrous for 18-year-old brock peters. his engine failing midflight monday. >> about 15 to 20 minutes into the flight, that's when i heard the boom from the engine, and immediately after that is when i lost my engine power, and with many unsuccessful attempts, i just declared that i couldn't restart the engine. >> reporter: with no options left, peters calling his mother before preparing for an emergency landing in cajon pass. >> he had already tried to radio for help, but because of where he was at, he wasn't able to get though to anybody. >> reporter: peters receiving his pilot's license just four months ago. falling back on his training from flight school, he decided to try and land on route 66. >> so i'm looking at all these different fields. from the area i know that, if i

land there, we're going to get seriously injured and the plane will be destroyed. i'm just scoping out everything from left to right, and then i saw the road down below. it looked open. >> reporter: peters managing to stick the landing all while keeping the plane intact and his grandmother and two cousins on board that day safe. >> i guess my grandma, she was praying in the back, as well as crying. i only heard the crying. i didn't hear the praying. i tuned everybody out on the plane and just focussed on getting on the ground. >> reporter: but brock still has his eye on the sky. >> i'll get back in the plane, absolutely. this is my dream. this is my passion. there's no way i'm going to let this stop me from flying. >> now, peters says he did practice emergency situations, but, of course, it's a whole other thing when you have to put it into action. maybe he could -- >> and his grandma -- >> yeah, right. >> exactly. family, flight, that's terrifying. >> get your kicks on route 66. there's a whole new meaning to that, yes. >> that's what they say. coming up here on "good morning america," espn football analyst robert griffin iii joins

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in today's "weekend download," a preview of week 18 of the nfl season along with more on damar hamlin's progress. joining us this morning is espn college football and nfl analyst robert griffin iii. thanks so much for being with us this morning. >> no, thank you for having me. >> so first up let's talk about everyone's concerned about the bills' damar hamlin and his recovery following that collapse on the field monday. we heard earlier that he's breathing on his own and even facetimed in to a team meeting.

what's this week been like for nfl players, and how are they moving forward? >> well, i think this has been a week of unity, not just for nfl players and teams but for everyone involved. when we saw damar hamlin go down with his injury, in that moment no fan was worried about the outcome of the game. they weren't worried about who their favorite team was anymore. everybody in that moment knew that damar hamlin was their teammate. he was their brother. he was their son because none of us want to imagine our loved one being down in that situation, and we couldn't even fathom the thought process that was going through the team and the players' mindset as they watched him lifeless on that football field, let alone what his family was thinking. so the result was a form of unity that a lot of us didn't even think existed anymore in this world. damar hamlinasble to sw matter how d our world habeter our race, creed or our religion, that we can come together in prayer. so when you see that he's breathing on his own and he's able to call in to a team meeting and tell his teammates

that he loves them, that was the lift me up that all nfl players needed and that really all of us were praying for what happened. so now you're going to see every single team go out there the next two days, and they're going to play for damar hamlin, and i think it has to be said that there is power in prayer, and also we have to acknowledge the first responders and the medical professionals who saved damar hamlin's life on that football field. so for me it starts with buffalo bills assistant trainer denny kellington, who is the one who performed cpr on damar hamlin on the football field and was crucial in saving his life. so, when you look at this week, it started with tears, and it is also ending with tears for a completely different reason. damar hamlin's recovery has made everybody feel amazing, and at the end of the day we also got a lesson that we can take with us in the future on how we can all come together and be united. >> and i see you there wearing damar hamlin's jersey this morning showing your support as well. okay, there's a lot of football

to talk about, but i want to ask about something that's not football related. a lot of people were watching when you got the call from your wife and she said she was in labor, you were in the middle of the fiesta bowl on saturday. you hightailed it home. i heard that the baby didn't come yet, but how is everyone doing? >> yeah, so first and foremost, wife and baby are doing amazing. it was a false labor, which is very common at this point in pregnancy, but in that moment i was literally just trying to get back home and make sure that my wife and baby were safe and sound. being so far away, it was a nerve-racking experience. but i do want to say thank you to everybody for their hopes and prayers because in that moment, we all thought the baby was coming, and it didn't matter what was going on on that football field. as a father, you drop everything you're doing and you try to get back home, so i'm thankful for all the thoughts and prayers from everybody, and we're just sitting here waiting for baby girl to come into this world whenever she's ready. >> babies can be unpredictable about their arrivals. we are wishing you both well and

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climbed onto the bag for a big cuddle. not bad. >> he was a little embarrassed. you could see the embarrassment. it all worked out. >> adorable. coming up here on "gma" in our second hour, the drama to pick a house speaker. how kevin mccarthy finally got enough votes overnight. and our "gma" cover story, "real housewife" jen shah learns her sentence for her role in a nationwide telemarketing scheme. and then it's resolution reboot. how to stay on course with new diet and fitness plans. diet and fitness plans. >> announcer: "gma" monday -- >> you refer to your brother as your beloved brother and >> announcer: "gma" monday -- >> y bill a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc. seven news. good morning , everyone. i'm loose corey in the east bay collapsed. flood control wall in san leandro has residents fearful ahead of another storm on the way manner wall, which is located in the manor neighborhood collapsed behind multiple homes for now, alameda county public works

agency. created a barrier with tarps and sandbags in the area, and the andrews mayor says he will meet with the alameda county supervisor to discuss repairs. after monday's storm passes residents who have been affected by this incident may be eligible to file a claim with alameda county ahead of another storm, the california governor's office of emergency services will provide assistance to a few bay area counties. those resources include swiftwater rescue teams and a helicopter there being prepositioned to help in sonoma contra costa and marin county's this as people there are still trying to recover from this week's storms . and speaking of all this rainy weather, let's go to check on the forecast with meteorologist lisa arjun. good morning, lisa. alright let's good morning to you. we're looking at a few showers up in the north bay, but our peak heavy rain and gusty winds coming into play this evening and the overnight hours so it has been up here through cloverdale heels, berg and gern ville and further to the south. some spotty showers. marin county east main south bay,

you're fine until later on today , here is the timing. so we go through nine o'clock and notice still around santa rosa, as we get to about noontime notice that the heaviest rain in the north bay beginning to sink south two o'clock, but really, it's not until after five o'clock through the evening and overnight eight hours. we get the heavy rain. the gusty winds with 1 to 2 inches accumulation through sunday morning, then we get a low list. thank you, lisa . the news continues right now, with g m a. we'll see you in a half hour for another hold on... you're a night manager and mom. and the bill payer, baker, and nightlight maker? that's a lot. so, adding “and student” might feel daunting.

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