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emergency landing on a flight out of texas. plus, another incident involving a battery fire on a spirit airlines flight. gio benitez breaks it all down. new details on the deadly train collision in greece. the trains on the same track for 12 minutes before the head-on crash. what's likely to plane. the new bipartisan push for rail safety at home after the overnight a top nfl prospect surrendered to police. heeding to the crash that killed a teammate and staffer. what he's saying this morning. last chance? closing arguments in the murdoch trial. allege ing ing the clinic transferred an em brie owe that tested positive for a deadly what it means for millions with

diabetes and their families. we're saying good morning live from easter island. taking a journey to the remote landscape . tonga ricky bringing up close to the stunning beauty and exploring the culture of music and dance threats that face the island. okay to cry. community is coming together to fight back. and their message for the world. live in times square. this is good morning america. this is good morning. america will get to michael a little bit later. but we have a very busy thursday morning, including the major storm on the move, putting more than 90 million on alert across the country. robin there are parts of the west that are buried in snow and look at this massive rock slide tumbling down at california canyon sam champion will have much more just ahead.

we're going to begin with the frightening incident in pennsylvania airport. a man checked a bag with an explosive device which triggered an alarm before it was loaded on the plane. the suspect is in fbi custody forever altered at lehigh valley international airport. good morning, trevor. good morning, george. so, authorities say that suitcase this suspect checked into security was tagged with his own name, but that explosive device was concealed inside it and rigged to potentially detonate quickly and while officials say security content right away any kind of explosive device at an american airport is enough to ou avaaerious alarm. this smuggled an explosive device onto a plane. the fbi says that explosive was found inside one of these rolling suitcases belonging to mark muffling seen in this surveillance image monday at pennsylvania's lehigh valley international airport. authorities say monthly was flying towards lando on allegiant airlines and check the

suitcase which triggered an alarm as it went through t s a screening, indicating it contained a suspicious device. investigators say inside the bag, they found a circular compound approximately three inches in diameter, wrapped in wax like paper and clear plastic wrap hiddenin the lining of the baggage it was concealed within. his luggage he went. he put some effort into that. gigi is part of the bomb squad that responded to the scene. the fbi says x rays of the device showed it contained a granular type of powder consistent with the commercial grade fireworks and that it had multiple fuses attached, including one designed to ignite quickly. investigators say the bag also contained a can of butane in the lighter. criminal complaint alleging the device was susceptible to ignite from heat and friction and posed a significant risk to the aircraft and passengers was not a sophisticated device. but if we can still inflict a lot of

damage area harm to people, there's always a risk of anything of any size going off engine aircraft. there's a reason why you're limited to three ounces of fluid on an aircraft so it doesn't take much . sources familiar with the investigation. tell abc news. what the device contained flammable explosive components. it was not operational, someone would have needed to somehow enter the cargo hold to detonate it after the device was found to say page muflahi over the airport p a system telling him to report to the security office. and just minutes later, the fbi says muffle e was seen on surveillance footage leaving the airport roughly was arrested at his home late monday night. he's charged with bringing an explosive device to an airport in trying to place one on an airplane, he said. to make his first court appearance later today, george okay, trevor. thanks. it's been our chief. just correspondent pierre thomas. scary stuff here. what more do we know about the investigation? well george right now. there's an intensive investigation into the background of the suspect. mark

muffler. so far, they have found no obvious ties to terrorism, but they're trying to find out everything they can about his background. so they're interviewing friends and associates, checking to see whether he had a social media footprint. they're taking this seriously because they were dangerous, flammable and explosive materials that were packed into that luggage. but the good news is that a preliminary assessment of the device is that it was not operational components were dangerous where we're not likely to go off on the plane list. it was some kind of accident in the cargo hold. they're obviously very happy that the screening system worked in this case, but they need to know why this particular suspect allegedly hit this device in his luggage. i'm told they're looking into a potentially lengthy criminal background. authorities are often shocked by what people try to bring on board planes. last year, the t s a intercepted more than 6000 guns at airport checkpoints. this case we're talking about explosives, so everyone attention was on alert robin. such a scary situation. pierre appreciate your reporting . thank you were going to turn now to breaking news overnight. extreme turbulence forced the flight out of texas to make an

emergency landing several passengers have been hospitalized. benitez has that story for us. good morning, geo. hey robin. good morning to you. as you said the turbulence was so bad. seven people were sent to the hospital now this morning. passengers on board are describing those chaotic moments. sometimes the airbus a 3 30 experience extreme turbulence this morning of midair scare for passengers on a lufthansa flight, traveling from austin, texas, to frankfurt, germany. violent turbulence, forcing that plane to land at dulles airport outside washington, d c in patients have been triaged. in the process of either painting refusals and or hitting folks transported to hospital. shortly i don't think any even the people that were on board that were the cabin crew. i don't think any of them have actually ever experienced anything like this. this was alright, shocking passengers describing items tossed all over the cabin, including food trays

. kind of like you're in slow motion that you just see everything like like in a movie where you just see everything lift, and then i was all of a sudden it just comes right back down. it felt like like five seconds. falling, and then there were shaking. the faa says the flight landed safely, adding the crew reported encountering severe turbulence at 37,000 ft. altitude over tennessee. this is the very reason that pilots warn you from the cockpit to keep your seat belt fastened because if we hit something like this, and you're not strapped in, you could go flying. and it's worth repeating. keeping that seat belt on is just critical because once turbulence like that hits, it may be too late, and you may not be able to put that seat belt on at all. robbins it is worth repeating geo and there was another incident involving a battery fire on a spirit airlines flight. what can you tell us about that? robin. so this was a flight from dallas to orlando. it had to land in jacksonville instead. a battery we're told caught fire in one of

the overhead bins, and this was a guest battery of passengers battery onboard. 10 people actually had to go to the hospital, but we are told they are going to be okay. the faa says it will investigate. all right. thank you so much going on with flights. absolutely alright. we turn now to that major storm on the move this morning after slamming parts of california with heavy snow more than 90 million hurricanes are on alert across the country and sam champion is tracking the very latest. he's in. vir ginger . nice to see you, sam. good morning, guys. so each one of these massive storms has done real destruction in this country. and i want to show you this last one. so look at this rockslide go right at this. how california highway patrolman right on the hillside there. that's not on the coastal road. it's up on malibu canyon, but a lot of people use this as a shortcut in the whole area goes down there, but let's get to snow. this is not just a little snow, and there's been a snow drought. but 12 ft of snow just in the last week, 500 inches of snow. this season. they had to shut roads down into these areas couldn't let people in the

businesses that rely on snow. the people that live here couldn't even take advantage of this. 40 was shut down for a while. look at this storm and we've got warnings. you guys did the headlines massive warnings. 90 million people from coast to coast. watch the slow move here now. this is severe weather, and i know we get fatigue on warnings and watches in this area, but dallas, shreveport, little rock. greenville i need your attention. these are long running and some of them will be overnight tornadoes. they are going to be big. and dangerous as we watch the storm progress tomorrow. more severe weather moves into the south the deep south and we get this ice and snow line. look at the chicago land. grand rapids, detroit to buffalo, scranton. even new york city. we could have some snow starting there, but it'll go over to wind and rain three days with the storm, guys, sam. thanks we're gonna go overseas now to new details on the train disaster in greece. the death toll has climbed, released 46 as we learned how long the trains were on the same track before the head on collision. marcus morris live on the scene. good morning, marcus. well george. good morning. you can see those destroyed cars behind me and the crews here on the scene. they worked through the night looking

for passengers in the wreckage, and they expect to finish most of their search by later today as new images shed light on the moment of that crash. this is the moment two trains collided in greece. the video, first obtained by greek state tv shows the passenger train traveling the passenger train left athens at 7:30 tuesday evening, carrying mostly young people returning from a local carnival. many victims thrown dozens of yards from the cars. in the town of larissa, they wait for word on loved ones. we met a greek psychologist who has been comforting grieving families. >> we know it's very difficult.

i think that for these days is the most difficult part actually. but we have to wait. >> reporter: greece's prime minister citing the accident's cause as, quote, tragic human error. and overnight protesters clashing with police in athens at the train company headquarters. more protests are planned today. george, in the wake of this disaster, a train station manager who was working at the time has been arrested and the nation's transport minister has resigned from his position saying the country's rail system was not up to 21st century standards and he offered his condolences to all of the families affected. george? >> marcus moore, thanks. here at home, the fallout from the east palestine train derailment continues. ohio's two senators introduced a bipartisan bill on rail safety. senior congressional correspondent rachel scott has the story. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. and lawmakers on both sides say

they see this as a window of opportunity. they want to give the american people peace of mind that what happened here would not happen in their communities. this is a bipartisan proposal. it's called the railway safety act. it enhances safety precautions for trains carrying hazardous materials, mandate a two-person crew, authorize $27 million for research on safety improvements and increase fines for those who break the rules. it's unclear when exactly this will come up for a vote but there is a growing number of democrats and republicans who say they support this and the white house is making it clear that the president is behind it as well. and in just a few days the ceo of norfolk southern will be in the hot seat here on capitol hill testifying before lawmakers as they try to get to the bottom of what happened and why. robin? >> all right, rachel, thank you. now to top nfl draft prospect jalen carter turning himself into police overnight and quickly released. he is charged in connection with the fatal car crash that killed a georgia teammate and staffer. our senior national correspondent steve osunsami is in atlanta with more. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin.

records show he surrendered to police here in georgia around 11:30 p.m. last night and was released just a few minutes later. but, of course, the case against him continues. >> jalen carter's got him again. >> reporter: a promising career in professional football is in question this morning after former university of georgia defensive lineman jalen carter turned himself in to police overnight. >> good penetration by jalen carter. >> reporter: he was at the nfl combine in indianapolis trying to get a job when authorities back home filed charges against him for the deadly crash in mid-january that killed a teammate and recruiting staffer. >> we got one patient in the car unresponsive. one on the ground. >> reporter: police say they went drag racing after a night of drinking and it was just hors after the parade after uga's football team won its second national championship in a row. >> we've got an accident with injuries. >> female driver unresponsive. >> reporter: 24-year-old chandler lecroy was driving an suv that slammed into a utility pole around 2:45 a.m.

the toxicology report say she was drunk, driving 104 miles an hour. she and 20-year-old devin killed. they were all seen on camera leaving a downtown strip club shortly before the crash and now police are saying that it was carter who was driving the second vehicle seen in this surveillance video just before police say the two drivers, quote, overtook other motorists and drove at high rates of speed in an apparent attempt to outdistance each other. in a statement carter says he's innocent, saying there is no question in my mind when the facts are known i will be fully exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing. but newly released body camera video from the same police department shows this isn't the first time local police have accused carter of speeding. >> the break is you ain't going to jail because that was reckless. >> reporter: he was pulled over and ticketed in december for

allegedly driving over the speed limit, initially 90 miles an hour. >> you need to slow down, dude. >> reporter: this time investigators say carter left the scene after the crash, returned and talked with them where they say he told them he wasn't speeding and wasn't racing which they say this morning is not true. uga's football coach released a statement saying his school and team will work with investigators, will support these families and try to figure out what lesson they can learn from this tragedy. rebecca? >> we hope there are some of those lessons learned. steve osunsami, thank you. we turn now to a medical game changer. drugmaker eli lilly is slashing the price of insulin capping out-of-pocket costs for millions of americans with diabetes at $35 a month. whit johnson is here for the details. this has been a long time coming and there have been calls for it. it will change a lot of people's lives, whit. >> absolutely. rebecca, good morning to you. to put this into context

8.5 million americans use insulin so the cost reduction should have a major impact. eli lilly doing a few things. first capping the patient out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month. if you have health insurance, this change is automatic. for people without insurance they can get the price by downloading a special savings card online. then by this fall the drugmaker is planning to reduce the list prices of major popular insulin products by up to 70%. and on may 1st eli lilly says it will reduce the price of its unbranded insulin to $25 per vial down from $82 per vial. these are big changes. overall the price of insulin has more than tripled in the last two decades. eli lilly, one of three main insulin manufacturers under pressure from consumers and politicians to lower prices.ide move a big deal and said it's time for other manufacturers to follow. guys? >> this is going to make such a huge difference in so many lives. >> sure is. >> thank you, whit. it's an exciting morning here.

michael is joining us live again from easter island. good morning, michael or should i say -- [ speaking non-english ] did i get that right? [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: which in the rapa nui language means hello. we are here on easter island which is how the world refers to it but the people here, they call it rapa nui and i had the pleasure of walking through the quarry where the statues behind me were built along the slope where you can see so many of these statues in various stages of production and we're going to tell you more about it all coming up, robin. >> we cannot wait. hello. thank you, michael. let's go back now to sam who's in for ginger. >> that's so beautiful. >> doesn't it look >> so much with this storm moving across the country i couldn't get it all in. let's do more here. we have flooding. this is more than a little flooding. this is up to five inches of rain. you need to watch for this springfield, memphis. i want to show you some of the big snow problems. some is avalanches west and east and the far side of the corner,

look at the snow border then this ledge is mount washington, tuckerman's ravine. you lose him in that snow along that rock ledge, but he is okay. they dug him out. digging out of an avalanche is a process and this is a real thing that people train for. so this is amazing this young person is all right. i want to show you where the snow will go with this next storm. the areas of purple, 12 inches plus. that's the weather around the nation. here's what you can expect this morning. it is chilly. a freeze warning and frost advisory around the bay area

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and all the things that they're doing to combat that. we have all of that coming up and a lot more just showing you what this island -- this beautiful island with these beautiful people is all about, guys. >> all right, thanks for taking us along on the journey, michael. check back with you in a bit. >> we are looking forward to that. we turn back to the news right now and the latest on the alex murdaugh trial. the jury visited the scene of the double killings wednesday before prosecutors made their closing argument. this morning, the defense is about to make their last pitch pitch deliberations. eva pilgrim is at the court in walterboro, south carolina. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, george. we are just hours away from the jury getting this case. after hundreds of hours of testimony, the end is near. this morning, the defense's last chance to convince the jury alex murdaugh did not kill his wife and son after the prosecution closed with a passionate plea. >> he fooled maggie and paul too, and they paid for it with their lives. don't let him fool you too. >> reporter: the jury listening to closing arguments after

making a rare visit to the scene of the crime, walking the grounds near the dog kennels where maggie and paul murdaugh were shot dead, bullet holes left behind. the property seemingly frozen in time. the state describing in chilling detail how they say murdaugh first shot his son, then his wife with the family weapons. >> she was running to her baby when she got mowed down by the only person that we have conclusive proof was at that scene just minutes before. >> reporter: tpr thi video at the kennel putting alex at the scene that night. >> bubba. >> reporter: alex denying that was his voice for a year and a half only admitting days ago for the first time it was him. >> why in the world would an innocent, reasonable father and husband lie about that? >> reporter: the state saying after admitting it was him, alex came up with a new story to fit the time line. >> this man was trying to sell

you on an idea that he was at the kennels, that he jetted back, dozed off in the shortest nap in the history of the south, and then he got in his car just seconds after the supposed vigilantes that apparently are 5'2" that knew somehow that paul and maggie would be both at moselle on the evening of june 7th between 8:44 and 9:02 and also knew they would be alone at this time. >> reporter: prosecutors say after the murders alex immediately began fabricating an ally. phone records show he called maggie. he called his father. he called maggie again. >> why in the world if he's calling her so much, if he's so busy and so concerned, why would he not just drive by the kennels?

>> reporter: the state arguing murdaugh committed the murders because he was about to be exposed for his alleged financial crimes, so he killed his family to buy time and gain sympathy. >> there is only one person who had the motive, who had the means, who had the opportunity to commit these crimes. >> reporter: the prosecution pleading with jurors to convict murdaugh. >> on behalf of the state of south carolina, i ask you to return a verdict of guilty against the defendant. >> reporter: and the judge already saying, if needed, the jury will deliberate through the weekend. guys? >> okay, eva, thanks. let's bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams. dan, did the prosecution make the case? >> the prosecution made an effective closing argument focusing on critical issues, time line, lies and opportunity. and i think that that was effective. the problem was he went a little bit too long. it was a little bit redundant. there were reports of a juror, maybe two, one of them maybe nodding off, not paying attention, et cetera. that's never a good sign.

but the bottom line is big picture, i think the prosecutor generally accomplished what he needed to do. >> so what do you expect from the defense today? >> so the prosecution has proved what they say happened. now the defense is going to say what wasn't proved, right? so they're going to talk, i think, a lot about the sort of motive. motive here is a bit of a mess. it's in part because his financial world is crumbling on him and he's trying to distract, but he's also trying to cover it up and it's just a little bit muddled as to exactly why he would have killed his wife and his son. and i think you're going to hear the defense really try and poke holes in the weaknesses in the prosecution's case. >> jury is prepared to work through the weekend. we just heard that from eva. when it does go to them, will this be a long deliberation? >> i'll put it this way, i'll be surprised if it was a short one. we don't know exactly how long it's going to take, but i'd be stunned if they came back with a verdict within a day. >> why? >> this is a complicated case

and even if you believe that alex murdaugh is guilty, there's still a lot of questions and i think you'll see at least a juror or two who say, could this guy have really killed his wife and son who he seemed to have loved with no background in having any violence towards them at all? so at the least i think you'll have a protracted deliberation. >> longer the better for the defense? >> probably, probably, but you never know for sure. >> yeah, well, we'll find out soon enough. dan, as always, thank you. coming up, michael live from easter island, bringing us the sites where some of the famous statues were made and telling us how climate change -- keep waving, michael. keep waving. how climate change is impacting them. we'll be back. ♪ we're gonna make ♪ ♪ we're gonna make ♪ known for getting everyone together. no one wants to be known for cancer, but a treatment can be.

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back now on "gma" with michael live on easter island. he's not the only towering figure on that island, which is known for those towering statues behind him. but, michael, those are now at risk due to in part climate change. good morning, again. >> reporter: good morning, robin. these statues make shaq look short. they are just that big, but these are the moai. they are an important part of easter island and the rapa nui people. they are the symbol of this island. there are a t coast here and they just discovered a new one last week also.

but they are under threat, as is the community here as a whole. ♪ >> reporter: wow, standing beside these statues in person is truly awe inspiring. unbelievable. and to the people here these much more than statues.ings are- >> how important are the moai to the rapa nui? [ speaking in non-english ] >> translator: the moai is like the photo of one person so when he die, they make them representing that person. when you have your photo, your grandfather, it's very important. >> reporter: the moai, as they are called, created three centuries ago by the rapa nui people can stand up to 33 feet tall. there are nearly 1,000 statues on this small island of just 63 square miles. >> these statues are important to this island. >> yeah.

>> they're pretty much everything. heritage, but also an economic system as well. >> it's their economy. you know what, for the human race it's valuable. i mean, it says something about all of us, right, human ingenuity. >> reporter: terry hunt, an archaeologist has been studying them for over 20 years. it's estimated that roughly vel to ts take in the wonder of these stats.hera wghte is about 4>>eah. >> reporter: they were made here at this magnificent site, the quarry, where you can see statues in various stages of production, some carvings still embedded in the hardened volcanic ash.retain fnt of the largest moai on the island. >> i was going to say that's a big one. >> that's a big one. >> his name is -- [ speaking in non-english ] it's a rapa nui name, and he is 63 feet tall. we estimate that his weight would have been around 90 to 100 tons. >> reporter: the other worldly

slope dotted with statues ready tobe moved to their final destination while others were left fallen and broken. >> how did they move these? you're talking about, you know, tons and tons. you don't have the modern equipment we have now. >> that's right. let's go back to what islanders say, they walked. ♪ >> reporter: the walking of the moai is an oral tradition passed down by song from generation to generation. terry took that oral tradition and devised this experiment that ows ange groop using perengthk and s it s inand beliefs. >> i would say one of the most rewarding things has been science and oral tradition that's been passed down for generations converged on exactly the same answer. >> wow. >> reporter: the moai, which have stood here proudly for so long, are facing a threat bigger than them. >> they're under threat now with climate change. >> they are.

with climate change the storms are stronger, which means stronger storm surge. with more storminess, more intense rainfall, even more droughts and exposure to the elements in general the statues will weather faster. >> reporter: rising sea levels are accelerating erosion along the coast where so many of these statues stand guard. the rapa nui people are now beginning to build retaining walls to help prevent future damage. the people here are vulnerable too. their water under threat. >> with sea level rise and increased storminess you can get saltwater inundation in the groundwater sources that people depend on for drinking water. that could mean the need to import more water, make the island more dependent on the outside world which means, you know, more air freight and more plastic and all of the things that create other unforeseen problems. it's her i le arizonaing abt teinhe anwhat kd ierpendence does that create and what's the

chain reaction? where does it end? >> do you feel the connection to your ancestors through the statues? from that ancestral ople and co them all the time. >> it's okay to cry. it's okay. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and, you guys, even though we did not speak the same language, we definitely understood each other because, as we all know, emotions are, of course, universal. >> yes, that's well said there, michael. i'm glad you gave a little pat there and reassured her. what's the most interesting thing that you have learned about the statues? >> reporter: i think just the way that they were made and the fact how they slid them down the hill and the way they walked them into place. i just found that to be fascinating because of the ingenuity of the people here on

this small island. >> and, michael, we're learning more about where the statues are located? >> reporter: yeah, they're located, george, where all the fresh water spots are around the island. so where you see the statues this is where the fresh water is and the more fresh water, the larger the statues. so there was a reason and a method for why they are where they are. they all face inward so they look over the island and protect their families who are here on the land. it really is fascinating. >> there's a purpose behind everything. i have to admit, when i saw the robe and things trying to get in here. thank you for that. >> reporter: that's how i feel, robin, when i wake up too. the old football injuries creep in and i got to waddle in myself. >> but thank you again for bringing us along on this journey. i know we got much more from you out there on easter island so we'll check in -- >> reporter: we do. >> next hour.

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>> robin, it is great to join michael as he explores easter island. michael, it almost doesn't look real. it's like a movie set. it's so stunning there. good morning. nice to see you. >> reporter: it is great to see you, rebecca. it feels like a movie set. it doesn't feel real because it is so beautiful here on easter island or rapa nui as they call it. but behind me is the biggest travel attraction of the island, the moai. here with me are some of the incredible rapa nui people that i've been lucky to meet over the past few days. as you can imagine, this island has some of the most beautiful beaches you will ever see. but these waters here are under threat and we're going to tell you all about that coming up, george. >> just a couple minutes away. first, the latest on the frightening incident at a pennsylvania airport. a man checked a bag with an explosive device that triggered an alarm before it was loaded on the plane and want to go back to trevor ault in lehigh valley international airport. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning,

george. as this unfolded security kept the situation relatively contained and quiet but the details we're learning now are very scary. investigators say monday morning marc muffley checked that suitcase into security and hidden inside the lining was that explosive device. according to the criminal complaint, they describear abo e inches in diameter, and say it had multiple fuses attached and x-rays show it had a compound in it, a powder that was consistent with that of a commercial firework. now, a member of the bomb squad who responded to the scene here tells abc this was not a sophisticated device, but when it comes to an airplane it doesn't take much to potentially do some serious damage. sources familiar with the investigation say this was not an operational device. somebody would have had to break into the cargo hold in order to detonate it. now, when security found this device they reportedly -- they say they called muffley to the security office here at the airport and then muffley left the scene according to investigators. he was later arrested at his home, he's charged with bringing an explosive device to an

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♪ who's gonna save the world ♪ that's not times square. that is easter island right now. that's where michael is today. he's been busy exploring the culture reporting on the environmental threats there as well. how is it going, michael? >> reporter: oh, it's going great here, george. this week, you know, i've been showing you all the incredible beauty this island has to offer, but there are environmental threats facing this landscape, including plastic. it's washing up on the shores and it is inundating the beaches here. but now the local community is coming together to combat this rlwar lm treea

is ithvery definition of tropical paradise, but it's facing a growing threat from the outside world. look closely at this once pristine cove. it's not shell fragments or sea glass in the sand, it's plastic and it's inundating the island. >> it seems overwhelming. >> yes, yes. ♪ >> reporter: this rapa nui native organizes regular cleanups at this beach. he's invited the "gma" crew to participate. [ speaking non-english ] first, he shows me how it's done. >> so i'm going to take what i can take like this. so now we're going to put there and then it's going to work. >> sift it. >> what's happened, sand the going and what happened? >> wow. >> so now there is something

that belong to this beach, for example, the rock belong to this beach, the shell, belong to this beach, but the plastic, no. >> lots of plastic. >> a lot. we are going to put in the water like this. so what's happened here, what you can see. >> the plastic floats. >> the plastic is going to float. with this you're going to take and you will take only the plastic. >> and that's from one little scoop. >> yes. >> all of this plastic. >> yes, yes. >> wow. >> reporter: then we all get to work. but the fact is no matter how much plastic we remove from the beach, it's only a drop in the bucket. ivan is a marine biologist studying plastic pollution here on easter island and estimates one ton of plastic washes ashore each month. >> we're going to look for the microplastic which is floating here on the island. >> reporter: beneath the surface he is hunting for microplastics.

strong currents carry plastic trash to these waters from all over the world. as plastic degrades in the ocean, it releases greenhouse gases that could interfere with the ocean's ability to store carbon and keep it out of our environment. and it's estimated to release 76 metric tons of methane per year contributing to climate change. >> i can distinguish at least five different type of plastic here just with my eye, but in the microscope we'll find more. >> reporter: on the beach, ivan shows me what he's collected here. >> you can see that there's a piece of rope there. >> reporter: he describes it as soup filled with tiny particles that are eaten by fish and other sea life. one study showing 80% of bait fish used to catch local tuna have microplastics in their stomachs. as it makes its way up the food chain the potential consequences are concerning. >> how does eating plastic affect animals, the sea life?

so you have higher concentration of toxins on the plastics. so when the animals eat them, they take in ultra plastic and -- >> and then we take in the animal. >> in the end we take in the animals. >> reporter: the health effect of this plastic in humans still needs to be studied, but the visual impacts on this landscape are obvious. >> we have been walking along, picked up some rope. >> yeah. >> piece of plastic like an organism growing on it. bottle tops. to me it's just devastating to think of something so beautiful being like a dumping ground. >> yes. >> reporter: despite the deluge, the local community is determined to fight back on behalf of future generations. >> all the plastics washing up on shore here are not from here. they're from all around the world so for those out there in d who h, not a big deal if i don't recycle, what's your message to them?

>> well, my message is that we are here in the middle of the pacific and we receive all the thing that y think t don't tt bueve th wcan make a chanalch >> you know what, one step at a time. >> just like our ancestors. >> exactly. >> reporter: you know, guys, right here in this jar are some of the plastics collected on the beach. this is just a tiny fraction of what's there on the shore. it's actually overwhelming, but the people here, they've come up with some really creative ways to reuse this plastic. such as using it to create bricks to build structures on the island. >> some other creative things here, you've got us prepared for game night. >> reporter: yeah, i took care of you guys. there's an amazing local artist here who takes microplastics from the beach and turns them into souvenirs and you got some moai statues there. >> beautiful. >> reporter: also sent some games and cups. all of those are made from the

plastic that's recovered across the island. but, kina, i'm sure would figure out some other material to make these from if people would recycle, save the planet, save this island and stop all of this from washing up on the shores of the beaches, guys. >> yes. it's great to see the "gma" crew helping out there, michael. thank you. thank you for doing that. >> reporter: yes, the "gma" crew has been fantastic. the people of the island have been fantastic, robin. you couldn't ask for anything better and a more welcome reception here and, you know, i lovethe island. i don't know. i may not be coming back. >> hey, stop that talk. >> we'll be back with you in just a few minutes. now, let's go to sam. >> i want a part of that bureau. all right, so, we've talked a little bit about the storms that are moving across the country but got to talk about this heat. so let's talk cherry blossoms. we were all concerned this was going to be a super early main

season. the cold air that's moved in now has slowed things down so peak bloom will be ahead of schedule but march 22nd to the 25th. some cherry blossoms are already blooming, super early because it's been so warm. from december through february, the warmest winter on record. look at that, what is that four dozen locations? if that's not scary enough, more record heat today on top of that snow that's building and record heat all over the south. look at orlando at 88 degrees. that's the weather aroun it is chilly. a freeze warning and frost advisory around the bay area until 9:00 this morning. temperatures dropping into the 30's. even some upper 20's out there. this afternoon we will see sunshine and read the conditions. temperatures will be in the mid-50's to near 60 degrees. enjoy the sunshine and warmth. today and tomorrow, because we have a level 1 storm heading our way into the now to an ivf lawsuit from a couple who say their fertility clinic mistakenly implanted an

embryo that tested positive for a deadly stomach cancer gene. kayna whitworth is in los angeles with that story for us. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning. jason and melissa diaz tell me it's like living in the twilight zone. they say not only did this company implant an embryo with a gene that would solidify their son's painful future, but the company tried to cover up it's its mistake. this morning, an ivf tragedy. >> that was like my sole life purpose was to have a baby that i didn't pass this gene on to. >> reporter: melissa and jason diaz now raising a son with a deadly hereditary cancer gene the couple had sought fertility treatment to avoid. they're now suing california company hrc for allegedly transferring an embryo that had tested positive for diffuse gastric cancer and then they say the company falsified medical records in an attempted cover-up.

melissa and jason say their son will likely need his entire stomach surgically removed as early as age 15. >> i cry all the time. it's devastating. >> reporter: melissa, a carrier for the brca gene mutation for breast cancer. the couple says they sought out hrc fertility in pasadena because they wanted ivf with pre-implantation genetic testing to avoid having a child with jason's hereditary cancer gene. >> you saw hrc as your one way to have a healthy child. >> 100%. >> reporter: the lawsuit alleging that hrc fertility told the couple that they had stored a male embryo without a stomach cancer mutation. but after the birth of their son, melissa discovered he did have the gene and so did the remainder of her embryos. she had an earlier embryo implanted, a boy who didn't have either parent's genetic mutations for the two cancers, but resulted in miscarriage.

>> i never would have thought that we would be in the situation and i never would have thought that, you know, my son would have this gene now. >> reporter: hrc telling abc news the patients associated with the case sought genetic testing and genetic counseling outside of hrc fertility and with an outside party. they wished to have a male embryo transferred which we carried out according to the family's explicit wishes and in accordance with the highest level of care. now, the couple's lawyer told me that they sought out a genetic testing lab that was referred to them by hrc and that that lab did nothing wrong. and also, rebecca, the couple's lawyer said that hrc actually doctored melissa's medical records to try to cover up their mistake. >> so upsetting. what a nightmare for families pursuing ivf. kayna whitworth, thanks for bringing us that story. we turn now to women's history month. a tribute to women entrepreneurs with special "deals & steals" this morning.

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building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning. i'm job in affords from abc seven mornings. let's check in with sue hall for a look at traffic. hi sue. good morning, joe bina. we have got some issues or earlier issues on the richmond san rafael bridge. so here we go. it's stacked up now to beyond the richmond parkway with earlier accident cleared out of lines mid span. but still , the slow traffic remains. it is improving the earlier accident. westbound 4 to 42 has been clear that still recovering same with north 8 80 at whipple and you can see the long stretch of north and south bong through fremont. very slow in the nasty nimitz this morning. thank you. sue meteorologist francis dean

bay area live is coming up. we'll chat with willem defoe from inside, plus leah. michelle from funny girl on broadway. we'll see you at nine on abc seven. morning, with temperatures finally coming out of the thirties for many areas, but still pretty chilly, especially nukaya at 33 degrees this afternoon, bright sunshine, brisk conditions, temperatures warming up into the fifties to near 60 degrees and then enjoy

the warm weather, although we have a couple of cool mornings or slightly milder weather today and tomorrow because we have a level starts ♪ and easter island, there you see it right there. sunrise over easter island. we just learned that it's the same time there as it is here but the sun is in a different place. >> how is that? >> it's so strange. maybe michael can explain it to us. michael, you brought us on such adventure and now you have some special guests as well. >> reporter: it has been an adventure, george. i wish i could explain all of that, but i don't know everything. but it has been -- i got to say, guys, it has been so incredible to learn about this place and its rich culture and a part of that is music and dance. we got a little taste of it earlier in the show, but i'm here now with the mana ma'ohi, a

local group that is contiuing the traditions of its ancestors through traditional rapa nui music and dance and creating new music as well. here is hotu, the director of the group. thank you foie. anyo dainyowere a b kid. why is it important to pass on the traditional rapa nui music and song to the future generation? >> i'm going to tell you, but first, good morning, america. we say hello from rapa nui. this beautiful sunrise. the name of the group is mana ma'ohi which means energy, the power of the polynesian because we are polynesian, and then we practice dance and music, but it's just a way to preserve our stories and preserve our identity and how to tell to the young ones the meaning of everything here on the island. just like the next song that we will play for you that tells when our king dies, the people gather together to begin the

process of the moai's carving. [ speaking in non-english ] so this song tells the story and the focus is to dance, to song we preserve the knowledge that these giant moai we have are kings and they represent the image of our kings. >> reporter: i tell you, they're very welcoming here. hotu offered me the opportunity to perform and dance with them. he said, i have a leaf for you, that's all he has for cover. but we do know that you have prepared a traditional song and dance for us and take us to break with that. i'll move out the way and you guys take it away. [ speaking non-english ] ♪ ♪

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>> thank you very much. you're okay too, sam, you're okay. >> i appreciate that. that's awesome. me and a little tea bomb. that will help. save everything with that lily pad pattern. i'm walking home with that. let's get a check at what's going on outside. so we're going to show you, good morning, boston, we'll show you good morning to chicagoland. both are likely to get snow in the zone with this next storm so storm watches and warnings are out. we've got a deficit in both of these areas and that's so unusual. you're looking at 14 inches below normal, 27 inches below normal but we do have advisories, watches and warnings for the snow that's likely to come on the northern edge of that system. frances: good thursday morning. bundle up. it is cold out there. temperatures near freezing, in fact below freezing. in the areas where there is a freeze warning until 9:00 until oh, my goodness. thank you again. e.u' hop he's coming back to easter island to meet the woman

bringing music to the island helping keep the language and traditions alive. come on back to "gma." mwah. thank you all. ♪

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♪ it is the magical drone shot. what a view. we are back now on "gma" with a beautiful perfore m inong fohiasr la. and, michael, this is beautiful. tell us about the people with you this morning. ♪ >> reporter: oh, boy, you know what, we have five generations of rapa nui people here. five generations, you guys, that is really special in itself and they're just singing the traditional song of moai walking. one of those singers is sabi who grew up here. come on up here. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> thank you for joining us this morning.

this is a song, is this a song that everyone learns growing up here on easter island? >> well, good morning, america. this is a song that we learn since we were little. and i'm very proud to be one of them so since i was very little i heard this song from my family. this is also part of my family. five generations of singers. >> so what is the significance of the song? >> well, basically, one of the biggest mysteries of this island is about the transportation of the statues so through the song, they try -- it's a poetic, so they try to tell people how they transported the statues, basically they walk. that's what they say. >> i tell you what, it is so nice, it's so beautiful. it is so soothing and thank you for being here. thank you for five generations of your family being here with us. you guys know music is so important here. so much so that there's a school that was built to carry on the tradition, mahani is a local resident who's on a mission to

preserve the rapa nui language and traditions and bring music to the children of the island. ♪ >> reporter: mahani's music is as enchanting as the island it's created on. what she built with that music is truly changing lives. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: she grew up on easter island and when she was 9 years old, the island got its first piano. >> what i remember is opening the door, where is the piano? where is the piano? the next thing i know i'm playing her piano. >> reporter: she knew this was her calling and left the island at the age of 19 to further her craft and launch her career. ♪ ♪ >> when i left, we got to pursue our studies but the thing is that there was always this umbilical cord connected to the island and always pulling somehow, like missing the island so much. >> reporter: she decided to go back home and bring the gift of music back to the children of the island. >> and i kept thinking, you know, how many people here, kids

with so much talent i would never know that they had the talent because there were no instruments. >> reporter: with her dream for the island came a sustainable school created with 2,500 tires, 60,000 cans and bottles, solar panels to soak up energy, tanks to collect rainwater and a surrounding garden to provide food. >> we wanted to somehow face the different difficulties we have on the island, one is the amount of garbage that is being generated here. so the idea was to be an inspiration to others and somehow propose solutions. >> reporter: with the help of thousands of volunteers, the school opened in 2016 giving children all over the island the chance to fall in love with music just as she has. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: today, more than 100 people from babies to adults are able to learn both music from around the world and the traditional music of the rapa nui people.

>> the children, when they learn to speak connected with the hat preseve the culture. the people who live here can also somehow understand that they are also guardians of this place. >> reporter: and it's guardians like mahani that shape the future for rapa nui children. ♪ >> i hope they become fulfilled human beings, have empathy to others, care for the environment, to believe also that they can make this world a better place. >> reporter: such great work that she is doing. while her roots are in rapa nui, her music has completely touched the world, you guys. and mahani is one of so many incredible people on the island that i've gotten a chance to meet including gina pakarati. gina, come on up here. gina has been our guide and our key to the island and the people of rapa nui. we could not have done this without you so i want to say thank you.

[ speaking non-english ] and i really hope to make it back here one day. i'm sorry i have to leave, but i hope to make it back. >> for that we have a tradition. >> okay. >> so when you come in, we give you flowers to enjoy the island. now we have a tradition with necklace. this is for you come back on the island. >> this is from me to come back and invite all of you to come out for the first time if it will be your first time. thank you so much, gina. i must say, the people here they are so warm. they have taken us into their homes. everyone here, they treated us like family, you guys. the rapa nui have been so gracious to share their treasured culture that they hold so sacred because, you know, that's what they do. they care for each other. if you need something, you just ask another member of the community and they will make sure you have it in a snap of a finger. no questions asked. this trip could not be any better. i feel like i'm surrounded by more love than i've been here in rapa nui. i want to thank gina and

thank everyone here and thank "gma" for allowing me to come out and share this with the world, you guys. back to you, rebecca. >> thanks for sharing it with us, michael. >> michael, what are you going to remember most about this trip? >> reporter: honestly the people, the pride that they have in their culture, the way that they love each other, how there's no stress, no anything. this is truly like a family, 8,000 member strong family on this island, robin. the way they get along is special. i've never seen anything like it. >> you have that effect on people too, michael. but you're going to come home. we want you back here safe and sound but i'm glad they took good care of you. we're glad they did that. wi be right ck >>ood to see you, michael. ♪ you soon. >> good to see you, michael. >> good to see you, michael. ♪ na

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urbina thank you, francis time now for live with kelly and ryan and we will be back at 11 from midday live have a great day. deja vu: it's live with kelly and ryan. today, from the new film inside, willem dafoe. plus, star of the broadway musical funny girl, lea michele. also, tips to declutter your life as we celebrate national old stuff day. all next on live. and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [applause] ...like it because it's yours. it was a trick. good morning, deja vu. good morning. [clapping in time to music] [applause] well, well, well... it's thursday, march 2nd, 2023.