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more time here, less time there. >> "good morning america." arraignment plans. donald trump appearing to appear in court to face criminal charges with tight security in place ahead of this unprecedented moment in history. plus, our abc news poll o potential voters think about the indictment. we will break it all down including the alleged millions just added to his campaign war chest. >> high-stakes elections. the national money pouring into a contest for wisconsin state supreme court, taking up abortion rights. and two democrats madeley and how to become chicago's next mayor. what it could signal for the 2024 presidential campaign. neof dtion. people killed across
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nine states after that massive tornado outbreak. thousands of buildings destroyed. heroes pulling survivors buried under debris from this theater's roof collapse. plus, the damage overnight when >> preparing for a newt offensive. ukrainian forces finishing their training with u.s. troops, equipped with new infantry@vehiy slams russia's takeover of the u.n. security council. >> new questions. government officials investigating in east palestine, ohio, reportedly sickened with the same symptoms as residents after that toxic train derailment, the concerns now about air quality. >> body exhumed belonging to a south carolina teenager linked to the murdaugh family. the death eight years ago now considered a homicide. >> on trial. jury selection to begin for lori vallow charged with killing two of her children and her
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husband's ex-wife. what to expect from her defense. >> palm sunday. pope francis holding sunday mass in st. peter's square eight after being released from the hospital. ♪ ♪ >> and the best around. the buzzerter sending san diego to the ncaa finals, the moment of triumph and heartbreak. uconn easily ceiling their deal. plus, all eyes on the women's championship game, just hours away. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: live from "abc news" in new york, this is "good morning america." >> good morning, america. thank you for starting your sunday morning off with us and of course, this sunday kicks off historically here in new york on tuesday, former president trump is expected to surrender and be arraigned on criminal charges. the charges still sealed in the indictment handed up last week by a manhattan grand jury. >> trump is spending the week at his florida home preparing to fly here tomorrow. authorities are using this time to implement a massive security plan for tuesday when trump
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travels from his apartment in midtown manhattan to the courthouse. >> a lot of preparations are underway. we begin with abc's aaron katersky outside trump tower in manhattan. aaron, good morning to you. >> and whit, good morning, happy sunday. former president trump is getting ready to fly here tomorrow to present himself in court as a criminal defendant. trump is facing charges contained in an indictment that will not be unsealed until he appears in court on tuesday. but sources familiar with the indictment tell abc news, it contains about two dozen charges, including felonies, so potentially exposing trump to prison time, however unlikely that may be. the charges follow an investigation that focus on hush money paid to porn actress stormy daniels near the end of the 2016 presidential campaign. hush money is not illegal but the way trump accounted for it might be. trump will be driven from his apartment here on fifth avenue, trump tower, down to court, every movement choreographed by the u.s. secret service and the
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nypd. once inside, he'll be processed, but not handcuffed, as he walks down a 15th floor corridor in the criminal courts building into a courtroom where his attorney says he will plead not guilty. outside, police are going to muster in anticipation of protests, like the one trump has called for, but so far failed to mobilize trump is not inspected to linger at court. once the arraignment is over, he's expected to fly out of new york to resume his campaign, the first modern-day presidential candidate to seek office while facing criminal charges. guys? >> aaron katersky, thanks so much. let's turn to abc's rachel scott outside mar-a-lago and our legal contributor kate shaw, professor of constitutional law. good morning to you both. rachel, let's start with you. former president trump has been rallying republicans to show their support for him and denounce this indictment, but how could this impact his 2024
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campaign? >> well, this has thrown the 2024 race, whit, a curveball. this is now uncharted territory. former president donald trump is the leading republican candidate who will be running his third bid for the white house while he is also facing criminal charges. and his legal team is gearing up for a fight, hoping to drag out these proceedings for as long as possible. but they are also hoping to turn this into a political opportunity. within minutes of this indictment being handed down, the trump campaign was already fund-raising off of it. they claim to have raised $4 million. the former president has spent a whole lot of time on the phone calling top republicans, telling them to come to his defense. for the most part, they have, including notably, one of his biggest potential challengers, florida governor ron desantis, dismissing this all as political, whit. >> kate, let's bring you into the conversation. we don't yet know the exact charges against trump, but how challenging could this be for the d.a. as they are trying to tie these hush money payments to potential felonies here? >> that's right. so hush money payments themselves, not a crime. falsifying business records to
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conceal hush money payments, typically a misdemeanor but can be a felony if it is done in furtherance of or to conceal another crime. so the question we are all asking is, what could the other crime be? if we are talking about a campaign finance violation, we are in slightly uncharted terrain, not that it can't be done, but it's not a prosecution we have ever really seen before. if we are looking at is other kinds of tax offenses, business crimes, those would be more familiar kind of state law terrain or it could be something else entirely. we will have to wait until tuesday to find out. >> you talked about this unprecedented territory that we are in involving a former president. but how does this case rank compared to the other investigations into donald trump right now? >> two things. one, of course this is unprecedented, but i should say, we have many prosecutions of other former high-level officials. members of congress, governors, mayors, judges, vice presidents, but of course, the president is different, and this is unprecedented. and of course, it is not the only ongoing investigation of
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former president trump. there are others. the federal investigation that the special counsel, the georgia state investigation, both of those last two involve interference in the 2020 election. so potentially, those are more serious crimes having to do with the transfer of power and election interference. but of course, this is the case that seems to have been ready first. it just may well not be the last case. >> rachel, let's go back to you. we know that we have this new abc news poll that is out this morning showing that despite prominent republicans rallying behind trump at the moment, the case is having an effect on his support from the public. >> exactly, whit. a new abc news-ipsos poll shows that 45% of americans believe that trump should be charged with a crime. 32% say that he should not. but this divide only deepening along party lines with the majority of republicans, 62%, saying trump should not be charged, whit. >> rachel scott and kate shaw, we really appreciate it.
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be sure to tune into "this week," george stephanopoulos will interview donald trump's attorney, ahead of the former presidents likely arraignment on tuesday, plus, former arkansas governor asa hutchinson joins us this week, joins "this week" with a big announcement about the 2024 republican presidential primary. janai? >> now to two elections that could be the most significant of the year. abc's elizabeth schulze is live in washington with why a state supreme court race is now garnering attention nationwide. elizabeth, good morning. >> good morning. it is not often that a state supreme court race gets national attention, but when it's in a key swing state of wisconsin and when the candidates reflect big issues at play in the 2024 presidential race, this has become one of the most closely watched elections of the year. it is a battle between liberal
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janet protasiewicz and conservative dan kelly. that will determine the balance of power in wisconsin's supreme court. remember, that court came within one vote of overturning president biden's narrow victory in the state back in 2020. a central issue for the court now will be abortion rights. it is expected to consider a challenge to a nearly 200-year-old law that went back into effect after the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade, banning almost all abortions in the state. this election on tuesday is technically nonpartisan but that has not stopped an influx of donations, more than $30 million from both republicans and democrats, a reflection of how even judicial races now are politically charged. >> wow. elizabeth, there is another major race happening this week in chicago, that is on tuesday. this is between two democrats. >> this is a fight between two wings of the democratic party in chicago's mayoral race. the candidates here are brandon johnson, who is endorsed by the teachers union, and paul vallas backed by the police union. this campaign has centered on their positions on public safety and policing, a sign that crime
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will be a top issue in the 2024 race. gio? >> so much to watch. all right, elizabeth, thank you. we will turn to the aftermath of the latest tornado outbreak in the south and midwest. at least 31 confirmed twisters that killed more than 20 people. abc's victor oquendo joins us live with the latest from wynne, arkansas. victor, good morning, a tough moring there. >> good morning, gio. officials here in wynne tell me that there is a clear path of destruction from one end of the city to the other. this neighborhood took a direct hit, look in any direction, you will see these massive piles of debris and house after house completely destroyed. >> this morning, arkansas residents picking up the pieces after a deadly tornado outbreak. at least five people killed here. the storms leaving 24 dead across seven states, even more injured and displaced, according to local officials. drone footage showing the scope of the damage. roofs ripped apart, buildings
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blown away, leaving only piles of debris in their place. communities in the dark as more than 30,000 homes and businesses are left without power. governor sarah huckabee sanders praising first responders for protecting the little rock community. >> and i am so thankful and so proud of the heroic efforts of the firemen that are located here at this station. >> all this as more than 30 tornadoes moved across at least nine states over the last two days, according to the national weather service. we met adrian forrester, who took cover, huddling with loved ones, as the storm came through. >> where did you hide? >> we hid in the bathtub, in the middle of the house. >> how many of you? three adults and two dogs. >> to the east in tennessee, communities reeling. communities uprooted, power lines snapped like toothpicks. and trailers flipped upside down. in belvedere, illinois, a tornado touched down. the roof of the apollo theater collapsing during a concert, killing one.
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dozens more hurt in the accident. in the chaos, two good samaritans leaping into action, pull people from the wreckage. >> i could hear this woman screaming, so i just start pulling the debris away from underneath just to try to dig her out. >> and we spoke with the mayor here in wynne who told me they feel confident everyone has been accounted for and they will shift their focus to the cleanup process, which for so many, will be incredibly painful. whit? >> just a week ago, we were in mississippi with similar scenes of destruction just like that, victor. thank you so much. we turned overseas to ukraine as kyiv hopes to more hope from the west. president zelenskyy is condemning the united nations for allowing vladimir putin to take his turn as head of the security council. tom, good morning to you. >> good morning, whit. president zelenskyy slamming russian's presidency of the u.n. security council saying it proves the total bankruptcy of such institutions. the security council is supposed
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to maintain global peace and security. the presidency rotating each month between the 15 countries on the council. five ofthose countries, including the u.s. and russia, are permanent members and can veto u.n. resolutions. russia's presidency is largely symbolic, but expect the kremlin to use it to its advantage, probably to push its propaganda on the war here in ukraine. remember, president putin recently indicted on war crimes charges in the hague. a top ukrainian official calling russia's presidency the world's worst april fools' joke. meanwhile, ukrainian preparations for a new offensive progressing. the pentagon saying u.s. training of 4,000 ukrainian troops in germany is done, with those soldiers now back in ukraine and equipped with u.s.-supplied bradley and stryker infantry vehicles. some modern western tanks now on the ground here too as well, as more american mine-resistant armored vehicles. we spotted one at a gas station in eastern ukraine.
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and finland set to officially join nato on tuesday. it is a landmark shift and a response to the war here in ukraine. janai? >> all right, tom, strong words for the u.n. security council. seeing overseas now, but to rome where pope francis is taking part in palm sunday services at the vatican. this comes just a day after his release from the hospital where he was treated for bronchitis.cu have spoken with so many they are who say are relieved. >> good morning. that is right. the pope does seem to be in better shape this morning. his voice to sound a little hoarse, his breathing did appear to be a little labored but we saw him providing over the palm sunday mass, delivering a short sermon with feeling, he was alert, and we saw him blasting those palms and olive branches for palm sunday. catholics we have been speaking with at the vatican telling us they are relieved that the pope is back after he was hospitalized for three days, being treated for infectious bronchitis. the pope is 86 years old. he was admitted to the hospital
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on wednesday after suffering from breathing issues. he was released yesterday. we saw him in good spirits then. we saw him greeting well-wishers. he was joking with reporters that he is still alive and that powerful moment when we saw him comforting a couple who had just lost their daughter overnight. the pope then returning to work. today's mass marks the beginning of holy week, one of the busiest times of year for him, he has a jam-packed schedule in the lead up to easter. he also has a trip to hungary planned for later this month. his health issues do not appear to be slowing him down. gio? >> 60,000 people showing up for him. we are glad he's okay. thank you so much. we will turn to the scary scene outside a trader joe's in los angeles. a deadly shooting ending a police chase. abc's zohreen shah in l.a. with more. >> frantic moments as gunfire erupted as a busy shopping center in los angeles. >> unconscious, not breathing. gunshot wound. >> witnesses describe chaos as
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at least one man opened fire in the parking lot, filled with weekend shoppers. >> we heard multiple gunshots all at once. then we heard screaming. >> one person was killed and three seriously injured. officials say it all started as a drug deal saturday afternoon. >> shortly after it began, a dispute arose, according to the information that we have, that is when the shooting occurred. >> the suspect fled the scene in a bullet-ridden car. police followed in pursuit. >> he is engaging the pursuit. he shot four people. he is armed and dangerous aspect. >> i was just so shocked. >> she was driving to the bank when she witnessed the suspect run a red light and slam into another car. >> the car didn't even hesitate for half a second after spinning the other car. and he just took off. >> after that hit-and-run, officials say the suspect switched to a new vehicle driven by another suspect, both eventually surrendered to authorities after the chase. police now have three people in custody and say they are working
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to determine if any of the victims were involved in the drug deal. police also add that they don't believe there was any current danger to the community. they have also identified everyone involved, but they have not released those names publicly yet. whit? >> okay, zohreen, thank you. now to possible health impacts following the toxic train derailment in ohio. we are just learning that some cdc members reported experiencing symptoms when they arrived on site that are similar to those that residents complained about when they derailment first happened. abc's morgan norwood has more. morgan, good morning. >> whit, good morning. certainly concerning to say the least. look, it's unclear if the investigators' symptoms were possibly from the toxic chemicals that had been released into the air but it's reignited questions about the air quality in east palestine, ohio, with residents saying that this is a wake-up call. >> this morning, multiple wi the samors in east paleste, udying in resideloswing
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the nosouthern toxic train derailment in february. >> i've had massive headaches since it started. >> the cdc says on march 6, 7 investigators were part of a team going door-to-door evaluating residents, started experiencing symptoms of their own, including sore throat, headache, coughing, and nausea. adding, symptoms resolved for most team members later the same afternoon, with no ongoing health effects. for weeks, state and local officials have tested the air and water, declaring the results have shown both are okay. but despite government reassurances, jessica says cdc workers getting sick while on the ground justifies their concern. >> we certainly do feel forgotten in some aspects. how many people in my community need to be sick in order for someone to say, oh, maybe the air quality isn't so great? >> the news of investigators falling ill comes the same day the department of justice filed
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a lawsuit against norfolk southern, handing down a nearly $65,000 fine for every day it violated clean water laws. this morning, norfolk southern responding to that lawsuit, saying in part, we will keep working until we make it right. residents like jessica say that begins with transparency and better testing. >> in the long-term, we really need -- and desperately need medical monitoring. we need the reassurances that the testing that is being done is accurate. >> and fema teams were also on the ground with those investigators got sick but the agency says they did not receive any reports of their staff experiencing symptoms. janai? >> concerning update, morgan, thank you for that. it is time for check of the weather. somara theodore, we will be talking about the storms that rolled through and the lightning that we saw. >> you guys had a bird's-eye view. we got to show the whole country what new york saw last night. these storms rolled through, they hit the east coast, we saw them in the midwest on friday, dynamic visuals coming out. so this is one world trade.
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take a look at those upward streamers coming up from the actual tower there. it is built for this, so that is good news, it can handle this. we see that building get hit at least 200 times in the last seven years. so it can handle it. but electrifying video. take a look at the other storms moving through parts of texas, dallas into waco, austin, the main threat is actually large hail, but we could see a few tornadoes out of that as well. in the coming days, we are going to see this storm rol into the midwest. this is an area that was already impacted on friday. areas like little rock, texarkana, springfield into lincoln in st. louis, you all are in the high-impact severe outbre lisa: sunny conditions, partly cloudy sky and breezy wins throughout the day today as the system drops down from the north allowing for a chilly start to the workweek with windy
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conditions, below average temperatures, maybe a spotty showers. 56 today in san francisco. upper 50's on the bayshore. things really change the second half of the week where temperatures begin the warm through next weekend.. >> and i have to give guys a few quick facts. lightning itself can actually heat up the air to 50,000 degrees fahrenheit, that is five times hotter than the sun. okay? and contrary to the popular age old adage, you do see it hit the same place more than once. so it is electrifying! >> there you go. >> this is when somara really turns it out. >> exactly. >> the science says -- >> absolutely. >> i'm very excited about this because emmy winner and "gma" friend quinta brunson made her "saturday night live" debut last night. the creator of the abc smasher that we all love "abbot elementary" took the opportunity to give a a shout out to teachers and her mom by sharing a video she took with a friend you might
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bill. a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc. seven news. good morning, everybody. i'm liz kreutz. today is your last chance to visit the iconic mom's cafe in san francisco's japantown. it's closing its doors after 40 years, the restaurant's owner is a door tam
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is ready to retire at age 73. according to the tam family changes in customers eating habits, along with the pandemic have also sped up the decision to close up shop mom's cafe opened for the last time earlier today at seven this morning. it's open till 11 am today, so get there while you can. all right. lisa arjun! good morning to you. let's go check outside. all right. good morning, liz. it's calm right now. but upper elevations. it's windy, and it looks wintry right from mount tam 35 degrees, winds are gusting to over 45 miles monte hablo. so right now it is warmer , but by this afternoon, it's cool and breezy in the fifties. partly cloudy thank you. thanks for joining us. the news continues r
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get to this morning so let's take a look, the top headlines we are following right now. wnba star brittney griner and her wife calling for america to do everything possible to bring detained "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich home from russia. the couple saying every american who is taken is ours to fight for and every american returned is a win for us all. russian security officials took gershkovich into custody on thursday, accusing him of spying. >> also right now, the body of a south carolina teenager linked to the murdaugh family has reportedly been exhumed. 19-year-old stephen smith was found dead on the side of the road in 2015. his death was initially ruled a hit-and-run. after alex murdaugh's recent murder trial, smith's death investigation was reopened and is now considered a homicide. >> and cameras capturing a car going airborne after entering a roundabout in belgium. look at that. the car flying some 65 feet above ground, crashing into the wall of a sports complex and
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landing on a basketball court. the coach saying his young players had just left the court seconds earlier. the driver, incredibly, was the only one injured. unbelievable. >> all right, we do start this half hour with the trial of lori vallow ready to get underway tomorrow. the idaho woman is accused of killing her two youngest children and her husband's ex-wife in a disturbing case that has had many twists and turns. abc's zohreen shah joins us more with what is expected in court. zohreen, good morning. >> whit, this is one of the most anticipated murder trials. we are talking about multiple murders, including a mom on trial for the death of her own kids. we've learned the death penalty is off the table. now the question is, will she be convicted? and if so, what sentence might she face? >> this morning, all eyes are on the idaho court room. a jury will decide if lori vallow killed her two children. vallow is accused of killing 7-year-old joshua, 17-year-old
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tylee, and her husband's late wife tammy. the news of her children's death came after the grandparents reported them missing in 2019 after vallow privately married the doomsday author chad daybell in hawaii and joined his religious group. >> ever since she had been involved in this doomsday cult, that is not the same lori that we knew for 13 years. >> prosecutors have printed a grim story. they say they used doomsday beliefs to kill the children and that they killed tammy to steal her social security funds and insurance money. >> what we can expect to see, at least from the defense, is some sort of effort to make lori vallow daybell look like she is insane, that she is suffering from delusions, she is suffering from mental illness, and that she didn't know what she was doing. >> according to court papers, a friend says vallow told her around jj's disappearance that he was a zombie and that a person's true spirit was stuck
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until the host body is physically killed. after nine months of searching... >> can you tell me where your kids are? can you tell me where your kids are? >> the children are found buried in a shallow grave on their stepdad's idaho >> it's like the world just stopped for a while. >> it was a hard thing for us, very hard day. >> a second trial will be held for her husband, chad daybell, also accused in their murders. both have pleaded not guilty. >> if lori is convicted, we would expect the maximum possible penalty that the court can give, which would be life in prison without parole. >> there was also another unexplained death. vallow's previous husband, charles vallow, died four years ago. arizona prosecutors are charging her with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with his death. janai? >> a lot to watch coming up there. thank you so much, zohreen. now to an alleged international
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drug scheme. fentanyl and other drugs reportedly imported from overseas and the suspect now in custody, a grandmother in california completes union executive. abc's justin finch is live with the stunning details. good morning. >> janai, good morning. this coming as a real to many who know joanne segovia, not only as a doting grandmother, but also as a high-ranking staffer with the san jose police officers association. >> this morning, friends and family in shock after federal prosecutors charged 64-year-old grandmother and police union employee joanne segovia with attempting to import fentanyl and other synthetic drugs into the u.s. >> i was gob smacked. i could not believe it. i still am having a great deal of difficulty believing it. >> segovia's coworkers at the san jose police officers association stunned to hear their longtime executive director was a target of a homeland security drug
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investigation. >> as the days have gone by, i am at a place where i am now angry. >> segovia's longtime neighbors in her quiet gated community in disbelief. >> and that is joanne's house. >> to think that someone around us in our community or near us would be involved is just like a knife to the heart. it is so painful. >> in the complaint, federal prosecutors allege segovia had at least 61 shipment of controlled substances mailed her home between october 2015 through january of this year. those packages reportedly from places as far as hong kong, china, hungary, india, and singapore, manifested as wedding party favors and chocolate and sweets. this california case highlighting growing national concern about the dagers of fentanyl and overdoses. the cdc counting more than 100,000 drug overdose and drug poisoning deaths from 2021-2022
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with nearly 70% of those deaths involving drugs like fentanyl. and as for joanne segovia, she surrendered to authorities last week and is due back in court again later this month. if convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison. abc news reached out to her attorney. we have not yet received a comment back. gio? >> the fentanyl crisis in this country is so devastating. justin, thank you so much for that. let's turn over now to somara, a look at the weather, and more snow. is that what you are showing us? >> we've got fire and ice. we will start with the ice, though. this is in minneapolis, minnesota, take a look, in this area, they saw a 6-12 inches. they woke up to this saturday morning. that storm that blew through friday on the northern brought some snow into areas like minnesota. more snow to come as we head towards the pacific out toward the northwest. we have winter alerts from there into the dakotas, and then high
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wind alerts.at iceate th ior fire wehe r f ing through parts of texas and denver, into lubbock, midland, and alpine, roswell as well, a critical fire weather anticipated today. that is a look at the weather >> and you guys, i have some good news for you. >> we need it. >> so today, we did the forecast, and it's looking like we get hit around 85 in new york. >> wait? >> come again? >> i forgot to do my april fool's joke yesterday. [laughter] >> a day late! >> i was like, 85? [laughter] >> what? >> that is how trustworthy you are.
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>> we are back on "gma." ready to name a group of astronauts to travel around it and beyond. the farthest in space we have ever gone. >> this morning, just over 24 hours away from nasa's big reveal, who will be the first four astronauts to return to the moon next year? >> two, one... boosters and ignition. and lift off of artemis 1! >> after that successful artemis 1 test mission sending the orion capsule around the moon and back, nasa is prepping for artemis 2, which will take four astronauts around the moon for the first time since the end of the apollo program 51 years
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>> wild weekend of march madness that will blow your mind and it's not over yet. but now we know who will play for both women's and men's ncaa championships. abc mireya villareal joining us from dallas where she says there was standing room only last night. good morning. >> good morning, janai, you took the words right out of my mouth. it might be april but march madness will not let go of us. the ncaa men's basketball final four was actually in houston last night, and let me tell you, if i look tired, it's because i am tired. i was watching those games last night. uconn versus miami was the second game and it was great but it was the first game, san diego state versus fau, that had my blood boiling, my adrenaline pumping all night long. >> want time out, they will take it. >> another day for the record books. lamont butler beating the buzzer, stunning florida atlantic, and sending san diego state to its first national championship game.
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butler nearly stepping out before gathering himself to knock down the jumper. >> he's got to put it up! >> the aztecs making the fifth-largest comeback in final four history, climbing back from 13 points down late in the second half. >> two seconds left, i knew i had to make a shot and i got a shot i'm comfortable with, a pull up. >> in the late uconn crushing past miami to get back to the third first title game since 2014. the huskies forward lead the team from behind the arc and in the paint, finishing with 21 points and 10 rebounds. >> the group has shown their quality so many times. in terms of the level we can play at. >> while this year's tournament has been full of close games and last second shots, uconn has dominated their opponents, outscoring them by a total of 104 points. >> the defense has been very elite, taking away matchups, rebounding the ball.
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>> here in dallas, the women's championship game between lsu and iowa just hours away. all eyes on iowa star and player of the year guard caitlin clark. she is looking to give the hawkeyes their first national title. and her historic run to the big game will face a serious test rom lsu's forward angel reese, nicknamed the bayou barbie, who was lead the tigers all season long. both say they are ready for the moment. >> this is what we came here for. >> this is everything you dream of since you are a little kid. >> it has truly been a season of cinderella stories. lsu's coach kim mulkey told me that she expected to face south carolina in the finals, obviously, that didn't happen, but she did say that tigers would be ready to face anybody. really, they will be focusing on how to contain caitlin. it will not be easy. janai?
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the family changes in customers . eating habits, along with the pandemic also sped up. the decision to close up shop mom's cafe opened for the last time earlier at seven this morning. it's open till 11 today. the city of berkley approved its first ever high rise apartment building. according to berkeley side the building will have a total of 326 units. 32 of those will go to low income tenants. it will stand nearly 270 ft high at shattuck avenue near the berkeley bart station. all residents will get transit passes, and there's an underground parking garage. this project is part of the downtown area plan, which was approved 10 years ago. lisa arjun, let's go. check out the forecast. good morning, good morning, liz and area of low pressure spinning to the north and west of us influencing our weather today will be on the back side of it gusty winds on the way. but right now it's sunshine and milder from the east foothills camera. you can see some of the clouds there. 50 oakland, palo alto and half moon bay. elevation winds are quite gusty . here is mount tam. you can see
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the fog. they're blowing even a little bit of precip with some drizzle. perhaps along the way today, 11 degrees warmer in san carlos. this afternoon. breezy winds you can see already up to 40 miles an hour on top of mount diablo, so partly cloudy skies a passing shower, perhaps windy along the coast, mid and upper fifties, but check out the accuweather seven day forecast. we stay cool for several days, then by the middle of the week, it's getting more like spring. the end of the week. much warmer. alright lisa. thank you . thanks for joining us this week with george stephanopoulos. is right now have a great day.
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