>> "good morning america," it's an president zelenskyy lands into japan, expected to address the g7 summit this weekend plus what we are learning about the reversal from president biden telling world leaders he would allow pilots to be trained on american-made f-16s, as the

white house looks to lock in a debt ceiling deal, june deadline looms. >> janai: the event called coachella for birth workers. g.m.a. going inside this weekend's doula expo. the leaders reimagining reproductive justice and paving the way for millions of moms to be. >> whit: ben. >> he's like you. >> live on "gma," working alongside oscar winners. and chessy-core on for size. parent trap fashion trend taking over tiktok, how to work the comfy and casual look into your spring wardrobe. >> janai: the hit musical remixing shakespeare, bringing the bar to broadway in a new way and racking up nine tony

nominations. powerhouse team behind "and juliet" as they say "good morning america." >> whit: it's saturday. this is "gma." glad you are starting your weekend with us. really is, you need to go on broadway a little more. >> whit: we go to you for the recommendations. >> janai: broadway gio knows it. >> growing concerns over a looming financial disaster, one week left before possible default. >> janai: closed door meetings late last night, one gop lawmaker calling it a candid discussion. spending cuts are a key sticking point. >> whit: and this happens as president biden is in japan with

g7 leaders, and president zelenskyy arrived saturday in hiroshima. terry moran is on the ground for us. >> president zelenskyy arriving in hiroshima, his first visit to the ach pacific region, a last-minute addition, as he landed, the ukrainian leader tweeting peace will come closer today. unmistakeable symbolism about zelenskyy visiting here in hiroshima, where the first atomic bombing happened as he faces down an enemy that has openingly issued nuclear threats. now zelenskyy is bolstered by president biden, pilots will fly american-made f-16 fighter jets. the president held back, but several allies publicly

supported the idea and biden changed course. deputy foreign minister from russia says western countries face risks if they supply ukraine with the jets. but an official suggesting the day likely won't come soon. training ukrainians to fly the jets could take months, the official said and he pointed will willy -- he pointedly said, watching. >> janai: called coachella for birth workers. what the doula expo could mean for millions of moms for the future of equality for black mothers. >> whit: trans representation in the media and the journalist who wrote the book on it. >> gio: tory is in the house with deals and steals.

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>> janai: right to the "gma" cover story and the fight for reproductive justice and equity. taking center stage at a massive event called the coachella for birth workers and families, the 2023 doula expo, joined by miss latham thomas, and thank you so much for being here. the 2023 doula expo by mama glow, takes place here in new, i don't, if you can't make it, streaming live on the website. so the conversation around birth equity, according to the cdc, black women are three times >> janai: welcome back. right to the "gma cover" story, and a massive event being called the coachella for birth workers and families. it's the 2023 doula expo started by the founder of mama glow, miss latham thomas and joins us this morning a few morning

showers hours before the event kicks off. we were just talking about it, could not stop talking during the break. thank you so much for being here. 2023 due lo la -- we know according to the cdc, black women are three times more likely to die related to proing si preg preg r people of all backgrounds to celebrate the future and vision of what birth could really be and it's a defining event for us, the first and only festival of i kwler cler. workers, hospital systems, families, and also the brands that wrap around and provide support services for these people in a time where we need it most. you know, with the statistics, we know them, but the same time it's important to like elevate a conversation around celebration and joy because joy is also our birthright. >> janai: and i love that you say it's around joy, and my births were magical but it's not the experience for everyone. why is centering that joy so important, especially with such a tough topic? >> i think a lot of the conversation has led people to feel disempowered and we want people to feel like they have self-trust and empowerment as

they move through the pregnancy and birth process. there's a lot of information and i think it can make people feel like they don't have options or that there's nothing that they can do to improve their birth outcome, and the doula expo you can learn about solutions, learn about strategies, you can learn about organizations doing work to improve maternal health outcomes. >> janai: and not just about families, but birth workers and doulas. talk about the burnout for doulas, especially at the time they are playing such a crucial role. a really incredible report and research around birth worker burnout released earlier this year and what we found, case loads and underpay and just really femnized work in general being not valued in our culture leads to people taking on more work than they should and it leads to burnout and people are

stressed bec experiences they encounter inside of hospital systems, with their clients, and so there's not like adequate time to like decompress and destress and go back into the world, and so we need to create spaces where people can really embrace self-care, they can relax, feel supported, we are lifting them up, again celebration, what i love about the doula expo we have a lot of spaces for respite, we have a kate spade -- there is a wellness lounge that they have created you can get therapy and relaxation, we have a wellness park where people can do yoga and mindfulness, there are things to do to create retreat inside the space. even though you are getting content, there is also take a breath. >> janai: dads play an important role. >> we have two dads talking, charles johnson, you may know,

he lost his wife as a result of medical negligence after a routine c-section, he's going to be in conversation with a father who is a doula and has an organization in philly he's training up doula dads. we think it's so important for men to take a role, and especially in a time where people center it on women and just like women and birthing people but it's not, it's everyone, a human rights issue. >> janai: thank you so much for being here and good luck with this event. the coachella for birth workers. love that. thank you, latham. and turning now to trans visibility in media, and the author who wrote the book on it publishing at this crucial time for the transgender community. take a look. >> as state legislatures from florida to nebraska introduce anti-trans bills affecting bathrooms, healthcare and pronouns, now visibility through media representation is becoming more and more vital for the trans community. and it's the subject of

journalist tre'vell anderson's new book "we see each other, a black trans journey through tv and film." >> it often feels people think we as trans people dropped on to the earth but we have a long history in every community and culture since the beginning of the time, message to remind people we have always been here, we ain't going nowhere as well, and then also for the members of community that because we belong to this long line of trans brilliance, right, we will be able to make it past this moment. >> yeah, and part of the issue around this is that for many, movies and tv, that's their many exposure to members of the community and you say that visibility is a paradox, we are often seeing either violent depictions or exaggerated characters, rather than everyday people and their lives. >> a place where people can treat us as regular folks and

not anomaly or aberration in society, but yeah, visibility is a paradox because we are the most visible we have ever been as a community, but we are also facing an unprecedented legislative attack, right, on our lives, particularly the lives of trans women and girls, and it's really interesting, i would say, because folks like you mentioned, folks do believe that they have never met a trans person, right, and so they believe the only things they are getting about trans people are -- >> i love you use the word believe, that doesn't mean that's the case but what they believe. >> what i love to say, first of all, trans people, we exist, we are your neighbor, your barista, the person bagging the groceries at the grocery store but maybe you don't know that you have not yet created a space safe enough to tell their truth so they feel they have to hide or keep it to themselves as a means of

surviving, right, this very world we live in, but made people comfortable to reveal themselves and hopefully with the book the folks will get a tease doing the work. >> janai: we see each other, a black trans journey through tv and film is out now. >> gio: important conversation, let's get a look at the weather. somara theodore is back. >> somara: visiting the neighbors to the north, looks like a movie filter over this, but this is smoke from a wildlife and that has been moving down into the lower 48. you can see chicago, illinois here pretty hazy video coming out of there, as a result, this has led to an unhealthy air quality. areas like denver really got it bad yesterday. up towards billings, boise, all in for a poor air quality today and you can see why.

we are seeing the smoke from the wildfires ride this ridge high in the atmosphere moving down state side. so, something to keep in mind for any outdoor plans you have in the midwest or the northern plains. that's a look at the weather across country. let's see what's going on a little closer to home. e what's r to home. >> janai: now to marking 50 >> now to marking 50 years of the endangered species act happening this weekend and officially getting the stamp of

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comfy "parent trap" on. life. be right back here on "gma."

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>> chessy! >> you rang? >> two martinis, please, and make mr. parker's a double. >> chess, please, i'm getting a migraine. >> janai: back now on "gma," a classic moment from the 1998

remake of "the parent trap," we all fell in love with lindsay lohan and lisa ann walter, who played chessy, sharing her shock in helping launch a fashion statement. take a look. >> and they dress like my character now, on twitter, they call it chessy-core. [laughter] >> gen z is dressing like your character chessy. >> it's hot, no, i say it's comfy. you think it's sexy, go for it. >> whit: all figured out. joe katz is here ready to bring us chessy-core beyond the parker knoll vineyard. great to have you here. walk us through this, give us the chessy-core classic look. >> i will, i've got this 90s vibe, it's california, it's laid back. i just flew in from california, i'm bringing it live right now. >> whit: bring it, bring the

chessy-core. >> the first model is paige, nailing it with the true chessy-core look. liverpool denim jacket, great tee, cotton tee, chessy-core and did the v, to elongate the neckline. did great cargo pants and those are liverpool and j. crew tennis shoes, it's chessy. and joseph katz bag which is fabulous in leather and all the trend this season. true laid back 90s california. >> can't go wrong with the cotton tee. and more modernized. >> i do, i love this look, looking gorgeous. oversize shirt, the boyfriend kind of shirt, and it still pairs back to that chessy look,

and we did a cami underneath, if it's warm out, take the shirt off or tie it around the waist, and then the star of the show is the denim from liverpool and these pants, i love them, it's a 90s vibe, thrown bag to the flare, so it's -- >> whit: can't go wrong with the 90s. celebrate, bring it back. >> gio: easy way to accessorize. >> joseph katz collection leather bag, metallic is trending so much this spring and summer, gold metallic, silver metallic, all of it. and this whole look is all liverpool are and then macy's shoes, i kept the shoes very simple. also metallic to tie back. super easy. >> janai: and little changes to level it up for evening. >> yes, yes, yes, yes. tiffany is here, and she's got this cool utility jacket which throws back to that chessy vibe,

and the orange is all on trend this season, just like we talked about before. >> very cool. very chic. you don't think of utility in the orange, but in green. so we did the great tee, cotton, so soft from liverpool. >> janai: is this a joe katz bag? >> this is a joe katz bag. >> janai: i figured, joe. [laughter] >> i have to get you one. yes, it is. and then we did the great pull-on pant and i love the pant, so now if you do a crop pant like this, i did the shoes from j. crew and this is a little toe ring shoe. the shoe is the star of the show. so, and these are so great, these are liverpool. and they stretch, they are nylon and viscose so if you eat a little more, you are ok. >> gio: and point out your shoes, look at that. >> whit: metallic. >> big bow tie metallic, the whole thing.

>> whit: thank you, joe, appreciate it. >> gio: coming up here, he's the star of the latest disney plus comedy and she's the author of our may book club pick. ben wang and vanessa walters are here live. we'll be back here live on "gma." kuang and vanessa walter. known for lessons that matter. known for being a free spirit. no one wants to be known for cancer, but a treatment can be. keytruda is known to treat cancer, fda-approved for 16 types of cancer. one of those cancers is advanced nonsquamous, non-small cell lung cancer, where keytruda is approved to be used with certain chemotherapies as your first treatment if you do not have an abnormal "egfr" or "alk" gene. keytruda can cause your immune system to attack healthy parts of your body during or after treatment. this may be severe and lead to death. see your doctor right away if you have cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, diarrhea, severe stomach pain, severe nausea or vomiting, headache, light sensitivity, eye problems,

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american born chinese, dis >> gio: welcome back to "gma." an "american born chinese," perfect 100% score on rotten tomatoes. >> this is wang chung, a new student and chinese like you. i thought you could show him around since you two have so much in common. >> we do? >> gio: i like that, when you say we do? the breakout star ben wang joins us now, i got a preview last night, it's going to be a hit. congratulations to you. >> very happy to be here. >> gio: your cast, like a huge cast from everything everywhere all at once, also in the show. and you guys got to go to a private screening of that movie. >> we did. >> gio: what was it like for you sitting in the audience, you

have michelle yeoh, all the stars. >> incredible, movie came out maybe a month into us shooting so none of us knew about it and the movie came out and ke threw a screening party for the cast and the crew, so ke right, fantastic, he's lovely. i remember, i was sitting in the theater with everyone watching the movie and going oh, my god, this movie is amazing, like -- too bad no one is going to see this. >> gio: you really thought nobody was going to see it? >> it's a crazy movie, right. at the time i'm like this is the best movie i've ever seen. a limited release, and i hope everybody goes out to see it. i've never been more happy to be so wrong in my life. >> gio: everybody is going to see this show. the president hosted a screening also and it was all at the white house and in honor of aanhpi month. that must have been so exciting for you. >> it really was, yeah, crazy i

was in the white house with the president. that's something i never could have expected. >> gio: the fact that here you have this show that's celebrating so much culture and heritage, special. >> yeah, very special, truly. >> gio: all right. ben wang, we will be watching this and i can't wait for this. all episodes of "american born chinese" premiere wednesday, may 24th, only on disney plus. now back to somara with another check of the weather. >> somara: good morning, we are headed to boston this morning. you know, we have the taylor swift concert taking place tonight at gillette stadium, well, swifties, a little midnight rain moving in. a look at the timing, after 7:00 p.m. showers, heaviest of the rain rolling up the i-95 corridor, 2 to 3 inches. but then we dry out. a beautiful sunday. tomorrow looks great and

comfortable with temperatures in the upper 70s from >> janai: the debut author behind this month's "gma" book club pick, "the nigerwife," woman's disappearance in lagos, nigeria. already being adapted for the big screen. so many people are loving the book but for anyone that has not started reading, explain what a nigerwife is. >> nigerwife is a n

for the wife of a nigerian man, essentially, they are from all countries of the world but all live in nigeria. >> janai: and your main character is a nigerwife herself but a community of other nigerwives she leans on. you have a background in international journalism and play writing, i digested it so quickly, tell me about writing the thriller and how your background helped along your journey. >> lagos is such a dramatic city and i think just being there was so inspiring, meeting a lot of different characters there, and just feeling the intensity of the city. it just naturally became this thrilling story about a woman who disappears and people have to try and find her. >> janai: i love how the story is told, we love partnering with little free library to give

copies across the u.s. one of our stewards has a question for you. >> good morning, and hi, vanessa, i loved your book, it was a thrilling ride. what really intrigued me was learning about the city of lagos and this mysterious network of foreign wives and nigerian men called the nigerwives. i was really interested to find out how much you did your research and how much might have been from personal experience. >> well, it is a really personal story. being a nigerwife myself, and then also realizing there was something so specific and fascinating about the nigerwife experience, even though we are all from different countries, we have all got such like similar kind of challenges, you know, and obsess about similar things, and sort of a certain way of

kind of dealing with those challenges. so i really wanted to capture that in nicole's story. >> janai: and i think you did, you shared a couple similarities with nicole. i loved the main character. hbo has scooped up the film rights and this is adapting the nigerwife into a limited series and described as white lotus meets little -- big little lies. what can you tell us about it? >> yeah, i mean, it's totally thrilling, i can't say too much about it but basically the show runner on the nigerwife with hbo is amy, who was an executive producer and director of "insecure," one of my all time favorite shows and i'm super excited to see how she recreates the lagos of the nigerwife for the tv show. >> janai: viewers will have to see more of the conversation from a couple weeks ago when we

talk about any kind of dream castings that you have. but looking forward to that. >> that was a fun converse. >> janai: available now and i'll have more with vanessa next week on "gma," and it is little free library week, celebrate by sharing a book and a little free library and using #lfl week, and we come back with the hit musical "& juliet." they really weren't looking for much: a patch of grass for bruno, a pool for first-timers, don't worry, i've got you. and time with each other. and when they needed support, someone was right there. i got you. because what's unique about a vrbo is you can reach a real person in about a minute. ♪ i'm world champion skier lindsey vonn, and ever since i retired,

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>> whit: to a brand-new musical critics are calling a "girl power romp in a cotton candy jukebox musical." will ganss with more on that. critics and whit johnson say -- "& juliet" is a story all about second chances. what if juliet had a life and love after romeo and what if

anne hathaway, shakespeare's wife, not the actress, i sat down behind the role and some of the powerhouse team behind broadway's newest hit, take a look. >> thus from my lips thine my sin is purged. >> what happens when you remix romeo and juliet with some of the greatest pop songs of all time? "& juliet" is the confetti filled pyrotechnic party that has broadway bursting with bop after nonstop bop. >> we have taken romeo and juliet and completely flipped the script. >> nine tony award nominations, including one for broadway veteran betsy wolf. >> i grew up in a small town in california and the only knowledge i had about the thing called broadway was watching the tony awards one night a year.

so, it's very, very special. >> we can now see your heart and see you as a divine actress standing there and it never fails. ♪ >> nominated book of the musical penned by an emmy award winning writer behind one of the most beloved sitcoms like ever, david. >> oh, my god, ew, david. >> where did the idea come from? >> well, i was concussed at the time [laughter] probably explains a lot and max martin and his producers gave me a play list of all of max's music and he is responsible for the most number one hits behind the beatles. kinds of the shakespeare of pop music. >> and up for best choreography, jennifer weber putting her spin on dances from kesha to back street boys. >> this is music you want to dance to.

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>> all news, all morning. >> good morning, everyone. i'm liz creutz. today in half moon bay, a public summit will be held to address how the community can improve the lives of farm workers. it comes nearly four months after the tragic mass shooting at two different farms in half moon bay, where seven people were killed. the summit aims to shed light on some of the challenges farmworkers face, including their living conditions like access to clean water and health care. the summit is from 1 to 3 p.m. at the boys and girls club of the coastside event center. happening today in oakland, the grand opening of a seven bedroom home by ronald mcdonald house charities. the opening celebration and block party kicks off at 10 a.m. the home is just steps away from ucsf benioff children's hospital, oakland. it provides families with a place to stay while their children receive treatments at the hospital. a reminder abc seven news anchor dan ashley's band will be playing there at 1230. also today in the east bay, the fremont burger and brew festival kicks off from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at downtown center plaza. local breweries will

showcase their favorite craft beer, along with live music and craft booths for people to enjoy. judging for the burger cooking competition starts at 1 p.m. more than 7500 people are expected to attend and admission is free. all right, lisa, let's get a check of the forecast. >> all right. it'll be breezy around the bay. liz here's a look at emeryville. we're beginning to see the clearing east of emeryville, walnut creek and concord right now, 51 cloudy. san francisco, it is 55 in oakland. it'll be slow clearing for parts of the bay shore through hayward and san leandro and fremont. 57 in mountain view. and as we look at santa cruz, 56 right now, upper 60s to near 70. so the clouds hanging along the coast especially closer to home. it's 54 in santa rosa with upper 50s in our inland valleys. so we'll talk high temperatures and the rest of the weekend coming up. all right, lisa, thank you. >> up next, post office frustration how residents in bolinas are trying to get a new post office after the original one shut down for good. abc seven news at nine is next at

>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. liz: a san francisco neighborhood rattled by gunshots following an hours long standoff. >> very fast, rapid succession. that was it. sinking feeling in my body.