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many call it an impossible task. hamas and israel trading missile strikes overnight. the situation as it stands right now. johnny wilson we will destroy hamas. the vow from israeli prime minister netanyahu as israeli defense forces launch localized raids in gaza searching for hostages. s promise he's made to them. >> whit: missed clues. reports that u.s. intelligence was picking up signs of increased threats from hamas in the lead-up to its attack on israel. >> gio: speaker stalemate. a house divided over its next leader. trump ally jim jordan merging as the new nominee, but can he get the needed votes? >> janai: stormy saturday. rain stretching from chicago to new york city. the threat of damaging winds, even a tornado.

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>> gio: and we do say, good morning, america. it is so good to be here with you all on a saturday morning. everyone, of course, is waiting this morning for israel's next move. a possible invasion of gaza just one week after the surprise hamas attacks that killed more than a thousand israelis. overnight, rockets launched from gaza hitting the israeli capital, the israeli city of ashkelon again, which has seen many buildings damaged. >> whit: and also overnight israel carrying out more air strikes on gaza. blasts lighting up the sky. this morning a large smoke cloud could be seen rising from the ground of the situation in gaza growing even more desperate. half the population under an evacuation warning. thousands of people heading south hoping they'll be safe there. >> janai: hoping a key word there. while in israel thousands of americans and other foreigners are also rushing to leave the region. the first u.s. state department organized charter flight landing

in athens with u.s. airlines ramping up connection flights to help get those folks home. we have team coverage this morning, and we begin with ian pannell, who joins us live from israel. ian, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, janai. good morning, everyone. we are where the israeli military has embedded in. these are artillery positions behind me firing towards gaza. you see those images of the smoke rising in gaza, the destruction to the buildings. well, some of it is coming from these positions. we're about four miles away. what we see here is the israeli army getting ready for some kind of potential land movements. what we see on the other side is mass displacement and suffering. this morning, one week after that horrific attack on israel by hamas militants, israel preparing a potentially massive ground invasion into northern gaza. overnight they continued to bombard the area as it seems more men, munitions, and equipment are sent in. tanks and armored vehicles

rolling towards gaza as the idf carry out special forces raids in the area searching for hostages and hamas weapons and defenses. israel calling for a mass exodus of civilians in gaza city and elsewhere. thousands of leaflets raining down warning up to a million residents to leave their homes and head south. >> the camouflage of the terrorist is the civil population, therefore, we need to separate them, so those who want to save their life, please go south. >> reporter: gazans now piling what they can into the backs of their trucks, strapping their belongings to their cars. some families only able to go on foot, parents clutching their children's hands. weaving through the debris of their neighborhoods, their homes, schools, lives as they knew it now over. the u.n. calling for the evacuation order to be stopped. >> moving more than 1 million people across a densely populated war zone is extremely

dangerous and in some cases simply not possible. >> reporter: the death toll in gaza now at 2,200 and rising hourly. in gaza emotions spilling into the street. bodies carried above the crowd. air strikes over the past eight days destroying homes, buildings, and communities. the only power plant in gaza now out of fuel leaving the area without running water or electricity, and food supplies also cut. there's been so much death on both sides in the last week, israel is still mourning and coming to terms with what happened. these sobering images are from a morgue in israel where the bodies of the fallen are stored wall to wall in shipping containers. our britt clennett there. the extent of the terror they've seen is simply staggering. >> they saw bodies, the massacre, the carnage. >> reporter: as families gather to pay their final respects to their loved ones. the violence and bloodshed spreading.

reuters videographer issam abdullah killed when an israeli round hit a group clearly marked as journalists. in israel, alana zeitchik watched in horror as she recognized her cousin in the video showing hamas militants kidnapping israeli citizens. her family now among more than 100 others who have hostages being held in gaza. >> i think that my family is in many ways in survival mode. at the same time hearing the news that they were alive made me feel like we could take a breath for just a moment, and so we can, you know, pick back up and work on bringing them home. >> reporter: well, just tragic stories from both sides of the divide right now. a couple of updates to bring to you. the israeli defense forces are saying they have managed to kill two senior hamas figures, one a military leader. you can hear the sound of the

artillery guns firing into gaza, and the other situation is that although the israelis have given the order to the palestinians to leave, hamas on the ground is urging people to stay. janai. >> janai: ian, we can hear that, the artillery firing behind you, but i want to ask you before we came on air we got word that egypt, israel and the u.s. are allowing foreigners to pass through the rafah border. this impacts anyone with a foreign passport but doesn't include hundreds of thousands of palestinians. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: no, that's right, so basically it applies to dual citizens, people who have got dual citizen, so palestinian americans living inside gaza, we think at the moment something like around 100 or 130 passport holders are inside gaza. now, the israelis many booed the rafah border crossing a couple of times last week, and the egyptians decided to close it. the egyptians also have a fear

that what israel is trying to do is drive them out of gaza altogether and into the sinai on the other side of the border, which for them is red line unacceptable, so we'll see significant numbers of people leaving through that border, british passports, american passports. palestinians who do not have dual citizenship will not be allowed to leave and, as we say, have nowhere to escape to. >> janai: i just have to ask you, we have seen you in so many different conflict areas before. you have been in the middle east, been to israel countless times. what makes this different for you, ian, as you are watching all of this unfold? >> reporter: yeah, it's a good question, because i think sometimes viewers look at it and say, okay, well, it's the middle east. there's always a war. it's iraq or syria or some kind of conflict always going on. on one level this is part of a continuing conflict that's been running for decades, at least since 1948, sometimes even longer than that as the guns keep blaring, but

it's different for a number of reasons. it's different because of the attack that took place this time this week, the nature of the attack inside israel was unprecedented, and that's leading to a response from the israelis that i think is going to be unprecedented. the status quo cannot stay the same. in other words, for israel, hamas can't continue to be a threat. they can't allow for those events to repeat themselves, and the other reason that this is different, we've seen u.s. warships move in. joe biden making it clear, not just that they stand in support of israel but against israel's enemies, and there are fears it could spread into a wider regional war. >> janai: one thing to hear those guns going off behind you but to see you in that full gear, we hope you stay safe, you and the whole crew there. thank you so much. whit. >> whit: and, janai, as we continue our coverage this morning, what would a full-scale ground invasion of northern gaza even look like? abc's britt clennett joins us now from tel aviv with what she is learning this morning. britt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. idf soldiers carried out what

they call localized raids in gaza for the first since those deadly attacks by hamas a week ago. they say the goal was to clear areas of hamas and find the hostages. they confirm there are at least 120 hostages in there. the idf said its forces went in and carried out searches and thwarted anti-tank missile squads. now, these raids, you have to combine them with the idf warnings, warning people to evacuate from northern gaza. this is all thought to be a precursor to a full land invasion, which could happen at any moment now. that would involve grinding urban warfare, we're talking house-to-house battles, and it's a huge risk to civilians in gaza where the situation is already dire. more than 2,200 people there are now killed. a land invasion will likely see that death toll soar even higher. now, an idf spokesperson told me that this is not about revenge. he said, the idf is focused on military targets that they want

to strike hard based on intelligence in a standard way. the goal, he told me, is to take out hamas capabilities so that they won't ever be able to strike israelis again. gio. >> gio: yeah, so many innocent civilians caught in the middle. britt, thank you so much for your reporting. we're going to turn now to the race to get out of israel for the americans stranded there since last saturday when those attacks happened. abc's ines de la cuetara joins us now from the airport in tel aviv. good morning, ines. >> reporter: good morning, gio. the u.s. ramping up its efforts to bring americans home, chartering flights. we spoke to one american yesterday, who was on one of those early flights out of israel. he was being brought to athens, and he was then going to have to make his own way back to new york. so many americans stranded here as more and more flights are canceled. it's unclear just how many americans are stranded here, but we understand the state department is going to be operating four flights a day

meaning they'll have the capacity to evacuate roughly 800 civilians every day. for those who don't want to fly because of the incoming rockets, the state department will use boats bringing people to cyprus and, guys, it's not just the u.s. if you take a look, there are representatives from italy, from canada, from france. we've seen members of the military from other countries assisting with evacuations. yesterday we saw members of the colombian air force here on the ground, and as we see this rush of people looking to get out, we are seeing people coming back to israel with the israeli airlines el al overnight flying on shabbat for the first time in 40 years for reservists answering the call, whit. >> whit: ines de la cuetara, thank you. and back here in the u.s., there are growing questions about whether there were any missed warning signs before the hamas attack on israel. abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks is here with us in studio with more. maryalice, good morning. >> whit, good morning. the white house has insisted there will be a time for a full review of what was maybe missed, but right now that "new york times" headline absolutely making waves, looking at what

the u.s. was potentially tracking ahead of the attack. this morning, serious questions about whether u.s. intelligence was picking up on any clues about increased threats from hamas in the lead-up to its unprecedented attack on israel. "the new york times" reporting that two cia briefs mentioned a possible escalation in rocket fire from gaza, but also reportedly had no details about the sheer scale and specifics of the terror attack. defense secretary lloyd austin, who is traveling in israel, was asked what the u.s. knew before "the new york times" headline broke. >> if we had known or if we know of a pending attack against an ally, we would clearly inform that ally. >> reporter: the news coming after president biden spent over an hour on an emotional phone call talking to the families of those americans still missing and feared held hostage by hamas. >> i assured them my personal commitment to do everything possible, everything possible to

return every missing american to their families. >> reporter: the president >> reporter: the president also saying it is a priority to address the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza with food, water and electricity cut off and israel's overwhelming retaliatory air strikes. >> you know, we can't lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of palestinians had nothing to do with hamas. >> we are also learning this morning that the u.s. has asked israel to slow down with this potential ground invasion, not hold off, but, of course, take into account the safety of civilians, whit. >> whit: all right, maryalice parks, thank you. let's bring in abc news contributor, lieutenant general douglas lute. general lute, thanks so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it, and i want to start right there with that "new york times" report on the cia warnings about a potential increase in hamas violence in the days before the attack. what does this tell us about the scope of what many think was a major intelligence breakdown? >> well, i think there's no

question that this was an intelligence failure, probably a different -- multiple dimensions. the u.s. has no closer intelligence partner for sharing intelligence in both directions than that with israel, so i'm confident that if the u.s. had early warning, that it was shared with israel. the question then becomes, where did that intelligence end up? did it end up in the hands of military and civilian decision makers? of course, we just don't know that yet. there will be time for the forensics on intelligence on the intelligence failure. the real question right now is to move on, win this fight, and then israel has a tradition, a historical tradition of holding leaders accountable. i believe that will happen, but that's months in the future. >> whit: what we do know is that americans are among the hostages that were taken. we know that a ground incursion is expected and that israeli troops have already launched localized raids into gaza. walk us through the delicate

nature of a potential ground operation. obviously a tremendously densely populated area and the civilian population at risk. >> well, there's no tougher military task than combat in an urban area, especially an urban area so densely populated as northern gaza, so this is a very tough military task. it's complicated, because the terrain in military terms will feature rubbled streets, collapsed buildings, a tunnel network controlled by hamas. the defender in such situations, in this case hamas, has every tactical advantage. the ranges of observation, how far one can see, how far one can shoot, how far one can communicate will all be abbreviated. they'll be shortened, so many of the technological advantages that israel typically would hold will be denied in this

battlefield. >> whit: many concerns of what is to come. general douglas lute, thank you for your time. we appreciate it. janai. >> janai: to capitol hill and house republicans voting behind closed doors to nominate representative jim jordan as speaker, though it's already clear he faces the same problem as steve scalise before he dropped out, not enough support in his own party to win right now. abc's em nguyen is in washington and explains. >> reporter: this morning, house republicans still in disarray as they fumble to elect a new speaker. >> we've allowed a motion to get in the way of logic. >> reporter: representative jim jordan of ohio became the second republican nominated this week to replace ousted kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house in a secret ballot among the gop conference. jordan defeating a dark horse candidate, representative austin scott of georgia. the conservative firebrand gaining more votes this time than when he faced and lost to representative steve scalise

tuesday, but the question remains whether jordan can unite the party. >> i think i can unite the congress. >> reporter: in another vote over how many members would actually support the hard-line republican on the house floor, 55 members said they would not. >> house republicans have chosen to triple down on the chaos, triple down on the dysfunction, and triple down on the extremism. >> reporter: in the wake of the attack on israel, lawmakers are growing more frustrated over the chaos in the house. without a speaker, no legislative business can move forward, meaning no aid to israel or ukraine. this as congress stares down another spending deadline mid-november that could lead to a government shutdown. >> it's 4% of the conference with all the democrats that want this chaos. >> reporter: members have been advised, no votes are expected in the house until monday night,

and although some have urged mccarthy to run again, he says he's going to back jordan. it's likely jordan will spend this weekend trying to rally up support. guys. >> janai: though he already didn't have it before. em, thank you for that update. sparks flying there on capitol hill , and it looks like sparks flying behind you, somara theodore. time for a check of the weather. >> somara: that's right. this is not lightning. this is actually power flashes, janai, so the power flashes illuminating the night sky early, 2:00 a.m. thursday in clearwater, florida, there is a tornado, ef-0 and the threat for more severe weather but heavy rain. stormy saturday for much of the northeast. these showers continue through your whole saturday. it's a washout. by tonight, though, it wraps up, some severe weather down near the eastern coast of north carolina. as far as totals, anywhere from one to two inches generally speaking. that's a look at the weather across the country. let's see what's going on closer to home.

>> somara: so while it will be soggy for the northeast, the good news is we're not looking at the big widespread flash flooding that we saw a few weeks ago. >> gio: good news there. >> whit: another rainy weekend. >> somara: the sun will come out tomorrow. >> whit: thank you. >> gio: let's talk football. "college gameday," a lot on tap after that big matchup last night between colorado and stanford. morgan norwood is here with more. hey, morgan. >> good morning, gio. if you went to bed after last night's game or during halftime, rather, you missed out on a wild turnout. week seven is here, and can you believe we're just halfway through the season. crucial matchups across the

board. let's talk about it. today's kickoff between oregon and washington set to be one of the most anticipated and watched. you got oregon ranked at number eight. the undefeated washington huskies at number seven. it's the first time in history in more than a hundred years that these two teams will play each other when they're in the top. they're both in the top team. you can catch it on abc at 3:30 eastern, but a lot of folks still talking about this game this morning. colorado versus stanford. a shocking comeback and upset for stanford after rallying back from being down 29-0 at halftime. also the fourth largest comeback in pac-12 history, guys. >> gio: all right, morgan. thank you. we are excited about that and appreciate you. still ahead, travel bargains. why right now may be the best time to book your tickets for the holiday season. we'll be right back. you're watching "gma" on a saturday morning. are watching saturday morning.

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welcome to the "eras" tour. >> gio: and good morning, welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. the swifties were out last night as the "eras" tour movie officially opened nationwide. coming up, our resident swiftie, will ganss, you know he has everything we need to know for

the big opening night for what could be yet another record breaker. could be? no, it will be. >> whit: my daughter has the tickets for the show. you couldn't see the real thing but you could see the movie. >> janai: are you taking her? >> whit: no, i'm not. i wasn't invited this time. johnny wilson oh. >> gio: oh. >> whit: they were upset i -- >> janai: cool dad. >> whit: maybe next year. let's take a look at some of the other big stories. it is a busy saturday here happening right now. hamas and israel trading missile strikes overnight. israel ordering over 1 million people to evacuate gaza's northern region as a potential ground invasion looms. thousands of americans and other foreigners are also rushing to leave the region. the first u.s. state department organized charter flight landing in athens with u.s. airlines ramping up connecting flights to help people get home. >> janai: also right now here at home, ford is set to lay off about 300 workers at a plant in ohio next week. a representative for the company says it's a direct result of the strike at the kentucky truck plant in louisville.

8,700 union members at the company's largest plant worldwide have been on strike since wednesday. >> gio: and parts of the western u.s. are getting ready for a rare solar eclipse that is expected to create a ring of fire. the moon almost completely covering the sun will be visible over oregon tonight and then through parts of california, nevada, and down to texas. much of the rest of the country will see a partial eclipse. very cool. >> janai: so cool. >> whit: absolutely. johnny wilson so cool. >> whit: we do start this half hour with a closer look at the big political headlines we're following this week, and joining us in the studio abc news white house correspondent maryalice parks. nice to have you in new york. we even got you a mug, as well. johnny wilson da, da, da. >> gio: there you go. >> whit: to make it official. we'll need that back at the end of the show, so don't go too far. we're here to discuss what's happening in the middle east and israel. we've already seen the u.s.

moving in warships and weapons, but what comes next in terms of u.s. support for israel in this war? >> first and foremost, more intelligence sharing. we've heard the president say that is so important to make sure there is seamless intelligence sharing, and i'm so interested in this humanitarian corridor and heard secretary of state blinken to get civilians out and aid in. what is the u.s. offering? are we offering to help support that, man it? what are we offering to some of the other regional partners like egypt or the u.n. to help make that a reality. the biggest thing we're seeing right now is this all-out diplomatic push to try to contain the violence and get humanitarian support in. >> janai: okay, so that is the big headlines out of israel, but back here at home a major issue this week, and it is chaos on capitol hill when it comes to electing a speaker of the house. when i saw that steve scalise had dropped out, it was like back to square one for republicans. what does this mean for everyone at home? >> chaos is exactly right. it's been 11 days, janai. 11 days without a speaker of the house. implications are huge. the speaker of the house is

second in line to the president, and not only has the house not been able to pass a resolution condemning the attack by hamas, they haven't been able to get to aid to ukraine, to israel. there are so many things. the government could shut down next month if they don't get back to work. >> janai: literally 30 days. >> 30 days from now, and there are so many bills we track, bipartisan bills stuck. we've written about some that would lower hospital prices, some that would help social security recipients. i mean, americans want to see congress do something and absolutely everything at a standstill right now. >> janai: jim jordan still doesn't have enough votes either. now, politically we're heading into an election year. some republicans have already said, democrats need to help. some are worried about what this means for them next year. >> i mean, the reality is so many districts are so red and so blue that for some people it won't matter but not all. there are plenty of districts where people still have to fight

for those votes, and in those districts this absolutely will matter. we've heard from some republicans saying, this is a huge issue. we might not be able to get elected again because it looks like we can't even govern. we can't even do our basic job. it is interesting what you said about democrats. if this goes on and on, the big question is, at what point do republicans start making real overtures to democrats offering real big compromises to try to come up with some solution. but i don't think we're anywhere near that yet. >> gio: let's talk about 204 for a moment because you've got the republican presidential candidates in new hampshire this weekend. of course, everybody is talking about the real/hamas war. will it change the landscape for the republican candidates? >> i think it could. all of the candidates running against trump in the republican primary have been looking for something, right, to shake up the dynamics of this race, and this is definitely a moment that brings out some of those divisions in the primary. those more traditional, more hawkish republicans are trying to flex their foreign policy muscle. you know, nikki haley can talk

about her time at the u.n. senator tim scott can talk about how he's working in the senate to try to push the white house, and it's been a tough moment for former president trump. he kind of stumbled out of the gate. he had some really bizarre comments where he seemed to say that hezbollah was smart, and he's been trying to clean that up. >> whit: christie called him out on that too. >> they all have kind of pounced, but the reality is trump's base, the republican base more and more lately has been america first, just much more isolationist, and so we'll see if this is that moment where those more traditional, like i said, hawkish backgrounds and experiences make a difference and break through. >> gio: well, what's making a difference is having you here to answer these questions. thank you, maryalice. so good to have you. enjoy that mug. enjoy that mug. >> whit: while it lasts. wash it and return it. [ laughter ] >> gio: all right, let's go over to somara for some weather. good morning, somara. >> somara: i want to say good morning to florida. this is lauderdale-by-the sea earth cam. it almost looks like a "truman show" shot.

it doesn't even look real. the birds were paid actors. all right. take a look at what you are expecting in florida. it's going to be hot. triple-digit heat is what it's going to feel like. up to 108 degrees is what it will feel like in some parts of florida and have advisories in place. miami, you could tie a record today with a high of 92 degrees, and the heat also is starting to build out west. phoenix, arizona, temperatures could be in the triple digits tomorrow. by monday we could be looking at regard heat, and then denver, i want to highlight this, denver's today's highs in the mid-50s. by tuesday you're in the low >> somara: and that's your local forecast. triple-digit heat in florida.

gio, how do you feel about that? >> whit: booking the flights right now. >> gio: that's what we need. >> janai: taking this show on the road. thank you, somara. still coming up here on "good morning america," nasa's mission to a distant asteroid. what it could tell us about the origins of our planet. plus, the new findings that are exciting scientists and us nerds alike. space nerds alike. >> gio: geek glasses on. let's go. >> whit: you may not be going to space but looking to get away for the holidays. the important advice about when to book those flights. ♪ ♪ irresistibly smooth chocolate. to put the world on pause. lindor. made to melt you. by the lindt master chocolatier.

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o >> janai: we are back with help in planning your holiday vacation. let's talk holidays, huh, and a look at those airfares. experts say the time to get it's not yet halloween, but this morning experts say now is the time to snag the best deals for holiday travel. >> if you're planning to fly for thanksgiving or christmas this year, this weekend is the best time to book your holiday travel. >> janai: and this holiday season is anticipated to be a busy one with millions expected to travel. >> i am going to get home to my son. >> janai: according to hopper, fares this holiday season will

average $268 per ticket. that's down about 14% from this time last year. so, what holiday deals should you grab right now? well, new york to orlando round trip, $138. seattle to boston, 228 round trip, and if you're in the mood to head overseas, flights to new zealand, 686 round trip from multiple cities across the country. >> those are fares that you might normally expect to see in january or february, but we're still able to find even at this late juncture for some thanksgiving and christmas availability. i would not sleep on it. >> janai: and experts stress the key to a good deal, flexibility. you can save nearly 100 bucks by flying on less popular dates before and after each holiday week. >> if you can fly on the less popular days around the holidays, you can save upwards of 40%, so when you fly is just as important as when you book

your tickets. >> janai: and some more travel advice because i am the travel expert on the desk today. >> whit: is that right? >> janai: try to build in a bumper day traveling one day early, so if you face a disruption, you'll still make it to thanksgiving dinner on time. talk to charlie. tell him to let us travel over the holidays even with the new baby. >> whit: charlie, your husband? i thought his name was eli. >> janai: i knew you would say that. hopefully nobody is watching. coming up on democrat gm, the finding from ang asteroid that our exciting scientists are looking to learn more about the origins of earth. we know you care. [music plays] but if this is all too real for you and your loved ones. ♪ make the call. because we care too. ♪

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"gma" with one of the coolest nasa launches of the year, it's called psyche. it's a spacecraft that is going to be the first to study metal rich asteroid, and we could learn so much from it that it could even prove many of our theories right now are simply wrong. >> the nasa psyche team is go for launch. >> gio: psyche, the 2.2 billion mile quest to its namesake asteroid blasting off. nasa is calling this season asteroid autumn starting a six-year journey to the mysterious metal rich asteroid, one of only six known metallic asteroids. >> we have never seen a body with a metal surface. it's a new kind of world, and that's what we think asteroid 16 psyche is. >> gio: the psyche asteroid may offer a unique window into the violent history of collisions that created earth. this orbiting asteroid is the only known place where we can potentially directly examine this kind of metal. >> for the very first time

we'll be going to look at metal like the metal of the earth's core. this place where our magnetic field originates and where we can never visit. >> gio: nasa administrator bill nelson says by going out into space to visit this asteroid, we'll learn about the deep interior of our own earth. >> there may well be rare earth metals. there may well be clues to how other planets formed here in this solar system. >> gio: so what's really cool about this is that we've never actually been able to study the core of the earth, right? it's pretty much impossible to get there, so we probably never will. this is the only way to do it, because this asteroid has those metals that make up the core of the earth, so we could really learn some unbelievable things about how this planet was formed. >> janai: i wish you would have put on your goggles, and tell us more, please. i love that. really that is so cool. >> gio: it is. it's really cool. you got any other questions? no? okay. >> janai: why is there so much interest in asteroids?

[ laughter ] yes, this thing we were supposed to read right here. sorry. why is there so much interest in asteroid missions? >> gio: well, the thing that's cool, so we got the asteroid bennu. this is what came back and the spacecraft brought back -- >> janai: carbon. >> gio: yes, so we are made up of carbon and water, and that's what they found on this asteroid. >> janai: elements of life. >> gio: elements of life. all the elements of life. >> janai: now i'm interested -- yes, i did. >> gio: the thing is, she's reading the answer now, not just the question. we'll be right back with our "play of the day." i'm andrea, fa boutique handbag brand - andi - and this is why i switched to shopify. it's the challenges that we don't expect, like a site going down or the checkout wouldn't work. what's nice about shopify is when i'm with my family, when i'm taking time off, knowing that i have a site up and running and our business is moving forward because we have

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how was it? >> janai: did you get the glitter out of your air? >> whit: the glitter. >> will: the glitter is still in the hair. i've got the complimentary movie poster and video from last night. it's one of the most fun moviegoing experiences i ever had. the announcement before it started, enjoy the concert. it did not say the movie and the experience was more like a concert than it was going to see a movie. taylor herself posted on instagram, eras attire, friendship singing and dancing encouraged, and those are the things you should expect if you're headed to the theater this weekend. it is a lot less like seeing a movie and a lot more like going to a concert. >> gio: everybody out of their seats. >> will: out of their seats, and that's not the entire time. there are times when people are sitting down just like watching, and then there's a lot of standing up. >> janai: wow. >> whit: all right. >> will: it's a good taste of what's to come on december 1st when beyonce's movie comes to theaters. >> janai: we're going. >> will: get that outfit ready. >> janai: yeah. >> whit: perfect. johnny wilson we're working on it.

>> whit: thank you, will. >> will: thanks, guys. >> janai: we got tickets. >> whit: you got tickets without me? >> janai: yeah. >> gio: see, what had happened -- >> whit: my daughter ditches me the first time. now we're going to have this discussion during the commercial break. >> janai: really we are, sorry. coming up on "gma" in our second hour, the rising tensions as israel appears ready to mount a ground offensive in gaza, and americans flood the airport in tel aviv looking to get out of israel. stick around. >> gio: we got our "gma" cover story. olympic gymnast mary lou retton fighting for her life in the hospital. the crowdfunding campaign raising money for her health care. >> whit: and then it's "deals & steals." lots of items to keep you on the go just ahead. on the go just ahead.

police commission hired an outside firm to lead the search for a new chief after the firing of former chief lauren armstrong . a publicized list of candidates included armstrong's name, along with six other candidates. right now, a stretch of highway 101 is shut down for the entire weekend. this affects only the northbound lanes of 101 between the whipple avenue and britton avenue, exits between redwood city and san carlos. the closure will last until monday at 5 a.m. in time for your morning commute. the weekend closure will allow caltrans to finish replacing the cordilleras creek bridge. let's check in with meteorologist lisa arjun. >> all right, zach, good morning to you. we have a weak cold front pushing through the north

bay and live doppler seven, picking up on a few areas of drizzle. you can see our sweep on mount saint helena there. but to the south around mount tam, you really see the raindrops being picked up on the lens. 60 downtown, 63. in oakland, it is 61 in san jose with upper 50s. lot of cloud cover around the bay and you can see a pretty shot here from our exploratorium camera. that sun was up at seven 1759. santa rosa, 63 in fairfield. just moments away from the eclipse. and boy, the cloud cover not doing us any favors this morning. look how much milder 7 to 18 degrees warmer with all the cloud cover. four degrees warmer in hayward. so today we'll thin out the cloud cover in the afternoon, particularly in the east bay and the south bay for upper 70s there about 70 downtown. and even with the clouds, you'll notice the sky darkening around 9:00. zach. >> lisa, thank you. up next, rallies for the violence to stop. the different messages bay area groups are sending amid the war in the middle east. abc7 war in the middle east. abc7 news at 8 a.m. is next.

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