>> janai: good morning, america. breaking news, rafah re-opened after repeated delays. trucks rolling through the border crossing between egypt and gaza carrying much-needed humanitarian aid as overnight two americans kidnapped by hamas are released to israeli security forces.

did hamas get anything in return? while prime minister netanyahu visits his troops, israel's possible ground invasion into gaza beginning at any moment. >> gio: house speaker free-for-all. at least seven republicans reportedly running for the with congressman jim jordan dropping out after a failed third vote. the new efforts to repair a republican rift. any aid to israel, ukraine,or work on a budget agreement now at a complete standstill. >> whit: urgent manhunt for the suspect believed to have gunned down a judge who just made a ruling in his divorce proceedings. >> this was a targeted attack on judge wilkinson. >> whit: the reward being offered now with police calling him armed and dangerous. ♪ have to have high, high hopes ♪ >> janai: super sports weekend. the come-from-behind victories for teams vying for a spot in the world series. big ten rivals, ohio state and

penn state,going head-to-head today, a matchup preview. an exclusive with basketball phenom victor wembanyama on his big nba debut. plus, gronk's new gig. details as he joins us in the house this morning and shows off a hidden talent. >> gio: and we do say, good morning, america, on this saturday morning. we do, of course, have lots to get to this morning in israel's war with hamas. just hours ago truckloads of humanitarian supplies rolled into gaza from egypt. that rafah border crossing finally opening up. >> whit: a significant development there, this this coming after hamas released two americans, a mother and her teenage daughter, from the chicago area. the u.s. embassy sharing this picture of judith and natalie raanan speaking with president biden by phone. an estimated 200 more people including americans who were

kidnapped from israel remain captive. >> janai: all of this amid that looming israeli ground assault on gaza that we've been telling you could happen at any time. we'll have more on all of that in just a moment, but we begin with the latest developments. the rafah border crossing's limited re-opening. this coming, of course, after those numerous delays to let desperately needed aid flow to palestinians running short of food, medicine, and water, but no evacuations of hundreds of foreign passport holders waiting to leave gaza. abc's matt rivers joins us live from cairo with more. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, janai. right now leaders from around the world meeting here in cairo in what's being called a peace summit to try and come up with a long-term solution to this crisis, but i can tell you that as this goes on at the border, as we see what's happening at rafah, there remain major concerns, even if some aid has for the first time crossed over. this morning, a sight so many have been waiting for, trucks loaded down with aid rolling

into gaza. 20 in all led by the egyptian red crescent crossing the border from egypt into gaza bringing with them desperately needed food, water, and medicine. the agreement to temporarily open the border brokered by president biden and egyptian president el sisi earlier this week faced repeated delays with israeli air strikes and concerns of who would inspect the aid shipments causing nearly 4,000 tons of aid to pile up on the egyptian side. now, it starts to move in, and the need has never been greater. >> so, these trucks are not just trucks, they are a lifeline. they are the difference between life and death for so many people in gaza. >> reporter: israel's war with hamas leaving mass amounts of destruction in its wake, buildings in gaza city reduced to ash and rubble. a palestinian flag seen hanging off the side of this leveled building. people carrying what's left of their belongings through land

littered with destruction. israel defense forces saying it hit more than 100 targets overnight thursday. one israeli air strike hitting an historic greek orthodox church in gaza city. thursday, a spokesman for the palestinian health ministry saying 16 palestinian christians were killed in that church. israel defense forces saying the church was not the target of the strike, and residents in the northern area of the gaza strip were asked to evacuate in order to minimize harm. more than 1,400 people in israel have been killed while the death toll in gaza has risen to more than 4,000. israel's defense minister yoav galant telling infantry soldiers to be ready to move into gaza saying, quote, it might take a week, a month, two months until we destroy them. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu visiting with combat soldiers at the gaza border thursday. netanyahu saying, quote, we are going to win with all our might. what israel's offensive will

look like is an open question. what is clear, though, is the need that remains in gaza, and just 20 aid trucks getting in is a mere fraction of what's needed. world food program executive director cindy mccain says constant aid shipments are necessary given the challenges they face in delivering it. >> the israelis will ultimately dictate in one way or another where you guys can go in addition to hamas and the authorities that are on the other side there. so how do you navigate that? >> well, we're hoping, of course, that the world sees it for what it is, and this is an area that we have to get into, so whoever is in charge, please give us unfettered access, and allow us to go in and feed these people. >> reporter: there remains hundreds of americans and others with foreign passports trapped in gaza, and a big question, will those people be let out here into egypt once aid was allowed in? at least so far that does not appear to be the case. those hundreds of americans, as well as the hundreds of thousands of palestinians in

gaza, remain trapped, janai, at this point. >> janai: and, matt, that's exactly what i want to ask you about. this time last week we were reporting on the agreement to open that border crossing, but that hadn't happened until this morning. why is that, and do you think that we'll start to see any sort of sustained access here? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, this was an agreement that we thought would come to fruition days ago and yet it took until this morning to just open that border for a small amount of time. there's so many different factors at play. the border is a fluid situation, and so exactly how this moves forward from here, i don't think anyone really knows, but what i can tell you is, the message from everyone involved in the aid world here is that border needs to open back up and remain open so the amount of aid that is needed in gaza can actually get to where it needs to go. gio? >> gio: so many around the world asking for that humanitarian aid. matt, thank you so much. and we're going to turn now to the two americans who were being held hostage now reuniting with family members in israel this morning. hamas releasing a mother and daughter kidnapped during that deadly attack nearly two weeks ago.

abc's britt clennett is in haifa with more on that. good morning, britt. this is a sliver of hope in this tragedy. >> reporter: it is. good morning, gio. there is immense relief as an american mother and daughter are freed from captivity in gaza raising hopes for many other families desperately waiting for news of their loved ones. overnight, the moment two american hostages are released from gaza, the nightmare for one family finally over. >> i haven't been sleeping for two weeks. tonight i'm going to sleep good. >> reporter: 17-year-old natalie raanan and her 59-year-old mother judith visibly still in shock, overwhelmed in this hamas video as they're released to red cross workers in gaza. >> these two americans are now safely in the hands of israeli authorities in israel. >> reporter: this image showing judith and natalie hand in hand with the israeli hostage negotiator as they returned to israel for the first time since being taken by hamas during a

brazen rampage on october 7th. >> over the coming hours they'll receive any support and assistance they need, and, of course, we're very anxious to be able to reunite them with their loved ones. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken also thanking the qatari government, which brokered their release. the mother and daughter, dual israeli u.s. citizens from the chicago area. they were in israel celebrating a family member's birthday when they were kidnapped and brought to gaza. back home in illinois natalie's father rejoicing at the news of their release. >> i'm going to hug her and kiss her, and it's going to be the best day of my life. >> reporter: they were among the now more than 210 people held captive by hamas including several more americans. president biden spoke by phone with the raanan family members following news of their release. during an address from the oval office on thursday, the president making it clear they are doing everything they can to get every hostage back. >> as president there is no higher priority for me than the safety of americans held hostage. >> reporter: families of the remaining hostages questioning

what this may mean for their loved ones. the family of 3-year-old american abigail captured as a hostage after her parents were killed hoping for her release. >> what i do hope is that through the negotiations and through the work that the u.s. government is doing that they will get the safe release of abigail, the other american hostages, and all the hostages. >> reporter: hadan dass also drawing strength from their freedom. her two children are still missing, along with their father. her husband seen here in this video being manhandled by the militants. the fight for hadas far from over. >> i don't have time to feel. i just work and work and fight and fight, but in the night when i put my head on the bed, i can hear my child scream to me, mom, mom, help. mom, mom, save me.

>> reporter: hadas there in deep despair as she carries on her desperate search for her kids. now, we've been following the family since day one. five relatives killed. two just found dead. sadly, their nightmare continues. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying they will not relent in their effort to return all of the hostages. whit? >> whit: just heart-wrenching stories. britt clennett, thank you so much. let's bring in maryalice parks who is joining us now in the studio. good morning, maryalice. it's great to have you. so, what more are you learning about the release of these hostages, and what do we know about what hamas may have gotten in return? >> yeah, whit, that is the key question, and we just don't know yet. some speculation that this could have been related to those trucks with basic need being able to get across the border. others wondering if this was a move by hamas to try to delay any possible israeli ground invasion because, of course, that's the risk, right, that any ground invasion could put the lives of hostages, other hostages, at risk here. you know, last night when the president was boarding air force one, one of our reporters

shouted -- asked if israel should delay a ground invasion to try to let the u.s. get more hostages out. he seemed to say yes, but the white house are disputing whether he could actually hear the question. they're not wanting to say more right now. we do know they're working very closely with qatar, as well as israel, to try to make this happen. >> whit: a lot of people trying to get some clarity on that. let's talk about the opening of the border crossing here but only for humanitarian aid. we still know there are obviously thousands of palestinians, but hundreds of american citizens who are still trapped in gaza. where do those negotiations stand to get those americans out? >> the white house says its top priority -- i mean, there are hundreds, the estimate, 600 americans there, u.s. passport holders, some dual citizens who live in gaza, aid workers, others who were visiting friends and family. it is so unheard of to have a u.s. ally talking about a ground invasion when the u.s. has not been able to secure a way out for americans, and this morning, you're exactly right. the state department, the

embassy there sounding so unsure. they put out this bulletin saying that they are expecting a chaotic and disorderly environment on both sides of the crossing, and the security environment is just too unpredictable. >> whit: a fluid and volatile situation. maryalice parks, thank you so much. we'll chat with you later in the show. janai? >> janai: all right, to washington now, and the stalemate in the house that could hold up military aid to israel and ukraine. republicans are set to meet behind closed doors on monday as they restart from the very beginning the process of trying to elect a new speaker. abc's jay o'brien is on capitol hill with what comes next. jay, good morning to you. it's been a long week up there. >> reporter: it has, janai. good morning. house republicans are really back to square one here in this saga of who will be the next speaker of the house, and the field of candidates now vying for that top job is getting crowded. this morning, a free-for-all in the race for the next speaker of the house. at least seven republicans expected to be in the running

including, sources tell abc news, majority whip tom emmer, the number three republican in the house along with representatives byron donalds, kevin hearn, mike johnson, and several others, all jumping in after firebrand conservative congressman jim jordan dropped out of the race following a week of failing to secure the votes needed to win the speaker's gavel. >> we need to come together and figure out who our speaker will be. >> reporter: in his third vote on the house floor, jordan losing 25 republicans. more voting against him than in his previous two attempts. >> the speaker has not been elected. >> reporter: house republicans then meeting behind closed doors and casting secret ballots where 112 of jordan's colleagues voted against the ohio republican remaining their speaker nominee. after, tensions high. >> it's as swampy as swamp gets and jim jordan deserved better than that. >> i feel like we had to have this out and do it right. >> reporter: but 18 days after former speaker kevin

mccarthy's ouster, house republicans remain deeply divided, and no one has a clear path to the required 217 votes to be speaker. >> there's a lot of deep wounds that need to heal. >> was there anyone in your view that can get to 217? >> it's going to be tough, because we are fractured. >> reporter: the house paralyzed. no legislation can be brought to the floor until a speaker is elected. this as president biden's $100 billion foreign aid package, including assistance for israel in its war against hamas, and continued funding for ukraine, now hangs in the balance. congress also has to act to avert a government shutdown less than a month away. house republicans now tell us they will come right back to capitol hill monday night and begin the process all over again of trying to pick a new speaker. whit? >> whit: jay o'brien, thank you so much. now to the election fraud case in fulton county, georgia. another of former president trump's co-defendants has taken a plea deal. prosecutors accused him of

participating in efforts to overturn trump's loss in the 2020 election in georgia. abc's senior investigative reporter aaron katersky has details. >> reporter: kenneth chesebro was on the brink of trial. >> we are ready to kick this off. >> reporter: potential jurors had been called to court before chesebro reversed course. >> how do you plead to count 15, conspiracy to commit filing false documents in indictment number 23sc188947? >> guilty. >> reporter: chesebro's 1 of 18 defendants charged alongside former president trump in the sprawling racketeering case that accuses them of conspiring to overturn trump's 2020 loss in georgia. chesebro's guilty plea coming 24 hours after another, sidney powell's, and it is the latest victory for fulton county district attorney fani willis. she now has three defendants cooperating against the former president and the remaining alleged co-conspirators. >> to see someone pleading out at the number five spot in a 19-person indictment suggests

that that was a very big fish who pled out, and when he got a felony without prison, that suggested that very big fish has very big information he's able to share with the state. >> reporter: chesebro was accused of conspiring with the trump campaign to create a slate of fake electors who would falsely claim trump won the state. these images show those alleged fake electors at the state capitol a month after the election following chesebro's instructions to file this bogus certification of the votes. >> i think he simply decided it was time for him to put this behind him and go on with his life. >> reporter: as for the former president, he is also on trial in a civil fraud case in new york where he just got in trouble with the judge. trump was supposed to remove a post that disparaged the judge's law clerk, but it remained on his campaign website in violation of a partial gag order. the judge fined trump $5,000 and warned, future violations could come with more severe sanctions including jail. aaron katersky, abc news, new york. >> gio: all right, aaron, thank you. and we're going to turn now

to spirit airlines canceling more flights this morning, and the disruptions are expected to last for days, so that the airline can inspect more than two dozen of its planes. abc's morgan norwood joins us now from newark liberty international airport. morgan, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, gio. travel plans upended this morning for hundreds of customers from coast to coast after spirit airlines canceled about 100 flights pulling 25 of its aircraft out of service due to inspections. the majority of those, more than half of those, cancellations, coming out of orlando international airport. that's where you see lines full of frustrated travelers flocking to ticket counters. now, spirit hasn't said what these inspections were for, but the faa says that these were mandatory maintenance inspections promising it will ensure the matter is addressed before the airplanes return to service. now, the airline ended up scrubbing 11% of its flight schedule for the day out of an abundance of caution, and it's the highest percentage of cancellations among leading u.s. carriers. that's according to flight aware.

spirit had canceled more than 3,600 flights this year alone, and this morning, the airline is urging customers to check the status of their flights before showing up to airports. they're also urging you to make sure you keep in contact with the app as well adding that these disruptions could last days. guys? >> whit: got to check the status there. morgan norwood, thank you so much. let's get a check of the weather with somara theodore and yet another stormy weekend in the northeast. >> somara: it's like groundhog weekend at this point. so, we saw some active weather in greensboro, north carolina, and look at this. not just hail, but we have leaves coming down, strong winds out there, heavy rain, and the rain continues in the northeast. so, let's time it out. by 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, you can see where the heaviest rain is situated over cities like boston and vermont and new hampshire. as this pulls away this evening we dry out in new york city, but it starts to get heavier in portland, maine. by 3:00 p.m. tomorrow we could look at snow mixing in with rain in upstate new york.

now, i'll tell you something. the heaviest of the rain should be situated in new england. that's where we have the high likelihood of flash flooding, generally speaking about one inch, and you can see up to a foot above normal with the top ten cities receiving so much rainfall in the last six months. finally just want to clue you in on hurricane tammy. right now cat 1 storm that will be impacting places like antigua >> somara: and that's your local forecast, and, yes, this actually happens to be the

seventh consecutive weekend, rainy weekend in the northeast. so we're just kind of stuck. >> janai: and i'm sorry. did you say the possibility of snow? >> somara: i did say, yes, the "s" word for weather. >> gio: okay. >> whit: we're not ready for that. [ laughter ] >> janai: but not here in manhattan. >> somara: upstate new york, you guys. >> janai: oh, my goodness. >> whit: she wants the jersey forecast. >> janai: i need to start this maternity leave tonight. >> whit: thank you, somara. better be back tomorrow. some thrilling games overnight as teams vie for a spot in the world series, and abc's zohreen shah has been following all the action for us. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. two really great games last night packed with a lot of drama, and we are a little bit closer to finding out which teams will make the world series. first up, you had two texas teams, the astros coming back to win with three runs in the ninth inning leaving the texas ranger stadium just completely shocked. houston now leads, 3-2. they need to win one more to get to the world series. it is a huge win for the astros. they head back to houston for

game six tomorrow. and that second game, the arizona diamondbacks coming back from behind with three runs in the eighth to beat the philadelphia phillies, 6-5, leaving the series tied 2-2. their next game is later today in arizona. both these series are really close. feels like either one or both could get to seven games. guys? >> janai: whoo. >> whit: i don't know if sports janai had some additional analysis. >> janai: well, you know, if the phillies would just -- no, i've got nothing. thank you so much, zohreen. a lot of excitement. still coming up here, a close look at president biden's efforts at diplomacy and what's likely to happen with his request for more funding for the wars in both israel and ukraine. >> gio: and the urgent manhunt under way for the suspect accused of gunning down the judge in his divorce case. >> whit: and an exclusive interview with highly anticipated nba prospect victor wembanyama. wemby on his goals for the season and beyond. we'll be right back. stay with us on "gma."

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oh, my god. oh, my god. ♪ isn't she lovely ♪ ♪ this hollywood girl ♪ >> gio: i love that song. welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. britney spears reacting to articles that she's been reading about her new memoir, "the woman

in me." the '90s pop princess posting on instagram, my book's purpose was not to offend anyone by any means. that was me then. that was in the past. most of the book is from 20 years ago. i have moved on, and it's a beautiful clean slate from here. spears' book hits stores on tuesday. no doubt about it, it will make more headlines, and so many people will be reading it. >> whit: a lot of people talking, yes, indeed. >> janai: i'm going to be in line to get that book. i'm looking forward to it. all right. let's take a look at some of the other big stories we're following on this saturday morning. happening right now, major developments in israel's war with hamas. just hours ago, the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt re-opening after several delays, but just long enough for 20 trucks to roll across the border carrying much-needed humanitarian aid, and overnight hamas releasing two americans, a mother and her teenage daughter, from the chicago area to israeli security forces. >> whit: also right now, teachers in portland, oregon, have voted to strike unless they

reach an agreement with the school district before november 1st. the teachers union is fighting over class sizes, pay, and lack of resources. portland public schools will close, and there will be no classroom or online instruction if that strike happens. >> gio: and actor and comedian leslie jordan was honored with a spot on the palm springs walk of the stars. the "will & grace" star died last year after suffering a cardiac emergency and crashing his car into a wall in hollywood. jordan, of course, became a social media sensation during the pandemic by posting humorous videos while in quarantine in his native tennessee. so many people remembering that. he brought people so much joy. >> whit: absolutely. we do start this half hour with a closer look at the top political headlines that we're following right now, and joining us back in the studio this morning is abc white house correspondent maryalice parks. maryalice, good morning. i see you got your mug back for a second round there. >> now i'm official. >> whit: you got it washed and

returned it. let's start with question one. we know it was a very big week for president biden. he made that trip to the war zone in israel. he had his presidential address from the oval office, but he's walking this delicate line in terms of what he hopes to accomplish. how productive was this week for the president? >> in some ways so productive getting two hostages home, aid starting to get across that border. like you said, standing shoulder to shoulder with israel, flying into a war zone, but this is tough politics back here at home. i mean, i think this is showing a real generational divide in the democratic party. it's not just college kids on campuses that are worried about civilians in gaza. we're hearing humans right watch speak out and hearing old obama administration alums speak out and have progressive members of congress are calling for a cease-fire. this is tough for the president to navigate. the concern, of course, politically is that the closer he stands with israel, he owns this. the closer he has to look like he's willing to speak for

everything that netanyahu does. >> gio: let's talk about that address for the moment from the oval office, because he was asking for $100 billion in aid for helping israel and, of course, ukraine, but without a speaker, what can congress do? can this even get passed? >> i do think there is a sense of urgency on capitol hill, especially in the senate and want to support israel and ukraine. of course, the house is a mess, but it's not just -- put aside the speaker issue, the fact that everything is at a standstill. there are a number of house republicans who have been really skeptical about sending more aid to ukraine, and this moment with the speaker fight, i think, is reminding all of us that just because there's a majority on capitol hill, a number of moderate democrats, a number of moderate republicans who want to get something done, that doesn't mean that it comes to the floor for a vote. i think that is what we are learning in this moment is that there might be a majority that can vote on something that want

to vote on something, but the rules are skewed so much to the party in power, it makes it hard for even bipartisan bills to get to the floor. >> janai: and maryalice, to that point about the chaos in the house trying to pick a speaker being back at square one, jay was telling us that the field for, you know, folks who want to be considered for that role is getting crowded. they've got to put their name in by tomorrow, but a lot of this goes back to kevin mccarthy and the concessions he made to be able to become speaker. >> yeah, you're exactly right. this is crazy, and it's also embarrassing, and that's what we're starting to hear from even republicans, that in this moment with so much going on in the world, it is embarrassing to partners and allies that they can't figure this out. there is a lot of interest in patrick mchenry, the temporary speaker. i sat here last weekend saying i thought we were a far way away from republicans reaching out to democrats to try to get this over the finish line. i think we're a lot closer to that potential now. what's interesting to me about mchenry is that he doesn't want

the job, and i'm thinking about the old adages, people who want power shouldn't have power, but, you know, also those federal employees that right now are looking at the potential of another government shutdown in just a few weeks if they don't figure this out. that is scary. >> whit: it is hard to imagine democrats coming together with republicans in any way whatsoever. >> they'd have to get something big in return. >> whit: it would be quite a compromise. all right, maryalice. >> gio: great job keeping this going. >> whit: mic switch and everything. you definitely get to keach the mug this time. >> good to be here. >> whit: let's get another check of the weather and head back to somara theodore for the weather. good morning. >> somara: good morning. we'll talk about the tropics. come to san jose del cabo, mexico. look at the rough surf from this video yesterday. they're bracing for impact from hurricane norma, category 3. this is a major hurricane getting ready to make landfall, and as it does into tomorrow morning, they're looking at a possible cat-2 upon landfall. there we could see up to 15 inches of rain and potential damage in some areas.

now, speaking of the rain, this is actually going to extend into the u.s. mainland, so midland, texas, oklahoma city, kansas city, two to three inches with . look at the areas right now under drought. you can see extreme drought near wichita, into kansas city, all the way just north of chicago there, and before that rain comes and cools us down a bit, we are dealing with record heat today. we could see some record heat in cities like tucson, austin and continuing to >> somara: now >> somara: now that we are in our rainy flow, do you guys have plans for the weekend? do you guys have it all set up? >> whit: apparently just sit around the house and wait for the rain to stop. >> somara: is that what

we've been doing for the last seven weekends? >> janai: i got all this kid stuff to did. >> somara: do you have kids? >> gio: so many kids. >> janai: stop. [ laughter ] >> gio: thank you, somara. coming up here on "good morning america," we have a lot to cover. the urgent search for a man suspected of gunning down a judge in his own driveway following a divorce case ruling. >> janai: and then an exclusive interview with victor wembanyama as he gets ready to make his nba debut on his goals for the season. these two kids will be back.

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>> janai: welcome back to "gma" >> janai: welcome back to "gma" and the urgent search for the suspect believed to have gunned down a judge, who police say had just made a ruling in the man's divorce case. abc's faith abubey joins us with more as u.s. marshals are now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. faith, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, janai. this was a beloved judge, who spent decades serving his community, and now condolences are pouring in from many people this morning, including

maryland's governor, who says he's shocked, heartbroken and sickened by the deadly attack. this morning the suspect in the shocking cold-blooded murder of a maryland state judge on the run, pedro argote considered armed and dangerous. an urgent manhunt now under way. >> this was a targeted attack on judge wilkinson. >> reporter: investigators suspect argote gunned down 52-year-old judge andrew wilkinson outside his own home in his driveway, shooting him multiple times thursday around 8:00 p.m. wilkinson died a short time later at the hospital. >> his wife and son were at home at the time. >> reporter: just hours earlier, judge wilkinson awarded full legal custody of argote's children to his estranged wife, amid a bitter divorce and custody battle. the judge also issued a protective order against argote based on a history of domestic violence, telling him to stay away from both the children and his estranged wife. argote's former divorce attorney michael gast. >> pedro is a very quiet unassuming person, and i would never have thought he would be capable of doing anything like

this. >> reporter: judge wilkinson is the third state judge shot by a person involved in a case they were presiding over in the last three years. this deadly incident shedding light on judicial security. last year u.s. marshals investigated more than 1,300 real and potential threats against protected persons in the federal judiciary. >> now, of course, another poor unsuspecting family has to deal with the unbearable pain. >> reporter: new jersey federal judge esther salas has been fighting for more protections for judges since a gunman targeted her three years ago, killing her son, and critically wounding her husband at the front door of her home. salas, who was successful in getting congress to pass new legislation to protect identifying information on federal judges, now wants the same protection for judges on the state level. >> we are seeing lives lost and the potential for more lives to be lost if we don't take action now. >> reporter: family and friends remembering judge wilkinson as a

devoted father and husband who was faithful to his community. >> i'm going to remember that he encouraged people and served people. this is -- it's not fair. >> reporter: well, janai, investigators say they found no criminal history on argote, but they did, however, respond to his home twice in the last few years for alleged verbal domestic assault. janai. >> janai: and learning that the judge's wife and son were home at the time is just heartbreaking. faith, thank you for that update. still coming up here on "good morning america," basketball phenom victor wembanyama talks about going for a championship in his debut season with the nba. stick around. -when you bundle your home or renters with your auto, progressive provides protection for almost everything you own. -but do you really need... -my weighted hoop? it's for my snatched waist. foot treadmill. purse that says purse. my tuesday chalice. lake making kit. mushroom humidifier. futuristic coat rack. tells you how many coats are on it. two. [ "am:pm" by notd begins. ] tells you how many coats are on it. when you can save on good & gather groceries in all the fall flavors.

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>> gio: and we are back now on >> gio: and we are back now on "gma" with the much anticipated nba debut for victor wembanyama who has been called the best prospect since lebron james entered the league to much fanfare 20 years ago. the number one draft pick set to tip off for the san antonio spurs next week, and malika andrews sat down exclusively with wemby ahead of his appearance. take a look. >> wembanyama! jackhammers it in. >> we've never seen anything like him. he really has it all. >> how important does winning rookie of the year to you? >> it's not my main goal. i know it's going to come, but it's not what i should worry about because it's going to come if i sacrifice with my teammates. >> with the first pick of the 2023 nba draft, the san antonio spurs select victor wembanyama. >> you said -- and everyone loved this -- on the night of the draft lottery, you said, i want to win a championship asap.

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>> whit: why gray? >> whit: why gray? [ laughter ] we're back with our "play of the day." yes, we're talking football, big ten rivals, number three ohio state, number seven penn state going head-to-head today. "gameday" is in columbus for the big matchup and espn's jess sims has a review. hey, jess, good morning.

>> good morning, y'all. we are live here in columbus for the 23rd time on "college gameday" featuring penn state and ohio state for the 12th time. this is the most frequented matchup in the entire show's history. now, both teams have more in common than undefeated, they are second and third in points per game so far allowed. but don't worry. both of these teams can also score. for the first time this is the ap top ten matchup where both teams are averaging at least 35 points per game and holding their opponents to less than 10 points per game. so you already know it's going to be a good one, and guess what, this is the first time this has happened since 1973 when notre dame played against alabama. this will be an amazing game. don't miss espn "college gameday" at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> whit: thank you, jess. those signs in the background are always good or troubling. >> janai: yes. [ laughter ] >> whit: that too. all right, coming up here on "gma" in our second hour, we have a lot to cover. more on the rafah border crossing opening for humanitarian aid, as well as the american hostages released by

hamas. >> janai: and our "gma" cover story, the rampant rise in sextortion of young boys and teens. now, parents of victims are becoming activists. >> gio: and then, of course, it is "deals & steals" and our fall festival finale. stick around. you're watching "gma" on a saturday morning. stick around. you're watching "gma" on a saturday morning.

greens is set to close in downtown san francisco, this time blocks away from union square. this is video of the store from earlier this year. according to our media partners at the san francisco standard, the location on 500 geary street at the intersection of taylor street is closing on november 15th. this is the third walgreens to close in the city in less than two years. the cause of the closure is not known this morning. today contra costa fire is hosting an open house to recruit new firefighter was the meet and greet event is at the station on shell avenue in martinez. it starts at 9:00 this morning. it goes until 11:00. and according to the post on x, the event is a great way to meet the hand crew and the captains of the department. and it's probably a good day to go outside today if you want to do that event or others, right,

drew? because it's going to be a nice one. yeah >> gloria, we're starting out the weekend with really calm conditions. we'll find temperatures this morning a bit chilly in the north bay starting out in the 40s there, but around the bay shoreline, we're in the mid seconds, so we are starting out pretty typical for this time of the year. we'll have a little bit of fog in the north bay novato reduced visibility right now or about a mile visibility there outside of that area. we're doing just fine with mainly clear skies. here's a live look from our emeryville camera as that sun is up here. we have sunshine early on giving way to increasing cloud cover as we go throughout the afternoon as a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures by 4 p.m. a bit below average in the 60s and 70s dry today. but gloria will track some scattered light showers for your sunday. >> sounds good. thank you, drew. and up next, showing off civic pride. the new million dollar campaign starting in san francisco today to repair the city's image. abc seven news at 8 a.m. is next

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don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. healing from within is a wonderful thing. ask your child's eczema specialist how dupixent can help heal their skin from within. now at eight. high hopes in the south bay. san jose mayor matt mehan is getting ready for his first state of the city address. what he's expected to outline in today's speech as the community shares their input. good morning to you. it is saturday, october 21st. i'm gloria rodriguez