>> whit: good morning, america. scenes of devastation. hurricane helene carving a path of destruction through the south. dozens of people killed. entire neighborhoods leveled. helicopter rescues above dangerous rushing water. massive damage stretching from florida to north carolina. >> didn't think it would be as bad as it was.

"gma" with team coverage. where the storm is headed next. >> janai: hezbollah confirming its strike killed the militant group's leader, hassan nasrallah, the most significant blow after months of fighting. what it could mean for the region as the two sides trade more strikes overnight. >> gio: race for the white house. vice president kamala harris visits the border as trump meets with ukraine's president zelenskyy amid trump's claims about the u.s. supporting the war effort. >> whit: countdown to liftoff. their mission and the ticket home for those astronauts left behind. >> janai: remembering maggie smith. >> i will not resign. >> janai: the oscar-winning actress whose roles delighted audiences for seven decades. >> piertotum locomotor. >> janai: known for her

keen wit and scene-stealing performances. accolades this morning for this one of a kind actress. ♪ sweet home alabama ♪ >> gio: and primetime showdown. georgia faces alabama in a rematch of last season's s.e.c. championship. espn's desmond howard on which powerhouse team could have the edge. ♪ lord, i'm coming home to you ♪ >> janai: good morning, america. it's a good saturday, right? >> whit: yes. >> janai: we're all starting the day together, so, of course, it's good. guys, thank you for starting your weekend with us. we have a lot happening including israel saying its strike killed the leader of the group, hassan nasrallah. we'll go there live in just a moment. >> gio: but the other big story this morning, this one right here at home, the devastation from hurricane helene now a post tropical storm cyclone still dumping rainfall. >> whit: sustained winds hit 140

miles per hour when it came ashore in florida's big bend and took dozens of lives, and the path of damage is enormous. we have team coverage this morning as millions of people are still without power. we begin with abc's faith abubey in atlanta. faith, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, whit. more than 700,000 people in georgia are still without power this morning. helene's impact has been devastating, but the recovery continues. this morning, devastation in florida. keaton beach obliterated after being hit with the full wrath of hurricane helene. >> it's just sad on keaton beach, nothing. that's it. >> reporter: helene's destructive reach now seen across five states. >> the priority now is saving lives. >> reporter: in irwin, tennessee, floodwaters surrounding this hospital. more than 50 patients and staff trapped on the roof. rescue helicopters rushing in. this video taken from the roof showing one of those choppers

approaching. evacuations had initially begun but with the water moving in so quickly, they were forced to retreat to higher ground. >> everybody was airlifted off by helicopters. we had three from tennessee and two from virginia. it was extremely windy. very gusty, so, unfortunately, we had to wait to get those helicopters in the air. >> reporter: in charlotte, one person dying after a tree fell on this home, and an ef-3 tornado touching down in rocky mount, north carolina. cars slammed into the side of this restaurant. here in atlanta, vehicles abandoned on sunken streets. the owner of this vehicle fleeing, leaving so quickly, the windshield wipers were still running. atlanta's swift water teams rescuing dozens of people. we were there when they carried out the hall family and their neighbors. >> we knew we were stuck once we saw that there was a car in the front area, as well as probably having up to six to seven feet of water. >> reporter: and in valdosta,

this small business ripped down brick by brick. rescuers in south pasadena braving floodwaters and flames, and in cedar key residents saying there isn't a business left standing. >> however bad we imagined it would be when we were fighting this thing in the darkness, it's so much worse in the daylight. >> reporter: this resident sharing these images from the historic storm surge thursday night. >> i was trying to make it to my momma's house, but it's neck deep here. i'm not able to get any further. this is the museum. oh, no. it's chest deep here now. i'm not going to be able to go much farther. i just saw a car. >> reporter: the u.s. department of health and human services has declared a public health emergency here in georgia. the governor plans to head to the hardest hit areas to survey the damage today. gio. >> gio: and we are thinking of all of those people there. faith, thank you so much.

and florida was first to feel the power of helene, and now this morning residents there are getting a real look at the damage. abc's ike ejiochi is following that side of the story from tallahassee. ike, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, gio, helene slammed into the big bend and caused damage all over the state like you're seeing behind me. this roof flue off the business next door and landed right in this neighbor's yard covering half of the pool. this is the first category 4 hurricane to make landfall in florida's big bend region and the storm turning deadly claiming the lives of at least 44 people so far. seven of whom reside right here in florida. the damage is widespread. in keaton beach drone footage showing neighborhoods transformed into lakes as stormwaters inundate hopes and businesses and in the panhandle around tallahassee strong winds have downed power lines and trees destroying homes and cars all throughout the city. the storm knocking out power to over a million customers in the state and nearly 500,000

customers still without power. now, the cleanup and recovery efforts are constant. over 8,000 miles of roads have been cleared so far. bridges and airports re-opening. all while crews work around the clock removing trees off power lines and know fema has arrived and is on the ground in the sln state today. in terms of residents in need governor ron desantis is expected to sign an emergency declaration for those who suffered catastrophic losses. janai. >> janai: all right, ike. now to north carolina where major roads closed from flooding. first responders carrying out dozens of rescues there also. reporter tamara scott from wtvd joins us now from asheville this morning. good morning to you, tamara. >> reporter: hey, good morning, janai. i want to bring you

and the devastation doesn't end there. across the street, a bridgestone repair shop completely devastated. there are sinkholes upon sinkholes. so many places where people are walking around and seeing this devastation. they're emotional because it doesn't just start here or end here. there are homes and trailer parks going down this way where i'm told there are still people there, elderly people there that need help and their homes, all the power is off. there is no water. there's no gas. it's true devastation, a dire situation where people are starting to realize what has happened here and we talked with some emergency responders here and they're just now getting a look and trying to figure out what's happening here so this is going to be a lot of cleanup here, it's going to take some time, but i've seen the community come together here and back to you guys. >> whit: tamara scott, thank you so much. now to the latest on the storm track and timing for all

of this and get to somara theodore. somara, what are we expecting. >> somara: before we look ahead, i want to look back. this is helene on thursday. a monster of a storm making landfall around 11:10:00 p.m. just south of perry, florida. now, this part is important. look at the body of the storm and where it goes, as we push through time, notice how it whips through the carolinas. that coupled with the storm system they had earlier in the week led to all of these flash flood emergencies we're dealing with, and we still have them in place right now. flash flood emergency for boone, north carolina, southern virginia, and far eastern tennessee. what happens next is the storm continues to decay. that is some good news, we are going to see winds dying down on sunday with a few scattered showers as we head through the remainder of the weekend but drying nonetheless, gio. >> gio: it is far from over. thank you, somara. we turn to the breaking news overseas sending shock waves across the world. hezbollah just confirming israel's trike on hezbollah headquarters in lebanon killed the leader hassan nasrallah and

could signal a massive shift so to austin moore who is beirut for us. marcus, good morning. >> reporter: that word coming in just a short time ago, hezbollah confirming that the group's leader, hassan nasrallah, was killed in a series of rocket strikes on a southern suburb of beirut and as that spreads, the air strikes continue as israel keeps up its attacks on hezbollah. this morning, hezbollah confirming its leader, hassan nasrallah, is dead following the israeli air strikes on southern beirut friday. but just hours after the first aerial assault israel warned people living suburb there to leave immediately as the idf targeted more residential buildings and this was the scene today in central beirut. this forced thousands of families out of their homes, and many went to shelters. others went to be with other families, but then we see many who ended up in the streets of beirut.

this man told us he evacuated his family from their home at 3:00 in the morning. >> how much time did you have to run or leave? >> reporter: he said they got the warnings to leave and within ten minutes the bombs started falling. he's thankful he and his kids are safe but don't know what they will do next. in just one week more than 100,000 people have been displaced. the death toll this morning from friday's strike at 6 with more than 150 injured, but the numbers are expected to rise according to the lebanese health ministry. as rescue teams sift through the rubble searching for any survivors, this morning israel claiming they're targeting iranian based weapons belonging to hezbollah, some of which they say are stored beneath civilian buildings in the city. >> hezbollah explodes and everyone danger, lebanese citizens using them as a shield for their weapons.

>> i can tell you the united states had no knowledge of or participation in the idf action. >> reporter: just before the attacks friday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu dismissing the u.s. plan for a cease-fire. >> don't let nasrallah drag lebanon into the abyss. we're not at war with you. we're at war with hezbollah, which has hijacked your country and threatens to destroys ours. >> reporter: hassan nasrallah became the leader of hezbollah back in the early 1990s and the 64-year-old was a powerful figure here, and his death not only will mark a major shift in this war, but really the tone for the entire region. >> janai: it would be extremely significant, marcus. thank you for your reporting. to that point the attack on nasrallah signaling a new phase of fighting as we get word the israeli military is mobilizing additional reserve soldiers, so let's bring in abc's tom soufi burridge who is in israel and maryalice parks at the white house with reaction. tom, let's start with you. what are you hearing this morning? >> reporter: good morning, janai.

yeah, israeli officials are saying they acted on realtime intelligence blasting that hezbollah hq underneath those apartment buildings, and i was just on a briefing where the idf said their intel makes them certain hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, was killed in that strike, as well as several other senior hezbollah commanders, and make no mistake, nasrallah's death will send shock waves through this region. it's a huge blow for hezbollah. he was its political, spiritual and overall leader for more than 30 years. the idf calling him, quote, one of the strongest and most influential terrorists, and this morning israel warning that wave of attacks overnight in southern lebanon that marcus was reporting on are not the end, but here in israel and across the region there is unease about what comes next. how will hezbollah's backer, iran, respond? iranian officials are saying, hassan nasrallah's death has changed the rules of the game, and israeli officials are conceding this morning that the threat from hezbollah and its arsenal of tens of thousands of

missiles and rockets is still there adding, israel is ready for a potential wider escalation saying, there are tense days ahead, and, of course, the idf is also preparing for a possible ground incursion into southern lebanon. whit. >> janai: i will take it from here, tom. thank you, and, maryalice, i want to bring you in now. what are we hearing from washington, because we saw president biden there trying to distance the u.s. from this attack. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely, janai. look, the u.s. has long worried about hezbollah's growing military capabilities, but like you said, overnight president biden tried to distance himself from the attack saying the u.s. had no involvement and was actually given no advance warning. one source said israel only told them of this operation once it was ongoing, once they had planes in the air. now, it is very likely the massive bomb used in this move was from the u.s. now, yesterday secretary of state blinken urged a pause in fighting. he described this as a precarious moment for the middle east. he said the choices all parties make in the coming days will determine which path the region

is on with profound consequences possibly for the years to come. now, big picture, the u.s. does not want to see their ally engaged in another whole scale war. for days the white house has argued the best way to actually allow people from israel to return safely to their homes is through diplomacy, but it is unclear at this point just how much sway president biden has. now, we know overnight the president directed the pentagon to assess and adjust as necessary the u.s. force posture in the region. they are worried about troops, about embassies. there's a real fear that u.s. assets could be a target in this moment with potential retaliation, whit. >> whit: maryalice parks, thank you. we turn now to the white house with just over five weeks to go until election day. vice president harris is hoping to gain ground on the issue of immigration visiting the southern border. abc's christiane cordero has more on that. christiane, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning to you. yeah, vice president kamala harris wants to flip the script on immigration knowing this is a vulnerable issue for her, so she met with officials at the border

in douglas, arizona, yesterday, leaning into two main themes there, one, the fentanyl crisis and vowed to crack down on the three of it coming into the u.s. citing her experience as a prosecutor as one of the reasons why she's equipped to take this issue on. she also slammed former president trump for his role in tanking the bipartisan border security bill that would have hired 1,500 border agents among other things saying he prefers to run on a problem instead of fixing it. trump's main response to all of this has essentially been, what's taking you so long? he repeatedly pegged harris as the border czar and criticizes her for not visiting earlier and overnight, the border patrol union also firing back calming harris' visit a photo-op. during his campaign stop in michigan yesterday trump doubled down on his promise to close the border and begin the largest deportation in american history. trump heads to wisconsin today where he's expected to single out violent crimes migrants have committed and say the administration is to blame. worth noting, border apprehension surged under the biden administration, but ever

since an executive action in june started limiting the number of asylum claims, border apprehensions have actually gone down significantly by more than 100,000 people last month alone, janai, compared to august 2023. janai. >> janai: all right. christiane, thank you for that update. meanwhile, negotiations to end the boeing workers strike took a turn for the worse friday. boeing saying talks are at a standstill as the strike enters its third week. the machinists union negotiation team and boeing representatives were in federal mediation friday, but no new contracts that both sides could agree on came out of those talks. economists estimate the strike has cost boeing workers and shareholders more than a billion dollars so far, and there is no end in sight. major impacts. >> whit: absolutely. all right. let's get back to the weather and go back to somara theodore watching the remnants of helene still raining issues across the country. >> somara: that's right, whit. i do have some good news. we are not expecting any more

significant rainfall for the carolinas or georgia, but the damage has been done. locally up to 30 inches of rain. atlanta was also under a flash flood emergency, and we could see a few scattered showers tomorrow, but things dissipating. i want you to know we're still keeping an eye on the tropics. tropical storm joyce, hurricane isaac will move out to sea. what we've got our eye on, 50% chance of development off the coast of africa. 40% chance of development. this is going to be an interesting storm to watch specifically at the end of next week into next weekend. we'll keep a close eye on gulf coast states from texas to alabama. that's a look at the forecast

>> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast. it's so interesting, you know, asheville, north carolina, hadn't seen a storm like this or the likes of it since the year 1916, and we are just seeing historic flooding. i mean, we had the hurricane move in, a storm that came before it. it was a really terrible scenario that set up there. >> whit: it sure was. >> gio: so much to deal with. somara, thank you so much. we're going to florida's space coast today ahead of a launch, and half of the crew is there. the two astronauts left behind after technical issues on the boeing starliner. now nasa plans to use today's spacex capsule to bring them home next year. >> and liftoff. >> reporter: this morning nasa and spacex gearing up for liftoff to launch the critical mission that will eventually bring two astronauts back to earth from the international space station. >> all of our missions have

unique challenges, and this one, i think, will be memorable for a lot of us. >> reporter: astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams flew to the iss aboard boeing's troubled starliner back in june. their eight-day mission turning into eight months, the spacecraft suffering a series of helium leaks and thruster problems, nasa deciding it was ultimately too risky to fly them home. the two now returning in february on spacex's crew dragon. >> safety has been our top priority from the get-go, so we treat each one with the same level of safety, evaluation and concerns which is rigorous, certainly the first time flying on a spacex vehicle. >> reporter: it was set to carry four astronauts to the iss for a routine science mission. now the capsule is going up with two empty seats now reserved for bush and suni's return, and nasa releasing these emergencies of the emergency seating built on the space station to put on a crew dragon if the astronauts have to evacuate from the space station if there is a catastrophic event or an extreme medical emergency. >> i'll just say that the international space station is ready and excited to receive the

vehicle and its crew. we are looking forward to the docking. >> gio: and we should say that once today's crew dragon arrives at the space station, they won't actually need those emergency seats, so that's good news. the full crew including butch and suni are set to return to earth next spring. >> janai: wow, a very interesting ride they have been on. thank you, gio. the battle of the titans of college football still coming up here, undefeated georgia and alabama square off in what could be the biggest game of the year. espn's desmond howard previews the matchup. >> whit: and remembering actress maggie smith, the memorable roles that won her legions of fans in seven decades of film. >> gio: oh, we love her, and later, with grocery prices so high, advice for putting food on the table. stick around. you're watching "good morning america" on a saturday morning. it's okay to for them to show off. show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch with dupixent.

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good morning, i'm stephanie sierra. there was a huge turnout for the very last sunset night market of the year here in san francisco. this past event brought out more than 10,000 people, and there was plenty of food, art, and local vendors. as you see here. event organizers say their inspiration came from a new trend of night markets across the city. so great to see this, francis. yeah, definitely. >> and right now, temperatures are on the cool side in the north bay, some upper 40s right now in santa rosa and sonoma. they're going to warm up into the upper rather there was an upper 40s. they're going to warm up into the upper 80s. for some areas it's going to be slightly cooler today and then will be closer to average with a little bit more of a cool down for tomorrow. >> stephanie francis, thank you. and thank you all for joining us. gma is next

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♪ ♪ ♪ hard to go ♪ >> gio: welcome back to "gma." that's grammy winner chappell roan canceling two appearances this weekend at the all things go festival saying things have gotten overwhelming. this comes after the 26-year-old was criticized this week for her post on social media saying she

is not endorsing a presidential candidate but saying she will vote for kamala harris. chappell roan telling fans, i need a few days to prioritize my health. >> janai: good for her. prioritize your health. do it. always. all right. let's take a look at some of the other big stories that we're following on this saturday morning. happening right now, hurricane helene carving a path of destruction through the south. this morning several flash flood warnings remain in effect across portions of the southern and central appalachians including multiple flash flood emergencies across parts of south tennessee, and virginia, and helene has claimed the lives of at least 44 people. >> whit: also right now israel saying its strikes in lebanon on hezbollah headquarters killed the militant group's leader hassan nasrallah. it could signal a massive shift in this war. >> gio: and the chicago white sox now hold the modern era mlb record for losses losing to the detroit tigers last night 4-1 bringing their season losses to 121. that's the most in a span that

dates back to 1900. >> janai: wow. go, white sox. >> gio: that's right. >> janai: no, i'm just kidding. go, cubs. [ laughter ] i don't want to be on the record saying that. all right. it is week five of college football, and we begin this half hour with the major s.e.c. matchup between number four, alabama, number two, georgia, tonight, the bulldogs and crimson tide will face off for the first time in 21 years without coach nick saban on the sideline. so, former heisman trophy winner and espn football analyst, desmond howard, joins us from tuscaloosa, alabama, 'bama to break it down, hey, desmond, yeah, look at them back there. ha, ha, ha. >> hey. you know, these people, they come out here every morning at this time just to see me with you guys, right, so roll, tide. >> all: roll, tide! >> that's right. that's right.

>> janai: we like that. >> let's get it going. >> janai: all right, desmond. the last time we saw the bulldogs two weeks ago, they barely beat kentucky. what improvements do they need to make to get a win tonight? >> that's a really good question. you look at their motivation. now, i don't want to make excuses for them, because they are georgia. right? this is a dominant team, but going to lexington is nothing like coming to tuscaloosa. i mean, when you come to tuscaloosa, you know you're about to tango with the giant. so, what they need to do first is change their mentality, which i know kirby smart and his staff, they already got them mentally prepared for this game and then carson beck, the quarterback, he struggled against kentucky's defense. what he's going to have to do is make some easy throws early in the game, get into a rhythm, and open up the passing game, which will then help their rushing attack. >> all right. let's talk about the crimson tide here. they went on the road, dominated wisconsin. what does quarterback jal

jalenmilroe to do to have success against defense? >> yeah, well, i mean, again, this ain't the badgers. he's about to go against the bulldogs and had his number for a couple of years until the s.e.c. championship game, which alabama beat georgia and jalen milroe was the quarterback. so what does jalen milroe need to do? just be jalen milroe, calm down, be cool, be calm, and make sure that he takes what the defense gives him. this is a new offense, don't forget because nick saban is not here, but at this point in the season, i think he's really comfortable with the offense. he's throwing the ball on rhythm where the defense drops back, he's taking what they gave him because milroe is a dual threat quarterback and just needs to be jalen milroe, don't make things bigger than what they are and i think he'll be successful tonight. >> gio: the live commentary

behind you is just too good. we were listening to the boos and yeahs, let's go. tell us about the rivalry between these two teams. >> my fans. say it again. >> gio: oh, the rivalry. the rivalry between these two teams. >> i mean, you know, you really can't measure. i mean, "gameday" is here. everybody is here. this is the one that college football stops when alabama plays georgia, because you know it's the clash of two titans and, of course, nick saban and kirby smart, they've elevated, escalated this game to a high level, so this rivalry is one of the best rivalries in college football right now. >> janai: desmond, who you got? >> you have to tune in to "college gameday" at 9:00. >> janai: oh, come on! >> that's when i'll make my pick. >> janai: oh, desmond, all right, roll, tide. >> i want all your fans to watch "college gameday." >> janai: we appreciate it and, desmond, that shirt, tie, suit

combo is exquisite. thank you so much. >> thank you very much. thank you. i appreciate it. thank you. >> janai: tune in to "college gameday" starting at 9:00 a.m. look at them go on espn. watch georgia take on alabama at 7:30 eastern right here on abc. >> whit: he's quite a diplomat, that desmond. yeah, yeah. >> janai: he is. he knew how to work it. he did not want that crowd to boo him. we're talking the weather, and, somara theodore, you are busy in the weather department. >> somara: y'all, check this out. how ominous. it is a haboob, and it actually crossed state lines from washington to moscow, idaho, spokane, washington, tomorrow actually has a forecast more dust that's being picked up, so visibility could be lower than a mile. you know what else is going on out west, they are finding ways to beat the heat. i mean, phoenix is coming off a record-breaking year setting up for a heat warning where they could break records now through thursday potentially. we're even pretty hot in bismarck, 89 degrees under an excessive heat alert throughout

much of the southwest. that's a look at the forecast across the country. let's see what's going on closer >> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast. don't. >> gio: don't. >> somara: i know you were going to ask me about a haboob. >> janai: explain it. >> somara: i'm not talking about the etymology of the haboob. just know that visibility drops for those in washington. >> janai: how do you spell it? what? >> gio: okay, thank you, somara. coming up here on "good morning america," advice on slashing those grocery store bills. stick around, you're watching "gma." >> janai: h-a-b. " advice on slashing grocery store bills. stick around. >> janai: h-a-b. ♪ i've got places to go and i'm feeling free ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me ♪

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>> whit: welcome back to "gma" with a closer look at the presidential campaign as we inch closer and closer to the november election just around the corner, guys, and joining us from washington are abc white house correspondent maryalice parks and contributing political correspondent rachael bade. good morning to you both. always great to have you.

maryalice, let's start with you, because we saw vice president kamala harris visiting arizona's border with mexico yesterday. with polls showing that voters are placing more trust in donald trump to handle the immigration issue, how is the harris campaign really trying to change that narrative? >> reporter: yeah, what an evolution we heard from the vice president yesterday on this issue. i mean, long gone, whit, are the days democrats talking about wanting to decriminalize the border. this was the toughest language we have maybe ever heard from a democrat when it comes to the border. i mean, harris said that she will pursue severe criminal charges against repeat violators who cross the border unlawfully and she said if someone did not make an asylum request at a legal port of entry and crosses illegally, they will be barred from receiving asylum, period. that is the direction this administration has been going, but she went even further than president biden. i think it's a sign of, you know, a changing time, a changing reality on the ground but also changing politics. even democrats wanting more order on the southern border. you know, a lot of democrats i talked to said she seems more

authentically herself when she delivers tough talk and talks about herself as a prosecutor. they liked that she blasted trump for some of his immigration policy proposals and things that he did in the past when he was in the white house. family separation, detaining families, i mean, those were policies that were hugely unpopular, and to say really quickly, i also talked to one immigration expert that gave harris credit for how she talked about it as a law enforcement issue and not an immigration issue. a lot of it is trafficked in by u.s. citizens at ports of entry. harris talked about needing to crack down on that without blaming migrants, guys. >> gio: and, raifrjs over on donald trump's side, he has long been a skeptic of aid to ukraine but saw he met with zelenskyy. could this signal a shift in relations there? >> reporter: yeah, i definitely wouldn't count on it. as you mentioned, trump is a ukraine skeptic who blames

zelenskyy, not putin, because zelenskyy won't take a peace deal that would likely mean giving up some of his own country to russia and even during this meeting with zelenskyy standing right beside him, donald trump was actually boasting about his relationship with putin, who obviously started this whole war when he invaded ukraine, but i will say this meeting was important for zelenskyy. i mean, he knows that if donald trump becomes president again, his country's fate rests in trump's hands, and earlier this week he actually anchored trump and some republicans when he did this stop in the swing state of pennsylvania at an ammunition factory with democrats, so this was him trying to sort of smooth things over and get back into trump's good graces. >> janai: maryalice, i want to bring you back in real quick. despite the foreign news the economy remains the number one issue for voters here at home. harris this week had that major economic address. what is she trying to accomplish? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, she's been closing the gap bit by bit with trump on this issue. i mean, she's done that partly by going on offense challenging voters to look closely at trump's plans, or as she would say, his lack of plans.

she in doing that sort of addressed you saw in pictures earlier this week, she said trump's sort of sweeping answer to impose tariffs across all sectors of the economy is not serious. you know, she also tried to sort of counter this notion she's too radical, that's something we often hear from republicans and described herself as a capitalist, a pragmatist and i do think she's getting some credit for talking about a range of issues on the economy, health care, elder care, child care, you know, lots of different aspects and sectors of this economy where americans feel like there's long been systematic issues, and that's part of how she's able to get past or she's trying to get past the reality that she's the sitting vice president. she's trying to say that these are systemic issues in this country that need fixing, guys. >> whit: we appreciate it, thank you so much. coming up here on "good morning america," looking back at maggie smith's famed career and memorable roles. memorable r. so with all these hilton honors points, i can stay for free? mmmhmm. at the waldorf astoria in the maldives? yep. hilton honors, babe.

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>> janai: back now on "gma." >> janai: back now on "gma." as we celebrate the life of beloved actress maggie smith, she earned oscars for unforgettable roles in the 1960s and '70s and won millions of fans later on for parts in "downton abbey" and the "harry potter" films. abc's will ganss has more. will, good morning to you. i'm sure you loved her. >> ah, working on this was such an honor and such a joy. yeah, in the beg oter caer, it maggie smith would continue poring over her scripts searching for new layers to her character right up until the curtain came up on opening night, and this morning we celebrate that dedication to her career that steps all the way back to

1952. >> i will not resign. >> reporter: for seven decades she turned in performances that were in a word, magic. >> piertotum locomotor. >> reporter: known for withering one-liners. >> there's nothing simpler than avoiding people you don't like. avoiding one's friends, that's the real test. >> reporter: an oscar-winning commitment to her craft. >> i am a teacher, i am a teacher, first, last, always. >> reporter: dame maggie smith was born in east london in 1934 starting her career on the stage to critical acclaim. >> courtesy to convert disdain when you come in her presence. >> reporter: before taking a step to the big screen starring in "vips" alongside richard burton and elizabeth taylor. >> i'd work for you for nothing, you know. >> reporter: she'd go on to win an oscar for "the prime of miss jean brodie" and for "california suite." a woman of many and immense talents. ♪ >> thank you so much.

>> julie andrews will be livid. >> reporter: dame maggie smith also honored with emmys, baftas and a tony award also. >> my first professional job was here in new york. >> reporter: finding major box office success and international acclaim in films like "sister act." >> while you're here you will conduct yourself as a nun. only i will know what you truly are. >> reporter: and the "harry potter" films. >> is there something you would like to say? >> there are several things i would like to say. >> reporter: but it was "downton abbey" beginning in 2010 that brought her new levels of fame as she told graham norton. >> the people coming up to you now, apparently americans, they're not shy americans. [ laughter ] >> no, well, no, but i don't go anywhere really where they can get at me. [ laughter ] >> reporter: dame maggie smith died friday in a london hospital. she was 89 years old. an interviewer once said, it seemed maggie smith had no interest in being a celebrity and the dame said, absolutely

none. i mean, why would i, and yet this morning her co-stars are remembering her as the star she was like it or not. whoopi goldberg calling her one of a kind, and daniel radcliffe said she was a fierce intellect, a gloriously sharp tongue, and the word legend is overused, but if it applies to anyone in our industry, then it applies to her, thank you, maggie. >> gio: yeah, i mean i really thought she would be immortal. >> yeah. she did say she was happy "downton abbey" ended because her character would have been 110. >> whit: she still would have nailed the role. >> janai: thank you so much for that, well, and we will be right back here on "gma." why choose a mobile network built for places you'll probably never be... ...instead of for where you are most of the time? xfinity mobile was designed for where you need it most. now xfinity internet customers can buy one line of unlimited and get one free for a year.

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good morning, i'm stephanie sierra. the final oakland a's homestand helped bart hit post-pandemic ridership records this week, three days in a row. the agency saw more than 200,000 riders on tuesday, wednesday and thursday, thanks to fans heading to the coliseum. there were nearly 225,000 trips on bart on thursday alone, which is a post pandemic record. still, though, that's about 53% of the pre-pandemic weekday average. today, crews of the next space mission are headed to space with an important task. the mission crew nine will help bring the boeing starliner astronauts back home from space. suni williams and butch wilmore have been stuck at the international space station over 100 days longer than planned. it was after the starliner capsule was found too risky to fly back with. all right, francis, how's it looking outside? >> well, it's looking foggy,

depending on where you are. here's a live view from sutro. so, san francisco, some low clouds moving in, but then check out san jose. blue sunshine, blue skies, lots of sunshine in san francisco. 57 oakland. hayward. low 60s, san jose 65. and then from mount tam we see some clearing. also with a few low clouds out there. temperatures also on the cooler side in the north bay. low 50s through santa rosa and petaluma, and already 60 degrees in the inland areas. so you'll notice by lunchtime things will warm up. the clouds still linger all along the coast, but temperatures climbing into the 80s. and then by this afternoon, we'll see temperatures in the low 90s for some of our warmest spots inland. stephanie. all right. >> francis. thank you. up next, now that the a's are out of the coliseum, what's next for the stadium? the answers from the entertainment group, which now own the site. abc seven news at 8 a.m. is next grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record.

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