and take back what's yours. (♪) >> janai: good morning, jerk. coast-to-coast storms. 90 million americans on alert. deluges causing mudslides in california and the strongest storm of the season. winter storm and avalanche warnings in the rockies. tornado and flooding threats in the south. snow stretching from the great lakes to new england. somara tracking it all. >> gio: breaking overnight,

hamas frees three more hostages including american sagui dekel-chen, his third child born while he was in captivity. the latest in a series of exchanges as part of a cease-fire deal. the hundreds of prisoners hamas gets in return. >> janai: federal firings. the shock waves in the system as thousands more workers get their pink slips. the anger and confusion. >> it seems to be pretty haphazard. there's no consideration for whether or not this position is critical. >> janai: the agencies that could be next on the chopping block. >> gio: bad data. the early analysis showing conflicting information on altitude readings aboard the black hawk helicopter. plus, was there a key instruction the pilots missed before the deadly collision with that passenger jet? >> janai: caught on camera, mineshaft rescue. a teen stuck in a 50-foot-deep gold rush era abandoned mine. >> rescuer ready? >> rescuer ready. >> janai: how emergency responders finally got him out.

♪ i want it that way ♪ >> gio: presidents' day sales. where to grab a bargain this holiday weekend on large appliances, bedding, clothes, and more. plus, what to wait on. and flying high. eagles launch their victory parade following their super bowl win. the celebrations in the streets. ♪ come on ♪ ♪ because we are the champions ♪ >> come on, philly. ♪ of the world ♪ >> gio: oh, look at times square right there. good morning, america. so good to see you. it's us today. whit's a little under the weather. >> janai: yes, he's sick, not just sick of us. >> gio: she was waiting all morning to say that. >> janai: i was. >> gio: we hope he's back tomorrow. but, hey, why don't we look outside real quick. there's dawn and keelan from columbus, ohio. happy birthday. right? look, she was wearing that

hat braving these cold temperatures. we had to start the show off with her, so happy birthday to her. we do have a lot to get to this morning including that wild super bowl celebration in philly with scores of fans turn the city green to celebrate the eagles' big win. >> janai: yes, a lot to get to there. we'll have the latest on pope francis' condition live from vatican city as the pontiff is being treated at the hospital. we're also live in tel aviv where overnight hamas militants released three more hostages including an american as part of the cease-fire agreement. >> gio: we start off with the third major storm system sweeping across the country. 90 million americans in the path of snow, ice, extreme flooding and even potential tornadoes. somara theodore tracking it all, and it is a lot to track, somara. >> somara: it really is, gio, and all this active weather is coming on the heels of the most strong atmospheric river to hit california this year. so, if you look at some of the radar totals we saw, we saw about one to two inches of rain

in southern california. keep in mind they've been ravaged by wildfires, ground certainly impermeable, burn scars. this really looks like a little bit of water, but it also shows the power of water and the destruction it can lead to. this morning, 90 million americans on alert for extreme weather. heavy snow and flash flooding as a massive cross-country storm treks east. the atmospheric river bringing the strongest storm of the season to california. more than half a foot of rain fell in l.a. county. a dramatic rescue south of l.a., first responders plucking a man and a woman from a fast-moving creek in orange county. cleanup underway around the pacific coast highway in malibu after the heavy rain triggered mudslides. this car swept down the cliffside coming to a stop by the pacific ocean, and a major mud and debris flow sweeping over this road near rancho santa margarita leaving it impassable and the area earlier

ravaged by wildfires. in the mountains several feet falling from sierra nevada to the rockies. six feet at mammoth mountain where two ski patrollers were caught in an avalanche during mitigation work. one suffering serious injuries. in nevada, 21 inches of snow falling in mt. charlestown, an hour northwest of las vegas. overnight snow moving into the midwest. by sunday heavy snow will stretch from the great lakes to new england. now, our eyes are turning east. take a look. rain already falling this morning for parts of kentucky, tennessee. it's there we have a pds flood watch, particularly dangerous situation, along with a tornado threat to the south. now, i want to focus in on this life-threatening flooding we could see. where you're seeing hot pink rare high risk for life-threatening flooding. we're talking significant rainfall here from bowling green to glendale down to union city. we could see three to eight inches of rain, and it's not just the rain that we're watching for. there is a winter weather

component to this system on the northern tier. 6 to 12 inches wherever you're seeing pink. really honing in on new england as we head through the remainder of the weekend, and we also could see up to half an inch of ice accumulation for the northeast. that's a look at the forecast, janai. back to you. >> janai: all right. we know you'll be watching that, somara. thank you. now to the breaking news overnight. hours ago hamas freeing three more hostages, and among them american sagui dekel-chen. israel in return freeing hundreds of palestinian prisoners. abc's marcus moore is following those developments from hostage square in tel aviv this morning. good morning to you, marcus. >> reporter: janai, good morning. after 497 long, agonizing days, hamas releasing three more hostages, all of them kidnapped from nir oz on october 7th and they include sagui dekel-chen. he is the now father of three who was working in the machine shop when this attack unfolded. he rushed home to ensure that his wife and two young daughters at the time were safe in their bomb shelter. he then confronted the attackers

that day and was later kidnapped. now, just a few moments ago this morning, we have seen new images, moving images, showing him finally reuniting with his wife, and he also today will for the very first time meet his third young daughter who was born while he was in captivity. she was born two months after he was taken, just really emotional. and this morning, here in tel aviv at hostage square, there were emotions of relief and happiness. people applauding, israelis applauding as they were watching these images of the hostages being released, but those emotions quickly shifted to that of concern for the 70 hostages who are still being held in captivity, and in exchange for the swap that we saw this morning, israel releasing more than 350 palestinian prisoners, a majority of whom were detained after october 7th and held in prison, and this morning, prime minister benjamin netanyahu releasing a statement thanking president trump and also insisting that the israeli

government is doing all it can to bring the rest of the hostages home as soon as possible. gio? >> gio: and dekel-chen's father telling us just weeks ago this is exactly what he was hoping for. marcus, thank you so much. we're going to turn now to the latest firings of tens of thousands of federal workers including more than 400 at the department of homeland security. some are calling it chaos amongst the government's workforce. abc's senior white house correspondent selina wang is here following it all. good morning, selina. >> hey, good morning, and great to be on set with you guys for the first time. first of all, this news is sending shock waves throughout the system, and the trump administration is firing tens of thousands of federal workers across the country and workers who have suddenly been laid off tell me it's not just their livelihoods that are at stake here but also the people they serve. this morning, the pentagon bracing for potential cuts with tens of thousands of federal workers from the department of health, homeland security, and energy already in shock after they were suddenly fired from their jobs. >> i was definitely upset.

>> reporter: chelsea milburn, a disabled veteran, terminated from the department of education says she fears for her financial future left to juggle her disability and her family's well-being. >> it kind of felt like having that piece of myself that was given to me yanked back out from under me. >> reporter: milburn say she hopes americans realize that an attack on civil servants is an attack on veterans. >> to the american people, i think they don't recognize that almost 30% of the federal workforce are veterans. >> reporter: the administration first targeting roughly 200,000 federal workers who were hired within the last one to two years. at least 2,000 workers fired from the department of energy, more than a thousand from veterans affairs, and another thousand from the centers for disease control including half of the agency's doctors and scientists who are sent across the country and world to respond to outbreaks, and carly arata shocked after she was fired at

the department of agriculture. >> what would be your message to trump and elon musk? >> this isn't about you anymore. this is about lives that you are ruining. >> reporter: president trump claims these mass layoffs will make the government more efficient. >> we want to downsize government but make it better. >> reporter: but cory mata, who was laid off from the department of energy, working on the legal team for a nuclear cleanup site, tells me he disagrees. >> there's no consideration for whether or not this position is critical. >> and, guys, these cuts are just beginning. and federal workers tell me they have been given no notice, just told to get out and leave. some of these workers, they're telling me that they're also worried about their colleagues and say they were already understaffed and overworked before all of this started. >> gio: and, selina, one of the things that is also the vice president gave a policy speech in germany, and that's really making waves right now, isn't it? >> yeah, gio. parts of it were pretty surprising. first of all, the vice president was highly critical of our

european allies, and he also told them their greatest security threat isn't russia or china but from within. he accused them of censoring and pushing aside right wing nationalist groups. and any european leader who was there sitting there in the audience hoping to hear about the trump administration's plans to end the war in ukraine, well, they left disappointed, because vance didn't even mention russia's invasion of ukraine, but vance did later meet with ukrainian leader zelenskyy, guys. >> janai: aight. well, selina, it was great to have you in studio. we appreciate you being here. now to the concerns over the health of pope francis. the 88-year-old pontiff spending the night at a hospital in rome. the vatican says that he's being treated for bronchitis. abc's chief international correspondent james longman joins us now from vatican city with the very latest. good morning, james. it's good to see you. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, janai. pope francis has spent his first night in the hospital for bronchitis. we're told it was a quiet night and that his fever has actually decreased somewhat. we're told that he was up having

breakfast reading the newspaper, so that's a good sign, but he has been battling this chest infection for more than a week trying to work his way through it right up until yesterday when he met with the prime minister of slovakia, but, no, his doctors say his condition worsened, so hospitalization was needed, and i think there was some concern because on two occasions he had to stop while giving meetings and catch his breath. this is an 88-year-old man we're talking about, a man who had part of his lung removed when he was younger. so they're taking every possible precaution, but it does mean that he's had to cancel his appearances this weekend at the celebrations for the jubilee, 2025 is the jubilee year in the catholic church, until at least monday, but the many thousands who assembled here in vatican city are praying for him this morning. 5,000 pilgrims at st. peter's basilica were asked to pray for the pope. i'm sure millions around the world will be doing the same. gio? >> gio: all right, thank you so much, james. we appreciate it. we are going to turn to new details in that deadly collision between a black hawk helicopter and the american airlines plane. the ntsb has now listened to the voice recordings and says that the chopper pilots may have had

bad information. this morning, investigators shedding new light about what may have gone wrong when a black hawk helicopter collided with an american airlines plane last month. >> we are looking at the possibility of there may be bad data. >> gio: the ntsb saying the >> reporter: the ntsb saying the helicopter pilots may not have known exactly how high the chopper was flying. investigators say the cockpit computers may have been showing two different altitudes. >> the pilot flying indicated they were at 300 feet. the instructor pilot indicated they were at 400 feet. neither pilot made a comment discussing an altitude discrepancy. >> gio: the ntsb says this instruction from air traffic control -- >> pat25, pass behind. >> gio: -- telling them to go around the plane may not have been heard by the pilots at all because they may have been trying to talk to the tower at the same time. just seconds later the collision. >> crash, crash, crash. this is alert 3.

crash, crash, crash. this is alert 3. >> cvr data from the black hawk indicated that the portion of the transmission that stated, "pass behind the" may not have been received by the black hawk crew. >> gio: the crucial black box data coming just over two weeks after the devastating crash, which killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, the deadliest in the u.s. in decades. and the ntsb also saying the helicopter pilots were likely wearing night vision goggles throughout the flight. they do not know if that impaired their vision, but there's no indication that the black hawk crew could have seen the impending crash, so this investigation continues, janai. >> janai: important update. gio, thank you for that. now to a$ap rocky's assault trial. the jury will start deliberating after the holiday weekend following a heated day of closing arguments. abc's morgan norwood is closely following the case. good morning, morgan. >> hey, good morning to you, janai. that's right. drama in the courtroom as closing arguments in asaab rocky's trial

turned explosive. the judge forced to step in and had to calm things down between prosecutors and the defense. now, at the center of this entire case, surveillance video and this question, did rocky fire a real gun, or was it just a prop? now his fate rests in the hands of a jury. >> a$ap, is the jury going to do the right thing? >> reporter: after spending valentine's day inside a los angeles courtroom, a$ap rocky and long-time partner and music superstar rihanna now await a verdict in his assault case where his fate now in the hands of a jury. >> no matter how successful he is, he needs to be treated like you would treat any other person. >> reporter: rocky, whose legal name is rakim mayers, is charged with two felony counts of assault, accused of shooting his former friend, terell ephron, also known as a$ap relli. it was an explosive day of arguments. >> lower your voice and don't yell at me. >> reporter: the judge playing referee after the defense cast a doubt on relli's testimony. >> they accept the fact that he committed perjury. i'm not saying they support it, but they accept that that witness committed perjury. >> your honor --

>> let me finish. >> reporter: igniting a back and forth with the prosecutor. >> your honor, one more thing of him and we air everything that's happened in this case. >> oh, i'm so threatened by you. >> reporter: throughout the nearly three-week-long trial, jurors saw a 2021 surveillance video that prosecutors allege is a$ap rocky in a scuffle with relli while holding a gun and later firing at him. relli says his knuckles were grazed by the bullets. >> all the actions of the people that we see on that video completely consistent with a real gun being fired. >> reporter: but rocky's attorney repeatedly calling relli a perjurer and criminal and accusing him of a financial shakedown to get millions of dollars from the rapper also claiming rocky was carrying a prop gun from his music video for "d and b," which features rihanna. if convicted, rocky could spend up to 24 years behind bars. >> the defense's argument rests on the idea that if the gun ain't legit, then you must acquit. the prosecutor doesn't have a

smoking gun, figuratively and literally. but the major difference to prove anything. the prosecution does. >> now, the jury is home for now, but they'll get back to business first thing tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. picking up deliberations right after the holiday, but we know rihanna was in court yesterday along with their two boys. >> janai: the two boys, all right, thank you for that. now to the big blowout in philadelphia as eagle fans came out in force to celebrate the team's super bowl win, and abc's ike ejiochi was there for the parade of champions. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> reporter: eagles excitement filling the streets of philadelphia. more than a million fans lining a five-mile stretch through the city on friday to celebrate the team's 40-22 super bowl victory over the kansas city chiefs. a hero's welcome for super bowl mvp jalen hurts and the team as they soared through the streets.

>> i never had any expectations, but i know these eagles fans are always going to show up. >> living my dream right now. >> reporter: fan favorite jason kelce seen making an appearance along the route. the crowd electrified and ready to party. at one point general manager howie roseman was struck in the head by a flying beer can. roseman refusing to leave the parade despite the bloody gash on his forehead. >> i bleed for this city. >> reporter: but that didn't stop the parade. the champions taking the celebration to the steps made famous by the movie "rocky." >> i told myself that when i got drafted, that i wouldn't come to the rocky steps until i won a championship. [ cheers ] and now we here. >> this team is special, and we can't be great without the greatness of others, and that certainly applies to our fans. >> reporter: the city of brotherly love throwing a celebration fit for champions. ♪ 'cause we are the champions ♪ >> come on, philly.

♪ of the world ♪ >> reporter: now the parade went off without a hitch, however, there was a reporting of a double shooting occurring right outside the parade footprint. the two victims are in stable condition with nonlife-threatening injuries. police have yet to make any arrests. guys? >> gio: all right, good to see that at least they are doing well right now. all right, ike, thank you so much. >> all right. time now for the weather. somara theodore is back, and you are still tracking these severe storms, because it's all across the country. >> somara: that's right. this is a wide-reaching impactful storm with wintry components to it, but the severe weather this afternoon through this evening sweeps across the south from shreveport, monroe along i-20 from memphis to hattiesburg, there's an elevated risk for tornados. level 3 out of 5 severe weather and not only that, through tonight we could see life-threatening flooding in parts of kentucky, around the same time new york picking up some snow and sleet switching to rain as the system brings snow to new england through tomorrow afternoon. that's a look at the forecast across the c

>> somara: that's a look at your local forecast. back to you, janai. >> janai: all right, thank you so much, somara. and still coming up here on "good morning america," a dramatic rescue. a teen stuck in an underground gold-era mind. we'll show you how rescuers got to him coming up. >> gio: plus, it's presidents' day weekend, and time to cash in on those big sales. what you should buy now and which items to wait on to find a better deal.

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come back. >> janai: that is so cool. i've never seen it. >> gio: that's okay. >> janai: i haven't seen it, but that is so cool, and now i'm going to watch it. let's take a look at some of the other big stories that we're following on this saturday morning. happening right now, hundreds of protesters showed up in front of the stonewall national monument in manhattan friday saying, you can't erase us, this after the national park service eliminated the "t" and the "q+" from the lgbtq+ that used to appear on its website following an executive order president trump signed on his first day in office. >> gio: an alabama woman who said she was raped by rappers jay-z carter and sean "diddy" combs when she was 13 has withdrawn her lawsuit against both men. documents submitted by her attorneys did not include any reasons or any explanation for the withdrawal. both carter and combs have denied the allegations, and their attorneys said, the dismissal is further proof that they were baseless. >> janai: and new numbers from the cdc on the flu.

32 states now reporting very high in red or a high level of flu. nearly 30 million cases, that's the highest level of flu in 15 years. >> gio: all right. and we are going to start this half hour here with the headlines making news in the political world, and joining us right here in our studio, senior white house correspondent selina wang and abc contributing political correspondent, rachael bade. welcome back to you both. so good to see you. so, selina, let's look at the big story this week, the efforts to slim down the government. obviously trump is -- president trump is rolling along with this. what do we know right now? >> yeah, so what we're seeing in terms of these mass firings could really just be the beginning here. we know that in this first round of layoffs, they're targeting people who were hired by the federal government within the last one to two years. so, this could potentially impact more than 200,000 people, and we are talking about folks in key roles, for instance, in the department of health, energy, and homeland security,

and we're also told that they're looking at the military next. now, workers who have been laid off, they tell me that it's not just about losing their jobs and their income, but they're also worried about the people in the communities they serve, whether that's veterans or farmers. now, we can all agree, most americans can agree that the government could be made more efficient. the deep concern is it's not being done in a strategic way. >> janai: definitely concerns there. thank you, selina. and, rachael, i want to bring you in, because those efforts to pare down the government are running into legal hurdles. what are your white house sources telling you about how president trump is reacting? >> yeah, look, in a lot of ways this was sort of expected, these legal challenges. i mean, given the unprecedented nature of what donald trump is doing in gutting entire agencies and laying off mass amounts of federal workers, but, look, we all know donald trump does not like anyone telling him what he can and cannot do, and that includes senate-confirmed american judges. i mean, the surprising thing about all of this to me at least is that for the first time you're seeing people very close with the sitting american

president advising and actually cheering him to ignore the courts and do whatever he wants and to even impeach judges who are stopping him and sort of tying his hands. now, look, i've talked to a lot of hill republicans. i've talked to a lot of people close with donald trump, and everyone, most people, i should say, don't agree to that and would be the end to american democracy telling him to appeal the rulings and think he will be victorious in court once it actually gets to the supreme court here. but, look, we should also make clear that donald trump said he is going to follow the courts, but this is an interesting dynamic. we are absolutely keeping an eye on it. >> gio: rachael, this is a huge foreign policy week for president trump. the hostages released today. the earlier call with russian vladimir putin. what is the strategy here? >> yeah, look, donald trump has had a really big victory. we should just say candidly that first month in office releasing a dozen americans that have been held in countries across the world including this morning an israeli american being released by hamas earlier this week, an

american teacher that had been held in russia for several years bringing him home, but you mention strategy shift, and when it comes to foreign policy, a lot of folks have been looking at this sort of whiplash that's going on right now when it comes to u.s. policy toward ukraine. president trump talked earlier this week with ukraine president vladimir putin, and they agreed that they're going to start negotiating to end the war. why does this matter? it matters, because the terms that the u.s. government is now laying out are very much favorable to putin himself. this notion that the u.s. is going to take the lead in negotiating rather than ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy. there's been some talk about how ukraine in this administration would not have a path toward joining nato eventually. that is something that america had supported previously, but we have to say, once again, that donald trump ran on this. he said he was going to do it, and he's following through. so even though this is whiplash, it shouldn't be a surprise. >> janai: like you said, he's following through. and, selina, let's also talk about those

tariffs president trump wants to set in motion. the president says it's unfair to -- it's unfair to the relationships with other countries. how would americans be impacted? >> yeah, janai, this has the potential to significantly impact prices here in america. so, tariffs are essentially taxes paid by u.s. companies and importers. they then largely pass on higher prices, costs to americans by raising prices. so, this plan you're talking about, reciprocal tariffs means that we would be putting taxes on other countries at the same rate they tax american products. india tariffs flowers at 60%, so under this plan, we'd put tariffs on flowers from india at 60% as well, so suddenly if you are u.s. importer trying to buy flowers from india, you are paying a much higher price. now, president trump's argument is tariffs make american goods more attractive on the global market, but economists warn this will raise inflation when we're already dealing with an inflation challenge in this country, but to be clear, this is all just a plan right now.

trump hasn't put any concrete details down about how exactly this would work, and we also don't have a time line when it could go into effect. >> janai: senior white house correspondent selina wang, it's nice to have you in studio. rachael bade, abc news contributor, thank you both so much for being with us this morning. it is time for another check of the weather, and, somara theodore, tell us what you're watching. >> somara: of course, we're watching that storm that's impacting much of the east this weekend, but there's another storm getting cued up. it will move across the country monday morning bringing snow to places like the rockies. by tuesday, 6:00 p.m., that's when you're leaving work headed home for dinner, picking up the kiddos. houston, you're in for rain, little rock, some icing. and we could also see snow from oklahoma city to kansas city right on into st. louis. then this storm beelines for the east coast. thursday morning, 7:00 a.m., believe it or not, more snow for our nation's capital. new york city along i-95 also seeing the threat for snow. we're in for record-breaking cold following this system. prepare for temperatures to feel like 43 degrees below zero in fargo by tuesday morning. that chill reaching as far south

as dallas at 3 degrees. boston waking up to feeling like minus 1 wednesday morning. that's a look at the forecast across the country. let's see wh >> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast. gio, back to you. >> gio: all right, somara, thank you so much. and coming up here on "good morning america," a complicated and dramatic rescue when a boy is trapped in a mineshaft from the gold rush era. stick around. you're watching "gma" on a saturday morning. breathe better in as little as 2 weeks. so this is better. that too. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. it works with your asthma medicine to help improve lung function. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems and doesn't replace a rescue inhaler.

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>> gio: >> gio: and welcome back to "gma" with a dramatic rescue of a guy caught in a mineshaft that dates back all the way to the gold rush era. he was actually stuck 50 feet below ground, and abc's jaclyn lee has this unbelievable story. good morning, jaclyn. >> gio, good morning. some of the rescuers involved say it was one of the most complex rescues of their career. the mines, they're incredibly old with limited oxygen and the potential for explosives and they're saying it's a miracle the teenager is alive.

this morning, the caught-on-camera rescue after a california teen fell 50 feet down a mineshaft. >> lower five feet. >> reporter: cal fire rescue teams responding to a call of a 16-year-old boy seen here trapped in a vertical shaft. >> rescuer ready? >> rescuer ready. >> as soon as we identified that he was inside of this mineshaft, that far deep, that whole operation became much more complex. >> reporter: on monday the teenager along with two friends exploring the area at auburn state recreation area known for its old gold mines venturing 150 feet inside the side of the mountain with ropes from home tied around their waist, they rappelled down. on their way back up the rope breaking. >> the rock is very shale in there and sharp and just snapped when they were trying to pull themselves out. the two friends that were with him made it out safely, and he had succumbed to the fall when that rope snapped. >> reporter: the two friends calling 911. >> 911 rescue for a 16-year-old

male stuck in a mineshaft across the street from the skate park. >> reporter: rescuers working against the clock to save the teen. >> we had to set up additional lighting and rope systems. we had to get out devices to monitor the air. >> reporter: in just under an hour -- >> there we go. >> reporter: -- bringing the teen above ground transporting him to a local hospital for minor injuries. the teen grateful to those rescuers. >> he's super lucky to be alive. he was very appreciative for the assistance in getting him out of that situation. >> reporter: all of it just stunning, and officials say to be really careful when exploring recreation areas like this. they say do not go into caves or mines, because there's a lot of dangers that are just not posted. janai? >> janai: absolutely stunning rescue. he is lucky to be alive. jaclyn, thank you for that. still coming up here on "good morning america," presidents' day weekend deals. where to go for the best bargains. we've got you covered. where to go for the best bargains. we've got you covered. (man) got one more antoine.

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those appliances, by the way, before we start feeling the effects of president trump's steel tariffs. also, these deals are extended beyond presidents' day to february 26th, so you don't have to feel like you're being rushed to buy them right now. this is also a big weekend for mattress sales. i don't know what it is with presidents' day and mattress sales. >> janai: mattress sales? >> our founding fathers wanted us to get a good night's sleep. >> gio: i'm always thinking about a good mattress. >> that 50% off, 30% off casper and wayfair is having its presidents' day clearance sale, big discounts on a bunch of things. 60% off bedding, 70% off rugs and found this area rug 8x10 was 390 now 124 bucks. >> gio: okay, so we're halfway through winter, so what about winter gear, because it is still really cold outside. >> you can get really good deals. retailers want to start to move the winter stuff off the shelves and get the spring inventory in. so we found some good deals for you, patagonia slashing prices on some of its most popular winter gear by 50%. this nano puff insulated jacket, 239 now 118.

that's pretty good. amazon, you can bet they're here as well. 50% off a bunch of items including these women's winter boots. this is really good by columbia, they were 120. now just under $64. >> janai: yeah, because it could still snow again. >> don't we know it. maybe this weekend. >> janai: absolutely. time to stock up. even though valentine's day passed you found deals on handbags and jewelry. >> yes, absolutely. if you can give your love something after valentine's day, you would have saved some money because lots of post-valentine's day deals out there. i found 70% off jewelry at macy's. this quarter carat diamond tennis bracelet was $250. it's now just $62.99. you best believe it's in my cart. and kate spade, having a huge sale on handbags. this medium side tote was 359. 79% off, it is now just $89. >> janai: i keep saying wow, but you found really good deals. >> we go digging for you. >> gio: you always get them. you've got the deals but what about the warnings. what should we, like, wait on? >> you should wait on small

46 appliances, air fryers, coffeemakers, stand mixers. those kind of things you will find deeper discounts around mother's day. i know that a lot of spring clothes may be on sale. wait until after the season starts for better deals. >> janai: good to know. >> gio: all right. thank you so much, alexis christoforous, as always. we'll be right back here with our "play of the day." ♪ as always. we'll be right back here with our "play of the day." is passive progressive. nann you know, nancy, that's actually really inappr-- oh! nancy doesn't have progressive so she takes it out on those who do. you should get luca private coaching with that. maybe he'll score a goal. i figured you'd want the whole roll since you saved hundreds with progressive. how many tickets? two, please. don't be passive progressive. two for becky. drivers who switch could save hundreds.

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♪ >> janai: we're back with our "play of the day." we'll call it "oh, baby" edition. >> gio: yeah. >> janai: this one is a whale of a tale out of chicago's shedd aquarium. they're holding a naming contest for this bouncing baby beluga who just turned 6 months old. members of the aquarium will be voting on the following names, atlas, campb kincaid, lucas and opus. so belugas grow to be about 14 feet long and weigh over 2,000 pounds. >> gio: wow. >> janai: caretakers say belugas love to have -- get this -- their tongues tickled. the question is, who was the first person brave enough to

stick his hand in their mouth? >> gio: i know. you know what, they're so cute. >> janai: they are adorable. >> gio: my vote is for atlas. i like that name. >> janai: i think i'm with you. i like at las too. still coming up on "gma" in our second hour, a living legend in the world of professional wrestling joins us live in studio. the undertaker starring in a new competition series. >> gio: and our "gma" cover story, strategies for dealing with credit card debt. stick around. you're watching "gma" on a saturday morning. saturday morning.

in the north bay. all lanes of highway 101 in sausalito are back open this morning. thursday's level three storm caused a rockslide that blocked several lanes at rodeo drive right before the spencer avenue exit in the southbound direction. caltrans crews worked all day on friday to clear the debris. meanwhile, the santa cruz wharf and nearby beaches are expected to reopen today. you may recall a 150 foot section of the wharf collapsed right before christmas day. it reopened last month and the city does not appear to be rebuilding it. just yesterday, governor newsom declared a state of emergency which will free up resources to help with recovery efforts. all right, let's check on conditions outside with lisa. good morning. >> okay. good morning. not a watercolor, but the real deal from mount tam this morning where we're in the upper 30s in hayward. still pretty frosty out there. and some of our inland valleys from the north bay. also the eastern santa clara hills, looking at exploratorium camera where the clouds are going

to thicken today. right now we're partly cloudy, 38 in napa, 42 by the delta and 36 in petaluma. so compared to yesterday, much colder, anywhere from eight to perhaps 13 degrees colder in morgan hill. so highs today with a good deal of cloud cover still on the mild side. dry. we're not expecting any rain. upper 50s in oakland and palo alto. a nice afternoon to get going for the chinese new year parade, where temperatures will still be in the upper 50s and then dropping through the lower 50s upper 40s by late in the evening. we do have a slight chance of a few sprinkles in the north bay early on sunday, and then for the holiday on monday. still some clouds. we eventually warm up and brighten up by the end of the week. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. and thank you all for joining us. gma is next. ♪ (slow down) ♪ (♪) cut!!!! i get it! slow motion. slow down geographic atrophy.

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