i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] ♪ >> gio: good morning, america. breaking overnight, pentagon purge. president trump firing general cq brown as the chairman of the

joint chiefs of staff along with other top leaders. the latest on this unprecedented move. plus, members of congress feeling the backlash. >> we are all frickin' pissed off about this. you're going to hear it and feel it. >> gio: the pushback on the thousands of federal firings. >> rachel: breaking news. new hostage release. hamas frees more israelis in exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners, but the misidentified body of shiri bibas finally handed over, nearly threatening the fragile cease-fire. >> whit: fight for freedom. l.a.'s new district attorney makes his decision on whether to support a new trial for the menendez brothers. what he's saying about the challenge to their murder convictions and claims of new evidence in the case. >> gio: protection request. actress blake lively asking a judge for stronger safeguards amid her ongoing battle with "it ends with us" co-star and director justin baldoni. the threats that have her concerned. >> rachel: growing measles outbreak.

reports of the disease in west texas tripling in 90 days, most of those unvaccinated. the symptoms to look for and how to protect yourself. >> whit: and funflation. ♪ the sticker shock for concertgoers faced with surged pricing to see their favorite artists. >> 1,155 per ticket without fees. >> whit: how to save if you're willing to travel. ♪ this ain't texas ♪ ♪ down, down, down ♪ >> whit: good morning, america. so great to have you with us. you like that funflation. >> rachel: oh, i like that love beyonce too. >> whit: yeah, of course. we got more on all of that. good morning, everybody. rachel scott in the house, janai is off filling in at the desk. great to have you. >> rachel: great to be here. >> whit: we got a lot to cover today, including spring training in full spring. the changes that you can expect this season in major league baseball and the end of an era for the yankees.

>> rachel: plus, l.a.'s fire chief has been removed in the aftermath of those devastating wildfires, but she's not stepping away entirely. also murder suspect, luigi mangione appearing in a new york courtroom, what his attorney is saying about the evidence collected and what has not been provided to the defense. >> gio: first we begin with the federal firings reaching top pentagon officials overnight, and president trump firing the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. abc senior white house correspondent selina wang is in washington following the breaking details. selina, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, gio. this is an unprecedented purge of military leadership. the president is firing the highest ranking military officer in this country and other senior leaders. it is sending shock waves through the pentagon. now, the president hasn't directly said why he's firing them, but he has made it clear that he wants to get rid of anyone in the military who supports diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. overnight, president trump firing the nation's top military leadership in an unprecedented purge.

trump ousting general cq brown as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, removing the four-star fighter pilot as america's top military leader and firing multiple other senior leaders including lisa franchetti, the first woman to serve as the navy's top admiral, the number two ranking general in the air force and three other senior officers. brown was nominated by trump in his first term, which made him the first black chief of staff for the air force but has come under fire as trump aims to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity, as brown and some of the others who were fired had done. defense secretary pete hegseth once called brown a dei hire. >> first of all, you got to fire, you know, you got to fire the chairman of the joint chiefs. >> reporter: brown telling our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz last year he wants to be judged by his ability. >> i want to be judged on my own accomplishments, based on my merits and given an opportunity. that's all i've asked

throughout my, you know, growing up and what i've asked for throughout my air force career and hopefully, you know, i'm sitting in this chair as the chairman of the joint chiefs, not because i'm african american but because i'm a quality officer. >> reporter: trump nominating as his replacement dan caine, a retired three-star general who has never served in a four-star position. the shake-up comes as the pentagon prepares to lay off 5,400 civilian workers starting next week. in the first wave of firings, that could total tens of thousands of workers as the pentagon aims to cut 5% to 8% of its civilian workforce. layoffs also hitting the federal aviation administration. more than 100 probationary employees have been terminated including team members that produce air traffic navigation maps. multiple sources tell abc news, while trump insists the cuts are making the government more efficient, angry americans across the country from georgia to kansas are pushing back. >> we are all frickin' pissed off about this. you're going to hear it and feel it. >> reporter: in a district near atlanta, republican congressman

rich mccormick feeling the heat. >> the people would like to know what you, congressman and your fellow congressmen, are going to do to rein in the megalomaniac in the white house. [ cheers ] >> reporter: in colby, kansas, voters furious at republican congressman tracey mann. >> is there anything that trump and elon could do that you would not support? >> i'm sure. >> well, tell me. >> reporter: these mass layoffs are putting the federal government in turmoil at the same time that the pentagon is dealing with this big leadership shake-up at the top. it's also starting to lose a significant portion of its workforce. now, the administration is insisting that this is not going to impact military readiness, but some pentagon workers tell us that they're concerned it could impact the readiness of troops since the civilian workforce supports them both at home and around the world. guys? >> whit: all right, selina, thank you. now to the breaking news overnight as hamas frees more israeli hostages.

this comes a day after an attempted terror attack near tel aviv and the correct body of another hostage was finally returned home. abc's ines de la cuetara has the latest for us. ines, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yeah, and we just saw that final release of living israeli hostages as part one of the cease-fire deal as officials gear up to negotiate phase two. this morning, hamas releasing six living israeli hostages from gaza kidnapped on october 7th and theld by the terror group fr more than a decade. eliya cohen, omer shem tov, tal shoham, omer wenkert, hisham al sayed, and avera mengistu. tal and avera first released from rafah, the other four hostages from points in central gaza. all of them escorted by masked hamas gunman. in exchange israel releasing hundreds of palestinian prisoners as phase one of the cease-fire deal nears its end. negotiations for phase two expected to begin in the coming days. the fragile deal almost breaking down on thursday after hamas

failed to release the body of shiri bibas handing over the body of a gazan woman instead. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowing revenge. hamas quickly releasing another body overnight. israeli forensics confirming the remains are shiri's the remains of the two bibas boys also released earlier this week. the idf saying forensics showed 4-year-old ariel and 8-month-old kfir were deliberately killed by hamas. hamas blames israeli air strikes, and earlier this week, four bombs planted in buses in central israel, no one was injured, but the attack coming in apparent response to the idf's ongoing operations in the west bank. the palestinian health authority says 84 people have been killed there since the beginning of the year including a 13-year-old boy on friday, and negotiations to begin phase two are set to begin next week. if they are successful, we could see the release of all remaining hostages, a new governing body in gaza, and the full withdrawal of all idf troops from gaza.

rachel? >> rachel: yeah, these are sensitive and fragile negotiations. ines, thank you. now to the setback for the menendez brothers and that decision from the l.a. county district attorney saying he is opposed to a new trial. abc's zohreen shah joins us now with details, and this closes one legal avenue but still no decision yet on resentencing. >> rachel, that's right. the previous d.a. seemed very much for the brothers' release. but now with the d.a.'s most recent decision, the brothers' future appears unclear. this morning, the bombshell decision surrounding the menendez brothers' case. the new l.a. district attorney saying he would oppose habeas corpus, the argument that the brothers did not get a fair trial in the '90s and claiming the brothers have told five different versions of their story over the years. >> we actually saw stuff that was lied about before the killings, during, at the time of the killings and in the months and years afterwards. >> reporter: the d.a. saying his team has done extensive research

and there is no evidence that a letter recently found from erik to his cousin alleging he endured sexual abuse from his father is authentic or relevant for a new trial. >> if they had this evidence, if this letter truly existed, the defense counsel would have absolutely used it at the trial. >> reporter: the brothers were found guilty of killing their parents, jose and kitty, at their $5 million beverly hills home in 1996. the brothers claim that the murders were a result of alleged mental, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of their father, that they say their mother knew about and then split up in prison to serve life without parole. in recent months their case has gotten major attention after a netflix documentary highlighted their story. >> what did he do to you? >> reporter: the brothers just days ago opening up on the tmz podcast, "2 angry men," about the 35 years of terror they say they confronted in prison. >> i was picked on, bullied

violently, and it was traumatic, and it was continual. >> reporter: now the d.a. producing their own video laying out their version of the case. friday's announcement is separate from the brothers' resentencing hearing next month where the brothers claim that they have been rehabilitated through their time in prison. the d.a. saying he will make a decision about resentencing in the coming weeks. >> there's nothing in district attorney hochman's statement today that makes me think that he believes the menendez brothers have rehabilitated to the point that they should go before a parole board, so i can't imagine him supporting resentencing. >> reporter: the d.a. also pointed out that the governor could grant the brothers clemency. newsom's office tells me the office will defer to the d.a.'s announcement before making any decisions on clemency. gio? >> gio: a fascinating case, zohreen, no doubt about that. thank you so much. we turn to luigi mangione, the man accused of killing a healthcare company's ceo. mangione appearing in a new

york city courtroom while his supporters gathered outside, and abc's morgan norwood joins us with this story. morgan, good morning. >> hey, good morning, gio. luigi mangione back in court wearing a bulletproof vest and shackles as he faced that judge. now, outside a completely different scene. those supporters that you mentioned braving the freezing cold for hours, some even wearing "free luigi" shirts, and now his lawyers claimed he was searched illegally the moment he was arrested. [ crowd chanting, "luigi" ] >> reporter: this was the scene outside a new york city courthouse, a raucous crowd of supporters cheering on accused killer luigi mangione, protesting what they call a broken health care system. supporters waiting for mangione to make his first court appearance since he was arraigned in the murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson, the case a cultural class point. some mangione supporters going as far to hack a department of transportation road sign to road "one less ceo, many more to go."

>> luigi, what did you think of the support outside? >> reporter: in court, mangione wearing a bulletproof vest over a dark green sweater surrounded by officers. he was shackled both at the ankles and handcuffed. his attorney arguing images like these will make it difficult for mangione to get a fair trial. >> he is being publicly treated as guilty and as having the presumption of guilt as opposed to the presumption of innocence, which is what he is entitled to. >> reporter: mangione pleaded not guilty to all charges that he gunned down thompson outside a new york city hotel in december. he was arrested just days later after being spotted at this pennsylvania mcdonald's in altoona and extradited to new york city by nypd helicopters to face charges. >> we are concerned that luigi's constitutional rights were violated in pennsylvania. >> reporter: his attorneys telling a judge, there are, quote, serious search and seizure issues with the evidence

altoona police say they collected from mangione. >> in the months to come, expect the defense to try to exclude a lot of the evidence that was gathered here. the biggest fights in this case may occur before the trial where the defense tries to keep out of evidence lots of the material and comments and writings from luigi mangione. >> now, this hearing was mostly procedural, right? the judge did set deadlines for defense motions with a ruling on that expected by june. but no trial date set just yet. mangione also has federal charges looming, including one that could bring the death penalty with his next federal court date being mid-march. >> whit: all right. morgan norwood, thank you. just weeks after southern california's devastating wildfire, l.a.'s mayor has fired the city's fire chief. mayor karen bass blamed former chief kristin crowley for failures leading up to the massive firing that killed dozens and destroyed hundreds of homes. while she was removed from her position, crowley will stay with

the department at a lower rank. the mayor has also faced harsh criticism for her handling of the fires, including being out of the country when the fires broke out. >> rachel: and a jetblue pilot was arrested in boston right before taking off on a flight to paris. massachusetts state police say 33-year-old jeremy gudorf was wanted on a warrant for a sex charge involving a minor and was taken into custody at logan airport while preparing for his flight. jetblue says it is closely reviewing the arrest, and the pilot has been placed on indefinite lead. >> gio: aight, rachel, canadian authorities began analyzing the black boxes from the delta flight that crashed trying to land in toronto. all 80 people on board miraculously survived. the plane flipping over, passengers just left hanging upside down in their seats. more than 20 people were hurt but none of them seriously. the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident. two separate lawsuits were filed friday, and they likely will not be the last. whit? >> whit: health officials are sounding the alarm now as the

number of measles cases in texas continues to grow, up to 90 now, tripling in just a matter of days. abc's christiane cordero joins us with the latest on that story. christiane, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. west texas is seeing a rise in the cases, which has ballooned up from 58 reported on tuesday according to the state's health department, 16 of which have been hospitalized. now, measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. its symptoms include a rash, fever, cough, and runny nose with more serious complications like pneumonia or even brain swelling possible, especially for kids. of the 90 cases in this outbreak, 85 are unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status, and the epicenter of the outbreak is in gaines county, texas, near the new mexico border. state health data shows gaines county has one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in all of texas rising from 7.5% of kindergartners in 2013 to 17.5%

a decade later. health officials say having unvaccinated people in the community puts everyone at higher risk and warn additional cases are likely to occur. now, the cdc recommends receive their first dose of the mmr vaccine between 12 and 15 months and second dose between 4 and 6 years old, and they're working with texas officials to get more people protected, especially young kids, to contain this outbreak, whit. this goes beyond texas. the cdc says at least 285 cases of measles were reported nationwide last year. that's the highest numbers since 2019. whit? >> whit: all right. christiane cordero, thanks so much. we'll have much more on this coming up in our second hour. dr. darien sutton joins us with what parents need to know about the symptoms and advice on protecting kids from the measles. >> rachel: yeah. looking forward for those tips. time now for the weather, and meteorologist brittany bell joins us from our new york station, wabc. what is it looking like? >> brittany: it's been so cold and so let's blame the groundhog and not me. >> whit: it's punxsutawney's

fault. >> brittany: yes, it's his fault, but things will get better in a few days, but i want to start with lincoln, nebraska, you broke a report low temperatures thursday and friday getting down to 17 degrees below 0. even this morning, temperatures are down in the teens, 20s and the 30s across a large part of the country, nashville below freezing and detroit, 16 degrees. it doesn't seem like it when you look at these numbers, but they are actually 5 to 15 degrees warmer compared to this time yesterday. 25 to 30 in nebraska. this thaw will continue over the next couple of days looking at temperatures in chicago near 50 monday and tuesday, and look at austin, going from 41, a high today, into early next week, 73 on monday, and tuesday flirting with the 80s. even for nashville temperatures today near 43, and heading into early next week, monday, 62 and 66 degrees on tuesday. that's what's happening across the country. here's what'

>> brittany: and even good news for temperatures here in new york city. today more so near the 40s. eventually we get closer to the 50s early next week. >> gio: ooh. almost like summer. right? >> brittany: yeah, bring out the shorts. >> gio: right. >> whit: we're celebrating the 40s, though. >> brittany: that's how cold it's been. >> whit: a sad state of where things are. >> rachel: don't tempt gio with the shorts. >> gio: now it's you already. okay. all right, rachel, i see how it is. >> let's talk some baseball, huh? it's that time of year, and baseball spring training under way with a little over a month to go until opening day, and there are some big changes this year.

abc's jaclyn lee is here now with more on that. good morning, jaclyn. >> gio, good morning. it's perfect for that much better weather and, as you said, there are some big changes under way. we're going to see some big names switching teams. outfielder juan soto will take the field for his first game with his new team, the new york mets. this comes after inking the biggest deal in mlb history -- get this -- 15 years for $765 million. uh-huh. major league baseball also testing robot umpires during spring training only. so it's an automated ball/strike challenge system. it's not replacing the guy behind the plate, but it is supposed to increase accuracy when there's a challenge. it will not be used during the regular season. switching gears to the yankees, players, coaches, and personnel can now sport well-groomed beards. this upends a five-decade no facial hair policy. looking ahead to the regular season, major league baseball and nike announced there were a lot of complaints about the uniforms.

so, the 2025 uniforms are now going to have larger lettering on the back of those jerseys. nike says it's also working to fix discoloration as a result of sweat and those see-through pants. guys? >> rachel: hmm. >> gio: okay, those are interesting changes. >> whit: yeah, the beards in yankee stadium, i'm into that. >> rachel: what was notable about that statement, they said, leave the sideburns out of this. >> whit: exactly, exactly. >> gio: awesome. hey, jaclyn, thank you so much for that report. all right, still ahead here on "good morning america," the latest twist in a star-studded legal battle and why blake lively is asking for stronger protections in her lawsuit against her "it ends with us" co-star and director justin baldoni. >> rachel: plus, sticker shock for concerts. why prices are rising this year. what music fans can expect this year. >> whit: coming up in our second hour, sitting down with best supporting actress monica barbaro on the road to the oscars. ♪ i never know ♪ (vo) consumer reports ranks car brands on more than fifty road tests,

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abc seven mornings. >> good morning to you, i'm zach fuentes. san francisco unified school district is going to vote tuesday on moving forward with layoffs. this could lead to hundreds of jobs being eliminated. the proposal would send out preliminary notices to certified and classified positions. preliminary notices would be determined by march 15th. now, the district does have the ability to rescind notices. the final ones would go out by may 15th. let's get a quick check of the conditions outside with lisa. >> hi zach. good morning to you. hi everyone. it is partly cloudy here in san jose where you can see the shark tank temperatures from 48. san francisco 43. in half moon bay from our

exploratorium camera. another nice day on the way with above average temperatures, but chilly right now. zach. >> thanks, lisa, and thank you for joining us. the news continues right now with good morning america.

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life, limes ♪ ♪ da, da, da ♪ >> gio: welcome back to "gma." >> rachel: caught you there. >> gio: beyonce, lady gaga and the weeknd announced summer concerts, but how much will these experiences cost you? so, coming up, will ganss will tell us what's behind what's being called the funflation. >> whit: will will always sing along with you, by the way. >> gio: yes. >> whit: let's take a look at the other stories we're following this saturday morning. the vatican saying that pope francis will not be leading his noontime prayer in public on sunday for the second week, but he did sleep well as he remains in a rome hospital battling pneumonia. the 88-year-old pontiff is said to be responding well to treatment and expected to remain in the hospital through next week. >> rachel: so many wishing him well this morning. also, right now, one of the lawyers representing embattled hip-hop star sean "diddy" combs has stepped away from the case saying, under no circumstances can i continue. combs is facing federal sex crime charges. he's now accused of improperly trying to find out the names of people cooperating with law enforcement against him.

>> gio: and the stock market closing out the week with the worst day of the year. the dow losing 748 points on friday closing at 43,428. the losses coming amid growing concerns about economic growth, tariffs, and inflation. >> whit: and we start this half hour with a look at the top political headlines. and joining us this morning from washington is senior white house correspondent selina wang and we're taking advantage of having our senior political correspondent rachel scott at the anchor desk with us this morning. so, rachel, let's go ahead and start with you, that breaking news, there was the pentagon purge overnight. multiple top officials at the pentagon fired. how much of this, though, came as a surprise? >> rachel: yeah, not so much as a surprise for people taking the hints and the cues. pete hegseth, the defense secretary said, as recently as november that he wanted to see cq brown gone, the chairman of the joint chiefs. this is a reversal though. trump nominated cq brown to be chief in 2020, and hegseth questioning whether or not he

even got his job simply because he is a black man, and he made history in this role. so we started to get some of the murmurs around the hill. we started to see that a list was being pass around. his name was ultimately on the list, but a lot of people surprised by this. he's deeply qualified, like i said, in this history-making position. >> gio: a lot to watch there. selina, let's turn to you. you've been talking to irs workers laid off. it is tax season right now. so could those layoffs impact the ability for the irs to even process tax returns? >> reporter: well, gio, unfortunately, the short answer here is that it could, even though those thousands of fired irs workers are not supposed to be directly involved in processing your tax returns, these jobs are all connected, and current and recently fired irs workers tell me that this could cause disruptions and delays, and some lawmakers are even urging people to file your taxes as soon as possible to avoid any potential delays in getting your refund back as well. now, another big issue here, though, is that the irs was already dealing with a staffing shortage before all of these layoffs happened.

so hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes go unpaid every year because of lax enforcement, so this could make that problem even worse, and just more generally, guys, i'm hearing from experts that it's just not a good idea to fire 6% of the irs workforce right in the middle of tax season. >> whit: that's definitely something to watch, and, rachel, another story that you've been following for weeks now despite some tight party line votes, these cabinet picks from president trump are going through. they're being confirmed by the senate. what's next in the process here? >> rachel: yeah, i will tell you, guys, i was on capitol hill and there were so many questions about whether there would be republicans opposing these cabinet nominees. in the end it looks like pretty much every single one of president trump's picks has gotten through, yes, by some of the narrowest margins. we saw that with kash patel. he was nominated for fbi director. ultimately now we'll see on wednesday the very first cabinet meeting, president donald trump, all of his cabinet nominees coming together at the white house. >> gio: all right.

so we'll be watching that. and, selina, let's look at president trump's policy towards ukraine, because it looks like a complete reversal of support for president zelenskyy. >> reporter: yeah, gio, what we're witnessing here essentially is trump rewriting the history of this war. the u.s. is making a complete 180 when it comes to our foreign policy. you have trump making it clear here that the u.s. no longer wants to try and isolate putin for invading and brutally attacking a sovereign nation. in fact, president trump this week, he called zelenskyy a dictator even though he is a democratically elected leader and he even falsely blamed ukraine for the war starting. so, trump's comments here are still sending shock waves around the world, and on top of that you had american and russian officials meeting in saudi arabia this week without ukrainians at the table. this is sparking deep concern that this could lead to a deal that does not lead to lasting peace and does not lead to lasting security guarantees for ukraine, but trump's team for their part, they believe that what the president is doing here is the only way to end a war that has dragged on for far too

long, guys. >> gio: selina wang, rachel scott, we call you the political powerhouse team for a reason. thank you both so much for that. and time now for the weather, and brittany bell is back with that. hey. >> brittany: good morning. so, rain is the big concern for portions of the pacific northwest, looking at just round after round of showers that will come in over the next couple of days. here's a look at seattle, washington, yesterday. just a gloomy and just soggy scene there. one of the spots under a flood watch, and that's all because of an atmospheric river sending a fire hose of moisture. so, this time around this system is going to be warmer, so they're expecting more so rain, more rain than snowfall prompting a flood watch that includes washington state, idaho, and montana, and that's because of a combination of heavy rainfall and snow melt. on top of that an avalanche alert too for the olympic and cascade mountains because of more snow and rain falling on top of a very weak snowpack. so, this is what they could expect saturday through tuesday. check out rainfall totals near the coast ranging from 2 to 3

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who, by the way, were just seen together last weekend at the 50th anniversary of "saturday night live." it was their first time seen together on the red carpet since the lawsuit was filed. well, they are now asking a judge for additional protections in this case, and it goes beyond the protective order that both sides already agreed to, put a pin in that, because one of the big requests is an attorney eyes only category for highly confidential material. now, this comes just days after lively filed an updated complaint, an amended complaint accusing baldoni of making other women on set uncomfortable, a claim that he strongly denies, and now both sides say they're facing backlash over this. lively claims her supporters have received threats, while baldoni's team say they too have been targeted, so, again, the judge has a lot to sift through in this, whit. >> whit: absolutely. thank you, morgan. we appreciate it. coming up on "gma," music lovers hit by funflation. how much would you be willing to pay to see your favorite artists in concert? lovers hit by funflation. how much would you be willing to pay to see your favorite artists in concert?

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>> rachel: back now on "gma" with a look at what's being called funflation, but it's no fun if you're looking to buy concert tickets. abc's will ganss is here with more. all right, well, i comfortable a lot of inflation in d.c. never funflation. >> similar vibes, though, despite the name, funflation is not as fun as it sounds, rachel scott, i promise you that. all right, but i will ask you this as well, what do pitbull, sabrina carpenter and "my chemical romance," have in common? they're all on tour this year, and they're not the only ones. ♪ little thing ♪ >> reporter: call it the great concert crescendo of 2025.

♪ because i like to be ♪ >> reporter: from beyonce and post malone individually to kendrick and sza together. ♪ i'll give you everything ♪ >> reporter: to bad bunny, billy joel, billie eilish, bruce springsteen, usher, katy perry, shania twain, metallica, and more, all hitting the road this year. in 2025 live nation reports its stadium show sales are up 60% compared to this point last year and thanks to funflation, fans are paying bigger bucks than ever to see their favorites live. admission to movies, theaters, and concerts jumping 20% since 2021. >> $3,295 per ticket, 1,158 per ticket, 1,155 per ticket without fees. what the hell has happened here? >> reporter: many fans are blaming dynamic pricing for those expensive concert tickets. >> some of the prices especially that i've heard and seen on ticketmaster are absolutely ridiculous.

>> reporter: ticketmaster's platinum seats can be price adjusted during the on sale as dictated by demand while ticketmaster says the artists are setting those prices, in the last 30 days alone, searches for official platinum ticketmaster are up 1,000% on tiktok, and resale pricing is worse. >> are people actually paying this much for tickets, 11,000? >> reporter: so, how can fans make it work? check out tour stops in countries with better regulations on dynamic and resale ticket pricing. >> we saw a lot of people, especially for the "eras" tour, you know, traveling even further because it was more affordable to jump on a flight to poland versus maybe out to l.a. or somewhere closer in the u.s. just because they were able to find a better flight deal. ♪ say you'll see me again ♪ ♪ even if it's just -- >> reporter: super fans turning ticket troubles into the trip of a lifetime. ♪ living a teenage dream ♪ >> they're going to have that memory that's going to last them

for a lifetime, and a lot of people are sort of prioritizing having that versus tangible things in their lives. >> all right, so we reached out to ticketmaster who told us, quote, ticketmaster does not have surge pricing or dynamic algorithms to adjust ticket prices, but their website explains that those official platinum seats are determined by, quote, a largely manual process of adjusting a small portion of the available inventory, typically the most in demand seats in the house. >> whit: the manual process. >> it's the manual process. >> gio: a little bit of a flowchart. >> yeah, exactly. a couple of workarounds. so, i have to ask, are you going to see any concerts this year? a little birdie tells me you've never missed a beyonce concert. >> rachel: i've been to almost every beyonce concert. i bought the tickets. they just so happen to be in paris, so i got to think through the flight, the hotel, all of that. >> there is nothing to think about when it comes to a beyonce concert. you're going. >> whit: especially in paris. >> gio: will has done stories where you actually save money going overseas. >> the tickets are more

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♪ ♪ >> whit: we are back with our "play of the day" and the young basketball player making history here. take a look at 22-year-old baileigh sinaman-daniels, the bottom left hand of your screen and the moment she became the first ncaa division iii women's basketball player with one arm to score in a collegiate game. >> rachel: wow. >> gio: wow. >> whit: yeah, so baileigh even faced rejection when her high school basketball coach cut her from the team senior year, but there was a place for her at leslie university in massachusetts, and there you can

see that moment there. baileigh's coach says any team in the country would benefit from having a player with baileigh's heart on their team. >> gio: go, baileigh. >> rachel: that's the inspiration we needed this morning. >> gio: coming up on "gma" in our second hour, dr. darien sutton is going to join us with how to protect your family from measles and the symptoms to watch for. >> whit: and actress monica barbaro tells me about the role that got her an oscar nomination in "a complete unknown." >> rachel: and how social media is playing a role in teaching black history. more when we come back. and how is playing a role in teaching black history. more when we come back.

abc seven mornings. >> good morning to you, i'm zach fuentes. today, students, faculty and cal state university system leaders are discussing ways to push back on program and faculty cuts, including a tuition hike that the system is imposing. several california state universities have announced program and staffing cuts. organizers hope to plan two marches and rallies demanding the state rescind its planned cuts in tuition hike. today's conference is going to be held at sf state starting at 9 a.m. also today, the first ever sf beer week festival kicks off in san francisco. the festival begins at salesforce park starting from noon until 5 p.m. this is video from last night's official opening event

held at 21st amendment brewery. people can hop around to a variety of participating breweries and restaurants every day until march 2nd for sf beer week. there's a jam packed beer event lineup on their website. all right, let's get a quick check outside with lisa argen. >> all right. zach, good morning to you. hi, everyone. waking up to partly cloudy conditions. a beautiful view here. the golden gate bridge where it is 48 downtown, 43, in hayward with redwood city in the low 40 degrees and atop vollmer peak from our east bay hills. camera still in the 30s in petaluma, 43 in livermore. so highs today. once we come out of that cooler coastal temperature will be above average, where temperatures once again easily in the mid 60s for oakland, 65 in san francisco, low 70s returning for the south bay. increasing clouds in the north bay. just the high clouds in the accuweather seven day forecast. we've got more clouds for your sunday. maybe even a few sprinkles. the black joy parade though. very nice. highs in the

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