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people killed, 30 others injured. coming a day after the u.s. paused intelligence sharing with kyiv. >> nhl greats goal. alex ovechkin is skating towards making hockey history, scoring the most goals of all time. >> ovechkin to the slot. he scores. >> now he's using the great chase of that record for another goal beating pediatric cancer. he tells us about his passion project. >> and this morning, she means business. we're celebrating international women's day with female founded companies, from bags to skincare to furry friends inspired by wildlife. >> i'm the bad guy. >> and the search is on. >> where's 007. >> for the next. >> bond james bond? >> what pierce brosnan has to say. and could one of our own be joining the iconic spy franchise? the latest, as we say, good morning america.

>> it's saturday morning. this is gma. >> playlist this morning. >> right bumping in here. >> good morning america. coming up we sit down with the author behind our gma book club pick for march. count my lies. it's her debut novel. and just the beginning for sophie. and you'll meet her first right here on gma. >> you need a new book myself. >> there you go. >> checking that out. and mortgage rates dropping to their lowest levels since december this week as applications to buy homes spiked. we will break down what it all means. >> but first we do begin here with the latest on those devastating attacks overnight in ukraine. the death toll now rising. let's go straight to our lama hasan in london. lama. good morning. >> yeah. good morning to you, gio. overnight, russian forces pounding ukraine's regions of donetsk, kharkiv, odesa and kherson, killing at least 20 people and injuring 55 others, including five children. and the death toll is rising. russia, targeting several residential buildings as well as ukraine's biggest energy and gas companies, launching at least

145 drones and two ballistic missiles from multiple locations. president zelenskyy posting on social media, saying these strikes show russia's goals are unchanged once again driving home the point that ukraine needs to strengthen its air defenses. and of course, these attacks come after the u.s. has cut off ukraine's access to commercial satellite imagery, stopping military aid and sharing intelligence all crucial for ukraine's military to operate. one ukrainian officer saying we are fighting blindly in all eyes will be on the schedule. talks in saudi arabia next week between the u.s. and ukrainian negotiators hoping to agree to a peace deal. >> i'll certainly be watching for that. lama thank you. turning now to the tragic, tragic revelations involving the deaths of legendary actor gene hackman and his wife. abc's zohreen shah has what we are learning from the new mexico medical examiner's. maureen. good morning again, gene. >> what the investigation found. possibly as shocking as the announcement of the deaths themselves. one finding was that hackman had alzheimer's and possibly did not know his wife

had been dead for a week. this morning, stunning new details about the death of actor gene hackman and his wife betsy. investigators revealing they believe hackman died of heart disease with complications from alzheimer's, and he possibly did not know of his wife's death from the rare hantavirus in the same home just one week before. hantavirus is transmitted to humans through rodent urine, droppings, or saliva. there have been less than 900 cases since the cdc started tracking it more than 30 years ago, on february 11th. hackman's wife, betsy arakawa, was last seen on a surveillance camera at cvs pharmacy in santa fe shortly after investigators say she died of natural causes. >> based on the circumstances, it is reasonable to conclude that miss hackman passed away first. >> investigators say it is unclear if the oscar winning actor knew his wife of 30 years was dead, or whether he was able to take care of himself on his own. an autopsy revealing

hackman's stomach was empty, meaning he hadn't eaten recently, but he did not appear to be dehydrated. >> he was in an advanced state of alzheimer's, and it is quite possible that he was not aware that she was deceased. >> officials say they believe hackman likely died one week later, around february 18th. based on data from his pacemaker a week after that, on february 26th. >> okay. are they moving at all? >> no, they're not moving. just send somebody up here really quick. >> police say a caretaker found hackman's body in the mudroom, appearing to have fallen. betsy found in the bathroom with pills scattered on the counter and their dog dead just feet away. preliminary tests came back negative for carbon monoxide poisoning, which was initially seen as a possible cause for their death. investigators say the couple's dog had just gotten a procedure done, which may explain why it was in a crate. >> the deceased dog has been taken for necropsy at the veterinary diagnostic services

and will be awaiting those results. >> it's unclear exactly how their dog died, but the vet says based on the timeline, it's possible the dog could have died of starvation, which. >> all right. such a tragic story. zohreen shah, thank you. now to president trump's new economic threat against canada. >> trump threatening to impose steep. >> tariffs on. >> all lumber and dairy from canada. just one day after putting a pause on his trade war with canada and mexico. the president saying he's matching the 250% tax that canada puts on american dairy and lumber. these new tariffs could take effect as early as next monday or tuesday. and of course, this comes after trump imposed 25% tariffs on all goods from canada and mexico on march 4th, then reversed course, pausing many tariffs on imports for one month. >> all right whit and this morning mortgage rates are on the decline. so let's look at what that could mean for you and your money and the economy overall. abc's alexis christoforous is here now to break it all down. good morning alexis. >> good morning guys. some relief. he finally right for

homeowners this week as mortgage rates continue to decline. all this uncertainty over tariffs and their impact on the economy helping to push mortgage rates down for the seventh straight week. so the average 30 year mortgage rate now at 6.63%. that's the lowest level since early december. and that has led to a spike in demand for mortgages, applications to refinance, jumping 37% in just the past week, while applications to buy a home rose 9%, a drop of even a small fraction of a percentage point in mortgage rates can mean thousands and thousands of dollars in savings over the lifetime of that mortgage. >> so, alexis, we call this the home buying season, right? so what do these mortgage rates mean for that? >> it's certainly good news right. that mortgage rates are falling. they can make buying a home more attractive for some buyers. but we're still dealing with tight inventory, high home prices. and experts are warning they could go even higher. those falling mortgage rates could actually increase demand for homes, which put pressure on prices and the pending tariffs on lumber, steel, aluminum. they're all expected to raise

home prices, especially for new construction. all this economic uncertainty could convince some potential buyers to hold off on what's, let's face it, what's making their biggest purchase of their life. >> that's the thing. it's kind of a mixed bag of information, you know, maybe the rates are going down, but then, you know, what about the cost of lumber tariffs, all these other. >> things on inventory? >> exactly. >> so you have to do what's best for your situation at the time. if you find the right home and you can afford it, sometimes you just have. >> to do it. that's it. that's it. thank you so much, alexis. appreciate it. coming up in our gma morning menu meet the hockey. great making a difference as he chases wayne gretzky's record of 894 career goals. >> also ahead tori johnson has steals and steals for your home. you don't want to miss it. >> and look who's here, will gans. what's going on? >> wingardium leviosa. yes, it's leviosa, that's why it's not working. we'll have the latest from the halls of hogwarts on some major harry potter series casting news. we'll be right casting news. we'll be right back. nerd alert!

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>> and we are back now with our gma cover story about alex ovechkin, one of the greatest hockey players ever, taking on wayne gretzky's all time record of 894 goals scored. now, even though he didn't get any closer in last night's game against the detroit red wings, he's playing for a great cause here. >> the alex ovechkin to the outside turns it up, goes to the goal and scores. >> the washington capitals alex ovechkin gives new meaning to hats off. >> ovechkin to the slot. he scores. alex ovechkin. >> he's part of an elite club of players with over 800 career goals and his pursuit. >> how's that for 801? >> dubbed the great chase is in arms reach as he looks to top hockey great wayne gretzky's 894 goals. >> i try to not think about it and try to focus on my game, but

obviously when you're on the ice, you concentrate on the certain moments. >> now he wants to make those game changing moments life-saving ones as well. >> ovechkin fires and scores. >> teaming up with the capitals. hockey fights cancer and the v foundation for cancer research to launch the great chase for victory over cancer. >> alexander ovechkin. >> through partnership, which raises money for pediatric research. alex will monetarily match every goal he makes from now until the end of his career. >> and he scores. alexander ovechkin, so. >> his 885th goal turned into $885. and on and on it goes as he chases the record, which will be matched by monumental sports and entertainment group. >> we have to help kids and help people who have a cancer to research, so that's why the foundation is very important for us. >> the cause supports kids like alex louis, who ovechkin dedicated his 20th hat trick to,

and countless others who he's met. >> they are fighters. they do like a tremendous job to stay positive. you know, they bring smiles because obviously they're in tough situation, tough position. and we see like this smile and they bring that energy to us and we give them smile back. and that's very important for us. >> wow. >> and fans can support the great chase by donating $8 or any amount that you can give, really. in honor of his historic pursuit of nhl's all time goals record. pretty cool. and everybody's getting involved and different organizations. >> and how he's going to match for every point that he makes from here on out. yep. incredible. all right. time now for another check of the weather tomorrow. what are you watching over there? >> well, i'm. >> watching the potential for a bit of a wintry mix for our friends, our neighbors, our family in oklahoma city. here you go. this is an earth cam shot this morning there. we're also tracking the severe storms that have been rolling through dallas. we had actual severe thunderstorm warnings with this system. now, if you head a little bit farther to the west,

this is where we have the winter storm watches in effect. i'm sorry. winter storm warnings, along with winter weather advisories from colorado right on down to the texas panhandle. now we have the rain and snow we just discussed, but on the back end of this system is very dry air. strong wind gusts up to 35mph. that means from fort stockton to san antonio down to encino, we have a red flag warning in place. we have to be very mindful of that potential for wildfire development and growth. now, the storm system itself makes its way traverses across the southeast as we head through saturday night, hitting cities like little rock, i-10, and new orleans by tomorrow night. this is impacting atlanta, i-95 into the carolinas, down into low country savannah, and right on in to the florida panhandle. tha

america. >> all right. it is time now for a little pop news with will jensen. william. you're a wizard. >> william. >> yeah. >> a wizard. expecto pop. museum. wow, guys. oh my goodness. all right, we begin pop news this morning, everybody with headlines from the hallowed halls of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. this is what happens when you put two harry potter nerds next to many. butter beers in the studio. yeah, which, by the way, make for an excellent breakfast. i will say. all right, we've got some upcoming hbo harry potter series casting news to get to two more main cast members, in addition to john lithgow, who we know will play dumbledore. deadline reports that janet mcteer, who you may recognize from ozark, is in negotiations to play professor mcgonagall and

paapa essiedu from i may destroy you will play professor snape. now. those are big roles to step into, obviously made famous by the late dame maggie smith and alan rickman, the series is set to span over a decade, which is why casting these roles is such a huge deal. john lithgow joked, by the way, that he'll be about 87 years old at the wrap party, but he said yes nonetheless. >> oh, he's so he's a perfect dumbledore. >> yeah, i think so, yeah. so great. all right, turning now to 007 and the search for the next james bond. following the news that amazon mgm studios is now in full control of the iconic spy franchise, the search is back on for who will play 007 next. this week, pierce brosnan, who of course played bond from 1995 to 2002, is opening up to gq about picking up the golden gun once again. when asked if he'd return as bond, pierce says, of course, how could i not be interested? but the 71 year old did add that i think it's best left to another man. really fresh blood. so who could it be? well, fans have said theo james from the white lotus season two. you remember him or regé-jean

page from bridgerton, but there's still a small but mighty group of hashtag fanatics. what? oh come on. ready? so for gio benitez to step into the role. i was. >> not expecting that. that's hilarious. >> that's a serious his hogwarts. >> impersonation for the. >> accent that he got it perfectly. oh yeah. g. benitez yeah. >> all right. finally, it's rare that i get to cover a true 911 level emergency in pop news, but this morning, brace yourselves for a harrowing 911 call placed to the moored police department in oklahoma. take a listen. >> hello? >> yes. >> do you have an emergency? >> oh, yes. yes i do donuts. that's cool. >> i want some donuts. >> no, no, no. emergency. >> an emergency. >> these donuts. >> oh! >> emergency donuts. okay, so it turns out that the emergency donut request was coming from an almost four year old named

bennett, who is celebrating his fourth birthday today. the moore police department showing up to make sure that bennett got his emergency donuts. and in honor of his birthday, i secured some emergency donuts of our own. so please help yourself. >> happy birthday to bennett. >> happy birthday. we love that we're. >> always in need of an emergency donut. >> it is. >> a real emergency when you need a donut. >> and i didn't. >> even have to call 911 for these. you know, janet has placed the. >> call just. >> like that. oh, no. sorry. >> have a donut. my coffee was delivered. >> the donuts. i'm having those. i'm going to head over because. >> we're getting ready for deals and steals. and don't forget, we've still got the ribs. we got to eat. so don't eat all. all the donuts just yet. hey, tory. tory johnson is here. joining us now for deals. >> and steals. that's right. i don't mind sashaying over to you, girl. okay. good deal for your home. yes, yes. home and kitchen. we're starting with air purifier. an air purifier. the thing i like most about this is that it has an ability to monitor the air quality, and then auto adjust as necessary based on the room that you get

it. yes. so you can set it and forget it. it will do the work for you. it does the thinking for you. it's not too it's not too loud. a space that is up to 900ft■!s. so if you are concernd in that area in that it could be a room, an office, whatever it is in your home, living room, bedroom for dust, allergens, odors, this is the one for you. it also has an option with a diffuser. so if you want to put in a little bit of essential oils, that's an option. >> is around the corner. this is perfect. >> it is. and it is $69 today. cha ching. okay. you want it on the go. stay plugged in on the go. but you can also use it, you know, quite frankly, on your kitchen counter or on your desk. these are from limitless innovations. so it's it is pretty and it's functional and fast, which i like most. so you can either just put your phone right on front and it's going to charge. yeah. if you've got one of the newer models. otherwise it's got the built in cords. and then right in the back it's got the built in outlet to be able to plug that right in. >> and it tells you how much

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i won't do on tv is step. >> on a scale. >> that's okay. that's why it's on the table. yeah. there you go. clean people. this makes doing eco swaps easy. so that's a detergent strip. small is this? >> it smells so good. >> it smells good, but it's very effective. and instead of buying the big, bulky plastic, this is plastic free. you just it's portion control too, so you don't use too much. when i used to use liquid detergent. i saw way too much. so this does it for you. we also have from them we've got their dishwasher pods. we've got i love dryer balls. and then i also love that we have for dishwasher and washing machine the cleanser tablets, because. >> you got to clean the machine exactly. >> when you clean the machine once a month, it works better and more efficiently for you. so all of these fabulous products, you guys love clean people. everything slashed in half starts at $6. >> we all love clean people. >> we do. exactly, exactly. i like that name. refinery number one. this is great. these are 100% turkish towels. so we've got everything from small size

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good mornings. >> good morning everybody i'm stephanie sierra. today is international women's day and san francisco women are joining in a nationwide day of action. the women's march organization has several planned marches all across the bay area. according to their report, today's march is to fight back against the fascist takeover in san francisco. participants will be gathering at union square at 10 a.m. all right, let's get you outside and check in with lisa. >> it is beautiful out, although pretty cool. we have managed to come out of the 30s in our inland valleys and all neighborhoods in the 40s. now it's 47. in oakland and san jose. you can see a little haze there over the city with

temperatures in the mid 40s in concord. highs today in the upper 60s in our warmest inland valleys. >> all right, lisa, thank you. and thank you all for joining us. gma is

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>> janai: d.j. with the hits this morning on "gma." welcome back. we've got a little mayhem magic in "abra-cadabra" earning rave reviews, currently number one on itunes and fans and critics alike say the 14-track album marks a return to the dance pop diva's roots and certainly sounded like it. >> gio: old school gaga, my gym jam yesterday. >> janai: gym jam. >> gio: that's right. let's talk about the headlines we're following right here. the trump administration has canceled $400 million in federal grants to columbia university accusing them of failing to protect jewish students from harassment. columbia university in new york city was a hotbed of protests after the october 7th terror attacks and israel's response.

the university saying it is committed to wiping out anti-semitism. >> janai: video shows you the south korean president here outside the detention center in seoul holding both south korean and u.s. flags. he was arrested in january over his december martial law decree that plunged the country into political turmoil. >> whit: reminder to spring forward. daylight saving time hits at 2:00 a.m. on sunday. we don't like -- >> janai: we don't like it, but later it will feel good. >> whit: oh, man. it is a painful one. set your clocks one hour ahead before going to sleep unless you live in arizona or hawaii then you get to keep that hour of sleep. >> gio: i'm setting my bedtime one hour back. >> janai: when the sun is up later, it feels so good. >> whit: sure. >> gio: all right, well. now to this month's "gma" book club pick. it is "county my lies," sophie stava's debut novel and she joins us in studio.

>> good morning. i'm so happy to be here. >> gio: i bet. this cover is awesome. i always say, don't judge a book by its cover. i kind of do. until it's good. this is a good cover. >> this one you can. >> gio: congratulations. >> thank you. >> gio: "gma" book club pick. what do you think? how do you feel? >> it is wildly surreal. it feels incredible. i've been writing for about 15 years and i've heard a lot of nos, a lot of rejections, but it's also given me a lot of time to fantasize about what hearing yes would be like and to fantasize about moments literally exactly like this one. so i'm just so honored to be here and so excited so thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> whit: well, thank you and reviews have been incredible here and i understand that at least part of this was inspired by an interaction you had in real life, right? >> yes, yes. so a few years ago my kids were really little. we had this routine of going to the same park at the same time every day. and one day there was a woman there who i had never seen before. she also had two kids so we naturally got to chatting and hit it off instantly like in the way you hope to make friends as an adult but don't often do. >> janai: amen. >> so we excitedly exchanged

numbers and said we would get together again but as we left she walked out one gate and i walked out the other. i had a sudden chilling thought like what if the reason we got along so well was because she knew things about me. what if it wasn't a chance encounter and she engineered the meeting? and so i ran away with that and i thought, wouldn't it be so fun -- >> gio: were you thinking this about that person? >> yes, i was like -- >> janai: goosebumps. >> i thought it was too good to be true. what if you meet somebody that copies of our gmahought it woulh fun story and i ran away with i connection she'd do and say anything. >> gio: wow. >> janai: okay, hooked. oh, my goodness. we partnered with little free library to get copies of our "gma" book club pick to readers all across the country. one of them has a question for

you. >> good morning, "gma." hello, sophie, my name is karen and i loved your debut novel. my question for you, sophie, is what's the worst lie you ever told and did you get caught or confess? >> janai: oh. >> gio::oh. >> well, i'm a terrible liar. it makes me feel incredibly sick to my stomach and this started when i was really little and i think my first memory of lying was we lived next to this beautiful home with this huge field of flowers and one morning i decided it would be smart to pick flowers for a bouquet for my mom. so i went over to the neighbor's yard and picked this huge bouquet and gave it to her and my mom was like where did you get this? did you pick these? as soon as she said that, i realized i shouldn't have done this. i said, no, i found them all lying on the ground, and she was like, oh, oh, you did and i felt so terrible and later, like years later i asked her, i was like did you know i was lying about this and she was like, obviously. a terrible lie so that set me up to avoid lying like the plague from then on. >> gio: well, but you still kind of lied because this particular interview, i mean you couldn't talk about the "gma" book club. >> no. as i said, i'm a terrible liar. when anybody said, like, are you

so excited, i'm like, i'm so excited. and at one point my father-in-law who's been so excited said i bet you'll go on tv and i can't wait to see you on "good morning america" but i really am going to be on "good morning america" and i can't tell you and i felt like i was holding this big secret and lying so sort of the irony of "count my lies." >> gio: perfect way to sell this book. >> yeah, so thank you. another time. >> whit: in addition to that i understand you have big news, a surprise for fans here. what is that? >> well, i can say that the book is now under development for a tv show. >> whit: already? >> uh-huh. it's a dream. so fun because the way i write i see the scenes playing in my head and so to have readers literally see it on screen too is going to feel, i think, really magical. >> janai: that's what's so fascinating because before we came back from break gio was asking what is your writing process and very stephen king-esque it comes to you as

you're writing. >> absolutely so i have this what if moment. what if there is a character so desperate and i see that scene and that leads me to another scene and sometimes i see scene 20 and i need to connect this scene and this scene. but i've been a lifelong rider and almost think of myself as a rider before a writer so i love a good twist but the lead-up to the twist is really what you want to nail. and to do that i think, is to really get invested into the characters and so i spend a lot of time in their head and trying to figure out what their motivations are so when you get that twist, it's a really big moment. >> gio: and getting suspicious of people in real life? >> yes, yes. >> gio: you are such a pleasure. >> thank you. >> whit: congratulations. >> so grateful. so much fun, thank you so much. >> janai: i hope your father-in-law is watching. >> he is, he is. hi. >> gio: "count my lies" is available right now. thank you again. coming up here we are digging deep exploring some of our country's most intriguing mysteries and hunting history

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established themselves in a place like this. like, the goal wasn't to live here in a swamp eating gar. it was to build a city. >> janai: what's it like watching back that clip? >> that was one of the most hottest, miserable, bug-infested things i've ever done. >> janai: really, truly? >> puts you in the mood to be stuck there hundreds of years ago. that immersion helps you understand the stories and a cool thing about the stories is all the stories we look at, all the mysteries are active mysteries where people still dedicate their career to find out so it's hundreds of years old. >> janai: yeah. >> but every year there's some new thing that changes so they're all kind of alive. >> janai: what do you hope people take away from watching? >> man, i have kids and i like to get them outside and introduce my kids to thinking about things and questioning assumptions. i guess i hope that, that people are inspired to go outside and ask questions about where they live. engagement. engagement was the landscape,

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when he was the coach at the university of oregon. all right. to weather. now let's check in with lisa. >> all right. good morning to you. thanks, stephanie. we are waking up to a chilly start, but another beautiful day on the way. the storm track well, to the north. you can see all the blue sky here from pier 39. and looking at temperatures coming up through the 40s and even some low 50s san jose. 52 in oakland. a little haze here over the city, but temperatures from the low 40s and our coldest inland valleys in the north bay, petaluma to 50 in napa. 51 by the delta. highs today around the bay. very comfortable from upper 50s along the shoreline. so a little patchy stratus here and a bit of an onshore flow, but otherwise just a sparkling day. the accuweather seven day forecast featuring our time change tonight into sunday. we lose that hour of sleep. partly cloudy monday. another dry day on tuesday. rain and wind return on wednesday with a level two system. showers lasting into the

end of the week. stephanie. >> lisa, thank you and thank you all for joining us this morning. have a great d

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