linsey. >> jay o'brien for us, thanks so much, jay. >> linsey: now to the history made just before we came on the air. iowa's caitlin clark playing in her last home game in the ncaa, setting the record for most career points by any player, male or female, beating the one set by lsu's pete maravich back in 1970. abc's morgan norwood has more on the milestone. >> reporter: tonight -- this is your new all-time leading scorer in college basketball history. in front of a sold out crowd, university of iowa star caitlin clark dethroning "pistol" pete maravich's 54-year-old scoring title, breaking the record with just seconds to go in the first half. the crowd on their feet. >> i feel like i'm living in a dream. honestly, holly. and, hopefully i can inspire a lot of young girls to be able to dream, to be on stage just like this. >> reporter: just days ago, clark outscoring lynette woodard for the women's scoring title. woodard in attendance today. tonight, clark making history as iowa's hometown hero, hailing from des moines. as a young girl, her family saying she actually had to join a boys'

even though we're far away we still feel it. >> having such a huge impact and jay o'brien joins us from the francis scott key bridge and, jay, what is the latest on the search for the missing workers? >> reporter: mary, the remains of two of those construction workers have been recovered but divers have had to temporarily suspend the search for the others because of how dangerous officials say conditions have been out here on the water right now clearing all of this remaining debris is essential to that ongoing search effort. mary. >> we, of course, are thinking of their families tonight, jay, thank you. >>> tune in to "this week" tomorrow. martha raddatz speaks to chris van hollen about the recovery efforts. >>> overseas and late word that cease-fire talks are set to resume tomorrow between hamas and israel as president biden faces criticism for continuing to send billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to israel as part of a long-standing agreement and as a three-ship convoy heads to gaza to deliver food and other supplies amid concerns of starvation in the region. abc's britt c

you know, jay o'brien, abc news. he did a story about the whole pirating.e pirating or, you know, going out on these treasure hunts and there's some controversy involved in them. some people believe that they should just leave. leave them there. be others say, no, we got to go for the gold. >> it's an interesting topic. that story we will tell you. yeah jay o'brien, we will tell you more on that story where that $17 billion is at in the ocean coming up in just a little bit. we do want to begin this morning with breaking news on that immigration law allowing texas to arrest and deport migrants suspected of entering the country illegally. >> a u.s. court of appeals has just blocked the law again. hours after the supreme court cleared the way for texas to enforce it. while the legal battle plays out, the white house says the law is a violation of federal authority. but republicans say the federal government is not doing enough to curb the migrant crisis. >> the appeals court is now set to hear arguments in the case today, and it could soon end up back before t

. >> he says he was one of the last to drive over before the collapse, telling abc's jay o'brien he didn't hear the bridge fall. but says he noticed one thing no one was driving behind him. >> it was real. it was an eerie feeling because there was no vehicles at all. and ■normally t that time of the morning, even that time of the morning, because it's right there at amazon, you'll see 20, 30 tractor trailers coming and going. and there was nothing, nothing. >> meanwhile, officials say they are continuing to focus on recovering the bodies of the four missing construction workers. >> to all people who have offered prayers. i ask this keep offering them the families first responders. they will continue to need them. >> chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. >> first responders in oklahoma shut down a bridge today after a barge there smashed into one of its supports. this is near the arkansas state line. the sheriff's office says a fisherman called in the crash. the good news no one was hurt. they closed the bridge. just to be safe, though. tonight, they say the department of transportation insp

her sister spoke to abc's jay o'brien. >> why do you think they took her?ably because they somehow figured out, um, that she's israeli and jewish. >> emma is now pushing u.s. policy makers to pressure iraq's government to free her sister. she believes iraqi officials hold the keys to elizabeth's survival because of the ties between iraq's government and that terrorist group holding elizabeth. kata'ib hezbollah. for years, the group helped fight isis. they now boast a budget in the billions from iraq's government. some members even have official roles in the government. >> is it fair to say that the same paramilitary groups that are shooting at american soldiers in iraq right now are also no part, in a way, of the iraqi government? well, absolutely. >> and that presents a tricky conundrum. um, for both the iraqis. but also, you know, the americans. >> emma insists the u.s. could help free her sister if they lean on the iraqis. >> the only thing standing between her and freedom is a stern, tough phone call from washington, d.c, to baghdad. >> while iraq's gov

it's shaping up to be a complex effort that will require heavy-duty equipment, and jay o'brien joins morning, jay. >> reporter: trevor, good morning. that cleanup hasn't officially begun yet, but crews are expected to start hauling away debris here as early as this weekend to try to get this vital port back up and running. this morning, around the clock effort now gearing up to clear that massive mangled debris of the collapsed francis scott key bridge in baltimore harbor. but before it can be cleared, officials stressing they must complete a full assessment of the scene. >> i can tell you it is not going to be days or weeks or months. this is going to take time. >> reporter: the u.s. navy sending four floating cranes to the scene. this one, the largest available on the east coast. able to lift 1,000 tons. state and federal officials laying out their plan to re-open the blocked port, including divers and other crews cutting the bridge into pieces, each part then carefully lifted out of the water one by one. >> our team needs to cut that truss into sections in a safe, responsible and

abc's jay o'brien joins us with the details on that. morning, jay. >> reporter: janai, good morning. florida now at the center of the latest firestorm over diversity policies in schools. this time at the state's flagship university. this morning, the fallout after the university of florida eliminated all diversity, equity and inclusion positions, getting rid of more than a dozen full-time jobs including the campus's chief diversity officer ending 15 administrative roles, and canceling all dei-focused contracts with vendors. the university now led by former republican senator ben sasse saying it's complying with new florida education restrictions after the state legislature passed a law last year banning public funding of diversity, equity and inclusion, or dei programs. florida governor ron desantis celebrating the move posting, dei is toxic and has no place in our public universities. republican state representative berny jacques talking about this. >> to make sure that our education and our high education system here in the state of f

he says he was one of the last to drive over before the collapse, telling abc's jay o'brien he didn't one thing no one was driving behind him. >> it was real. it was an eerie feeling because there was no vehicles at all. and normally that time of the morning, even that time of the morning, because it's right there at amazon, you'll see 20, 30 tractor trailers coming and going. and there was nothing, nothing. >> meanwhile, officials say they are continuing to focus on recovering the bodies of the four missing construction workers. >> to all people who have offered prayers. i ask this keep offering them the families first responders. they will continue to need them. >> chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. >> stay with us for the very latest on the baltimore bridge aftermath and investigation. we are also tracking the structure and durability of our local bridges. you can search for bridges in your area over on our website abc seven news.com/it. coming up on this week, abc's martha raddatz interviews maryland senator chris van hollen on the collapse. the latest on the investigation and w

he says he was one of the last to drive over before the collapse, telling abc's jay o'brien he didn'ted one thing no one was driving behind him. >> it was real. it was an eerie feeling because there was no vehicles at all. and normally at that time of the morning, even that time of the morning, because it's right there at amazon, you'll see 20, 30 tractor trailers coming and going. and there was nothing, nothing. >> meanwhile, officials say they are continuing to focus on recovering the bodies of the four missing construction workers. >> to all people who have offered prayers, i ask this keep offering them the families first responders. they will continue to need them. >> chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. stay with us for the very latest on the baltimore bridge aftermath and investigation. >> we are also tracking the structure and durability of our local bridges. you can search for bridges in your area over on our website, abc seven news.com slash i-team coming up on this week abc's martha raddatz interviews maryland senator chris van hollen on the bridge collapse. the latest on th