gio benitez, abc news, newark, liberty international airport. >> more details to come. our thanks to gio there. >>> coming up, the airbnb guest who found himself in the wrong bed in the wrong house but maybe at the right time. what he told us about that encounter. >>> and the road to the oscars. and the hollywood legend who won four times but never bothered going. that's next on "world news now." scene 103, take one. here we go. my name is wesley, and i'm with my knucklehead brother. my friend nafi. my boyfriend doug. i thought we'd be on the same page about this and we're not. how do i know the way i'm going to respond to it? there's not that long term research out there yet. i don't want to be on the front line. but you're human. you're going to make a mistake. i'm just saying everyone has a right to make their own decision. but why would you want to take that risk? can you imagine being the person that goes to somebody's house and gives them the virus that kills them? what if you end up in a hospital? yeah. that's what i'm scared of. if you were to die, man... that w

>> all right, gio benitez, thank you. >>> and one more note tonight, involving the supreme court. justice clarence thomas remains in the hospital tonight after being admitted friday with flu-like symptoms. the court information office tonight saying justice thomas is being treated with intravenous antibiotics and expects to be released in a day or two. at 73, justin thomas is the oldest associate justice on the high court behind stephen brierror. >>> when we come back on a monday night, news this evening about two state troopers and the pedestrian they were trying to help, all killed by a driver on i-95, and now what we're learning about that driver. we've been married 53 years. we love to walk on the beach. i have two daughters and then two granddaughters. i noticed that memories were not there like they were when i was much younger. since taking prevagen, my memory has gotten better and it's like the puzzle pieces have all been [click] put together. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ king c. gillette is a complete lineup of tools and facial hair

>> all right, gio benitez back with us tonight. gio, thank you. >>> now to the pandemic here at home and what they're now seeing here in the u.s. with this highly transmissible omicron subvariant. here's eva pilgrim tonight. >> reporter: with that highly contagious omicron subvariant ba.2 now making up about 35% of new cases in the u.s., dr. anthony fauci tonight is warning the country could follow the uk with its own covid resurgence. >> we generally lag about three weeks or so behind the u.k. so if we're going to see an uptick, we should start seeing it within the next week or so. >> reporter: fauci doesn't expect a strain on hospitals, but there are concerning signs. new infections and hospitalizations in the u.s. are no longer falling. and waste water testing, an early warning system, shows covid-positive samples increased at least 100% last week across 122 sites monitored by the cdc. and with testing sites closing, more americans using at-home kits, and fewer states reporting daily cases, some experts are worried about what we

that's where gio benitez is. gio, what you got going on?olutely magical. just take a look at this beach here, so smooth. the food, the people, also incredible. i cannot wait to take you to space camp. you know i love that. this is the largest space camp in the world. kids come from all over the planet to learn how to be an astronaut. i had a blast learning how to blast off. that's all coming up as we say, "rise & shine," alabama. >> he's trying. he's been trying. >> nothing lights up gio like space. >> on to space camp. we're on to you, gio. you have fun. we'll hear much more from gio in the next hour. >>> and coming up, it's national snack day. a national holiday, celebrating, some of us more than others here. re. ♪ how do they fit? i don't know, dad. i'm not comfortable trying on pants. aw, come on. i bet they look sharp. you don't know who else has tried them on. let me take a look. switch to progressive, and you can save hundreds. you know, like the sign says. oh, that's a handsome pair of jeans right there. best foods wants to tackle f

one last time sports director market benitez is moving on after 43 years right here at ktvu, but before he does our julie julie haener sat down with mark for a candid conversation about what it's been like over the years to cover the greatest moments in bay area sports history and what inspired him to get into the business. my dad always told me if you find a job that you love that you don't dread going to every day, you'll never work a day in your life, a life captivated by sports, but it didn't start out that way. mark says he didn't come from a sports oriented family. in fact , he knew nothing about sports until the sixth grade. when he won free tickets through his paper route in san rafael to a giants game. i'll never forget the bright green grass and they were playing the st louis cardinals, bright red uniforms and just the smell of at that time, cigars and stale beer and hot dogs, and it's just as a little sixth grader. it just captivated number 24. at that moment marks world changed when one particular player caught his eye, he says he curiously nudged his buddy who came to the g

gio benitez, thank you very much. t.j. >>> we turn now to the other top story, the war in ukraine.s morning, the besieged city of mariupol bracing for a russian offensive after refusing to give into an ultimatum to surrender. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell starts us off from kyiv. ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. we're at the site of yet another russian aerial bombardment. this has been the pattern every single day for the last several days. but the deputy mayor of this city is describing this as the deadliest, large rsian ri overnight more air strikes on kyiv, again hitting civilian sites. in separate incidents a shopping mall was hit, killing at least eight. others were rescued from the rubble. earlier in the day, another russian missile strike devastating another apartment building in a residential neighborhood in the capital. the civilian death toll soaring across the country. mercilessly. mariupol has been the hardest hit of all cities as the russians stop at nothing to try to take it. a number of sites clearly sheltering civilians have been hit

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here is more from gio benitez. >> concerns the cost of travel can climb. >> the price of oil will eventuallyassed on to consumers in the form of higher ticket prices. >> the cost of oil climbing past $120 a barrel and now concerns it could go as high as $170 a barrel as tensions rise. if you are planning to travel, when should you book your tickets? >> the fall or winter. >> what about credit card points? should you use them now or wait? we will have all the expert advice coming up at 8:00. kumasi: gas prices are soaring everywhere. it is to the point where drivers are watching prices go up before their eyes. this video was taken in pennsylvania and shows people staring as prices increase at the shell station. the price went from $3.99 $4.41, . it's like the price is right. $4.41? don't play with my heart like that. that is too much. reggie: do it at night when people can't see it. kumasi: > -- and don'ton'ton't't reggie: two local college students on the verge of getting kicked out are now suing the school. kumasi: a new ride opening in california. reggie: we will be right back. ♪ ♪ i'm her

here is gio benitez. >> recent close calls at airports hoping to prevent any potential midair collisions like this one last fall in reno. one plane about to take off, another about to land. >> he is barely under the nose. >> documents showing escalating midair risks last year near minneapolis-st. paul international airport and hollywood burbank airport. >> we don't wait for somebody to break before we start to fix it. jobina: today is a special day in the east bay. it is rosie the riveter day in richmond. the museums aationaors wome forn this year. the museum is known as the home to the country's oldest national park ranger. she is now 100 years old and works for the museum. reggie: the start of spring means free ice cream for you. jobina: we could all use a break on rent. an expert is talking about the best ways to negotiate a lower price. jobinreggie: bay area sideshow concerns. jobina: live look at sfo this morning. (typing) (toddler laughs) ♪ (train whizzes by) ♪ (toddler babbling) ♪ (buzzing sound) ♪ (dog barks) ♪ (wine glasses clink) ♪ (typing) ♪ (toddler babbling) (typing) ♪ ♪ ahh

. >> he did the gio benitez routine. >> that's right.ith your shirt off a lot, that's got to be motivating. he said nothing more motivating than pure shame. zoe kravitz playing cat woman, her stepdad showed up for the premiere. he was there to support her and became full-on doting dad. here's aquaman hanging out and watching zoe doing the interview. she said she appreciated him being there. he's so proud of her. he's been hanging with channing tatum, dating zoe, gave stepdad seal of approval and said maybe there's "imagining mike" in the works for jason mamoa. >> a lot of gossip. >> check it out in theaters. >> lucy, i'm home! >> i really loved "being the ricardos." this is a good complementary pece. it's documentary, lucy and desi, amy poehler directing this. lucy paved the way for female comediennes. amy has a huge appreciation for her. the cool thing with this documentary is we're hearing from them from tapes never before seen and footage from lucille and desi's daughter, lucy. they are telling their own story. we hear from people lik

i am gio benitez.e: immersive free to call out is open in san francisco featuring animations from the work of the artist. pictures depicting her pain from numerous surgeries. her family says the freda they knew also had a lot of joy. >> she had a 27 operations. she was a happy woman. she loved to play songs with her guitar. she was very happy. she always said you can do it. she would walk and she did it. reggie: this exhibit is put on by the producers of the immersive van gogh exhibit and runs through june 11. i love freda. kumasi: i cannot wait to go. reggie: the dave young museum exhibit was so interesting. kumasi: have you been to her blue house? you need to go to her blue house. reggie: that would be so cool. a group of rescue dogs known for dressing up in the most adorable way for halloween are going green. kumasi: they are taking on st. patrick's day. i love seeing them every time. their human mom assured this video along with a messagesays t catching a leprechaun this st. patrick's day." apparen

transportation correspondent gio benitez has the story.eorge, good morning. yeah, this relationship between americans and russians in space has always been seen as life or death. now that relationship is in question and right here this morning one legendary astronaut is now sounding off. this morning, the international space station in political crosshairs as russia retaliates against american sanctions. the head of the russian space agency dmitry rogozin posting this video on social media threatening to abandon astronaut mark vande hei at the space station. he's supposed to return home on a russian ship in just three weeks. >> i never thought i would ever hear anything so outrageous. >> reporter: former nasa astronaut scott kelly heard enough after rogozin tweeted another video of technicians covering up the u.s. and japanese flags on a rocket, kelly fired back. without those flags and the foreign exchange they bring in, your space program won't be worth a damn. maybe you can find a job at mcdonald's if mcdonald's still exists in russia.

transportation correspondent gio benitez joins us, he's back.ng. >> reporter: that's right, robin. good morning again. that national average is holding steady for now, but experts say that may not last. let's go ahead and look at the averages we're seeing across the country right now. california seeing the highest statewide average at $5.73 a gallon. take a look at states like ohio, indiana, michigan, all below the national average right now. our friends over at gasbuddy say those are price cycling states. meaning gas stations are going to compete with each other, and offer lower prices. that's keeping the national average where it is, at $4.32. they may be forced to raise those prices soon. if that happens, of course, we may see a higher national average this week and perhaps even for weeks to come. guys? >> gio, thank you. we y why she's and what tennis naomi osaka told a crowd right after a heckler started yelling at her during a match. >>> plus, the latest on hailey bieber's health scare. the model revealing she suffered stroke-like symptoms

>> gio benitez, we appreciate it.ance. john, you just heard everything is on the table. but based on what we know at this point, what could have possibly gone wrong on that aircraft? >> we have a two-stage mystery here. the first part of it is, why did the airplane start coming out of altitude? was it an emergency descent the pilots felt they had to do or something involuntary? i would vote right now for some sort of control because they appeared to be in control until they got down to 7,000 feet. they pulled up. they stabilized. it must have been quite a pull-up, many gs, and then suddenly i think what we're seeing is the result of an in-flight breakup of at least part of the control surfaces of the airplane. >> and john, there are some very unique aspects of this crash that you typically haven't seen in other disasters, correct? >> yes, absolutely. first of all, it's the coming out of altitude, you know, what looks like an emergency descent except for the high rate of speed which is not commiserate with the procedur

>> all right, gio benitez for us, thank you.iam and duchess kate's caribbean tour, the royals reckoning with the uk's colonial past and erielle reshef has the details for us. >> i want to express my profound sorrow, slavery was abhorrent and it should never have happened. >> reporter: standing before a quieted crowd prince william trying to make amends. >> while the pain runs deep, jamaica continues to forge its future with determination, courage and fortitude. >> reporter: speaking at a dinner in jamaica wednesday, the duke echoing his father. >> i strongly agree with my father, the prince of wales, who said in barbados last year that the appalling atrocity of slavery forever stains our history. >> reporter: the remarks after a welcomfoe royacoup wednesday morning where jamaica's prime minister had a message. >> we are moving on. >> reporter: all smiles during the meet and greet but the prime minister not shying away from saying it is jamaica's destiny to become an independent country. >> we intend to become independent, develo

happy to have gio benitez back with us at the desk. russia is advancing in the southern part of ukraine. the city of mariupol under siege, although there's another reported attempt at a partial ceasefire, but reports that ceasefire may not be holding yet again this morning. >>> u.s. citizens in russia facing an upgraded warning from the state department to get out now. this as the national security council lashes out at russia for restricting press freedom and spreading disinformation in an effort to propagate lies. >>> more western businesses cut ties with russia. notably mastercard and visa suspending service in the country, and as the fighting rages on, ukraine says the next round of talks with russia will be held tomorrow. let's get the latest on the ground this morning in ukraine. abc's matt gutman joins us from lviv. matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. you mention those possible talks. they come as ukrainian authorities are saying russia has already broken two humanitarian ceasefires in mariupol. the latest one j

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against the virus and the next steps after more than 40 years at ktvu, our sports director marco benitezpreparing to sign off for the last time. it's official. now, i guess right cats out of the bag . julie there's no going back at this point. all right, so the words mark is retiring is kind of weird to say. i like to think of it as marx. next chapter. how do you like to think of it? yeah i like that. because anybody who knows me knows i'm not going to be that guy. on the couch watching golf every day or something. i'm going to do something i haven't quite defined it yet. just kind of putting it out in the universe like i just want to do something different 43 years. at one station and you know it gets to be a long haul and i just want to experience life outside of channel two. tonight at 10. i sit down with mark and talk about his long career, the sports history he has witnessed and what he will miss the most. i hope you'll join us tonight at 10. oh, wow barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, but we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now.

so great to have you with us on a saturday and glad to have gio benitez back at the desk with us this morning. we begin with the war in ukraine. what some say could be a new phase in the conflict. russian forces now doubling down in eastern ukraine signaling a potential shift in their objectives. >> president biden in warsaw this morning holding a bilateral meeting with the polish president before visiting with refugees who have fled from that fighting. and the white house announcing this morning he will also attend a meeting between secretaries blinken and austin and their ukrainian counterparts. >> and before returning home biden is expected to deliver a, quote, major address. we have team coverage on the ground across the region, of course. first, let's get right over to abc's chief white house correspondent cecilia vega. she's in warsaw. cecilia, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, hey, gio. good morning to you. it's a really busy day here, the final day of this high-stakes trip and want to show you video we're getting right now. this was a last-minute stop the president made a few m

we are happy to have gio benitez with us and take a look, a live shot of the red carpet at the dolby theatre in los angeles as we count down hours to go before hollywood's biggest night. lots more on the oscars coming up. >> we can't wait for that. >>> first, there's a lot going. white house after that trip to europe addressing the russian aggression. his comments about vladimir putin getting a lot of attention. we'll have more on that. >>> we start our coverage in lviv where russian missiles pounded targets on saturday. thousands of ukrainians fleeing their homes for that city only to see it attacked. terry moran leads us off in lviv. terry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. this city has taken in hundreds of thousands of people who fled their homes in ukraine and for the most part it had been spared from russian attacks. these missile strikes a little south of us were the fiercest attacks yet. the mayor of lviv calling them greetings from the russian aggressor to president biden who was across the border in poland. russia has unleashed an assault on the city of lviv, j

we are getting ready for all things oscars this weekend, hollywood's biggest night, we have gio benitezith us this morning. a lot to cover. we do want to get to the news starting with the war in ukraine. what some say could be a new phase in the conflict, russian forces now doubling down in eastern ukraine signaling a potential shift in their objectives. >>> president biden in warsaw this morning holding a bilateral meeting with the polish president before visiting with refugees who have fled the fighting. and he also attended a meeting between secretaries blinken and austin and their ukrainian counterparts. >>> before returning home, biden is expected to deliver a, quote, major address. let's get right over to abc's chief white house correspondent cecilia vega in warsaw. cecilia, good morning again. >> reporter: hi, gio. good morning again. the final day of this high stakes trip here, the president is here. you're right about the big speech he will deliver later this afternoon. let me tell you where it will take place, it's going to happen at the warsaw royal castle. this was a landmar

gio benitez. >> a lot of people like these later sunsets and you may be able to keep them if this bill both republicans and democrats can agree on, at least on the senate bill. senator marco rubio said, quote, if we can get this h papassed, don't have to do this stupidity anymore. no word when the house will vote on it. i tend to like those brighter mornings and earlier listen, if we don't have to go back and forth -- >> i have literally never heard anybody get booed off the set here until you just got booed. >> i'm done. >> you can't get to the senate to agree on anything by unanimous consent and gio objects. [ laughter ]. >>> coming up, how you can get better rest. >>> plus, model bella ha teed op hadid opens up about insecurities about her looks and also her sister gigi. >>> we're going to introduce you to the new bachelorettes, plus amy schumer and keke palmer both joining us live. ♪ i'm getting vaccinated with prevnar 20. so am i. because i'm at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. i'm asking about prevnar 20. because there's a chance pneumococcal pneumonia could put me in the hospita

our gio benitez is here with more.s alert. some of the burns have been serious. take a look. we're talking about the popular fitbit ionic smart watch. they received 115 reports of overheating batteries. 78 reports of burn injuries in america. including two reports of third degree burns. now if you have one, here's what you need to do. stop using it. contact fitbit. they'll send you prepaid packaging to return that device. once they get your watch, fitbit will issue a refund of $300. we have all the information for you right now on goodmorningamerica.com. >> all right, gio. thank you. >>> coming up, rihanna stepping out and revealing her baby bump. how she's sharing fashion while being pregnant. >>> also, "snowfall" star is here live with us. >>> and we're celebrating our "gma"ke looatreble graphics department including fantastic dave. we're not going to forget about our crew here in the studio. we're going to show them as well hard at work. >>> and lara, what are you waving at? everybody does that. who are you with up

our transportation correspondent gio benitez, you've got the latest. gio. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, good morning. this is the shortest extension we've seen so far so some airline officials tell us they hope it will be the last one. the mask mandate was set to expire net week. the tsa extending it to april 18th. that's the day after easter. lots of travelers, of course, also the end of spring break for many schools. now, the major airlines have been urging the white house to lift the mask mandate for travel. many of the fights we've seen on planes have involved travelers refusing to wear a mask. now, the tsa says it's going to work with the cdc to figure out next steps and perhaps even a revised policy. guys. >> you'll be following it, gio, thanks so much. >>> everybody, baseball is back. i know you're excited about that, cecilia. the mlb and players association finally striking a deal to end the second longest work stoppage in the game's history. spring training camp set to open sunday and abc's t.j. holmes is going to join us with more good >> yes. w

gio benitez is at the hayden planetarium with the story. >> reporter: there was real coer to rth woenian ship after an unprecedented war of words. this morning, after a record 355 days in space, american astronaut mark vande hei is finally heading home. >> and vande hei now leaving the inside the soyuz. >> reporter: seen boarding russia's soyuz spaceship with russian cosmonauts overnight, leaving the international space station to return to earth. >> the soyuz begins the journey home to complete a year-long odyssey for mark vande hei. >> reporter: even as tensions rise here between america and russia over the war in ukraine, the crew shared a hug, one of the russian cosmonauts saying this -- >> people have problem on earth. on orbit we are one crew. >> reporter: for weeks the head of the russian space agency dmitry rogozin had threatened to leave vande hei on the space station in response to american sanctions on russia posting this spoof video showing the russian cosmonauts waving good-bye to vande hei. another video showed technicians covering up the u.s. and japanese flags on a roc

our transportation correspondent gio benitez is looking into several recent cases.ood morning. this is something we really have to pay attention to, whether you're in a rush to get somewhere or simply just caught off guard. the incidents we're about though show you prove that this can be incredibly dangerous. this is the moment over the weekend when a motorcyclist tries to cross a raising drawbridge in daytona beach. the man driving through the traffic arms and as the bridge rises that motorcycle sliding onto its side, the man falling off. the bike now dangling over the waterway causing the bridge to shut down. police say the man was not injured but was issued a citation for careless driving. authorities temporarily shutting the bridge down to inspect any possible damage. it's just one of the several incidents of people either trying to beat the bridge or getting caught off guard. >> i see one lady, i don't know how to explain it. but she fell out. >> reporter: 79-year-old carol wright was killed. walking across this bridge in west palm beach. her family's attorney

our transportation correspondent gio benitez has some tips on when to book and how to save.ne major airline cancel certain routes and most experts agree that the cost of flying is sure to go up, so this morning here the expert advice. this morning, as oil and gas prices spike, concerns the cost of travel could climb. right as families book their spring break and summer vacations. >> the high price of oil will eventually get passed on to consumers in the form of higher ticket prices. it's very possible that summer flights will start to see a significant impact from the price of oil. >> reporter: the cost of oil climbing past $120 a barrel. that's higher than it's been in well over a decade and now concerns it could go as high as $170 a barrel by the end of the week as global tensions rise. so if you're planning to travel, when should you book your flights to save the most money? >> try to get those flights booked especially if you're hoping to travel this summer or this fall or even in the winter, if you don't book it today then you wait three months to book your flights, wel

transportation correspondent gio benitez has the latest for us.od morning to you. we still don't know if this is the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder. it's just so badly damaged, but this is a major development this morning because whatever is on that device can dramatically help this investigation. this morning, chinese state media showing the moment of discovery, one of the plane's data recorders found but badly damaged. this as state media also publishes this security camera video reportedly showing china eastern airlines flight 5735 dropping from the sky with 132 people on board. a mining company saying it turned over the video to authorities and now growing questions over what caused the crash. a u.s. intelligence source tells abc news they're not ruling anything out, including a possible intentional crash. >> what bothers me here is the rate of descent. it's over 10,000 feet per minute which seems extraordinarily high for even for emergency descent. >> reporter: take a look. that fast descent started at around 29,000 feet.

is now 6 38 after more than 40 years on tv here at ktvu, our friend and sports director marquee, benitezthe bag. julie, there's no going back at this point. all right, so the words mark is retiring is kind of weird to say. i like to think of it as marx. next chapter. how do you like to think of it? yes i like that. because anybody who knows me knows i'm not going to be that guy. on the couch watching golf every day or something. i'm going to do something i haven't quite defined it yet. just kind of putting it out in the universe like i just want to do something different 43 years. at one station and you know it gets to be a long haul and i just want to experience life outside of channel two. yes mark. we'll miss you tonight at 10 o'clock. julie julie haener sits down with mark. you're talking more about his long career, the sports history he has seen firsthand and also find out what he's going to miss. joined us right here on ktvu tonight at 10 o'clock for that interview with mark eban years and for those of us who have been able to work with him and people who have been able to meet him