Friday, March 27

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1:00and bring an end to this partial government shutdown. The bills have met at its past. In the dead of the night, the Senate passing a bill to end this partial government shutdown as long lines stretch at airports across the country. Lawmakers reaching a deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, but exclude money for ICE and parts of Border Patrol. Democrats held firm in our opposition that Donald Trump's rogue and deadly militia should not get more funding without serious reforms, and we will continue to fight for those reforms. But the bill ultimately passing without the reforms Democrats spent weeks demanding, including requiring ICE agents to wear body cameras and banning face masks. This is now clear to everyone. Democrats didn't actually want a solution. They wanted an issue. The Senate bill would fund TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard, as well as the cyber security and infrastructure security agency. As the partial government shutdown went on and talks repeatedly failed, the motion is not agreed to.

2:01There was pressure to address the ongoing chaos in America's airports. Hours before the vote, the president ordering DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullin, who was sworn in just days ago to immediately pay TSA agents in order to address this emergency situation. From Atlanta to Philadelphia to New York, travelers facing massive lines. I have to change my flight. The officials say TSA wait times are now the longest in the agency's history. I just feel like it's unacceptable. Like, it should not be happening. At George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, the TSA line starting from one floor, going up an escalator, then outside and back in. Normally eight security checkpoints are open. Now it's just two. Traveling from Houston to Baton Rouge. So I should have just driven, right? Five hours would have been hilarious next to this. Thousands of TSA workers going weeks without pay. Now calling out in record numbers. As high as 40% in Houston, New Orleans and Atlanta. We can only do what we have with the people that are there.

3:01You know, we're trying to do the best job we possibly can. So no additional money for ice parts aboard a patrol, but Democrats do not get any of their policy demands. And we know those TSA workers have now been going weeks without pay. This is not a done deal just yet. And now heads over to the house. They are set to go on a two week recess in just a few hours with. My Rachel will be tracking it. Thank you. And this development, of course, comes as those TSA lines across the country reach historic levels. Our senior national correspondent, Steve Oson-Sami, is in Atlanta and Steve, all of this happening as a spring break travel season ramps up. That's right with passengers we've talked with here at the World's Busiest Airport this morning. Tell us that it's actually taking them longer to get through the pre-check lines. At pre-check, it's about an hour to an hour and a half to get to the front entrance of that security checkpoint. Here at the main checkpoint, passengers we just talked with tell us it's taking them about half an hour to get to the entrances directly behind me. Some of the longest lines we're seeing across the country are at Houston's Intercontinental Airport,

4:03where there's a big energy convention in two college basketball games happening in the city. In Houston, New Orleans and Atlanta, around four out of every 10 TSA officers without pay checks aren't coming to work. The New York City airports, Baltimore and Philadelphia aren't that far behind. The lines in Houston are so long they're asking TSA workers from Dallas to travel across the state to help them out in Houston. Those ICE agents that people are seeing at the airport that the president sent to the airport. Some of them are now being trained. And here in Atlanta, for example, are at the security checkpoints, checking IDs, and helping passengers with backflow. Michael? The lines of mind blowing this deep, hopefully the deal can get done and everybody can go back to work and make those lines a lot shorter. Thank you so much for bringing that to us. And now we have some new news overnight. Tragedy, one of tour helicopters crashed in Hawaii. At least three people were killed. Trevor, I'll join this now with what we know. Good morning, Trevor. Good morning, Michael. So officials say on Thursday, around 3.30 in the afternoon,

5:04they were alerted that a helicopter had crashed into the ocean about 100 yards offshore of Kalalao Beach on Kauai. It's pretty remote area. And we're told five people were on board, the pilot and four passengers. They say three people have died. The remaining two were taken to the hospital. And there's no word yet on their conditions. Officials say this chopper was operated by a company called Airborne Aviation. It's a tour agency in Hawaii that specializes indoors off helicopter tours. And an investigation is no doubt underway. But at this point, it's not yet clear what led up to this crash, Rebecca. Yeah, they really want to get to the bottom of that Trevor. There was also another close call that one of our nation's airports in a United jet was preparing to land when a US Army helicopter suddenly entered its path. That's right, Rebecca. And this, of course, happens only days after that deadly crash at LaGuardia and alarmingly close call here in Southern California. This chopper got so close that it triggered the most serious anti-collision alert in the plane. And even air traffic control can be heard saying afterwards, that was not good.

6:06This morning, the urgent investigation after a dangerous close call between a military helicopter and a packed 737 passenger jet landing near Los Angeles. Listen to the concern from air traffic controllers in the aftermath. That's where it's going to be at the end of the helicopter. Authorities say United Airlines flight with 168 passengers and crew on board was on final approach to John Wayne Airport when that helicopter crossed in front. The aircraft coming so close, it triggered the plane's anti-collision alert system. United says the jet pilots saw the chopper. And after the alert, immediately leveled the aircraft to avoid it. The alarm that the United Jet got in its cockpit was most serious alarm possible. So it told that United Jet, you need to level off right now or you're going to hit that helicopter. Air traffic control had warned the plane to be aware of traffic. But afterward asked what happened. If you get just a traffic call, if it's a helicopter or the day you would fix it out to do anything.

7:08And data from flight radar 24 shows when this happened, the plane and the chopper were only about a quarter mile apart when the plane leveled off. The FAA says they're not investigating. Whitt. All right, another alarming incident, Trevor called for us. Now to the latest on the war with Iran and new video appearing to show an American fighter jet in a close call with an Iranian missile aiming to shoot it down. Matt Rivers is in Doha, the capital of Qatar with more. Matt, good morning. Good morning, Whitt. Iran lashing out again overnight in attack toward where we are here in Doha. More missiles being fired at Israel. Israel just this morning saying it will escalate and expand its attacks inside of Iran. That is the backdrop for these ongoing negotiations. This morning, dramatic new video appears to show the moment an Iranian missile came dangerously close to striking an American F-18 fighter jet. US Central Command posting on X Thursday, no US fighter aircraft have been shot down by Iran. But one source telling ABC News, an F-18 operating in the region did narrowly dodge

8:08an Iranian missile over southern Iran in recent days. It comes as Operation Epic Fury nears its fifth week, which reports the Pentagon is weighing sending an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East. The president signaling he's in no rush to strike a deal, but Trump extending the deadline for Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz by 10 days. And if Iran doesn't comply, the president says he'll bomb their crucial power plants. All these stories that get printed like, oh, I want to make a deal. They are begging to make it the enemy. Despite Iran saying that direct negotiations are not taking place, Special Envoy Steve Whitkov saying a 15-point framework for a potential peace deal has now been delivered with Pakistan acting as mediator. Iran, though, has not signaled any willingness publicly to accept the deal as is. At a lengthy cabinet meeting, lasting roughly two hours Thursday, the president discussing a range of issues, including surging oil prices. It's not over, so maybe it'll go up a little bit more. So I'll get to come back down to where it was improperly lower.

9:12Now, the president has said that Iran has let 10 oil tankers through the strait of Hormuz. The sign he says that negotiations are proceeding well, but just this morning, the Revolutionary Guard reiterating that the strait of Hormuz remains closed. They said they blocked three more tankers just this morning from transiting. Michael, all right. Thank you so much for that. We're going to turn now to that, tell you that the war is taking a toll on the economy and it's called the concern on Wall Street with the big selloff yesterday. Well, there's a bit of shoulder here with that side of the story. Good morning, Ula. Hey, good morning, Michael. So the stock market is coming off its worst day since the start of the war. The S&P dropping nearly 2%, almost immediately after yesterday's close, President Trump put out that post saying that the U.S. would again delay strikes on Iran's power grid, but that is not really helping stocks or oil prices this morning. Wall Street is still worried about a prolonged war. Oil is now up more than 40% in four weeks and that has sent gas prices spiking at a record setting pace. The national average, now $3.99. The last time it passed four bucks was back in 2022.

10:14We are also now seeing forecasts for overall inflation to exceed 4% this year because of higher oil. Before the war, that inflation rate was inching closer to the Federal Reserve's target of 2%. And mortgage rates are jumping up again, too. Right, and the key reason here is that the Fed is less likely to cut rates if inflation does stay high. So the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage, now 6.38, that is the highest in September. Rates are up almost half a point now since the start of a war. So for a new mortgage, that can meet New York paying hundreds of dollars extra every month on your payment now, guys. Yeah, a big, big difference. Yes, a big difference. There was that small moment below 6%. Just got there and now we're back at 6. Thanks, Elizabeth. We turn now to an ABC News exclusive on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. House Democrats are seeking information on a trove of potential evidence that the convicted sex offender concealed from investigators more than two decades ago. And chief investigative correspondent Aaron Katursky has the story. Aaron, good morning.

11:14Good morning, Rebecca. We've previously reported here how Epstein concealed that trove of potential evidence from investigators. Now Congress wants to talk to the private investigators hired to help him do it. This morning, House Democrats are seeking testimony from private investigators hired to remove computers, phone directories, sex toys, and pornography from Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach Mansion, 11 days before 2005 police raid. A memo from the Epstein file shows one of his lawyers had given instructions to remove items of potential evidentiary value and the private investigation firms and Epstein this invoice for monthly rentals of a New York City storage unit. On the day of the police search video taken by Palm Beach detective shows monitors, keyboards, and printers, but the computers missing. An inventory list shows the private investigators had already removed three computers, a list of Florida masseuses, nude photos, sex manuals, and 29 telephone directories believed to hold Epstein's contacts of the rich and powerful.

12:14In letters obtained by ABC News, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee say they want the private investigators to provide insight into the contents, removal, storage, and location of materials removed from Mr. Epstein's Palm Beach home and to explain the reason for the removal of these materials. This idea that now these private investigators have this enormous amount of information that has not been accessible to us on the committee or in Congress or the American public is pretty significant. The missing items have never been fully recovered. If the private investigators refuse to give up the information voluntarily in the next two weeks, it's possible, guys, the committee could seek a subpoena. Guys. All right, Aaron Kertursky, we appreciate it. Now to March Madness and the first four teams advancing to the men's Elite Eight overnight. We'll read this here now with who's moving on and who's heading back home. A bunch of great games last night, thrilling. We are halfway through these thrillers where halfway to the Elite Eight lots more to come. It was back and forth the entire game.

13:15Texas down by three, Dalin Swain with a bucket and a foul to tie it up. But Purdue was not to be denied. With that tip in, the Boiler Makers punching their ticket to the Elite Eight, leaving just seven tenths of a second on the clock. Texas trying a full-court Hail Mary. Purdue and Texas. But the Boiler Makers ending the longhorned Cinderella run. Purdue will face Arizona, who dominated Arkansas to move on. Flagler, he'll put up a three. Illinois also dancing their way into the Elite Eight. And elsewhere in the bracket, it was Iowa and Nebraska in a thrilling game of their own. We are tied. Under a minute to go, Nebraska making a crucial mistake, only having four players on the court. Leading to this dunk, extending the Iowa lead.

14:21The nine seed hawk eyes pulling off the upset, making it to their first Elite Eight since 1987. We keep dreaming, Iowa keep dreaming, but we got a lot of reasons to dream. Lot of reasons to dream, indeed. Congrats to the winners. Good luck to everyone playing today. A lot more to come. And coming up later, we're going to talk to the owner of the only known perfect bracket left in all the land, and he's an eighth grader. I can't wait to hear how he came up with that. All right, you got the women's sweet 16, Sam. It's a lot to get to, Will. I'll see if I can do as well as you did. It's a sweet 16. So let's start at the top, the tournament overall seed. Number one, Yukon takes on North Carolina. Huskies are undefeated this season. Guys, that's 36 and oh, sounds impossible, but it's true in their stack with talent. Sarah Strong is averaging more than 18 points per game and fellow star Fud dropped 34 points in their victory over Syracuse in the second round. Hey, UCL squares off against a Minnesota. The Bruins are riding a 27 game winning streak. Now, their second only to Yukon,

15:23and also this team is loaded with experience. It features six graduating seniors, including star Lauren Betz, who's scoring 17.1 points for game with more than eight rebounds. She is definitely a handful for the Golden Gofers. And Duke takes on LSU. This will be the second time they meet this season. The Tigers won the first game, 93-77, led by Flodgete Johnson, who scored 18 points, but with Blue Double Star, Toby Fournier averaging more than 17 points, this season could, it could be a real tight win. So Notre Dame is up against Vanderbilt. This could be a shooting contest. There's no doubt it will be, because the Commodore's are led by sophomore Garden, Michaela Blase, considered by many to be the top scorer in the country, averaging 27 points, but the fighting annex Irish have Hannah Hidalgo. She gets more than 25 points. So you can catch all this great action today, starting at 230 Easter on ESPN. I was this pumping over here. I've never been so proud of you,

16:24I've never been more proud of you, man. That was awesome. Thank you. Well done. All right, coming up, Victor O'Kindow. He is on the urgent search for a missing flight attendant. Victor? Missing for almost a week now, last scene in Medellin, Colombia, the latest on the investigation and what his friends and family are telling GMA. Also had here how firefighters saved a woman hanging onto the side of a cliff. And knew at 730 opening day and the first incredible pitch of the season, but first over to you, Ginger. Rebecca, it was a loud night from Illinois through Indiana and Ohio, even trickling into Pennsylvania, and Southern Michigan, because of hail and damaging wind reports, 94 of them. That came with the cold front, which has dropped temperatures significantly. 46 Indianapolis, 41 Chicago. We're looking at Friday high temperatures, meaning this afternoon and that's all you get. Raleigh could break a record before you cool down significantly for the weekend. A Colombian South Carolina could also break a record and then Charlotte.

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18:27Venmo stash terms and exclusions apply at Venmo.me slash stash terms. Max $100 cash back per month. Hey, what can I say except to welcome one of the wonderful world you know. Hey, it's okay, it's okay. Welcome back to GMA. Yeah. I knew you were gonna. Yes, it is. Very welcome. That's an earworm, everybody. You're welcome for that. We're celebrating two legends, Wayne Johnson and Lynn Manuel Miranda. You see them both there. They're officially becoming Disney legends honorees as part of the incredible class of 2026. We want to tell you about the amazing people joining them in that honor. We have that coming up in our next hour. A real huge honor. Yes, and thank you, by the way. Absolutely. You're welcome. You're welcome. We'll have our headlines. Hey, we'll. I sure do. Hello again, we have a lot to get to at 730 guys. We begin with a brother and a sister indicted for allegedly planting an explosive device at McDill Air Force Base in Florida. The device was found on March 16th.

19:28It was outside the base's visitor center. It did not go off. The siblings escaped to China, but the sister came back. She is under arrest. The brother is still in China and the motive behind the plot is unclear. Aumsted Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro and his wife appeared in court on Thursday a federal judge in New York City rejected Maduro's request to dismiss drug trafficking and narco terrorism charges. Maduro's team wanted the case thrown out because they claim US sanctions are blocking Venezuelan funds to pay their legal costs. And a race against time, as rescuers try to save, a stranded humpback whale. In an interesting, interesting spot, it's a 40-foot-long male. It's been there for a week. Crews have been digging a channel in the hopes the whale would follow it into deeper water and swim into the North Sea. This is all happening outside Germany. Divers yesterday said he's still in good condition. And a special moment at the season opening game, opening day in Baltimore,

20:30109-year-old Arthur Green throwing out the first pitch, 109. 109 in his daughter, Maira, who works here at ABC News, walked him out to the mound. He's a lifelong Orioles fan, World War II and Korean War veteran, and is currently believed to currently be the 10th oldest living man in the United States. Amazing. And he's got a great arm. That is happily well done, Arthur. That's better than Michael's for a good one. Better than Michael's for a good one. Better than Michael's for a good one. That was awesome. Good for him, thank you, well for that. We do turn now to the urgent search for a US-based flight attendant who was reported missing nearly a week ago after a flight to Columbia. Victor O'Kendo has the latest now on the investigation. Victor, good morning. Good morning, his last flight from Miami to Columbia. It was only supposed to be a one-night layover. Now those closest to him are desperate, telling us they just want him back.

21:30This morning, the urgent search for an American Airlines flight attendant reported missing in Columbia. He's an amazing guy, charismatic. We just want that his person to come back. 32-year-old Eric Fernando Gutianas Melina was in Medellin on a layover after working a flight from Miami. He was last seen in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 22nd, leaving a nightclub with a female co-worker and a man. Both of them met a man in one of the clubs, and then I believe when the club was closing, he was very, I think, pushy on inviting them to hang out after that. Authorities say they are now investigating if Gutianas Melina may have been drugged with Devil's Breath, the nickname for an incapacitating street drug commonly used in assaults there. Concerned set in for Gutianas Melina's best friend, Jerome and life partner Ernesto, when after hours of non-responsiveness, his phone location wasn't at his confirmed lodging. The location was nowhere near where the company booked them,

22:32and at that point, it was pinpointing to the time that he should have already been heading to work. So it's like, this can be true. The troubling disappearance comes after the State Department urged Americans to reconsider travel to Columbia due to an increased risk of crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and kidnapping. If you're going to go to Columbia, be extremely careful where you go, and who you connect with, in particular, socially, because that tends to be a place that folks who want to rob you will congregate. He has so many plans for his future, for this year, for this next month, that we want to just make sure we bring him back. American Airlines selling ABC News, they are actively engaged with local law enforcement officials in their investigation, and they're doing all they can to support their team members family during this time. Guys, yeah, we are so glad to hear that, and hope you come home very soon, Victor. Thank you.

23:32We're going to go now to the latest on the Deadly LaGuardia Collision, new video released from the scene, as we learn more about the two pilots who will you're back with that? I am, hi, Rebecca, hi, everyone. So this morning, the remains of the two air-Canada pilots who were hailed as heroes, following that fatal collision Sunday at LaGuardia Airport were returned to Canada. They departed from Newark Liberty International Airport and fellow pilots were on the tarmac to witness the dignified transfer of Captain Antoine Forrest and first officer Mackenzie Gunther. They departed from Newark Liberty and back at LaGuardia, new video from the NTSB as they combed through the crash site. Close-up footage of the nose of that air-Canada plane that crashed into the fire truck. You see the fire truck mangled there, the wreckage. The NTSB has interviewed both air traffic controllers who were in the tower at the time of the crash and the preliminary report will be out in about a month. And I thought they were with their families. Absolutely. Thank you so much for that. We'll now with this heart-pounding rescue caught

24:35on camera of woman's stuck on the side of a cliff in California, Sam here with that story. Good morning. Good morning, guys. A chain of bad events, really. So when rescues arrived, a woman in a swimsuit was cleaned to the rocks just above the crashing waves. Now, the water hadn't been saved. She was getting pulled away so she went for the rocks and they had to figure out a way to bring her in safely. It's going to be south of the cliff north of Sherwell I for a woman over the cliff. A harrowing rescue caught on tape. A woman had been swimming and was pulled away by a strong current. She moved to the rocky edge for safety, hanging on to the side of a steep cliff high above the Pacific Ocean, a nearby helicopter capturing the 10 scene as it all unfolded. She was taken by the current further away from her entry point. When she realized she was getting pulled away from where she came in, she decided to go to the rocks and try to climb up the rocks themselves. But as she climbed up, she got stuck. Rescue crews coming to her aid as the unidentified woman

25:37climbs the rocks with waves crashing 70 feet below. A firefighter repelling down the cliff to reach her while other members of the cliff rescue unit secure the rope lines at the top of the cliff. She leaned back and trusted the ropes. He secured her to make sure that she wouldn't fall in the event of her slipping off the rocks any further. And success. The hero firefighter holding on to the woman until they finally make it to safety. She reaches out, grabs the hand of one of the other rescuers waiting at the cliff top. And thank goodness she's safe. You've got to feel for her because you're getting pulled away by that strong Pacific current. And really, the only way to save yourself is to go for a rocky ledge. Thank goodness the situation worked out. Yeah. All right, I love this story, guys. Now with our play of the day in the perfect bracket, starting with millions of entries, only one has picked every winner so far in this year's NCAA tournament, men or women. And you might be surprised you got it right, Will. You got the story. I love this. This is great. So everyone's got their own bracket picking method.

26:37You can be data-driven, crunching numbers. You can pick based on mascots, so on and so forth. Whatever you do, you know it's going to be a feudal endeavor because March Madness is really impossible to accurately predict all the way through unless you are this eighth grader from Pittsburgh who, by his own admission, doesn't know anything about basketball. There are 16 teams left to prove they're the best in women's college basketball and countless college hoops fans hoping their years of fandom will give them an edge in their office bracket pools. This 14-year-old has discovered the secret so far to a perfect bracket. The first round was mainly just picked the higher seed and then the second round, it was all random. But surely there was some strategy, right? I just wanted everybody to know this was all luck. Well, there you have it. eighth grader Otto Schellhammer from Pittsburgh who knows Zilch about college basketball has managed to successfully pick all of the correct winners

27:38so far in the women's NCAA tournament. That's 48 correct picks, just 16 remaining. On Monday night I look and I see my games are all perfect. So that was really cool. Of the more than 41 million brackets submitted in the largest contests for both the men's and women's tournaments all have fallen except for one, autos. So school, it's all anybody can talk about, but it's been fun. Like everybody's been supportive, so. With a few upset picks still in play and a perfect bracket on the line, Otto is pulling for his national championship pick. I'm definitely pulling for Texas right now to bring it home. So last year there was a bracket in the women's tournament. It had 56 correct picks before the first wrong one. So Otto still has a few more games to go, but I feel like if he gets it right, like he's got the final, he's got to go. Right? We got exactly the same. For sure. Absolutely. I love his honesty too. Yeah. Good for him though.

28:39Yeah. We're rooting for you Otto. All right. Coming up, I have a question for you guys. What's 726 feet tall? It gets 4 million visitors every year. What would it be? It looks like the Hoover Dam. You know what? For our next stop in 50s. We just ruined it. It's the Hoover Dam in Nevada. Oh boy. Springfest means more sun, more fun, and more free at Loves. Keep your yard in line with an additional free EGO 56 volt battery. When you buy a select EGO mower, trimmer, or blower, plus keep landscaping fresh with staggering one cubic foot garden soil. Five bags for $10. Our best lineup is here at Loves. Vellate through 4-8. Wall supplies last. Selection varies by location. Soil offering scoots of Laskin Hawaii. It's not just something you made. It's the privilege that you get to work with your hands. It's building something that serves a purpose. Proof that you have the grit to keep going.

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30:39including requiring agents to wear body cameras and banning face masks. But they did not get any of those policy wins in this deal. Pressure has been mounting on lawmakers for weeks. TSA agents have gone without paying out for more than 40 days, many calling out sick, some quitting altogether. That's leading to the longest lines that TSA has seen in their history at airports across the nation. So this is not a done deal just quite yet. Yes, the Senate has passed this bill, but it now heads over to the House. They are set to leave on a two-week recess in just a matter of hours. Rebecca? Yeah, and a whole lot of pressure to just get it done. Rachel, thank you. We're going to turn now to the latest on the trial of the Hawaii doctor accused of trying to murder his wife. His former boss is speaking out in Rianan Alley is here with the story. Good morning, Rianan. Good morning to you, Rebecca. Gerhard Koenig's former boss says he appeared to be a gentle soul. But his wife, Ariel, says she had to fight for her life against the man she married. This morning is the trial for the Hawaii doctor

31:39accused of trying to kill his wife enters its fifth day. The suspect's former boss is speaking out. They had everything going for him. I truly don't understand, you know, what happened. Dr. Gerhard Koenig, a Maui anesthesiologist, is accused of attempting to murder his wife, Ariel, on a hike in a Wahoo after discovering she was allegedly having an emotional affair with her coworker. Prosecutors say during the hike Koenig attempted to push Ariel off a cliff. When that didn't work, he allegedly tried to inject her with a syringe before repeatedly bashing a jagged rock into her head. Would it be hard for an anesthesiologist to commit murder? I would say no. The drugs that we have typically are intended to take you to the edge of death. Dr. Jonathan Waters was Koenig's boss and mentor, who says he was generally likeable. He was a smart guy. As a doctor, he was quite intelligent, though my relationship with him was that of a supervisor and a mentee.

32:45I never saw Gerhard have a temper or lose his temper. Koenig's defense team claiming Ariel attacked him first and that he only hit her with a rock in self-defense. This case has so many shocking details and allegations from both sides. You can see more in a new episode of Impact by Nightline. It is streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. Now, guys. Yeah, just a really shocking case. Yeah, very shocking case. Now, with our GMA cover story in ABC News investigation and to teens and gambling, it's almost impossible to avoid ads for betting apps, meant for adults, and a recent report from a federal reserve bank of New York finds that as sports betting has become more popular, consumer credit health is suffering. Chief investigative correspondent Eric Uttersky is back with the story. Good morning again, Eric. Good morning to you, Michael. It's March Madness, right? Americans are expected to bet more than $3 billion. And it used to be a fill out of bracket and you wait weeks for the winner. Now the action is fast. The outcomes immediate and experts say

33:45that's putting kids at risk for addiction. Betting on the tournament. If you watch sports or browse social media, odds are you've seen ads like these. This is your shot. I'm going out. And if you've seen them, you can bet your kids have too. This concept that I could make $100 on a Philly's game versus, you know, working two days at the store, it was like, why would I ever work again? Rob Minnick was in high school, scooping ice cream for minimum wage when he started gambling through a bookie. Right from the start, I felt like I needed more action. And when online sports betting became legal, he says his addiction escalated. Rob is part of a generation of young men enthralled with gambling. I placed my first bet when I was 11. I probably had 15 apps. ABC News stations around the country heard similar stories as part of our investigation into the link between youth gambling addiction and betting apps. It's a looming public health crisis. In fact, it's already here. Dr. Naseer Nakvi studies the impact of gambling on the brain. He has seen addiction in people as young as 13.

34:47These images show pleasure centers activated by drugs and gambling. Same parts of the brain. Same parts of the brain. Drugs and alcohol, gambling. Exactly. This illustrates how there's a lot of overlap between gambling disorder and substance use disorder. And chances to live bet from the first down to the final whistle. Experts are warning that a new type of gambling is especially dangerous for young brains. Micro betting throughout the game on almost any moment, a pot, a free throw, a pitch. Place your bet, get your fix. And keep going, it doesn't stop. The money is a big draw for states too. Numbers crunched by ABC's data team show online sports books generated at least $3.7 billion in taxes last year. In New York, gaming apps brought in more than $200 million more than table games and slots in one month alone. A trade group representing some of the biggest sports betting apps says the industry has a zero tolerance policy for youth gambling. In addition to age restrictions and their apps and on their ads, they require a social security number

35:48and bank account to register. Our companies continue to communicate one that this is an entertainment exercise and not a wealth creation exercise, an adult entertainment product for adults only. Rob placed his last bet in 2022. Now he's built a following on social media where he works to help others avoid his mistakes. No one cares enough about the gambling addicts except for ourselves to do anything about it. It means that I have to make TikToks out of my little cubby in my second bedroom here until the day that I die. I guess that is what it is. Multiple states are now weighing legislation to regulate these apps. But with so much money at stake, nothing is happening fast. And sports betting is so prevalent among young people. Now experts say it should come with the same kind of warnings that parents often give about alcohol and drugs. Yeah. Wow, yeah, really alarming. Eric Tursky for us. Thank you so much. All right, we do want to turn now to 50 states and 50 weeks. We are visiting every state as we count down to the countries. 250th birthday in July. And number 36 on that list is Nevada.

36:50Becky Wurley is there at one of the state's most recognizable landmarks and biggest tourist attractions, the Hoover Dam. And Becky, you're giving us a rare look inside. Oh, wait. Good morning. It is an engineering marvel behind me. And it's a testament to Nevada's people and its place in the West. Rising 726 feet over the Nevada and Arizona border. A cultural icon cemented in Hollywood films like Superman. I want you. I want you. I want you. Transformers. And who could forget this moment in Vegas vacation? Ellen, Ellen, Ellen. No, there's no door that falls out of the side of the face of the dam. This is the Hoover Dam. With the Colorado River's catastrophic and unpredictable flooding in the 1900s, Americans in the Southwest needed help.

37:50So in 1921, Herbert Hoover proposed a dam. Fast forward nearly a decade later and construction begins, bringing 21,000 men to the area outside of Las Vegas to build this now American icon. Hoover Dam symbolizes, really symbolizes America pride and strength. Each state had supplied materials to the dam construction from their specific state. This is like America's dam. With it, a light in the Great Depression. The impact the dam has for day-to-day life is it's really about that water, first and foremost, is allowing us to deliver water to over 20 million people for that use in about a million acres of farmland. Matter of fact, about 80% of winter vegetables come from irrigation from the Colorado River for all of the United States. The amount of concrete in this colossal structure is enough for a two-lane road stretching from Seattle all the way to Miami. 90 years later, the Hoover Dam remains an engineering marvel trying four million tourists a year.

38:51We're about 300 feet underwater of the lake. GMA's cameras invited behind the scenes were only a few have ever been. Right now, about 3,000 cubic feet per second of water is flowing underneath my feet down to the generators. And there's about 905 gallon buckets worth of water passing under my feet every second right now, heading towards our generators to generate power. That water flowing into this room full of turbines to spin the shafts for power. It's spinning what's called a rotor. And on the ends of the rotor are a bunch of magnets, taller than me. Those magnets spin past a copper bar and that's what generates electricity. That rotor weighs about a million pounds and it's spinning at 180 RPM. So the power's going into the grid. It's a California Nevada and Arizona power customers. It's about enough power for 300 to 350,000 homes a year. Crazy fact about the dam.

39:52At its base, it's 660 feet wide. That's two football fields wide of solid concrete. And then you go up 726 feet to the top and it's only 45 feet wide of concrete. Truly, you guys, one of the most amazing engineering marvels I have ever seen. Wow. We love all those details too. Becky Wirley, thank you so much for that. All right, time to know for pop news of Sam. Yeah, Becky, when you put it that way, it's pretty big deal. All right, and big deal, Friday pop news. Let's get going this morning with the emotional finale of Love Story, JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bassett. Now, fans watch, and I mean we watch. As the final episode of the hugely popular season showed, John and Carolyn fighting to keep their relationship intact before bringing everyone back to the scene. You remember from the show's first episode of John Carolyn and her older sister Lauren getting on that plane for the tragic final flight. Sarah Pigeon telling Vogue earlier this year that the focus of the entire cast and crew

40:54was to be gentle, respectful, and careful telling this real life story, showcasing the love between the couple and the incredibly strong connection that carried them through to that tragic ending. The final episode, the entire season of Love Story, JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bassett is streaming right now on Hulu and Hulu on Disney Plus. And it is. It's been an amazing series. It's been a juggernaut, right? Yeah. All right, now it's a pop news first. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey, the power couple appearing at Believe it or Not, they're very first ever awards show together since their relationship became public in 2023 as the New Heights pop cast joked on Instagram. The couple made it out of the house, if you will, and for a good reason. Swift took home seven eye heart radio awards and she thanked her fiance in really the sweetest way. Take a look. This album probably also feels very happy and confident and free because that's the way that I get to feel every single day of my life because of my fiance,

41:57who's here tonight. So thanks for all the vibes. We just offered me a tissue. I mean, come on. I mean, come on. That's the sweetest. Michael, we're taking them all, though. Yeah. Come on. It's worth a while in case anybody needs one. Huge congrats to the winners of the night. But really, congratulations to Swifties because you get to celebrate that momentous occasion. And finally, Project Hail Mary is out of this world movie sitting in the number one spot at the box office with critics and fans loving the screen adaptation starring Ryan Gosling. But there's one unexpected star of this film that's going viral. And we're talking about a sweater people, Ryan Gosling's Fox card again. This card again has become so popular. Olympic diver Tom Daley, even knit, you know he knits, a replica for Gosling to have in real life. But finding the original has led to an internet scavenger hunt to discover where it comes from. But our pop news investigative unit tracked it right down.

42:57Of course it is. This sweater, here you go. Of course we did with, is actually a result of the knitting pattern, specifically from Mary Maxim. This is a family owned knitting company based in Port Huron, Michigan, Ginger, Michigan. And we are lucky enough to have one here in the studio. So thanks to Mary Maxim. Owner Mary Maxim, Mitch, tells us the designer who started the company 70 years ago came up with this pattern. And now the yarn and pattern kid have been fully sold out on their website. Wow. So come on. Let's see. Yeah, Sam. Go Sam. Well, I mean, we got it. Thank you Blake. We got it here. How do I fly this? Is it on the sweater, Sam? I do know how it was inside my arm at a time, Sam. All right. Oh, looks good. So this. Yes. Just like Ryan Gosling. I love it. This has to go back. Really this has to go back. It has to go back, Emily. So Ryan Gosling. But you know who I think really wore it best. Do we have a picture of Blake who just came out, our stage. Actually, he's our props master.

43:57I will never look as good as Blake in this one. Oh, he looked at that. That is a man. That's a super model. It's nice to be a model. Yeah. This is Michael. Come on. You want to try it. Blake is standing over there. He wants it back. This thing is fantastic. All right. We got to go. Great book, too, by the way. Yeah. We got to go right to Ginger. Sit right beside me. You did. Hey, you're also going to need it later, because the temperature keeps falling, right? Yeah. But in Denver, it has been a very warm, like warmest winter on record. And now they've had this smoke come in. And they have the worst air quality, top 10 in the world yesterday, because of smoke from fires in Nebraska. The fire danger is high, going into this weekend, from much of the plains, parts of Wyoming, all the way over into Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. So just keep an eye on that. All right. We're going out of the last day of deals and steals spring fun. And this morning, Tory Johnson is helping us with a closet refresh, bringing savings on clothing and accessories. Tory, it is great to say hello. And you brought some real spring fun.

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50:02It's celebrating those creative forces. One of this year's honorees is the man who led Disney for nearly two decades. Mr. Bob Eiger. For nearly 40 years, their prestigious Disney Legend Award has been given to a select few who've made an indelible mark on the Walt Disney Company. This is the company's highest honor. And on Thursday, Ryan C. Cress revealed the 2026 honorees, which include ESPN anchor Chris Burman, producer Jerry Brookheimer, actress Susan Egan, animator Eric Goldberg, actress Ann Hathaway, Imagineer Kim Erwin, actor Duane Johnson, musician The Jonas Brothers, songwriter and actor Lynn Manuel Miranda, actor Alan Tudyk, and of course, the man at the Walt Disney helm for more than two decades, former CEO and chairman, Bob Eiger. This award, a storybook ending for Bob Journey at Disney, has final chapter closing last week,

51:04is he handed over to CEO Rainn to Just Tomorrow. Thank you for the trust you placed in me, for the memories we created together, and for allowing me the honor of serving. It has meant more to me than I can say. You found a give it up for Bob Eiger. Bob's illustrious career began right here, at ABC News, more than five decades ago. I started at this company as a studio supervisor, working on shows like AM America, which was the precursor to Good Morning America, and ABC Sports, and a lot of other things, never expecting that I would end up having the opportunity to run one of the greatest companies in the world. A visionary at his core, Bob helped the company soar to new heights, welcoming Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox to the Disney Family. No, family, we're done in the most years. And in 2019, unlocked the Disney Vault for the launch of Disney Plus. That's a big deal. All Disney in one place never existed before.

52:05That's going to Disneyland every day of the week. Now, 70 years since the Gates of Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. All come to this happy place. Welcome. Disney's sixth world-renowned resort destinations have become a cultural touchstone for generations of families. I get the chills when I see guests walking down Main Street looking at the castle for the first time, being able to be greeted by Mickey Mouse, sharing that same moment with children and grandchildren and friends and all kinds of different family members. I literally feel it inside me. Walt, when he opened this park, said something to the tune of it, it would be a source of inspiration to all the world. And when I see that occurring, that's an amazing feeling. And there's more to come. Bob inviting GMMate to Abu Dhabi last year to announce Disney's newest home, a historic milestone in the Middle East. You start thinking about what is possible, actually envisioning a castle rising up in this case

53:05from the sand and also being on the water. Bob, taking us on exciting adventures all over the globe. Well, what coos here? You're a vision, Bob. Welcome to Shanghai Disneyland. Traveling at lightning speeds to galaxies far, far away. If you get into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon and sit in the pilot's seat, all of a sudden you're going to realize, wow, I'm in a Star Wars movie. And from the high seas, what these ships are all about is really taking our Disney stories around the world. To the Navi River of Pandora. This is decades in the works of Imagineers learning their craft and refining it. Bob giving us a front row seat to all of the Disney magic. You're out of breath, Rob. How's my hair look? I love what I do. I love the people I work with. I love the ride of the lifetime that I've had. But before we send them off, we gave Bob the chance to do one more job. I just want to say to George

54:05and Michael and Robin, thank you very much. And good morning America. I've always wanted to say that. I've never had a chance. Now, in the works of Elsa. Bob, we don't want to, but we've got to let it go. We've got to let you go. I mean, Bob may have retired, but he's still chairman, but he's not going anywhere. We left his mark on this company unlike anyone else. We're so grateful for Bob Eiger and Bob and his fellow honorees will be celebrated at the Disney Legends Awards ceremony. It's the finale of D23, the ultimate fan event in Anaheim, home of Disneyland. It takes place on August 14th through the 16th. Now with Women's History Month, and we're celebrating on GMA with author Roda Linchata, whose new book and the ancestor sing is being compared to the massive bestseller, Pacinco. Roda, it is so nice to have you. Welcome to GMA, and huge congrats on the praise this book is already getting. Tell us about what inspired you to write it.

55:06Thank you so much. And the ancestors sing at the heart of it is the story of Lay and Lulu, two rural migrant women who leave their families behind and migrate to Shanghai. It's inspired by rural migrants and their grit and their determination to secure the survival of their family. It unfolds in post-cultural revolution China, spanning from the late 70s to the early 2000s. And the questions that we're asking is we're reading, will these women be successful? What does it look like when you've been away from home for so long? And if you get to return, what's waiting for you? Is home still the same home that you left? A question, I'm sure, that we'll get answered. But we know not only are you an author, but you're also a physician and focus on patient advocacy. So how did your experiences there inform the book? I was very lucky. I lived in China for about seven years, starting in Shanghai and then Beijing. And I actually got to practice medicine in China. And so, you know, as a doctor there,

56:07I've always been a fierce advocate for mental health, for destigmatization around issues of mental health. And so when I was in China, I had a chance to work on some of those issues, but in a different environment within a different culture. That was incredibly rewarding and certainly inspired some of the storylines in the book. And I can imagine a lot of women and people will be inspired by your story, having so many different steps along the way. How did you go from being a physician to becoming an author and making that happen? So, yeah, that's a great question. I would say I've always followed kind of like what I'm interested in. When I was young, I wanted to be a historical fiction writer. I ended up pursuing careers in medicine and law. So you had this dream. I had this dream. I had this dream. The route that maybe mom and dad would be happy with. I think I'm not going to blame mom and dad. And you know, but somehow four decades later, I was brought to China. I had amazing experiences there because I was a physician and had a legal background as well, including working with the China CDC

57:07on a book about the HIV AIDS epidemic. And then my lived experience, meeting people, meeting patients, meeting the people who lived in my building, sharing stories, many of them themselves, rural migrants, all of that came together. And then I found myself saying, oh, that 12-year-old dream, you know, my 12-year-old self-screen writing a book. There was so much wonderful inspiration material. That's how it came about. You just subtly dropped another one of your titles, Lawyer. So Dr. Lawyer, author. People might look at your resume and say, can I please have just an ounce of inspiration? Like one of the tell people that have these big dreams, but then haven't done it yet. This is what I would say. Primarily, you have to follow your passions and your interests. But here's the secret. Those things can change. And it's okay. We often go into things with big plans, and there's nothing wrong with that. We need those plans. But I would say when your passions and interests change don't be scared, go for it. Follow them all the way through. Such a good point. There are so many stories that you weave together

58:07and you talked about meeting migrants and the impact that had on your life. Is there a story or a person along the way that stands out to you that you would love to tell in the future or that really shapes how you think about the world now? Absolutely. So I became very close with a housekeeper that worked in the building where I lived. And I was very honored after about a year of knowing each other. She invited me to her rural village, which was a two-day journey away from Beijing. And it was there that I met her mom, who showed me her insulin and how she kept it. I was very compliant. I think she knew I was a doctor. I met her brother at home, who owned a sock store. And I met her kids. And I have to tell you, you know, I had met her in the context of Beijing where she was working so hard. And it was there that I got to see who she was doing it for, what was inspiring her, and what was driving her. Do you think being a doctor because people tell you such personal things about themselves helps you as a writer too? It absolutely does. Being a doctor is such a privileged position.

59:08You know, you are with people in some of their most vulnerable moments, but also in some of their moments of great joy. And, you know, if you doctor long enough, you get to see both in the life of even one patient, one family. So it's absolutely a privilege and an honor to have that material. It's a privilege having you here with us. Thank you. Thank you both. And the Ancestor Singh is available now. Ginger, thank you. We can't wait to read it. I do have to do a little check of the weather because we had more all-time March records as we've been doing this for a while now, for what, 10 days. From Texas to Roswell, New Mexico that hit 100. Wichita was up in the 90s. Springfield, Illinois, 92. Yet it's not done. We still have that ridge in place, at least early next week, especially in the Southwest Phoenix. We'll do another 100 plus today. They had eight days. Yesterday was the only day they dropped to 99. Las Vegas and many others are on the map there with daily records. All right. Now let's head back to Nevada for 50 states and 50 weeks. Becky, Wurley is back at the Hoover Dam. Hi again, Becky.

1:00:08I'm so glad you showed us and told us the insides of that. Didn't we pick a good damn location for the slideshow? You know I was going to get one of those damn jokes in there. But I'm so glad we picked this spot as opposed to the strip in Las Vegas because Nevada is so much more than Vegas. From stunning stargazing to driving down extra terrestrial highway to the Alien Research Center or splashing in America's largest Alpine lake, Lake Tahoe. Welcome to America's 36th state, Nevada. It played a major role in the Civil War helping Abraham Lincoln get reelected in 1864. Five years later, the first to ratify the 15th Amendment giving African-American men voting rights. Nevada had the largest silver strike in American history. There are more ghost towns here than populated ones, like Virginia City, where you can also saddle up for camel and ostrich races. And as for Mr. Las Vegas,

1:01:09good morning America. The Las Vegas thick a kit with a dream and turn it into more than 30,000 shows over 65 years. This city made my American dream come true. Now, a riveting fact about Nevada's history. Look at the pocket of your gene. Is it sewn in? No, I bet there's a piece of metal there. Well, that was invented in Reno, Nevada right around 1870. Jacob Davis decided that pants pockets were the weak point of these pants that were getting shredded in the gold rush. So he created a metal piece that anchored it to the fabric. The rivet was born right here in Nevada. I promised you a riveting story. I gave you a riveting experience. There's a letter. Damn, I'm good. That was a double one. All right. Thank you to Becky Wurley and the team. In Nevada? In Nevada.

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