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0:00Until we got AT&T Business Internet, we used to have a guy sleep at the warehouse. His only job was to reset the router overnight when the Internet would cut out. If he missed it, we missed orders. One time he operated a fork lift while sleep walking. One should never sleep fork. Now we have AT&T Business Internet. It stays up so Dave can lie down at home. Thanks Dave. Thanks AT&T Business. AT&T Business Internet, connecting changes everything. From ABC News Headquarters in New York City, this is GMA-3. We do begin here with that breaking news overnight. The deal to end the government shutdown, the Senate approving a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, including paychecks for TSA officers. Senior political correspondent Rachel Scott is at the White House with more Rachel. What's the latest? Well, wait, after 42 days of gridlock here in Washington, and after seeing so much chaos at airports across the nation, this is now a critical step toward

1:03ending this partial government shutdown. The Senate passing this bill overnight. So what is in this deal? It funds most of the Department of Homeland Security, but it excludes additional funding for ICE and parts of border protection. Now Democrats have refused to fund those key divisions until Republicans agree to forms that they want to see, including making sure that ICE agents can no longer wear face masks and also requiring them to wear body cameras. They got none of those policy proposals in this actual deal. Of course, they were under immense pressure to strike a deal as we've been seeing. Those long lines at airports across the country, so many TSA workers going without pay, many calling out sick, some quitting their jobs all together. But now this partial government shutdown should be coming to an end, hopefully, within a matter of days with. So Rachel, what comes next here and how quickly could these TSA agents start getting paid? Yeah, it's not a light switch with. So the Senate has passed this bill and now heads over to the House, and then it's going to have to be signed by the

2:04president. But of course, so many TSA workers have quit their job during this partial government shutdown. So many also calling out sick, so many lawmakers worried about the overall impact that this could have. But once the partial government shutdown is over, we should see airports start to return back to normal quite quickly with. Okay, Rachel, hopefully this is the beginning of some improvement to come very soon. Yes, indeed. And we're going to go now to the latest on that situation with the TSA lines at airports around the country. Senior National Correspondent, Steve O'Sonsami is tracking it all from Atlanta. And Steve, I have to say I was through JFK yesterday, total chaos there. But everyone working did a tremendous job. It's nice to see you in Atlanta. Absolutely, you know, we need to thank all of these TSA workers who have been working for free. Good afternoon to you, Rebecca. I want to tell you that, you know, we're seeing the pattern today that we've seen every day this week. This mad crush here at the World's Busiest Airport here in Atlanta that starts at around 5.30 a.m. ends around 7.30. Then it looks

3:06like it does behind me right now, where a wait that was an hour to two hours just to get to the front of the line. Now you can get through security at the World's Busiest Airport in just a few minutes. Some of the longest lines that we've seen are in Houston at Houston Intercontinental Airport, where there are lines that are stretching for hours and they're having an energy convention and two college basketball games that are bringing a lot of people to the city in Houston, New Orleans and Atlanta around four out of every 10 TSA workers without paychecks 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 that they're asking TSA workers from Dallas to head down to Houston to help them out. And those ICE agents that we've been talking about all week who the president sent to the airports who many passengers who've been going through the airports have been seeing walk around. Some of those ICE agents have now been trained and we are seeing them here at this airport, for example,

4:07checking IDs and helping move people through baggage checks. I mean, it's just incredible that TSA agents from Dallas are now heading into Houston that just gives you a sense of the scope of the situation our thanks to Steve Olson. Thank you, Steve. And now we turn to March Madness and the first four teams advancing to the men's elite eight will rive is here with last night's action on the court. Well, I'm so glad I don't have a bracket because it would have been busted. Everybody's in flames except for one kids in Pittsburgh who I'm going to get to in just a second. But we did have some great games last night. We're halfway to the men's elite eight four games last night. One of them was a thriller. Two seed Purdue holding off 11 seed Texas tray, Kaufman, Ren. You see him there tipping in the winner in the final seconds. The unbelievable move there. You got to follow up the shot. Get the rebound with 1.2 seconds left. There you go. Elsewhere number one seed Arizona dominated Arkansas. Illinois knocking off last years runner up Houston. And then how about Iowa? They're nine seed and they

5:11came out on top in the corn versus crop. Go down against Nebraska. Iowa is into its first elite eight and 39 years. The shout out to coach Ben McCollum. He was coaching division too. Just a couple years ago, he wins everywhere that he goes. And we've got some banger men's games on the slate tonight. St. John's against Duke. Michigan State Yukon. Those are the highlights. The winners of those games will play each other. And then the women's tournament sweet 16 begins today momentarily on ESPN. We've got Notre Dame Vanderbilt starting us off all the way to Duke LSU in the night cap. A great slate there on ESPN. And someone who will be paying attention to the women's games is the eighth grader from Pittsburgh. He currently has a perfect women's bracket. Is the only officially recognized perfect bracket out of 41 million men's and women's brackets created the best part is he admittedly doesn't know much of anything about basketball. He's just went off. Yeah, went on vibes. He's got Texas winning it all in the women's bracket. He

6:13does say that he wishes he had chosen Yukon to win because they're undefeated going for a back-to-back title. Probably would have been a good pick, but Texas looks good too. Yeah, but it's March Madness. Anything could happen. Anything can and does happen. Sure does. All right. Thank you. Well, coming up a new study about helping active and midlife could help you live longer. Our Dr. Tara Narula is here to break it all down. Stay with us. America leads the world in medicine development. It matters. We get new medicines first nearly three years faster. Five million Americans go to work because we make medicines here at home. And not relying on other countries keeps us safe. But China is racing to overtake us. Will we let them or will we choose to stay ahead? When America leads, America cures. Let's tell Washington to keep us in the lead. Learn how at americacures.com. Pay for by pharma. Score more with the college branded Venmo debit card and earn up to 5% cash back with Venmo stash. Got paid back with the Venmo debit card you can instantly access your

7:14balance and spend on what you want like game day snacks, gear, tickets and more. The more you do the more cash back you can earn. Plus there's no monthly fear minimum balance. Sign up now at vemo.com slash college card. The Venmo master card is issued by the bank court bank NA select schools available Venmo stash terms and exclusions apply at Venmo.me slash stash terms max $100 cash back per month. We are back with a GMA help alert. Just released research finds that staying active through middle age could cut a woman's risk of an early death in half and our chief medical correspondent Dr. Teran Arula is here with more. It's great to see you as always and this is really something this research is saying you got to get out there and have exercise in your life. It's especially in midlife. Yes. This was an Australian study of about 11,000 women. They started following them around the age of 45. They followed them for 20 years and over that time frame they surveyed them about nine times about how often they met the recommendation of 150 minutes a week of moderate to vigorous physical activity. They found that those women who were most consistent

8:19with meeting the recommendation reduced their risk of dying early by about 50%. Wow. They also saw that pattern when it came to cardiovascular death and cancer death but it wasn't significant but they did see that signal and similarly they leaned a little bit more information they said about whether these benefits start if you start exercising later around 55, 60 or 65. So we don't have that information but very interesting findings. It is very interesting. What types of activity are we talking about? What do you recommend? So they kind of break it down. In this study they looked at moderate to vigorous and so moderate they defined as a brisk walk, a light cycle, light swim, maybe a little bit of an easy dance class, even social tennis. Vigorous was more like running, competitive sports, aerobics and then maybe more advanced or hardcore cycling or swimming. In general they talked about 150 minutes a week of moderate to vigorous. What we recommend at least as cardiologist is 150 minutes a week of moderate or 75 minutes a week of vigorous cardio aerobic activity. I think one question that a lot of people have, if they haven't been

9:20active most of their lives, is it too late to start and really where do you begin? It is never too late and so even though this study had a question mark around what are the benefits of you start later there's other research that does show benefits to starting later in life in terms of health and so I always tell my patients it's never too early and it's never too late to start with something you love to do that you feel comfortable with and then build up from there. Yeah and you got to imagine there's the physical but there's mental benefits as well that also pay off. Take the first step but sometimes tricky too. Completely. That's right. That's why you got to find something like to do that you're going to stick with. Or find a partner. Or find a partner. It's motivating you. Or a like you. We're back at Dance Class is my thing. I love it. Dr. Newrula, thank you so much. Hey we're back now pop news and Mr. Wilgans. All right you guys we begin with the emotional finale of Love Story JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette fans watched 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 from the show's very first episode of John Carolyn and her

10:23older sister Lauren getting on a plane for the tragic final flight. Sarah Pigeon telling Boge earlier this year that the focus of the entire cast and crew was 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 the end. The final episode and the entire season now of Love Story JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bissette streaming now on Hulu and Hulu on Disney Plus some fans of the show on the couch right here. I've been hooked. It has been I mean it's just like also this memory lane going down memory lane in the 90s in New York and everything else and they're they're amazing. The music from the show to also really creating the aesthetic. Yeah really really compelling stuff there. Speaking of compelling let's talk about Taylor Swift shall we? A person with a Grammy winner and Super Bowl champ Travis Kelsey the power couple appearing at their first ever award show together since their relationship went public in 2023 as the new Heights podcast joke done Instagram the couple made it out of the house and for good reason Taylor took home

11:27seven I Heart Radio Awards including for artist of the year album of the year and best pop album of the year where she thinks her fiance in the sweetest way take a look at this. This this album probably also feels very happy and confident and and free because that's the way that I get to feel every single day of my life because of my fiance who's here. So thanks for all the vibes. Thanks for all the vibes. There were some audible awe here. Taylor now is the most awarded artist in I Heart Radio Music Awards history with 41 total wins that's more than her age at this point. Taylor also said in her second speech of the evening I'm a firm believer that anything you feed your mind it will internalize anything you feed the internet it will attempt to kill and I don't want that for your dream. Speaking to all of the fellow artists out there in the house it was a great show. I love watching you watching

12:28her. That is just talk about a love story. There it is season two me watching Taylor do anything ever. All right next up she might even be a rock star. That's a Hannah Montana reference for anyone not fluent in 2000's Disney Channel Lingo but y'all at Miley Cyrus just dropped new music the new song comes right after celebrating the long awaited and highly anticipated 20th anniversary of Hannah Montana with a special and Disney plus and at the end of the special she debuted a brand new music video that she's now releasing as a single called Younger You. Check this out. I know you're busy with your job but don't forget to call your mom and dad too. Miley co-wrote co-produced and of course performs the song also the special is inspiring Hannah Montana fans to go back and listen to the official Hannah Montana playlist across music platforms Spotify revealing that this is the life increased in streams by 747 percent on the specials

13:31premiere day rock star got a 416 percent boost in streaming and best of both worlds increased by 607 percent from listeners streaming the 2006 song Hannah Montana's 20th anniversary special is streaming on Disney plus now lip syncing compliments of Morgan Norway right here. Well you don't want to hear me actually sing. I think we forget that Hannah is like an in Hannah. Miley is an incredible vocalist but she's really so good. Yeah. Finally Ryan Gosling is bringing the cannergy to outer space in his latest big screen adventure project Hail Mary critics and fans are loving the number one box office blockbuster and in it the Barbie star is swapping his hot pink western wear for knitwear namely this box cardigan which has gone absolutely viral following the movie success. Put it on Will. Oh please I thought you never had. We were lucky enough to get our hands on one here in the studio. The original is from a family owned knitting company. Oh yeah it was great. Thank you. Based in Michigan it was started back in the 1950s and the current owner

14:35tells us that the designers who started the company 70 years ago came up with this pattern although it was initially wolves instead of foxes but the movie's costume designers reworked it to make them a little bit cuter because his character is a schoolteacher. You can head to Mary Maxim's website to download digital patterns and or yarn kits if they're not sold out or if you're friends with Tom Daley he can make you one too the Olympic diver knit a replica for Ryan Gosling that have in real life. So you know whatever it takes. You can borrow this one. Yeah you're very warm. You had to steal that from Sam Champion earlier today too. Wait. Why are you announcing that on National Television? I was hoping to make a clean getaway. They were duking it out there behind the scenes. We'll thank you for that in this way. Coming up Tori Johnson helping us get ready for spring with deals and steals big savings on clothing and accessories. Are you stuck staring at your W2? Our tax refund worry is holding you back. You probably have

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17:46This incredible image is there. You can see the entire adventure on Arctic Ascent with Alex Honald and streaming now on Disney Placid Hulu. Yeah, Fred Heitz just watched it. My palms are sweating. I promise you we'll get the whole thing later. All right, now to the growing trend of doing nothing. In an effort to reduce screen time, more and more people are trying what's being called nothing-maxing to give their brains a little bit of rest. And we'll gans us here with the details on that I love this idea. I'm a pro. It's the concept new, maybe only to the tick-chop generation. Three years, Italians have referred to it as indulge part miente. It's a phrase and a philosophy that means the sweetness of doing nothing. But of course, we Americans do it a little differently in our own way. We've got the show about nothing Seinfeld as our model. Are you going to take a nap? No. It's a concept Seinfeld first introduced us to 30 years ago. They're just going to sit there staring at the back of the seat. But what drove Julia Lewy-Dreyfus crazy then? It's it. I can't take it.

18:48Is now trending to the max on social media. It's called nothing-maxing. Content creators making the deliberate decision to unplug, giving their brain time to do absolutely nothing. Day like one, two, and three. For the first like 30 minutes, my mind is like racing. I'm thinking about everything that I need to do. But honestly, on day four, five, and six, it started to get easier. There comes a point, probably I'll say in like 20, 30 minutes in, and you kind of feel a lot of your muscles. Let go. Searches on TikTok for how to enjoy being busy doing nothing, spiking more than a thousand percent this week, joining the latest in a line of maxing trends from fiber-maxing. But this is for my tried and true fiber girls. To sleep-maxing. Watch how much your sleep quality just skyrockets. Even yogurt-maxing. Yogurt is not a phase. It's a lifestyle. But what is maxing anyway? Most simply, it means maximizing. To go all in on a lifestyle or activity.

19:51But nothing-maxing, which has also been dubbed modern meditation, is a trend that experts agree can be quite healthy, helping reduce depression symptoms, cutting the risk of heart attack and stroke, and training your brain to be less reactive under pressure. Your thoughts are clear. You're leaving space to have that clarity. So you saw a little bit of it in the piece there. I gave nothing-maxing a try for myself. I actually found an empty dressing room here in the building, put 15 minutes on the clock. When I first sat down, I was maybe stewing about a work situation. But when the timer went off, I was in a much more manageable, emotional spot proof that the more time I put between a stimulus and my response, the better. An expert say that a practice like this one helps people new to nothing-maxing feel less stressed and less anxious. What about some of the seated positions you're in there? I have four. I've got half to mix it up, you know, yeah. Well, thank you for that. Morgan, Rebecca, over to you. All right, we're going to have to give nothing-maxing a try. But now we turn to the latest day of deals and steals. Last day of deals and steals, and Tori Johnson is here with more. It's never-ending, baby. Yes, never-ending.

20:52We always got something, especially from you, Tori. That's right. So this is one of the easiest ways to kind of cozy up and comfort PJ Harlow. All of these pieces, super soft, and all sold individually, so that you can mix and match the sets that kind of fit your vibe the best. So we've got T's, shorts, tanks, camis, long sleeve, long pants, you name it. It's a really sort of soft fabric, as well as there of cotton, superma that has just the right amount of spandex in it. Everything from PJ Harlow is slashed in half. I love that. Great one. Perfect for nothing-maxing. There you go. Perfect. But when you feel like doing stuff, put on your A-Strek and look and cute. They look adorable, but they fit and feel even better. It's a belt design. Yeah, aren't those super cute? All designed first to feel best, and then they sort of go for the design. So the very first element of it is to ensure that you can eliminate common foot problems, have really incredible arch support,

21:52also have great traction on the bottom, and then you get to look stylish at the same time. 50 to 60% off a huge assortment plus A-Trek's free shipping. I love that. They like that, right? Yes. Okay. For those who love to wear shapewear, yummy is fabulous because it's all about the hung, but not like that super tight sleeve, like it's not going to move around. You can still breathe exactly, which is not always the case. It's so super-constructive shapewear. So we've got shaping tanks. This is a long tank. We've got their shaping leggings, bottoms, just a really nice assortment, either to wear under something, or as a piece it sells. I didn't realize they had a leggings. Yep. These leggings have shaping in them too, so a little like jagging is great, right? It's good to go on. Everything's slashed in half. Starts at $10. Again, another great thing for nothing, Maxine. There you go. Look, how about we've got April showers coming, and so therefore we've got rains here. These incredible raincoats. It's a waterproof fabric that kind of re-imagines

22:55the kind of old rubber coats. These are super stylish, and they really have every single detail thought of. Some of them have lining in them as well, because they're insulated and super warm. Also that same fabric here on all of their bags, backpacks, weak enders that we have online. And the whole collection is slashed in half. Love that. Yeah, okay, let's do it. Garden or outdoor enthusiasts. If you are into either one, gardening or hanging out outdoors, protecting your skin matters. It does. So we've got everything from Farmer's Defense. We've got those hoodies right there that have sun protection built in. U-P-F. So great. These sun protection that hat Rebecca that you're using has the neck cover. So smart. Which is so important. That's always the part that gets burned. You didn't think about it. You didn't think about it. They thought about it for you. The gloves are really fabulous. And it's also a cooling moisture-waking fabric. So even in the hot sun, this is protection that's not going to overheat.

23:55You're going to keep you cool and it's all slashed in half. Love that. And the adjustable back here. Yeah, it's so key too. They thought of it all on that one. And then finally, sock well, sitting, standing, you and I were talking about traveling, exercising, expecting compression socks. Yes. Really make a difference in how you feel. We've got medium and firm compression and every pair is slashed in half. Slashed in half. You got it. We always love that. Thank you. Thanks, Victoria Johnson. And of course, we've partnered with these great companies on these products. You can get them at gmail.deals.com or that code on your screen. Take she right there. And Tori, you'll be joining us on Gmail Weekend tomorrow with deals 20 bucks or less. You guys are looking forward to that. Great deals. But coming up, we visit Nevada for 50 states in 50 weeks. And we've got a look inside of one of America's greatest feats of engineering, the Hoover Dam. My day kicks off of the refreshing Celsius energy drink. Then straight to the gym. Pre-get pick up, back home to meal prep, time for my fire session shift.

24:56One more Celsius kind of keep the lights on. When the three alarm hits, I'm ready. Celsius, live, fit, go. Grab a cold refreshing Celsius at your local retailer or locate now at Celsius.com. Spring styles are at Nordstrom Rack stores now. And there are up to 60% off. Stock up and save on rag and bone, made well. Vince, all scenes and more of your favorites. How did I let no rack as a deedus? Why do we rack for the hottest still? There's so many good brands. Join the Nordy Club to unlock exclusive discounts. Shop new arrivals first and more. Plus, buy online and pick up at your favorite rack store for free. Great brands, great prices. That's why you rack. We're back now with 50 states and 50 weeks in Nevada was the 36th state to join the union. And we are there to visit as we count down to the country's 250th birthday. And Becky Worley is at one of the state's biggest attractions.

25:57The Hoover Dam, Becky, this shot is so cool with you standing in the middle of it. I mean, Rebecca, this is just a marvel of modern engineering. And there's so much history behind the Hoover Dam that I knew nothing about. But it is 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, Transformers, and who could forget this moment in Vegas vacation? 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.

26:58So 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's 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 that 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.

27:58We're about 300 feet underwater of the lake. GMA's cameras invited behind the scenes where 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 generator since 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. It's 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 RPMs. 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.

28:58Crazy fact about this dam. At the base, it's 660 feet wide. That's two football fields of solid concrete. We did have to go all the way down and into the innards there just to use the bathroom. I mean, it does have some inner workings there, but it's incredible. It tapers up at the top, 700 feet up. It tapers up to still, only 45 feet wide. Guys, the scope of the engineering, this project, it really is an incredible testament to human innovation and what this country is capable of. It certainly is back. Thank you for taking us inside. We really enjoyed it. The innards. The innards. Yep. Don't go back to those innards if you can help us out. Thanks, back. All right. The Disney family, including all of us here at ABC News, have a great respect for our company's history and the innovators who make it great. A treasure tradition here is celebrating those creative forces and Michael Srayhan tells us about one of this year's honorees

29:59the man who has led Disney for nearly two decades. 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 and half the way, Imagineeer 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's journey at Disney, his final chapter closing last week if he handed over to CEO Rain the just tomorrow.

31:00Thank 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 is 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 sort a new height, welcoming Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox to the Disney family. No, family, we're done 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. That's going to Disneyland every day of the week.

32:02Now, 70 years since the gates of Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. Welcome 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, and 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 that 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 GMA 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 from the sand and also being on the water.

33:04Bob, 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 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 and Michael and Robin, thank you very much. And good morning, America. I've always wanted to say that. I've never had a chance.

34:04Now, in the words of Elsa, Bob, we don't want to, but we've got to let it go. We got to let you go. Congratulations, Debock. He's always welcome back by the way. And the time. Yeah, of course. Of course, Bob and the fellow honorees will be celebrated at the Disney Legends Award Ceremony. It's the finale of D23, the ultimate fan event in Anaheim, home of Disneyland. And it takes place on August 14th through the 16th. We got to say thank you to Becky and the team in Nevada. What an incredible shot. Absolutely. And we'll see you tomorrow on We Can Do You Make. Absolutely can't wait. We'll see you then. Have a great weekend, everybody. Thanks for watching. Bye. Bye. If you're betting March Madness, you should be doing it at my bookie. This is the best betting stretch of the year. Upsets, buzzer beaters. And if you're going to take your shot, you might as well take it where the payouts hit harder. Only at my bookie, you've got the money bag.

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