♪ >> gio: good morning, america. show in the skies. a rare celestial phenomenon, the northern lights, heading south! visible down to florida and beyond. the dazzling display delighting skygazers but causing potential problems for communications and the electrical power grid.

>> whit: war report. the biden administration looking at israel's use of american-supplied arms and whether israel violated international law. the findings and the implications this morning. >> nobody has been a stronger supporter of israel than joe biden. >> whit: and george stephanopoulos sitting down with the u.s. national security adviser. >> janai: star witness. former trump lawyer michael cohen preparing to testify against his former boss. what he's expected to say as he's warned to stop those social media postings before he takes the stand. >> gio: new video of the moments after the deadly baltimore bridge diaster. >> the bridge is down. last reported at least several vehicles in the water. several people still unaccounted for. >> gio: first responders arriving at the shocking scene of destruction after the massive cargo ship brought the bridge down. >> whit: mother's day sales, "gma" helping you track down the gifts she'll love at the best prices, making the most of your time with the deadline just a

day away. ♪ something big i feel it happening ♪ >> janai: and shooting for a comeback. playoff fever hits a high with the pacers and the nuggets looking to gain momentum. plus, an exclusive interview with timberwolves star anthony edwards. >> they need to stop. >> janai: why he says comparing him with michael jordan isn't the right move. live from abc news in new york, this is "good morning america." >> whit: and good morning, america. so great to have you with us. things definitely heating up in the nba. what did you say, playoff fever? >> janai: getting hot. playoff fever, hot, hot, hot. >> gio: janai loves the nuggets. >> janai: chicken nuggets. >> whit: that too. we'll have much more on that coming up. also ahead, the next major witness in donald trump's criminal trial in new york is

expected. his own former lawyer, michael cohen, due to take the stand next week. we'll look ahead to that as we wrap up the week's testimony. >> gio: didn't your mom tell you not to procrastinate? look at where you are, scrambling for a mother's day gift. don't you worry. we have lots of last-minute deals and ideas for you coming up right here. >> janai: thankfully they are in front of a television joining us this saturday morning, but first, an unusual phenomenon for much of the country this weekend. millions of americans getting a glimpse of the northern lights, even in the country's south with a beautiful show in the sky. it may cause power and communications outages. abc's phil lipof explains why. good morning, phil. >> reporter: good morning, janai. guys, good morning to you. yes, the northern lights had millions of people, possibly billions, depending on how many were looking up at the sky last night, seeing something amazing. it was first seen across europe before moving across the u.s. this morning. if you look up at the sky, a spectacle. it's a rare but powerful solar

storm hitting earth for the first time in 20 years that could potentially result in power and communications outages. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration warning power plant operators to take the necessary precautions amid potential impacts to the power grid, gps, and satellite navigation. this solar storm, referred to as a geomagnetic solar storm by experts, also producing a stunning northern lights spectacle across the u.s. this weekend. >> the reason it's called geomagnetic is because magnetic fields are involved. when magnetic fields change, they create electric fields, and those electric fields can accelerate the charged particles that are inside of the conductors in our electronics, power lines. >> reporter: normally one has to travel to places like canada or greenland to see this, but with the largest geomagnetic storm in almost two decades reaching earth's atmosphere, the sky

is lighting up across america with color as far as florida and texas. >> it does have a natural occurrence we call the northern lights. they should be brighter and sent to lower latitudes on the planet. >> reporter: this video from vermont showing the lights dazzling in the sky, and in lake conroe, texas, you can see them shimmering above the water. this display even extended to other countries like italy and the uk. it really was spectacular, was it not? don't worry if you missed it. you have another chance. the torm is expected to last through the weekend. experts recommend traveling away from city lights. that just makes it darker, to get the best view. the optimal time to see it, 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. >> so obviously not manhattan. >> gio: not for us. >> janai: and not anybody over the age of 35 that can't stay up that late. the images are beautiful, phil. let's turn to somara to

break this all down. good morning, somara. that is the sun behind you. >> somara: that is. take a look. it is alive. what is our sun? a ball of hot gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. it's active. if you look at this shot, you can see recordings over the past few hours of the solar flares surrounding the coronal mass ejections spewing out of the sun. what is coming out of the sun? highly charged particles riding the solar winds at 1.5 million miles per hour and try and bend around our magnetic field hitting it and sneak into the northern poles. now, i want you to look at the colors. those molecules interact with oxygen and nitrogen giving us different colors. who will see it again? that depends on where you live. if you're in the green band north of the white area you've got the best shot at seeing it tonight. back to my "gio" magnetic storm. >> gio: we're going to turn to the new emergency video that was released of the emergency

response moments after the baltimore bridge disaster. >> good morning, gio. this new video is an eye-opening behind-the-scenes look at not only the initial moments of the frantic search but the conditions first responders were battling. this morning, a new look at the frantic search for survivors following the deadly key bridge collapse in baltimore. >> you got the key bridge struck by a large container vessel. >> reporter: newly obtained body camera video showing a marine officer rushing along the dark, cold river getting an up close look at the wreckage. >> key bridge is down, last reported at least several vehicles in the water with several people still unaccounted for. >> reporter: the same officer seen shining a light in the barely visible water discovering a car trapped underneath. >> what appears to be a vehicle in the water with flashing green and orange lights. it is completely surged.

>> reporter: then the dali seen stuck in the middle of the wreckage. the officer heard screaming to the crew members inside. >> is anybody hurt? >> reporter: the crew responding, confirming an injury. >> one subject has a minor hand injury. >> reporter: the collapse claiming the lives of six construction workers. the new video comes just days after officials announcing the body of jose lopez, the sixth and final victim, was recovered in the wreckage. now, tomorrow crews are planning to use a controlled demolition to remove the piece of the bridge that currently sits on the dali. once it is broken up into smaller pieces workers say they'll remove the more manageable pieces off the ship and from the water clearing the way for it to be towed out of the patapsco river. >> a long way to go for the rebuilding process. thank you. former president donald trump is returning to the campaign trail as anticipation builds ahead of the testimony of former trump lawyer michael cohen, expected on monday.

abc's senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, michael cohen is on notice to keep quiet before he testifies monday against his former boss, donald trump. cohen has been taunting trump online. >> trump 2024? more like trump 20 to 24 years. >> reporter: cohen recently promised he would cease posting anything about trump during the trial but there he was this week on tiktok wearing a t-shirt showing trump behind bars in an orange jumpsuit. defense attorney todd blanceh said it's becoming a problem. prosecutors said they've repeatedly asked cohen to stop but now judge juan merchan ordered them to tell him to ask him to refrain from making any more statements about the case and wanted prosecutors to make sure cohen understood that comes from the bench. for trump, it wasn't enough. >> everybody can say whatever they want. they can say whatever they want, but i'm not allowed to say anything about anybody. >> reporter: the jury saw 2018 social media posts from trump first praising cohen as someone

who i have always liked and respected. four months later after cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges and implicated trump if anyone is looking for a good lawyer, i would strongly suggest that you don't retain the services of michael cohen. and prosecutors showed the jury this visual representation of the 34 criminal charges trump faces, prosecutors could rest their case against trump as soon as next week. aaron katersky, abc news, new york. >> janai: lots of eyes there on monday. our thanks to aaron. now to the israel-hamas war and the release of a long awaited report on whether israel has violated international law in its use of u.s. weapons in gaza. abc's maryalice parks joins us live in studio with more. good morning to you, maryalice. we've heard the biden administration stepping up its rhetoric but this is a new level. >> yeah, absolutely, good morning, janai. this is a damning report, the strongest criticism we've heard from the biden administration saying israel likely violated international law in gaza, but the report stopped short of drawing any final conclusion or

requiring any change in u.s. policy, saying that more information is needed. overnight a new state department report finding israel may have violated international laws in gaza and likely used american-supplied weapons to do so. the report saying israel has the knowledge and means to mitigate civilian harm, but the high level of civilian deaths raises substantial questions about whether the idf is using them effectively in all cases. adding, that given israel's reliance on american-supplied weapons, it is reasonable to assess that some u.s. weapons have been used in instances inconsistent with israel's obligations under international law. international law, israel has agreed to, requires them to take steps to protect civilian lives, allow humanitarian aid into war zones, and avoid excessive destruction of civilian infrastructure. the report says more information is needed, details hard to assess given the conflict, and

accuses israel of a lack of transparency. this family already displaced twice by the war on the move again. their baby born in the war. what is his fault, his mother asks? where are we to go? this as international talks over a potential cease-fire have derailed this week and new reports suggest israel's war cabinet has voted to expand their operations in rafah, the southern city where more than a million have taken refuge defying president biden who has withheld weapons and said, the u.s. cannot support such a move. national security adviser jake sullivan speaking with george stephanopoulos. >> israel's ambassador to the united states responded to president biden's decision not to provide some offensive weapons that could be used in the rafah invasion, saying it sends the wrong message to hamas and puts israel in a corner. how do you respond? >> nobody has been a stronger supporter of israel than joe biden. he has sent an enormous amount

of capability for israel to take on hamas. secondly, the president has made clear he's going to continue to make sure israel has what it needs to defend itself, full stop, four square. then third, the president has said that he has concerns about a full-scale military invasion of rafah. >> we know they demanded tens of thousands leave rafah. we heard that mother saying they have nowhere to go. the white house is worried that border is still closed. without aid getting in, specifically fuel, there are serious concerns that the hospitals will be forced to shut down. >> janai: we will watch to see how the administration balances this and, of course, thank you, maryalice. you can watch george's full interview with white house national security adviser jake sullivan inside the situation room on "good morning america" first thing monday morning. gio. >> gio: an important interview, thank you. turning to the war in ukraine and this morning fighting around the country's second largest city is intensifying after a major

russian offensive and lama hasan joins us from london with more. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning, gio. that's right. tens of thousands of russian soldiers have been massing along the border with ukraine in the northeastern part of the country moving in with some of the fiercest fighting for months trying to push through ukraine's defense line. this morning, ukraine on the defense after russian forces launched a major new push in northeastern ukraine in a predawn surprise attack, russian soldiers moved across the ukrainian border toward kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city, trying to break through its defensive lines. from the air using guided aerial bombs and on the ground with heavy artillery. these satellite images showing the effects of fighting here. fire and smoke visible from above. first responders trying to extinguish these homes set ablaze in the wake of the russian attack, leaving at least two people injured. heavy shelling forcing families

to flee to nearby towns. president zelenskyy saying, we are adding more forces to kharkiv, both along our state border and along the entire front line. some believing russia used the delay in u.s. weapons as an opportunity to intensify its attacks and widen the war. the new offensive comes just as the u.s. announces a $400 million aid package critical to bolstering ukraine's air defense and security needs, including patriot missile, stingers, bradleys and javelin anti-tank systems. national security adviser john kirby telling the press that it is possible that russia will make further advances in the coming weeks. >> and over time, the influx of u.s. assistance will enable ukraine to withstand these attacks over the course of 2024. >> reporter: the delivery of this new u.s. shipment of weapons is crucial for ukraine right now because some believe that this massive russian attack could potentially be the start of its full-scale summer offensive that many had been fearing, janai. >> janai: we'll watch that,

lama, thank you. back here in this country, overnight, police breaking up a demonstration outside of the president's residence at the university of pennsylvania, and across the country a shelter in place coming to an end at portland state university. all of this after pro-palestinian encampments are cleared from at least three college campuses friday. police in riot gear broke up an encampment at the university of pennsylvania friday morning and arrested nearly three dozen people. school officials saying nine of those were students who were arrested. the rest, they say, were people who had no affiliation with the university. the bodies of two back country skiers who were swept away and buried by an avalanche in the mountains outside of salt lake city have been recovered. 23-year-old andrew cameron of utah and 32-year-old austin mallet of montana were killed in the snow slide. a third person in their group was able to escape, pulling himself out of the piled snow and later rescued by a helicopter.

well, this morning, mortgage rates are heading down, and that should be good news for home buyers. but not exactly. abc's alexis christoforous is here now to explain the lock-in effect and the impact that's having on the housing market. alexis, good morning. >> good morning, guys. for the first time in five weeks mortgage rates are lower. according to freddie mac, the average rate on a 30-year loan is now 7.09%, that's down from 7.22% last week. but it's not enough to jump-start the spring buying season, typically the busiest time of the year for the housing market, because many are staying on the sidelines, tha they're unwilling to sell and give up ul experts are calling the lock-in effect. they're unwilling to sell and give up ultra low mortgage rates keeping the number of homes for sale low and prices high. consider this, a $400,000 home three years ago when mortgage rates were just below 3% meant a monthly payment of nearly $1700.

at today's rate, that same home is about a thousand dollars more each month. experts say buyers need to get creative when it comes to finding the lowest mortgage rate. options include adjustable rate mortgages, a rate buy-down and assumable mortgages when you take over the seller's rate. now, each comes with its own challenges, so be sure to talk to your lender before locking in. guys. >> gio: absolutely, all right, alexis, thank you so much for that advice and time now for the weather and somara theodore is here, and you are tracking severe weather this week. >> somara: yeah, we're wrapping it up. it was so much, right. the last 16 days extremely active across the country. let's see what they were dealing with. our neighbors and family and friends in tallahassee, florida, the national weather service is coming out today surveying because we know a tornado touched down, but they have to find out the strength and path of the tornado there in tallahassee. but you can see the immense, dense amount of storm reports we had.

105 plus tornado reports the last 16 days. we've had at least one reported or confirmed tornado every single day, but we've had numerous amounts of reports of numerous tornadoes on the ground. what's next? the severe weather threat has dropped, but we could see significant rain through wednesday, >> somara: that's a look at your local forecast. so, while we do have rain coming

in, at least we get a break from the severe weather. it's been a lot. >> whit: we need that. somara, thank you so much. appreciate it. all right, now to all the action overnight in the nba playoffs, the teams that were down a game now working towards evening things up. abc's morgan norwood is here. late night for you watching all the games or what? >> you know, i did my best. like janai said -- [ laughter ] -- i like to be in bed. but, no, it was all about the comeback story. the knicks wanted that 3-0 lead over the pacers and up until the fourth they were in good shape to make it happen. that was until andrew nembhard came through with the step-back, 30-feet three-pointer, 16 seconds left in the game. the pacers take the lead and go on to win 111-106 in game three. the knicks still lead the series, 2-1, so a lot more work to do there. another must-win matchup. minneapolis, reigning champs, denver nuggets down 2-0 against the minnesota timberwolves. denver came through with an early aggressive double-digit

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public health nurses are set to hold a strike authorization vote next week. they're concerned about what they call inadequate and unsafe staffing levels at the city's hospitals and clinics . the san francisco department of public health runs sf general and laguna honda hospitals. the department says 166 nurses have been hired since december and has plans to hire 50 more. let's get a check of the weather now with lisa. arjun. >> hey, zach, good morning to you. hi, everyone. it's gorgeous out there from emeryville. you can see some patchy fog. we're at about 50 degrees with zero visibility in half moon bay. a dense fog advisory from san francisco point, south. it's in the north bay as well today. much cooler downtown will be looking at temperatures in the

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opening at tokyo disney will include the first ever rapunzel attraction along with both a new peter pan experience and new "frozen" journey. it opens at tokyo disney sea on june 6th. you got plans on june 6th. >> gio: i know, june 6th. all right, okay. >> janai: someone send us. >> gio: let's do that. those are my favorite kinds of rides. >> janai: disney is the parent company of abc news. >> whit: let's get to other headlines we're following this morning. on this saturday happening right now millions of americans as far south as alabama may get a glimpse of the northern lights this weekend. severe solar storms are making that possible, but those powerful solar storms can also create unwelcome impacts. scientists say the storms could trigger eruptions to communications, the electrical apower grid and signals. >> gio: the death toll is rising as more rain is in the forecast

for the flooded southern part of brazil. at least 126 people have died in the floods since they began last week and 141 more are missing. they say the only people left in the region are the poor who have had no means to leave. >> janai: if you're one of the millions of americans with credit card debt, this is an important update for you. a federal judge in texas has temporarily stopped a plan by the biden administration to lower late fees. the plan would have limited late fees to just 8 bucks and it was expected to take effect next week. the u.s. chamber of commerce fought against it on behalf of big banks and credit card companies that collect billions of dollars each year in late fees. >> gio: those late fees really add up. we will start with a closer look at the top political headlines this week. a lot going on. joining us are deputy political director avenue vienna harper and abc white house correspondent maryalice parks. welcome to you both here. maryalice, let's start with you,

because president biden and trump, both of them are on the campaign trail this week but president biden said that the u.s. won't supply israel with weapons for a rafah offensive. what does that mean politically. >> look, he is really getting it from both sides. republicans not surprising, i guess, they have been blasting president biden for this move saying that he is not doing enough to support israel. but the president's also getting it, we know, from key members of his own party. now, not just talking about college students and young voters, though they count, but senior democrats in congress that are saying there just needs to be more done to pressure israel. this is not the way that a modern democracy that values life should be fighting a war. it's been since october that president came out and spoke out. it's been six weeks since senate majority leader chuck schumer said there needed to be a sea change, too much loss of life

and a lot of democrats are saying it was right for president biden to make this move and actually given that report yesterday that says it's likely that israel violated international law, we're seeing a lot of democrats say that biden should be doing even more. >> whit: something to watch there. averi, let's turn to former president donald trump in new jersey this weekend obviously coming after a week of testimony in the hush money trial. what impact, if any, is that having on his campaign at this point? >> well, as far as political implications it really matters and depends on the outcome of this case. if he is convicted of a felony, convicted on felony charge, that could be a vulnerability for him come november. according to our latest abc news/ipsos poll, we asked trump supporters what would happen to their support if he were to be convicted of a felony? 80%, the far majority of those supporters say they would continue to support him but 16% say they would reconsider support, 4% say they would withdraw that support and could matter in some of these battleground states where this election will be won or lost by

slim margins. >> averi, age and mental acuity campai has been a big has been a big issue. it is now even the third party candidate getting in on that conversation because of kind of weird news this week. >> yeah, a bit of a bizarre story. interesting enough that it does not include former president trump or biden. the two oldest candidates who are running in this race, but according to "the new york times" they found a deposition back from 2012 where rfk jr., robert f. kennedy jr. said a doctor told him that a paracitic worm ate part of his brain and caused him cognitive issues or may have caused him some cognitive issues. so now his campaign is defending his mental and physical health saying he is somebody who can continue to run for president. they say that he is someone for whom this cognitive issue was resolved more than a decade ago and for rfk jr., he says he will

be someone who can continue to run for president according to a post on x. he said he could eat, and this is a quote, five more brain worms and still beat former president trump and biden in a debate. >> janai: you kind of chuckled but the state of where we are in terms of this conversation is really mind-boggling. >> gio: it really is. averi, thank you. maryalice, let's talk about immigration, still a massive, massive issue here. the biden administration proposed tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border. >> yeah, absolutely top of mind for voters. homeland security basically has a bureaucratic change they're proposing which would make it easier for some officers to move quickly to deport someone they have suspicion has a serious criminal history. secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas pushed back on that talking point that the border is open. he pointed to the fact that they have deported 720,000 individuals this year alone.

that's more than any other year in the last ten years, guys. >> janai: wow. >> whit: maryalice parks, averi harper, an early happy mother's day to both of you as well. good to have you. a check of the weather with somara theodore and for mother's day, we're hoping for clear skies at least in some places. >> somara: we're feeling hot, hot, hot for those in florida. fort lauderdale, florida, every time i look, i'm, like, they are living their best life on the beach early. thanks to the earth cam. what they're going to be feeling, though. temperatures are anticipated to jump into the 90s. miami, the record to beat is 96. you could hit 97 degrees today. that's a look at th >> somara: that's a look at your >> somara: that's a look at your

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"gma" with anthony edwards leading the new guard of players to watch in the nba as the timberwolves set their sights on an nba championship and espn's malika andrews sat down with him exclusively and is joining us now with more on that interview. malika, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yeah, this new electrifying energy around these nba playoffs because for the first time since 2005 superstars like lebron james, steph curry, kevin durant are sitting at home. but enter this young cat out of minnesota, his name is anthony edwards and he is box office. anthony edwards would like to introduce himself. >> just i'm a confident person. i think i'm the best in everything i do. >> reporter: as 22 the minnesota timberwolves guard nicknamed ant is the most exciting player in basketball. >> he'll put up a three. bull's-eye. >> reporter: ant plays with a you can't stop me glint in his eye. his dazzling dunk, teasing trash

talk and lightning quick speed might remind you of another tongue-wagging great. >> i'm not saying who, reg, but looks kind of familiar. >> you're drawing a lot of comparisons to michael. do you want them to stop. >> yeah, for sure. they need to stop. >> if you don't want to be compared to michael jordan how do you want to be talked about? >> as anthony edwards, yeah, like the first anthony edwards not the next michael jordan. i want people to be, like, this anthony edwards kid has his own style. he maybe got a mix of michael jordan in him but i can shoot the three so i think that makes me different than jordan. >> reporter: catching jordan, a distant goal, taking down the nuggets is right in edwards' reach. ant's wolves are up 2-1 on a denver team that features the mvp. how does ant feel about that, you might ask. >> you got to respect those guy, but, yeah, any time i step on the court, any time i feel like it's no reason they should be talking about him more than me.

>> see, he is confident. up until last night the timberwolves had been undefeated in all of the playoffs largely behind that spectacular play from anthony edwards, and they are going to be looking to bounce back on sunday against the defending champs and i know maybe he doesn't want to be compared to him but like the guy that's nicknamed air jordan, guy, the sky, it is the limit for anthony edwards. >> whit: no question about that. no shortage of confidence there either. malika, thanks. great interview, we appreciate great interview, we appreciate it and we'll (♪ ) why did i keep missing out on this? before you were preventing migraine with qulipta? do you remember the pain, the worry, the canceled plans? and look at me now. you'll never truly forget migraine but qulipta reduces attacks making zero-migraine days possible. it's the only pill of its kind that blocks cgrp and is approved to prevent migraine of any frequency. to help give you that forget you get migraine feeling. don't take if allergic to qulipta. most common side effects are nausea, constipation and sleepiness. learn how abbvie could help you save. qulipta, the forget-you-get migraine medicine.

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♪ ♪ >> janai: we're back now with our "play of the day," and it's something special. >> whit: uh-huh. [ laughter ] please >> janai: from day one as co-host we knew you were going >> janai: from day one as co-host we knew you were going to bring a whole new level of

warmth to our mornings january 6th i'm so deeply honored to sit here and call you family because you are family, not just friends. >> janai: since then you have brightened every day with that wonderful laugh. [ laughter ] >> whit: good to go. >> gio: what did you say? >> whit: the story that we have here, we'll completely skip because instead it is gio's birthday and that, of course, is our special harry potter happy birthday gio. happy birthday, gio. >> janai: lots of laughs eclipsed only by those life-changing moments. >> gio: that is absolutely spectacular. i'm thinking about all of the hardships that we cover at abc news because that's what happens in journalism. and here everyone is together. nobody is divided. everyone is unified and looking up at the sky together.

>> janai: the ones that inspired and the ones that shook us all. >> gio: you know, it's incredible to see the spirit of aloha play out in realtime in the midst of all this sadness. we're really seeing so many people lift each other up. >> janai: and the only thing taller than that big heart and larger than life personality -- >> gio: just hanging out here on the side taking in the views. >> janai: well, you find it. >> gio: what a way for my first rappel. the hardest part, pausing for commercial breaks. wow! you really caught me by surprise. i was not expecting that but i was thinking this morning, gosh, has it been a year? and i didn't even connect that this day was that year and so you really surprised me. >> whit: what a year it's been, much more coming up in our second hour. >> janai: we're just showing you're a crybaby. >> whit: it's confirmed. we'll see you next hour.

and good morning to you. i'm zach fuentes. happening now. part of highway 37 is closed in the north bay so caltrans crews can make repairs. it's the second to last weekend of construction there. the closure is on the eastbound lanes from sears point to vallejo. it's the same stretch that shut down for several weekends last month for repaving. caltrans would have started the eastbound work last weekend, but rain forced them to postpone, so the road is set to reopen by 5 a.m. monday. and bart is not going to be running trains this weekend between union city and warm springs south. fremont station crews are going to be replacing aging equipment and cutting down vegetation. bus service is going to be available between the stations and the green line between san jose and daly city will also shut down both today and tomorrow, so be sure to

check the bart website for updated schedules and ride alternatives. all right, let's get a check of the weather now with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey zach, good morning to you. hi everyone. we see all that sunshine behind you, but still a dense fog advisory from san francisco highway one southward through about 10:00. and the fog has been in pockets. but as we look live here, you can see just the top of the golden gate bridge, the headlands in the distance. but elsewhere, it's been sunny across the bay. 59, in oakland with 62 in hayward. so with that fog will be cooler in spots today across the bay at the coast. inland, we remain warm and it's already in the low 60s in our inland valleys. visibility a quarter of a mile. half moon bay, a mile up in santa rosa. highs today from the upper 80s to near 90 inland, but temperatures dropping into the 60s. san francisco mid 70s along the peninsula with that sea breeze and that morning fog and mid to upper 70s the bay shore. so cooler for everyone for mother's day. zach. >> lisa. thank you. the news continues with good morning

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>> whit: good morning, america. it's our second hour. show in the skies. a rare celestial phenomenon the northern lights heading south, visible down to florida and beyond. the dazzling display delighting