good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. the major winter storm on the move. 50 million on alert. millions struggling to dig out from the winter storm on the west coast. yosemite national park shut down. this morning, at least 19 states on alert for blizzards, heavy snow, damaging winds and floods as the major storm moves east. where we could see tornadoes next. ginger tracking it all. breaking overnight. the rescue operation under way after a deadly train collision killing at least 36 people and dozens more wounded in greece as another train derails in the u.s. carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane. this morning, the latest on the evacuation plans. frightening close call. another near miss at an american airport. a jetblue plane forced to abort

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and he's on his way. overnight, ed sheeran with a big announcement. the end of an era, a decade in the making. when you can finally hear his new album and what he revealed about his wife. plus, the road to "back to the future." >> roads? where we're going, we don't need roads. >> you do not want to miss our big, exclusive announcement. this is "good morning america." glad that you are with us and we have a lot of news as we start a new month together. >> a new month and we're hoping to get back to spring as soon as possible. and we begin with the latest powerful storm to batter the west coast. yosemite national park had to shut down. the snow reached 15 feet. >> in northern california. good morning, matt. >> good morning, george.

we've had 109 inches of snow here over the past seven days. this is still very much an ongoing event. we just lost power here in gold run. how much snow is here, there's a gas station sign behind me almost completely obscured. cars, trucks, unrecognizable. this maybe you can tell is a pickup truck buried under this snow and as they begin to dig out, these communities now have a new challenge -- where to put all of this snow. this morning, that whiteout in california's sierras, a six-foot onslaught of snow. the winds at 50 miles per hour and these images from truckee, you can see the intensity of the blizzard as it moves in. this car finally getting traction as plows make run after run to try to clear the roads. and millions are struggling to dig out. in san bernardino county a state of emergency. >> you can't even see my house. it's like all the way to the

top. >> reporter: driving on the snow-slammed roads considered impossible, highways closed to traffic. this is i-80, one of the most trafficked east/west thoroughfares in the entire country and it is completely socked in right now, closed to all traffic with the snow coming down at about a foot an hour. we surveyed i-80 with the california highway patrol. >> how important is this section of i-80 in terms of commerce and the movement of goods? >> it's very important. there's tons of truck traffic and stuff coming from the port area going up over the hill to reno and there's -- i mean, thousands of trucks a day travel this road. >> reporter: in yosemite national park as much as 15 feet of snow falling, homes buried up to their chimneys. crews working to restore critical services. the park closed indefinitely. i know ginger has talked about this a lot. what does this does to the drought. this part has received 80% of

its annual snowfall. we'd need many years of wet seasons like this in order to replenishment the aquifers. >> no indeed. matt, thank you. we're going to ginger now in santa monica tracking where the storm is headed next. you got some flooding there, ginger? >> reporter: robin, i storm gear on. gusts up to 35 miles per hour. this storm is not done yet. some rounds of rain to move through southern california. the elevation, 2 to 3 feet of snow. now, with the rain even though it's an inch or two inches at most, you've been really saturated in southern california and you had landslides and mudslides, the home there near beverly hills was evacuated because of that landslide. we could see more of that as it pulls away. as it makes its way east, it will drop snow in tucson, then

it settles in and bring tornadoes. damaging wind, anywhere that's highlighted there, we're already seeing the risk level elevated. the second highest level by thursday evening, but dallas all the way over to little rock and lookout, what they call a quasi linear con vector system. very destructive. we're watching that. that moves to the east into the southeast, georgia, south carolina, tennessee on friday. much more on the northern side in a bit. >> we'll check in with you throughout the morning. ginger, thank you. now to the breaking news overnight from greece. a deadly train disaster killed at least 36 people, dozens more injured when a passenger train collided head on with a freight train. marcus moore is tracking the story. good morning, marcus.

>> reporter: george, good morning. information is still coming in but we know this was a high-speed collision between these trains, hundreds of passengers on board. many of them were students returning from greece's festival celebrations and dozens killed. a deadly train crash in greece as a freight train and passenger train collide head-on. the accident happening north of athens. the fatal crash and derailment killing at least 36 people and injuring 85. according to the hellenic train company their train had departed en route to thessaloniki. 350 passengers were on board. a passenger who survived the accident described it. [ speaking in non-english ] there was panic, he said, people screaming, people trapped. nearly 200 emergency responders rushing to the scene urgently evacuating people after at least three carriages caught fire. rescuers wearing headlamps, pulling pieces of twisted metal from the cars, searching for people trapped inside. this passenger narrowly escaping. [ speaking in non-english ] a fire erupted next to us, he

said, this man here saw a hole so we managed to get out from where we were. this morning, the focus has been on the rescue operation, they've brought in cranes to lift the large pieces of wreckage there but the question still remains, how did these trains end up on the same track headed straight at each other at high speed and, rebecca, the train station manager who was on duty at the time has been arrested. >> wow. very interesting. marcus, thank you. all right, here at home we have the latest on the train carrying 30,000 gallons of liquid propane derailed in florida as ohio cleans up from their toxic accident. victor oquendo has the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. the railroad company telling abc news that a second propane tanker also derailed but that one stayed upright. officials using thermal imaging to examine those tankers. so far there is no leak but warning those nearby that if conditions change they might

have to evacuate. this morning, the investigation is under way after a train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel derailed in florida. >> can you identify the hazardous material? >> reporter: crews in sarasota, south of tampa, finding that propane tanker and four box cars carrying sheet rock off the tracks on their sides. >> the thought of a 30,000 liquid propane tanker on its side, that's a bit of a concern. >> reporter: so far there is no leak but warning nearby businesses they may have to evacuate if conditions change. >> if we had to evacuate this area, it would have been about a square mile we had to evacuate. >> reporter: more than 150 feet of track uprooted and destroyed. the railway operator, seminole gulf, estimating that repairs will not be completed until next week. this, as the head of the epa makes a return to east palestine, ohio, the town at the center of that toxic train derailment. >> i recognize there has been a deficit of trust. >> reporter: officials installing up to three water monitoring wells out of an

abundance of caution but say testing has shown no signs of contamination from the derailment in the air or the town's water system. as for the hazardous waste from ohio, indiana's governor objecting to the epa's decision to send some of that waste to his state saying that there's been a lack of communication. robin? >> seems to be the case, victor, thank you. now to another close call at an american airport. the faa is investigating after officials say the pilot of a learjet took off without clearance in the path of a our transportation correspondent gio benitez has the latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning to you. yeah, that's the key question for investigators, why did that learjet pilot take off? well, that decision could have been deadly. this morning, the faa looking at why a learjet decided to take off without permission nearly causing a catastrophic crash. according to the faa air traffic

control telling that pilot to wait before taking off because a jetblue plane was landing on an intersecting runway. ared to land 4 rht >> reporter: even after acknowledging the message, the faa says learjet pilot took off anyway forcing the jetblue plane to go from 87 feet to 3,900. joe and lily were on board the jetblue flight returning from nashville. >> and then hitting the ground and going back up in seconds, you definitely got a jolt. nobody knew what was going on. >> reporter: just look at this animation from flight radar 24. the two planes appear to come dangerously close to one another. >> once we got, you know, i would say far enough up, the plane was like to the side, we were definitely having to take sharp turns so it was definitely really scary. >> reporter: the jetblue flight landing safely but it's one of at least five close calls in recent months that abc news

has learned of and that's why the entire aviation industry is now facing questions on safety. and, robin, to be frank, the concern here, and it's a real concern, is that one of these close calls could be something far worse. >> that is the fear, gio, thank you. we'll bring in our contributor and aviation expert colonel steve ganyard. always good to have you here on the program. and, steve, it seems like there have been so many close calls recently. at least five by our count. this one very close. what is your biggest concern right now? >> yeah, robin, it's important to note right off that aviation continues to be extraordinarily safe in the united states, but these are concerning. i think the only thing that we're seeing, the only common thread that we're seeing throughout these mishaps is human error. somebody made a mistake in the cockpit, somebody made a mistake in the control tower. that's where the faa is going to start to look to see how can they prevent this from happening again. as gio noted, these are five very serious incidents. in boston the controllers saved

the day. in that incident in austin, those airplanes came within 100 feet of hitting each other and that 777 in maui that took the dive right after takeoff came within five seconds of impacting the water. so we can't keep counting on our luck holding out because eventually it won't. >> okay, and you mentioned, the faa is investigating all of these incidents. what are they doing to prevent others from happening? >> the faa administrator is putting together a top to bottom review of the whole aerospace safety system. they'll do a terrific look and they'll come up with what kinds of things need to be changed. remember, robin, the airline industry was particularly hurt during covid. airplanes are what we use, but it's all dependent on people. so the airlines are short of pilots, they're short on mechanics, they're short on staff, even controllers are short about 1,000 people. so while demand has come roaring back the airlines are still at about 75% going into the summer

travel season. >> you talk about that demand because air travel is back at or above pre-pandemic levels. so how concerned should people be? >> well, from a safety perspective, again, don't be concerned. it continues to be extraordinarily safe. we need to watch to see what the faa does to put safety procedures back into place as we get back up to a pre-covid level. but the airlines are doing things like increasing resiliency, they're taking off flight schedules and trying to make the summer travel season go better. but, remember, robin, this is the first season postcovid where we'll really test the system and patience will be required. >> we got to keep that in mind. colonel steve ganyard, as always appreciate your insight. have a good day. george? now to the showdown over president biden's student loan forgiveness plan faced tough questions from supreme court justices during oral arguments on tuesday. let's bring in terry moran and mary bruce. and, terry, the conservative majority on the court seemed highly skeptical of the program. >> reporter: they really did,

george. it was a tough day for the biden administration in court. from the start those conservative justices expressing deep skepticism about the president's plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt, and it was the sheer size and scope of this program that drew the sharpest scrutiny. under the biden plan more than 40 million student borrowers are eligible. up to $20,000 in debt relief per student and 26 million student borrowers have already signed up for the program, though it's on hold pending the outcome of this case. the total cost $430 billion. chief justice john roberts said it must be explicitly authorized by congress. and justice neil gorsuch raising the fairness issue, what about the people that paid back the loans and those who never borrowed? how is it fair to them? but the liberal justices pointed

to language already in existing law that they say could be interpreted as authorizing the program and justice sonia sotomayor, she raised the dire consequences for millions of students being crushed by debt if the court strikes down this program. and after yesterday, george, that looks like a real strong possibility. >> okay, mary bruce, how is the white house responding? >> reporter: well, the president insists, george, that he is confident he has the legal authority to do this despite the skepticism from the conservative majority yesterday. sources here inside the white house say they're feeling good. they are encouraged by some of what they heard yesterday, hoping that the justices will find there's no standing for the administration to be sued over this. look, they are clearly trying to put a positive spin on this as the financial fate of 40 million americans now hangs in the balance and with the president's big campaign promise to do this up in the air as well. now, if this fails, though, it seems there is no plan b. this is it. we have repeatedly pressed the white house on this and they feel that this was their best shot at getting this done, at providing this relief to americans and their best chance for the president to fulfill

that campaign pledge. george? >> and it affects so many millions of people. mary bruce, thanks very much. rebecca? we turn now to apparent relief for renters in the u.s. new reports say the skyrocketing rise in rents appears to be leveling off and trevor ault is here with the details. some good news on those prices. >> finally some very welcome news for renters, anybody who signed a new lease over the past year knows prices had ballooned talking double digit increases for a lot of people, but according to rent.com, the median american rent is now $1,942 a month. that is down from $1,978 a month in december and it's down from last summer's peak at more than $2,000 a month. experts say the power actually could be shifting in favor of tenants. there's a rise in vacancies. not as many people looking for a place of their own and landlords have to compete a bit to get somebody signed, sometimes with incentives with a free month's rent or amenities or gift cards

too, and there's a chance, depending on the economy, people could see their rent go down, especially because there's a lot of new construction that's finally ready to open that should mean a pretty dramatic increase in supply over the next couple of years. >> which a lot of people are looking for, the stretching. the 30-year fixed rate mortgage, 7%. >> yeah. >> prices are falling as well. >> home prices definitely because those interest rates are so high. that's not new that home prices are falling. that's been happening over the past six months in america, now down another 0.3% in december, down 2.7 since june. everybody is aware that 7%, 30-year mortgage, those rates are so high. so in a lot of ways it's more expensive to buy a house now than it was a few years ago even with lower prices. that can keep buyers away. prices could keep falling a little more. >> trevor with the good news. >> you always have your business correspondent hat on, rebecca. you can't take it off. >> i can't help myself. i usually get the bad news. you get the good news, congrats. >> it's our bonus this morning.

coming up, jurors set to go to the crime scene in the alex murdaugh trial. we'll have the latest on a heated exchange on the stand. why some restaurant reward programs aren't as rewarding as they used to be. becky worley will break that down for us. and what is the magic number of minutes you should walk every day? we can find out how to possibly add years to your life. but first back to ginger. hey, ging. >> reporter: hey, rebecca. the storm will go through thursday for the south. there's an appetizer today and that area highlighted today for damaging winds and tornadoes. your local weather now in just 30 seconds.

lisa: waking up to sunny freeze warning for interior valleys with temperatures in the 30's and 40's. sunny and breezy with highs in the mid 50's, more sunshine for thursday and friday. we are looking at a wet and cold weekend, highs from the mid-50's across the bay, 57 in santa rosa. seven day forecast looking at a cold raiai >> george got a new haircut. it's the first day of march and we'll be right back.

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2014 to 2020 and nissan rogue sports from 2017 to 2022. plus, chicago mayor lori lightfoot has lost her re-election campaign. first time in decades that the incumbent has lost in that city. paul vallas didn't get more than 50% of the vote, there will be o there's a new study that suggests as little as 11 minutes of brisk walking a day can reduce your risk of developing heart disease and stroke by 17%. that's possible. >> what do they consider brisk? >> well, as long as there's a coffee at the end, it's brisk. you're making your way to that coffee. >> there you go. we've also got a lot more ahead including loyalty perks. you love to get those perks. robin especially loves those perks. but do your favorite places still love giving them to you? becky worley breaks down how they might not be so rewarding just ahead. >> i have noticed that. now we're going to alex murdaugh, the trial. the jury is about to visit the scene of the double murders as attorneys prepare for closing

arguments later today. eva pilgrim is at the south carolina courthouse with more. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning. that jury will head to the crime scene this morning. this is just a chance for them to see where this all happened. no presentation, no talking. this morning, the jury visiting the site where maggie and paul murdaugh were murdered with strict rules in place. >> you're not allowed while there to ask any questions including any law enforcement personnel. if you have any questions, you can only ask me. >> reporter: the visit coming just before closing arguments begin in the alex murdaugh trial after both sides finished presenting their cases. >> the state rests. >> reporter: prosecutors using their rebuttal to call witnesses back to the stand in a final push to prove the disgraced lawyer murdered his wife and son, attacking the defense's theory that two shooters were likely involved.

>> can the defense include to the exclusion of all other possibilities two shooters? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: the state's crime scene expert walking jurors through the defense's theory of how the crime unfolded. prosecutors arguing the evidence doesn't fit. >> so what did you find odd about the theory first of all? >> i think the theory is preposterous in my opinion. >> reporter: the state's pathologist standing by her analysis, but when pressed by the defense admitting to having some regrets. >> i guess hindsight is always 20/20. i could have taken x-rays of the brain. i could have taken more photos. >> reporter: the prosecution taking aim at murdaugh's emotional performance on the witness stand calling his former law partner to prove murdaugh knew how to perform for a jury when he was a trial attorney. >> he was a theatrical type presence in the courtroom and he could get very emotional doing closing arguments in front of a

jury. >> reporter: but the defense pushing back during a heated exchange suggesting that partner is angry after having to pay clients back for money alex murdaugh stole. >> are you angry at him for stealing your money? >> i have no feeling one way or the other. >> you don't have any feeling about alex murdaugh betraying you and stealing your money? you're -- i admire you. i don't know that i could look beyond that. >> i have had anger with him, extreme anger because of what he did to my law firm, my partners, my client -- his clients, our clients, what he did to his family. you are dead wrong if you think i've come in here and told this jury something because of money. when we're talking about two people who were brutally murdered, then you're headed in the wrong direction. >> reporter: so what's next? after the jury goes to visit the crime scene, then this afternoon closing arguments are expected and very soon this case will be in the hands of the jury to

determine did alex murdaugh kill his wife and son. rebecca? >> inching closer and closer to that verdict. we know you'll be following it each step of the way, eva pilgrim, thank you. turning now to the incredible video of sharks in a feeding frenzy off the coast of louisiana. whit johnson is here with that and what the fisherman who came across this wild scene is saying about this day. could it be we need a bigger boat? >> definitely a bigger boat. rebecca, good morng to you. this dramatic feeding frenzy is known as foaming. sharks all revved up with blood in the water biting in all directions to eat as much food as possible and one group of fishermen found themselves right in the middle of this killing field. chaos in the water off the coast of venice, louisiana. dozens of sharks in a feeding frenzy. the water appearing to boil in a stew of gray fins. fisherman mark hardesty said they were out on his boat searching for yellow fin tuna when they came across this wild

scene. >> all of a sudden we started experiencing the schools of just frantic feeding sharks that were devouring bait pods and they erupted all around us and then up under the boat. >> reporter: the sharks starting violently under and around the boat sending a spray of water on board. >> i'm getting soaking wet. >> reporter: hardesty says they were about 15 miles off the coast when they first noticed the top water disturbance and realize it was a large pod of fish. but as they moved closer the sharks suddenly appeared. >> if a person had fallen in, you would not have found them again. >> reporter: he's been fishing in the gulf for 15 years and shark sightings are becoming more frequent. but this day on the water is one he'll never forget. >> we couldn't even fish around them because they took every line we had. it was just a mess. >> now we spoke to a marine

biologist who told us it's difficult to know exactly what kind of sharks these are but he says both spinner and black-tipped sharks can be seen in large numbers during their annual migrations. experts also remind us it's better to respect the sharks than fear them. guys? >> that's pretty good advice. >> oh, okay. >> respect. dear sharks. we're going to turn now to the investigation into the death of a u.s. swim champion, the 42-year-old was found unresponsive in her home in the u.s. virgin islands. will reeve has the story. good morning, will. >> good morning, george. in the middle of the night one day last week medical personnel at a clinic on the island of st. john performed cpr on jamie cail whose boyfriend found her on the floor of their home. it was too late and now the virgin islands criminal investigations bureau is trying to figure out what happened. this morning, the sudden death of a former american swimming champion under investigation in the u.s. virgin islands. police say 42-year-old jamie cail was found unresponsive by her boyfriend last week at the home they shared together in st. john.

cail's boyfriend and his friend drove her to a local clinic according to a police statement where the staff found her in cardiac arrest. cpr was administered but cail died at the hospital. the cause of death is still unknown. authorities are awaiting autopsy results. >> when someone is fairly young, this victim is in her early 40s, and there is no apparent mental or physical health problems, and there may be some suspicious circumstances around how she was found, all of the above would lead the police to do a preliminary investigation as to was there foul play involved or not. >> reporter: born in new hampshire cail was one of the top high school swimmers of the 1990s. she was part of a relay team that won a gold medal at the 1997 pan pacific championships. later enrolling at the university of maine and competing on the swim team there. >> she was a really hard worker. she was really well loved and she was a person you enjoyed seeing on your daily basis. she had a huge heart.

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coffee or doughnuts, they often reward you for your loyalty in the form of freebies after a certain number of purchases. but in this inflationary time even those freebies might come at a higher cost. lizzie starts her day with coffee. >> i am a dunkin'ista and live and die by dunkin'. >> reporter: by signing up for their loyalty program she received two free drinks a month. not anymore. >> now i'm barely getting one per month. i was like, oh, my god, i can't believe they've done this to me. >> reporter: according to "the new york times," at dunkin' customers used to spend $40 to get a free drink but now they need to spend about $90. lizzie thought switching over to starbucks would help her out. but on february 13th, they increased the amount of reward points or stars as they call them that are needed for a free perk, doubling them in some cases. chipotle too has changed their reward program and in a statement to "gma," they

referred us to why this is happening to many places, inflation. in september 2022 we marginally increased point values for menu items in the chipotle rewards exchange because of higher costs for our real ingredients. we were wondering does this go beyond fast food and coffee chains? the answer is yes. >> it's harder for them to deliver on our benefits so they're making it harder to achieve these statuses and earning these perks and benefits. >> reporter: in the statement dunkin' tells abc news, since we launched dunkin' rewards in october, we've seen positive consumer sentiment and strong results. our loyalty members have redeemed over 25 million rewards and we welcomed over 3 million new members. one thing i realized about rewards programs while doing this story is the ease of use accessing them. almost all companies now have apps and if you're a regular, it still does make sense to download the app, swipe and occasionally, guys, savor a freebie.

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than ever after splitting with her longtime partner. what she says got her through it. raising their two sons and her own battle with impostor syndrome. ♪ i'm on my way ♪ and he's on his way. overnight, ed sheeran with a big announcement, the end of an era a decade in the making. when you can finally hear his new album and what he revealed about his wife. ♪ pl, >> roads? where we're going, we don't need roads. >> you do not want to miss our big exclusive announcement. ♪ how you like me now ♪ and it's the sequel 40 years in the making from mel brooks. >> good to be the king. >> now get ready for -- >> "history of the world, part ii." >> part ii. >> part ii. >> nick kroll, ike barinholtz ad wanda sykes. >> good gracious, it's harriet tubman.

>> the inventor of the bathtub? >> reporter: in "history of the world part ii" as they say -- >> all: good morning, america. that is a funny cast. >> oh, yeah. >> are you ready to go "back to the future"? want you to take a look. the delorean, it is headed for broadway. we have big news about it that you're going to hear here first. >> this was fun to see this morning when we all came in. plus, we'll tell you about the new report finding that americans are in greater debt than ever, especially millennials. i'll give you some tips about how to dig yourself out. first, the major winter storm that's on the move right now that's hit the west coast. yosemite national park had to shut down. want to go back to ginger in santa monica. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: yeah, george, it's looking at the santa monica pier, ponding on the beach, on the roadways and we've been just battered with the heavy rain, now we're on the backside of it. but the flooded advisories have

moved south. oceanside, san diego, involved for the next couple of hours. higher elevations, snow, two to three feet in the mountains. they've been slammed. mudslides and landslides still a possibility. look at those images. yosemite had to close because of so much snow. inoperable and thankfully a lot of people did heed the notice that there were going to be blizzard conditions. you did have some folks getting stuck. i-80 was shut for some time. tornadoes possible e pearly for louisiana, just east of dallas and arkansas thursday night. all right guys, lots to cover. robin, we'll head back to you. >> got to warn my family down that way. thank you so much, ginger. appreciate it. now we have the latest on the train carrying 30,000

gallons of liquid propane derailed in florida. we're going to go back to victor oquendo with more. good morning, again, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the investigation is now under way after that train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel derailed here in florida. crews in sarasota, south of tampa, finding that propane tanker and four box cars that were carrying sheetrock off the tracks toppled on their sides. officials saying so far there is no leak, but warning nearby businesses they might have to evacuate if conditions change. more than 150 feet of track uprooted and destroyed. the railway operator, seminole gulf, estimating that repairs will not be completed until next week. this, as the head of the epa makes a return to east palestine, ohio, the town at the center of that toxic train derailment. officials installing water monitoring wells out of an abundance of caution but say testing has shown no signs of contamination from the derailment in the air or the town's water system. indiana's governor has objected to the epa's decision to send some of that hazardous waste to his state saying that there is

just a lack of communication. guys? >> all right, victor, thank you. we turn now to the latest on harry and meghan as king charles gets ready for his coronation. now there are reports he's asking the couple to leave their home on the grounds of windsor castle. will reeve is back with more on the royals. hey, will. >> rebecca, hello. they are calling it frogxit. this morning, british press reporting that king charles has asked harry and meghan to move out of frogmore cottage. that's their home on the grounds of windsor castle. according to multiple reports, charles has offered the cottage to his brother, prince andrew. harry and meghan moved into frogmore cottage shortly before their son archie was born in 2019. late queen elizabeth giving them use of the house as a wedding gift. but having spent millions of taxpayer money refurbishing it, the duke and duchess lived there for less than a year before they stepped down from royal duties. the prince then paying that money back keeping the cottage as their residence in the uk. but the couple hasn't used the house that much and relations

between the sussexes and the rest of the royal family particularly strained after prince harry's smash hit memoir "spare." and prince charles' coronation is in may. the big question, will harry and meghan be there? the palace is not commenting on today's news. a royal source saying such discussions were, quote, a private family matter. guys? >> okay, thank you, will. coming up in our "gma morning menu," shakira, her message this morning. also ahead, big news, the new parental controls announced by tiktok. what to know about the well-being features. plus, a new report about the academy awards and inclusion. what's changed in the eight years since the oscars so white hashtag. and lara, we're getting ready for spring? >> yes, we are. a rainy day is coming and lori bergamotto is here with some very interesting rain solutions. yes, that is brad, the stage manager. we'll talk about rain solutions coming up.

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those iconic faces called moai now at risk due to climate change. michael is live there tomorrow telling us about the importance of saving those 800-year-old statues and the island. >> that is spectacular right there. >> it is. we're going to move on now to our "gma" cover story. shakira opening up about her breakup with soccer star gerard pique and how music has helped her heal. >> it really has, george. good morning. shakira says she's been writing music to help her get over the end of that relationship. sometimes talking about it is also cathartic. she's doing just that too sharing a message of empowerment for all women. speaking out this morning, superstar shakira opening up after splitting with her partner of 11 years gerard pique. [ speaking non-english ] the 46-year-old grammy winner telling a mexican newscast i've always been emotionally dendent. been in love th

today i feel that i'm enough for myself and i believe, when a woman confronts life's battles, she comes out stronger. ♪ my hips don't lie ♪ >> reporter: the "hips don't lie" singer who shares two sons with the former soccer star also saying, quote, i depend on myself and also have two children who depend on me, so i have to be stronger than a lioness but for that to be true it has to be a strength of experiencing mourning, accepting it. the couple's split playing out in public and on their instagram feeds. pique posting pictures with his believed new love interest. and shakira lip-syncing to the sza song "kill bill." ♪ i might kill my ex ♪ despite having sold millions of records with chart toppers like "whenever wherever," she says she suffers from impostor syndrome. saying, quote, i still don't believe that i'm as capable as they say, that i am as skillful or as creative, as intelligent

or as talented. that small pathology keeps me there motivated wanting to discover who i am and what i can give. [ singing in non-english ] but she's also said songwriting is her therapy. saying she's grateful that visa opportunity to let off steam necessary outlet for my own recovery process. shakira went on to say she's always felt a duty to use her voice and lend it to those who cannot speak through her songs and she has another doozy coming, guys. it's a revenge song called "tqg" which translates to too much for you. >> ooh. >> okay. >> that was the -- >> thank you, lara. we're going to get the latest now on tiktok which announced new parental controls to help parents put limits on

how kids use the app. becky worley back with that story. hey, becky. >> reporter: good morning, george. if you are a parent of teens, you may have occasionally asked your kids to put your phone down for just one minute. but it's hard for them and tiktok is so compelling that it makes it especially difficult to stop watching. but today tiktok unveiling new parental screen time tools that could help you and your child. ♪ i made you look ♪ ♪ i made you look ♪ >> reporter: for teens tiktok can be a black hole, sucking them in for hours at a time. >> rr: but this morning, the company anunng aew s helping teenmilies manage their time in the app. >> we're introducing screen time limits for our teen users. >> reporter: in the next couple of weeks the popular app will roll out a new family pairing feature that allows parents to filter videos with words or hashtags they don't want their teens to see, keep track of how many times the app is opened in a day and it enables caregivers to mute app notifications at set times.

>> on family pairing we've muted notifications, effectively turned them off for different age users starting at 9:00 and 10:00 p.m. we've now added to that to add more granular controls, so a parent can have muted notifications for their teens at all different ages. >> reporter: to stop the scrolling, tiktok will automatically set a 60-minute daily screen time limit for someone under 18. if the limit is reached, kids under 13 will need to get a parent to enter a passcode to allow them to keep watching. >> it's really important that we think about what kids are being exposed to, but also what are they not doing as a result of their extensive use of these apps on their screens and their devices. >> reporter: research shows that being aware of how much time we're spending on screens can help us be more mindful and cut back. yes, even for teens. so using tiktok's new dashboard and screen time controls can be at least a conversation starter for you and your kids, george. >> how about other apps, becky?

>> reporter: yeah, many social media apps, instagram, snapchat, they have some parental controls, maybe more focused on privacy and safety, but you can limit times on any app limiting it has gotten easier and still time consuming that is modern parenting. i am right there with you. i have 15-year-olds, george, you know. >> mine are past the point where i can control them. okay, becky, thanks very much. >> like you ever could control them? >> true. [ laughter ] >> all right, george. now to the alarming new numbers about debt in america. people of all ages are in more debt than ever with 30-year-olds experiencing the biggest leap in years according to a new report from the federal reserve bank of new york. rebecca who is also our chief business correspondent will help us make sense of all this. we've never seen these numbers before. i think in their 30s historic debt, nearly $4 trillion. what's behind this? >> exactly, robin. i want to talk about this because it is so important to

me. i know it's important to you. people took on huge amounts of debt. overall every age group has taken on much bigger amounts of debt. the group of adults who are in their 30s took on way more debt, 27% more debt from 2019 to today and they are now at $3.8 trillion, and this is going to live with you and it gets bigger and bigger as people get older and take more debt on and it's especially problematic when it's credit card debt and seeing a lot of that happen now because of inflation, because of the fact that we've now re-opened, people are back to their spending habits. they saved a little during the pandemic, they're back to their spending habits and because things cost more people are putting more on their credit cards. so now the average credit card debt per person in their 30s is $6,750. that is going to take, if you're only making minimum payments, that will take years to get out of. >> i know. and so it's not just in the 30s. every age group as you alluded to is having struggles. paying it down, what suggestions

do you have? >> for everyone, you do want to focus on paying off that credit card debt first. you can have a lot of debt, student loan debt, mortgage debt, those generally speaking are going to have lower amounts, lower percentages. so they're not growing as quickly. that credit card debt is where you want to attack very but you don't want to forget in your 30s about maxing out your 401(k) because later in life, that's going to be helpful. also avoid lifestyle inflation. what i mean by that you might get paid a little more money and then you feel like you're getting paid a lot more so you spend even more than what you're making. avoid that to whatever extent possible and make sure you have emergency savings set up so that in the event of a job loss or an illness things that are probably very far outside your mind in your 30s that you have a little bit of cushion there. if you're in your 40s you can also pay down that debt but also focus on building up the savings account, the 401(k), and if you don't already have one and you

have kids set up a 529 plan. that's your college savings account. finally, robin, in your 50s take advantage of thecatch-up contributions in your savings. so in your early life, you have set amounts that you can contribute to your 401(k) to your i.r.a. later in life i.r.a.s give you larger amounts. once you hit your 50s you can contribute more money and that will allow you to catch up. start early, think about it in your 30s so that you're not in your 50s or 60s or 70s looking at those amounts and feeling completely under, but always look at that credit card debt first. i can't say that enough. >> you are so passionate about this and helping people and helping them understand and not being fearful of it. >> thank you, robin. viewers who are dealing with this and i want to help walk them through. >> you do that. rebecca, thank you. george? now to the push for diversity at the oscars. there has been some progress since the backlash over the oscars so white hashtag and stephanie ramos has details. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: george, good morning. a new report out this morning a

nominees are more diverse, but there's still room for change. >> the oscar goes to eddie redmayne. >> reporter: it's been eight years since #oscarssowhite first went viral. in reaction to an all white roster of nominees. and this morning, a new initiative called the inclusion list created by a team of researchers from usc's annenberg inclusion initiative is showing how the entertainment industry is changing. >> what we're trying to do is be as transparent as possible across a variety of indicators of who is getting to participate in the film industry on screen, above the line, behind the camera and below the line. >> and, action. >> reporter: we can tell you based on data who is working with women of color, who is hiring women directors, who is hiring underrepresented cinematographers. that data can help change this owerha se that is still la

progress made. from 2008 to 2015, only 8% of all nominees were from underrepresented groups. but from 2016 onward, it's now 17%. cagories including best actor, st adapted screenplay. >> before the world tonight i give praise to our ancestors who helped build this country. >> reporter: there's still a long way to go. psince the first academy awards 95 years ago, less than 2% of nominees have been women of color with only 16% winners being women. there were 32 years with no latino nominees at the academy awards, with 2007 being the year with the most latino nominees. >> there needs to be more access and opportunity from film school through the production process through who gets vetted and the resources put behind those stories for awards consideration.

>> reporter: on the heels of the bafta awards facing backlash for having all white winners, many are wondering if asian nominees like michelle yeoh can break through at this year's oscars and she would become the first asian to win in her category. george? >> she's had a good run so far. >> feeling good. >> okay, stephanie, thanks. let's go to ginger in santa monica. >> reporter: george, the pacific the big rain has moved on. that- not as peaceful as lake michigan, my favorite, back at home in chicago there, you can see a really nice morning. but they're in a snow deficit by more than a foot. they can get some this weekend. can also bring snow over to midland, michigan. don't forget that with all of severe storms, you'll have heavy rains, flood watches in place especially through arkansas, tennessee, mississippi

lisa: waking up to sunny freeze warning for interior valleys with temperatures in the 30's and 40's. sunny and breezy with highs in the mid 50's, more sunshine for thursday and friday. we are looking at a wet and cold weekend, highs from the mid-50's across the bay, 57 in santa rosa. seven day forecast looking at a cold raiai we're having a little conversation and good morning to you. so much to talk about. i'm just going to get right to "pop news." ed sheeran, everybody is talking about him. overnight, the grammy winner announcing his fifth studio album called "subtract." it will be out this spring. sheeran said he scrapped a decade worth of work, hundreds of songs and instead wrote the whole thing in one week. >> wow. >> the gearshift following a series of difficult events in the songwriter's life including his pregnant wife being

diagnosed with a tumor. she's fine. the baby is fine. the death of his best friend. and a plagiarism court case, which he eventually won. instead of trying to make an album people like, he's putting out something honest and true to the fear and depression that he was feeling at that time in his life. "subtract," the last in his mathematical series that began with "plus" in 2011. the new album is out may 5th. >> good for him. >> i think so. i think it's going to be a real departure, and good for him. now to ali wentworth and that guy she's married to. george, you and ali have been very busy. you received rave reviews for your documentary on brooke shields, really well done and now we all get to see it for ourselves. "pretty baby" produced by their production company bed by 8, alongside abc news studio begins streaming april 3rd. write it down, on hulu. and because we know people, we were able to secure a first look. here it is.

>> i spent my life owing people things and doing whatever they wanted. finally i asked myself, who will anymore?i don't allow that - >> the two-part documentary named after 1978's "pretty baby" that made brooke a household name. the documentary team had incredible resources thanks to brooke sharing her treasure trove of never-before-seen videos, pictures, along with her heartfelt story. the globe-nominated actress, model and documentary team received a standing ovation at sundance when it premiered to a sold out crowd. "pretty baby: brooke shields" will be available on april 3rd. >> it's unbelievable what she saved. literally every photo, every interview, every film clip ever taken and that goes back to six months old when she was an ivory snow baby. incredible. >> and there's a big message in this documentary so thank you for making it. we're really looking forward to it. not a lot of time left, but really important to share with

you a big lifesaving tour to save thousands of dogs. one of my favorite organizations -- bring in the pups -- north shore animal league america has already saved 1.1 million dogs and cats since they started their no kill rescue organization. come on in, doggies. almost 80 years ago. this morning, they are in the midst of their 23rd annual tour for life to find loving homes for pups like these. all of these pups are available for adoption. they are going to 30 something states. 66 cities across america. and the dogs that you are looking at, let's get a wide shot. all of these dogs including my cute wilson who is this little bit of a senior fella are up for adoption. check it out, north shore animal league america, we love you. we'll be right back. >> mine is so chill.

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bay area. good morning live with kelly and ryan is coming up. we'll chat with oscar nominee michelle yeoh. she'll tell us about her film everything everywhere all at once. that's at nine on abc seven. good morning. look at what a beautiful day we have in store still awfully cold out there. a lot of sunshine. breezy winds, its 40 downtown 41 in san jose with oakland at 41 from our east bay hills camera top balmer peak. you can see it is going to be a beautiful day out there of a bundle up 35 santa rosa 37 in livermore so much colder this morning even colder tomorrow morning, but in between plenty of sun with temperatures in the mid fifties for most breezy winds today in the accuweather seven day forecast sunny, a little bit warmer. tomorrow and

friday. joanna thank you, lisa. we will have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes . as always, ♪ pretty day here in times square. you know, mel brooks is a hollywood legend. i had so much fun visiting with him last year. he was working over the age of 90 on "history of the world, part ii." this comes out 40 years after "history of the world, part i" and features a cast of comedy all-stars. kayna whitworth spoke with three of them. >> it's good to be the king. >> reporter: it's a comedic cult classic. "history of the world, part i."r is it separate checks? >> reporter: after nearly four decades, the one and only mel brooks, who created the original, teaming up with funny man nick kroll for part ii. >> i don't want an arranged

marriage. >> i can arrange that. >> he has the vault of jokes that didn't get into "spaceballs" or "history of the world, part i" waiting to tell. >> for 40 years? >> for 40 years literally. >> reporter: kroll calling on ike barinholtz and wanda sykes to executive produce and star in the project. >> i'm a pilot in the '30s. i want to dance. >> let's cut a rug. wow. >> we called wanda to see if she was interested. it was like an immediate kind of like this guy is the guy. >> i also thought you were like pranking me. >> yes, right. >> why don't we sign this treaty and end this war? all right? >> tell me about the challenge in being funny, being historically hysterical, accurate in a world that is very sensitive right now. >> you know, when we first talked to mel, mel very clearly said to us, don't be afraid to tell dirty jokes. we had so many different points of view. and to have mel's permission and to keep the spirit of mel, which is less political and more about

who is in power, who is in charge, why are they stupid and why are they hypocrites, your hero is an every person and keeping that thematically i think gave us a lot of leeway to say and do a lot of stupid and gross things. >> putting like leaders on notice. >> josef stalin, you are hereby canceled. ♪ someday the masses will adore me as together we stand tall ♪ >> reporter: working alongside the iconic mel brooks, a dream come true for these comedic heavy hitters. >> hi. i'm -- i'm mel brooks, yeah. >> i clam up. i really do. it's like mel is -- you know, when we first started and he pops up on the screen and i am just looking at him like that's mel brooks. yeah, i just get starstruck. >> there's nothing better than getting a feeling from mel of like pitching him a joke and

seeing him laugh. it's the best feeling in the world. >> yes. >> "history of the world, part ii." >> part ii. >> reporter: for "good morning america," kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> can't wait to see it. "history of the world, part ii" premieres monday on hulu. lara? >> thank you, george. we're going to now shop in the rain, everybody. lifestyle contributor lori b. is here with her top products, e pt weather as we head into spring. good morning, lori bergamotto. >> good morning. >> we're not just talking umbrellas here, we're going above and beyond. >> most people have the umbrella they love but if you don't this one from amazon has nearly 60,000 positive reviews. i'm going to tell you why. it's this double canopy here. it won't blow your umbrella in reverse. you know the wind does that and it's under $30. another thing that we loved, these are great for kids. so they're little packable ponchos, that's what you get. for 12 bucks you get five of these. great thing to keep in your car, in a suitcase, pack it under

your kid's backpack. >> if you open it, it's a poncho, trust me. >> it's easy in an emergency. pop that open. >> now the opposite extreme here. from mighty to major. so jesse, the lovely jesse is in our under the weather pod. okay, now you're a mom. i'm sure you've had to go to many outdoor games. 'tis the season but it's also the rainy season. today is the first day of meteorological spring. >> i really like it, but i need to be able to get the good view of the field. >> exactly, so what's cool about this, you can see right through and it fits two people. the other thing we love about this, it's great for keeping out bugs. so it's not just for the rain, people, but also for the bugs. so this is from under the weather pod. >> it's easy to put together? >> pops up and you can pack it and keep it in a car. >> brad our stage manager was wearing like a self-contained one. those are also available and very fun looking.

>> exactly. >> now we're talking clothing, shoes, jackets. >> this is what everybody needs. tommy is in our splurge option here. patagonia. we got it at rei. this is the gold standard, lara. it is expensive but it's one of those cry once save for the rest of your life. it's really well made, and it's three layers. we also love it has an adjustable hem and will keep all that water out and it's just, like i said, gold standard. you'll have it forever. even has zip picks. if you get hot -- >> it's called breathable. >> that's what they're called so you can really just vent, okay. and then -- >> i like it. >> our safe option. lindsay looks beautiful in pale yellow, this is eddie bauer. both are packable so you can put them right in their own pocket. they're just like easy to toss. this one actually is on sale today for under $40. it's two-layer protection. we love that. i also want to quickly talk about their shoes. we got these from zappos. these are sorels.

everybody loves a rain boot. they can be cumbersome. if it's just a light rain, you feel like why am i -- >> you don't want to ruin your good sneakers. >> these are adorable. these are from sorel with that rubberized toe cap on both of them and they make them in men's, women's. they come in a bunch of different colors. >> can we not forget last but certainly not least. >> definitely not least. bullet. turn around for your close-up. >> he wants to model the product. >> bullet is giving us a great view of this hde raincoat. what bullet's dadager, brad says that bullet does not love to be enclosed, but was so good in this rain jacket. this has 15,000 positive reviews on amazon and it really does feel like a hug for the dog. >> bullet is a super model. >> everybody has been talking about how beloved bullet is. >> this rain gear is from amazon and looks great on him. looks like it fits. he's clearly not uncomfortable because dogs will let you know if they don't like a rain jacket. >> exactly. it's affordable and it even has

a little hood so you can keep your dog nice and cozy. i don't know if your dog will be as cute as bullet but he will be or she will be nice and dry. >> awesome. we've got information on all ofs to be had. thanks, lori bergamotto. always bringing it for us. coming up, the simple steps you can take to cut waste at home from food to plastic and so much more. that's coming up on "good morning america." 's coming up o morning america." ♪

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lambert and his band. they're getting ready for you in just a little bit. right now, we have simple ways around the house to help save the environment. let's go back to ginger in california and, ging, you have a bunch of little things all of us can do to cut down on waste and got your hubby in on it. >> oh, you know it. my hubby ben who is such a city guy who has never thought of composting. five years ago when i told him we're not going to buy paper towels anymore. we'll save money and let me tell you if my husband can do it, many of you can, too. americans make 294 million tons of trash each year. and about half of that goes straight to the landfill. and the number one thing we send to the landfill, food. it's a huge problem because when it gets trapped between layers of plastics and other trash, it

releases the worst greenhouse gas methane. >> studies have shown the climate footprint of food waste is larger than the entire aviation industry. >> reporter: you can reduce at least a third of your food waste by just taking your food scraps and instead of throwing them in the garbage try composting. we keep this little bin until we take it outside where i put it here in my compost pile so it is still going to release carbon dioxide when it breaks down but far less harmful than the there'ins. will uce if i we saw this one from food grounds that can be used in the garden or sent back to the company for use as chicken food. >> it's like farm to table but instead table to farm. next priority, get rid of plastic. less than 10% gets recycled properly and plastic in the environment break down into microplastics that then end up in our oceans, the fish we eat and eventually our bodies. some studies suggest that this

could cause health problems. plastic, we got to stop. cling wrap, no more. use this, the reusable beeswax and reusable bags instead of plastic. even at the store, instead of getting greens in the plastics, i try to get it where i put it in my own reusable bag. dishwasher pods are big, but they still have plastic. there are ones that don't. we've had this silicone sponge, for two years, you just wash it in the dishwasher. for hand soap and other cleaners, companies sell concentrated tablets and you just add water to a reusable bottle. now we've got bathroom cleaner, voila. another option, places like good bottle refill shop in maplewood, new jersey, where they have all your cleaning needs and so much more on tap. in the bathroom deodorant wrapped in paper, a reusable metal razor and over the counter medicine shipped in compostable packets and stored in reusable glass jars from a company called

cabinet. i have a big goal, plastic-free in the shower. i still have leftovers that i'm slowly but surely using and will never buy again because now i have bar shampoo, bar conditioner, bar face soap and bar body soap. no more plastic. advocates of doing what i've done reducing waste say it also is easy to get people changed. if you have some product that you love, write them. get loud. e-mail them. find them on social media. it's important to use either recycle plastic. another place we reduced greatly is the laundry room. for years we've been using tablets, this is the soap, no more dryer sheets, use a little ball. lisa: good morning, frosty start.

the possibility of a little black ice, be careful. temperatures are slow to warm, at least it will be bright. low 50's with breezy listen to that music. now to the iconic '80s movie coming right here to broadway. "back to the future," the musical begins june 30th. joining us now is the co-creator of the film and the book writer for the musical, mr. bob gale. welcome to "good morning america." we are so happy to have you. thank you for bringing us that joyful story. >> thank you, thank you, lara. i'm really happy to be here. >> i like your ride too. bob comes in style, everybody. you're not joking around. >> you know, i'm never late when i'm in this, right? >> that's right. let me ask you a hypothetical. so, if you could pop into the delorean, go back in time to your young self making that iconic movie, what would you say to yourself about the journey and about the impact that it's had on pop culture?

>> i would tell my younger self, bob, you're not going to believe this, but 40 years from now you're going to be standing on broadway and this is going to be a musical. and my younger self would say, get the hell out of here, old man. whatever you're drinking, i want some. >> i love it. i love it. now you're not just here to show me your cool car, you're also here with a very special announcement. >> i am. there's been a lot of speculation about this. who is going to play marty mcfly? >> you're going to share with us now? >> i'm going to share with you right now, because i'm here with casey likes. >> get out of here. casey likes, everybody. marty mcfly in the house. >> what's up, man? >> hi. good to see you. >> if you recognize him, he was just on "gma" for "almost famous" on broadway. you're a busy guy. >> i'm very, very lucky and honored to just work with amazing people like him. i'm really happy to be here. >> did you watch the movie as a kid?

i mean, it must be a pinch yourself moment to be playing such an iconic character. >> big pinch yourself. >> i mean, michael j. fox. >> it's an honor. michael j. fox is seriously a hero of mine and my mom always said i reminded her of him when i was growing up. >> isn't that funny? >> so crazy. and it's just amazing how timing worked out, and i was able to be a part of this and i'm just honored. so thank you, bob. thank you. >> you earned it, casey. you earned it. >> i can't wait to see you, casey. you were fantastic on our set singing songs from "almost famous." we know you'll bring it. bob, thank you for translating it to broadway. we love it because we are right here. >> you're going to love it even more when you see it. >> i know. it's done great in london. it's coming here. performances begin june 30th at broadway's winter garden theater. tickets are on sale now. coming up, wow, adam lambert. we have quite a show live on "gma." ♪ he's got to be strong

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♪ i need a hero ♪ back on "gma," adam lambert just released his fifth studio album "high drama" and he's about to perform for us. first we got to chat. adam, so nice to see you. >> good to see you. >> congratulations on the new album. >> thank you. >> all inspired covers. what made you go this route? >> you know, the idea came up and i thought it would be such a fun challenge to take songs and completely reinvent them as best i could and kind of give them my brand of theatricality and glam rock, and that's what we've done. >> specialized. >> lots of glam rock makeup. i've had so much fun. i'm wearing a scrapbook on my face right now. >> we're having fun with you and we can't wait to hear you perform. so many great covers. lana del rey, culture club, bonnie tyler and you have off the album "high drama." here is adam lambert now with "holding out for a hero." >> yeah. ♪

♪ where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods ♪ ♪ where's the streetwise ds♪cules to fight ♪ isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed ♪ ♪ late at night i toss and i turn and i dream of what i need ♪ ♪ i need a hero ♪ ♪ i'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night ♪ ♪ he's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast ♪ ♪ and he's got to be larger than life ♪ ♪ larger than life ♪ ♪ somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy ♪

♪ somewhere just beyond my reach, there's someone reaching back for me ♪ ♪ racing on the thunder and rising with the heat ♪ ♪ it's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ i need a hero ♪ ♪ i'm holding out for a hero til the end of the night ♪ ♪ he's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast ♪ ♪ and he's got to be fresh from the fight ♪ ♪ i need a hero ♪ ♪ i'm holding out for a hero till the morning light ♪ ♪ he's gotta be strong ♪ ♪ he's gotta be soon ♪ ♪ and he is got to be larger than life ♪ ♪ up where the mountains meet the heavens above ♪ ♪ out where the lightning splits the sea ♪

♪ i could swear there is someone somewhere watching me ♪ ♪ through the wind and the chill and the rain ♪ ♪ and the storm and the flood ♪ ♪ i can feel his approach like a fire in my blood ♪ ♪ i need a hero ♪ ♪ i'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night ♪ ♪ he's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast ♪ ♪ and he's got to be fresh from the fight ♪ ♪ i need a hero ♪ ♪ i'm holding out, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ oh ♪ ♪ larger than life ♪ [ applause ] >> thank you. >> thank you.

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