♪ >> janai: good ♪ >> janai: good morning, america. stormy weekend. new england slammed by more than 2 feet of snow while a strong storm system dumps up to 4 inches of rain along the busy i-95 corridor. philadelphia setting a wet, new record. the strong wind gusts to follow as the midwest prepares for more than a foot of spring snow. our weather team tracking the timing. >> whit: looming deadline. donald trump's time to pay is a day away. will he secure his nearly half

billion dollar bond? the options for new york's attorney general if he doesn't come through. >> will: death toll rising. in the moscow terrorist attack. more than 130 people now reported killed as isis claims responsibility and vladimir putin points fingers toward ukraine with president zelenskyy lashing out. denying any involvement. >> janai: love and support for princess kate following the revelation of her cancer diagnosis. >> my medical team therefore advised that i should undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy. >> janai: messages pouring in from around the globe. plus, how to talk to your kids about cancer. a pediatrician with the advice that you need to hear. ♪ >> whit: and eclipse excitement. the lunar eclipse happening overnight. a run-up to the event ahead.

the total eclipse over the u.s. what to expect and the spots of totality prepared to welcome tourists and their dollars. plus -- >> baseline jumpers. >> march madness. the big victories overnight in the men and women's contests with the winners keeping their dreams alive. ♪ oh this is how it's done ♪ ♪ >> whit: and good morning, america. great to have will reeve back at the desk with us this morning in for gio. bracket looking a little bit better today? >> will: yeah, incrementally. >> whit: mine is surging back. i'm in third place. >> will: bravo. >> whit: i haven't won in 30 years. i'll take whatever lead i can get. we have a lot to cover this morning here including the deadline for former president donald trump to post a nearly $500 million bond in the civil fraud case he lost in new york. we'll look at what could happen to his business empire if he fails to hand over the money. >> janai: and then we'll be watching more legal news on

tuesday when the supreme court takes on its first major abortion case since overturning roe v. wade almost two years ago. this one focuses on the abortion medication mifepristone which is used in more than half the abortions in the u.s. >> will: and the reaction pouring in from around the world after princess catherine's cancer diagnosis. we'll be live from buckingham palace with the latest, but we begin with that torrential rain on the east coast. some areas seeing record-breaking totals and a new major winter storm taking aim at the plains and the midwest as the week begins. our somara theodore is here with more. somara, good morning to you. >> somara: good morning, will. it was a soaker in the northeast yesterday. this is video out of bucks county, pennsylvania. roads closed due to the rain, in fact, just outside philadelphia saw their wettest march day on record. heavy rain also hit major cities like new york city and right out of i-95, you can see here at central park, cars completely stalled there with that tunnel flooding. now it wasn't just rain. we had some significant snowfall.

look at these totals. while albany, new york saw 5 inches, albany, new hampshire saw 28 inches of snow. so, at this point, the snow and rain has moved out. what we're left with this morning are strong, gusty winds, but those will die down by this afternoon and then our focus shifts farther west into the heartland, the northern plains where we're tracking our next big system. we have blizzard warnings as well as weather advisories and winter storm warnings. we're going to dig into that for a little later. janai back to you. >> janai: certainly very busy in the weather department, somara, thank you. turning overseas now as russian president vladimir putin vows retribution for the concert hall terror attack that left more than 130 people dead. russia observing a day of mourning for those victims. abc's patrick reevell joins us now with the latest including new video that some may consider disturbing. patrick, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai. yeah, it is a day of national mourning in russia where the country is really still reeling from this horrific attack.

isis has again claimed responsibility releasing videos, but russian officials are ignoring that, and the u.s. is concerned that the kremlin may be trying to push the blame onto ukraine. this morning, russians gathering to mourn for now one of the deadliest terror attacks in the country's history. large crowds laying flowers outside the concert hall where over 130 people were killed. more than 100 still hospitalized according to authorities. workers still clearing the wreckage. this new video showing the first terrifying moments of the attack. isis overnight again claiming responsibility, releasing its own bodycam footage of the attack. abc choosing not to air the gruesome video. russia says it has now detained all four of the gunmen and seven alleged accomplices. state tv airing video it says shows the detention by the fsb of men it claims are the attackers, but in his first

comments on the attack, vladimir putin ignored the isis claims, putin instead trying to link it to ukraine. putin saying the suspected attackers have been arrested trying to flee to ukraine and suggested without evidence that a crossing had been prepared for them there. ukraine as vehemently denied any involvement warning the kremlin will try to exploit the attack to cover up its own security failures. the u.s. says it provided intelligence to russia weeks ago that isis was planning similar attacks though russia denies the intelligence was specific. vice president kamala harris with abc news' rachel scott also dismissing the kremlin allegations. >> no. there is no, whatsoever, any evidence, in fact, what we know to be that

accounts respond for what happened. >> reporter: the white house this morning is saying that ukraine played no role whatsoever in the attack, and russia overnight again, launching a major air attack on ukraine. poland saying one of the missiles briefly entered its air space. this is the third major russian attack in just four days. will? >> will: those attacks really ramping up. patrick reevell in london for us. thank you. back now at home and to former president trump's fast-approaching financial deadline. that nearly $500 million bond in his civil fraud case is due tomorrow, and abc's senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky is here with more. aaron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, will. monday is the end of a grace period. so by this time tomorrow, the new york attorney general could begin taking action if trump fails to obtain a bond to guarantee that huge civil fraud judgment. >> reporter: this morning, donald trump has one day to secure a bond or risk enforcement of the nearly $500 million judgment imposed for a decade's worth of corporate fraud. >> it's a large amount and also it's significant because we all know that most of the former president's assets are tied up in real estate and real estate that's high profile. >> reporter: trump has long boasted of his success telling

the new york attorney general in a deposition, it's what got him elected. >> i mean, i became president because of the brand. okay? i became president. i think it's the hottest brand in the world. >> reporter: now trump's lawyers have said he doesn't have the cash, obtaining a bond so large they said it's a practical impossibility, but as new york attorney general letitia james told me last month, trump has to pay. >> does he have the money to pay this? >> that's really not my business. the judgment is $363 million, plus $100 million in interest which accrues each and every day at 9% interest. if he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek, you know, judgment enforcement mechanisms in court. >> reporter: that could include freezing bank accounts, collecting rent from trump's tenants, or seizing some of his properties like trump's golf course and seven springs estate in westchester county, or his triplex apartment in manhattan. >> the assets that attorney general james can go after are

not just limited to assets located in new york state. she's very much able to go after assets of the trump organization located in other states. >> reporter: the attorney general is not going to immediately shut the doors and change the locks on any of trump's buildings. more likely she could wait for an appeals court to decide whether or not trump deserves any kind of reprieve he's seeking or she could ask creditors to start identifying trump's accounts, try to freeze them and file property liens. we will see tomorrow. >> whit: we will. let's bring in abc's chief washington correspondent jonathan karl who will be hosting "this week" later on this morning. jon, good morning to you. always great to have you. so jon with this bond deadline approaching, what's at stake here for former president trump personally and politically? >> jonathan: well, you heard it from trump himself. he says, i became president because of the brand. this is everything for donald trump. this poses more of a risk to his livelihood and to his campaign, perhaps than even any of the

criminal cases. it's all on the line, and this morning on "this week," we're going to be talking to the guy who literally wrote the book on trump's finances to get to the bottom of what he actually has and how he may come up with this money. >> whit: and, jon, to another topic here, let's turn to the dwindling republican majority now. they can only spare a single vote now, and this move to oust speaker johnson. where does all this leave the gop in this critical election year? >> jonathan: i mean, it's just incredible. think about it. we've now had just in the last couple of months, three republicans not just announce they aren't running for re-election. that number is well over 20, but three saying they're leaving congress now. this has whittled that republican majority down, to as you said, just a single vote that they can afford to defect on any given issue. look. the effort to oust him led by marjorie taylor greene probably isn't going anywhere because frankly there's nobody who could replace him to get the votes necessary to replace him, but a

couple more departures, and you see the end of the republican majority. we're going to be joined by the way, on the round table by one of those congressmen that has decided that he is so upset and so disgusted with the dysfunction that he has left congress. he cast his last vote on friday. he's here with us this morning. >> whit: we're looking forward to that interview. jon, as always, thank you so much, and tune into "this week" later this morning. jon has more on trump's bond deadline with an expert legal panel, and an exclusive interview with senate intelligence committee vice chair marco rubio about the deadly attack in russia. plus, rachel scott speaks with vice president kamala harris about some of the key issues shaping the 2024 race. janai? >> janai: a lot to look forward to there, whit. for now, to the words of love and support pouring in for kate middleton after she revealed her cancer diagnosis. abc's lama hasan is outside of buckingham palace. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning to

you, janai. well, as you can hear outside buckingham palace, it is business as usual. we have the changing of the guard, and you're right. so many heartfelt messages from so many people around the world, and this morning, we are learning more about princess catherine's emotional statement, writing it entirely herself. this morning, reactions pouring in across the globe after catherine, princess of wales delivered her deeply personal cancer diagnosis. >> my medical team therefore advised that i should undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy and i'm now in the early stages of that treatment. >> reporter: people laying flowers outside windsor castle. >> your heart just goes out for her and her family. >> reporter: kensington palace releasing a new statement one day after her video message writing, the prince and princess are both enormously touched by the kind messages. social media users sharing hashtags like, we love you, catherine, and get well soon, catherine. touched by her moving statement. >> i am well. i'm getting stronger every day

by focusing on the things that will help me heal in my mind, body and spirit. >> reporter: for the royal family, the princess' diagnosis adding another blow sidelining one of its most visible figures just after king charles announced his diagnosis of an undisclosed form of cancer last month. >> at this time, i'm also thinking of all of those whose lives have been affected by cancer. for everyone facing this disease in whatever form, please do not lose faith or hope. you are not alone. >> reporter: "the sun" reporting the princess and the king had a heart to heart at windsor castle at a private lunch the day before she revealed her diagnosis to the world. >> this is very difficult for the royal family. on a personal level, they've got two family members who are ill. and on a professional level, the firm, the institution, they're not able to be out and about doing the work that they normally do, be visible in the way they normally are. >> reporter: and a royal source telling the telegraph newspaper,

prince william is extremely proud of his wife for the courage and strength she has shown not just this week, but since her surgery in january, and his focus now is to make sure she has the privacy she needs to make a full recovery, will. >> will: lama hasan, outside buckingham palace. thank you. now to a surveillance video of a man who allegedly boarded a flight using another passenger's ticket. abc's e zohreen shah has the latest. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: you've heard about this story, and you're about to see how this has gone down. a man taking photos of other people's boarding passes and this morning, what you need to know to protect your information. this morning, the dramatic security camera footage showing a texas man before authorities say he boarded a delta flight from salt lake city heading to austin, texas without a ticket. watch as the man authorities identified as wicliff fleurizard, appears to take a photo of another passenger's

ticket sunday. a felony complaint said he took photos of a lot of passenger phones while they were not looking. according to the complaint, then using his phone as a boarding pass to board. >> it's been pretty much a foolproof system, and it has a hole in it. that el hole has to be filled. >> reporter: he was apparently on standby for a southwest flight that was completely full. that's when officials say he tried to get aboard a delta flight. once aboard the delta flight, according to the affidavit, he opens the emergency equipment storage door. a flight attendant then assisted him to a bathroom toward the front of the plane while others board. the affidavit explains a delta gate agent tries scanning another passenger's ticket, but the system says she already boarded. the affidavit suggests the system worked, yet the girl was still allowed to board. before the doors close, he moves to the bathroom in the back. as he leaves it, an attendant sees no open seats. tries helping as the plane starts to taxi. then she realizes he's not a passenger. the plane then returns to the gate where authorities arrest fleurizard.

experts with this warning for all passengers. >> probably you need to be pretty well aware of what you're flashing around because it might not be somebody trying to get on the plane illicitly. it anybody something else. >> reporter: delta says they're cooperating with officials and he is charged with felony stowaway is required to undergo a mental health evaluation. according to the complaint, he told officials he made a mistake and just wanted to go home. whit? >> whit: still amazing, the sequence of events here. zohreen shah, thank you so much. now to the battle over abortion rights before the supreme court on tuesday almost two years since roe v. wade was overturned. this time the focus is the pill used in more than half of all abortions in the u.s. abc's maryalice parks is outside the supreme court with more. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yes, abortion back in front of this supreme court. the justices will hear oral arguments about whether or not the federal -- the food and drug administration, rather, lawfully relaxed restrictions for patients to access the commonly used abortion pill mifepristone.

in 2016, the fda allowed nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe the drug in addition to doctors and it be in parts disspenced by mail as well as in person. they said patients can take it up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy instead of just seven. the stakes here are huge. medication abortions account for more than half of all abortions in the u.s., and if the court overrules the fda here, it could really impact women's ability to secure this pill even in states that have continued access to abortion. now big picture, this case, this is the first time the court has potentially second-guessed the fda ease drug aaaapproval. so the ripple effects to be wide ranging. now the fda and biden administration standing by approval for this drug saying that mifepristone has been used by more than 5 million women since it was first approved back in 2000 and is safe. now the justices will hear arguments on tuesday, but janai,

we don't expect a ruling until more like june. >> janai: all right, but there will be widespread implications. maryalice, thank you so much. it is time now for a check of the weather and somara theodore, you were watching storms all over. >> somara: if it's not one thing, it's another. if it's not one storm, it's another. that's what we've got. we have a major winter storm right now getting ready to impact the northern plains as well as parts of the midwest. timing on this, that's through tonight into tomorrow, okay? big component here is the snowfall. so if you look at the winter weather advisories, the winter weather alerts in general stretching a span of about 1,300 miles from great falls all the way to green bay, and even parts of nebraska under a blizzard warning. by the time it's all said and done, they could see 1 to 2 feet of snow. which would be good for the ski resorts. that's a look at the forecast across the country. let's see what's going on in your neigh

>> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast. my friends, back to you. >> will: thank you so much, somara. let's turn to march madness, why don't we. the women's first round wrapping up overnight. caitlin clark cruising past holy cross. and the men, seeing a second round of full overtimes taking shape. morgan norwood has all that and more. morgan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, will. you know this better than anybody. our resident bracketologist if you will, the upsets and thrillers, they tend to take center stage during march madness, but what doesn't love a good cinderella story? nc state finished tenth in the

acc. they're now ncaa bound. for the women, it was all about the power players. this morning, women's march madness heating up to round two in the ncaa tournament. >> top scoring team in the country hits 90 again. >> reporter: caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes rolling over holy cross. paige bueckers putting up 28 for uconn in its first round matchup against jackson state. >> that's gorgeous. >> reporter: and the usc trojans stopping texas in corpus christi. freshman juju watkins making history by single scoring by a usc player. for the men, it's the battle for the sweet 16, and between the shockers and comeback thrillers, march madness brought the excitement. >> and for the second time tonight in pittsburgh, we're going to overtime. >> reporter: in the midwest region, number 11 seeded oregon ducks and the number 3 creighton blue jays headed into overtime. and a near repeat of the nail biting finish between the number

14 oakland and number 11 nc state. both the blue jays and the wolf pack coming out on top. >> the wolf pack are riding this wave all the way to the sweet 16. >> reporter: over in the west, number nine seed michigan state their toughest test yet, standing in unc's way to the final four, but the tarheels kept their winning streak. >> part of the double-team. he's finding the open man. >> reporter: finishing strong with 85 points. >> davis, squares up a three. cash money. >> reporter: and texas and tennessee, the two facing off, but the real matchup was between two shooters. tennessee rallying over texas and advancing to the next round. >> and the reverse. >> reporter: and of course, the march madness continues today. let's take you back to the ladies' lineup. lsu is taking on middle tennessee this afternoon on abc. and then ohio state versus duke on our sister network espn. i was saying, you know, the men's bracket, there was no hope for me if i had one. the ladies, that seems to be

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financial aid applications for more than 200,000 students were incorrectly calculated and those need to be fixed. this is just the latest glitch with the new federal financial aid form and some colleges have pushed back their decision days because of those delays. >> whit: and it could be a big, big week for some lucky lottery players. there was no winner overnight. monday's powerball prize estimated to be worth $800 million, and then on tuesday, the megamillions jackpot is up for grabs, and that's now $1.1 billion. janai? >> janai: all right, whit. will, whit. you guys got confused. >> whit: we sure did. it's close enough. >> janai: before kate middleton announced to the world she was being treated for cancer, she had one of the toughest conversations that you can imagine having with your kids, sharing a serious health diagnosis. princess kate saying that it was important to her to frame it the right way. >> it has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment, but most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to

george, charlotte, and louis in a way that's appropriate for them and to reassure them that i'm going to be okay. >> janai: just such a difficult thing to have to think about doing and as parents, adults, we want to make sure we convey the message, whether it's a parent, grandparent, friend, or a loved one. in the right way. joining us with advice, is pediatrician dr. edith bracho-sanchez from irving medical center. thank you for being with us. >> of course. >> janai: how do you even start a conversation about cancer with your child? >> right, i think so many of us related when we heard this from princess kate trying to prioritize this to her kids, right? the first thing is to say is, are you ready? have you taken time to process the news? have you gotten the support that you need and are you ready to be honest? that might mean, do you have all the information that you need? not all of the information because sometimes we might not have every bit of information, but do you have what you need to start the conversation with your children? >> janai: okay, so that's important, and when you have

your kids' attention, what's the best approach? >> janai, i would say honesty. kids are so intuitive. they're so smart. they will know if you are lying. as you know, you have little ones at home. they're so smart. so honesty always. call things by their name. so you want to actually use the word cancer. you don't want to call it a boo boo. they will know. they will get confused, and for kids, the emotions that come up for us as adults when we say the word cancer are just not really the same. so use the word cancer, and then try to reassure them. tell them the things are going to stay the same and the things that might be changing coming up. >> janai: so to that point, especially because they are so smart, are there things that you should warn them about and maybe some specifics that you suggest not talking about? >> you know, janai, i would say this conversation about cancer perhaps is not the best time to have a whole sitdown conversation about death and dying, right? let's keep it limited.

let's start it somewhere, and then we can always expand from there. so let's talk about what the cancer is. let's talk about how mom or dad are going to get treatment at the doctor's office. maybe that means you have to go to the hospital. maybe that means you're going to take medication at home. it's okay to say that. it's also okay to cry, to be sad, because when you do -- when you show that you're vulnerable, your kids are allowed to do the same, right? >> janai: they model it. >> they're allowed to feel what they're feeling. >> janai: what if you are talking about -- i've got really little ones, but when you are talking about preteens or teenagers, does the conversation change then? >> absolutely, but i think there are some things that still apply. you can start very basic and open it up for questions, and i think sometimes the questions that our kids ask us, even our teens might let us know where they are, right? and how much they're ready to process and take in. so start with the questions. get the basic, open it up for questions, and they'll tell you where they are. >> janai: and is there a point when you should start having your kid talk to a professional?

>> i would say my threshold is so low for getting help, any time that you think that a professional might help you, might give you tips, might guide some of the conversations go, ahead and get that help, but you definitely want to get the help if your child is showing signs of anxiety, persistent, sad moods. they're not coping well with sleep, with they are eating patterns. any of those signs, you absolutely need to get help, but any time you think is helpful, get that help. >> janai: that is so important, and so many families can relate to this, and, you know, our hearts go out to anyone who even has to think about having this conversation, but thank you so much, dr. edith, for bringing this to us this morning. time now for another check of the weather and somara theodore is over there with a big bear. >> somara: check this out. this is a bear waking up from hibernation. this is in south lake tahoe. you can see him there. that's how i looked this morning. they're getting more snow in parts of the rockies and plains. a major winter storm, but on the southern tier, we have a threat

for severe weather. this is the threat today. it's sitting in oklahoma city, wichita, garden city. you have a high threat there for damaging winds. we could see scattered tornadoes, and then this same severe weather threat shifts a little bit farther east. this is monday afternoon. you're riding home and picking up the kids, going to grab food at the grocery store. flash flooding and scattered tornadoes, from shreveport to hattiesburg to new orleans. that's what's going on across the country. let's see what's going on in >> somara: and that's yo >> somara: and that's your local forecast, my friend. will, back to you. >> will: i saw the national outlook. 80 in miami is where i want to be. i'm tired of this. i'm tired of this weather, but spring is sort of here almost. coming up on this sunday on "good morning america," should

you rent or buy your home? these days, the old dilemma has a new answer and we will break down the numbers when we come back. >> janai: she's a vage

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>> will: welcome back to "gma," and a look at the housing picture and why the american dream of owning a home may not be the best idea right now. abc's faith abubey has been crunching the numbers and has the results for us. faith, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, will. it's not exactly the news aspiring home buyers want to hear, but they have been feeling it in the market for quite some time. and now data shows, at least in the short term, it may be a better deal to rent than to buy. this morning, the american dream of owning a house for some feeling more and more like a fantasy. new analysis from real estate research firm cbre finding that right now it is more expensive to buy a house in the u.s. than it is to rent an apartment. on average, new renters paying just over $2,000 a month. compare that to the average new homeowner, shelling out nearly 40% more to cover their monthly mortgage. >> i think the biggest visceral challenge for buyers right now is that home values went up

exceptionally over the course of the pandemic. >> reporter: experts say part of the problem is low inventory. the real estate market seeing nearly 4 million fewer homes than what it actually needs to meet demand. that in addition to higher closing costs and up-front deposits, making it particularly challenging for new home buyers. as a result, many aspiring home buyers like chantelle mckinney will have to wait for that softer spring housing market they were hoping for. >> i'm considering buying over renting because i've been renting for a while, and i want a place that i can really call my own. >> reporter: researchers expect renting to continue to be cheaper than buying for at least the next five years. >> depending on where you live, as a new homeowner, you could end up paying more monthly, but homeownership with a mortgage has a lot of long run advantages. >> reporter: markets like raleigh, dallas and chicago likely to see the gap between renting and buying fall back to

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>> reporter: hey, whit. good morning to you. yeah. so this lunar eclipse tonight is sort of like the appetizer if you will. it's just a taste of the rare phenomenon that we'll get to witness in just about two weeks. this morning, the countdown is on. just 15 days to go until the once-in-a-generation, total solar eclipse. >> get ready for a full moon lunar eclipse on march 25, 2024. >> reporter: you can get a head start on eclipse viewing early monday morning when there will be a partial lunar eclipse between 1:00 and 5:00 a.m. eastern. >> the sun will be on one side of the earth and the moon will be on the opposite side of the earth. a little before 1:00 in the morning eastern time, the moon will enter the shadow, the partial shadow of the earth and it'll get a little bit dimmer. >> reporter: but of course, the hottest ticket in town, the total solar eclipse on april 8th. four total minutes plunging skywatchers from daylight into

darkness. with 13 states across the country in the path of totality, local economies expecting to see an economic boost in the billions. >> i think it's a rare opportunity because most of the state is in totality, and no matter where you are, that somebody's going to benefit. >> reporter: metamora, a town in the hoosier state, expecting thousands on april 8th. this ice cream shop ordering 168 gallons of ice cream, double the usual amount for this time of year. >> a lot of ice cream. >> lots of ice cream. >> reporter: local business owners excited for the spotlight on their small town. >> we're hoping the experience will be much more than that three-minute period. >> reporter: and the city of toledo hosting multiple watch parties in venues like the science center and baseball stadium. and an important reminder, if you plan to watch the solar eclipse, make sure to protect your eyes and your pets, but of course the biggest thing is just taking it all in because

it's going to be pretty cool. whit? >> whit: thank you so much. i'm all geeked up over there as you can tell. >> janai: he very much is because you saw the one in 2017 with your whole family. >> whit: whole family. >> janai: your mom has been seeing them for years. >> whit: my mom's seen like half a dozen all around the world. she's going to be in mazatlan, mexico. my dad will be in austin. i'll be in cleveland. >> janai: we have a whole monologue prepared. >> whit: you'll have to tune in on april 8th. >> will: good tease. >> whit: all right. thank you, reena. we appreciate it. coming up here on "good morning america," a facebook feature popular during the social media platform's early days making a comeback. supple, you just never know. you see things online, you just don't know if they're going to work. is this going to be powerful enough, and i'm actually going to see substantial results from it. my dermatologist recommended nutrafol, and it's 100% drug—free and clinically tested. within three months, my hair is fuller.

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will ganss has been doing some poking around for this story. i hope you're not poking around too much, will. >> reporter: i have been poking, janai. major pokage this morning. picture it. the year is 2009. "boom boom pow" by the black-eyed peas is on the radio, and you log into facebook, and is the pope just obnoxious? is it sweet? is it supposed to be flirty? well, you guys, after fading into obscurity, the pope is officially back. and on our facebook's 20th birthday meta redesigning its pope page and making it easier to find, all you have to do is search, poke in the search bar, and poking is popular all over again. meta. seeing a 13 fold spike in poking this month alone. and don't let gen z tell you that facebook is uncool. meta tells us there have been 50% of pokes coming from 18 to 29 year olds. so that's how, you know, poking people are asking what is poking i have

what is poking mean to you? >> that's the question of the morning. no idea. >> it means i've got three kids at home and don't need anymore. >> you don't need any poking. >> i haven't had facebook for a decade. i don't know, poking is flirty. >> i'm just going. got it. okay. there you go. >> okay, i've got good to know. >> yeah. boom! pope. that's so good. thank you. yes, that was 2000 and late on that one. yep thanks so much for watching everybody. i still got it. have a great week everybody. >> right now there's just so much happening in our world. so much at stake at the start of every morning. >> and that's why at good morning america we're right here. >> and we got you we got you, we got you. this morning. >> trump's $454 million deadline. will he be able to pay. plus the latest on the crisis in gaza on abc's this week. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> good morning. i'm lauren martinez. tomorrow a town hall

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