It was so fast that no one could do anything about it. Gio a rare bipartisan foreign aid bill expected for a vote in the house. How tiktok is factoring into all of this as Speaker Mike Johnson relies on votes from democrats with his job on the line. The new support to oust him. Janai can you spot a superfake . I think this is real. Janai going inside the world of counterfeit luxury bags and those small details that make a big difference. Whit gma on broadway. Oneonone with director Michael Greif, the mastermind behind dear evan hansen and rent now pulling off a broadway triple crown and opening up about collaborating with alicia keys. She really knows what she wants. For only a fortnight gio swift answers from that fortnight music video drop overnight to who could taylor swift be referencing in those tortured Poet Department lyrics. We are breaking it down. Work janai you better work. The winner of rupauls drag race nymphia wind making a pit stop just hours after being crowned americas next drag superstar. As we say, good morning, america. Turn to the left word turn to the right janai good morning, america. I just love you. I just love you. It is so great to start your weekend. Thank you for starting your weekend with us. Were lucky to start it with you. Lots of news to get to this saturday. But, of course, the political front including a crucial house vote for Speaker Mike Johnson. His job on the line again. Whit but we do begin with new developments in former president trumps criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records. Gio yeah, the jury has been seated, and now Opening Statements are set for the start of the week. Abcs Senior Investigative correspondent Aaron Katersky is here with more on that. Good morning, again, aaron. Gio, good morning again to you. Opening statements in this trial follow an efficient and emotional jury selection suddenly overshadowed when a man across from the courthouse set himself on fire. This morning, a full 12person jury and 6 alternates have been sworn in to hear Donald Trumps landmark criminal trial. Trump was seated in court when at the park across the street a man set himself on fire. Police said 37yearold Max Azzarello arrived earlier in the week from florida and doused himself with an accelerant after tossing leaflets into the air. They seem to be propaganda based, like a Conspiracy Theory type of pamphlet. Reporter police said they would reassess security around the courthouse with Opening Statements set to begin on monday. Even potential jurors feeling the intensity of the trial. One breaking down in tears saying, i feel so nervous and anxious right now. Im sorry. I thought i could do this. She was excused. Those seated include five women and one man chosen from a pool of nearly 200 new yorkers who spoke about the former president. Trump sought again to halt the trial while he tries to get it moved out of manhattan where his lawyer argued too many people are predisposed not to like trump. An Appeals Court turned him down and judge juan merchan said, there is nothing else to clarify, there is nothing else to argue. We are going to have Opening Statements on monday. The judge wants it to go as fast as possible. Reporter trump sat in court listening to all sorts of things including one guy who said hes a new yorker. Im a new yorker. We dont get awestruck. Theres never been another defendant like him. Starting next week he will have to listen as prosecutors set out to prove he is a criminal. Whit . Whit Aaron Katersky for us. Thank you. Now to the house of representatives set to vote on 95 billion in aid for israel, ukraine, and taiwan. Speaker mike johnson relying on votes from democrats to clear a key procedural hurtle for this aid putting his job on the line as the third republican congressman joining the call to oust johnson. The speaker proposed four bills with a fourth bill with a number of republican policies including forcing a sale of tiktok. Janai now taking it to the hoop with the nba playoffs. Whit taking it to the what . Janai the hoop, and its nothing but net. Abcs ike ejiochi is back with who is in and who is out ahead of the tipoffs. All the basketball puns, ike, good morning. Good morning, again, janai. Right back to the hoop. Listen, we did it. We made it to the end of the nba regular season, and its a feat in and of itself. 82 games and a playin tournament, and the playoffs beginning today. In the east the top seed Boston Celtics finish with the best overall record, 14 games above the second place new york knicks, who despite losing Julius Randle kept climbing. Joining them are the bucks, the cavs, the magic, the pacers and playin winners the heat with the 76ers with a healthy joel embiid. In the west, the thunder securing the best record on the last day of the season. They werent expected to be in this position. They were given 1001 odds to win the nba title when the season started. In a tiebreaker with last years champs, the denver nuggets, who are trying to become the eighth franchise to win backtoback titles. Behind them the timberwolves, clippers, mavs, suns, as well as the pelicans and the lakers, who will be tasked with slowing down the defending champs in the first round of the playoffs. Now, the nba playoffs begin this afternoon. Its a quadruple header of games on espn and abc all starting at 1 00 p. M. Eastern with the magic taking on the cavs. Tomorrow on gma, Espns Malika Andrews will join us live to break down even more. Guys . Janai wait, so like the nba playoffs they end in june, right . Thats a long time. Gio yeah. [ laughter ] janai just realizing how long the nba playoffs are. Theres a lot of basketball coming up. Brace yourselves. Whit here we go. Thank you, ike. We appreciate it. All that hoop talk. Coming up here on gma this morning, the rise of socalled super fake bags. The luxury counterfeits are harder to spot than ever. How to know if youre about to buy a fake. Gio also ahead, look what she made us do. Were decoding taylors new album. Janai tory johnson is here with ecofriendly earth day deals. Stick around. Well be right back. Ecofriendl ecofriendl deals with tory john [dog whimpers] [thinking] why always the couch . Does he need to go to puppy school . Get his little puppy diploma . How much have i been spending on this little guy . When your questions about life turn into questions about money. Theres erica. The virtual financial assistant to help you spend, save, and plan smarter. Only from bank of america. 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Dont change or stop asthma medicines, including steroids, without talking to your doctor. Ask your specialist about dupixent. Janai we are back now on this saturday morning here on gma with our cover story and the rise of socalled super fake hand bags. Taking a closer look at the rise of high quality counterfeit products that can be hard to distinguish from the real thing. Sara davis wants consumers to get a deal, but on the real thing. Close your eyes and picture the style. We have literally hundreds of those styles. You can smell the leather. Reporter she runs fashion file. A resale platform that sells secondhand luxury handbags. Each bag sent for resale to fashion file undergoes an authentication process. Being able to tell the difference between a real and a super fake isnt always easy. I can see the difference between the prints. This looks like glossier, like its probably fake. The inside is super important. Yeah, this is thicker than this. This looks higher quality. I think this one is real. This is a real counterfeit. Really . This is a counterfeit. Reporter especially for the untrained eye. The key differences can lie in the smallest of details. From zipper engravings. The zipper profile on a Louis Vuitton zipper should never have any shape or engraving there. Then you look on the authentic one. Youll see theres nothing there. Reporter to logo placement. We have a leather patch that says Louis Vuitton made in france. It actually kind of falls right around this bend here, which just doesnt really lend itself to a nicely made piece. And the authentic piece, its distinctly in a different place. So we have another Louis Vuitton style, two identical bags. Ill say this one is real. This one is the genuine counterfeit. Oh, my gosh. Youre 2 for 2, janai. Janai buying yourself a counterfeit handbag wont land you in jail, but selling counterfeits is a federal crime. This 38yearold is offering an alternative to high quality Leather Goods without breaking the law with a popular series, discussing whether luxury brand purses are actually worth the price. Is it worth it . Reporter leather sign wants to help consumers get a product thats worth the price, but he draws the line at counterfeits. Somebody is stealing the brands property. That is intangible prestige they created which is insanely difficult to create, but im no one to judge who makes it, who buys it, who sells it. Its none of my business. Gio i cant believe they fooled you. Janai and the thing is in one of the clips i was going to tell you guys while this was going on. I actually had one of the purses that we then had one of the fake examples of and i couldnt tell the difference. All i felt like i spent too much. That was such a fun story to do. Its really great deep dive. So please watch the full story on impact x nightline, super fakes the shadow world of counterfeit purses. Ilts its streaming on hulu. Just look for impact x nightline and new episodes drop every thursday. Whit great story. Thank you for that, janai. Now to swift answers over the tortured Poets Department. Taylor swift dropping a surprise double album. Im still getting there. Gio with the dead poets society. Whit yes, the tortured Poets Department. 31 songs in total which is who could she be referencing in some of those tracks. Abcs jaclyn lee is back to break it all down. Reporter whit, were so proud of you for getting that right. Look, this is what swifties are trying to figure out parsing through the lyrics finding clues shes not just talking about guys but someone famous she references and fans are saying miss swift is at the peak of her artistry. For a fortnight there we were reporter in face tattoos chained to a bed post in an insane asylum receiving electroshock therapy, taylor swift dropping her first music video featuring post malone from her highly anticipated tortured Poets Department album. At the mailbox reporter many swifties expecting the album to take hit at joe alwyn who she dated for six years. You swore you loved me but where were the clues i died on the altar waiting for the proof reporter swift surprising many fans as most songs appear to be about the 1975 matty healy who fans think she scathing think calls out on the smallest man who ever lived. They just ghosted you now you know what it feels like reporter the pop icon dropping clues about her connection with Kansas City Chiefs star travis kelce in so high school. You know how to fall i know aristotle reporter swift taking no prisoners taking direct aim at Kim Kardashian in the song thank you, amy with the letters that spell kim capitalized. All that time you were throwing punches, i was building something and i cant forget the way you made me feel reporter we love a petty queen. Swifties no doubt hoping she adds it to her set list on the eras tour in paris and continue performing throughout europe. Gio thats not something i would expect from you, jaclyn, to say you love a petty queen. [ laughter ] whit shes a big swiftie. Thank you, jaclyn. Lets get a check of the weather and get over to somara theodore. Some serious damage were seeing from these storms. Somara yes, we are. This is jefferson county, missouri. Ef1 tornado that did this damage. Luckily no injuries here. Last week was active. 30 plus tornadoes across six different states and more thunderstorms making their way through the state of texas throughout saturday. Then this evening into tonight, theyre hitting louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. This zone in yellow, thats where we have the greatest risk for flash flooding. If you got any running around to do, birthday parties for the kids, picking up stuff from the store, be good saturday morning. What a gorgeous view from vollmer peak. Starting out with the clouds, then a sunny day today and tomorrow. With that spring warmth with us by the middle of next week. Weve got a cool down on the way. A pretty dramatic one. By tuesday. Highs today around the bay from the upper 60s. San francisco low 70s in oakland, 73, in fremont, upper 70s inland should be a beautiful day. Even sunny at the coast tomorrow. A bit warmer gio all right, now to under the sea. Our friends at National Geographic are debuting a new show called secrets of the octopus. First here on gma we have a preview. Take a look. Beneath the water roams one of the worlds most majestic sea animals, the octopus. They are the most mysterious creatures on earth. Reporter narrated by paul rudd, its part of the latest installment of the secrets series, like aliens on earth they blend into any background, squeeze through holes the size of their eyeballs and are highly intelligent. Theyre as curious about you as you are about them. Reporter watch as a team of marine explorers capture stunning visuals and behaviors of the eightlegged wonders. Shes not sure about me at the beginning. But were eye to eye. She becomes so relaxed that she starts to clean herself. Covering her eyes even though im right in front of her. Reporter and said to be one of the fastest learning creatures in the ocean, theyll captivate you with their fierce survival tactics building refuge using shells. A large hungry mullet is a frightening site for a fistsized octopus. Her clam shells are the perfect safe house. Reporter creative creatures, they communicate with those around them, even hunt like true masterminds, positioning rocks for the perfect cover. The trap is set. Well earned brain food. Reporter the octopus forever mystifying curious minds. When she reached out her arm and put her suckers on my hand, it just felt like a lifechanging moment. Gio i mean, we were all captivated watching it. Not because i voiced it. But because National Geographic has an amazing series called secret of the octopus premiering tomorrow on National Geographic. Stream it the next day on disney and hulu. Janai but gios tracking voice is so good. Captivating. Whit you know. Janai right up there. Now lets send it over to somara and its your first time doing deals steals. Somara i know. Im so excited to do this. So its time for ecofriendly deals steals for earth day. Tory johnson has saturday savings from Small Businesses working to keep our planet safe. Tory, lets do it. Were starting with purifyou helping to reduce your waste of plastic bags. Whats so easy about these silicone bags is you can use it for so many options from packing a snack for lunch or an entire lunch. Theyre microwave and freezer safe and i love theyve got the measurement printing right on the front so you can even use it for meal prep. These are smart. Somara they look easy to wash. Theyre so easy to wash too. Youre going to love them. They created a bunch of sets for us, 50 off today. Good one. Okay. Another option to reduce Plastic Waste is bees wrap. An easy alternative to any plastic wrap. Feel when you use the warmth of your hands, organic cotton with beeswax and thats going to help you save or a bowl cover. Somara so pretty. My fridge will look like one of those tiktok fridges. What i love about this company, they use all of their scratch to create this rekindled fire starter. One of the easiest way to start campfires. This is a Company Really about no waste, all 50 off. Starting at 5. Somara we can replace our saran wrap. You got it. All right. Takeya. Gio was eyeing this. A really good brand. Five colors, four different sizes from 22 to 64 ounces. Gio i think i want the blue. I want the black. Janai wants the pink. Whit what about me . Gio whit, what do you want, the orange . What you should know about this brand, i put ice water in one of these and 24 hours later, my ice water was still in there. It is triple insulated. Somara what, with the ice . Yes, to keep your beverages cold that long. That is what is fabulous about these. They have this great coated powder outside so its easy grip. Great product as gio showed you, 50 off, they start at 20. This is another fabulous one. Usb lighter and instead of butane, it charges just like you would charge your phone. Somara wait, what . So, its the easiest way to be able to light do you see that . Somara like with fire . Yes. You would light a candle just with that flicker. Its never going to create a flame. Just that you would put to the wick. We have them also with builtin flashlight on it and the teeny ones you can use outside to light in windy conditions. 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