Fears of possible damage forcing a temporary ground stop at airports. Millions now on alert for more possible aftershocks. Whit eclipse countdown. Americans on the move ahead of the celestial spectacle. The small cities and towns bracing for an influx of visitors. The sky high prices for a stay. Plus, the latest weather picture for the path of totality. Gio ready to retaliate . Iran possibly poised to strike israel for the bombing of its consulate in syria, as Israeli Defense forces release their version of the events leading up to the strike that killed seven world central kitchen aid workers. The groups response. Janai gma exclusive. A son speaking out after a rampaging elephant killed his mother on safari. This is a fluke. Janai why he says the drivers actions may have saved other lives. Whit and hoop dreams. Lebrons son bronnys big announcement about his future and possibly following in his dads legendary footsteps. Go big or go home go iowa survives connecticut. Whit plus, the ncaa womens finals sealed overnight. The highlights as we look ahead to the mens matchups and the teams that could make history. Good morning, america. So great to have you with us. My bracket we were making fun of it before. A comeback. Im in second place now. Janai what . Gio what . Whit i have never won ever in my life. Janai how bad are the people youre playing against . Whit no, my friends are actually pretty good. Usually i just hand them the money directly at the beginning of the tournament, so were in the hunt. We got a lot to cover this morning including some difficult news here, heightened tensions in the middle east with word that iran could retaliate against israel very soon for the bombing of its consulate in syria. We will go live to tel aviv in just a moment. Gio then well switch gears. Were just two days away from the rare Solar Eclipse, and millions are heading for places in that thin strip of land that will experience totality. Everything you need to know about watching it safely and the weather that may be a factor in how much you see. Janai so many looking forward to that. First, guys, mother natures big surprise for the east coast. Look at that. That 4. 8 earthquake and the aftershocks overnight. I texted you both when i felt it on my couch. The u. S. Geological survey said over 42 Million People might have felt fridays earthquake. Daily routines were interrupted by a serious case of the shakes. Abcs Morgan Norwood joins us live from lebanon, new jersey, which is where that epicenter is. Good morning, morgan. Reporter hey, good morning, janai. As you mentioned this, is lebanon, new jersey, the epicenter of that quake where folks likely felt the strongest of the shakes. Now, looking around, no signs of damage here, but as you also pointed out, there have been close to a dozen aftershocks, and this morning experts warn those could continue for days. This morning, the northeast dodging major damage after this 4. 8 magnitude earthquake rattled tens of millions of people across the region. The initial quakes epicenter was here in whitehouse station, new jersey, and could be felt all the way from washington, d. C. , to maine. Security cameras around the region capturing the moment the quake struck. The tremors sending patrons scrambling out of this new jersey cafe. Why is there an earthquake here . Reporter the violent shakes interrupting a customer getting a haircut. What the heck is that . Reporter the quake even briefly disrupting a United NationsSecurity Council meeting in new york city. Is that an earthquake . Yeah. Reporter and atop the statue of liberty, the earth cam rattled by the shake. Inside homes, cameras capturing pets confused and started by the earthquake. The quake began at 10 23 and lasted for more than 30 seconds. The ceiling started like rumbling, and it was really scary, because the whole room felt like shaking. Reporter while the damage was limited throughout the region, these homes in newark, new jersey, had to be evacuated. And in new york city officials using drones to check for damage to the citys historic bridges. Thankfully, the big apple spared from any major damage due to the low magnitude. If it would have been located under manhattan, you probably would have had damage from the earthquake. Reporter the tremors briefly grounding planes at new yorks jfk airport, baltimore, and newark airports. Im awaiting departure. Seems like the tower is going to be evacuated. Reporter with the region still on alert for aftershocks, new York Governor Kathy Hochul warning new yorkers to take caution. Inspect your home for damage. Check walls, floors, doors, windows, staircases and if you see any damage at all, you may need to relocate. Reporter so, significant earthquakes along the east coast are extremely rare. In fact, this is the strongest earthquake to hit this region in nearly 140 years. Whit . Whit all right, morgan. Thank you so much. We appreciate it. We move now to our eclipse countdown. Two days until totality. Millions on the move to get the best view. Abcs jaclyn lee is joining us now with more, jaclyn, good morning. Reporter hey, whit, good morning. Look, this is going to be a lot of fun. The countdown is on, but theres also a lot of prep work involved, so, of course, people going on those eclipse trips, theyre closely looking at their weather apps. State officials are warning residents to be careful, theres going to be an influx of people. Buckle up. This morning a growing frenzy with just two days to go as americans are migrating as close as possible to the great north american eclipse. The total Solar Eclipse will first pass over mexico and then it will span the United States from dallas to little rock to cleveland, ohio, as far as caribou, maine, finishing up through canada. Everyone in the path of totality descending into darkness for a few minutes. Less than two hours north of san antonio in llano, texas, the mayor saying their Small Community of 3,200 people is expecting as many as 50 to 60,000 visitors to descend on the small town, likening it to prepping for a hurricane. We have been trying to make sure our residents understand that this is going to be Something Like theyve never seen before. Reporter socalled eclipse trips prompting a surge in Hotel Bookings and vacation rentals. Airbnb reporting a 1,000 increase for searches for stays along the Solar Eclipses path of totality. Indianapolis airbnbs going for as much as 4,000 a night according to the company. Others opting for tents. Latisha has eclipse mania. Mondays eclipse will mark her 21st. Ive been chasing total Solar Eclipses. I saw my first in 1991, and then i missed a few, then i saw my second one in 1998 and decided i would see every one on the planet until i dont have the health or the wealth to see the next one. Reporter isnt that amazing . And also the faa is warning travelers if youre going to be flying along the eclipse path, be patient when you get to the airport. There will be parking delays, and a lot trying to get a look and there will be drones flying around. Whit . Whit yeah, but its worth the time to take a moment and take it all in. Take a peek up at the sky. Thank you, jaclyn. We appreciate it. Coverage of the eclipse begins on monday gma and continues at 1 00 p. M. With the main event starting at 2 00 p. M. Anchored by david muir and linsey davis right here on abc and all of our streaming platforms. Gio all right, whit, and as you know, the weather is top of mind when it comes to the eclipse, especially as another snowstorm threatens the west. Lets get it all now from Somara Theodore. Good morning, somara. Somara good morning, gio. We are headed to big bear lake, california, where this ski resort saw at least 160 inches of snow so far this season. This is good news for the skiers out there. They will keep it open because of the late snow till april 14th. Good for you guys. Maybe even beyond. So out west, were dealing with the Winter Weather advisory, high surf warning in los angeles but the wind component to this storm is strong. As a result, we have a red flag warning for a lot of the central portions of the country and north pueblo, colorado, had to issue a health alert telling folks, remain indoors if you can because of brush fires there, and with low humidity, winds gusting as high as 80 miles per hour, we do have an extremely critical risk just north of the texas panhandle. Lets switch gears and talk about monday. Lets get into this. We have the eclipse forecast, and Everyone Wants to know who will have the best viewing conditions. If youre up towards burlington, it is looking good. Heads toward carbondale, indianapolis, well see some clearing there. Down towards texas, little rock, del rio, a lot more clouds and the threat for storms. Timing on that coming up. For now, janai, back to you. Janai also worth mentioning, all three of you will be part of that incredible eclipse coverage, so looking forward to that, guys. Turning overseas now to iran reportedly readying its response against israel for striking its consulate in syria. Abcs Britt Clennett joins us from tel aviv with more on that. Good morning, britt. Reporter good morning, janai. Yeah, israel is on high alert. The u. S. Warning an iranian attack on israel could come as soon as this weekend or next week. This morning, threats of an iranian attack on israel escalating. A u. S. Official telling abc news iran could retaliate as soon as this weekend or next week following the attack on an iranian consulate building in syria that killed a top commander. The official saying tehran could strike an israeli diplomatic facility, or possibly even a direct attack on israeli territory. The heightened regional tension as israel faces backlash over the world central kitchen and the investigation into mondays deadly aid worker attack and urging an independent investigation saying, the idf cannot credibly investigate its own failure in gaza. The charity adding that israels apologies are cold comfort for the seven victims, which include a u. S. Canadian citizen. The idf firing two officers in the wake of their own probe admitting to a terrible chain of errors. The strike on the aid vehicles is a grave mistake stemming from serious operational failures, mistaken classification and identification, errors in decisionmaking. Reporter this as israel announces it will open the areas crossing into northern gaza as well as a port to allow more aid in, but the steps to open up additional aid routes fall short of addressing the white house calls to protect aid workers. Several aid groups have paused operations out of safety concerns following the attack. Human rights watch Program Director sari bashi telling me the u. S. Needs to take its pressure on israel a step further. What President Biden should do is suspend arms transfers to the Israeli Military until such time as the Israeli Military complies with International Humanitarian law. Reporter and, guys, the idf just confirming that the body was retrieved from Southern Gaza overnight and taken back to israel. This as the president calls on the leaders of egypt and qatar to press hamas for a hostage release deal. Janai . Janai all right, britt, thank you. Tomorrow morning on this week, Martha Raddatz will have an exclusive interview with world central kitchen founder, jose andres, who has been very outspoken. Whit . Whit janai, President Biden visiting the site of that collapsed bridge in baltimore on the same day dive teams recovered the body of a third construction worker who died in the disaster. The president again promising that the federal government will pay for a new bridge over the key shipping lane. Abcs maryalice parks is here with more. Maryalice, good morning. Good morning, whit. The president s message to the community, we are with you. The country is with you. For over an hour he met privately with the families of those six workers who were killed. The white house has been extremely focused on the Economic Impacts too of the port being closed. The president announced funds to help longshoremen and Small Businesses that have been impacted. Agreements to find port employees other work and commitments from Major Companies like amazon, u. P. S. , subaru to keep those port employees on. Now, the president said the company, any company thats deemed liable will be held accountable and made to pay but that congress should not wait to cover the full cost of repair. We did see yesterday timed to the president s visit some of the more extreme members of the Republican Party argue that the president should be forced to roll back Climate Change policies before they greenlight funds for the bridge. We will see if a bipartisan majority can move forward, and we heard the army corps of engineers announcing their ambitious goal to have the port at least back open and up to full capacity, gio, by the end of may. Gio so important to get that open. All right, maryalice, thank you so much. Were going to turn now to a gma health alert, and were talking about the bird flu. The cdc has now officially issued an alert after a person in texas became sick following contact with dairy cows. Abcs em nguyen joins us now with the details. Good morning. Reporter good morning, gio. Thats right. The cdc issued a new alert urging medical professionals and the general public to be on the lookout for bird flu, especially those in recent contact with sick birds or livestock, and this comes after a farm worker in texas was diagnosed with bird flu which officials suspect came from infected cattle earlier this week. That person is recovering and is the first known instance of a human catching bird flu from cattle. The cdc says some symptoms could be mild like eye redness or discharge, cough, sore throat and or fever, and the agency says that patients could experience more severe symptoms like difficulty breathing, confusion, or seizure. As of this week the virus has been discovered in dairy cattle across six states including new mexico and kansas according to the u. S. Department of agriculture, but the cdc says the risk to the public is low adding, there have been no reported cases of the virus spreading between people. Now, experts tell abc news the nations food supply remains safe as cooking meat and pasteurizing milk kills the virus, and the cdc says that Health Officials are closely monitoring the latest developments. Janai . Janai all right, em, thank you for that update. We are turning now to march madness, thrilling games overnight setting up the womens championship matchup and the mens final four action wraps up tonight. Abcs will reeve joins us with the highlights from the hardwood. Will, break it all down for us. Reporter all right, janai, good morning. Fantastic games last night. Its been a tournament of impossibly high expectations, but turns out when Caitlin Clark is involved, nothing is impossible, because march madness keeps on raising the bar. Clark, stepback three, you bet. Reporter this morning the Womens National championship game is set. And that will do it. Iowa survives connecticut. Reporter iowa hanging on to defeat uconn in a thriller. Caitlin clark icing the game with this free throw. And drains the first. Reporter the superstar and her hawkeyes back in the title game with a shot at redemption after falling short last year. The drive, five seconds left. Looking for bueckers, and, yes, its a foul. Reporter but this offensive foul call with just seconds left the talk of the game depriving Paige Bueckers and uconn an attempt at a winning shot. Everybody can make a big deal of that one single play, but not one single play wins a basketball game or loses a basketball game. Reporter iowa looking to play spoiler to undefeated South Carolinas perfect season. A three, you bet reporter after the gamecocks pulled away from their northern neighbors, North Carolina state, in the second half. Undefeated South Carolina will play for the National Championship on sunday. Reporter clark now preparing for her final game as a hawkeye. Shes College Basketballs alltime leading scorer and backtoback player of the year. All thats missing is a national title. South carolina is a big obstacle on the way to the pinnacle. South carolina has been the top of the top. Theyre in a different league, and were going to do everything we can to try to be right there with them, but, yeah, i think the biggest thing is, enjoy this tonight. That foul call on uconn late was obviously huge and all the buzz on the postgame shows and social media, but no matter what anyone thinks about it, the results are as they are, and as Paige Bueckers said last night, no one play determines the outcome, but one game will determine the outcome of the entire season tomorrow. Either South Carolina stays perfect, or Caitlin Clark gets her fairy tale ending. Janai man, its going to be good. Will, what can we expect tonight as the mens final four teams play in that tournament . Yes, its a tournament, and it is n. C. State, purdue up first. You got to keep an eye out for zach edey, the player of the year. D. J. Burns from nc state, hugely popular, hes looking to help the cinderella run going for the wolfback, and then alabama tries to upset uconn. The huskies from uconn trying to go to their second straight title game trying to win two in a row. That hasnt been done in a long time, guys. Whit there you go. I like the way you say it, will. Janais a stickler for nonregional dict