good morning, america. as we join you this friday morning, the spreading coronavirus is sparking a major sell-off in stock markets across the globe. five more countries hit with the new virus. wall street on edge after the biggest single-day price drop in history. authorities searching for more cases in that california community where a woman was infected despite no link to foreign travel. overseas, countries now going to new extremes. schools closed. sporting events in empty stadiums. our team and dr. jen ashton here to answer the key questions. also this morning, south carolina showdown. less than 24 hours until voting begins in that crucial primary with joe biden looking for a big win to jump-start his campaign. and our new poll this morning showing front-runner bernie sanders with the edge against president trump.

a major storm slamming parts of the northeast. more than three feet of snow in some areas. powerful winds more than 60 miles an hour as millions wake up to bitter cold. we're tracking the latest. judgment day set for lori loughlin. the judge setting her trial date as her lawyer says new evidence will prove she's innocent. ♪ it's my life and changing of the guard. why canada says it will stop paying for harry and meghan's security. and royalty meeting rock royalty. why prince harry is teaming up with jon bon jovi this morning in one of his last acts as a royal. and good morning, america. we hope you're well this friday morning. great to be here with cecilia and t.j. >> good to see you this morning. my goodness, it's all about coronavirus right now. >> it certainly is and it's a very busy morning on that front so right to the latest on the coronavirus emergency. the virus is continuing to spread. overnight, more than 600 new

cases reported bringing the worldwide total to more than 83,000. it is now in 54 countries, major events in asia and europe either canceled or closed to the public in an effort to stem this spread. >> and here in the u.s., a lot of focus is being put this morning in northern california where officials are trying to figure out how a woman contracted the virus with no known exposure to it. that's a big deal. also, explosive allegations from a whistle-blower who claims more than a dozen people sent to receive the first americans returning from wuhan did not have proper training or protective gear. >> and all this has rocked financial markets around the world. the worst sell-off on wall street since the financial crisis in 2008. growing fears the virus could tip economies into recession so we want to begin with rebecca jarvis at the new york stock exchange. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right. we are looking at another day of extreme volatility. stocks opened just moments ago

with the dow down more than 600 points and this week alone, stocks have now wiped out nearly $3.5 trillion in value. this morning, stocks in the midst of their worst week since the financial crisis. the dow plunging more than 3,200 points in just four days after hitting record highs just last week. stocks are now down nearly 11%. meaning the typical 401(k) which ended last year over $112,000 dropped by more than $12,000 in just the last few days. goldman sachs predicting that the biggest companies in the u.s. may not grow at all this year because of the coronavirus. the ripple effects across many industries. companies that rely on travel like marriott and united airlines warning the outbreak will negatively affect their business, while others like nike and apple say factories shuttered in china have delayed production. facebook canceling a major conference and america's largest

private company cargill joining a growing list of firms banning travel for employees. and what we've seen overnight wall street is trying to answer the same question as all of us. how severe and how long-lasting will this coronavirus and its effects be, and not having an answer can produce the same economic consequences as having an answer that's bad. there is a ripple effect here, and that's what you are seeing reflected in both the stock market and eventually in the real economy, cecilia. >> a lot of nerves out there. okay, rebecca. thank you. president trump naming vice president mike pence the point person in charge of the government's response to the new coronavirus. the vice president's office will be handling all communications and future instructions concerning the virus. yesterday he convened his first meeting of the coronavirus task force. the white house says health officials will play a role and that the president will be involved in major decisions and we're going to turn to new questions this morning after that california woman contracted the virus from an unknown source.

the cdc waiting days before testing her. will carr joins us from sacramento, california, with the very latest and, will, this case is really raising serious questions about whether the cdc and states are ready for what's to come. >> reporter: that's right, cecilia. think about this -- there are only 200 testing kits in california across the entire state. the cdc is planning to get more in the coming days, but this latest case has become a tipping point across the country. we don't know where this woman became infected. we do know that some of the hospital employees she encountered are now under self-quarantine as there is growing concern that this could be the tip of the iceberg. this morning, authorities are scouring this california community to find out if the novel coronavirus could have spread after a solano county woman showed up to a local hospital with flulike symptoms placed on a ventilator but not tested for the virus until four days later. >> we don't know where the patient was exposed.

the patient wasn't tested prior to that because they weren't severely ill enough. >> reporter: according to authorities, that woman now in quarantine at u.c. davis medical center, had not traveled and does not know anyone who contracted the virus. she's now believed to be the first in the united states to become infected within her own community. the big question, how? this is as a new whistle-blower complaint reported by "the new york times" and the washington post, about federal employees who interacted with quarantined patients. the accusation, they allegedly worked without proper training or protective gear. the secretary of health and human services responding. >> they should never have been without appropriate ppe. >> what's ppe? >> that's personal protective equipment. >> reporter: as the number of cases continues to grow, the fda just announced the first manufacturing shortage of an unnamed drug due to the virus. in the statement, the fda says the shortage is related to a site affected by the coronavirus.

just hours before that release health and human services secretary alex azar told lawmakers they're monitoring the situation. >> we're aggressively monitoring working with the industry and we're not aware of any potential shortages yet. >> reporter: out of an abundance of caution, the u.s. navy has asked for all ships that have been to asian countries to stay at sea for at least 14 days. here in california, 8,400 people are still being monitored but authorities here say that the overall risk to the public is still low. t.j. >> all right, will, thank you so much. we turn now to hard-hit countries, where they're taking even more extreme measures to keep people safe canceling large public events but when it comes to sporting events, the game is going on, but no fans are being allowed in. our james longman in london with us. this is really fascinating to see, to see a sporting event take place in front of an empty stadium. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, it's happening -- t.j. some pretty extraordinary pictures, an important game for international powerhouse inter milan and take a look.

some of their fans unable to see them beat the bulgarian side, 2-1. empty stadium because italian health officials are taking every precaution as the country now has reporting 600 cases of coronavirus. upcoming games are also going to be played to empty stands. the virus continuing to have a major impact on local and global economies. switzerland has now banned all public -- all private gatherings of over 1,000 people. and that is the first country to take a measure like that. in japan, preseason baseball will also be played behind closed doors and now the prime minister there has asked all schools to close for a month and, remember, tokyo is to host the olympics this summer. that is in real danger of being canceled, t.j. >> well, james, i guess you can play a sporting event without fans in the stands but it doesn't make sense to have a concert without your fans there to see you. we're talking about this k-pop super group bts now having to switch things around because of the new coronavirus.

>> reporter: yeah, that's right. any event where large crowds congregate have health officials worried. so bts is canceling its april shows in south korea meant to kick off the group's world tour. their first dates will take place in the united states. this virus is having all kinds of impacts, t.j. >> james, thank you so much. guys, yes, that's a big deal to a lot of people. this is a super group and now some kids are probably feeling the impact of the coronavirus in ways they never thought they would. >> no question about it. let's bring in our chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton to answer some questions. we see those measuring being taken all around the world because so much is still unknown about the disease. >> yeah, exactly, george, everyone likes to say we know this or predict, you know, and in medicine and science we have to go on a lot of past history and we don't have past history with this virus, we're two months in. we do know this virus has a very high transmission rate. very easily spread. but it has a low fatality rate right now so, when we see

something like that, it tends to be more difficult to contain than viruses that are more deadly and it also has the propensity to be personally, you know, not such a big deal. if you were to get it, you know, 80% of people or higher have very mild symptoms. but globally it can be a very big deal. it can be very disrupting. >> you talk about that transmission rate which gets to the question of testing. what are the guidelines on testing right now? >> this has been a really dynamic and moving target. late in the day yesterday the cdc revised its testing guidelines largely in response to that first community-acquired case that we saw in california that we just talked about so take a look at part of the new guidelines. now they say that a person who has a fever and signs and symptoms of cough, shortness of breath, that requires hospitalization. so this is not someone who is at home and also has a recent history of travel in the past two weeks to china, japan, then they added south korea, italy, iran. that person should be tested for coronavirus.

you know, right now and there are two other groups as well. right now, if you walked into an emergency room with a fever and a cough, you would not be screened for coronavirus right now. >> perhaps that's going to change now. and then the question how are these tests processed? >> that's also been challenging. right now there are 12 jurisdictions around the country that have the capability to run these tests locally. but states like new york, massachusetts, still sending specimens to atlanta, again, we are two months into this. for some perspective, george, if i need to test you for influenza by pcr, which is the same test we're doing for coronavirus, that test can be run with the right equipment in one hour. so we need to ramp up and get up to speed with this. >> that is happening, jen ashton, thanks very much. you'll be back with questions on traveling during the emergency. cecilia? we turn now to the race for the white house. south carolina, the next big test. less than 24 hours away, joe biden staking his comeback on a big win there. polls show him in the lead over bernie sanders but our new abc news poll this morning suggests

sanders has the national edge in electability. 34% say he has the best chance of beating president trump. our senior national correspondent terry moran is there with the latest on this. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. that is still the biggest issue for democrats, who can beat trump, and each of the candidates makes a claim to the title but at this point the way you prove it is actually winning with voters and that's why all eyes right now are on this state and tomorrow's primary. >> let's win here in south carolina. let's win the democratic nomination. let's defeat trump. >> reporter: overnight, senator bernie sanders rallied south carolinians in spartanburg touting his poll numbers and claiming he is the electable one. >> so they're trying to come up with reasons as to why people shouldn't vote for us. and one of the reasons that you see in all the papers is bernie can't beat trump. well, i would suggest to those people who think bernie can't

beat trump, take a look at the last 50 national polls. bernie beats trump. >> reporter: for the other candidates south carolina's saturday primary is a stop sanders moment. perhaps their last chance for any of them to blunt his momentum. >> this nation isn't looking for resolution. it's looking for results. >> reporter: joe biden has essentially staked his candidacy on a win in the palmetto state picking up barbecue thursday and he hopes voters. >> that's how we're going to get you, joe. >> reporter: on the trail he is hitting sanders on his gun control votes and on his health care plan. >> you know, senator sanders' medicare for all push will be a long, long, expensive slog. >> reporter: senator elizabeth warren, already looking ahead to super tuesday taking on her fellow progressive at an event in texas. >> bernie and i agree on a lot of ideas, a lot of ideas, but

here's the thing, back -- we both wanted to rein in wall street. i was the one who dug in, came up with a good idea for the agency, fought the banks, fought wall street, built the coalition and helped get it passed. >> thank you, everyone. >> reporter: and michael bloomberg's piling on too releasing a letter from his doctor with results from a cardiac stress test and calling on sanders to do the same. the former new york city mayor's campaign saying in a statement that similar transparency from his rival could put to rest any concerns about senator sanders' secrecy about his recent heart attack. so far there's no response from the sanders campaign on that bloomberg stress test challenge, though, the sanders campaign has released some of the candidate's medical information in the past but the fact that mike bloomberg is willing to go there shows where this race is right now. stopping sanders is really all that matters for all these candidates right now. >> and that's where it is

heading. terry, thank you. south carolina tomorrow then come super tuesday, 15 contests all across the country. i'll be anchoring our special coverage with our political team starting at 8:00 eastern. we'll turn to the winter weather hitting millions with freezing temperatures and some parts of the northeast could see some of the season's worst snow. stephanie ramos is in the thick of it in hamburg, new york. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: george, good morning. here in hamburg, wind gusts of about 56 miles per hour are pushing the waves on lake erie as high as ten feet splashing that water onto the shoreline and freezing on contact. check out these signs here behind me, the fencing along the shoreline, and the rocks, all of that completely iced. that intense wind and snow expected to continue across western new york today. overnight, this latest winter storm slamming the northeast driving what could be the biggest lake-effect snow event of the season. huge waves from the great lakes crashing into the shore. upstate new york bearing the

brunt of high winds and blizzard conditions. this tractor trailer dangling on an overpass after a multi-vehicle crash closed a portion of i-86. new york state police citing weather as a factor for the collision. and this semi sliding off the road into a ditch on i-81 as multiple counties issue travel advisories. more than a foot of snow and wind gusts near 60 miles per hour making travel dangerous in adams, new york. drivers traversing the highways at a snail-like pace. some people braving the windchill and whiteout conditions as wind gusts whip the snow into a wintry haze. in erie county, snowplows spreading out across the area trying to keep the roads clear as warning signs advise drivers to stay safe. power outages also plaguing the area as crews work around the clock to restore power lines. lake-effect snow warnings continue across the area today

and, t.j., that bitter cold not helping conditions out here. >> wow. she put a lot of emphasis on bitter. all right, stephanie, thank you so much. we want to turn to l.a. for just a moment and another tribute we want to show you to kobe and his daughter gianna. fans in los angeles have seen a soccer match and re-created a photo of the nba legend and his daughter and they had the purple colors there of the team and the team captain also wore an arm band with the tribute for the nine victims of that helicopter crash and the team finished off the night with a big comeback win but this was a nice tribute. kobe an l.a. guy and a soccer fan as well so still seeing some tributes to those two. >> beautiful. we have a lot of other stories we're following this morning. changing of the guard as harry and meghan step back from their royal duties, canada saying it will no longer pay for the couple's security. plus, why prince harry's teaming up with rock legend jon bon jovi. >> look forward to that. and we have new trouble for the houston astros as well. former world series champs are getting hit by a number of pitches after that cheating

scandal. the question is, is it deliberate? the latest on all that plus the new coronavirus including some travel warnings. first, let's go to ginger in philadelphia this morning. >> good morning, george, and good morning, everybody. you know i'm going to tell you why i'm here in philly in a bit, but first we have those amazing numbers. oswego, buffalo, hamburg, a lot of watertowns had gusts up to 60 miles per hour. and of course the snow. the snow wasn't just lake effect. that's elkhart county, indiana. they had close to a half foot with the snowstorm itself. i want to show you why this lake effect which by the way is very late in the season because we've had such a mild winter is going to also drop another one to two feet of snow especially just south of watertown, that tughill plateau. let's get to the weekend getaways now brought to you by verizon.

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candidates addressing the rising concern about coronavirus hammering president trump. the showdown in south carolina less than 24 hours away. joe biden looking for a big win. bernie sanders touting new numbers showing he is electable. and take a look at the newest edition at the san diego zoo. baby hippo. she was born two weeks ago. we asked you to help name her. coming up in our next hour, we'll learn the name. >> oh that's a tease. >> do you guys know it? >> no, do you? >> i don't. >> all right. >> we'll be watching, participating. we turn to prince harry. take a look. there he is, just moments ago, that's him teaming up with rock royalty jon bon jovi who is recording a special song for the prince. just as harry and meghan are now looking for a new way to cover their own security costs as canada says they'll no longer foot the bill for their protection and diane macedo has more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. they never said stepping down wouldn't be complicated and the latest detail to iron out is when harry and meghan are no

longer working royals, who will provide their security? as for those wondering what harry will do after stepping down, this morning's activities might give us an answer. harry the recording artist? this morning, prince harry and rock legend jon bon jovi are teaming up at london's famous abbey road recording studios collaborating on a new version of jon bon jovi's single, "unbroken". ♪ the song is being repurposed for this year's invictus games, a paralympic harry created for service members. for harry, this is his last visit in the uk as a working royal. last month, and duke and his wife, meghan, decided to give up their status as senior royals and partially relocate to canada. but overnight, canadian authorities announced they will no longer provide security protection for the couple. >> they have intermittently been assisting london providing security. that arrangement is coming to an end. >> reporter: the royal canadian mounted police say the duke and duchess of sussex choosing to relocate to canada on a part-time basis presented our government with a unique and

unprecedented set of circumstances. adding, the assistance will cease in the coming weeks in keeping with their change in status. >> it means that the couple may have to cover those costs themselves. that's a big question of where does that money come from? it could be the british public for the next year ahead. >> reporter: in the uk the couple's security is also fueling debate. harry and meghan have had a bumpy ride since announcing their decision. in january, they threatened legal action against paparazzi after the duchess was snapped walking with archie near their knew home. just last week the pair publicly challenged the queen's jurisdiction over their intended use of the brand name sussex royal despite agreeing to give it up. meghan is expected to make her first official uk appearance since their announcement on march 5th. the pair's royal duties are set to end on march 31st. i just want harry to know if he needs a recording partner, i'm available. >> oh, wow. all right. but every young couple deals with that you got to pay your own bills, right? >> mom and dad boot you out. >> thank you.

we're going to get the latest on the college admissions scandal. lori loughlin and her husband now have a trial date as their lawyers claim newly released text messages from the phone of mastermind rick singer show they are innocent. paula faris is here with the story. good morning, paula. >> reporter: good morning, george. this new evidence was discovered over a year ago, but just now being released by the prosecution, and it gets to the heart of this scandal. did parents think they were paying for bribes or making legitimate donations to universities? >> do you have any regrets? >> reporter: this morning, a judge setting the trial date for lori loughlin and her husband, fashion designer mossimo giannulli, despite newly released evidence that they say should exonerate them for their alleged involvement in the "varsity blues" scandal. loughlin and giannulli are now set to appear in court on october 5th after pleading not guilty to charges claiming they paid $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into the university of california. loughlin's attorneys say new evidence proves she's innocent

and they're pointing to messages found on so-called cheating scandal mastermind rick singer's iphone. in a message that he wrote in october of 2018, singer claims that fbi agents asked him to, quote, bend the truth and change the story that he told clients asking singer to tell the parents their money was a payment or bribe to the school instead of a donation so that authorities could catch them in the scandal. loughlin and her husband are two of the 15 parents who maintain their innocence. the couple says they believed that their payments were charitable contributions to usc and they had no idea they were being used to bribe school officials. now, of the 50 plus that have been implicated in this scandal, 15 parents maintain their innocence. they're all going to trial. first up, loughlin and her trial will be in boston. the judge says he expects to have it wrapped up before thanksgiving but she and her husband could face decades behind bars if convicted.

>> thank you, paula. all right, we're going to turn now to the houston astros. yes, more fallout in the wake of that major league baseball cheating scandal. the former world series winning team, well, they're being hit, literally in spring training. janai norman is here with the story this morning. look, they kind of warned it might come, some retaliation, and they're being hit more than any other team right now. >> reporter: right. there's all this news about the cheating scandal which you know about. then even before the preseason you had several pitchers saying astros players should be prepared to pay in the batter's box. well, now, you have players being hit by pitches, some are asking if this is the retaliation. >> breaking ball. >> off-speed pitch that got away. left shoulder blade. obviously going to cause a stir. >> reporter: that pitch marking the seventh time an astros player had been hit in five spring training games. this following a league investigation that found the astros used an outfield camera

to steal catcher's signs in 2017 to gain an upper hand in the batter's box. before spring training even began, astros manager dusty baker asking the league to be on the lookout for possible retaliation from opposing pitchers. >> i'm depending on the league to try to put a stop to, you know, the seemingly, you know, premeditated retaliation. i'm just hoping that the league puts a stop to this before somebody gets hurt. >> reporter: espn reporting that mlb commissioner rob manfred warned managers around the league against any forms of vigilante justice and while cardinals players have been hit by pitches more during the preseason, the astros' reception at spring training has been less than warm. but the astros maintain they will not let the outside noise affect their play. >> media nonsense and all the stuff we're listen to, distractions that we won't let distract us on the field.

we will play together as a team. >> reporter: so the players not getting the best reception but right now it's still only spring training. the regular season starts in a month. and not all the hits looked as bad as that one in the back. one was in the foot. maybe it's not retaliation. >> i hope i speak for everyone. we hope the astros are okay. >> absolutely. >> yes. >> all right. >> nobody got the sarcasm, wow. long week for you guys. stay with me, folks. stay with me. coming up, traveling during the coronavirus emergency. what you can do to keep your family safe, plus dr. ashton is back to answer all of your questions. family safe, plus dr. ashton is back to answer all of your questions. questions.

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all right, back now with more on the coronavirus emergency and one of the big questions concerning americans this morning, many airlines are canceling flights to countries or offering waivers. but if you're traveling, what can you do to keep your family safe? good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, good morning. this could cost airlines nearly $30 billion, a massive amount of money, but this morning we're looking at what this outbreak could cost you. as more and more confirmed cases of coronavirus emerge across the globe, this morning, growing questions about how to protect yourself while traveling. first, the cost of canceling. megan lloyd who has an autoimmune disorder and is more

susceptible to picking up illnesses is worried about an upcoming trip she booked to las vegas with her boyfriend, ryan. >> at the time we booked the flights to las vegas we didn't really think about buying insurance. if we do travel to las vegas, then we're just going to be taking extra measures to make sure that we protect ourselves from any kind of pathogen whether it's the coronavirus or it's the flu. >> reporter: canceling a trip can cost you big bucks even if you have travel insurance. that's because even the most expensive policy tends to cover a percentage of the trip, not the whole thing. >> the fear of coronavirus is not covered. >> reporter: then there's the health risks. so many now sharing the cdc's meme with that key advice, keep calm and wash your hands. but there's more to it. medical professionals say coronavirus has so far shown similar transmission patterns to the flu.

in 2018, dr. nick testa, chief medical officer at dignity health in l.a., took us on a fake plane to show us how to stay healthy when flying during flu season. >> on an airplane, you have almost a hundred time increase from contracting a respiratory illness. >> reporter: a plane flying a typical new york to washington, d.c. route makes about five flights per day. that means at least four strangers could be touching your tray table, shade, armrest and air vent every day. and air on board is circulated from ceiling to floor filtered every two minutes. if a flu carrier sneezes watch the simulation done for popular science. those passengers immediately around the sneezer are most at risk but your risk is lower if you're seated further away. so at the end of the day just keep an eye on your travel destination. if they don't have any cases there you're probably fine to go on your trip. if you're concerned go ahead and call your airline, call your hotel. you'll be surprised, sometimes they can make some exceptions. guys, back to you. >> thanks, we break it down with

dr. jen back to answer social media questions about this. okay, this is a big one, spring break is coming up. a lot of people want to know, here's the first question, should anyone planning to travel out of state during spring break be concerned? so you say? >> cecilia, no one has a crystal ball here. and i try to stay in my lane. i'm a doctor, not a travel consultant. but we don't know what it will look like in two weeks, two months, six months, it depends also on where you are going, what you will be doing there, and your risk tolerance. so we're not just talking about the small risk or even a larger risk of getting sick. we're talking about the possibility for a major disruption if you are traveling internationally during these disruptions day-to-day, not being back allowed in the country. we just don't know. >> a lot to think about. teresa white, is washing your hands enough? >> i know it's not sexy to say wash your hands but it's low risk and it has a very high benefit. it's incredibly important.

hand hygiene, we also obviously remind people not to touch their mouth and face, cough into their elbow. stay home if you're sick and avoid contact with people you know are sick. that means if your spouse or partner is sick, don't sleep in the same bed. >> a lot to -- okay. last question here. should i be nervous receiving packages from china? you said you are getting this question a lot. >> i'm getting tons of this question, t.j. right now, it's unclear how long these fomites or particles might survive on hard or drive surfaces. we don't know, but there's no evidence it can be passed yet from packages or anything coming overseas. just for the record, i haven't canceled any yet. >> should we stop shaking hands or not? >> i did this week but not because of coronavirus, because of influenza so, again, you know, we have to put this into the proper medical context. >> you're going to answer more questions on facebook live after "gma," so you can also watch dr. ashton on "the view" later

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. new coronavirus fears. five more countries hit with the virus. authorities now searching for more cases in the california community where a woman was infected despite no link to foreign travel. overseas countries now going to new extremes. schools closed. sporting events in empty stadiums and the unprecedented economic fallout. wall street on edge this morning. south carolina showdown. less than 24 hours until voting begins in the crucial primary. joe biden looking for a big win to jump-start his campaign and our new poll showing bernie sanders with the edge against president trump. also this morning, the healthy tips you need for your heart at every age. from your diet to your social life. what you should know this morning. ♪ when you're ready come and get it ♪ selena the sleuth. how the pop star and her mom are helping to crack a real-life

cold case. "gma" exclusive. it's called the last hurdle of infertility. now the inspiring story of a woman who couldn't have a baby on her own, strangers jumping in to help with a groundbreaking transplant, wait until you meet her newborn. ♪ you can ring my bell friday food fix. our resident chef michael symon with everything you need. one grocery list. a meal for a family of four under $20. ♪ it's friday and lady gaga has everyone dancing to "stupid love." get ready to go gaga as we say, good morning, america. and good morning, america. hope you're well this friday morning. we have a nice little crowd outside here this morning braving the cold. look at that. seton hall athletic training. in times square. >> they're having a good time. we've got something fun to show you in addition to that crowd.

take a look, guys. the big unveiling. that's the new baby hippo at the san diego zoo. >> growing up. >> this baby is a big one, but "gma" viewers have been voting on a name for the baby. we are ready to reveal the name that you all chose. that is just ahead and we don't know it ourselves yet. >> i may have just got it from a producer but i'm not going to tell you yet. >> we are not going to ask. we are going to get the latest on the coronavirus emergency. five more countries hit with the new virus. financial markets around the world on edge, worst sell-off on wall street since the financial crisis in 2008. now there are also new questions after a california woman tracted the virus from an unknown source. the cdc waited days before testing her. we want to go back to will carr in sacramento. will? >> reporter: and george, this latest case is a real tipping point here in the united states. we don't know how this woman became infected. we do know that she was fairly

close to a military base where americans had been quarantined and it comes with growing concerns that this could be the tip of the iceberg. this morning authorities are scouring this california community to find out if the novel coronavirus could have spread after a solano county woman showed up to a local hospital with flu-like symptoms placed on a ventilator but not tested for the virus until four days later. >> we don't know where the patient was exposed. >> reporter: according to authorities, that woman now in quarantine at u.c. davis medical center, had not traveled and does not know anyone who contracted the virus. she's the first to become infected within her own community as a new whistle-blower complaint reported by "the new york times" and "the washington post" about federal employees who interacted with quarantined americans at travis air force base and march air force base. they allegedly worked without proper training or protective gear as the number of cases continues to grow. the fda just announced the first manufacturing shortage of an

unnamed drug due to the virus. the shortage is related to a site affected by coronavirus. on top of that there aren't enough testing kits for the virus. here in california there are only 200 left. the governor calls that inadequate. they're expecting to get more in the coming days, cecilia. >> okay, will. thanks so much. we turn now to the race for the white house and the south carolina showdown now less than 24 hours until that voting begins in that crucial primary. joe biden counting on a big win there as our new poll shows front-runner bernie sanders with the edge against president trump. senior national correspondent terry moran right there in charleston with the latest. good morning again, terry. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. so, it's south carolina's turn tomorrow. and this is a crucial primary. right now it is a two-person race in the palmetto state. as you say, joe biden long, the overwhelming front-runner here, and around the country trying to

hold off bernie sanders whose fiercely loyal and predominantly young army are surging here and around the country. that new poll, on the critical question for democrats, it has been all along, who can stop trump? bernie sanders now 34% of respondents saying it's bernie sanders who can beat donald trump, joe biden now 25% of the people saying that. and the others are fighting for third here and trying to get some oxygen in the race which is narrowing with super tuesday looming ahead and big national stage, big money and all of the media markets, that is a challenge for so many of them. we'll see will this field be win -- winnowed? will any drop out? we'll find out first up south carolina, can joe biden pull it off? cecilia. >> terry, thanks. as you said, south carolina then comes super tuesday. george is going to anchor our special coverage all night long with our political team starting at:00 eastern. >> a big part of it as well. it's going to be fun. coming you, pop star selena gomez taking on true crime. the singer is trying to crack a

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>> we got a lot going on here today but tomorrow on saturday "gma" get ready for the battle of the blow-out. we'll tell you what you need to know to get the perfect hair. i will be watching that closely. and on monday morning, drum roll. we cannot wait to introduce you guys to the new bachelorette. right here on "gma." there's a lot you can ask. you can submit your questions. you have a lot of those. >> john is -- >> george is a very big bachelorette fan. >> john does have questions. george does not. >> we've introduced her. she's here, sara haines, everybody, and "pop news." okay. happy friday. we begin with music news. lady gaga dropping a music video overnight. this is her first single since her acting turn in "a star is born." it's called "stupid love."

now take a look at the futuristic video. ♪ fun to be in a video just like that. now that entire video right there was shot using just an iphone 11 pro. yeah and as you can see in the behind-the-scenes photo shots, after dropping at midnight it already has over 2 million views and is the number one trending video this morning. "stupid love" is her first single off her long awaited sixth studio album. no word on when it will be released but told apple music what to expect saying, quote, i want people to dance and feel happy. [ applause ] if that video is any indicator, mission accomplished. in other music news, christina aguilera is making headlines revealing she is recording new music for the highly anticipated live action "mulan." the singer sharing the news on stage at her las vegas residency saying she recorded a new

version of "reflection" that famous ballad from the soundtrack of the 1998 animated version of "mulan." and that's not all. christina also teasing she has other new material on the way as well. disney's live action "mulan" hits theaters march 27th. and we've got baby news. kind of. you guys, we have been talking about it for a few weeks and finally have our last update on operation baby hippo. two weeks ago we introduced you to the newest addition to the san diego zoo family. and there she is, hanging out in her habitat with mom and we asked you all for help giving her a name. baby hippo has gone three weeks without a name. but that changes today. thanks to over 14,000 votes from our viewers, and it's almost time to reveal her name but first let's check in with our friends at the san diego zoo. please welcome jennifer chapman, senior wildlife care specialist. hi, jennifer. [ applause ]

oh, that's some excitement. now, last time we saw her baby hippo was 80 pounds, you described her as the size of a very dense corgi so what's she weighing in at now? >> well, we're estimating she's gained about 20 pounds. she's breaking that 100-pound barrier there. >> wow. she crossed the three digits. >> 100 pounds. this is t.j. here. we're wondering, everybody knows kids tease. that's always a tough process but is this an issue for the baby hippo as well, teething? >> teething is definitely what she's doing right now. and it's a really cool opportunity for us specialists to be able to start to interact with her. thanks to funani and her guidance and approval we're able to start to interact with the calf and she's allowing us to give her relief in the form of

gum massages which is a great reward for her starting to interact with us. >> who is putting her hand in the mouth of -- who has that job? right? >> i didn't realize i should try that with my baby the whole gum massage thing but, okay, you guys, the time has come we've been waiting for. we are about to reveal the name. her name is -- drum roll, please. [ drum roll ] amahle. [ cheers and applause ] jennifer, what does that name mean? [ cheers and applause ] >> her name is amahle and in zulu, her name means beautiful one. >> that is perfect because she is beautiful and large. we love her. >> we should say that's not a typo. >> so in zula the l-a is

pronounced shay, amahle. that's a big thank you to our viewers. thanks, jennifer. you can go behind the scenes at the zoo on the animal planet show "the zoo." san diego premiering this summer, don't miss it. >> that's great. it has meaning behind the name. that's kind of cool. beautiful one. sara, thank you. good to see you, of course. turning now, we have our "gma" cover story about superstar selena gomez. actress, singer, detective. yes, the superstar and her mom spent the weekend at a true crime conference in chicago and, look, they weren't just messing around here, erielle reshef. they are actually trying to solve a nearly 40-year-old cold case.

>> reporter: they were along with 300 others, t.j. selena gomez is known for her chart-topping hits and monumental social media following but now adding amateur detective to the list letting her 169 million instagram followers in on her passion for crime solving after attending crimecon with her mom over the weekend. >> reporter: singer -- ♪ i needed you to lose me to love me ♪ >> reporter: actress. >> your chance to see something different. >> reporter: and now celebrity sleuth? ♪ >> reporter: selena gomez playing detective. the pop star posting photos on instagram of her recent trip to chicago writing, momma and i being tourists, we take great pictures, oh, and we went to crimecon. the mother/daughter duo taking part in an event called crowd solve. >> selena gomez and her mom were rolling up their sleeves and they kept focused on the reason we were all there. >> reporter: listening to details of the mysterious 1981

death of 17-year-old kurt sova. the singer taking notes as they heard from police officers, criminologists and a polygraph examiner. the pair working with 300 true crime fans to come up with theories on sova's death turning their information over to investigators. >> they really respected her privacy and her journey to be there. they were looking to have an impact and make a difference. >> reporter: the true crime genre exploding in popularity in recent years. gomez not the only celebrity to take an interest in these type of cases. gwyneth paltrow, demi lovato and lady gaga have all spoken about their love of true crime shows. and kim kardashian is so interested in the criminal justice system she's working on becoming an attorney. organizers say they were made aware that gomez was attending just before the event and they took steps to make sure she had an authentic experience. the sova family said they're very grateful for this publicity since she was there. celebrities drawing attention to these kind of cases never hurts. >> i didn't know about those things. cool experience.

thanks, erielle. now to a "gma" exclusive. the remarkable story of a woman who thought she would never be able to have a baby on her own finally able to start a family thanks to a groundbreaking new transplant and the help of some selfless strangers. janai norman is back with more on the story. good morning, janai. >> reporter: hey, cecilia. this is a really incredible story about the fifth baby born in the u.s. from a transplanted uterus. the parents, high school sweethearts who always planned on having a family now calling their son the miracle baby. madison gibbs is a healthy woman but she was born without one thing. >> i did not have a uterus. >> reporter: that's right, the dallas native now 22 was born without a uterus, a condition called mayer-rokitansky-kuster-hauser syndrome or mrkh. doctors only discovering she had the condition found in 1 in 5,000 women after she didn't get her period as a teen. >> i have ovaries, fallopian

tubes, eggs, everything except for a uterus to actually carry a baby in. >> reporter: news she never expected as she always planned on having a family but when she first learned of her condition six years ago there was no treatment available. >> i was devastated to be honest. >> reporter: she only told one person about her diagnosis, her then boyfriend, mitchell who is now her husband. >> i remember he gave me the biggest hug. >> i just was going to be there for her no matter what. >> reporter: the couple married in 2018 planning on moving forward with surrogacy or adoption when within weeks of saying their vows a local hospital was recruiting women to participate in a clinical trial for a uterus transplant. >> i was honestly blown away. it's in my backyard. >> reporter: she immediately signed up. after a battery of medical tests was accepted into the trial co-run by dr. liza johansson at baylor university medical center. >> it's called the last hurdle of infertility meaning this is the only one we haven't been able to treat. >> reporter: she went through

egg retrieval and creates embryos and then the uterus was donated by a stranger and transplanted in october, 2018. >> we had hundreds of women calling in to baylor saying i want to donate my uterus to someone they don't know. >> reporter: four months after the transplant and maddie was pregnant. >> this is lincoln. >> reporter: baby lincoln born a year to the date of maddie's transplant. >> i couldn't imagine anything better. i mean i would do it over and over again a thousand times just to get him. >> beautiful. >> reporter: the whole team celebrating success. baylor now counting six births from transplanted uteruses. 25 total in the world. >> you look in their eyes saying you see complete happiness. we can't even describe how that feels like. lincoln and all the babies born here, they're part of us too. >> so maddie is going to keep the uterus and is going to try for baby number two later this year but baby lincoln, his birthmark, the quickest time a transplant patient was able to get the transplant, give birth

all within a year. >> what a remarkable story. so happy for them and wish them luck on their attempted second one. that's really wonderful. thanks, janai. let's head back over to ginger in philly. yes, i'm here, cecilia, in philadelphia at the philadelphia flower show. if you couldn't tell already, this is the largest and the oldest flower show in the nation. the theme this year, riviera holiday. i think it's pretty evident by the many olive trees including this one that is more than 50 years old. they actually transported it from california, brought it on the southern route because they had to, otherwise, it would not have survived through a lot of those winter climates in the midwest and northeast. but just a beautiful time here. i've been to this flower show every year because we love our friends at 6 abc in philadelphia here. this is my favorite. this is the type of climate and the type of foliage i want to retire around, the lemon pergola. the cypress tree, the gorgeous flowers and if i could just tell you the smell, whoo. it smells so beautiful. all right.

i have so much more to bring you but let's [ cheers and applause ] love your heart series as we recognize american heart month, dr. ashton is back to break down healthy tips to help your heart at every age. we'll tap into your inner vanna white. things we have to do all the time, lower stress, don't smoke. watch your weight but we focus on other things this morning starting with healthy mouth. when do you start to think about that? >> dentists will be happy about this.

this you want to encourage people to start as early as possible. it's never too late but in your 20s and 30s. >> what's the link? >> what we're talking about is periodontal disease, the most common inflammatory disease affecting adults, i am one of them that can lead to bacteria in the bloodstream. it's a window into our overall health you want to pay attention to. >> this is a little more specific. knowing the signs of a heart attack. >> this is late rally one thing that can save your life. again, the earlier you know it, the better. we want to start as early as possible, even in the 20s and 30s. we are seeing particularly among women an increase in believe it or not heart attacks even in this age group in 30s we're seeing it around pregnancy. women can have different signs and symptoms of heart attack. not that classic hollywood heart attack that men get. it can present like the flu. it can give you nausea, vomiting as well as chest pain and shortness of breath. the sooner we know those symptoms, the more proactive we

can be. >> always be aware. i think you always should be thinking about your diet but saying -- >> you do and i'm particularly interested in recommending this for women. right after pregnancy and before or around the time of menopause so 40s and 50s, great time to do it. we've done a lot of this. you know about the way to eat, food being your medicine. it is important to eat a diet like your people, the mediterranean diet, lots of vegetables, fruits, whole grains. >> that holds for men in their 40s and 50s as well. >> absolutely but women see this. i hear this from women literally every single day. it's not in your mind. your metabolism does change so you want to get ahead of that. >> stay social. what is the connection there? >> this is -- whoa. vanna, i'm losing my job. this is something -- there's been a big push in the american heart association in the field of cardiology recently. increasing social connectivity especially in their 60s, 70s, 80s, really important. we know there are links between depression, social isolation and

heart disease so you want to know cuss on that. -- focus on that. >> friendship matters. >> 100%. yeah. >> all right. >> this one. >> this goes in all three. i'm going to ask you to help me with that one. you'll notice i spared you this one. >> thank you. >> healthy sex life, you want to do in all of these decades. [ applause ] all right. but really, george, the key here, you want to focus on this across your life span but also targeted by decade. remember heart disease, the number one killer of men and women, 80% is preventible. >> important reminders right there. thank you very much, jen. coming up, our resident chef, michael symon is here to kick off our friday food. our resident chef michael symon is here to kick off our friday food. friday food.

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you can always find us on our app and at abc7news.com. the news continues right now with "good morning america." ♪ welcome back to "gma." we're kicking off our friday food fix with our "gma" resident chef michael symon. welcome back. [ applause ] >> today he'll bring special dishes you can make at home without blowing the budget. >> we're cooking for four people and wait for this, it costs less than 20 bucks. [ applause ] >> you know, really like this is for four but this could feed six to eight, no problem in had is the weekend. >> a little more elaborate than the weeknight. >> this is going to take a little bit of time, but not a ton. real basic ingredients, chicken thigh, noodles, paprika, onions, garlic, so the first thing we have here and this is chicken paprikash.

>> the world's smallest -- >> you know how long it would take to forge that whisk. it is the perfect whisk to mix spices. >> the ingredients quickly. >> so we have eight chicken thighs on here with one onion and some thyme and garlic and george has the paprika, sweet and smoked and salt and giant whisk and that will go on top of the thighs, what we did here and we drizzle the thighs with some olive oil. these go in a 450-degree oven for 20 minutes or until they reach 160 degrees. >> everything i'm looking at is 20 bucks. >> 20 bucks. >> are you sure this is $20? >> i will show you later. >> receipts. >> a local grocery store. you can find it, no problem. so here we have one more onion and a clove of garlic and some of the rendered fat from our

chicken. >> smells so good. >> we'll make a roux. it is just equal parts of fat and flour until you get the consistency. >> the color is just gorgeous. >> i like a nice blushy red. then chicken stock and then this simmers away until it gets to here. >> george, i got a much bigger whisk over here. sorry to tell you. >> whisk envy. now here we have just plain old good fashioned full fat sour cream. i will put this in and you will whisk like a crazy person. >> you can bring your whisk over here. [ cheers and applause ] >> okay. >> once that goes in -- >> all together and blend it and this is the sauce and then to that we have some noodles. my grandfather, i was telling you before, makes it with like a spetzle. we want to make it easier so in goes our noodles. >> lovely.

>> lovely. >> thank you. >> we mix this together. >> smells so good. so you're using, like, an egg noodle here. >> a broad egg noodle. makes it easier. very inexpensive to buy, and then you get this beautiful paprika sour cream laced sauce. >> smells amazing. >> we can't really explain that part of it but this smells -- we don't have smell-o-vision but working on it. >> it will never happen. [ applause ] >> you place the noodles down and cover them with those paprika roasted chicken thighs and parsley and also the onions that we had with the garlic and thyme, they roast in all the chicken fat and get tons of flavor. super easy meal, like i said. we're pricing this out before. i'm telling you could feed six to eight. >> the big reveal. >> the big reveal. >> drum roll, please. [ drum roll ] the low, low price of -- wait for it -- there it is. [ applause ]

>> $19.85. >> so if it's for five, if it's for 4 or 5 bucks a person and a couple bucks a head you could put a nice meal on the table. >> i'm making this. >> get the recipe on goodmorningamerica.com. coming up, you'll meet taffy, the pet of the week. coming up, you'll meet taffy, the pet of the week. taffy, the pet of the week. fisn't just about polar bears. we're fighting for our lives,

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♪ welcome back to "gma," everybody. of course, february, black history month and this morning we're going to introduce you to a first grade teacher getting creative when it comes to educating her students about black history month. this is latoya mcgriff dressing up as famous trail blazers every day, every single day for the month. she's done ella fitzgerald, misty copeland. who is she doing this morning in her classroom in virginia, cecilia, you ask? well, let's see. oh, goodness. let's see if we can guess who she is. latoya, good morning to you. this is t.j. and cecilia. in new york. and i think we can kind of maybe figure out who you are but you tell us who you are today and why you decided to make this your finale for the month. >> my name is latoya mcgriff and

i am dressed up as barack obama, of course, and i decided to do this for black history month. [ applause ] >> and i think it's pretty clear, her students are helping her out this morning with the glasses. they're all her secret service agents, i do believe, this morning but a very cool picture. how have the students been taking it, i wonder? >> oh, they love it. they love to learn new facts about the different people i'm dressed as and they actually think they're famous now. [ cheers ] >> yeah. you can hear them. they are a little bit famous. [ cheers ] hey, guys, good morning to you. latoya, what can you tell us about what inspired this? what started all of this? >> i decided to do this because every year i usually send over history, well, black history facts to my principal and she'll read them on the announcements and this year i decided to take

it up a notch and dress up as different african-americans. and i just wanted to spark learning with the children when they see me dressed. they ask questions. they want to know more information. so it's good to -- good for their curiosity. >> it certainly is. you are teaching them a great lesson there. what a teacher. what an amazing teacher. [ applause ] >> latoya mcgriff, how do you get them interested? you dress up as someone different every day. request get them curious and asking questions. that's very cool. >> she's great. >> one of many great teachers around the country and we want to head back to another part of the country now, philly, with ginger. hey there, ginger. hey there, t.j. i have a little something to teach everybody this morning from the philadelphia flower show. this is the princess grace rose garden. i don't know if knew this, this is the 191th flower show. a replica of princess grace of monaco, grace kelly's dress frod

monaco. this year's theme riviera holiday. grace kelly was from philadelphia so a regular at the flower show. this is just one of the beautiful places where you're going to see more than 3,000 roses in one display alone. this flower show opens tomorrow. it goes for a week. if you are in and around philly i highly suggest it. i said it last time but this one is my favorite of all of the ones i've been to so just want to share that with you and hopefully you learned a little it is friday and that means it's time to honor our pet of the week. let's have a look at our wall of winners. now these are some of the incredible animals making the world a better place. >> and this morning, we get to meet taffy, a cat with a

disability who inspires and brings joy to her family. >> reporter: tiffany bailey loves animals, caring for them as a vet technician at her local pennsylvania shelter. >> i tend to take on the more medically challenging cases, the sick and the injured. >> reporter: she and her husband have fostered some including taffy the cat. >> taffy came with with her two sister, praline and brittle from a family overrun with cats and kittens who were unspade and unneutered. >> reporter: it was apparent taffy required some extra care. >> after we did an x-ray we realized she was born without hip sockets, but her legs do not get in the way and there was no pain associated with it. >> reporter: they ended up making her part of their family for good after bonding early on. >> taffy came to us when we were deep in our infertility struggle. we had been trying to have a baby for nine years and taffy helped me through depression. >> reporter: then 15 months ago the ultimate blessing, the

couple welcomed daughter stella. >> are you waving to taffy? >> taffy now spends her days scooting to new adventures and climbing to new heights thriving in her forever home. >> taffy inspires us on a daily basis. she gave me a deeper purpose in my life. she is a true testament of being more than a disability. >> we are here with the incredible taffy and her mom, tiffany bailey. now, you said that taffy inspired you to love other animals, to rescue. can you tell me about that. >> in the foster and shelter world it's not always great. you know, we see some sad stories but when i look at her i'm reminded that, you know, there's more animals to save and we need to keep trying. >> i love what you were telling us during the break, that taffy doesn't know that she -- she's different. she doesn't know it. she plays with all the other cats. how does she keep an eye on you guys at home? >> she scoots all over the house and loves up on all the dogs,

snuggles with her cat brother. and she even goes and checks in on our fosters we have in the other room. she's busy. >> we need to award her. we want to give her the pet of the week medal because she definitely earned it for all the love and joy she brings into the world. there we go. >> she's so calm. >> well deserved. >> sweet. >> well deserved. >> yay, taffy. >> congratulations taffy and tiffany. >> what do you think she would say about this? >> i think she would be proud. i think that, you know, taffy loves to be a spokesperson for shelter animals and animals with special needs. >> what a great message. >> amazing. >> thank you very much for being here. congratulations, taffy. >> guy, for more adorable animal stories check out our digital pet franchise fur babies on goodmorningamerica.com and you can nominate your own pet for pet of the week on our website, sara, what's going on today? >> oh, we have such a great show today. we have a huge "strahan, sara & keke." one couple agreed on monday to

get married on our show by the end of the week and today is the day we've been waiting for. it's really happening. so speak now or forever hold your peace. i'm the officiant. >> what? >> yes. >> hey, i'm available for weddings, okay. we will see you at lunchtime, and next here on "gma," the legendary james taylor performs live. you don't want to miss it.

♪ we've all been waiting for this. we are back now with the legendary james taylor. listen to this. over the course of his 40-year career he has sold more than 100 million albums, won five grammys and being inducted into the rock and roll hall of new album "american standard" is out today. his audio memoir "break shot" out today on audible. welcome, gosh. [ applause ] >> really, really great to have you here. this new album covers classics that go back decades. this must have been really hard to decide which ones go, which ones to keep, which ones you have to let go of. >> it was a little difficult. these are all songs i've known since i was a kid and a lot of them sort of arranging them on the guitar when i was younger taught me to play really, so they're all pretty familiar

tunes and it's basically a guitar album. i collaborated with my friend john pitzarelli here. [ applause ] >> and you are about to go out on tour. take them out on the road. >> we will. it's coming up, a tour of canada in april and then jackson browne and i will be touring the states this summer. >> yeah. >> there's that. [ applause ] >> and because you're not busy enough you have this audio book that's out now. it really talks about your love of music. >> the story of basically my sort of family story, the first 21 years of my life before anybody -- before anybody knew me, since then i'm sort of public property and if anyone wants to know at any point, but in those early days are what the memoir cover. >> we are really excited you are here. we are excited to hear you sing your new song from the album "american standard."

here is the one and only, guy, james taylor performing "teach me tonight." [ applause ] ♪ ♪ did you say i've got a lot to learn ♪ ♪ well, don't think i'm trying not to learn ♪ ♪ since this is the perfect spot to learn teach me tonight ♪ ♪ starting with the a, b, c of it right down to the x, y, z of it ♪ ♪ help me solve the mystery of it, teach me tonight ♪

♪ all the sky's a blackboard high above you ♪ ♪ and if a shooting star goes by i'll use that star to write i love you ♪ ♪ a thousand times across the sky ♪ ♪ one thing isn't very clear, my love ♪ ♪ should the teacher stand so near, my love ♪ ♪ graduation's almost here, my love, teach me tonight ♪ ♪ ♪ well the sky's a blackboard

high above you ♪ ♪ and if a shooting star goes by ♪ ♪ i'll use that star to write i love you a thousand times across the sky ♪ ♪ one thing isn't very clear, my love ♪ ♪ should the teacher stand so near, my love, graduation's almost here, my love ♪ starting with the a, b, c of it starting with the a, b, c of it ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. this is "abc 7 mornings." good morning, i'm kumasi aaron from "abc 7 mornings." here is mike with our forecast. hi, everybody. doesn't it look gorgeous outside? 58 degrees, near record high temperatures again today. everything is going to be pretty nice, our calmest and warmest day moving forward. record highs today aren't nearly as warm as yesterday. we could reach them once again. by sunday, 20 degrees warmer with winds around 25 to 30 miles per hour. jobina? we are approaching the end of our morning commute so you can see we certainly have light conditions on our roads, at the golden gate bridge. moving to oakland, you can see for drivers traveling northbound on 880 out of the coliseum, it is definitely slow and go. also a bit slow on the bay bridge for people headed into san francisco.

you can see everything else is green, kumasi. now time for "live with kelly and ryan." we'll be back at 11:00. we hope you >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the series, "sacred lies," juliette lewis. and a high wire daredevil, nik wallenda. and check out the hottest new toys direct from the new york toy fair. plus, a chile dish as we wrap up our "instafoodie: winter cooking week." all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: hey! happy friday.