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try to save others forced to distance themselves from their own families. >> okay, but i can't get close to you. let me go change, okay? quarantine crackdowns. a florida pastor arrested after preaching to a room full of people on sunday. the new penalties this morning nationwide on those refusing to stay at home. new signs of hope. wuhan, china starts to re-open. italy begins to turn the corner. and officials in seattle say the stay-at-home orders are working. what they're seeing as a new test that can get results in five minutes starts rolling out today. the new fbi warning. so many people using zoom for work and school, but is it safe and secure? what to know about your privacy. and sports fans rejoice, the big announcement about one of the most highly anticipated series ever featuring michael jordan and the championship bulls. the new release date. the never before seen footage first here on "gma."

good morning, america. great to have you with us this morning. i am happy to be here with amy. and both robin and george are coming to us from their homes and good morning, guys. >> good morning, michael. yeah, i'm broadcasting from home right now. ali has developed some symptoms so she's upstairs resting right now. but while she's recovering, as she goes through this, i'm going to be broadcasting from home and we'll be working as long as we can here. >> well, we all, of course, are thinking of ali. you're right where you're supposed to be there, george. so we appreciate that. amy? >> yeah, we certainly are, george. wishing ali the very best. we do have a lot of developments to get to. we're following this morning cases of the coronavirus in the u.s., still climbing rapidly now topping 164,000 and the capital region now virtually shut down

as maryland, virginia and washington, d.c. impose new stay-at-home orders. >> look, the u.s. navy hospital ship "comfort" has officially arrived in new york. the 1,000-bed facility will care for non-coronavirus patients relieving overburdened hospitals. the army corps of engineers stepping in to help. in a moment we'll speak live with their commander. but first tom llamas starts us off on the west side of manhattan where that navy ship is right now. good morning, tom. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. this massive ship behind me will likely be providing a lot more than comfort. it will ease the pressure off so many hospitals across this city and likely save a lot of lives. this as new york is being very clear, they not only need hospitals like this, they need manpower. frontline health care workers. this morning, as the death toll mounts and health care staff are pushed to the brink, governor andrew cuomo issuing an sos call. >> as governor of new york, i am

asking health care professionals across the country, if you don't have a health care crisis in your community, please come help us in new york now. >> reporter: some have answered that call. this field hospital in central park set to start seeing covid-19 patients today. espn reporting the u.s. tennis association will start using the home of the u.s. open in flushing queens to add 350 temporary hospital beds and prepare 25,000 meals per day for patients, volunteers and schoolchildren. this as the u.s. navy's hospital ship, "the comfort" sailed past lady liberty docking on new york's west side. 1,000 hospital beds ready to care for overflow patients not infected with the coronavirus. but the ship's big arrival also brought some big crowds, a violation of the social distancing rules. mayor bill de blasio saying

while officials are seeing overwhelming compliance, they will begin ticketing violators. >> the police and all our agencies are authorized to use fines. we've given enough warning, enough education. >> reporter: with cases surging across the country, some doctors projecting the next hot spots will be cities like dallas, miami, detroit, boston, los angeles, philadelphia and washington, d.c. in maryland, cases skyrocketing 400% in just the last week. governor larry hogan issuing a stay-at-home executive order saying violators will be charged with a misdemeanor, punishable with up to a year in prison or a $5,000 fine. >> in two weeks' time the d.c., maryland and virginia areas could look like new york and the tri-state area. >> reporter: the nation's top health officials warning not to ignore the deadly virus. cases will emerge and they will multiply. >> when you look at all of the

states together, all of them are moving in exactly the same curves and so that's why we really believe this needs to be federal guidance so that every state understands it may look like two cases today, that become 20, that become 200, that become 2,000. >> reporter: in the wake of criticism that mass testing took too long, the president now touting a million americans have been tested and at the white house, unveiling a new testing device whose maker, abbott laboratories, say it will deliver a positive result in five minutes. this as the ford motor company is working to produce 50,000 ventilators in the next 100 days. families grieving the loss of their loved ones like alana dixon-mccallister whose 47-year-old husband, bruce, died saturday in a reno hospital with complications from coronavirus. >> i went through the range of emotions of being sad to being pissed off and i couldn't even be there to hold his hand in his

last moments. >> reporter: the avid 49ers fan leaving behind their 10-year-old son. alana who also tested positive for the virus say she thinks he may have been infected on a flight he took to new york earlier this month. despite so much uncertainty, a ray of hope for that family from missouri whose five members came down with the virus including 63-year-old matriarch jane winehouse and her husband mike, who this morning is now home from the hospital. >> he is going to be coming home with oxygen. my mom continues each and every day to progress, so slowly but surely they are expecting full recoveries for both of them. >> reporter: the deadly virus continues to hit seniors particularly hard. we're learning of a cluster of cases at a veterans home in western massachusetts. several people have died and at least five, george, have tested for the virus. george? >> such a tough situation, okay, tom, thanks very much.

we now want to bring in the man spearheading the effort to build these sites all across the country, these makeshift hospitals all across the country, lieutenant general todd semonite. thank you for joining us this morning and thank you for your service. give everyone a sense right now the scope of the mission you're facing. >> george, first of all, on behalf of all of us in the department of defense, our thoughts and prayers go out to all the people affected and so many different families. we're just so committed to be part of this national team to mitigate this anyway possible. the scope is immensity and there's three different aspects. there is a shortage of sites or facilities, that's what we'll talk about today. clearly there is a shortage of supplies and then there's a potential shortage of staff. so we're trying to look at the facility piece. so we're looking at 341 different facilities across all of the united states, very similar to the javits center. we've got eight contracts under

way right now, people in centers constructing facilities, probably about 8,500 beds and then by the end of the day we should have another five contracts awarded with somewhere around another 4,000 beds. we don't know where this is going to go. this is a state and local decision but what the corps wanted to do is to come up with an option so if we could be able to mitigate this delta in some way, we're able to find a solution that states could employ. >> so when you're called in to retrofit a dorm, a hotel, take us inside that. what exactly happens, how do you do it? >> so, you talked before coming in about the tents in central park. think about establishing something on green grass. that's awful hard. you got to bring electricity in, water, all the utilities. our concept, when governor cuomo called us, secretary mccarthy from the army said get to new york and find a solution. our thought was make it extremely simple. find an existing facility that already has all the codes, has heat, has water, has i.t. and parking lots and then just put

in whatever we can like a hospital inside of that. two big type of thoughts, one is hotels and dormitories. we're doing a lot of those. the other one is large, big open spaces, field hospitals and convention centers. then us, working side by side with the team -- and it is a federal, state team, hhs, fema. we go in and either put in temporary hospitals. we'll build rooms inside there but the ability to be able to build out an existing facility. that's like javits right now, we started out and basically got that a couple of days ahead of time and brought that in with about 2,900 rooms that non-covid people could be treated in. there's two types of facilities. covid is one kind and that's a little bit more complicated with the pressure. and then there's non-covid, very similar to what you're seeing in the "comfort" ship up there now. >> how do you stay ahead of the curve? where do you expect to be next? >> the biggest thing probably is modeling and we're taking a lot of guidance from vice president

pence's task force and looking at amazing analytics to figure out where do we see the growth of the threat being more than anywhere else and where do we see the bed shortage so i have a bunch of engineers in a back room looking at where do we see us having big shortages two or three weeks. i have 43 different commanders and an unbelievable amount of technicians, my civilians, who are talking to governors, mayors, saying we anticipate you're going to have a shortage. what is your solution and here's some potential options. so it's the ability to array a standard solution that is vetted at the national level, but then decentralized. and what we've got to do here, george, we've got to be able to come up with a minimum essential. we don't have time for the perfect solution. we've got to be able to cut to the chase and get this ahead of need. >> and, general, do you all have everything you need right now? >> i think we do. i think the biggest single thing is we've got to be able to make sure that decision makers at

local and state levels really have to be able to probably think about what is worse case and i'd much rather take the time to convert a facility and if it's not used in four weeks, it's going to be okay. but what the worst thing we want to do is be able to have, you know, the supply taken care of and staff taken care and yet we have ambulances with nowhere to go. that's where the corps is trying to step up on behalf of fema to try to set to be able to mitigate this amazing delta. >> and we know you're on top of it. thank you very much for that. thanks, general. >> hey, george, thanks for having us on. our numbers will change every single day. so i'd love to have you out on the ground. you have to see what this is like and the passion of this team to be able to step up for america and make things happen. >> we will do it. thank you, general. michael? >> they are doing a great job, george. the army corps of engineers are trying to help all those health care workers on the front lines who are battling not only a shortage of supplies, but also

time away from their families. take a look at this cover of "the new yorker" magazine showing that challenge. doctors in the trenches saying good night to their children from their phones. matt gutman joins us from los angeles with more on what they're facing. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. that image is so gutting but not only because doctors and nurses are being separated from their families but because they fear tracking the virus home to them. that is what we're hearing about, more front line medical workers exposed to the virus getting sick from it or dying. >> i love you. >> i love you too. >> never did i ever think i was going to be on the front lines fighting a war. >> reporter: they made an oath to save lives. but now they're losing their own. the virus killing this icu nurse with devastating speed. >> her husband told us that he just saw her on the floor. >> reporter: she had mentored her niece joanna who is also an icu nurse in england. >> how do you feel going back to work? what does it make you think

about? >> to be honest i'm terrified for my life because -- especially what happened to my aunt. >> reporter: in ohio roughly 20% of all cases are health care workers. many feel contagion is inevitable. >> knowing you're going to get coronavirus is like this looming thing over your head. i know i'm going to get it. >> reporter: dr. cornelia griggs working with covid patients in new york city tweeting this message to her children. my babies are too young to read this now. if they lose me to covid, i want them to know mommy tried really hard to do her job. >> i was just on call for 72 hours straight and i feel obligated in this moment in time to give them a glimpse, not just inside the hospital in a way that still protects patient privacy, but inside the mind of health care workers. >> reporter: through it all they give everything. nurses like carly rice in

georgia setting up a facetime call with a dying patient's family who were not allowed in the icu. >> i had about three people on the other side. they were actually sitting in the parking lot. >> reporter: on the other end of the line venicia tobe, the patient's granddaughter. >> nurse carly grabbed grandma's hand and grandma started to squeeze her hand. i started to say, i love you, i miss you. nurse carly is amazing. the world needs tons of nurse carlys. >> you couldn't fix it but you certainly gave the family maybe a little bit of peace. >> i hope so. i really do. i pray about it a lot, but it still wears you down. >> reporter: those final moments spent alone weighing heavily on these workers like lindsay burrell. >> they're dying alone in a hospital room without family and then their families are

grieving alone. >> reporter: for burrell even getting home to her children is fraught. >> the best moment is when i get home to see these little monkeys. hi. >> you can't touch her. >> how was your day? >> good. >> okay, but i can't get close to you. let me go change, okay? i missed you boys so much. i love you. >> i spoke to that nurse last night. she said she's been trying to take advantage of what she is calling the calm before the storm. she says this is the quiet part and, in fact, we are at the very beginning of a surge. here in california. the number of icu cases has tripled just since the weekend. amy? >> they are heros, each and every one of them. matt gutman, thank you for bringing those stories to us. now to new privacy concerns for zoom. the fbi is issuing a new warning about the platform that so many of us are using to stay connected while working or going to school from home and rebecca jarvis has the very latest on these new concerns. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, amy.

yeah, and this app, zoom, has become one of the most popular out there because of its video conferencing feature. it's the most popular app for iphones right now and a number of schools are using the app for teleteaching but now the fbi is warning about zoom bombing. that is when an outsider comes in and hijacks a conversation. the massachusetts fbi authorities have now seen this happen in a couple of schools where an outsider came in, shouted a teacher's name and home address in the context of a conversation that was supposed to be a classroom. and, amy, the fbi is warning people to be vigilant. there's also some privacy questions now out there about zoom. zoom says that it will be working tirelessly to resolve these issues and they also have some recommendations for users this morning. >> yeah, that is so frightening. we know so many are using that in our own homes. rebecca, thanks for that. robin, over to you. >> yeah, using it. i was listening very intently. thank you both.

this morning we have a beautiful sign of solidarity. want to take a look at this. the empire state building in new york city lit up in red and white. the building's owners announcing it will shine in those colors throughout the battle against coronavirus to represent the, quote, heartbeat of america and honor the heroic emergency workers on the front lines of that fight. that is a beautiful sight to see, don't you think? >> yeah, that is beautiful, indeed, robin. >> it sure is. we are just seeing -- yeah, seeing that army of heroes rise up all across the country right now. so critical and we are grateful to all of them. coming up, quarantine crackdown, the florida pastor under arrest after refusing to stop holding large gatherings, but first let's go to ginger at home. we'll go straight to the tuesday trivia sponsored by verizon.

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race to contain the spread. new york's governor andrew cuomo is asking any health care workers who can help to come to new york. he'll return the favor later, he says. this comes as the navy's "comfort" ship prepares to assist hospitals and that field hospital in central park starts treating patients today. also ahead here on "gma," something sports fans, they can celebrate. we have the exclusive first look, a new trailer for espn's brand new michael jordan docu-series. that's right. they're moving up the premiere date for all sports fans. i know you're among them, michael. >> oh, i am. i've been watching so many old games that i know the outcome and i'm still watching. they need to run espn reruns with you hosting the show. how about that? >> yeah. >> oh, no, my hair, it's like really -- it was not a good look. the shoulder pads. thank you just the same. >> you looked great then. you look great now. don't even sweat it. >> thank you. we'll turn now to that

quarantine crackdown. most states have now issued restrictions on business and travel, even telling people to stay home. some are ignoring those warnings, and now a florida pastor under arrest for refusing to stop holding large services. t.j. holmes has the story. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. it's where a lot of people turn in difficult times. they turn to their faith, and for a lot of folks faith comes with fellowship. that's being together, but right now during these difficult times they're told you actually can't be together. in some cases you legally aren't allowed to be together. well, one florida pastor is challenging the idea that a church right now is not an essential business. a defiant florida pastor arrested for openly blatantly violating a ban on large gatherings, continuing to hold sunday church services. >> it's not about a virus. it's about the church being an essential service to the community. >> reporter: pastor rodney

howard-browne of the river church in tampa is accused of ignoring local safe at home orders encouraging hundreds of parishioners to show up, even live streaming it preaching to a room full of people, many shoulder to shoulder in total disregard of the cdc's six-feet social distancing guidelines. a statement issued by an attorney for the pastor says the church took extra health precautions for its sunday services including giving attendees hand sanitizer and enforcing a six-foot distance between family groups. howard-browne insists he was within his rights. >> i'm not ashamed to be arrested for the first amendment. >> reporter: but hillsborough county sheriff, chad kron is ter who issued the warrant for his arrest says it's not about freedom of speech. >> this applies to everyone. >> reporter: he said howard-browne ignored several warnings from law enforcement. >> he refused repeated, repeated requests to please don't put 400

or 500 people in danger to where they then go home and put thousands more in danger with the possible spread of this covid-19 virus. >> reporter: but howard-browne is not the only one disregarding the danger of gatherings. in new york city, which has the highest number of people testing positive, crowds of people also ignoring social distancing, flocking to see the navy hospital ship, "usns comfort." meanwhile campuses are empty as colleges have shifted to online instruction, but liberty university in lynchburg re-opened last week. liberty acknowledges having three students that tested positive for coronavirus but says none of them are students living on campus. now, pastor howard-browne did bail out of jail. unclear what he's going to do this upcoming sunday. only a handful of states around the country have an exemption that allows houses of worship to still gather but, george, it does bring up an interesting debate people are having. why is it a liquor store would be considered an essential business in some places but a

church in these difficult times is not? george? >> that is a question, t.j., but we do have another cautionary tale right now about a choir practice in washington state that took a tragic turn. despite practicing social distancing, 45 people who showed up have now tested positive or are showing symptoms of coronavirus and two members have died. eva pilgrim has the latest. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, george. when this choir decided to have practice, people were talking about coronavirus, but no one in their county had gotten sick yet. what they couldn't see was the virus was already there. they just didn't know it. this morning, they are warning people everywhere. a washington choir practice turned deadly. >> all the indications for us were that we didn't have to worry yet. there were no cases in skagit county reported at that point. >> reporter: when the choir

director adam burdick planned their practice tuesday, march 10th, no warnings were out. the day of their practice, that changed. >> the very morning of this meeting, the -- we had had a county board of health meeting and declared a public health emergency and we had made social distancing recommendations. but that wasn't information that was disseminated yet. >> reporter: the choir seen here in this photo from 2019 was unaware of the changes and went on with rehearsal. >> well, we had sent out a broadcast email to everyone in the group that said, if you are ill, don't come to rehearsal. >> we were greeted with hand sanitizers. nobody shared music. >> we set up folding chairs for our rehearsals and those were

set up with three times the distance between chairs as we normally have. >> reporter: three days later on friday the first signs of coronavirus. >> i had a headache. my husband had this fever that would reoccur. >> i heard from 20 people within a day or two that they were all getting sick also. >> reporter: now nearly three weeks later 45 of the 60 people who came to that choir practice have either been diagnosed with covid-19 or have gotten sick with the symptoms. three have been hospitalized. two are dead. >> it can just happen. that's scary. >> reporter: the choir story once again raising concerns this virus could be airborne, but e.r. doctor dr. daron sutton says that is not the case. instead saying it's likely someone in the group was asymptomatic. >> the act of singing is expelling respiratory droplets.

if you can imagine, take a deep breath when you sing and expel air when actively singing. this can expose people near you to the virus very easily. >> reporter: and the choir agreed to talk to us this morning because they want people to know how contagious this is. all of those members telling us they didn't realize that singing would put them more at risk and they want people to know take these warnings seriously, even if you aren't seeing it in your area yet. robin? >> our hearts go out to them. all right, eva. thank you. dr. jennifer ashton will join us from her home. and when you hear this heartbreaking story like this and, you know, people are asking questions because they were social distancing. they were using hand sanitizers, yet the outcome was what it was and many people want to know why. >> well, robin, we don't exactly know. we're still learning about the transmission dynamics of this virus but there are a couple of theories. number one, you may remember we've heard a term called

superspreader where one person is likely to infect many, many others. we don't know if that was at play here. we saw it in south korea. it may be at play right now in india. the other thing is -- and you heard it before -- we're not sure whether this is respiratory droplets, aerosolized, airborne. it's just semantics because we know with singing those particles can travel a distance and, again, a lot of people are asymptomatic and they can still spread the virus. >> yeah, we got to keep all of that in mind. the fda approving a new test. results can come back in five minutes. this sounds like a real game changer, jen. >> it is, robin. those devices are being shipped as we speak. so this will enable testing. it's called point of care testing to be done at urgi care centers, doctors' offices and takes the burden off sending a specimen to a lab and it's so important to get it back quickly so then we can go through the

steps of identify, isolate, diagnose and treat. so a lot hinging on that information. it should make a huge difference. >> and the fda issuing an emergency authorization for those anti-malaria drugs. explain a little more about that, the impact of that. >> well, first of all, i mean we've heard they're used for malaria but they're also used for people with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, and in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, used together this emergency use authorization will enable doctors to prescribe this to hospitalized adults and teens with covid-19. there's very little data on this, robin, so we need these clinical trials. we don't know if they're safe in covid-19 patients but they are safe for use in other conditions. so a lot of eyes will be on that. >> that is encouraging, all right, jen, you take care there at home. thank you. amy? >> all right, robin.

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entering this mall and masks are mandatory, it's a sign of hope there's life on the other side of the curve. the chinese government claims it has the virus under control, enough to declare an end to the crisis. but there's concern that cases are being underreported there. the benefits of extreme measures taken in italy for the last three weeks. also coming into focus, the virus still devastating the country but the rate of infection is slowing down. >> this is our fervent hope that is the case, but we have to now push the virus down and that will not happen by itself. >> reporter: that message of guarded optimism is being echoed in seattle. >> we may have had some success in some parts of our state to some degree, a modest degree bending the curve down of the rate of acceleration of the virus. >> reporter: where the virus first attacked the u.s., officials say there is evidence king county's early orders to stay home and social distance are working.

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the tony but mighty group making a huge difference to helping those on the front lines of covid-19. >> we have to donate these masks. >> how it all started with a facebook connection. the team now working around the clock and the critical care nurses with a message for the team this morning. ♪ i'm still standing road to recovery. bachelor colton testing positive for coronavirus in quarantine and taken care of by his fiancee cassie, how he's now trying to help others diagnose. he and cassie join us live just ahead. ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ open for business, the sharks are back, barbara corcoran and robert herjavec answering questions that so many try to keep things running during these tough times from annie running a bridal shop to valerie who runs a gym, and sydney who works as a server. their questions and yours, answers this morning as we say good morning, america. ♪ ain't no river wide enough to keep me from you ♪

when i look at these two faces on the screen with me this morning, good morning, america. it is great to have all of you with us on this tuesday morning. amy and i are here in our studio in times square and robin and george are joining us from home and, robin, you have a great story to share this morning. >> i really do. i can't wait to share it because so many people are finding ways to help during this challenging time including a couple that are using their contracting business to help hospitals all around the country and, george, a member of our "gma" family, stage manager eddie lauisi was the one who gave us the heads-up about this incredible story we'll be sharing shortly. >> eddie is full of great ideas, looking forward to that and also tracking all the latest developments on this outbreak right now. the cases in the united states have now climbed past 164,000 and help is coming to the epicenter here in new york. you saw that u.s. navy "comfort" ship now docked and getting

ready to help overwhelmed hospitals. tom llamas is there on the west side of the city. good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. you can see the ship behind me and if it looks big on your screen it's even bigger in person and that's because new york needs big help right now. governor andrew cuomo putting out that sos call and also saying if they help now new york promises to return the favor. this morning, as the death toll mounts and health care staff are pushed to the brink, governor andrew cuomo issuing an sos call. >> as governor of new york, i am asking health care professionals across the country, if you don't have a health care crisis in your community, please come help us in new york now. >> reporter: some have answered that call. this field hospital in central park set to start seeing covid-19 patients today. espn reporting the u.s. tennis association will start using the

home of the u.s. open in flushing queens to add 350 temporary hospital beds and prepare 25,000 meals per day for patients, volunteers and schoolchildren. this as the u.s. navy's hospital ship, "the comfort" sailed past lady liberty docking on new york's west side. 1,000 hospital beds ready to care for overflow patients not infected with the coronavirus. the army corps of engineers working to build temporary hospitals across the country. >> just give everyone a sense right now of the scope of the mission you're facing. >> the scope is immense and there's really three different aspects of this. there is a shortage of sites or facilities. that's what we'll talk about today. clearly there is a shortage of supplies and then there's a potential shortage of staff so we're trying to work the facility piece and we're looking right now at around 341 different facilities across all of the united states, very similar to the javits center.

we have eight contracts under gear right now, people in centers constructing facilities, probably about 8,500 beds and then by the end of the day we should have another five contract awarded with somewhere around another 4,000 beds. we don't though where this is going to go. >> reporter: with cases surging some doctors projecting the next hot spots will be cities like dallas, miami, detroit, boston, los angeles, philadelphia and washington, d.c. >> when you look at all of the states together, all of them are moving in exactly the same curves. and so that's why we really believe this needs to be federal guidance so that every state understands it may look like two cases today that become 20 that become 200 that become 2,000. >> reporter: and what governor cuomo is saying, as the virus spreads as you just heard right there, what they're learning in new york, all the work they're doing here, once new york calms down eventually then people in new york, health care workers

here, can eventually help those other communities, amy. >> tom llamas, thanks so much. we have more now on that new fbi warning about the popular service zoom that so many of us are using while everyone goes to work or school from home. rebecca jarvis has more on these concerns and how to protect your privacy. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: hey, nice to see you again, amy. so, yeah, these video conferencing apps have become so incredibly popular as a way to bring people together remotely during lockdowns. hospitals are using them, universities, teachers are using them, families, businesses, but the fbi is now warning about a new phenomenon called zoom bombing, essentially when an outsider comes in and hijacks the conversation. they've seen it happen with schools and teachers, for example. a teacher in massachusetts was

teaching her classroom when a hijacker came in, started shouting profanities in the middle of their meeting but can you protect yourself. here's what the fbi recommends. first of all don't make the meetings public. don't post links to those on social media. you can manage the screen sharing so that it is host only. that means no outsider can take over the screen sharing from you and finally, use the most updated version of the app. they recently did an update and with that update there are more privacy protections for users out there. michael. >> and, rebecca, were those businesses impacted, the ones who had the disruptions in their calls? >> reporter: well, certainly you can imagine the problem because you don't want to first of all sometimes share information outside of your business, but the bigger issue is as everybody adjusts to this new normal they want to know that they're safe. zoom says they are working around the clock to make sure that these privacy issues and everything else are helped and by the way, zoom is one of the few companies right now, michael, that is hiring because of all of the interest in the app. >> i'm sure they are.

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i'm going to go out to robin who is at home. hello, sunshine. >> uh-huh. hello there, my friend. tomorrow on "gma" we are very excited for this. jennifer garner herself is going to join us live. she has a new initiative. it's called save with stories and helps kids learn and get nutritious meals while schools are closed so we cannot wait to hear from jennifer tomorrow. we don't have to wait that long to hear from lara spencer. buckle up, everybody. she's at home again. you know what happened yesterday so the floor is your, lara. >> am i right side up? i'm good. all right. let's do "pop news." good morning, robin. good morning to everyone out there. we'll begin with some famous folks who continue to step up. we want to celebrate yet again ryan reynolds and blake lively. the incredibly generous couple has already donated a million dollars to help end this pandemic. ryan is giving part of his

proceeds from aviation gin sales to help out of work bartenders and now the generous couple, they're doing it again. they're sending $100,000 to each of the four hardest hit hospitals in new york city. that's $400,000, guys, where it is needed so desperately. ryan's friend hugh jackman was on hand as "comfort" arrived in new york harbor. the actor taking to twitter to send a huge thank you to all of those aboard coming here to help. take a look. >> wow. look at this. this is history. to all the doctors, all the nurses and everyone involved with the navy, thank you, thank you, thank you. you guys are amazing. keep up the amazing work. >> and kim kardashian stepping up as well. her shapewear company skims is donating a million dollars to family as affected by covid-19 and taking it another step further. she says skims will donate 20% of all profits from its massively popular cotton collection, the money will go to baby to babies covid-19 emergency response fund.

this line often sells out so we're talking this could mean millions of dollars going to help. thank you to everybody who has done so much so far. keep it coming. and some other folks helping out kids in this tough time. the makers of baby shark have created a new rendition reminding kids to do something very important. listen up. ♪ wash your hands, doo, doo, doo ♪ ♪ wash your hands doo, doo, doo ♪ ♪ wash your hands ♪ wash your hands ♪ grab some soap doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ♪ >> i know you're singing along. i know you're singing along. you can't help it. the original version cracked the billboard top 100. it is an earworm kind of song. thank you, you're welcome. you'll be singing it all day. let's hope the new version catches on. and some of our favorite furry monsters are stepping up in this time of need, an animated version of elmo and

cookie monster. take a look. they recorded several public service announcements reminding kids how to wash their hands properly. you know who else is getting in the mix? grover, grover is teaching kids how to sneeze safely around other people. we're going to show you now. >> step two, move your elbow toward your nose and mouth. step three -- >> achoo! >> gesundheit. >> gesundheit. all part of "sesame street's" workshop caring for each other initiative helping families stay healthy mentally and physically during this tough time. and we've been talking about pets so much. everybody who has one out there knows they give us so much comfort during our time sheltering at home and then we're going to show you these couple of dogs who are really taking it one step further. in manatoo springs, colorado, meet sonny. sonny goes to the next-door

neighbor's house every single day and gets a grocery list. renee hellman has health issues that make her vulnerable to the coronavirus. so sonny's owner karen then gets the groceries and -- i hear reba in the background. she likes this story. the owner gets the groceries, sonny then delivers those every day to renee. renee says the visit, the deliveries make her day. you know who makes our day? soda pop. we want you to meet this 75-pound boxer who is amazing. he's a life saver in a different way. he works at the stone house urban winery in hagerstown, maryland, where they do take-out orders. soda pop does the curbside pickup delivering two bottles at a time for customers. they also put a treat in the backpack with the bottles so the customers can say thank you to soda pop for his special work. guys, just another reason why they truly are man and woman's best friend. and i was really trying to get reva to make a cameo but not cooperating. so you'll just have to take my word for it. robin, i know you have little

man lucas. >> yeah, he's cooperating. yeah, yeah, as we know, get your rescue on. that's lovely what you shared and so true. i love how people are sending pictures of their dogs and cats and other animals that are helping them through this difficult time. okay, little man, i got to go to work. got to go to work. keep them coming. thank you, lara. we're going to move on to our "gma" cover story now. a look at how neighbors are helping each other during this challenging time from all across the country. a local charity in new york called rescuing families realized they had supplies to help first responders on the front lines, and you know what, they stepped into action. this tiny but mighty group making a huge difference in less than two weeks. >> and this is where we've been sorting. >> professional contractors gina and vincent santoro started

rescuing families, inc, a nonprofit charity that remodels homes for the disabled on long island, new york. when covid-19 hit the area, construction for the charity and their business stopped. >> we've been wondering what we we do to help out? i found two storage bins of 275 n-95 masks. i said we have to donate these masks for the people on the front line that need them. >> reporter: so the couple along with gina's brother michael got to work posting pictures of the masks on facebook and spreading the word. within hours they had over 1,300 shares and thousands of requests for help from across the country. >> the need was much larger than what we could personally or the charity at that point could supply. so we reached out to local businesses and contractors and even homeowners. >> reporter: donations began flooding in. immediately sent out to those on the front lines. >> sadly, what we're hearing is

sometimes they're only getting one mask per three or four shifts and they have to reuse it. other people are telling us they're not getting any. >> heading off to the post office. >> reporter: the team now working around the clock to collect, package and distribute the masks nationwide. and the recipients extremely thankful and relieved. >> as a nurse i feel like we're always giving to our patients before we take care of ourselves so to see somebody in the community actually, you know, looking out for us and taking care of us is real heart warming. >> reporter: the trio determined to keep helping. >> we're going to work as long as we can and as long as the need is there to be able to supply them with what they need. >> oh, my goodness. thanks again to eddie on our staff for alerting us to the story. this is my niece lauren. she is a nurse back home in mississippi and this is when she graduated from nursing school.

university of southern miss. her hospital has been in need of masks and gloves and so blessed to be getting a shipment sent to her in mississippi from this great organization and if you need help in this challenging time or you want to make a donation, you can go to rescuingfamilies.org for more information. i want to share with you what my niece, what she texted me. she said this will protect so many of our nurses and staff and we will be able to feel safe while providing the best care we can to each and every patient. love this group. what they're doing and just an example of what we're seeing all across this phenomenal country. >> i tell you what, we love you, robin. thank you for sharing that. >> that is beautiful. >> thank you, yes, to your niece lauren and everyone who's on the front lines of this pandemic. >> sure. >> thank you so much for sharing that, really. >> yeah. >> now we're going to turn to a new project from the former bachelor who will be remembered for an impressive leap over an eight-foot-tall fence. colton underwood is on the road to recovery after contracting

the coronavirus and he has a new memoir out called "the first time: finding myself and looking for love on reality tv." he joins us now from california and, colton, thank you so much for joining us and how are you feeling? >> thanks for having me on. i feel so much better. it was definitely a little bit of a scary time but i'm back to what i would consider normal. >> and after you revealed that you had the coronavirus, you tested positive on instagram, you wrote for anyone out there that is hesitant to self-quarantine please do yourself and your loved ones a favor and stay home. what compelled you to share that message with everyone? >> i feel like it was important to share that just because at the time there was so much reporting going on that it might not affect the younger generation and i consider myself 28 and healthy and it knocked me on my butt so i just wanted to share that message with everybody there that you do need to take this serious, everybody of all ages. >> and, colton, you posted you're interested in donating your plasma now that you have recovered.

where are you with that? >> i'm actually working with the hospital here in orange county right now. they're testing everything. i still have to wait a few more days where i could actually donate my blood to another human to help them fight. but i have donated it for research purposes and i'm excited to help any way i can. >> i know cassie is there. and, cassie, i understand you were taking care of colton. can cassie talk to us? >> she literally just ran upstairs. but let me just say this, her family has been unbelievable helping me right now. i sort of for a few days was left helpless and stranded and self-isolated on their third story floor but they've been running coffee and food up with masks and gloves and they've been so helpful and it's been so nice. >> we hope you're a good patient, by the way. that's all i'm going to say. >> i don't think i am. that's the bad part about it. i'm a terrible patient and they've put up with me. i can't thank them enough. >> while everyone is staying at home looking for things to keep them entertained, you have your

new book out called "the first time." so tell everybody about it. >> it was a way for me to write a book and get a feel like i have my life back. after reality tv, it's so revealing, but i even took it a step further and decided to ohm -- open up the curtains fully. it was therapeutic and hopefully i can help one or two people during this time. it's a good distraction. if i help somebody, i feel like i did my job. >> you were very candid and wrote about how you were bullied in school and your fellow students even questioned your sexuality. why did you want to talk about this and how do you hope it will help? >> i felt like for me it was so impactful not only in my relationships in life but just me as a human being and i feel like if there's one or two kids that are getting bullied or questioning their values or what they stand for and if i could help, like i said before, if i could help share my story and it

resonates with one other person, then i feel like the book was a success, so i'm very, very excited to be opening up in a way that i haven't before, so, yeah. >> the book is "the first time" and you talked about your first time here on "gma." you said it was overwhelming because you found out you were the bachelor just a few hours before you showed up here with us. >> i did but i wouldn't trade it for anything. you were so welcoming and warm and at the same time it was life changing and something i'll never forget. so thank you guys for that. >> all right, well, everyone rush out and get colton's book "the first time." it is out now. colton, thanks so much for being with us and we're so glad you're recovering. we're going to head now over to ginger who is at home. yes, amy, thank you so much. i've got a "gma" moment this morning that has made all of us smile. this one is from reno, nevada, and just watch the little here. that's sienna who's one and a half, ariana who's nine months, and mia in the back there

pulling up the caboose, the dog. love that. dad max is pulling them, and we have enjoyed all of your videos, would love to see more of them. i have to take a moment and just thank my team, max back in the studio holding down the fort. samantha has been working good morning i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike knnicco. temperatures to average for the last day of march. cooler the next couple of nights. afternoons will follow and that chance of rain in the weekend forecast. low to mid 60s with the coast where it's breezy into the bay. mid to upper 60s inland. tonight, 30s in the north bay. the rest of us in the 40s. my seven-day and we will be right back.

now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. a lab at uc berkeley should process more than 1,000 covid-19 tests each day starting monday. it's a pop-up lab made of volunteer scientists from uc berkeley and ucsf. they are expected to be certified by next week. >> we know that we have the capacity to wrap up to 1,000 a day and potentially higher. this is an important way to address the virus right now. >> as of right now, it's not clear which medical centers uc berkeley will partner with. mike nicco has a

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> hi there, i'm meteorologist mike nicco. let's talk about your commute. it is pretty good. there's a little fog in the north bay. visibility has been manageable. we have a chance of wet weather across the north bay. even less than a chance of that compared to yesterday. cooler and still a chance of wet weather this weekend. >> thanks, mike. another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes.

find us on our app and at abc7news.com. the news continues right now with "good morning america." ♪ something big it's happening ♪ out of my control ♪ feel it in my bones welcome back to a special "deals & steals." tory johnson has been working from her home all week joining us live with savings from some incredible small business owners and, tory, this morning you're bringing us a zero waste company with roots in both california and indiana. it's got 17 employees and their leadership has essentially gone off payroll to keep this business running. tell us all about it. boon supply is a very interesting company. instead of selling things like chocolate bars and wrapping paper they enable students to

sell beautiful products that are all designed to eliminate single use paper and plastic and with each sale, schools earn 40% of the money. they use that money to fund programs like art and music and science and sports, field trips, more than 7,000 schools and community groups have relied on this to fund about 18,000 different campaigns and so it's a big need but now school is closed. sales are zero. the small staff has made sacrifices, but more needs to be done in order to keep this company from collapsing. they are a life line for so many schools and communities and so they came to me to say can we offer a deal? >> and you came up with an amazing deal. tell everyone about it. >> it is a great deal because all of their school fund-raising efforts are paused right now, they are offering "gma" viewers 50% off of their entire spring collection so they've got these gorgeous tote bags, food storage

containers, one of my favorites, little plastic replaceable -- these are reusable, instead of plastic, silicone bags that can go from freezer to mike beef into the dishwasher, so many different opposites. it's 100 of their most beautiful products and so you can save 50%, everything starts at $7.50. i think every item but one is under $20. so it's a great way to stock up on stuff you can use and love and also help a really important company, a small business that's going to be there to help our schools as soon as they're back in session. >> another fantastic deal. tory, thanks very much. you know, we partner with boon supply on this great deal. you can get it on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. back to you guys, michael and amy. >> all right, george, thank you. now it's time for our series "ask the sharks." we'll help you navigate an uncertain economy as small businesses learn more and more about how the federal government can help them. pressure is mounting each day their doors are closed and

"shark tank's" barbara corcoran and robert herjavec are here with some very important advice. >> hey, good morning, you two. robert, this is your first time for "ask the shark." how is covid-19 affecting you and your small business personally? >> thanks, michael. we own a cybersecurity business so we saw the chatter starting early and we kind of cut back and got ready but we didn't see the depth of how hard this was going to be. what we've recommended is for people to hoard cash and really survive. there's a light at the end of the tunnel. you just got to get through it. >> that's important to remember. we're going to get to our viewer questions right now with annie who works in the wedding industry. take a listen. >> with the wedding industry basically coming to a screeching halt right now, i know that when this pandemic is over, there's going to be a major surge in weddings and i would love some tips and advice on how a small company like ours can strategize now for the major surge that's

coming in the bridal gown industry. >> barbara, why don't you take this one. what does she do when things get back to normal? >> there's really going to be no immediate normal. long before we have a normal certain industry also have a surge and annie's is one of them. weddings get postponed but never canceled by the bride. this is a time where you have to get organized because once things are hopping, you're going to have to multiply yourself. look at your team and see what talent you have, what training they need and who you can make a department head. because you're going to need all that help on your team and be buttoned up when the things hit the fan so to speak. also it's so important to keep the brides dreaming because they're so insecure right now and while you make them secure with constant contact, they are going to be loyal to you and be on your roster come the big surge. >> all right, robert, what are your recommendations? >> yeah, you know, to barbara's point people may not be getting

married but they're still thinking about it. stay in touch and regionalize your outreach around you. weddings are coming back. >> without a doubt. next up we have a question from valerie who runs a gym. take a listen. >> my name is valerie. i'm an owner of m3 core training in charlottesville, virginia, and we were just wondering given the closure of gyms and restaurants and other service industry providers, how you would recommend approaching landlords about some sort of rent forgiveness or abatement until we are able to re-open our doors? >> barbara, with rent due for so many people pretty soon what is your advice? >> well, tomorrow is april 1st. don't pay your rent. then you call the landlord and tell them you're having a problem. everybody is calling. they're not going to be surprised. but when you do call, be honest. really say what you really need. do you need part payments. do you need to defer your rent until you're in the clear? you must be very precise.

you have to also make sure, i think it's good negotiating tactics, to offer something, offer something. don't go empty handed because it makes you appear reasonable and in our business we call that a deal sweetener and believe me, it goes an awfully long way. >> robert, what do you think? >> i disagree with barbara. i think you have to tell people bad news before you don't pay your rent. so i agree with her, defer rent as long as you can but you got to tell people bad news. nobody wants to find out after you haven't paid the bill. share bad news immediately and be transparent. >> we have another question from sydney. she works as a server. let's listen. >> how can i hold the service and liquor industry accountable for creating a plan of action and protection for employees in the hospitality industry once this pay period ends? >> robert, what can service workers do right now? >> well, i think the first thing

is this is not the time for the accountability game or to look at how we could have, should have. this is the time to buckle down and work together. i really believe every industry is trying to do its best. let's get through this in every industry and then we can look at how we could have done things better. >> all right, barbara, what do you think? >> well, if you want to influence an employer they're in charge, remember, you're not, you need to have a united voice. it's your best asset so now is the time really sydney for you to take a lead. if you gather everybody together on your side you have the power of we versus the power of just me. big difference. the smartest thing to focus on is to get your employer to realize if he hasn't already that there's a new stimulus package out and it loans money to keep everyone on the payroll and that's what you should be focused on in your efforts. with a united voice with everyone you can hold them accountable and get what you

want but you ought to be single-minded on what you want them to do. >> we want to thank you guys. thank you both for very helpful advice for so many people out there who have these questions and shared them with us. we appreciate you both. you have a great morning and coming up, everybody, singer rachel platten who amy loves -- >> i love. >> "fight song." everybody loves that. everybody has a little fight and she reminds us of it. she will join us live. ♪ i can't wait to say it when we face adversity, we find a way through it. it's about taking care of each other. it's the small parts that make a big difference. at chevy, we promise to do ours. we're offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. if you need a new chevy, interest-free financing for 84 months - with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. you may even shop online and take delivery at home. it's just our way of doing our part...

♪ this is my fight song oh, love that song, don't we? we are back now with chart topping singer and songwriter and now children's book author, rachel platten. she's written her first book. it's called "you belong," and she joins us from her home in los angeles. always good to see you. congratulations on the new book. but we want to know how is everything at home? how is everybody coping with being at home, rachel? >> hi, robin. how are you? we're okay. we're okay. we're trying to keep it positive and love filled for our 1-year-old and, yeah, just doing our best to cope like everybody. >> yeah. i cannot believe violet is 1 already. so what are you doing to help keep her busy? >> yeah, we did the birth

announcement on "gma" actually. i don't know if you remember. >> uh-huh. >> well, we're playing lots of dumb games. we are -- yesterday i made up a game for a skunk. we're running out of ideas so send help. we're reading tons of books actually. >> well, that's why it's perfect timing for your children's book because there are a lot of families that are spending time together. i love the title, "you belong." explain the message behind that, rachel. >> i wrote it for violet when she was in my belly and i was just imagining telling this human that i didn't even know was a girl yet there's nothing that you could do to earn my love. you belong no matter what and i wanted to share it with everyone. you know, i got to play it on tour this summer and realized it's not just a message for my child, it's for everyone. we all kind of need that reassurance that there's nothing

we have to do to earn love. and honestly i was having a hard time deciding should i put this out right now in the midst of such a difficult time, but it's been a year in the making and ultimately i decided that these are words of love that everyone could use right now and i am proud to put this message out. it was a difficult decision. >> oh, my goodness. it was the right decision. it's a beautiful book. i cannot wait to send it to the young ones in the roberts family. they're going to enjoy it immensely. it's so inclusive, the messaging as well. so tell us because you can't go out on the tour like, you know, you had your tour that you were out on before but, of course, cannot do that now so how are you connects with folks, rachel? >> well, i'm doing a lot of interactive things. i'm actually doing something called talk shop later on today which is like a home shopping network that's for me to connect with my fans. information will be on my instagram. i'll be able to basically answer questions and fans will be able

to order the book live and i'll be able to sign copies. that will be special and using social media and trying to respond to messages as much as possible. yesterday i saw a message asking for me to sing for a hospital for a group of people who are working hard so i put on an impromptu concert for them. i hope to be able to do that as much as possible. so please send me messages on instagram. i'm home and i can spread the healing power of music from here so i would love to. >> well, since you're at home and since you brought it up, could you sing a little something for us, the chorus from "you belong"? >> no. no, i'm just kidding. of course. this is a little snippet of it for you guys. ♪ i want to help you be better than me there, there won't be a star in the sky you can't reach ♪

♪ i'll wipe off your tears i'll let them fall first ♪ ♪ and i will be brave when you fall and get hurt ♪ ♪ you can be you, you don't have to be strong ♪ ♪ you belong, you belong >> oh, bravo! thank you, rachel. and i've always admired you and that sense of humor of yours as well. it goes a long way. >> oh, thank you. >> bless your heart. >> we need it right now. >> thank you. thank you so much. and want to let everybody know your book, "you belong," is out now. you take care. you take care. thank you. >> thank you. bye, robin. >> ginger. >> i'll have to get that one for the boys, for sure. let's dive into what i would like to do, have an isolated walk in san diego right now. that gorgeous look at what is happening right there. check that out. that's beautiful. this is what it looks like in

spring in yosemite. that's a time lapse there and real quick look at what april will look like, above average east and coming up next we are cooking with cameron mathison. stay with us.

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critical things like food, pharmacies, laundromats and more remain available. those who work in health, food supply and law enforcement will continue to perform their jobs. programs like paid sick leave, unemployment, and others will also still continue. if you do leave home, keep six feet between you and others. we are all in this together. learn more at covid19.ca.gov. ♪ back now on "gma," from the home kitchen and we'll cook with our friend cameron mathison. he is the co-host of "home and family" and this morning he is going to give us his take on a classic recipe that the whole family will love. he's joining us now from his kitchen in california. cameron, before we get started, good morning to you. tell me how are you and vanessa

and the kids holding up. >> oh, good morning to you, too. love to hear you. wish i could see you. we're holding up great and making the best of this tricky situation but having lots of fun and doing a lot of things a lot of families are doing there, board games, but we've learned how to play texas hold 'em poker and having a good time. i'm cooking and do home workouts and trying to be productive. >> that's awesome. i'm glad to hear you guys are safe and sheltering in place like all of us doing the right thing paying it forward and you'll pay it forward right now with your world famous honey soy baked chicken thighs. these sound so good. i want to start by saying you made it clear if you prefer the breast, boneless, your call. you like the thigh because they're super juicy.

>> absolutely right, so one of my main takeaways, it's delicious but it uses things that so many of us have in your fridge, in our cabinet and all of that so hopefully you'll hear these things and you'll make the swapouts. like you say, you don't have the chicken thigh, you use the chicken breast. let's start with the marinade. >> please, let's get to it. >> let's do it. so we'll start with this green onion marinade. the two stars of the show with the honey first. we got a third of a cup of honey here. we'll add that in there. and then our soy sauce, now, i tried to think of a swapout for the honey but that would be tricky since it's a big part of this marinade. i thought about making maple syrup maybe as a potential but then you're making more of a canadian dish and less of an asian dish. stick with the honey. most have that and use low sodium soy sauce if you have it.

then we're going to add a few green onions right there, maybe a little more. if you don't have green onions, use whatever onions you have, white, yellow, chop them up, mix it up. maybe even some chives. most people have garlic as well so i got a tablespoon and a half of minced garlic. garlic is a great thing to have right now obviously. it's got a lot of immune boosting attributes as well as ginger, so the recipe that i got, i got this from cafedelights.com and made it my own a little bit so it asked for three-quarters of a teaspoon of ginger but i love ginger and it's so great for the immune system so i boosted this guy up a little bit too. i put a little extra ginger in there just because i love it and now we're going to go and put in a little bit of vinegar as well. you can use white vinegar, rice wine vinegar, i love apple cider vinegar. lots of health benefits for that. good fermentation, good gut bacteria in there and also oils. >> my favorite.

>> you hear canola oil and vegetable oil. the issue with those, they're common. if have you them, use them, that's fine but if you have an olive or avocado oil or coconut oil those are far less inflammatory on the body, way easier on the body and a lot healthier for you. in fact, they could even help your body to utilize fat as a fuel source more so than some of those vegetable oils so we got two tablespoons. >> i think you had need a cooking show, man. you are so good at this. >> oh, come on, really? i'm loving it. listen, i'm doing a lot of this digital content for home and family and they got me cooking and doing home workouts and learning so much. >> you're a natural. >> i appreciate that. really? >> i want to ask you because we're going to run out of time, really important for people to know or for me to know because i am emailing you for this recipe immediately following the show, how do we make sure chicken doesn't get dry inside but it's super crispy outside because that's my fail. >> okay, so let's go right to that. we got to jump ahead.

425 your oven, 20, 25 minutes. during that baking window, you want to make sure you flip that chicken twice, otherwise like you said it'll dry out a little bit. then you want to finish it with a broil, that broil on top will give it a great crust and it also starts to caramelize the sauce a little bit and it'll make it fantastic and super yummy as well and do we have time to put it in here? come on in here. my wife vanessa is on the camera. how is she doing? >> can we see the end product so you can make us all jealous? >> normally marinate that but we got to swap out. come on, now. how did i do, lara? >> show us the final shot, cameron, before we lose you. and we can see this golden, gorgeousness, gosh, that looks amazing. i know you're sharing the recipe not only with me but everybody on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. cameron, glad you are healthy and doing so wel

from all of us, thanks for watching, everybody. have a great day. >> bye. >> bye.

now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning, everyone. a san jose safeway employee has tested positive for coronavirus. our media partner reporting that the last time the employee was at the store was a week ago on march 24th. a spokesperson says the store has been cleaned, sanitized and disinfected multiple times since then and the store will stay open. let's talk about what to expect outside. you can see from our camera, it's quiet. other than allergies, a nice day to be outside. increasing sunshine except for the north bay where you can see a chance of a shower. notice clouds opening up as we head into the afternoon. let's talk about your accuweather seven-day forecast. mild today and tomorrow for april 1.

cooler with a chance of rain this weekend. have a good day. >> thank you. now it's time >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, one of the stars from the series, "hunters," and former "bachelor" and author, colton underwood. plus, fitness with anna kaiser. plus, you will meet another working hero and have a chance to say thank you. all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> kelly: hi. good morning. good morning, everybody. it's tuesday, march 31st, 2020. and guess what? the days still matter, as we keep saying. how are you