tweeted out free streaming for all these hit shows. .>> pixar's "onward" is tremi good morning, america.emi growing global crisis. confirmed cases of coronavirus now top 1 million worldwide. nearly a quarter here in the u.s. hospitals across the country feeling the crush. new york's governor andrew cuomo now warns the state is just days away from running out of ventilators. >> if a person comes in and needs a ventilator and you don't have a ventilator, the person dies. >> new york city and los angeles now recommending people wear face coverings in public. the white house expected to release new cdc guidelines as health officials worry about new hot spots in texas and florida. >> we cannot take it anymore. frontline fight. doctors and nurses contracting the virus at an alarming rate. health care workers making up 20% of covid-19 patients in ohio

and minnesota. how the dose of the virus you're exposed to may affect you. feeling the financial pain. nearly 10 million americans filing for unemployment in just the last two weeks. >> my family, my boys and my wife and kids, you know, they're my number one concern. >> now millions facing a potential loss of health insurance. what you need to do right now. three ways to restructure your finances. no longer stranded at sea. those two ships with hundreds of sick passengers have finally docked in florida. but some still quarantined on board. we're there live with the latest. race for a treatment. the doctor from that hit docu-series "pandemic" now claiming he's made a hopeful discovery as researchers all over the world come together like never before to find a cure. and heroes and hope. [ applause ] first responders and doctors cheering each other on and the patient whose wife says he was

knocking on death's door surviving covid-19. reuniting with his family for the first time in 23 days, now home from the hospital. ♪ i'm gonna stand by you even i can't find heaven ♪ good morning, america. we love seeing that on a friday morning. we love seeing it so much, let's see it again. let's see that again. it's a beautiful reunion for that family. their father recovering from covid-19 and it had been 23 days since they had seen each other so you know how much love was in that meeting. i'm happy amy is here joining me in the studio at the desk and we're happy to see our man, george, who is there at home. >> hi, george. >> how are you, and how is the family, my friend? >> good morning, guys. i'm doing well. i'm the only one awake in the house right now which is a good thing. checked in on ali a few hours ago and she's doing well. her temperature is under 100. her oxygen is strong and she was

so boosted yesterday by all the well wishes that came in to her and especially encouraged that so many people seem to appreciate getting the information she was able to give yesterday so we're happy for that. the girls are doing great and they are chipping in so well. so things are going okay. >> we're so happy to hear that. we continue to send our love to ali and to your family. we want to get to those new headlines this morning. coronavirus cases worldwide are now topping a million and take a look at just how quickly it's spread in the u.s. this chart showing where we were just on march 20th. there were 19,000 cases here. now there are close to 250,000 cases. >> and of course, new york is still the hottest spot in the country right now, and whit johnson starts us off from the javits center in manhattan where they are about to start taking covid-19 patients. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. the military is really stepping up in a new role here. the javits center was converted

initially to act as an overflow hospital for patients without coronavirus. but president trump approved governor cuomo's request to convert it once again, now taking on patients with covid-19 as the number of cases increases dramatically. this morning, america's growing pandemic is rapidly consuming precious supplies. new york governor andrew cuomo warning the state could run out of life saving ventilators in al less than a week. >> if a person comes in and needs a ventilator and you don't have a ventilator, the person dies. that's the blunt equation here. and right now we have a burn rate that would suggest we have about six days in the stockpile. >> reporter: but the federal stockpile is nearly depleted and california's governor says 170 ventilators sent from the federal government did not work. companies now scrambling to make new ventilators or refurbish old ones, not sure if they'll be able to get enough to patients

in time. >> on to the next phase. >> reporter: overwhelmed hospitals taking unprecedented steps to save lives. >> wonderful, so she's still extubated and breathing easily, right? >> yes. >> wonderful. >> reporter: this cardiac icu at new york's mt. sinai converting into a unit for covid patients only. >> i say one of the ups is we were able to transfer a patient out of the unit. >> reporter: the u.s. death toll climbing above 6,000. overnight new york city's mayor joining los angeles, the nation's two largest cities, advising residents to wear face coverings in public. >> it could be a scarf, it could be something you create yourself at home. it could be a bandanna. we don't want you to use the kinds of masks that our first responders need, that our health care workers need. >> reporter: the white house expected to release formal guidelines soon, but dr. deborah birx of the coronavirus task force saying masks are not a

substitute for social distancing. >> the most important thing is social distancing and washing your hands. we don't want people to get an artificial sense of protection because they're behind a mask. >> reporter: across america health officials fear new hot spots could emerge in states like texas and florida which were slow to mandate social distancing guidelines. in georgia governor brian kemp struggled to explain what prompted him to wait till wednesday. >> finding out this virus is transmitting before people see signs, we didn't know that until the last 24 hours. this is a game changer. >> reporter: but doctors have warned for weeks that people without symptoms can spread the disease. the pandemic especially cruel to one family in ohio. three members dying in just three days. katie losing both of her grandparents and uncle. her stepfather now in the hospital. >> listen to what you're being told. take it seriously. we want to spare any family we can from the trauma that we're going through.

we can't have a funeral the proper way. we can't grieve with our friends and our family. and it just makes everything ten times worse and tougher. >> reporter: unimaginable loss but also reason to hope. amanda's husband leaving the hospital after nearly a month. >> hi, baby. >> reporter: the 44-year-old father of three who was on a ventilator, surviving covid-19, reuniting with his wife and daughters. >> hi, daddy. >> when i woke up the only thing i saw was bad news. it was 5,000 people and -- 5,000 people died, so i'm glad i can give hope to other people, and that there are other good stories out there. >> reporter: an emotional reunion there. meantime, back here in new york, there is an issue that is of growing concern because the navy

hospital ship "comfort" so far has only been able to take on a limited number of patients. so here's what they plan to do now. they've converted the javits center here, they will take on those covid-19 patients at this facility and they will then begin to move some of the overflow patients here to that ship for further treatment. michael. >> all right, thank you so much for that, whit. you talked about concern and concern is also growing for doctors and nurses working tirelessly to help covid-19 patients and contracting the virus themselves at an alarming rate. 140 employees at one hospital alone, the brigham and women's in boston testing positive. matt gutman has much more on that story this morning. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. given their daily exposure, i suppose it's not surprising that health care workers are getting sick, but here's what's disturbing. experts are now telling us that the viruses are like poison and the higher the dose, the more fatal it can be, and so higher doses combined with poor protective gear are making for a dangerous combination.

front line health workers themselves are turning into patients at an alarming rate, and it's being called an epidemic within an epidemic. 20% of covid positive patients in ohio and minnesota are health care workers. in boston, over 700 health care workers testing positive. they are exposed to the virus more than anyone else. >> every day when i go to work i feel like a sheep going to slaughter. my colleagues and i are writing our last will and testament. >> reporter: experts say it's not just the frequency of exposure, but also that health care workers are exposed to larger doses of the virus as well. >> when you get exposed to a virus your immune system immediately starts mounting a response. at the same time, the virus starts spreading within the body, and outcome depends on which wins the race, viral spread or the immune response. when you start with a high dose of virus it gives it a head start in the race. >> reporter: meaning the virus

can overload the immune system of even the healthy. people like frank garbin. >> and by then, his breathing was almost nonexistent, and when paramedics arrived, they tried to revive him for about 45 minutes. >> reporter: he wasn't just any covid patient, the 60-year-old was an er doctor, the first in the nation to die from covid. his best friend deborah lyons on the phone when he passed. >> he knew it was the four shifts he had to use the same mask. he knew it. >> reporter: shortages in protective gear triggering protests in california and kansas city. nate is in new orleans. what are the biggest shortages you're seeing day-to-day? >> gowns, isolation gowns, the n95 mask. we're using masks for five to seven shifts generally. >> reporter: reusing the same masks over and over. masks are stored in those brown paper bags on those racks but even when they do have proper protective gear, medical professionals can fall ill.

>> i did everything right and i still came up positive so i'm not really sure what's going on there. >> reporter: yet still doctors and nurses are turning up every day and despite all of that danger, volunteers are now turning out in droves and in california, new york, colorado, over 120,000 retirees or people in other areas of medicine have volunteered despite all of that danger to join the fight against covid-19. michael. >> yeah, all heroes on the front lines. thank you so much for that we'll bring in dr. jennifer ashton who is joining us now, and doc, thank you for joining us this morning. and can you tell us about the viral dose? do you believe that could be the reason that the health care workers are contracting the virus? >> that's the leading theory. as we heard in the piece, there's something called a viral load, a viral inoculum. that's how much virus actually gets into somebody's body, and that can be a factor with how sick they get.

also obviously it's the contact, it's the exposure. doctors, nurses are intubating patients. they are putting in lines, ivs. they're really up close for a prolonged period of time and we know distance, length of time, viral load, all of those things can play a factor in how sick someone gets. >> and in most coronavirus deaths, they are elderly people, underlying medical conditions, but we're seeing some younger healthy people die as well. could it be these victims have been exposed to high doses of the virus? >> well, that's one thing we're looking at. the other thing is this really vigorous immune reaction, this so-called cytokind storm, which typically younger people with a more robust immune system can experience, but again, we're going to be looking at this because more older health care workers are being asked to volunteer. so it's going to be a split kind of population. >> all right, doc, thank you so much for that and i'm sure we'll talk to you later on in the show. amy.

michael, this crisis taking such a toll on so many families. our new abc news ipsos poll says nine in ten americans' daily lives has been impacted and president trump's approval rating of how he's handling the crisis, taking a hit. 47% now approve of the job he's doing down from 55% just two weeks ago. this comes as we see those record unemployment numbers. in just two weeks nearly 10 million people filing unemployment claims. look at that chart. rebecca has all the latest. >> reporter: this morning, a soaring number of americans out of work. a record 6.6 million people laid off last week alone. in just two weeks, nearly 10 million people in this country have filed new claims for unemployment insurance. a staggering figure, which doesn't even include the self-employed or undocumented workers or the many americans who have been trying to apply but can't, like emily tucker who

worked as a sales associate in san antonio, texas. >> i just got an apartment, started a new job and i was laid off because my business was not essential. >> reporter: emily has been trying to file for unemployment benefits for more than two weeks. >> i can't even get in contact with somebody to speak with them. so i am stuck with bills to pay, mouths to feed, no job to provide me an income. >> reporter: growing unemployment numbers put an unprecedented strain an phone lines and websites dedicated to unemployment benefits. that rising joblessness adding another strain, the potential loss of health insurance for millions. >> we have never experienced an economic crisis that has come on, you know, this fast or this profoundly. this is coming in the midst of not just an economic crisis but a public health crisis as well when people need their health insurance more than ever. >> reporter: after losing her job as a cook in las vegas two weeks ago, jacklyn has been trying unsuccessfully to file for unemployment. >> i am running out of all my

money, which was not a whole lot to begin with, and now i'm being told by my insurance company that if i can't pay my premium, then i have to switch to medicaid and lose all my benefits. >> reporter: across the country in houston, texas, james pennyway lost his job as a photographer, and is battling cancer for the third time. >> my family, my boys and my wife and kids, you know, they're my number one concern and i just want to make sure that they are taken care of. >> reporter: it is so tough, but if you have lost your job, you can continue your coverage through cobra. that's expensive. there's also a 60-day window to apply for obamacare at healthcare.gov even if the president doesn't re-open enrollment there. if you meet the income qualifications, george, you can also qualify for medicaid. george. >> those options are so important. okay, rebecca, thanks very much.

now to new fallout for the navy commander relieved of duty after sounding the alarm about a coronavirus outbreak on his aircraft carrier. at least 114 sailors on board the "uss theodore roosevelt" have tested positive. members of congress are now speaking out in support of the captain demanding an investigation. and martha raddatz is tracking all the latest. >> reporter: the letter that got captain brett crozier fired was a plea to navy leadership to get most of his nearly 5,000 sailors off the ship as soon as possible given the rapid spread of coronavirus on board, saying, we are not at war. sailors do not need to die. on wednesday, navy leadership confirming sailors were getting off the ship rapidly, and that there would be no retribution for crozier's letter. >> the fact that he wrote the letter to his chain of command to express concerns would absolutely not result in any type of retaliation. >> reporter: but last night all that changed. crozier relieved of duty on the

carrier, the secretary of the navy didn't accuse him of leaking the letter, but for failing to safeguard the information and showing poor judgment. >> relieving him of command was in the best interest of the united states navy and the nation in this time when the nation needs the navy to be strong and confident in the face of adversity. >> reporter: crozier has had a stellar career in the navy in his more than 30 years and was on track to be an admiral. this will effectively end his career. >> all of the captains should have protected the letter better. his crew will appreciate that he sacrificed his career for their well-being. >> reporter: democrats on the house armed services committee called crozier's dismissal an overreaction saying, while he clearly went outside the chain of command, quote, his dismissal at this critical moment is a destabilizing move that will likely put our service members at greater risk and jeopardize our fleet's readiness, but,

michael, the navy is getting most of the crew off that ship just as crozier wanted. >> as they should. thank you so much for that, martha. tough times for so many out there but we want you to take a look at this. a really special moment outside new york-presbyterian's lower manhattan hospital. the fdny taking a moment to applaud all the doctors, nurses and health care workers who are risking their lives every day to help coronavirus patients. it shows gratitude for one group of heroes for another. >> wow. that is beautiful. >> beautiful. >> i have chills from head to toe. we certainly appreciate everyone's service. a lot more ahead. the race to find a treatment for covid-19. the doctor from "pandemic" who now says he may be making a coronavirus breakthrough. but first, let's go to rob. >> hi, amy. we are tracking the nor'easter here among other weather headlines. for now your weekend forecast sponsored by state farm. headlines. for now your weekend forecast sponsored by state farm.

good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. we made it to friday. our last dry day. pretty comfortable, temperatures in the 60s. it's going to be cooler and wet this weekend. and into monday. we have upper 50s at the coast. low to mid 60s around the bay. not as breezy. mid to upper 60s inland. cloud cover in the 40s tonight. 15 cooler by sunday. we'll be right back. >> we'll be right back.

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the u.s. and hospitals really feeling the pressure right now. new york's governor andrew cuomo is now warning that the state is just days away from running out of ventilators, but there is a hopeful sign this morning. detroit has now become the first city to start using those rapid abbott coronavirus tests that can give results in 15 minutes. they're using them for first responders and health care workers on the front lines where it is needed so badly. >> it certainly is. the race is on around the world to find a treatment for coronavirus. a prominent doctor featured in the hit docu-series "pandemic" says he has made a hopeful discovery, and t.j. holmes has all of those details for us. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning to you, robach. you said it right. this is a race. this is a global race now involving scientists, doctors and labs all over the world and they're not racing each other. this is a race against time to find something that works. we're told a vaccine could be 18 months away. this doctor says he has a treatment that is ready to go right now.

new hope this morning as scientists around the world collaborate and focus their efforts on finding a treatment for covid-19. >> it's good to have big dreams. big dreams got us to the moment. >> reporter: dr. jacob glanville featured on the netflix series "pandemic" for his work on a universal vaccine is working on what he calls a candidate cure for coronavirus. glanville's company is taking antibodies that were effective in 2002 in fighting the sars outbreak and modifying them in a lab to make them fight covid-19 and he says it's working. >> our challenge right now is it's a race against time to be able to manufacture them quickly enough and distribute them out to people who need them all over the world. >> reporter: he says the next step is for the military to confirm his findings and test the antibodies on live coronavirus. then accelerated human trials this summer and if all goes according to plan, he says a possible treatment could be ready by september. >> i think there are at least 50 groups that are all working on this, and that's good. there's only one competitor in this space and that's the virus.

>> reporter: while biomedical research and vaccine trials are under way other possible treatments are already being tested across the u.s. >> we have a vaccine that's on track, and multiple other candidates, so i would anticipate that, you know, a year, a year and a half, we would be able to do it under emergency use. >> reporter: some experts believe a vaccine could take longer. this week the first patients began receiving convalescent plasma transfusions, blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients that contain antibodies that doctors hope might help those still sick. >> i'm glad that this turned into a positive thing. >> reporter: 36-year-old jason garcia who tested positive for covid-19 last month and has since recovered donated his blood plasma to treat another patient now in icu. >> i'm kind of hopeful that this story gets out there and more people start contacting hospitals and be like, yeah, i've been symptom-free for awhile now and i can donate my plasma and help others. >> reporter: if the potential

therapy works, plasma from recovered individuals could be in high demand, and several nba players who had coronavirus including marcus smart of the celtics are volunteering for the program. dr. glanville says his treatment would work as something of a short-term vaccine. you can take it and it would start working immediately and it would be like a vaccine for three, up to six months. an update on chloroquine that you're hearing so much that has potential to work, well, the word got out it could work and the fda says this week there's now a shortage of chloroquine in the world. >> wow, my goodness. not surprising, though. t.j., thank you very much. let's bring back in dr. jen and tom bossert, our contributor and former homeland security adviser, and dr. jen i'm going to begin with you because we just heard t.j. reference it, new data out of china, those anti-malaria drugs in high demand and in shortage in some areas used to treat coronavirus

patients. what is the new data out there? >> well, first of all, amy, we have to remember that drug hydroxychloroquine is also used for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, and now they can't find the medication they need to take every single day but this new study out of china very small, just 62 patients, they compared a group with mild illness. one got standard of care. one got standard of care with hydroxychloroquine. again, the group that got the hydroxychloroquine had a one-day shortening of their symptoms. none progressed in terms of severity and the group that just got standard of care without the drug, four went on to develop pneumonia. again, early data, there are some risks to this medication, potential irregular heart rate that could be serious or fatal. so it's not ready for prime time yet but some encouraging data little by little. >> okay, and then the mayors of new york and los angeles we just heard are now recommending that everyone who goes outside wear those face masks, and of course, this flies in the face of what we have been told for all of these weeks leading up to those announcements.

what should people think, what should people do at this point? >> i think it comes down to this, amy. first of all, there is limited data when you talk about home cloth masks and n95, surgical masks for this type of scenario. we always have said and this is still true, that you put a mask on someone who is ill to prevent those viral particles from going out. so this consideration, if the cdc and the world health organization does an aboutface, is to protect others. it's not to protect the wearer, and you have to value risk versus benefit. there's low risk to wearing it. there may be a benefit. >> and, tom, i'd like to ask you a question. "the new york times" use analysis from cell phone location data and it showed certain parts of the country people are still venturing at least two miles away from home and that was as recent as last week. do you think americans are doing enough to defeat this virus? >> yeah, michael, the answer to

that is no, and that data suggests something worse, it's not just the people are traveling, that they're traveling from their community to other communities and that's a pretty good proxy for them coming into contact with other people. that's the problem. distance doesn't matter, but when you are close to someone, that's when you start doing what dr. jen will tell you, all the things, the sharing droplets and all the things that communicate this disease. people need to get the message and need to get it across the country. >> the former head of the fda shows so far the u.s. is on a slower trajectory than spain and also than italy. but vice president pence, he compares the u.s. to italy which was totally devastated by the coronavirus. do the numbers show that we are on that trajectory that we should be compared to italy which was very hard hit? >> yeah, michael, one of the biggest mistakes that i have seen made through this entire process is data aggregation. if you were to average north dakota and new york, it would make new york look less scary and would make north dakota look more scary and both would be false. so i think it's fair to say

italy is comparing unfavorably unfortunately to lombardy, italy. that doesn't mean every city in the country will look like italy with their level of devastation. that's the mistake that i have seen in that messaging. >> i hope that everybody does heed the warnings to stay apart so we can all be together eventually. tom bossert, jen ashton, thank you both so much and now we'll turn to that cruise ship nightmare. it is finally over for the thousands of stranded passengers and crew. those two ships stuck at sea finally allowed to dock in florida. victor oquendo is there in ft. lauderdale with the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. both holland america ships docked safely here at port everglades. now those passengers deemed fit for travel will be screened as they disembark and taken straight home either by car or chartered flight, one step closer to home, but it's not over yet. this morning, these two massive cruise ships are no longer stranded at sea. >> i can't believe this.

>> waving flags. >> reporter: finally docking in ft. lauderdale after a nearly month-long ordeal. >> we're now back on u.s. soil. >> reporter: for some, the nightmare isn't over yet. first responders putting on protective gear rushing those passengers in need of immediate medical care to the hospital. dozens of others will stay quarantined on board until they've recovered under cdc guidelines. but for the hundreds deemed fit to travel -- >> we are greatly relieved. we got this. >> reporter: they will finally be allowed to disembark straight from the ships to buses headed for the airport and their flights home. >> we've been confined to our room since the 26th. yeah, i think it's overdue to say it would be great to get home and to be on land for a change. >> reporter: more than 300 americans and 1,000 foreign travelers stuck on those holland america cruise liners since early march rejected entry from every port along the way to south florida. at least four people on board the "zaandam" are dead.

more than 250 reporting flu-like symptoms. florida's governor initially reluctant to let the international passengers on shore, and as negotiations stretched into thursday, the ships left circling offshore for hours until local officials and the cruise line agreed to a plan to get all the passengers off safely. >> they're not going to come in contact with the general public. it's going to be a very controlled exit from the ships. >> reporter: charting the course for a long overdue homecoming. >> so good to be back in the u.s. i haven't felt this way since i got back from "desert storm." >> reporter: now, there is still another ship with passengers on board scheduled to arrive here at port everglades tomorrow morning. "the coral princess" reporting at least 12 positive coronavirus cases on board. michael? >> all right. thank you so much, victor. i know they're happy to be on dry land. coming up, everybody, as we see record unemployment numbers, we have three ways to cut down

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george. money in, money out, but when money in dries up, we have to find extra funds to handle the unrelenting drain of cash going out. there's no easy solution, but here are some ideas to find a few extra dollars. rent. electric bills. groceries. you may be furloughed, laid off or just worried about income so let's try and find a few extra dollars. first, what i call a subscription scrub. get your credit card statement and pull out every recurring monthly charge. cancel everything you can. go through your itunes and google play subscriptions too. a dollar here, $5 there. i recently did this and found $55 a month which adds up to 600 bucks a year. i also used an app called trim that renegotiated my cell phone plan for me and had me switch to much cheaper cable. boom, another $600 a year saved. next tip, you need a budget

that's both the truth and the name of an app that can help you list your outgoings and stick to the plan. a less rigid budgeting tool is from mint. now is the time to set these up. you're going to need them in the very near future. finally let's make some money. go marie kondo on hyper drive. can you find anything to sell that's valuable? familiarize yourself with all the options, facebook marketplace, craigslist, the next door for sales section and selling apps like mercari. figure out how they work, take pictures of your items and even if selling them now isn't viable, be ready to jump. my crisis philosophy is very simple. i can't control everything but i'm going to control the heck out of what i can. setting a budget and using apps that help us stick to that budget, that we can control, george. >> all of that is going to add up, becky. no question about that. but what about those huge expenses? mortgage, rent, car loans? what can people do about that?

>> as scary as all those big payments may seem, promise to yourself that you are going to make one call a day to work something out with your creditors or your landlord, buying yourself some time and being proactive, partnering with the folks to whom you pay your bills. it's not a given, but it's totally worth reaching out. >> yeah, no question about that, okay, becky, thanks very much. in our next hour, "shark tank's" kevin o'leary is going to answer your financial questions. "play of the day" is up next. let's see if it impresses michael. questions. "play of the day" is up next. let's see if it impresses michael. ♪ how you like me now .. ohhh..! director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep it contained) director's voice: keep it together. i'm good. i'm good. for over 75...(uncontrollable laughter). what are you doing there? stop making me laugh.

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million filing for unemployment in just the last two weeks. now your questions answered as you look at your personal finances. from leeanne and her small business to rick who was about to buy his first home. the practical advice you could use starting this morning. ♪ i hope you don't mind incredible journey. meghan markle with a brand-new role. your first look and listen as she takes you on a breathtaking thousand-mile trek with elephants migrating across africa. "gma's" resident chef, michael symon taking us into his home kitchen this morning. what you've got it your pantry that he will make into a delicious, healthy and fast meal for the weekend. ♪ a lovely day this morning, a pet of the week we can't wait to introduce you to, 3-year-old cole is a certified therapy dog. how he is helping so many right now as we say good morning, america. ♪ lovely day, lovely day, lovely day ♪ that's my jam right there. >> good. i like it. >> good morning, america. so great to have you with us on this friday morning.

so many are working from home right now including just about everyone on this broadcast. >> that is true. take a look. that's our producer greg working from home this morning with his two new co-workers, jacob and jonathan, all smiles. overnight booker nik at home with his makeshift control room. our producer brad with his co-worker bullet. you see him there. and senior broadcast producer alberto with his coffee and the entire second hour rundown in a robe no less. is that a robe? i think that's a robe. we know george is home but there's george's producer kirsten with her at home co-worker garlic the cat sitting so dutifully there. >> i got to tell you, they have not missed a beat. they have done such an incredible job through all of this. everybody at home and we're so grateful to all of them as we cover the crisis. as you all know the cases have now topped a million here around

the world. 250,000 in the united states. in new york, it has been hit so hard, the epicenter of the outbreak. whit johnson is outside the javits center where they'll start taking covid-19 patients. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning once again. the javits center behind me had already been converted into a military field hospital. now it will take on a new role, treating patients with covid-19. president trump gave the order to meet an urgent need. this morning, america's growing pandemic is rapidly consuming precious supplies. new york governor andrew cuomo warning the state could run out of life-saving ventilators in less than a week. >> if a person comes in and needs a ventilator and you don't have a ventilator, the person dies. that's the blunt equation here. and right now we have a burn rate that would suggest we have about six days in the stockpile. >> reporter: but the federal stockpile is nearly depleted and

california's governor says 170 ventilators sent from the federal government did not work. companies now scrambling to make new ventilators or refurbish old ones, unsure if they will get enough to patients in time. >> on to the next phase. >> reporter: overwhelmed hospitals taking unprecedented steps to save lives. >> wonderful so she's still extubated and breathing easily, right? >> reporter: this cardiac icu at new york's mt. sinai converting into a unit for covid-19 patients only. >> i say one of the ups is we were able to transfer a patient out of the icu unit. >> reporter: the u.s. death toll climbing above 6,000, unimaginable loss but also reason to hope. >> ooh. hi. >> reporter: amanda phommachanh's husband titou leaving the hospital after nearly a month. the 44-year-old father of three who was on a ventilator surviving covid-19 reuniting with his wife and daughters.

>> hi, daddy. >> reporter: new york also has the support of the navy hospital ship "comfort" which is docked in the hudson river just a few blocks from here, but it's sitting mostly empty. it's only treated about 20 patients so far so one goal is to move some of the patients from this facility who do not have coronavirus to that ship to free up space. george. >> yeah, they've got to find a way to cut through the red tape there. whit, thanks very much. amy. all right, george, we have the latest on those record unemployment numbers. nearly 10 million americans in just the last two weeks filing claims. many of them fearing they will now lose health care coverage at this very crucial time. let's go back to rebecca jarvis with more on that. good morning again, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the u.s. economy lost 701,000 jobs in the month of march and

unemployment ticked up 3.5% from where it was in february and it is the largest number of jacoby brissett -- job losses in a single month in a decade. this doesn't account for many of the layoffs that occurred in the second half of the month because they conduct the survey in the middle of the month. so those 10 million people who filed for unemployment insurance, they likely aren't even accounted for in that number. one of the hardest hit groups in the month of march were people working in restaurants and bars, hospitality and leisure companies lost almost 500,000 employees in the month and the restaurant and bar industry wiped out almost all of their gains from the last two years. with those 45 states now on lockdown, the restaurant industry, hotel industry, retail all hit so hard, as well as those 30 million small businesses. the taylor in your community, the hairdresser in your

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♪ good morning, good morning good morning, america. welcome back to "gma." thanks for joining us on this friday morning. >> that's right. tomorrow on "gma" saturday how to date during quarantine. ways to connect when you can't meet in person. and the couple already seeing success, that's a lot to look forward to. but also right now we have "pop news" with lara. >> hi, good morning, amy, good morning, michael. so much good news to share with you on the giving front. we'll begin with oprah winfrey making a massive gift. we're talking $9 million to various charities to help americans across the country. she is also partnering with leonardo dicaprio, steve jobs'

widow, apple and the ford foundation to launch america's food fund giving a joint donation of $12 million that will benefit the world central kitchen and feeding america. dicaprio says they chose these organizations for their unwavering commitment to feed the most vulnerable people in need. and guys, in the sports world, tom brady has teamed up with wheels up to deliver 10 million meals all over the country through feeding america as well. and a trifecta of giving power in the fashion world. michael kors, versace and jimmy choo stitched together $3 million along with their parent company capri holdings to go to various covid-19-related charities around the world. so happy to bring you a little bit of good news on this friday. also popping this morning, one of the world's best restaurants, it's called 11 madison park located in new york city, well, they have closed their doors to regular customers but they have just announced

they will be open to prepare food for first responders. daniel hum, the chef and owner, revealing the news on instagram writing, starts -- starting today, we have turned 11 madison park into a commissary kitchen with the goal of producing thousands of meals per day for those working on the front lines and those that are deeply affected by the current crisis. the three michelin starred kitchen will make 2,000 meals a day delivering to those in need. 11 madison park has always been one of the toughest reservations in new york city to get. we love that they are reserving meals for the real vips. i love that story. thank you, daniel humm. now, on this feel good friday we want to you meet the sweetest scottish granny who has a message reminding us that we promise you everything will be okay. look at her. >> hello, everybody.

i'm still here. there's no getting rid of me. i hope you're all keeping well and doing what you're told. it'll all pass. bye-bye for now. love you all. i think about yous a lot. >> we love you too. we don't know her name but we do love her so. her granddaughter isla posted that sweet video on twitter with the caption, got this update from my wee granny, 93 and still going strong. she sure is. that video now has over 8 million views online. most everyone asking for more from gran daily. there are comments, like, please, can we get updates from wee granny every day? she has made me feel better than anyone in this catastrophe so far. hope she made you feel better on this friday. if that didn't work i've got more for you. it's as if reva knew i would

talk about dogs. excuse her biting my hand. if you guys are done bingeing your favorite show, and you're looking for something to watch this weekend, may we suggest this. how about streaming puppies, livestreaming puppies and not just any puppies. these are future heroes, everybody. they are part of warrior canine connection. it's an organization that we've actually done stories on where puppies become service dogs for military veterans with ptsd and they help wounded warriors reconnect with life and their families, their communities. check out warrior canine connection website for details on how to feast your eyes right here on this rescue animal that has just made it very difficult to focus but hopefully i got through it unscathed. >> you did. that was great focus because the entire time -- >> oh. >> okay. >> that is the perfect ending to "pop news." >> maybe i should -- should i do

a live stream camera of reva? >> it will be very entertaining. >> say good-bye. >> that is hilarious and that is real, people. i love it, lara. thank you so much. great job. now to our "gma" cover story. as unemployment skyrockets around the country leaving so many wondering what's next "shark tank's" kevin o'leary is here with some advice on how to help turn things around. we have to say good morning to kevin. good morning, kevin. thank you for joining us, and kevin, things seem really grim right now. the department of labor's monthly jobs report is coming out later this morning, yesterday the report came out showing 6.6 million americans filed for unemployment claims last week. but in actuality the numbers may be higher than that. so what trends can we expect in the next week or months ahead? >> unfortunately this is probably going to continue for awhile and what's remarkable about the world markets, all

eyes are on new york city now. i call it the cuomo index or the new york index, everybody is trying to figure out when this virus will slow down and plateau in new york. the way to look at new york, it's -- manhattan is a giant cruise ship, 70 stories high, very densely populated and when news gets better in new york the whole world is going to feel better. that's what's going to happen. >> you know, wall street obviously taking a major financial hit with march being the worst month since this financial crisis, the dow jones industrial average dropping below 19,000 as you're well aware. one viewer, pete, now with that in mind is wondering if it could make sense to invest right now. take a listen. >> it's tough to ignore the daily news on the stock market. is now the time to invest, take advantage of the low share prices, or is it too risky? >> kevin, for those who do have some savings and some money in the bank, what do you think? should they invest? >> they should but they've got to do it over time. nobody can guess the bottom. markets are fairly volatile. i suggest taking 10% and putting

it to work each week. i don't like to pick stocks, i like exchange traded funds because you get a basket of stocks and, you know, the one i use, i'm not telling people to buy it but quality really matters. you need good balance sheets so ousa or ogog which captures all the giant internet companies, that's going to be a big trend. but 10% a week so you average in is the right way to go, and i think the markets have taken a huge correction. they may fall more, but on the averaging strategy, you're way better off. >> you say that we could come out of this with a new way of investing our money. how so? >> well, i think what's going to occur here is that a lot of people are going to start thinking about whether they want to buy bonds over stocks because we've seen an unprecedented decline in the interest rate in the treasury, for example. a ten-year treasury yields less than 1%. it's 0.58% so maybe coming out of this good quality companies that pay dividends may be a

better investment so instead of the old classic 50/50, half bonds, half stocks, i think owning great american companies through the recovery will give you a little better return in my view. it's a personal opinion but i'm certainly skewing my investment that way. >> the next question from leeanne on facebook who writes, state licensed, self-employed child care provider here. what benefits are out there to help my business with loss of income? i'm an essential worker that should be open providing for children, however many parents are working from home. what advice do you have from her? >> definitely communicate with your customers, talk to them every day by email. they are your customers, they care about you. many providers like this have been successful having their customers give them digital assistance for pay, and the other big news is last night sheryl sandberg announced she would be supporting individual contractors like this with a $40 million grant from facebook and you can get information about

that at a company called eureka.com. that's the company that will be curating it, and the other way is to use crowd funding. i saw you threw up that graphic. companies like start agent now are raising money for individual businesses, for individuals over a period of time. and i think that's fantastic and will be the new way that a lot of companies raise money. crowd funding equity. you know, back in the old days in the last recession or 2008 we got that kind of thing and now we have stuff like start engine which is a new platform. every time there's a crisis, new solutions emerge. >> every time you give advice it's great advice, kevin, thank you so much for joining us on this friday. have a great weekend and see you soon. now we'll go over to rob. hey, michael, great advice and we've got some great pictures to get your mental health in order. to the skagit valley we go in western washington where the daffodils are in full bloom there.

this farm just giving it some color there. how about some white. fargo with record-breaking snowfall there and more on the way today as winter storms make its way across the midwest. temperatures dropping rapidly behind it. that's a look at the national weather. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. we made it to friday. our last dry day. pretty comfortable, temperatures in the 60s. it's going to be cooler and wet this weekend. and into monday. we have upper 50s at the coast. low to mid 60s around the bay. not as breezy. mid to upper 60s inland. cloud cover in the 40s tonight. 15 cooler by sunday. he and now to an exclusive first look at meghan markle's new role, the duchess of sussex returning to the small screen for the first time since stepping away from royal duties, and making her disney debut in a powerful new documentary

called "elephant." >> reporter: this morning, meghan markle is back in the spotlight, returning to the small screen in a brand-new disney plus nature documentary titled "elephant." >> social life is like oxygen for these elephants. >> reporter: the former royal narrating the migration of a family of elephants as they make an epic 1,000-mile, 8-month trek across africa. >> she's already lost track of jomo. there he is. he's, um -- what is he doing? >> reporter: in this clip -- >> the older elephants know this could be the last easy water for many months so they're going to make the most of it. >> reporter: the duchess playfully describing a spontaneous mud bath between the herd. >> it's time for a pool party. >> reporter: her love for these gentle giants dates back several years when meghan and harry worked with elephants without

borders which proceeds from this film will benefit. while she's not the only celebrity lending her voice to conservation -- >> echo loves his large extended family. >> reporter: oscar winner natalie portman is debuting the dolphin documentary, "dolphin reef." a tale about fun-loving 3-year-old echo who experiences newly found independence in his underwater world. >> they're actually very similar to humans in many ways. >> beautiful, both "elephant" and "dolphin reef" now streaming today. something else we can watch. it's all on disney plus. lara, over to you. thank you so much, amy. so it's time now for pet of the week. you know we do this every week. we want to celebrate some of our past winners, and we also want to introduce you to our new pet of the week. this is cole, you guys, a hardworking rescue pup who is making a difference in his community with his amazing superpower. take a look. ♪ >> he was born deaf but what is

so special about cole is that it's not a disability to him. >> reporter: as a certified therapy dog cole is an inspirational force in his community for veterans and hospice patients alike. >> because of his calm, even disposition, he can really just bring a lot of joy to someone struggling. >> reporter: in 2018, cole's human chris, an elementary school music teacher in new jersey, started the team cole project. together they traveled across the tri-state area doing assemblies on acceptance, empathy and discrimination. >> cole's inability to hear has actually become a superpower of sorts in the way that he can help inspire children with disabilities or children who feel a little bit different. >> reporter: now in these times of uncertainty, from a distance cole is still providing that same comfort to the young and young at heart by checking in virtually.

a new normal to help keep his students connected to their favorite four-legged friend. >> it makes all of this work and all of this time and dedication so worth it because we know that we're making a difference in somebody's life and that is -- you can't put a price on that. >> no, you can't. you cannot put a price on that. our thanks to cole and to chris. i think we have a shot now of cole wearing his very deserving medal. thanks to both of you guys for spreading joy in your community. we'll have a new pet of the week next week. coming up next on "good morning america," it's friday. let's make a delicious meal for the weekend with our resident chef michael symon. we're cooking at home. stay with us. stay with us.

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> good morning. welcome to friday. here is a look at your commute. it's mostly sunny out there, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. no weather worries. it's going to be not as breezy today. everything changes tomorrow after highs in the mid and upper 60s today, back in the 50s this weekend with rounds of wet weather, even thunderstorms. look at these rainfall totals. half inch to an inch possible and highs only in the 50s. we will have showers linger monday. in the south bay, tuesday and the rest of us should be dry after that.

>> sounds like a lot of homeworkout homewor workouts and disney plus is a must. see you in 30 minutes. catch us at hi, america. >> hi, america. >> hi, america. >> it's me with quarantine here. >> listen, it's kind of crazy out there right now. >> it's a little bit mad, isn't it? >> during this crisis -- >> over 37 million people -- >> don't have access to nutritious food. >> that's 1 in 12 seniors and one in seven children. >> in fact, millions of kids aren't able to receive a free or reduced price school lunch. >> and seniors are self-isolating to protect their health. >> but that means they can't get access to the food they need. >> there is a way we can all help with feeding america. >> their network of 200 food banks are up and running. >> distributing food to people and communities they serve all across the country. >> if you need help --

>> or can help -- >> please visit feedingamerica.org. >> to locate a food bank in your community. >> count on organizations like feeding america to be there for you. >> together. >> together. >> together. >> together. >> let's feed the love. >> we can do this, guys. >> welcome back to "gma." a lot of familiar faces there including our own robin roberts. we want to thank you for being here together with us this morning. we're teaming up with feeding america to raise awareness about the millions of americans who are worried about getting food on the table right now. >> that's right, so if you need help right now, reach out. feeding america is there for you. you can go to our website to learn much more about it. >> now, let's go back to lara at home. lara, you moved into the kitchen. >> i did. this is a moving set. and anything can really happen but we're going to try to get through it with the help of our resident chef mr. michael symon who is also at home and, guys, he's going to fire up a really easy, delicious recipe he's told me about and we want to share it with you. michael, this is sort of a very simple take on a carbonara pasta.

>> all: >> absolutely, lara. >> you get it on the table in other than cooking the pasta in five minutes or less. fast, make it along with me and it's the pasta you could have for breakfast which i really like or lunch or diner. >> yes. which i plan to do. >> i love that. you and me both. >> all right, let's get to it. >> me and lizzie will have it for breakfast. the first thing that we have, i have bacon going in the pan. about eight ounces of bacon we let crisp. i have rigatoni going but any noodle that you have will work in this situation. rigatoni takes about eight minutes-ish to cook. as the pasta -- as the bacon is crisping i'll add my peas. you could use fresh, frozen, any kind of peas you can get your hands on right now. this is a great pantry dish.

if you don't have peas you can use other vegetables too so that's going. and then i have two cloves of garlic. you can smash or slice these, whatever you prefer, or grate it on a little micro plane. any of those methods work. >> i'm not going to lie, michael. i used my chopper before the show because i was concerned that i would be a little distracted and could hurt myself. >> i don't want to you hurt yourself. this is fun, happy cooking. now, once the garlic goes in, it cooks really quick so you'll put in about six ounces or so of pasta water, which is going to start turning into your sauce and mix with the bacon fat and it's going to stop the garlic from cooking and everything will come together and -- >> michael, what should i have my heat on? >> i'm over about medium-ish. so medium to medium-high you're good. >> okay.

>> you should have three eggs cracked. i'll put in a half cup -- i'm using parm but any hard cheese will work. i have fresh mint and a little parsley because i didn't have enough mint then you could put in some cracked black pepper. if you want to get slightly fancy a little bit of nutmeg and a couple gluggs of extra virgin olive oil and whisk it together till it gets smooth. this is like a great little pro tip to get your cheese, eggs, herbs, seasonings all mixed. then it's easier to add it into our pasta. how are you doing? are you doing okay? >> you know, i feel like i'm having a hard time communicating because i have to focus so hard on this. but it's very easy, everyone. it's looking -- it's looking like a meal. >> and i know you're a good cook, so quit fibbing to me. let's see where our pasta is here. our pasta is just about ready so, lara, here's another great tip for the people at home.

you could temper your eggs a little bit so if you take a little bit of your pasta water and just slowly drizzle it into your egg mixture, it's going to get the eggs to that temperature. >> oh, shoot. uh-oh. >> that way -- >> is it okay i put my eggs in -- michael, i think i did a boo-boo. i put my eggs in with the bacon and the peas. was that not a good thing? it looks like an omelet now. >> it will be a little more scrambly but still delicious. so, watch, the way that i do it is once the pasta is cooked, which this is looking good. pasta is ready. we're going to take the pasta and put it into our bacon, pea, garlic pasta water mixture and then at the very end once i turn the heat off, then i'm going to mix in my egg/cheese mixture.

that way the eggs get creamy with sauce as opposed to scrambled. >> oh man. >> you're fine. don't worry. don't panic. [ buzzer ] >> i got this. in goes our eggs. now i mix, mix, mix. >> yours looks a little different than mine. >> you know, i've been cooking for a long time so we have that so you keep stirring and stirring and stirring and you could be off -- >> i think i'm going to be fine. i would say to america the only thing that's going to be different about mine, my bacon won't be as crispy but honestly it looks really good and smells really good so as long as it's thoroughly cooked, i think i'm fine. >> you're good. and then look, you just spoon this on, it's a little, you know, bacon and eggs for breakfast so you take that pasta, that creamy carbonara like sauce and finish it with a little bit of cheese if you want. you could finish it with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. but here's to you, lara and all

the people at "gma" and all the people watching at home. >> thank you. >> it is okay to have pasta for breakfast. >> i wish i could get a delivery of yours. yours looks a lot better than mine. but america, i got to believe if i can do it while trying to focus on live tv, so can you. michael symon, let's keep doing this. i promise i'll get better. recipes on our website at goodmorningamerica.com. cheers, michael. see you soon. >> ciao. happy friday. >>

we are back now with business owners pitching in to help. ceos around the country are keeping workers on their payrolls donating money and helping health care workers get surgical masks and other vital equipment to fight coronavirus at a time when resources are stepped so thin. kayna whitworth has more. >> reporter: as desperation grows across the country -- >> i've been beating the drum for weeks but we feed additional personal protective equipment. >> reporter: several business owners stepping up to help. >> we're all americans. i think we have to help each other. >> reporter: ceo and chairman of las vegas sands casino company has procured 2 million surgical masks and 20,000 protective suits that will be delivered to health care workers, first responders and nonprofit organizations. the 86-year-old billionaire philanthropist donating $250,000 to nonprofits and hunger relief efforts in las vegas.

>> it feels good to do good. >> reporter: all while his las vegas properties are losing upwards of $50 million a month. adelson continues to pay his employees. with the governor saying that the hotels and casinos will need to remain closed through april 30th, how long will you continue to be able to pay your employees? >> till we open. >> reporter: other companies following suit. the ceo of heitz cellar in napa valley made the decision to keep paying his employees while they shut down tasting rooms. >> you rarely have the opportunity to prove to your employees how important they are to you. >> reporter: budweiser pledging 5 million to the red cross. uber committing 10 million free rides and food deliveries to health care workers, seniors and people in new england. new england patriots owner robert kraft used the patriots team plane to deliver 1.4 million n95 masks from china

and also personally purchased an additional 300,000 masks for new york. ralph lauren donating $10 million to relief efforts. for "good morning america," kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> and we are so thankful for all those good samaritans out there who continue to do good. let's head back now to rob. >> good morning again, amy. from mamaroneck, new york, to fairbanks, alaska where our friend up there from good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. upper 50s at the coast today, 60s for the rest of us. it's going to be dry today but not so much starting tomorrow through monday. research shows that gardening is good for your soul so we are teaming up with our

sponsor zyrtec to give you ideas on how to spring no your home with some spring stuff. housekeeping style director lori bergamotto joins us from home with two special helpers. your daughter gemma and your son leo who i heard is turning 6 today. happy birthday, leo. mom putting you to work. i love it. all right bergamotto, let's get to some of those tips. >> all right, thank you so much for the birthday wishes. so we'll start with cut flowers like these sunflowers. perhaps you were lucky enough to have some at home but maybe they're willing and want to know how to breathe new life into them. we have a few tips. this is a great time to cut them. it's the first thing early in the morning while tuning in to "gma," i'm sure, you want to make sure that you're cutting them on an angle and that way it increases the surface area and allows water to move up more freely right up into the stem and add some vibrancy.

another tip we love at "good housekeeping" is you can add two tablespoons of sugar into one quart of warm, lukewarm water, not too hot and not too cold, stir that around, that will bring vibrancy back to the flowers. add two tablespoons of white vinegar to a quart of warm water as well and that will keep bacteria at bay. next up, flowers look great. you may have a potted plant at home. if you want to keep this indoors, there are a few things you can do to prolong its life. decorative wrapping looks nice but i'm sorry to say, you have to get rid of it immediately. it can cause a waterlog which is not great for the potted plant's vibrancy. water it every other day when the soil is dry to the touch because overwatering can be just as bad as underwatering. next we're going to do a little botany lesson and all of these

lilly type flowers, this is an easter little i have inside right near the stamen what is called an anther. pull them out with your finger or a pair of tweezers because they can get all over the lilly and stain it losing its purity or even get on your clothes and that can be hard to take out. now, it will also keep the flower blooming and looking great. so that's for potted plants. next, if you have kids at home during this time, you're always looking for an activity. we think this is really fun, really sustainable and easy. all you need is an egg carton so don't throw those egg cartons away. you'll use the bottom, poke some holes for drainage and the top serves as a drainage tray. leo the birthday boy and gemma will show you what we're doing here. we put soil halfway in each cup and they're using some seeds that we ordered online.

if you have them at home, great, or you can get them an herb plant the next time but to the store and plant them in each egg carton. is this fun? >> yes. >> yes. >> you like it? >> i learned about flowers in my school. >> you did? it's educational. it's sustainable and it's really fun for them to do. we'll pop these on our windowsill and in just a few weeks, rob, we will save our times time, money and energy and have our own little herb garden. >> i love it, lori. i'm going to do that with my daughter with the egg cartons. i remember my dad growing tomato plants from seed in the springtime so that is some awesome stuff. happy birthday, leo. great work, gemma. thank you, lori. april issue of "good housekeeping" is available now on newsstands and online. coming up broadway star and "dancing with the stars" champ jordan fisher performs live. stay with us. "gma's" spring garden is sponsored by the m

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back on "gma," what better back on "gma," what better way to close out the week than with a little music joined by jordan fisher star of the tony award winning musical "dear evan hansen." he is going to perform from his home in los angeles in a moment. but first i want to thank you for joining us. how are you doing, my friend. >> i'm very well, my man. thank you. how are you? >> we are doing well here. how have you been staying busy at home during this time? >> listen, thankfully i do get to stay busy. i'm one of the fortunate ones here where the gaming industry is concerned. it's been booming, obviously. i've been streaming on twitch. very frequently for the last two years but streaming every day at 10:00 a.m. pst and 7:00 p.m. and just that alone, you know, there's so much community and a lot of love in terms of bridging the gaps between the more traditional side of entertainment and gaming

industry which i've been a part of for a very long time. so that's definitely been keeping me busy and sitting right there at my piano and writing music and developing some projects and things. it's been a nice time. i think there is a silver lining in a lot of these things. obviously we're strong as a species and adapt and acclimate and survive and grow stronger from times like this and i'm definitely feeling a beautiful kind of reset and being reminded why i love doing the things i love doing. >> and you've been also connecting with your cast mates through this whole thing. >> yeah. >> how have you been staying connected? >> well, i mean, you know, we have technology, right? andrew who was the evan before i jumped in is the guy that i replaced, beautiful soul, i love him deeply. one of the things we connected on was our sense of community and loving to bring people together and he actually set up this kind of zoom lobby where he and some of his theater friends, some of the "high school

musical: the musical: the series" cast, any of us at any time will hop on and say hello and catch up and whatnot so it's been good. i'm very grateful for technology during this time. >> we're grateful for it too because music has been so healing for everybody out there and how about some music from you. so here we go. >> yeah, absolutely. absolutely. >> performing "for forever" from "dear evan hansen," here is jordan fisher. ♪ end of may or early june this picture perfect afternoon we shared ♪ ♪ drive the winding country road grab a scoop at a la mode and then we're there ♪ ♪ an open field that's framed with trees ♪ ♪ we pick a spot and shoot the breeze like buddies do ♪ ♪ quoting songs by our favorite bands telling jokes no one understands ♪

♪ except us two and we talk and take in the view ♪ ♪ all we see is sky for forever we let the world pass by for forever ♪ ♪ feels like we could go on for forever this way this way all we see ♪ ♪ like we'll be all right for forever this way ♪ ♪ two friends true friends on a perfect day ♪

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a big thanks to jordan fisher for that incredible performance, making us excited and happy on this friday. and we have a programming note before we go. a&e is presenting a two-night

event, "live pd," special edition featuring first responders on the front lines of the covid crisis. see it this friday and saturday at 9:00 eastern and pacific. as we leave you on this friday, this broadcast has been put on all week by so many of our staff members who are adjusting to this new normal of working from home so we salute them and you. >> yes, we do. >> thanks for watching. have a great and safe weekend. we appreciate you being with us. ♪ ♪ your wings are broken, we can brave true those emotions too ♪ those emotions too ♪ those emotions too ♪ h those emotions too ♪ ro those emotions too ♪ u those emotions too ♪ gh those emotions too ♪ through those emotions too ♪

now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. in richmond, an old ford factory is being converted into an emergency federal medical center in the event of a possible surge in covid-19 cases. abc 7 news was at the pavilion as prep was underway to transform the event center into a makeshift hospital. they have assembled 250 beds. let's turn to mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. welcome to friday. you can see the sunshine in san jose and temperatures still in the mid 40s. it's nice outside if you do suffer allergies, it's an issue. this weekend, those will go away. [ no audio ]

time for "live with kelly and ryan." find us at abc7news.com. have a great morning. [upbeat music] >> ryan: it's "live with kelly and ryan," viewers' choice show. today we'll count down our top ten clips of the year, and we'll reveal "live's" best trivia dancer, show you some incredible celebrity walkouts, and you won't want to miss our behind-the-scenes bloopers, so stay tuned for all this and so much more all next on "live." [upbeat music] >> ♪ get up, get going >> ryan: and now here are kelly ripa and me, ryan seacrest. is there a website? [indistinct conversation] i can't focus on this.on] >> ♪ get going ♪ hello, good morning ♪ it's about that time ♪ to rise and shine >> ryan: hello! [cheers and applause] oh, yes.