supports a woman who is out of work because of covid-19. so, you got to love it. >> we love it, friend. have a great day, everyone. good morning, america. ramping up the massive rush, the rollout testing. the president vowing to force u.s. companies to help. >> we're preparing to use the defense production act to increase swab production in one u.s. facility by over 20 million additional swabs per month. >> tension building over those stay-at-home orders. protests in several major cities. >> all: no more tyranny! in florida residents flocking to re-open beaches, and in hard hit new york state, new hope that the curve could be on its way down. >> we controlled the beast. we apexed, plateaued, it's coming down the other side. but the beast is still alive. also this morning, new concerns about those antibody tests which many believe hold the key to opening up the country. dr. anthony fauci joins us live with the latest. abc news exclusive.

facebook takes on covid-19. the social network giant makes a big announcement. how they're tracking the disease and pinpointing hot spots. >> there are some things that i think would jump out to you. >> facebook ceo mark zuckerberg sharing the first results this morning. on the brink. the major american department store chain on the verge of bankruptcy. the new report this morning. a broadway star's battle with covid-19. nick cordero losing his leg following complications from the virus. his wife amanda speaking out for the first time on his condition after those serious measures. violent storms tear through the deep south for a second straight weekend. at least seven tornados this morning tornado watches from florida to south carolina. we're tracking the latest. and michael jordan like you've never seen him before. the tip-off to "the last dance" trending big overnight.

e es dk series scoring big with players and fans about the g.o.a.t.'s final championship season with the chicago bulls, featuring footage kept under wraps for more than two decades. and this morning, the exclusive clip from episode three, only on "gma." good morning, america. happy monday, everybody. we hope everyone had a safe and wonderful weekend. happy to have amy here in times square with me on this monday morning. and robin, you've got a little monday motivation for us. >> yeah, those sick moves by m.j., that's monday motivation, yeah. but also this, also this, k a looat this group of more than 40 workers in delaware county, pennsylvania clocking out for the first time -- are you ready for this? first time in 28 days. they lived, worked, ate, slept at the facility making equipment for health care heros on the front lines. george, another reminder of how

so many are doing their part during this pandemic, george. >> yeah, their commitment is so this marks the third month, the since this virus first began here in the united states. we're looking now to top more than 759,000 cases, almost 40,000 deaths right now. now, the president and house speaker nancy pelosi are now saying that they are close to an agreement, close to a deal to help more small businesses across the country with new aid package of up to $450 billion to boost that small business loan program that has run out of money. and the new york governor andrew cuomo saying, coronavirus cases in the nation's hardest hit state are on the decline saying, quote, we controlled the beast. dr. anthony fauci is standing by to talk with us in just a few moments. first we begin our coverage with whit johnson outside mt. sinai hospital in new york city with the latest. good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning.

new york might be past the apex but the painful reality is hundreds are still dying here by the day. most agree the key to re-opening the country is more testing, but there is a growing disconnect between the states and the white house over who should lead that effort. this morning, as the u.s. death toll tops 40,000, the debate heating up on how to re-open the country. president trump announcing plans to invoke the defense production act to make more swabs needed to boost testing. >> we're preparing to use the defense production act to increase swab production in one u.s. facility by over 20 million additional swabs per month. >> reporter: despite calls from governors for more federal coordination, the president insisting testing is a local issue. >> the governors wanted to have total control over the opening of their states, but now they want to have us, the federal government, do the testing. and again, testing is local. >> reporter: in hardest hit new

york state, the number of infections reaching nearly a quarter of a million people, but look at the daily hospitalizations. over the last month, the curve seemingly on its way down, but officials warning it could rise again. >> we apexed. we plateaued. it's coming down the other side, but the beast is still alive. >> reporter: the state health department rolling out an antibody testing survey starting today beginning with 3,000 of the state's nearly 20 million people. but now "the new york times" reporting problems and inaccurate results with some of the antibody tests available, and that many are made by companies in china with little oversight. this as parts of florida are already taking steps to re-open. beachgoers swarming the shores of jacksonville, open to the public again on friday with restrictions and limited hours. >> all: no more tyranny! >> reporter: frustration is boiling over. protests erupting coast to coast with calls to end stay-at-home orders. thousands lining the streets of wisconsin. >> we want to go back to work.

>> reporter: rallying cries from washington to colorado to maryland where 31-year-old amber pinkham who owns her own hair salon says she's desperate for a lifeline. >> because i do not have employees on payroll, i don't qualify for it. just because we work by ourselves doesn't make us any less of a business. >> reporter: today vice president mike pence is leading a call with governors to help them unlock more testing capacity within their own state labs. he insists there is enough capacity to help any state in america move into phase one of re-opening if they see 14 days of downward trends. george? >> okay, whit, thanks very much. let's bring in dr. anthony fauci now for more on this. dr. fauci, thank you for joining us again this morning. we just heard what whit said about vice president pence but we heard from governor after governor yesterday including larry hogan of maryland, your neighbor, saying that the governors just don't have what they need now to do the testing they need to do. >> yeah.

well certainly i can empathize with the governor and believe them. what we need to do is make a better connectivity with the tests that are available as well as the capacity that in some cases is not used, through no fault of the governor or the local people, that there are now -- should be between 1.5 million to 2 million plus tests per week. there are people out there who say we need more, we need maybe two or three times that. we're striving for that goal but in the meantime with what we have, if it is used strategically, we feel we would be able to have most people enter into phase one after they pass that 14-day gating period. we know it's a problem and was just mentioned, there are things that are obstacles in the way, that, george, we need a partnership between the federal government and the local people including the governors to help them get to things that they maybe not have any access to. so it really does need -- yeah.

they need partnership. yeah. >> sorry. i was just saying, we all know there are some supply chain issues. but you mentioned those experts who believe we need to be doing far more. there's a new study out from harvard this morning that says we're going need to be doing nearly 5 million tests a day in early june to 20 million tests a day to fully re-open as soon as the end of the summer. we're only doing about 150,000 tests a day right now. >> yeah. we're doing about 1.5 million to 2 million per week. we need to get up to at least maybe two times that, three times that. but we will as we go into the coming weeks, looking forward as regions, states, cities start to go from the gate to the phase one and then ultimately, hopefully, to phase two and three. so we're certainly going to need more. i think the issue, george, is that not saying that the people out there are not correct in what they feel they need,

because they need a baseline amount to do the kind of testing that would allow identification, isolation and contact tracing. if you talk about tests for doing a lot of other things which ultimately are important, but they're not absolutely critical to get to that situation where you can identify, isolate and contact trace. there's got to be a meeting of the two. there's got to be more supply, greater access to untapped capacity which there are, and, you know, the governors do say appropriately maybe there's untapped capacity, but how do we get to it? so we've really got to help them to get to it. that's what's being done right now to make the connectivity between what's unused capacity as well as tests within that capacity, to help them. we've got to keep going. it's got to be done together really in a partnership. >> everyone is also wondering about antibody tests. we know governor cuomo in new york is expanding antibody tests and we've seen that overseas as

well. but explain to everyone at home what those antibody tests can show, and what they can't show. >> yeah, george, thank you for giving me the opportunity to address that because there really is a lot of misunderstanding about antibody tests. antibody tests do not say whether you have the virus now. it's saying whether you were exposed, infected, and likely recovered from the infection. what it is is a measure of the proteins in the body that respond to the virus in question. the problem is that these are tests that need to be validated and calibrated, and many of the tests out there don't do that. so even though you hear about companies saying flooding the market with these antibody tests, a lot of them are not validated, point number one. point number two that's important is that we do not know exactly what an antibody means. there's an assumption, a reasonable assumption, that when you have an antibody that you are protected against

re-infection, but that has not been proven for this particular virus. it's true for other viruses. i think it's a reasonable assumption. so you wouldn't say, you know, that's an absurd idea. it isn't. i mean, it happens with other viruses, but we don't know how long that protection, if it exists, lasts. is it one month? three months? six months? a year? so the assumption that with the tests that are out there, if you have an antibody positivity, you're good to go. unless that test has been validated and you can show there's a correlation between the antibody and protection, it is an assumption to say that this is something that we can work with. we still have a way to go with them. >> finally, sir, we're seeing these protests crop up across the country including protests in texas and other places where they're saying fire anthony fauci, fauci is wrong. they're resisting these stay-at-home orders from governors.

what's your message back to those protesters. >> yeah, i mean, i think the message is that clearly this is something that is hurting from the standpoint of economics, from the standpoint of things that have nothing to do with the virus. but unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery economically is not going to happen. so what you do? if you jump the gun and go into a situation where you have a big spike, you're going to set yourself back. so as painful as it is to go by the careful guidelines of gradually phasing into a re-opening, it's going to backfire. that's the problem. >> dr. fauci, thanks for your time again this morning. >> good to see you, george, thank you. >> thank you, george. we're going to turn now to

how the outbreak is taking a toll on nursing homes all across the country. the death toll climbing past 7,000 in the united states, making up nearly 25% of covid-19 deaths in new york state. now families and officials are demanding answers. stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: the numbers are stunning. in nursing homes alone, 7,300 people have died from the coronavirus. the total believed to be much higher when the numbers from states that have not been keeping track are tallied. >> nursing homes are still our number one concern. the nursing home is the optimum feeding ground for this virus. >> reporter: in some facilities, dozens have died. 55 people at the cobble hill health center in brooklyn, at least 45 at the king's harbor multi-care center in the bronx atew jersey's anvent whe an invs now under way, at least 68 people have died since january. dozens from the virus, including

two nurses. >> it's more than huge. it is the most awful thing. it's now hit a crescendo in nursing homes in our most vulnerable citizens in this country. >> reporter: families panicked. berna lee's mother is being treated at the sapphire center in queens where at least 26 have died of covid-19. >> even when they told me she had pneumonia, i asked if she was going to be tested. they said no. the responses ranged from, we don't have enough tests. we're not testing anybody. to your mom doesn't have any of the symptoms or she doesn't have enough symptoms. >> reporter: caregivers getting sick and staff at a breaking point. >> no one could ever possibly be used to what we're going through now. there is no place that is safe from covid at this point in time. >> reporter: the centers for medicare and medicaid administrator just announced new transparency measures requiring nursing homes to tell their residents, their families and the cdc if they have any positive cases of covid-19 at their facilities. amy? >> yeah, it's just such a heartbreaking situation.

stephanie, thank you. well, turning now to the economic toll and how retailers taking a big hit from the pandemic, high end department store chain neiman marcus, may be just days away from filing for bankruptcy protection. abc's rebecca jarvis joins us with more on this. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, amy. that's right, abc news has learned that neiman marcus could file for bankruptcy as early as this week. it is a private equity-owned retailer saddled with debt and they are now behind on those debt payments. they have furloughed nearly 14,000 of their employees, shuttered 43 of their locations, all of them across the country, and like so much of retail, they are facing these unprecedented headwinds, not just through the coronavirus, but leading up to the coronavirus sales were truly struggling there as well as at other retailers like macy's and jcpenney. amy, we know at least 1 million retail workers filed for unemployment benefits just last week alone.

>> those are some big names in retail business. but what are small businesses that are also struggling to survive right now? >> reporter: we know that small businesses received $350 billion through that ppp program, but the money ran out. and now congress and the white house are working together to appoint an additional $300 billion which secretary mnuchin says could come as early as today. 1.7 million businesses have received those loans, and at least one, shake shack, says that they will return their $10 million in loans after a major outcry from people saying that this money should go to small businesses. amy? >> all eyes on washington today. rebecca jarvis, thank you. michael? >> thank you, amy. and now, an inspiring story to start your week. that incredible "one world together at home" concert raising a whopping $128 million for covid-19 research, charity and first responders and doing it with some serious star power. have a look.

♪ let this be our prayer ♪ let this be our prayer ♪ just like every child ♪ just like every child >> incredible performance there. other incredible performances this weekend included taylor swift, the rolling stones, and a surprise appearance from beyonce with a poignant message about how the virus is disproportionately affecting african-americans. we're going to have more about this incredible event in our next hour. >> wow, i had chills just listening to that. so beautiful and moving. >> and moving. and $128 million to help. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including facebook announcing a new plan to use its immense reach to help track the virus. we have george's exclusive interview with mark zuckerberg in just a moment.

and then our "last dance" exclusive. the slam-dunk docuseries. we have a first look at that moment. that hasn't aired yet. you'll have to wait for that. first let's go to ginger who's at home. >> amy, another busy sunday. you had damaging winds in excess of 100 reports, 7 reported tornados. these videos out of baxterville, mississippi. watches, thunderstorm watches as far south as sarasota, tampa. that's for that line. it will move into the northeast tomorrow. here's what concerns us, first and foremost, the safety of everybody, but second, we saw in harris county they had those covid-19 centers for testing close. so that might happen in the next couple of days. let's get to the select cities brought to you by sofi.

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♪ ♪ i believe welcome back to "gma." those are the health care heros from southern ocean medical center in new jersey. they accepted pitbull's "i believe" challenge where he challenged people to dance to his uplifting new anthem "i believe that we will win." mr. 305 will donate all proceeds from the single to coronavirus relief charities. it's great what he's doing there. he asked for people to work the flag into their videos as well. >> they did a great job. >> they have a believe anthem 2020 where you can go on and learn some dance moves too to go with it. >> i'm looking forward to yours, michael. >> okay. >> we're going to have much more on that just ahead. first the top headlines we're following right now. the latest on the coronavirus emergency. parts of florida taking steps to re-open. people are flocking to re-open beaches while protests against those stay-at-home orders sweep the nation.

and in hard hit new york, the numbers of infections reaching nearly a quarter of a million people, but the curve is seemingly on its way down. also right now, at least 16 people were killed in the deadliest shooting in canadian history. the 51-year-old suspect who authorities believe disguised himself as a police officer is also dead after a manhunt through nova scotia. and then take a look at this. it looks like these guys are taking advantage of the lack of foot traffic on the streets. kangaroos spotted hopping around the business district in adelaide, australia. then you'll see a couple of penguins caught on camera taking a stroll down a street in south africa. george, wildlife taking advantage of those empty streets. >> they look like they own those streets right there, amy. we're going to move on now to my exclusive interview with mark zuckerberg. in an essay for this morning's "washington post," the facebook ceo announces the results of a new initiative in the battle against the coronavirus. we discussed this unprecedented

partnership designed to use the power of social media and facebook's billions of monthly users to track the pandemic. >> reporter: in a world where we stand 6 feet apart to be safe, how can we track covid-19 and better protect ourselves? facebook has come up with one answer, and wants you to help. >> we're partnering with researchers at carnegie mellon university to run a widespread survey across facebook asking people what kind of symptoms they're feeling. >> explain to everybody how it works and what you're hoping to do. >> we're able to work with the researchers to produce an interactive map based on the aggregate data that provides a daily updated, county-by-county map of the symptoms that people are experiencing across the country. >> reporter: these maps help officials identify situations where more supplies are needed, and they also help predict resurgence based on self-reporting of symptoms. so everything would be based on

obviously self-reporting. how can you guarantee or increase the chances that it's going to be accurate? >> that's a lot of the work that the health researchers at carnegie mellon have been doing, to make sure that the data that's coming from the survey is high quality and that it correlates with what hospitals are seeing on the ground. >> reporter: in the ten days since the survey's launch, the data has shown possible hot spots where officials can work to target their response. are you seeing anything surprising so far? >> if you look at the maps, there are some things that i think would jump out to you. some journalists have reported for example, that ski resorts might have been playing an early role in the spread of covid. we do see in the maps that some of the counties around where there are prominent ski resorts have a lifted level of people experiencing symptoms. so there are things like that that you can see. >> i think one of the biggest concerns people watching at home might have is they think about giving over about the most

private information you have, your health information, logging into facebook, answering this survey. how can you guarantee that's going to be protected? >> the individual data in responses actually don't go to facebook at all. carnegie mellon produces an aggregate report that doesn't include anyone's individual response. it's a really important part of this program that facebook is helping to distribute the survey but it's carnegie mellon's survey. >> reporter: and facebook and carnegie mellon are now expanding this survey on a global scale, working to provide the data to governments and public health officials worldwide. i imagine a lot of looters and a lot of countries aren't going to be happy with that kind of transparency. >> we're certainly seeing some governments that might be trying to suppress how bad the disease is in their countries, but i think it can also help keep them accountable and honest about what the symptoms are. >> reporter: facebook also holds its continuing to monitor and flag posts for harmful misinformation about the disease. how do you deal with the fact

that facebook is now being used to defy social distancing guidelines in states. somebody trying to organize something like that, does that qualify as harmful misinformation? >> we do qualify that as harmful misinformation and we take that down. at the same time, it's important that people can debate policies so there's a line on this, but more than normal political discourse, i think a lot of the stuff that people are saying that is false around a health emergency like this can be classified as harmful misinformation. >> how about in your personal life, what has this meant for you? how has it changed your day and your routines? >> i'm working from home, which, you know, it's initially quite challenging to manage as the kids are home from school. on the one hand it's great being able to see them throughout the day. on the other hand, sometimes i do an interview like the one that we're doing now and i try

to prevent them from running in, although the audience might like it. i mean, look, i think this is a challenge that everyone is adapting to. >> and you can see my entire interview with mark zuckerberg on abcnews.com. robin? >> okay, george. dr. jennifer ashton is going to join us now to follow up on that interview. so when we hear -- good morning, jen. when we hear what mark zuckerberg is talking about, how valuable is that social data to researchers and to other officials? >> well, robin, i think it's potentially very valuable. a lot of epidemiologists feel that we'll need a lot more than just human beings to help us track and trace outbreaks, and we're going to need to use some element heavily potentially of technology. and remember, we heard dr. fauci say the key steps in containing an outbreak are you have to be able to detect, which this may help do, then diagnose, isolate, treat and trace. so that's really important. what this doesn't account for

though, robin, is that we think that half of infected cases of covid-19 occur in people with no symptoms whatsoever. so if you only rely on people with symptoms, you could be missing a major driver of how this virus spreads. >> yeah, thank you for bringing up that point. we also heard with dr. fauci talking with george in our first half hour, testing. testing, testing, testing. that is the key, but there are so many issues around it. what are the main issues to you, jen? >> well, there are scientific issues and there are logistical issues and when you hear the word testing you have to divide in your mind, are you testing for active infection, or are you testing for past infection? again, what we still don't know with these tests is how quickly the results can come back. that is going to be critical. the result doesn't do you any good if it takes days and you could be spreading the virus or days while you're waiting to go back to work. that still needs to be worked

out. and again, we have to figure out when you are talking about testing, especially with antibody testing, how accurate those are, and how long they'll last and the key with testing, robin, is how often you will need to repeat that test. no one's started to talk about that yet because we don't know the answer. >> okay, so let's talk about it right now, the repeat tests. when? how? why? >> robin, imagine if you get tested for active infection and it comes up negative. that tells us right now, today, you don't have covid-19. but what about three weeks from now? you could be exposed. we know there's a 1 to 14-day incubation period, five days on average. how often will people need to be tested? we still haven't figured that out yet. >> encouraging here in connecticut, they have limited rapid testing. people are getting results back quickly and it's really making a difference here in the state. all right, jen, thank you, as always.

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abc news exclusive. "the last dance" kicked off last night with a bang. the highly anticipated docuseries about michael jordan and the chicago bulls dynasty has been trending all night long. players and fans across the country tuning in, myself included, and t.j. holmes as well. kept us both up late last night, and t.j., we got a never before seen clip before next sunday's >> reporter: i got that for you, but i got to take you back, first, stra to march 12th. that was the last day that we had a live major sporting event in this country. what are sports fans supposed to do? keep spending quality time with our families at home in quarantine? no. we need some sports. we need a distraction. so espn gave us the gift of the g.o.a.t. last night, and it seems like the entire country was at this virtual watch party. >> michael jordan!>> reporter: f michael jordan and the '90s chicago bulls finally has arrived.

the highly anticipated espn docuseries "the last dance" premiered overnight, pulling dee and we are just getting started with the ten-part series. director jason hehir says jordan gets candid about topics that were previously off limits. >> within an hour of that first interview which lasted over three hours he was going places i could only hope we would go in two years. 45 minutes in he got so emotional about something that he had to ask the cameras to break. >> reporter: sports fans can't wait for more. the premiere was the top trend now the series is set to reveal the true story behind moments fans could only speculate about, like when jordan's former teammate, dennis rodman, asked coach phil jackson for permission to go to vegas during the playoffs, seen here in this exclusive clip from episode three.

>> scottie was out. dennis was a model citizen to a point where it was driving him [bleep] insane. so when scottie came back, dennis wanted to take a vacation. i come to practice, phil calls me in and says dennis wants to tell you something. when dennis wants to tell me something, i know it's not something that i [bleep] want to hear. so dennis says, i need a vacation. and i look at phil and say, phil, what do you mean, vacation? he says, he needs a vacation, needs some time off to let loose. i said, phil, let me tell you something, man. if anybody needs a [ bleep ] vacation, i need the vacation. we look at dennis and say, dennis, what are you going to do? he said, i need to go to vegas. phil, you let this dude go on vacation, we're not going to see him. you let him go to vegas, we're definitely not going to see him. he looks at dennis and says,

dennis, well, can your vacation be like 48 hours? dennis is like, i got no other choice, i'll take whatever you can give me. i'll take the 48 hours. >> reporter: how many times have i had that vegas conversation with my boss? guys, last night everybody seemed to be talking about this on twitter, especially a lot of athletes and sports fans watching. here's one from d. wade just to give you a little flavor. he said, if i had three wishes in life i think i would have asked for "the last dance." we have been craving this thing, talking about it. we're craving sports. guys, last night at one point 25 of the top 30 trending topics on twitter all were a part of this series. everybody was watching. >> t.j., it was worth the wait, it really was, man. like you said -- what did you say, forget about the quality time, give us sports? >> hey, man, it's been a month of this quality time, come on. give me a game. >> all right, t.j., we appreciate you, man. you can see new episodes of "the last dance" sundays at 9:00 p.m. eastern on espn in the u.s. and it will be available outside the u.s. on netflix.

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doctors now forced to amputate. what his wife is sharing now about his condition. new this morning, zero engagement. the scathing letter from harry and meghan saying they will no longer deal with the british tabloids, accusing them of running stories that are false and invasive. love all. it's the match so many can't stop watching hitting from rooftop to rooftop, taking sports at home to a new new level. ♪ you can't always get what you want ♪ one night only, the rolling stones in all our living rooms over the weekend. drummer charlie watts' memorable performance with no drums. three, three keith urbans and one nicole kidman and a powerful message from beyonce. the event raising hundreds of millionsils ea good morning, america., era. we're so glad that you're starting your monday off with us, and, robin, great to have you join us from home.

how is everything going at the homestead? >> hey, holding down the fort down here as you are holding down the fort there in the studio. thank you both. a lot of people making their coffee right now, guys, but coffee has been kicked up a notch. while so many people are at home, isn't that right, amy? >> this is happening in my house every day. it is the ultimate quarantine caffeine craze taking over the internet. we're going to show you how to recreate the whipped coffee fad. that is all coming up. i don't know if your daughters are making these, but my daughters are making them every morning. it's because they saw it on instagram. >> i've been making them what we call baby coffee but we haven't seen that yet. we're going to have to try that one. that looks terrific. here's the latest on the pandemic right now for all of you at home. in the united states the cases are now more than 750,000, more than 40,000 deaths, but there is some encouraging news here in new york this morning. new cases are on the decline. governor cuomo says we

controlled the beast. whit johnson is at mt. sinai hospital in manhattan with the latest. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. president trump says he plans to invoke the defense production act to make millions of more swabs needed to boost testing. most agree ramped up testing is required as states look to re-open, but here in new york it will take time with hundreds still dying by the day. this morning as the u.s. death toll tops 40,000, the debate heating up on how to re-open the country. in hardest hit new york state, the number of infections reaching nearly a quarter of a million people. but look at the daily hospitalizations over the last month. the curve seemingly on its way down, but officials warning it exuld rise again. it comindothe beast is stillli. >> reporter: parts of florida are already taking steps to

re-open. beachgoers swarming the beaches of jacksonville opening to the public on friday with restrictions and limited hours. but frustration is boiling over. protests erupting coast to coast with calls to end stay-at-home orders. thousands lining the streets of wisconsin. >> we want to go back to work. >> reporter: rallying cries from washington to colorado to maryland. george speaking with dr. anthony fauci about the growing frustrations earlier this morning. >> we're seeing these protests crop up all across the country right now including the protests in texas and other places where they're saying fire anthony fauci, fauci is wrong. they're resisting these stay-at-home orders from governors. what's your message back to those protestors? >> i think the message is that clearly this is something that is hurting from the standpoint standpoint of things that have nothing to do with the virus. but unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery economically is not going to happen. >> reporter: weeks ago new

york's governor was pleading for more ventilators. now he's returning the favor, offering to send 400 ventilators to massachusetts. that state is in the middle of its surge, reporting more than 100 deaths per day in the last five days. robin? >> those hot spots keep popping up there, whit. thank you so much. now to a dream come true. college basketball phenom sabrina ionescu is now headed to the wnba, first overall pick in the draft that was held on friday, a virtual draft.wi her family, she has rewritten the record books for both women during her days at the university of oregon. she is the only player in ncaa history to finish with 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 1,000 assists. she's taking her talents to brooklyn to play for the new york liberty. one of her biggest fans, lebron james, posting his congratulations to the woman he calls queen sabrina. that's coming from king james.

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and when the day comes, when we're no longer looking at our worlds from the inside out. it will be what we did in here that will make us stronger out there. good morning, america. welcome back to "gma" and thanks for being with us this monday morning. coming up tomorrow, we have our one-on-one interview with val kilmer as he's revealing his new memoir that is coming out. but now it is time to visit lara at home with "pop news" and she will not be tongue tied like i just was. what's up, lara? >> good morning, you guys. happy monday, everybody. we've got a lot to talk about beginning with former first lady michelle obama on a mission to make mondays a whole lot sweeter for families in quarantine, launching mondays with michelle obama today 12:00 noon. here's mrs. obama with a special message about her exciting new program.

listen up. >> hi. i'm michelle obama and welcome to mondays with me, a series of stories with pbs kids and penguin random house. i hope you enjoy mondays with me, and i can't wait to see you next week. >> for the next four weeks the former first lady will read a beloved children's book each monday, again, noon eastern. she says, quote, i'm excited to give kids a chance to practice their reading and hear some wonderful stories and to give parents and caretakers a much needed break. you guys can all read along with michelle starting today 12:00 eastern on the pbs kids or pe pages. faceboo so check those out. also in the news this morning, mila kunis and ashton to. take a look. >> hello. >> these are unprecedented times that we're living in, and unprecedented times call for unprecedented -- >> more drinking.

isn't that what you were going to say? >> i was going to say unprecedented measures. you said more drinking. >> we had fun testing the wine and it was delicious but 100% of the profits will go to charities. >> charities, yeah. that's what i meant to say. here's a toast to you. >> cheers. >> and to everything you're doing. >> a toast to you guys too. you heard it right there, 100% of the profits going to charities the couple has chosen to help provide relief during the pandemic. we're talking families in need, struggling small businesses and also providing much needed ppe for health care workers on the front lines. ashton goes on to say in that video that since they've been quarantining at home as a family with their kids, they have been enjoying some virtual happy hours with friends and looking for ways to help which is how they came up with the idea. if you're wondering about the bottle, it includes a blank label on the front so you can write in who or what you are toasting to when you pour a glass. the wine is a fine pinot na wire from oregon. it costs $50 for two bottles.

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cordero's battle with covid-19. his wife, celebrity trainer, amanda kloots, now speaking out on her husband's condition after losing his leg because of the virus. deborah roberts has more on that. good morning, deborah. >> reporter: good morning, michael. cordero's situation is revealing a new and perplexing complication that doctors are running into in their battle against covid-19. some patients are actually seeing the the virus ravage parts of their body causing all kinds of complications other than respiratory issues. now it's led to a drastic outcome in the case of nick k corde cordero, but his family is happy that she's still alive. >> everything seems to be kind of, like, calmed down which is great because this has been such a roller coaster. >> reporter: a frightening ride for fitness trainer, amanda kloots taking to graham sunday -- instagram sunday

after a serious development in her husband, nick cordero's fight against covid-19. doctors amputating his right leg. >> i just heard from the doctor and he's doing good, guys. for nick he is doing the best that he possibly can right now which is a huge hallelujah. >> reporter: kloots explaining how blood thinners used to help with the clotting in her husband's leg were causing issues with blood pressure and internal bleeding. she also thanked supportive fans and friends for a gofundme page set up to help the family financially. >> there's medical bills and, you know what, we're going to get nick the best rehab that we possibly can now for his leg. >> reporter: the 41-year-old tony nominated cordero starred in shows like "waitress," "rock of ages," and "bullets over broadway." ♪ he had been sedated and in the icu since april 1st, twice testing negative for covid-19 until a third test revealed the truth. kloots, mom to the couple's 10-month-old son elvis, spoke about how she initially thought

her husband only had pneumonia. >> he is struggling. just every minute counts right now. again, i thank you for your prayers. >> reporter: kloots of course can't be at her husband's side right now so she's trying to celebrate his recovery from afar. she's asking friends and supporters to have a daily 3:00 dance party in his honor. that's the time she says she had the nurses put a phone to his ear and blasted a song that sent his blood pressure into a nice level. that song, guys, elvis' "got a lot of living to do." >> i've been following her. >> seems appropriate. >> it is such a powerful thing, the power of just knowing you're not alone. we appreciate you bringing their story to us, deb. now to harry and meghan cutting ties with four major british tabloids, the couple sending an unprecedented letter announcing a policy of, quote,

zero engagement by them and their communications team. abc's maggie rulli has more now. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, amy. good morning. when the couple first left england, this said they were going to launch a revised media approach, and today it looks like we are seeing the first of those changes. overnight the duke and duchess of sussex announcing they will no longer participate in any sort of cooperations with the british tabloids. that includes "the sun," "mirror," "mail" and "express," zero engagement unless it is through a lawyer. harry and meghan now living in california said through a representative they will no longer offer themselves up as currency for an economy of click bait and distortion. >> for the first time they're really saying they'll no longer cooperate with these certain tabloids, but they're also saying this is how the new media approach will be going forward. >> reporter: they say it is gravely concerning that an influential slice of the media over many years sought to insulate themselves for taking accountability for what they say

or print. this letter comes just days before the first hearing in meghan's lawsuit against the publisher of "the mail on sunday" over the publication of a letter written by her now estranged father. more details from that case emerging. meghan is going to deny any involvement in interviews given by five of her friends to "people" magazine. it was this "people" story that referenced thomas merkel's letter and prompted him to share it with "the mail on sunday." the court documents also show that meghan blames the paper for the disagreement between her and her father, and meghan will also reveal messages showing she offered her father security deal to protect him and repeatedly after his health scare. they say they would much rather focus their energies on helping in the fight against covid but with this court case coming up friday, they said it was, quote, necessary to set up a clear, new agenda, amy. >> maggie rulli in london, thank you. coming up, meghan markle's passion project celebrating elephants in the wild, why

she says telling their story is so important right now. but let's go back to ginger. >> amy, i have a "gma" moment that you might want to share with your children or everybody might want to. this one comes to us from goodrich, michigan. that would be 6-year-old hudson doing his best to help out around the house. the chores have gotten a little easier. hey, as long as he's helping, yep, big thumbs up. thank you so much for sending that. you can hear my lawnmower going off, apologies. but i also wanted to just beg of you to send your beautiful photos and videos of your family so we can share with the rest of the world. just go to my facebook. good monday morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. cool and breezy today with just an isolated shower. best chance will be across the north bay. not even enough for a storm impact scale. breezes will keep the coast cool while the rest of us will see and feel some

spring-to-summertime warmth. not today, though. that's later on in the forecast. mid- to upper 50s, half moon bay, san francisco, san mateo, the rest of us in the 60s. tonight, much cooler, low, 40s to upper 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 now to that spectacular star-studded concert uniting superstar singers and citizens around the globe. "one world together at home" not only brought us beautiful performances, but the event raised nearly $130 million for covid-19 research, relief efforts and first responders. will reeve is joining us with a closer look. this was something else. good morning, will. >> reporter: it really was, robin. good morning. as the rolling stones reminded us as part of a lineup that included stevie wonder, elton john, taylor swift performing an emotional song she said she might not ever be able to sing live, you can't always get what you want, but with the music world coming together, raising

millions of dollars and saluting our frontline heroes, we were able, for a couple of hours, on saturday night, to get what we need -- joy. ♪ i'm afraid >> reporter: a night of song, gratitude and hope from some of the biggest names in music, the "one world together at home" concert, a joint effort from global citizen and the world health organization taking over saturday night. >> i want to express our overwhelming gratitude to the medical professionals, first responders, and so many others on the front lines risking their lives on our behalf. primetime mega event -- ♪ i'm still standing after all this time ♪ >> reporter: airing across networks and streaming online, raising awareness and funds to help those affected by covid-19 and those fighting it.♪ if you >> reporter: the show packed

with superstars. ♪ we all need somebody to lean on ♪ >> reporter: highlighted by an unforgettable rendition of "you can't always get what you want" by the rolling stones. omch of the band's four drummer, charlie watts making do with what he had. ♪ you can't always get what you want ♪ >> reporter: and a triple threat from keith urban. ♪ bring me a higher love >> reporter: performing with two clone versions of himself, nico. the concert also dedicated time to celebrating and thanking health care workers on the front lines. none other than beyonce appeared to pray for front line heros and to deliver a powerful message about the impact the coronavirus has had on african-american communities. >> black americans disproportionately belong to these essential parts of the workforce that do not have the luxury of working from home.

>> reporter: beyonce also singled out delivery workers, mail carriers, sanitation staffers, people in the food industry. the event raised nearly $130 million for coronavirus relief. the unifying power of music. robin. >> there were so many powerful moments, there really were. okay, will, you take care, thank noo george at home. george? >> that was a great night, robin. we're going to move on now to our "deals & steals." last week we featured a deal from rain wraps. here's a message from them. >> oh, my god, thank you, "good morning america's" "deals & steals" for the best day that rain wraps has ever had. because of you, we are confident that our business will continue and we will be able to weather the storm. >> that is great news and now tory has today's deal. >> i do, george. this is a fun one. i think your girls and ali are going to like this. the company miniluxe was doing great.

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good morning. live doppler 7. looks pretty active, but most of this not reaching the ground. we'll keep the chance of a scattered shower in the forecast as we head deeper into the afternoon hours. here's a look at your commute planner. everything's looking pretty dry out there. it's about 55 degrees and mainly cloudy at the bay bridge toll plaza. temperatures up to 11 degrees below average. we're there wednesday if not a little bit above and look how warm it gets, especially friday and saturday. now, the breezes at the coast will keep you in the 60s while the rest of us in the 70s and 80s inland for several days. kamasi? >> thanks, mike. we'll have another abc 7 news udate in about 30 minutes or so, but you can always find the latest on our news app and at abc7news.com. the news continues right now with "good morning america."

♪ welcome back to "gma." we're excited to talk with our next guest. he's a tony award winning star of stage and screen. >> that's right, and now he's starring in the new showtime series "penny dreadful: city of angels." we are so happy to have nathan lane joining us from his home this morning. nathan, i know you're hunkered down there with your husband and your dog mabel. how is everyone doing? >> oh, i've never felt more nonessential, really. we're out in the hamptons fighting it out with the overprivileged for toilet paper but making the best of it. you know, it's -- these are scary and surreal times but hopefully we'll come out of this for the better. >> we second that for sure.

we want to talk about your new show. it's a murder mystery with a supernatural twist set in 1930s los angeles. do you enjoy doing a darker show than most people are used to seeing you in? >> oh, yes. oh this was a very exciting thing to happen to me at this point in my life. a brilliant writer named john logan sent me the script and said he had written this part for me, and i just felt very lucky and grateful. it's certainly the most emotionally complex role i've ever gotten to do in film or television, and this is -- i have to say i've seen the first six episodes and i really think it's terrific. it's gorgeously shot and has an impeccable cast. there's not a weak link in the bunch. i think it's very compelling and i think people will really enjoy it, and i certainly loved doing it.

>> after that incredible review, let's take a look at you in action. >> why did you take me as your partner? >> seriously? >> yeah. >> 'cause no one else wanted you. now can i ask you a question? how come you never wear a hat? >> i want everybody to know i'm chicano. >> ooh. and nathan, speaking of hats, did you enjoy wearing a hat the entire time you filmed?es. i wish i had a hat now for my quarantine hair. it's going to be declared a national forest soon. yes, i love that style, the period clothing brilliantly done by christie wittenborn.

the whole look of the show is fantastic and really authentic, and yeah. everyone -- every man wore a hat, and there's something to be said for that. it had a lot of style, the '30s. this all takes place in 1938 in los angeles. to give you an idea of how long ago that was, betty white was 16. let's put it that way. >> oh my goodness, wow. >> in 1938. >> wow. >> so it's a wonderful period. it's sort of raymond chandler meets rod serling. it's an interesting show. >> very cool, and well, let's go back down memory lane. we're talking nostalgia, right? so people are re-watching a lot of things right now and among them "bird cage" one of the all-time great comedies that came out 24 years ago. what are some of your favorite memories from that film? >> yeah, could you emphasize that more? 24 years ago. [ laughter ]

how old were you then? yeah, it's -- it is a very fond memory and it's -- you know, it's amazing to me how people bring it up to this day, how the movie has held up and is still making people laugh. look, it was, again, an extraordinary group of people, geniuses who gathered, mike nichols and elaine may and robin of course, the kindest and most generous soul i've ever met. what i remember is while we were filming, mike nichols, the director, would sit in what they called a video village. during the take he would be laughing so hard, he had a blanket that he would pull over his head so he wouldn't ruin the take. if you made mike nichols laugh, you felt you had really done something special. >> wow. >> so it's -- i'm very touched

when people bring it up, that it still makes people laugh and has a great message. >> yeah, i was 23. i did the math. you were 24. >> i was 24. >> i think it's time we rewatch it. >> i'm down to rewatch it. i've got some time on my hands. >> that's right. get a virtual group together and make a few cocktails and watch "the bird cage." 24 years but you look the same. you look great. >> oh michael, you silver-tongued devil. >> we appreciate you. thank you so much for joining us. you guys, make sure you check out "penny dreadful: city of angels." it premieres sunday night on showtime. nathan lane, everybody. coming up, robin talked to our paula faris about her new book on family and faith. we'll be right back with more "gma."

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we're back now with our own paula faris, higher love.ininiry i traded two dream jobs for a life of true calling." and paula joins us now from south carolina with some insight that may help us through difficult days ahead during the pandemic. that was the perfect song for this. it's great to see you, paula. i have the book right here. it was snowing in connecticut so

i was curled up by the fireplace reading this on saturday. i know you've been busy as well. you gave john, your husband, a haircut during -- >> yeah. >> how did that go, paula? >> we're all kind of stepping out of our comfort zones, robin, not just home schooling but for me that involved getting the scissors and sheers out. i gave john a haircut and my youngest a haircut. john, my husband, is now wearing a ball cap if that gives you an indication of how that went. and landon, my youngest, has a full blown skater mullet. good thing he's cute because he can pull it off. >> he is adorable. all three of your children are absolutely beautiful. >> thank you. >> and so is this book, paula. i reached out to you. it truly is. you open up. you really, really are very open, transparent, authentic, talking about that really challenging time that made you have to kind of reassess where you were headed and what your

calling was? is that what this is about? >> yeah, robin, you know, i was doing what society tells us all to do and that's to lean in and so often that means that we lean into our career. we buy that lie that our value is vocation and our worth is work, and our calling is career, and quite frankly i burned out. at the height of my career when i was anchoring "good morning america" weekends and co-hosting "the view," i really sensed that god was trying to get my attention to get me to slow down. my relationships were suffering with my kids and my husband, my health was really suffering, and then i went through this year of hell which i chronicle in the book where it was unmistakable god was trying to get my attention through some really freaky things that happened to me. robin, i remember talking to you, going into your office when i was really scared about what to do next. i decided to step away from those two dream jobs and once i did though, i felt this loss of identity. i didn't know who i was outside of what i did, and that's what much of this book is about. it's about misplaced

significance and finding our purpose and identity in things that shift and things that change. >> you talked about how your chen that's how you put it, they were getting your leftovers. as you know, so many people facing a challenging time right now, paula. >> that's right. >> what's your message to them? >> well, first of all, i want to say that your worth is not your work and that your value isn't your vocation and your calling is not career. i know that's not what society is going to tell you. society is going to say what's your name and what do you do for a living, right? but we're in a moment where we're losing so much on such a personal and visceral level, whether it's loved ones, whether it's loss of job, loss of significance, and that's what this book is an invitation to talk about, misplaced significance. robin, you read the book, it's not just straight memoir. i'm not that interesting but i conduct a lot of interviews. it's observations, anecdotes of others who have misplaced their significance and how we discovered true, unshakeable,

un-rootable purpose and calling that doesn't shift and doesn't change when there's a personal crisis or a pandemic. >> yes, some people who you talk to, even a spy you talk to. i want to say this. you say this in the book. so many of us have found our identity in the wrong things, and so god uses a good crisis to wake us up from time to time, but to realize, it's so difficult for so many of us. to realize that we're being called into a different direction, how do you go about that? >> well, i'd say assess your landscape. for me i looked around and my relationships were suffering and my health was suffering. ask yourself this, are your professed values conflicting with your personal and professional choices? my husband and kids were all getting my leftovers, as you mentioned. my health was suffering. it seemed that everybody was -- like i was at a professional high, but a personal low, and i

truly feel like god used that year of hell, that personal crisis to get my attention. i feel like in this moment, robin, we've all been given a chance to reassess. we've been given this giant reset button and it's up to us whether we want to push past that fear and take the next steps. i know you don't like to take credit for a lot, robin, but here's me giving you some credit. when i was really scared, and when i was paralyzed by my own fear, fear of what i was walking away from, my two dream jobs, like crazy, and fear of what i was walking into, you were right there, one of those trusted voices that was praying for me and encouraging me and i want to say thank you because you're a big part of my story. >> well, thank you for this. you're going to really help a lot of people with it. and bless you. >> thanks, robin. >> thank you, my friend. >> thank you. >> i see how the book is placed right there on the table behind you. nice placement. nice placement of the book there. >> thank you. >> but seriously, take care, paula. we can't wait to see you and your family back here. >> thank you. >> you got it.

"called out" comes out tomorrow. i'm going to call out ginger because we're going to talk about her book tomorrow. good morning again, ginger. good morning, robin. speaking of placement, i got paula's book right there, and yes. the third many my series is coming out tomorrow. it's so much about science and kids getting into it so something that means a lot to me. but check this out, this is irving, texas. i just wanted to share with you, this dog thought it was his job to clean up all the hail. that's a nice way to look at the severe storms. thank you for sending that in. it's monday again. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. it's the coolest day of the week, also, with temperatures in the 50s at the coast. the rest of us in the 60s. check out the return to average tomorrow and and and now our first look at meghan markle's return to the small screen. narratiew disy "ephant" filofstic beasts in tha

tir cnect >> this is a side of elephants we rarely see. i'm really grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of bringing this story of elephants to life. >> reporter: it is a new passion project for meghan markle, the voice behind the disney plus nature documentary, "elephant." >> i have been very lucky fob able to have hands-on experience -- to be able to have hands-on experience with elephants in their natural habitat. when you spend time connecting with them and other wildlife you really understand we have a role to play in their preservation and their safety. >> reporter: the film which debuted earlier this month follows a herd of african ro kalahi e ury proving perilou times. >> this is unsettling.

gaya must show the lions her family is strong. the predators shouldn't waste their time. >> reporter: yet full of moments of family bonding and play. >> well, that's turned most of the drinking water to mud. >> reporter: the former royal sharing a deep admiration for these gentle giants in a disney interview from last summer. >> these creatures are so majestic and at the same time they are so sensitive and so connected. we see in this film just how remarkable they are. their memories are amazing. the close connection of the herd, the protectiveness of their young. i think they're a lot more like us than they are different. >> reporter: profits from the proceeds benefit elephants without borders, a conservation organization both meghan and harry care deeply about. meghan gracing the small screen once again, showcasing a pivotal journey which for now is complete.

>> this must be pure heaven. i hope that when people see this film they realize how connected we all are, and if we had more obstacles they're facing, i think we'd take care of each other, this planet and animals in a very different way. >> all right, "elephant" is streaming now on disney plus. i'm adding that to my list. >> put it on the list. coming up, how to make the quarantine caffeine craze with coffee. we'll be right back. make the quar

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back now on "gma" with the whipped coffee trend that is taking the country by storm. some of our "gma" viewers and staff members sent us pictures of their versions of it. a couple of photos of their cool creations. and now i'm about to whip up something delicious with the help of restauranteur and chef

michael chernow. he's from seymour's and the meatball shop in new york city. hi, chef. how are you? >> i'm well. welcome to my kitchen. >> thank you for letting us into your home and for teaching me how to make this. i want to share with everybody, it's so easy and delicious. take us through the steps because it's a breeze. >> certainly. this has got to be one of the most cool and easy recipes you could possibly do for making amazing coffee. very, very simple. we've got two tablespoons of instant coffee. okay? >> yep. >> we've got two tablespoons of sugar. >> check. >> and the last ingredient in this amazing concoction is a quarter cup of water. all right? >> got it. >> simply, you can use a manual

whisker, or if you've got an electric whisker at home, it definitely makes for an easier time.this ig to t ease, iyou >> i'm goingo turn on mine so excuse me. talk maybe a little bit louder. >> okay. i'm going to also whisk a little bit. >> tell everybody how they can do it with either. >> you want to make sure that you're getting some air into this. you can see that it's literally coming together so quickly. and you want to use a nice size bowl about this big just to get some air into that coffee. you want to whisk, whisk, whisk, and the way i like to do this is very simply with a cup of ice, any milk that you'd like, and then it's pretty much done. i've got one here that i've already done as well.

and you can just spoon -- look at this beautiful whipped coffee. you can spoon this right over the top. >> that is the first thing i've ever made on tv that i got right. i'm so excited. >> how good and simple is this? >> so delicious too. i had never heard of it but apparently everyone is doing it at home. if you didn't know about it, we wanted to share it with you. you can stir it like i am if you want or you can enjoy the bitter taste of coffee on top. while i'm enjoying this, michael, a lot of people would love to enjoy their lattes or cappuccinos that they're missing from their favorite coffee shop and you can teach us how to make foamed milk as well. >> the foamed milk is something that is as simple, if not, simpler than the coffee. basically i've got some foamed milk right here. you take a mason jar. there's a couple of ways to do

this but i've got a mason jar right here that i filled up with some warm milk. now, you want to make sure that your milk is not boiling, so you want just warmed milk. i've actually got some right >> michael, we are going qckha we do with the warmed milk? i have about ten seconds. >> absolutely. warmed milk in a mason jar about halfway up, close it up, and shake it like you haven't shaken anything before in your life. and then, boom. this is your beautiful foamed milk at home, so easy. warm milk, shake it up, bingo, and done. >> shake it, baby. michael, thank you so much. >> shake it, baby. shake it. >> i hope everyone in america remembers how easy this is. if not, we're going to put it on our website for you. michael, i hope you'll come back and make some of your famous meatba

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financial relief in richmond. tomorrow, the city council will consider an emergency order to suspend rent and mortgage payments. the city already has a moratorium on coronavirus-related evictions. here's mike with our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kamasi. hi, everybody. we'll start with live doppler 7 showing the light rain that tried to bring us some moisture this morning, moving away and some scattered light showers that will try to bring us a couple hundredths of an inch of rain for the rest of the day. and there's some dangerous surf. that's what this low is really kicking up. sneaker waves, long run breakers and cooler than average temperatures in the 50s and 60s today. but checkuts, and the of e ekka. >> looks , mike. now it's time for "live with kelly & ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 with "midday live." in the meantime, you can find us on our app and at abc7news.com. have a great day, everyone.

>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the hit comedy, "american housewife," katy mixon. and i will try again with a bronx paramedic as we continue to meet the "working heroes" across the country. and software suga super both champion. and tips for taking care of your skin. and don't forget kelly and ryan's good news story of the day. plus, we are kicking off "live goes green week." all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos. >> kelly: hey, good morning everybody. it's monday, april 20th. joining me today, that's