>> right. >> sunscreen today. good morning, america. the head of the cdc saying the second wave of the virus this wint wse and criticizing those protests against stay-at-home orders as some states move to jump-start their economies re-opening beaches and businesses while hard hit new york state now sees signs of progress. governor cuomo meeting with president trump pushing him to ramp up testing. on the front lines. massachusetts getting hit hard. >> we're still very much in the grips of a pandemic here in massachusetts. >> "gma" right there with first responders in boston, overwhelmed by calls. icus at capacity. now the new critical tool is so-called "contact tracing" the key to bouncing back? new overnight -- more relief on the way for small business. the senate approves nearly $500

billion for small businesses, hospitals and testing. this as outrage grows over top universities and big restaurant chains getting millions in stimulus funds. >> harvard's gonna pay back the money. and they shouldn't be taking it. >> what harvard is saying about. packaging plants shut down, more meat processing plants closed, workers say they were given hair nets to use as face masks, and those empty store shelves across the country are raising concerns. now the head of one of america's biggest grocery store chains joins us live. what he says about the food supply, your groceries and the people working on the front lines at the cash register. it's all ahead on "gma." covid-19 and car insurance. almost no one on the roads righe ♪ feels like the very first

time ♪ >> gronkowski touchdown. and they're back. rob gronkowski returns. the surprise announcement overnight as one of the most beloved stars in the nfl is taking his talents to tampa and re-teaming with tom brady for a blockbuster reunion. ♪ together we'll make history and i know it must be the woman in you ♪ ♪ that brings out the man in me ♪ liking that music? >> oh, yeah. >> all right. good morning, america. happy wednesday to all of you out there. kind of makes me happy to see rob gronkowski going back to the nfl. and, robin, what makes me happy as well is more communities rallying together in very unexpected ways. >> yeah, jamming with you right here in ct. and i'm telling you, you cannot get enough of this. it just warms your heart when you see this all across the country. a special celebration in florida. neighbors throwing a parade for a 3-year-old who found her forever home. we're going to have much more on

that later, and you have something special to share as well, amy. >> yeah. speaking of heartwarming, take a look at this reunion. it happened at a hard hit hospital in brooklyn. this is a new mother recovering from covid-19. she is reuniting with her baby girl after 25 days of being apart. that will bring tears to your eyes, certainly, george. >> oh, that is one of the best stories of the day and those stories are really continuing to multiply across the united states right now. more than 75,000 people have recovered across the country as we see more than 820,000 confirmed cases in america. and yesterday the senate passed a nearly $500 billion relief package. the bulk of this will go to small businesses. it also includes funding for hospitals and covid testing. we'll begin with parts of the country already getting back to business and the major concerns that some states might be opening their doors too early. whit johnson starts us off in

new york where the hospital ship "usns comfort" is docked, but not for long. >> reporter: good morning to you. that navy hospital ship "comfort" will soon be sent back to virginia after treating a limited number of patients. new york's governor agreed it's no longer needed here. this as the director of the cdc is raising the alarm about a potential second wave of the virus. this morning, as the pandemic curve appears to flatten in some areas, a dire new warning from the head of the cdc saying that a second wave of the virus this winter could be even worse, telling "the washington post," we're going to have the flu epidemic and the coronavirus epidemic at the same time. >> i don't know if it will be worse. i think this has been pretty bad. we're going to continue that surveillance from now all the way through the fall to be able to give us that early warning signal. >> reporter: cdc director robert redfield also asked about recent protests against stay-at-home orders and tweets from president

trump to liberate states from restrictions saying it's not helpful. >> it's not a question of helpful or not. people want to get back to work. >> reporter: this as three southern states are moving to jump-start their economies despite not being able to report two-week declines in cases as white house guidelines recommend. on tuesday, south carolina allowing beaches to re-open. >> it's showtime. >> reporter: some department stores, flower shops and other nonessential businesses back open too. >> we're excited about the future, and we're positive, and we're just really glad we can have people in the store again. >> vast majority of businesses allowed to re-open may 1st. some as early as next week. and in georgia, backlash from some mayors after the governor announced gyms, nail salons and bowling alleys could re-open this friday. >> i pray that the number of georgians who are infected and die will not increase significantly in the coming weeks as a result of the lifting of these restr

>> reporter: but in hard-hit new york, signs of progress. >> our calculus of good, our definition of good has changed here. good is now not terrible. >> reporter: governor andrew cuomo traveling to washington urging president trump to help coordinate the supply chain needed to ramp up testing. both calling the meeting productive. but amid so much uncertainty, that moment of pure joy inside maimonides hospital in brooklyn. [ applause ] >> oh, my god. my little girl. can i touch? >> reporter: iris nolasco diagnosed with covid-19, then separated from her newborn baby girl following an emergency c-section. now reunited with little isabella michelle after 25 days apart. truly an incredible moment for that family. here in new york, governor andrew cuomo says he hopes to double the state's testing capacity from 20,000 to 40,000

people per day and he said that president trump agreed to help secure the supplies. amy? >> all right. that is good news, whit. thank you. massachusetts is still, as the governor says, very much in the grip of the pandemic. cases are spiking there now. the state with the third most in the country. will reeve joins us with the latest after spending the day in boston with overwhelmed first responders. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the first thing you notice in boston is the sirens, first responders answering call after call as hospitals there expect a surge but the state is under way with a new approach to stopping the spread. this morning, covid-19 taking hold in massachusetts.er first responders in boston where they've responded to over 1,200 coronavirus calls. >> 77-year-old female with a cough. >> we have a 39-year-old male with a cough. >> reporter: before they can go

in and respond to this call, in this case an elderly patient, boston ems have to suit up in all ppe taking every possible precaution. no matter the nature of the call, ems treat it as a covid response. >> it's been a long day. 're exhausted. there's no sugar coating this stuff. we're drained. >> everyone is at a higher stress level right now. >> reporter: the death toll in massachusetts now close to 2,000, with over 41,000 confirmed cases statewide, the third highest in the country. some hospital icus also filled to capacity while preparing for an expected surge of new patients. >> we're still very much in the grips of a pandemic here in massachusetts. >> reporter: but a change could be on the horizon as the state now takes on covid-19 with a new critical tool, employing 1,000 contact tracers who will call anyone who spent more than 15 minutes in close contact with someone who has tested positive asking them to self-isolate for two weeks. >> the more people we can reach

and recommend isolation or quarantine procedures, the less likelihood there is we'll have an increase of the virus. >> reporter: so far the first 250 contact tracers have been making calls to individuals and, if the individual is found to have had close contact with someone who has tested positive, they will be asked to self-isolate. again, close contact is defined as six feet or less with someone for 15 minutes or more. robin? >> important to note. all right, will, thank you. we're going to bring in dr. jennifer ashton now to discuss more about this. jen, we heard from the head of the cdc saying that a possible second wave this winter could be even worse than what we're experiencing now. can you break that down for us? >> well, robin, in public health it's so important to not only look at what's happening today but also look down the road into the future and so we're talking about two viral respiratory illnesses, both with a range of severity.

both potentially deadly. and for some perspective, robin, take a look at these numbers. cdc estimates this season over an eight-month period there have been 24,000 flu-related deaths. in just two months we've tracked 43,000 covid-related deaths so you can see how together that could put a significant strain on an already strained health care system. >> especially when you see the numbers side by side like that, jen. research, and there's always new information coming in and there's new research linking severe complications of coronavirus with obesity? what's that about? >> yeah, so, robin, we heard dr. anthony fauci identify obesity as a risk factor for 19.plications and death from but there's new data out of china, not yet peer reviewed, but they wanted to explore whether or not obesity is a direct risk factor for infection with covid-19 and it's all about

that receptor, ace 2 receptor, that lets the virus attach to our respiratory tract. they have thought that adipose tissue, fat cells also show this receptor. so people with obesity could have more sites potentially for the coronavirus to infect. still needs more research. but this is important to increase awareness and help with prevention in this vulnerable population. >> yeah, as you said, we still ga. california reporting that their first coronavirus death happened much earlier than was first thought. tell us more about that. >> right, and i think, robin, all evidence points to, again, the power of asymptomatic transmission in this pandemic. 25% to 50% of those people infected can show no symptoms. so now as we look back, we are finding more covid-19 associated deaths and, again, that tip of the iceberg phenomenon.

>> all right, jen. thanks so much. let's get back now to george. george? >> okay, robin, thanks. let's go to washington now where the senate has passed a new relief package with nearly $500 billion for small businesses, hospitals and testing. but there's now a backlash against big restaurant chains and top universities that received stimulus funds. rebecca jarvis joins us with that story. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. and the objective was to get that money out quickly but now that we're learning whose hands it actually made it into it turns out some of those companies that were best connected with the biggest banking relationships were the ones who actually received the funds. prestigious harvard university among the many approved for stimulus funds granted $8.6 million with a requirement that half the money be set aside for students. the money provided to universities and other ivy

league schools under the $14 billion c.a.r.e.s. act has sparked frustration, citing the school's $40 billion endowment. >> harvard will pay back the money and they shouldn't be taking it. they have one of the largest endowments anywhere in the country, maybe in the world, i guess. and they're going to pay back that money. >> reporter: but this morning harvard says it will be keeping the money clarifying that 100% of the funds is for financial assistance for students to meet their urgent needs in the face of this pandemic. this as some of the nation's largest restaurant chains like ruth's chris and potbelly sandwiches are facing backlash, expected to receive millions from the payroll protection program which is meant to help small businesses keep their employees. shake shack returning $10 million it received after public outcry. treasury secretary steve mnuchin is now calling on the

>> we want to make sure this money is available to small businesses that need it, people who have invested their entire life savings. >> reporter: the new senate approved funds, that $484 billion that is now set to go to the house includes $60 billion specifically set aside for small, small businesses with smaller banking community banking relationships, not just those big banks. and, michael, the idea is that will be a way to make sure that a lot of those mom and pop restaurants out there which are suffering so greatly right now get the money. >> yeah, we -- >> michael? height nkou muc for that. we turn to the pandemic overseas and life without lockdown in sweden is one of the few countries not to issue mandatory restrictions instead relying on people to act responsibly on their own. james longman is in stockholm

with more. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. we left denmark this morning, a country that's been on lockdown for about a month and arrived here in sweden where there is no official lockdown in place. it is rather strange to see but the government says that the illnesses are not spreading as much as they once were. you can see people in cafes and restaurants enjoying being out in the sun. when i was in -- checked into the hotel this morning, the receptionist said people from all over the world have checked in. it's not totally normal. it's just authorities are asking people to take more social responsibility. more individual responsibility advising against crowds and saying people should work from home where possible. the government says all this is working, infections have peaked april 15th and they're slowly achieving immunity, 600,000 people possibly may achieve -- may now no longer have the virus by may 1st. robin? >> that is encouraging. all right, james, thank you. while the planet is in the grips of a global pandemic, the natural world has been impacted as well.

on this earth day with so many staying home, we have seen a huge drop in air pollution. ginger joins us now with some incredible before and after images. this is something. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, robin. happy earth day, everyone and, yes, we know that this has been so difficult, devastating really for the economy and so many of us. but the plants and the animals that we share this planet with are now reacting and expressing themselves in ways we haven't seen in a long time. the animals are taking over streets and wildlife is roaming with less fear. >> amazing. >> reporter: jellyfish gliding freely through nearly boatless venice canals. biologists in thailand finding the largest number of endangered sea turtles in two decades nesting on its empty beaches. >> we have been taking habitat from these animals. it might cause a sort of increased awareness of the natural beauty that's right around us. >> reporter: with bears

reclaiming yosemite national park. >> for the most part i think they're having a party. >> reporter: the global lockdowns helping to make skies more clear. in india while 1 billion people on the subcontinent stay home, the himalayas are now visible from this spot in northern india for the first time in decades. >> it's just been a tremendous clearing and there's no question that that will -- that in itself will have saved lives. >> reporter: similar impacts being scene in europe. satellite imagery showing france, spain and italy all experiencing drop-offs in air pollution. in the u.s., the northeast seeing about a 30% drop in nitrogen dioxide. >> this crisis is awful and scary, but it's incumbent on us to look for ways in which we can come out of it stronger than we were. >> but let's be real. we didn't fix everything, right? air pollution levels are expected to come back to normal , just like they have in china. but this is a great moment, a

moment of pause for all of us to realize that our choices do impact the environment around us and maybe we can make a healthier balance going forward. robin? >> ah, that is so true. thanks for putting it like that. ginger. we're going to have much more on earth day, the 50th ary of including a visit with chris hemsworth and some adorable little koalas coming up in our next hour. michael? >> all right, robin. we're also following a lot of other headlines this morning including those food supply fears. the ceo of kroger, one of the nation's largest grocery store n back to ginger. hey, ginger. >> reporter: we'll get straight to the stormy cities, michael, brought to you by carmax. >> we'll get straight to the stormy cities, michael, brought to you by carmax.

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beveworse ing backlash from some mayors after the governor announced gyms, nail salons and bowling alleys could re-open this friday. also right now, more relief on the way for small businesses. the senate approving that nearly $500 billion relief package. the house expected to vote on that later today. then one connecticut police department taking to the air to protect communities testing new drones capable, get this, of measuring distance between pedestrians as well as a person's breathing patterns, their heartrate, even whether or not they have a fever. technology, all right. george, over to you. >> boy, yeah, we might be using those a lot more. right now we turn to new concerns about the food supply nges in e of the largest meat closed several plants. nearly 800 coronavirus cases have been linked to one plant and now there are new fears about other parts of the supply chain and what that means for grocery stores. we'll speak exclusively with the ceo of kroger in a moment but first matt gutman is outside that shutteredmieluth dako.good.

food producers have gotten really good at keeping germs out of our food, but they are struggling right now to keep sick employees out of plants like the one behind me. the result is that just as we're seeing skyrocketing demand for groceries, we are seeing additional plant closures. this morning, icons in american packaged food including the makers of kraft mac & cheese, wonder bread, frito lays and others battered by covid disruptions. kraft heinz, flowers food and conagra which produces frozen chicken pot pies have reported plant closures as cases grow and now industry leaders warn that changing production lines to prevent coronavirus may not be so easy. >> while we've been able to implement some social distancing in the plant. it's not feasible to completely change the way the manufacturing process is configured and still

operate and meet this high level of demand for food in the nation. >> reporter: so far meatpacking plants hit hardest. ten states now reporting coronavirus outbreaks among employees. >> some of the jobs, they are literally elbow to elbow. some places, they stand a little ways apart but most of the positions, they're side by side all the way down the line. >> reporter: but the nation's siiggest covid hot spot remains the smithfield pork plant in south dakota, where over 760 workers have tested positive. as the outbreak grew in their workplace, employees say they were given hair nets as face masks. they were giving you hair nets to wear around your mouth. >> yeah, the type you put on your head and covers your face and your nose.>> reporter: smit abc news we are doing everything in our power to help protect our team members from covid-19 in the workplace implementing 17 measures including boosting li. the pandemic also taking a toll on grocery store workers. at least 3,000 are now showing

coronavirus symptoms and more than two dozen have died from covid-19. >> the 95% of them and higher have believed that they're going to catch the virus because of what's happening in those stores because people aren't doing social distancing. >> reporter: that's one reason why in places like south dakota here where there are no shelter at home orders, you're much likely to see employees at supermarkets better protected than their clientele. now, food producers promise us we're not going to see general shortages of food but we might still see spot shortages of high demand items like fresh meat. another high demand item right now, alcohol and wine, luckily no shortages there yet. michael? >> yet. the key word, matt. thank you for that. rodney mcmullen is the ceo of kroger company, one of the largest supermarket chains in the u.s. operating more than 2,700 stores. mcmullen was recently named a white house adviser in the pandemic recovery and joins us

now for an exclusive interview. and mr. mcmullen, thank you so much for joining us. and since this pandemic started people rush to grocery stores which have resulted in empty shelf, meat plants have been shutting down and there are new concerns over sick workers at other packaging food plants. so i'm curious to hear how worried are you about a food supply shortage? >> well, whenever i'm talking to somebody i tell them buy what you need but don't hoard. the supply chain is working. i was in a store last night. we had toilet paper, plenty of meat variety, beef, pork, chicken, all those things. so it's important for each of us to buy what we need, but don't hoard. >> speaking of supply chain there may be plenty of food out there but sometimes it often doesn't get to the supply chain or most of all get to the consumer. we've seen where dairy farms have had to dump millions of gallons of milk that would otherwise go to schools,

restaurants or other places. so how do we fix that problem? >> yeah, that's a great question and one of the things we've been able to do is work with restaurant suppliers to redirect some meat items, produce items, those things. our manufacturing plants, our dairies are packaging some milk products for the feeding america. so it's really all of us chipping in together and, you know, when the kids are home make sure they're drinking milk too and the adults as well. >> it hasn't been just food, there's been a shortage of toilet paper and hand sanitizer and things of that type which is said we'll have these shortages in the first phase of this, but we're still seeing shortages. when can we expect to have these essential items back on the shelves? >> yeah, on toilet paper, i think within a week or so you'll be able to find it anywhere and i know the last four kroger stores i've been in over the last couple of days, we had toilet paper and that was in the morning and the evening as well. on hand sanitizer i think it's going to take a little bit

longer. for our associates able to get it because we're buying it in 55-gallon drums, but for regular consumers obviously that's a little much for them. >> it's a little much. but you say you've been in contact with grocery executives in other countries that have been hit hard by this, china, italy to say the least. what are they telling you about what we can expect next here? >> yeah, it's a really great experience for us and one of th heed us with is our associate safety and customer safety. so the things we put in place in our stores for social distancing, plexiglass protection for our cashiers and our pharmacists, places like that, so it was a huge help talking to the folks in china and italy from a safety standpoint and helping maintain safety for our associates and our customers. in terms of from a product

standpoint, what they're telling us now is the recovery especially in china is slow back to restaurants, but people are still coming to grocery stores much stronger than where they were before and we would expect a similar pattern. >> speaking of safety, last week kroger asked federal and state governments to declare workers temporary emergency personnel so that they have access to masks and gloves. so what has been a response to that, if you've gotten one, and do you feel that workers have all the ppe they need to safely do their jobs? >> yes, we've been able to get ppe for our associates and in our hot spot divisions we require our associates to wear face masks, things -- and gloves. later this week we will move that to require all associates to wear face masks as well. and we always ask our customers to do the same, but, you know, that's really a local decision. >> it's hard to enforce -- to make a customer wear a mask of any type.

but would you consider shifting entirely to curb side pick up and restrict any traffic through the stores? >> we are testing one store where we've converted it exclusively to pickup and delivery. if you look at overall across the whole country our pickup and delivery business is up triple digits. and, you know, what we're doing is allowing customers that option, so what we're finding is customers are actually coming to the store fewer times. when they come, they buy bigger baskets. a huge number of our customers are doing the pickup and delivery business, so it's within of those things where we're trying to be supportive for our customer. >> we appreciate your time this morning. thank you so much. >> thank you, michael. >> all right. coming up, everybody, we have the latest on broadway star nick cordero's battle with covid-19. what his wife is saying this morning. and up next, they're back! gronk and brady reuniting. why gronk is getting back in the game now. ♪

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reuniting with his long-time teammate tom brady as a tampa bay after nine seasons gronkowski shocked the sports world with his sudden retirement at the end of the 2018/2019 season at the age of 29 and following a super bowl victory. >> who's getting wild tonight? >> when you're done you're done and i had that mind-set. that's why i walked away because i knew it was time and i knew i was done. >> reporter: gronk went on to say his body could not take the wear and tear of the nfl anymore. >> i knew i had to step away cc toccomplish let my body heal, let me mind heal. let my -- you know, just settle, get that calmness again in life anep so do r a way tball? gronk is a reigning champion in the wwe. >> gronk took out everyone.

>> reporter: and a successful entrepreneur with a new cbd business. gronk says he feels revitalized and ready to play. his renewed credit something he cred credits to method. >> this was about rob and tom brady, not about rob leaving new england. he should have one of his best years. >> reporter: rejoining forces with brady certainly seemed like the way to go. a favorite target for brady, gronkowski compiled 7,861 yards and 79 touchdowns as a patriot and won three super bowls with the team. >> the buccaneers are all in and i think everybody across the league wants to see if the tampa bay patriots can bring back to life the greatness that they had for years in new england. >> tampa bay patriots. okay, our thanks to t.j. for that report. now tomorrow here on "gma," commissioner, nfl commissioner

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♪ i'm gonna stand by you we are back now with our "play of the day" and so many people have been sharing this celebration online. we wanted to bring it to you. an adorable 3-year-old who has officially found her forever home. little reney's parents signed her adoption papers just a few days ago but because of the stay-at-home orders in florida, they couldn't celebrate the way they wanted to. so a special celebration came to them. look at that. nee tt those siren, honking the horns. reney has been fostered by the same family since she was born. so her sister was also adopted by them. i love this. she was so excited about the parade she loved it so much she asked if they could do it again. >> she deserves a second go-around. >> she does. i agree. >> that's incredible. nice family there. >> robin? >> love seeing that. yeah, we do. we're also celebrating earth day.

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now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >> happening now, wear that face covering. most bay area counties are enforcing the rule. alameda, contra kocosta and sona put these rules into place. you have to cover your nose and mouth while in public under most circumstances, especially when you are unable to maintain proper physical distancing. mike nicco has a look at your forecast. >> hi, everybody. let's look at what's going on. you can see a lot of sunshin. there's clouds along the coast. let's look if you are out and about. we will have a lot of sunshine away from the coast. temperatures warmer than average. be aware of that. the pollen will be up there and so is the uv index. today, above average. we stay there the rest of the forecast.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the dire new warning. winter could be even worse and criticizes those protests against stay-at-home orders as some states move to jump-start their economies, re-opening beaches and businesses while hard-hit new york sees signs of progress. governor cuomo meets with president trump pushing him to ramp up testing. sign of hope. the latest on broadway star nick cordero. his health battle after having his leg amputated while battling complications from coronavirus. the new message from his wife, amanda, about his progress this morning. covid-19 and car insurance, almost nmpanie giving money back to customers. what to know. how to get it, the payback that

you could benefit from starting this morning. ♪ go, go special small business "deals & steals" this morning. eco-friendly addition. five great deals from tory, just one day after so many of you made this happen for a boston small business. >> from the bottom of my heart, thank you, "gma" viewers, who bought more paulie's famous lobster rolls in one day than we typically sell in a year. and most of all for putting my staff back to work. thank you. ♪ i feel love and it's the 50th anniversary of earth day. our celebration this morning as we take you outside and around the world from the lion cubs ina ginger met these bear cubs in minnesota, and chris hemsworth helping heal the koalas from the australian wild fifires. all ahead as we say, good morning, america. ♪

good morning, america. we're all happy that you're with us on this wednesday morning, and, robin, how are you doing in control central? >> i want to hear it all the way here, what day is it? >> hump day! >> way day is it? >> hump day! amy won't do it. >> it's wednesday! [ laughter ] >> and we're going crazy. >> so close. you both are crazy. cray-cray. we love that about you both. hey, this morning, we cannot wait to share more -- it's an important game changer for parents. i really have wanted to share this with people. ki ahoisng hands-on aking a big fiscal therapy. -- physical therapy. there are so many children at home who have some special needs, and we're going to show people how they can be helped, amy. >> yeah, it's beautiful the inventive new ways we're figuring out how to help each other.

we're also celebrating the 50th anniversary of earth day and eco-friendly "deals & steals" that can help small businesses loving seeing how our viewers are helping so many, george. >> yes, so many have been pitching in every single day along with tory and we're going to begin with getting back to business. we start to see some states now opening up amid some concerns that they're doing it too much too soon. we want if go to whit johnson who is going to start us off in new york, and whit, you're right by that navy hospital ship, "comfort" which soon will be heading out of new york. >> reporter: george, that's right. good morning to you. fewer than 200 patients have been treated on the navy hospital ship "comfort" behind me so the governor and the president agreed to send it back to virginia. but th m, there'new conc this morning, as the pandemic curve appears to flatten in some areas, a dire new warning from the head of the cdc saying that a second wave of the virus this

winter could be even worse, telling "the washington post," we're going to have the flu epidemic and the coronavirus epidemic at the same time. cdc directerre agains-ahoerand eets from esto liberate sta helpful. >> people want to get back to work. >> reporter: this as three southern states are moving to jump-start their economies, despite not being able to report two-week declines in cases as white house guidelines recommend. on tuesday, south carolina allowing beaches to re-open. in tennessee, the vast majority of businesses allowed to re-open may 1st and in georgia, backlash from some mayors after the governor announced gyms, nail salons and bowling alleys could re-open this friday. >> i pray that the number of georgians who are infected and die will not increase signif that two people who died in

their homes back in early february were infected with coronavirus. that's weeks before the first official deaths were reported in washington state, suggesting that the virus was spreading in the u.s. earlier than previously thought. michael. >> all right, thank you so much for that, whit. we are turning now to washington where the senate has massed a with nearly $500 billion for small businesses, hospitals and testing, but there is now backlash against big restaurant chains and top universities that received stimulus funds. let's go back to rebecca jarvis with more. good morning again, rebecca. >> reporter: nice to see you again, michael. the objective of these programs was to get money out very quickly. now technically the money that harvard received was coming from a bucket specifically allocated for universities. they got $8.6 million, and the university says they'll keep that money. it will go towards

financial aid and assistance for their students, but as for that paycheck protection program, i have heard from a number of mom and pop restaurants and businesses who say they were either denied for their loan applications or couldn't get access to the money because the original stimulus ran out too quickly and there is an outcry when they look at the bigger restaurants, the ruth's chrises and potbellies of the world that got millions through the program. now this new $500 billion program sets aside $60 billion specifically for community and smaller banks and if you are a small business out there struggles to get a loan, i highly recommend speaking to those community and smaller banks because those are the places that can do that person-to-person contact, that is where i'm hearing small businesses are having the best outcomes. michael. >> i know it's been frustrating for a lot of small businesses. we hope they can get the help they need. rebecca, thank you for that. coming up, we have the latest on broadway star nick cordero's battle with coronavirus. what his wife is saying this morning. plus, some much needed savings right now from your car

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♪ good morning, good morning good morning and welcome back to "gma" on this wednesday morning. always great to have you with us. >> and rightor "pop news." it's always great to have lara. even though she's at home, she doesn't feel that far away. >> hi, you guys. good morning to you. we're going to begin with some great news from the cast of "friends" joining the all in

challenge calling it the one where you meet the entire cast of "friends." guys, listen to this. for a donation as small as $10 to the all in challenge one lucky fan will get to bring a group of friends to the taping ott upcoming "friends" reunion special. all of them posting to instagram, including jenn aniston writing, we're inviting you and five of your friends to join the six of us on stage 24. be our personal guest in the audience for the taping of our hbo reunion as we reminisce about the show and celebrate all the fun we had and get the whole "friends" vip experience on the warner bros. studio tour. no word on when this will happen. of course, the original reunion was set to tape in late march ahead of the hbo max launch in may. if you want to enter, though, for this chance of a lifetime, go to allinchallenge.com. so far they have raised over $15 million to benefit charities like meals on wheels, no kids

hungry, america's food fund and many more. seems like a great bet for $10, a great donation and what a great opportunity. and also this morning, jimmy kimmel is celebrating a pint-sized superhero in his life in a very special way. jimmy's son, billy, was born with a congenital heart defect. he had open heart surgery when shwatay old, and another at 7 months. thankfully he is doing great now, in fact, on tuesday jimmy tweeted happy 3rd birthday to our sweet and strong billy. thanks to the heroic doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists who saved his life and countless others and in honor of billy's birthday jimmy and his wife molly are donating a thousand masks to the children's hospital in l.a. and then on his show last night jimmy pulled some strings or web ish i should say, to get billy's hero, spider-man, tom holland to

pay a special visit. take a look. >> hey, what's up, billy? >> is that spidey? >> let me take this off so i can see you better? >> hold on. let's see. >> that is peter parker. >> hey, billy, how are you doing? >> ah. wow! can you believe it? ♪ happy birthday dear billy ♪ happy birthday to you >> thank you, spider-man. you're the best. i appreciate it. >> what a great moment. happy birthday, sweet billy. jtsds -- and finally, as stanley tucci's character says in "the devil wears prada," gird your loins and prepare for his signature cocktail. taking a page out of chef ina garten's book, remember when she made the giant coronavirus cosmo? well, now stanley is teaching us a thing or two about the negroni. take a look. >> what you want is a double shot of gin.

if you don't like gin you can use vodka and maybe you could just lace it with gin. a shot of sweet vermouth and then a single shot of campari made in milan. your wife listening? never happen. >> not nice. his wife, felicity, who by the way, is the sister of his "devil wears prada" co-star, emily blunt. the video getting millions of views online. most agreeing the negroni shall henceforth be known as the quaran-tucci. let's have a cheers to the quaran-tucci, guys. we'll head back to you in the studio. definitely making one of those at 5:00 tonight. >> it's 5:00 somewheanyou and t. we appreciate it both.

turning now, our "gma" cover story and the latest on broadway star nick cordero's battle with coronavirus. his beautiful wife amanda drawing strength from supporters on social media who are raising her spirits while her dear husband is still in a medically induced coma. deborah roberts joins us now from her home with much more and the latest, good morning, deb. >> reporter: good morning, robin. so many people pulling for the actor as he continues to fight for his life. tributes and songs coming in all with the hopes that nick cordero will soon return to the young family he cherishes and the stage he loves so much. >> nick is being slowly weaned off some medicines and machines. which is a really great progress. >> reporter: amanda kloots finally feeling hopeful. her husband, nick cordero, showing slight improvement, though still on a ventilator. comatose, he's unaware of his leg amputation. >> they want to get him down to

an mri to further investigate what's going on with his brain and spine, just to cover all bases. >> reporter: for now his wife records their 10-month-old elvis so dad doesn't miss one gurgle. she can't be at his side, hasn't seen him since she dropped him off at the er at l.a.'s cedars-sinai on march 30th. yet every day she dances outside his hospital room. others joining in on social media, celebrating the spirited actor known on stage in hits like "bullets over broadway," and "rock of ages." >> so i just thought, you know, i'm going to start this -- this wave where we all play his music and we dance and we sing and we give all that energy. >> reporter: until her husband opens his eyes, she is collecting videos every day. broadway stars, actors, nurses and these young brothers all singing to nick, his song "live your life." ♪ live your life >> that social media, this

hashtag, this wave, it makes you feel like you're not alone. ♪ >> whoo! >> reporter: supporters virtually wrapping their arms around this family in so many ways. a gofundme page has been set up. it's slowly approaching almost $500,000, and there's a mantra being chanted from every corner of the country. wake up, nick. those three words being said so often. you've got to believe that he's feeling that love all over his body. george. >> oh, we certainly hope so, deb. thanks very much. we will take a look at how the coronavirus is affecting car insurance. with so few people driving fewer claims are coming in so some insurance companies are giving money back to customers. becky worley has the story. >> reporter: the natal family in upstate new york has five kids. that means big cars and big

insurance premiums. their bill, $315 a month for their two cars, but since the shutdown, their needs have changed. >>veomurrithey've bacally been there for almost a month now. >> so zero miles on the road. zero chance of having an accident. >> reporter: in a much needed relief effort, many car insurance companies are offering money back because we're driving less. >> we contacted about 20 insurers and majority of those are giving some sort of rebate/refund/premium credit to policy holders. >> reporter: looking at the five biggest auto insurers, state farm says you'll see an average 25% average credit, geico discounting 15% for your next full policy term. progressive giving a 20% credit at the end of april or may. allstate offering 15% for april and may and usaa with a 20% credit on two months' worth of premiums. so how much could thoseto?

we asked our minivan mom of five to log into her insurance site and check. >> they're calling it a shelter in place payback and it looks like we will get 15% of our premiums back during april and may. >> that's $94.50 that you're getting back. that's not bad. >> that is a nice surprise. >> reporter: and the best part? >> those rebates are given out without having to request it. they're done automatically. >> reporter: these aren't enough for many hard hit americans so experts say call your insurance company to discuss other options. >> tell them that you're not driving as much and you might actually get an additional you might also be able to call your insurer and defer those bills. >> reporter: now, it's not just insurance companies that are making efforts to help. many big banks are altering their mortgage and loan repayment policies. wells fargo, chase and bank of america just to name a few are allowing clients to defer ym s,th addine endf eoan tmth

ey're iving fees andaung anatero rk things out. whew, george, this is a lot for consumers right now. >> boy. it sure is. so the banks are going to step in to help, but it's coming up on the end of the month. a lot of people's bills are going to be coming due. are there any other ideas out there? >> yeah, try contacting your cell phone provider. the big four wireless carriers, at&t, sprint, t-mobile, verizon, they are waiving late fees and offering payment arrangements online. if you go check in with them, some are offering free international calling, others waiving fees on data overages plus the fcc has asked broadband and telephone service providers to waive late fees and refrain from terminating people too. over 700 companies signed up so far, george. >> that is good news. okay, becky, thanks very much. let's go back to ginger.

>> and george, i don't know if you felt this, but that severe storm, line of severe storms blowing through toms river, new jersey, 60 to 70-mile-per-hour winds came along with that and now we're in the cold but behind it is a new storm in texas that already caused some of that hail to be falling and will be falling today with damaging winds an tornadoes possible from dallas to shreveport, arkadelphia up to little rock. keep an eye on all that going into today, and tomorrow we have

♪ something big i feel it happening now ♪ the 50th anniversary of earth day and today we've got a special eco-friendly edition of small business "deals & steals." >> that's right, but first we have an exciting update. yesterday we told you about paulie's in boston offering a deal on their famous lobster rolls. strahan, too slow to the punch, but the owner has a message for "gma" viewers. take a look. >> from the bottom of my heart, thank you, "gma" viewers, who bought more pauli's famous lobster rolls in one day than we typically sell in a year and most of all for putting my staff back to work. thank you. >> that is amazing. when you checked he was sold out. right? >> well, i didn't have a credit card here. i went upstairs, and it was sold out by the time i got upstairs. >> good for pauli's. bad for you. earth day "deals & steals" with tory johnson, i love your dress. i see what you're doing there.

>> welcome to my indoor earth day garden. we'll start with a great company called savannah bee company. it's based as you guessed it in savannah, georgia, and they are all about a mission to support and preserve beekeepers. they care about educating an protec hey worldwide. we have their best assortment of honey as well as their honeycomb which is the raw beautiful way to enjoy honey. it is all 50% off, so it starts at $7.50. so we have a great company called geometrgeometry. this is brand-new for "deals & steals." it is a seven-person small business in california that makes the most beautiful tea towels. they have all original bold, beautiful prints and what i love also is that they are seven times as absorben as its weight so they really do about sosorb they do a great job in your kitchen and they're gorgeous too. the price is unbeatable. 50% off so they are $8.

then we'll go to an oprah favorite. this is a company called paravel. it's a small 13-person team. they took over 1 million plastic water bottles, recycled them to create their own exclusive fabric. it's called negative nylon fabric and that fabric is used to make all of their totes, they've got these great clothing organizers, so that you have more storage space in your drawers or in your closet, all of their products have really great function and it's a fabric that's good for the environment. everything from paravel is 50% off so it starts today at $22. $22.5 $22.50. next is a really fun company started by a mom from new york called brinware. she was focused nest trynd alsce this table wear an alternative to plastic made with glass and food grade silicone and cover every single category. plates, bowls, everything and

microwave and dishwasher safe. 50% off, and started by two betbest friends, this is all about eco-friendly detergents so that what you put on the fabric that's close to your skin is good for people and the planet. all of their products are 50% so everything from the laundress ranges from $5 to $10.25 today. >> thank you, tory, so much. continuing to give us great deals from home. we partnered with these companies on these great deals. get them on our website and, everybody, stay right there. we have a lot more show coming up. we'll be right back.

now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. california is the first state to ease restrictions to allow some asymptomatic people to be tested for covid-19. these changes will apply to people living or working in high risk places like nursing homes, prisons and some private homes. the los angeles times is reporting this is because there are more testing supplies available and increased capacity in labs. starting today, face covering rules will be enforced in much of the bay area. you do have to cover your nose and mouth when you are in public. mike nicco h this is kind of a first... for all of us. ♪ ♪ but maybe this is a time to put other things... first. ♪ ♪ like being the first to check in. ♪ ♪

or the first to try you hand at the culinary arts. or all the arts. be the first to volunteer. or the first to say it's all going to be okay. 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. wefrom the 7,000 cignat, clinicians,. supporting front line doctors and nurses, to everyone staying home to protect others. find answers to your most pressing questions: at cigna.com/covid19

. now your accuweather forecast. >> good morning. if you are stepping outside, mostly sunny and a little cool if you take that walk this morning. we're in the 50s right now. a little bit of cloudiness along the coast. expect for the evening. one more night to see the oldest known meteor shower. it goes on through dawn tomorrow. temperatures above average today. they spike friday. cooler this weekend. even warmer next week. >> thanks, mike. another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes. you can find the latest on our

app and at ♪ ♪ give it to you welcome back to "gma." i want to thank you for joins us on this wednesday morning. >> that's right. robin, i know you have something very special to celebrate. earth day. >> it is the 50th anniversary of earth day, and to celebrate that milestone, national geographic is taking a look at the future of our planet through the eyes of the next generation of animals. before stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines national geographic explorers and a few of our abc colleagues set out around the world to meet some of these amazing creatures geraonpecial called "bnwild: tonight, onirsy e a welcome loo

the world around us to check in on some of the planet's most spectacular wildlife from juju chang tracking lion cubs on the plains of kenya. >> amazing. >> reporter: to an elephant orphanage to ginger zee snuggling for science with bear cubs in minnesota. >> look how sweet. >> reporter: to newborn harp seals in one of the coldest places on earth. we take the plunge with national geographic explorers to see some of the biggest babies on the planet and joining us as a special contributor, australia native -- >> cute little thing. >> such a sweetheart. >> reporter: actor chris hemsworth who met with an organization called friends of the koala after the devastating wildfires there and before social distancing became the norm. >> how much longer do you think she'll be here before you release her. >> it could be, you know, a couple of weeks but we just keep

doing rechecks to make sure she's heading in the right direct. she looks great. >> reporter: hemsworth tries his hand taking care of another adorable patient. >> a cutie. >> reporter: a little 9-month-old koala named dimples. >> you got the knack. maybe you can be a career. >> i've already applied for a position. beautiful. >> he is so good. he is, chris, with the small little animals like this. this is a special that has been in the works for quite some time and, ginger, you had an opportunity to show snowshoe out in the minnesota forest earlier this year with those cute little bear cubs. tell us what that was like, ginger. >> it was an unbelievable trip and actually one of the last i got to take before all travel was shut down so i really am holding on to that one. mostly because i got to work with the minnesota department of natural resources and dr. ray

wynn grant who led me through how they study the black bear. an unbelievable process that helps us a lot. what we've learned in their 30 some years and more of studying the black bear that are in every climate, by the way, the biggest problem in their lives, us. us and what we do to them. our interaction with them and so the todstudy of them, unbelieva to see these medical professionals diving in and studying mom but then i'm going to tell you right now one of my favorite assignments i've never had. snugging with those cubs is something i'll never forget. they are just like little babies. >> oh, so cute to see you with them and i'm so glad that you had that opportunity before everything was shut down. andeeou wecosting "born island: the next generation" tonight 8:00 p.m. eastern premiering on the national geographic channel. cannot wait for that we'll check back with beginner in a little bit. coming up, fun ways to celebrate earth day with your kids. how to go on a safari and you

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you need to protect the land they rome. >> i'm a photographer. >> i'm derek and i'm an explorer. >> you're doing this for not only yourself but your family. ♪ i'm on top of the world >> we have paper clips. back now, celebrating earth day. national geographic has been taking us around the world honoring the earth and its wildlife and they've come up with a special journey into the

wild. family can take it without leaving their neighborhood. paula faris is joining us from south carolina. i know you brought your family along on the adventure. >> yes, i did. happy to you from my kids and my puppy. we're all looking for constructive things to do with our kiddos and nat geo has and it's called a sidewalk safari. lion, tigers, elephants and snakes in your backyard. >> roar! >> reporter: earth day is getting wild. national geographic is encouraging families to be their own explorers by building neighborhood safari. >> we were asking children to create their own safari scenes starring their favorite animals and then having parents display those scenes somewhere where the neighborhood can see and then encourage your neighbors to participate as well so that all families can take their own sa

socially safe distance, of course. >> reporter: sara and her 3-year-old skin, lucy and harrison getting into the spirit drawing with some furry friends. >> i'm drawing a snake. >> reporter: putting them on display before exploring the block looking for rare creature. >> what do you see? >> a giraffe. >> my family here in south carolina using chalk to create sidewalk murals inspiring hope. what's that say? >> save the species. >> reporter: and many already posting their adventures with the #in the on their own blocks. >> so fun. >> and i'll be the first to admit my kids have been participating in a little too much xbox and online gaming but if you go to their website they

set up a virtual base camp and have puzzles and games and scientific experiments all with the hopes of encouraging our little ones to be good stewards of the earth. anything you want to say -- >> all: happy earth day. >> i want to say just started reading your book, congratulations on it. what a terrific read. i know it's available now so just wanted to tell you very proud of you. >> thank you, lara. thank you. >> yeah, i've read it too. it is so good. you're right about that, lara. thank you. to you to a unique challenge so many parents of children with special needs are experiencing. how to keep up with physical and occupational therapy now that so many are staying home. we caught up with one family taking a unique approach. like so many right now parents of three carson and kelly hyatt have a lot on their plate. their 4-year-old calvin relies on hands-on physical therapy.

a treatment crucial to his development, halted due to the quarantine. >> we think it's important to keep up with calvin's therapies because we have noticed that the more consistent we are and the more that we work with him, the gains that he makes are the at 10 months he was diagnosed with a brain condition which impacts mobility on his left side. >> so instead of going so fast, walk your fingers up a little bit more slowly. the r >> reporter: they use teletherapy to keep him on track. >> if we didn't have that he woulda completely different person. >> reporter: calvin's therapist christine romanoff has made great strides with him even from a distance. >> let's take out all the pieces of the puzzle. >> it puts the parent more in the driver's seat. we are coaching and trucking the parent exactly what to do in real time. >> it was a challenge at first to actually see what she was

doing and try to apply to it calvin but over the two sessions that we did i got comfortable with it and worked out pretty well. >> reporter: christine offers a valuable tip for parents who don't have access to that virtual technology. >> communicate with your therapist and how to work on the therapy goals. get down, engage with your child in something that they like doing and this will absolutely reinforce all of the wonderful things that the therapist has been doing with your child over the past few months. >> oh, that was so good. >> oh, my goodness. we cannot thank the hyatt family enough. such a beautiful family for sharing in hopes of helping other families in similar situations. they have another tip for you. they say look for opportunities around the home for your child to use what they learn in therapy in everyday life so may have learned something and then there's something around the house that is happening and let them apply it.

just wonderful how we're just getting through this the best way we can. back now again to ginger. ginger. >> all right, robin. yeah, i'm going to start with something that maybe you could do with your kids today that is study the southern lights. that's right. the aurora australias, gorgeous images coming in and you can talk about how it's different and similar to the northern lights and you have time in the northeast. it's cold. look at that. vermont, the snow, one to two inches of snow and windchills are single digits and teens in so many parts of the northeast. got a couple good morning. happy earth day. we're off to a brighter start. that's going to lead to more warmth this afternoon. 60s at the coast. 80s inland. our first warm surge friday with another r r r r r r r r r r r r >> michael and i are excited about the finale of "little

fires everywhere" just dropped today and one of the stars of that show with us right now. >> rosemarie dewitt is joining us from her home in los angeles. rosemarie, thank you so much for joining us. we know you're home with your husband and kids. how are you holding up. >> we're doing good and have my 87-year-old dad here too and the dog so we're one happy group. >> how is it homeschooling going with the kids? >> you know, uh, one of my friends sent out an email and said, do you know when we find out who our teachers are next year, god, i hope it's not me and i think we're just getting through one day at a time. >> oh, yes, we're all shaking our heads. that's everyone's fear. >> the teachers should go on strike after this. they'd get paid anything they wanted. >> it's so true. a completely new and just exceptional appreciation for teachers everywhere. in "little fires everywhere" i have to say your character is in the process of adopting a child when the birth mother returns

unexpectedly and you are so good in this, by the way, i just have to say, speaking of exceptional, so good in this but you and your husband adopted your children as well. how much did you draw on your own personal experience when playing this character? >> you know, i think we're lucky that things have changed a lot. our show takes place in the '90s and there's so much more resource now and we really lean into truth and transparency so if anything, i was trying to draw from like the old ideas around adoption and how they didn't really serve family, birth families and adoptive families and more like kind of showing that there's room at the table for everyone now. so it wasn't so much my personal experience as like where we've come, maybe as a society. >> well, so let's take a look at a clip of your work. here's a little clip of "little fires everywhere". >> five more minutes. if she's not here we can leave. >> maybe i should call the plain dealer and tell them, you know,

she abandoned her baby again. can you imagine that [ speaking foreign language ] >> do you have to do this? there's no choice. the judge ordered. >> we're both like, oh, yeah, we remember that scene. it is so powerful. what is your biggest -- just your -- do you have a favorite scene so far and i'm excited about tonight. >> oh, i love the scene, the breakup scene with lexi, alaina's oldest daughter and her before. i don't know what episode it's in. >> i think we just watched that last week. it's fresh in our minds because we've been watching. >> ha kills me. that my favorite scene in the whole series. >> the only thing disappointing to me tonight is the finale because it feels like we

literally we just -- we just got started. i feel like -- >> we were just saying, no, it's over? how could it be over? we want more. >> that's a good thing. >> that's a great thing and you're fantastic as amy said earlier in the show and want to thank you for waking up with us. we wish your family and the father, the dog, the kid, your husband, we i shall everybody the best and hopefully none of us are teachers next year. >> yeah, right. thanks, you guys, nice to see you. >> all right, have a good day. thank you. and all episodes of "little fires everywhere" are available now exclusively on hulu. do yourself a favor and check it out. coming up, we have the author of coming up, we have the author of our april book,oo ouof

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>> announcer: monday on "gma," josh groban performing live. ♪ smile >> announcer: josh groban on "good morning america's" sing concert series sponsored by zyrtec. ♪ i feel it coming back now on "gma" with our april book club pick, "oona out of order," it's the perfect time to dive into this really, really great read. >> it certainly is. the ultimate escape that will have you leaping in and out of ving the moment.s balso leaves g sara haines spoke with the author. >> you're stuck in the house, i know, like me right now so for all you readers out there looking for the perfect book, rorter:rs aee "oona out of order" is the perfect escape we could all use right now. >> oona will take you'90s or we >> reporter: it starts in 1982 when suddenly at the stroke of midnight on her 19th birthday, oona lockhart wakes up in 2015

in her 51-year-old body. >> she learns that with every passing year she is going to leap into her body at a different age so she's basically living her adult life out of order. >> reporter: the unique concept, something author margarita mo h montimore hit close to home. >> how could i be almost 41? i significant wake up feeling like i'm a teenager se days. got me thinking what if there was a story a woman felt like that because she was a different age on the inside and outside. >> reporter: i love that. i don't know of any human that doesn't feel that their chronological age does not match up with their emotional/mental/spiritual age. did you write it even in order? >> honestly i had a chronological time line just of what would happen to her year to year. a lot of it was pretty much writing by the seat of my pants. >> reporter: marguerite to hopes oona's message of gratitude will

sit with readers well beyond the last page. if forces an appreciation for every year. there's a presence of mind that takes nothing for granted and i found myself as a reader stopping to realize what i would hold on to, what i'd want to go back to if i lived that way. there was a presence of the now, which i found so profound weaved through the entire thing. >> and that was something that really came about organically. it's a lesson that i actually learned writing the book and it actually really made me much more at peace with turning 40 and just the way that i look at aging and being nostalgic or planning for a future hoping for, you know, that better tomorrow but meanwhile, the only thing we have is this moment. we have to believe that our best days can still be ahead of us. >> reporter: for "good morning america," sara haines, abc news, new york. >> thank you for that, sara haines "oona out of order" is available now. we'll be right back. ♪ i feel it coming

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now your sais is ne. >> good morning, everyone. the san francisco flower market is open for business. there are social distancing measures in place. only wholesale badge holders are allowed to pick up the general manager says florists wanted to get back to work before mother's day which is the biggest money maker for the industry. good morning. i know within a ten-week span, i have my wife's birthday, mom's birthday and mother's day. i need flowers. here is a look at what's going on outside. it's strong sunshine today. temperatures reach the mid 60s at the coast to 80 inland. >> thanks, mike. it's time for "live with kelly and ryan." we will be back at 11:00.

we hope you will join us then. have a great morning. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, television and film star, jeffrey dean morgan. and will made a working hero that is definitely keeping people connected. and from "penny dreadful: city of angels," natalie dormer. plus, what do you when you combine first responders with the show? you get today's good news story. and we continue our "live goes green week." all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> ryan: that good news story is so interesting. we got that coming up. it is wednesday, apr