>> have a good morning, america. deadly tornado outbreak. at least 26 reported twisters hitting four states in the south killing at least six people overnight, destroying buildings, ripping off roofs and decimating homes in oklahoma and texas. the severe weather is on the move and the new tornado threat for more than 12 million this morning. we're tracking it all. president trump criticizes the georgia governor for his plan to re-open that state tomorrow, but at odds with his own advisers about how bad the virus will be in the

bombshell accusations. a key government scientist claiming he was pushed out of his job in the middle of the pandemic because he pushed back against the anti-ma lar i can't drug touted by president trump. what the white house is saying this morning. pets and covid. for the first time in the u.s. two house cats testing positive for coronavirus and seven new tigers and lions infected at the bronx zoo. what the cdc is saying about animals and the virus. the count down to the nfl draft. commissioner roger goodell joins us live this morning. >> and legends banding ther. from bon jovi to tony be nnnett and the boss himself, bruce

springsteen. the star tstudded jersey for jersey benefit rocking out to raise moan for their home state. good morning, america. >> robin we're seeing so many frontline workers support each other every single day. >> we really are. new york hit so hard by the pandemic. the nypd paying tribute to the health care heros who volunteered to help out at new york city from all oefrp the over the country. appreciative of each and every one of them, george. >> boy, we sure are, robin. you see heroes cheering heroes right there and right now, more

than 76,000 people have recovered in the united states. across the country there are now more than 840,000 confirmed cases. on the economic front millions more unemployment claims released today and the house expected to vote on the latest nearly $500 billion relief package. robin? but first, we want to get to that breaking news, george. tornado warnings right now, and a trail of destruction in the south. take a look at this footage out of oklahoma. that's just one of the dozens of twisters touching down across four states. marcus moore is north of houston with more. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, robin, good morning. you can see what one of these twisters did to this building here in texas. the winds powerful enough to tear away the roof and knock down this wall. overnight the urgent effort to rescue people trapped in their homes. this morning, six dead and dozens injured in the south after an outbreak of 26 reported tornadoes left a trail of destruction across four states.

>> we have had a large tornado. we got major damage and i do smell gas.we got >>ter: in oklahoma, this twister ripping through buildings, sending debris flying. officials co confirming at leas two people died. video capturing the moment one touched the ground and immediately growing in size. strong winds flipping this tractor trailer completely on its side. >> we need chainsaws, rescue trucks. we have had a tornado touch down. >> reporter: in polk county, texas where three people were killed, total devastation. >> it was like a roaring train. >> it happened so quick i didn't have time to hide or do anything. >> reporter: the storm strong enough to uproot this massive tree. >> the wind was blowing so strong it blew part of my back porch down and we ran into the m >> rorter: kipobus tide of his home. s w down inside our son's closet downstairs you could hear the

shingles coming off and things hitting our house. >> reporter: the storms bringinl in louisiana, a man was swept away and killed. these storms hitting as many people are under a shelter in place order because of the covid-19 pandemic. the storm did cross over the state line into louisiana, even damaging a part of a university there, a place that would ordinarily be packed with students, but many are not on campus because of the pandemic. amy? >> well, thank goodness for that, and unfortunately, marcus moore, thank you for that. the severe weather threat is on the move this morning. let's go to ginger who has been tracking those tornadoes through the night. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, amy. anyone in southern alabama, the florida panhandle and southern alert. these storms are still moving through. that is an ugly radar with a tornado watch that includes pensacola, destin, dothan all the way back to even far eastern louisiana. now, this line of storms is just the first of the day, right?

this comes along and then the atmosphere has a chance to stabilize and then destabilize again, so the threat includes that same area all the way over to charleston. i want you to watch for primarily damaging winds, but a tornado possible too. michael? >> thank you, ginger. turning now to other top story, the fight against coronavirus. as part of the country plans to get back to business, a new poll out finds 80% of americans support strict stay-at-home measures agreeing they're worth it to protect people and limit the spread. eva pilgrim is tracking all the latest as the government weighs in on the dangers of a second wave. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it doesn't matter where you live. everyone is feeling the effects of this virus. lines at food banks like this one all across the country are long. this as the debate about what to do next heats up. this morning, president trump insisting if coronavirus comes back in the fall, it won't be as bad as what we're currently fighting.

>> in my opinion, from everything i've seen, it can never be like anything that we've witnessed right now. >> reporter: but the president's comments at odds with top white house coronavirus advisers. >> wouldn't you say there's a good chance that covid won't come back? >> we don't know. >> we will have coronavirus in the fall. >> reporter: the president also trying to walk back the head of the cdc's warning about a second wave of the virus next fall claiming it was fake news. >> totally misquoted. i spoke to him. he said it was ridiculous. he was talking about the flu and corona coming together at the same time. >> reporter: bringing redfield to the podium to clarify. >> i didn't say that this was going to be worse. i said it was going to be more difficult and potentially complicated because we'll have flu and coronavirus circulating at the same time. >> reporter: but redfield asked directly if he was misquoted. >> i'm sorry, but that quote that i just read was accurate, right, sir? >> i'm accurately quoted in "the >> reporter: this as authorities

are investigating if the coronavirus was here in the u.s. earlier than initially reported. authorities determining two people in santa clara, california, died weeks before the first reported american death in late february. family members tell the "l.a. times" 57-year-old patricia dowd became unusually sick in late january with flu-like symptoms but then seemed to be doing better. she was working from home when her daughter found her dead on february 6th. at the time, they thought it was a heart attack. >> we've actually directed beyond just santa clara, go bac coroners' autopsies to dig deeper. >> reporter: as the curve looks to be flattening, in new york it's still a daily struggle between life and death. >> it's been a nightmare. in one shift i pronounced six people dead. >> reporter: the associated press taking a look inside st. joseph's medical center, a nurse

frantically pumping a man's chest until that jolt to the man's heart. he's revived and put on a ventilator. new york governor andrew cuomo announcing wednesday he's building a tracing army working with former new york city mayor billionaire michael bloomberg, johns hopkins university and the governors of new jersey and connecticut to hire so-called contact tracers, disease detectives to track down and isolate people who have come into contact with covid-19 positive people. >> we have to put together a significant operation because the numbers get very big very quickly here. >> reporter: this as the heated debate about whether plans to re-open are moving too fast is boiling. in georgia governor brian kemp is standing by his decision to open places like gyms, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys tomorrow. >> if people don't want to go, martha, they don't have to. >> reporter: a decision that president trump disagrees with. meanwhile, california's

governor, gavi large sectors of the economy. the shutdowns hitting businesses and families hard. record unemployment claims, lines growing for assistance. the airport in pittsburgh hosting a food drive and food bank officials say they gave out more than 40,000 pounds of food to more than 800 families. and we know people are struggling. more than 4.4 million applied for unemployment. that brings the total to more than 26 million out of work. george? >> yeah, that bad news comes every week. eva, thanks very much. we move to that bombshell accusation from a top administration official who was overseeing the development of vaccines for coronavirus. dr. rick bright charges he was removed from his job for pushing back against the anti-malarial drug touted by president trump warning it was unsafe, unproven and could put lives at risk. terry moran is tracking this

developing story. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. for weeks, president trump and some top conservative media hosts were calling this drug, hydroxychloroquine, a potential game changer and touting it in the fight against coronavirus. the evidence was inconclusive and now this key government scientist says he was removed from his post because he wouldn't climb on the president's bandwagon. this morning, dr. rick bright who led the key federal agency that's developing drugs into vaccine to fight the coronavirus is out of his job, and he's speaking out. bright says he was removed from his post because he claims he insisted on rigorous science-based vetting of hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug embraced by president trump. >> it could be a game changer. very powerful. what do you have to lose? it's been out there for a long time. >> reporter: dr. bright in a statement released after being transferred to another agency declared, i am speaking out because to combat this deadly virus, science, not politics or cronyism, has to lead the way.

late wednesday dr. anthony fauci denied there was any pushback against bright's removal within his organization, the national institutes of health. >> so you don't feel like there's any concern among people at the nih right now or in the public health community? >> in the nih, absolutely not. >> reporter: as for president trump, he says he didn't even know dr. bright. >> he says he has been pushed out of his job because he raised questions about hydroxychloroquine and some of your directives. >> i never heard of him. if the guy says he was pushed out of a job, maybe he was. maybe he wasn't. i'd have to hear the other side. i don't know who he is. >> reporter: bright says he defied directives to push the drug saying it was being promoted by the administration as a panacea in an approach that he says clearly lacked scientific merit, but the department of health and human services now claims it was dr. bright who pushed to make hydroxychloroquine available for fighting covid-19 requesting an emergency use authorization from the fda for the drug. it's important to note scientists around the world have used this drug on some patients

and believe in it, but the science is not in. the veterans administration tried it on many patients. researchers there found that it may actuallyncase the death rate so the science continues. president trump and those conservative media hosts, they've gone quiet on it. george? >> important to follow the science. okay, terry, thanks very much. robin? now to the new report finding strokes in young coronavirus patients who previously were showing mild or no symptoms from the virus. gio benitez is outside the hospital in new york where doctors first noticed the alarming trend. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning to you. the doctor here at mt. sinai says some of these patients waited too long to come to the hospital because they were afraid of going in. now this morning he is sounding the alarm. this morning, a disturbing observation, doctors seeing strokes in young patients infected with the novel coronavirus.

what's worse, these were people quarantining at home, most with mild symptoms. >> these patients were all in their 30s and 40s. two had no underlying conditions. these are not particularly sick patients. >> reporter: neurologist dr. thomas oxley is behind a case report to be published in "the new england journal of medicine" which called it an urgent communication. an effort to rapidly notify the medical community of these findings. he and his colleagues at mt. sinai in new york saw five covid-19 patients over the course of two weeks who were under age 50 presenting with strokes at the hospital. when did you start noticing that blood clots were an issue? >> i did one of these procedures weeks ago, and it was in a young patient with no past history who had been at home with covid, and so that struck me as unusual, and then we saw a run of patients in the same category. >> reporter: strokes are caused by blood clots. chinese doctors have reported clotting among covid patients and now american doctors too. 49-year-old michael reagan thought he was recovering from

covid-19, but scans of his lungs showed multiple blood clots. so you were feeling pain in your lungs? >> yes, intense pain like i would imagine a heart attack would be like. i am in my 40s. i have run marathons. i was a yoga instructor, vegan and if i can get this ill from r, anybody can. sinai making the decision to treat as many patients as they can with high dose blood thinners before they even see evidence of clotting. now, needless to say more research is needed but the doctor says that if you have any symptoms of a stroke -- so that's arm weakness, facial droop, speech disturbance, call 911 right away. amy and michael? >> yes, so important, gio. thank you. this is very scary to hear and see. and so let's check in with dr. jennifer ashton for some expert opinion about this. so how concerning are these findings to you, dr. jen? >> well, amy, it's painting a

picture of some of these critically ill covid patients as being incredibly sick and challenging to take care of. they are showing features that are perplexing and atypical in viral illness, that people are still trying to make sense of and, remember, it's not just stroke. when you talk about neurologic effects, data out of china suggested things like headache, seizure, dizziness, loss of smell and taste seen in as many as 36% of covid-19 patients presenting to the hospital. >> and, doc, throughout -- all throughout this pandemic we hear people with underlying conditions fall more seriously ill from coronavirus. but now there is a study proving it. >> exactly, just released last night, michael, in "jama," the largest u.s. clinical case series, almost 6,000 patients in new york state showing and take a look at these numbers. those admitted to the hospital

definitely more high risk. 57% of them came in with a pre-existing diagnosis of high blood pressure, hypertension, 41% with obesity and 34% with type 2 diabetes making them much more high risk for complications. >> and, dr. jen, important to note, you have been reporting that covid-19 has the potential of impacting the entire body, correct? >> that's right. literally head to toe, amy -- brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, intestinal tract, skin, we are seeing head to toe manifestations and so far this virus really looking like a bad actor. >> all right. dr. jen ashton, we appreciate it. >> we really do. in the midst of this, today is dr. jen's birthday, everybody. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday, doc. thank you for sharing your birthday. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you, doc. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including two house cats mysteriously testing positive for coronavirus and seven more big cats infected at the bronx zoo. and the nfl draft starts tonight going virtual for the first time ever.

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several more tigers and now lions have it too and perhaps even more striking this morning, we now know that your house pets can also get this virus. this morning, a startling new development in the coronavirus pandemic. for the first time in the u.s., two house cats have tested positive for covid-19. >> the cat presented with symptoms of upper respiratory infection, so sneezing, coughing, watery nose, nasal discharge and eye discharge and lethargy. >> reporter: these cats both from different regions of new york state and mysteriously in one of their homes, the cat has the virus, but none of the humans do. >> there's possibly an increased risk if they were an indoor/outdoor cat and exposed to the outside environment. >> reporter: the cdc now issuing recommendations for keeping you and your animals safe. you shouldn't let your pets interact with people from outside households. you should keep pets indoors, maintain social distancing while going on walks and avoid dog parks or public places.

to this point there's been no reported animal deaths associated with covid-19 and the cdc goes on to reiterate there's no evidence that pets play a role in spreading the virus in the united states. the disease has also spread about big cats. the bronx zoo announcing seven positive cases in four tigers and now three lions. these positive tests coming weeks after a 4-year-old tiger was diagnosed at the same zoo. >> this virus is very contagious, we just don't know the extent of which animals can contract it and what the effect is. >> reporter: officials at the bronx zoo say they suspect the tigers were infected by an employee who was asymptomatic at the time. >> we are working with animals withry animal can contract this virus. i think we just have to be as cautious with them as we are with each other. >> reporter: now, it's important to note the process of testing animals for this virus is very different than the process of testing humans for it. no tigers or lions are jumping you in line to get one of those limited tests. amy? >> good to know. trevor ault, thanks for being with us. dr. jen is back now with

more on this. and so, dr. jen, i know you've been speaking with veterinarians about this new development. what have you learned? >> amy, they've been on top of this from the very beginning because of reports coming out of asia. remember, they oftentimes basically have two patients. they have their animal patient and then they have their owner, and so they have been looking at that from the beginning. normally we see zoonotic disease, it's looking like it's reverse zoonosis with this and three out of four new emerging infectious diseases come from animals. but as we heard from trevor we just need to remember our hand hygiene, keeping our hands clean not only important to protect us but also important to protect our pets. >> so important for everyone. dr. jen, thank you. coming up next, how survivors are helping to fight. "gma" is out there as our own reporter volunteers to donate plasma after recovering from coronavirus. but next, nfl commissioner

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commissioner in a moment. first, let's get all the latest from t.j. holmes. hey, t.j. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, george. we know this story is not just a sports story. it's a story about families and accomplishment and dreams coming true and know these players won't get the signature moment to have the commissioner call their name and walk across the stage. they'll still hear him call their names, of course, if he can remember to click unmute on his laptop. they've worked their wholeesrme. >> with the first pick -- >> reporter: nfl dreams will come true tonight but minus the suits, the crowd, the walk across stage, the jerseys hat have come to define the annual event. >> even though the draft won't be like how we envisioned it, it's still going to be crazy to be part of it. >> reporter: the covid-19 pandemic means the nfl draft will have to go virtual. draftees will still hear commissioner roger goodell call their names, but from his

basement and in their living room. exactly how is this going to work? all 32 teams will be on a video te filities are closedth decisionmakers can't gather in their traditional war rooms to discuss picks. they'll have to do that remotely before ultimately passing along their pick prospects like presu number one pick joe burrow of lsu and others were sent cameras and equipment to capture their reactions, and specialists working overtime to make sure there is enough broadband and security. what could go wrong? >> it sounds like the plan for draft night is to wing it. >> that is correct. >> how are y'all going to do this? >> we'll see how it goes. i think it will be a technical feat, okay, that's what we're going to call it. nell's what it's going to >> reporter: a sports-starved country will get a look at the nfl future and some players like expected top pick chase young

are determined not to let anything ruin their big night. >> this will still be my day. >> reporter: and they do have a draft-a-thon on some of their online properties to raise money for covid-19 relief and, of course, robin, i know you're about to talk to the commissioner. a big tradition, he's booed when he comes out on stage and they have a way he'll be virtually booed tonight. i'm sure he appreciates me ending on that point, robin. >> i'll be sure to bring that up, t.j. thank you for that. we go to roger goodell who is in the nfl draft headquarters, aka his basement. good morning, commissioner, so good to see you. i hope you and your family are doing well and we really appreciate this sneak peek into the nfl draft. the first virtual draft. can you kind of give us a sense of what it's like there in your basement? how this is all going to go down? >> well, we're right here in what we affectionately call in the goodell family -- we have

twin girls. so this is the man cave, per se, odel. f its exte t 've turn of a mini studio. there will be three people in here with me and it's -- it worked pretty well last night. we were testing some of the technology. so i think we're ready to go. >> i think you are. i would say it's the ultimate man cave, people would think. of course, this draft -- this draft, commissioner, is going to be different and i was really struck by something you said. you said in particular this draft is about hope. can you explain what you mean by that? >> i think all drafts are really about hope, robin, in this sense, you know, this is a hope for teams. they get a new player that's going to change the fortunes of their team, and, you know, that relates to obviously the team's hope and the fans' hope. so the draft has always been about hope but this year with

all that's going on in our society and around the globe, we need more experiences together, and we need that ability to look forward and maybe have a distraction or diversion from all that we're going through over the last couple of months, and this is a way to bring people together virtually. we'll have over 200 remotes around the country. it will be a way to socialize and bring people together and that's what the nfl does and so i think we'll be able to bring a great deal of optimism, not just to our fans, but to the fact that businesses continuing to go forward, and operations are going forward. this is a really important event to our clubs, in helping finalize their rosters and get ready for the season so this is important for us to do it right and doing it from home and doing it within regulations with no exemptions. >> and as t.j. alluded to, the nfl is about giving back and

you're going to have a draft-a-thon where money will be raised for covid relief charities. can you tell us a little more about that? >> well, part of our platform, robin, as you know is bringing attention to what's going on in our communities and obviously we want to pay tremendous respect to our health care workers, our first responders. all the people who have just been heroic in doing such great things in the community. so we want to bring attention to that which we'll be able to do with our platform, and our network partners, but also we really think that this is a chance for us to show the generosity of our fans in the league. the nfl family itself just crossed $80 million into our draft-a-thon and that's been going up rapidly in the last few days. so we expect to be able to generate with our fans and nfl family collectively a great deal of money that can go to help people in need right now and

that's the purpose of the draft-a-thon. we hope people participate in that as they can. >> as t.j. alluded to, fans can send in their boos. what is the nfl draft without -- you're a good sport about it, commissioner. >> listen, that's a big part. >> how are they going to be able to do that? >> there are a couple of things about the draft which i love which is one, the interaction with our players. when that moment comes and they're selected and their dreams are realized and that hug happens, sometimes it's painful, but i love that moment. the other one is the interaction with our fans, of course, and they love to boo and i love it myself. so we're going to find a way to bring that in tonight and hear from our fans directly because it's just part of the tradition that we want to continue. >> and a final question, of course, the one that people really want to know, commissioner goodell, the season.

will it start on time? what is being considered about an nfl season this year? >> well, robin, all our work is to continue to plan for the season and be ready for the season. the draft is a great example of that. we're moving forward to do that. we've modified our off-season to allow virtual workouts and off-season training. so all that is going to try to make us ready for the season. one thing i've learned about what we're going through as a country is you can't tell a week from now as much less three months from now. so our job is to be ready. we obviously will be ready to make alternatives and put public safety number one as we always do and make sure that our fans, our players, all the participants, coaches, everyone, are able to be in a safe environment and make sure that we do it in a way that all of us will be proud of. >> great to hear that. well, commissioner roger goodell, thank you so much from

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good morning, america. deadly tornado outbreak. at least 26 reported twisters hitting four states in the south killing at least six people overnight, destroying buildings, ripping off roofs and decimating homes in oklahoma and texas. the severe weather is on the move and the new tornado threat for more than 12 million this morning. we're tracking it all. at odds. the president versus his coronavirus advisers claiming if the virus comes back in the fall, it won't be as bad. >> it can never be like anything we witness abt.whjust have goough, we will not go through. >> the nation's top doctors push back as authorities investigate just how early coronavirus was in the u.s. and new york governor andrew cuomo announces he's building a tracing army to track down and isolate infected people.

new overnight, actress heather locklear with a major milestone, one year of sobriety. what she's sharing as she celebrates her recovery. little prince louis turns 2. the brand-new photos taken by mom kate, a big hug from grandpa, prince charles and this moment instagram versus reality. baby yoda. the first look at the brand-new docuseries taking you behind the scenes of "the mandalorian" and the moment that werner herzog started directing the baby directly telling everyone to commit to the magic. ♪ i'm still standing and grocery store workers with a big assist to health care workers on the front lines. the moment this nurse and mother of two finds out hundreds of dollars of groceries are all paid for. >> god is good. and there are really kind people still out in the world. >> it's a "good morning, sunshine" we cannot wait to share as we say, good morning,

america. ♪ the threats you made were meant to cut me down ♪ good morning, america. as robin just said, good morning, sunshine. we're so glad you guys are with us this thursday morning. also with a lot of you at home right now, it is take our daughters and sons to work day, and a lot of kids, they don't have too far to go this morning, robin. >> they surely don't, michael. it has a slightly different feel this year. but that's not stopping kids from joining in. our digital reporter, nicole, and her sweet daughter, vivian, learning how to zoom there. >> yeah. >> something we're seeing all across the country being played out, amy. >> we certnl kids of people working at the company sap all ready to go to work with mom and dad but from home. this from "gma" viewer cynthia, who is an attorney. already up on the west coast. that's pretty impressive. her 1 1/2-year-old and her 5-year-old are the new law clerks at her workplace from

home this morning, george. >> my kids decided to sleep in this morning. they're not coming today. but we are going to start with those deadly tornadoes right now in the south. dozens of twisters touched down across four states. want to go back to marcus moore who is in houston with the latest. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: george, good morning. with the sun coming up we'll get a better sense of how bad things are here and clearly you can see this building in esive in parts area. this morning six dead after an outbreak of 26 reported tornados left a trail of destruction across four states. >> we have had a large tornado. we got major damage and i do smell gas and we got multiple power lines and multiple poles down. >> reporter: in oklahoma this twister ripping through buildings, sending debris flying. officials confirming at least

two people have died. video capturing the moment one of the twisters touched the ground and immediately growing in size. strong winds flipping this tractor trailer completely on its side. >> we need chainsaws, rescue trucks. we've had a tornado touch down. >> reporter: in polk county, texas where three people were killed, total devastation. for the first time this morning we're getting a bird's-eye view. live pictures of the devastation here in polk county, texas. you can see what one of these twisters did as it cut across the region and caused quite a bit of damages and the recovery effort just beginning this morning as many people are still facing the threat of covid-19. >> devastating there, marcus. thank you so mh for th pandemic, the government weighing the dangers of a second wave as parts of the country plan to get back to business. let's go back to eva pilgrim with more. good morning, again, eva. >> reporter: good morning. it doesn't matter where you live

there's been long lines at food banks all across the country. this as the debate about what to do next heats up. this morning, president trump insisting if coronavirus comes back in the fall, it won't be as bad as what we're currently fighting. >> in my opinion from everything i've seen it can never be like anything that we've witnessed right now. >> reporter: but the president's comments at odds with top white house coronavirus advisers. >> there's a good chance that covid won't come back. >> we don't know. >> we will have coronavirus in father the fall. >> reporter: this as the heated debate is boiling. in georgia, governor brian kemp is standing by his decision to open places like gyms, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys tomorrow. govern, gathdoor on re-opening large sectors of the economy. the shutdowns hitting hard. record unemployment claims, lines growing for assistance. the airport in pittsburgh

hosting a food drive. food bank officials say they gave out food to more than 800 families. and we know people are struggling. more than 4.4 million applied for unemployment in the last week. that brings the total to more than 26 million out of work. amy? >> all right, eva pilgrim, thank you. well, now a special happy birthday to prince louis, he turns 2 today. two days after his great grandmother, queen elizabeth ii celebrated her 94th birthday. kensington palace releasing these photos of william and kate's youngest son trying some fun finger painting. the photos taken by his mom earlier this month. the palace also tweeting this adorable side-by-side with the caption, instagram versus reality. see, again, one thing, they're just like us. >> cute kids, though. >> very cute. >> happy birthday. coming up, heather locklear's empowering message and major milestone. the star opening up about what she's learned after celebrating

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you show up. you stand up. and you fight. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ one kiss is all it tas inove welcome back to "gma." thanks for being with us on this thursday morning and tomorrow we have a very special "binge this." alicia silverstone is going to join us live. >> that's exciting. the "clueless" star bringing her

binge-worthy recommendations and talking about, i can't believe this, the 25th anniversary of the teen classic. we can't wait for that. but for now, it's time for "pop news" with lara who's being taking it easy. >> that's right. the theme for the day, everybody. take it easy. i'm trying so hard. i'm glad i don't do weather. i'll stick to my day job which is "pop news." so let's get to it. we begin with "jersey 4 jersey," everybody. that amazing fund-raiser kicked off by bruce springsteen. he started the show with a heartfelt performance alongside his wife patti and jon bon jovi unveiling the song he asked fans to help him write about the pandemic "do what you can" and closed with one of his biggest hits. take a listen. ♪ we got to hold on to what we've got it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not ♪

♪ we got each other, that's a lot for love you give it a shot ♪ ♪ whoa >> dozens of famous new jersey natives or current residents came out like chris rock, charlie puth, danny devito, chelsea handler, whoopi goldberg, all there to raise money for the new jersey relief fund. the garden state, of course, one of the hardest hit with the coronavirus. now more music news. lady gaga giving fans a glimpse of her new album "chromatica" and they like what they see. she shared the artwork online wednesday. they also love this track list, 16 new songs coming including several surprise collaborations. we're talking duets with huge names like elton john, ariana grande and k-pop sensation black pink. gaga delayed the original release date. the album was set to drop on april 10th. no word on when "chromatica"

will be out. but can't wait to hear the duets. also in music news, something for beatles fans old and young. the remaining members of the band, paul mccartney and ringo starr have approved the re-release of "yellow submarine." the animated film the group made back in 1968. this time around, though, as a live singalong. your whole family can enjoy it. what you're seeing is the music video for the title song "yellow submarine." but the movie has several hit songs that you all know and love including "eleanor rigby," "when i'm 64," "lucy in the sky with diamonds" and "all you need is love." the upcoming singalong version will have the song lyrics at the bottom of the screen so don't worry if you don't know all the words making it super easy for you. you can catch this one-time only beatles event this saturday, april 25th at 12:00 p.m. eastern exclusively on the beatles

youtube channel. i know amy robach will be there with me singing along. and finally, we want to give you a little smile today. yes, i knew you would, i knew it, amy. all right, i digress. a little smile for you to finish this "pop news," this is lewis lee and his grandmother phyllis, roll it. look at phyllis, guys. move for move she is right there with him. lewis brings groceries to his nan, and he teaches her these moves. he posted this video on his tiktok. i cannot get enough, and neither can you, apparently. 6 million views and counting. go phyllis. go phyllis. go robin, go robin. throwing it to you, baby. >> i love -- i know, i love them. hey, lara, do i spy a ping-pong table to the right of you? is that a ping-pong table? >> oh, yes, you do. right there. are you ready, mama? their ho i'm ready.n you in

d ngo e,e become one t t. we'll go on to our "gma" cover story. actress heather locklear, she is sharing an inspirational message as she celebrates one year of sobriety. so proud of her. for those struggling with substance abuse, quarantine can be particularly difficult. but the actress offering encouraging words saying she's learned sometimes life gives you a second chance. deborah roberts has her story. good morning, deb. >> reporter: good morning, robin. you are right. during this time of social isolation, celebrations are kind of hard to come by, but heather locklear after working her way through recovery is indeed celebrating her work and her progress. it's a move that's likely to inspire so many. >> because, guess what, this game is not over. it's my move. >> reporter: for heather locklear it's a major milestone. the former tv superstar celebrating her recovery on instagram writing, hugs will

come later. one year sober today. even quoting maya angelou. i've learned that no matter what happens or no matter how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. >> one year of sobriety is an incredible achievement. so much happens in that first year around change and growth and introspection and healing with, you know, with yourself and with your family. >> reporter: the beloved actress renowned for her glamor. >> did one tramp hear what the other tramp said? >> reporter: on "dynasty" going toe to toe with alexis and soaring to stardom as amanda on the '90s classic "melrose place." but in recent years making headlines for her addiction with multiple run-ins with the law striking responding officers called to her residence. months later in june of 2018 the mom of one hospitalized after a reported overdose. >> there have been a lot of public episodes over the past

several years particularly in 2017 and '18 involving her substance abuse. so it's very good news that the past year she has maintained her sobriety. >> reporter: it's no doubt a challenging moment for locklear. like so many others now focusing on her recovery during a time of physical distance and isolation. >> it is so incredibly difficult to connect or get support when you can't reach outside yourself and find people or places to be. >> reporter: but at this point locklear is getting so much support from friends and family online, even encouragement from her 22-year-old daughter. but she seems to be drawing special inspiration from that maya angelou poem about lessons learned. including one line where she says, i've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. that's obviously going to have to happen later physically, but for now, sending such great vibes all over the place from friends and family.

george? >> it's great to see that, deb. thanks very much. we're going to turn to the search for covid treatments and a sweeping new national program to inject hundreds of the sickest patients with blood plasma from people who have recovered. there have been some promising anecdotes about the treatment. people who've cleared the virus are signing up to donate. i'm one of them, as is kaylee hartung who joins us from los angeles. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, george. and yet donation centers say they are struggling to meet demand for life-saving plasma. because of the lack of testing in this country, very few people are able to donate. >> how soon can we schedule the donation? >> reporter: i had been waiting for this phone call. >> you feel so helpless when you're attacked by the virus and then to hear there's a chance you could help gives you some hope. >> reporter: on march 12th i became a statistic. i got a headache right here. >> am i right, the antibodies of a recovering person can actually save the life of someone who is critically ill?

>> that is the concept, diane. >> reporter: its an experimental treatment but could i help? i started calling hospitals and blood banks. >> i believe i'm an eligible donor. >> reporter: after three weeks and filling out every donation form i could find online that fateful call finally came. >> thank you for coming in today. >> thank you for having me. >> you're doing such good work here. we appreciate that. >> i've never donated blood before. >> reporter: more than 30,000 people have volunteered to donate plasma with the red cross since the covid crisis began. >> a very low percentage, 2% to 3% actually qualify and meet the fda criteria. >> i just felt the vibration for the first time. >> it wants to pull a little bit more. right now it's srt separate the plasma. >> reporter: four rounds of blood out, plasma separated and my blood returned to me in less than an hour. >> the golden plasma. >> i just can't believe that i

have the ability to do something that could be so helpful. >> this is going to help somebody and if somebody is waiting for it, it's ready. >> reporter: there is no better way that i could have spent my evening. we just learned the red cross is about to increase its donor pool dramatically. next week they are planning to start offering antibody tests to identify those potential donors. you can sign up on the red cross' website just like i did, george. >> yeah, they have been loosening some of the regulations, okay, kaylee, thanks very much. let's go over to ginger at home. >> reporter: george, i've got an unbelievable photo to share with you. actually it's video. there's hail, a rainbow and a tornado all in one. that video from oklahoma, the last 24 hours we've seen at least 26 tornadoes, the threat still on this morning, but i have to show you what's happening here, you get an idea of the 90-degree temperature in los angeles.

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now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. i'm kumasi aaron. napa county has decided to lift restrictions as long as you follow proper social distancing. construction work, drive-in religious services and real estate showings are allowed. golf courses and driving ranges have been given the green light. the county is strongly recommending that everyone wear face coverings. a 57-year-old woman from santa clara county who passed away in february may be the first covid-19 death in the country. it was initially thought she died from a heart attack. the l.a. times reports her death is the first reported covid-19 death in the u.s. mike n

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> we will look at what's going on where the sun is starting to break out and temperature is up to 58. clouds along the east bay shoreline. that's a morning issue. look at what's going on. the drought is getting worse. severe across most of our bay area neighborhoods. look at the seven-day forecast, not a drip in sight. our coolest weather this weekend. warm today and tomorrow andek. >> thanks. another abc 7 news update in 30 minutes. you can always find the latest

on our app and at abc7news.com. ♪ lean on me when you're not m. strong ♪ ♪ when you're not strong and i'll be your friend ♪ ♪ i'll help you carry on ♪ for it won't be long till i'm gonna need ♪ there they are, your "american idol" final 20, all taking part in a new psa in partnership with feeding america. >> they sound great and they will be performing remotely for america's vote on sunday night in a new episode that starts at 8:00 right here on abc. >> i've been watching "american idol." it's good getting down to the final 20 i love that. something else i love, time to meet the lip-syncing couple going above and beyond to stay entertained and to keep us entertained as well while at home. comedians rachel parris and marcus brigstocke have been sharing these elaborate

performances to hit songs or as they call it lockdown lip-sync. >> i love it, the husband and wife getting over 5 million views and counting and they are joining us live from their home in london. rachel and marcus, good morning and your videos have become such a hit. how did you come up with this idea initially? >> well, it wasn't a big plan. we are going a bit stir crazy obviously on lockdown and we just had "trouble" on by iggy azalea on, and iff. was gedhe k rmallybe out four, five,ed a w s ys he d gd you michael to celine dion so how do you figure out which song is next? >> well, with those two examples

you gave we are a trying to mix it up a little bit. try and not do something the same as the last one. >> we talk about them all the time but basically the rules are the costume -- the ability to do it at all has to come from stuff we've already got in the house. we don't want to put pressure on services for people to deliver stuff here so we've got a lot of stuff and if we can make it work then we do. >> you got a lot of props so what song is still on your to do list? >> well, i feel like there's a big gap at the moment in the shape of madonna. i think madonna era -- >> i'd be happy to help with that. >> for me it's going to have been to like maybe a 25-minute medley of prince songs. >> ooh. >> in a range of costume. >> very cool. you have two teenagers in the house. i am extremely curious. i have three in my house.

what did they think of you all doing this? what's their reaction? >> well, they are traumatized by it, then they've buried it deep and will come out later in life but they're both curious, fun kids like we are and my daughter got to splat me in the face the other night with a custom pie when i did a bugsy malone tune. >> that gets out a lot of negativity. i appreciate that you got a lot of costumes. you had a special one, though, marcus when you did your donna summer performance. who did your makeup? i'm curious. >> this guy. ♪ >> yeah. >> a lot of fun for me. there's a lot of things i've been wanting to try out. i got to do contou my stepdaughter meant i had access to a 15-year-old girl's makeup cabinet which is an absolute gift for disco so -- >> i had some pretty exciting evenings and the feedback we got, rachel, george michael, a lot of people sent messages to us going, yeah, i'm having to

think about this one. >> well, you know what, we know you guys over here and hear you're going to give -- you're going to give us a little performance, right? >> oh. >> yeah, yeah. we sure are. in fact we'll give you our first ever lip-sync duet. >> lip-sync duet. >> let's get to it. give it up for rachel and marcus performing "it takes two" by marvin gaye and kim weston. take it away. ♪ one can have a dream baby, two can make a dream so real ♪ ♪ one can talk about being in love two can say how it really feels ♪ ♪ one can wish upon a star two

can make a wish come true, yeah ♪ ♪ one can stand alone in the dark two can make a light shine through ♪ ♪ it takes two, baby iy m you ♪ >> oh, we love it. well done. well done. >> yes. >> and we really appreciate you taking this time and to, like, just treat everybody and make this whole thing as tough as it is make it fun for everybody as much as it can be. all your fans -- >> we appreciate it. >> thank you so much for having us. >> we appreciate it. everybody, keep posting yours to #lipsync -- >> duo. >> no, it's lip-sync lockdown. that's right. >> you're a duo and it's a lip-sync lockdown. >> thank you guys so much. robin, we're going to go to you. we're waiting for your lip-sync lockdown. >> wait a minute. hey, michael. how was your dance party last night? how was the dance party last night, michael.

>> my dance party was good with deejay denice and you got to tune in to him whenever he's playing on instagram. it's amazing. amazing. >> it was good. it was good. it was good to see that. thank you for that. but now it is time to say -- you're welcome, my man. time to say good morning, sunshine. honor the folks out there brightening other people's days. wait until you see how southeastern grocers stepped up to help the first responders and health care workers putting themselves at risk to help others. steve osunsami has their story. >> reporter: they are the real people who are keeping our grocery stores open, who are fronting the grocery bills for medical professionals and first responders on the front lines and drying their tears in the checkout lane. >> your groceries are on winn-dixie. thanks for everything you do. >> are you serious? oh, god bless you. >> god bless you. >> reporter: this morning they're saying -- >> good morning, sunshine. >> good morning, sunshine. >> good morning, sunshine. ♪ >> reporter: southeastern

grocers runs more than stores from florida to north carolina. winn-dixies and bi los are part of their family. thousands of them didn't pay a penny last night. >> sir, take your card out. >> reporter: behind the register in jacksonville, florida, southeastern grocer ceo anthony hucker. >> ma'am, don't bother with that. thanks for everything you do. >> oh, my god. >> so many people are suffering in the communities in which we serve today. it's critical to be kind. >> they paid for all my groceries. almost $300. >> reporter: sabrina barber, a registered nurse and mother of two in orlando was crying happy tears. she had just walked out of the store with her free groceries when she recorded this video. >> and i can tell you that i have never had anything like that happen to me before and god

is good and there are really kind people still out in the world. it's hard leaving my family knowing what i'm going into or what i can potentially bring home. they reminded me that my service is good and helped me have a little more faith in humanity. >> reporter: so to the kind people at these grocery stores caring for the kind people who are working to save lives, this morning, you're our good morning, sunshine. for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news. >> we have been looking forward to sharing that with you and you should also know that the store puts aside hard to find items, you know, toilet paper, paper towels, they put them aside to make sure the essential workers have access to them. bless their hearts. well, coming up here on "gma" on this thankful thursday, we got a top chef standing by to answer your cooking questions. samin is ready to go when we come back.

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♪ ain't it my fault back here on "gma" and ♪ ain't it my fault back here on "gma" and so many of us have been spending more time in the kitchen. i know i have. >> oh, i know i have. >> and this morning, we're ki yqutions abt yweava lot ofhe tis is samin nosra th of the be co"sal f, id, heat" d st ofew podcast, "home

cooking." she joins us from her kitchen in oakland. good morning, samin. >> good morning! >> samin, your new podcast -- >> how is everyone? >> we're doing well and glad to see you're doing well also. your new podcast tackles all the questions from the listeners out there. so you inspired us to ask our "gma" viewers if they had any questions for you and the first one comes from jen so take a look. >> hi, i'm a physical therapist and i'm in the office multiple times during the week. do you have any options for lunch that don't need any refrigerating? >> great question. >> yes, jen. thank you for your hard work. my first idea for you is a sandwich that's going to just get better with sitting. so as long as you avoid things like deli meats or really perishable cheeses like fresh mozzarella, you will be fine. this gorgeous one, you do you see all those layers, i made it with provolone and pesto and marinated peppers and artichokes and zucchini. this will be delicious.

and then, if you bring yourself a little bag of chips, you can have a little crunch alongside with your soggy sandwich or another idea is, you could also just take a salad in a container like kale is good. it holds up, and then mix it with the dressing right before, and shake it up and have a kale salad. >> we have our next viewer question. this one comes from 7-year-old blake. >> hi, samin. i want to bake for my mom but we ran out of our eggs. any suggestions? >> blake is so cute. all right. for you, i thought immediately of the classic marion cunningham cream biscuits. so these are just made with cream, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and you can swap out the butter on top, and sprinkle with sugar. perfect for strawberry shortcakes or anything like that or make a crumble topping with them.

the other thing i had last night when i was thinking about this was mayonnaise cakes. so during the world war ii when people couldn't get their hands on eggs they would use mayonnaise. there's already eggs in there. >> wow. did not think about that. okay. and here -- >> it's pretty crazy. >> time for one more question, samin. so take a look. >> hey, samin. michael strahan here in the kitchen. and i want to give you three ingredients that i've had that i've been hanging on to for a little bit. one, grits. yeah, grits. two, peanut sauce, and three, a mango. what can you do with that? >> tough. >> i know you're trying to stump me. i know you're trying to stump me, michael and you got me because i thought about this long and hard and there's nothing i could think of where you could combine all three and make sense of it, so i think what you have to do is have some

grits cakes for breakfast, and then for lunch or dinner, you make yourself, like, a rice bowl with rice and grilledic c chick and then you make yourself a beautiful sort of thai salad with mango, cucumber, pepper, carrot, whatever vegetables, crunchy fresh things you've got and drizzle that peanut sauce right over it. it will be so delicious. >> i can't stump you. you handled it like the pro you are. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you so, so much. >> take care. >> we appreciate you sending in those video questions as well. check out samin's podcast, "home cooking." make sure you do that and back to ginger at home herself. hey, ginger. hey, michael. and i've got an exclusive for "star wars" fans so anybody that's been watching "the mandalorian" has been waiting for this. disney gallery, "the mandalorian" is an upcoming documentary series that's giving us an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the first season of "the mandalorian." here is an exclusive first look at the trailer for it. >> everyone is coming with their

own experiences to a galaxy that can support it. >> and then also have a group of filmmakers who were not afraid to jump in. >> the volume put me back in the set as if it was built. >> the outside is all video walls and the top is video wall. >> that was for me one of the most rewarding experiences of someone who just loves "star wars." >> it was like one of the weirdest and best things that ever happened with wernor. he started directing the baby directly. he told us, we need to commit to the magic. make them use the puppet. >> action. >> i think it's just like anything in any different scene. you just have energy, and you can see that in the physicality. you can see that in the acting. ♪ >> george reiterated, remember to make these stories hopeful. to give that to kids because they really need it. it is saying there is a lot of hope out there. ♪

>> ah, i remember interviewing jon favreau for -- just before "the mandalorian" came out. cannot wait to see it. disney gallery, "the mandalorian" premieres may 4th, of course, it does. new episodes every friday on disney plus. le good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. waking up to milder conditions and more cloud cover. we end up with sunshine and above average temperatures this afternoon. warmest tomorrow before a and it's time now for "gma's" pollen report sponsored by zyrtec. this one, we'll go ahead and begin with some beauty because there was a lot of beauty. a couple of weeks old, but alexandria, virginia, how about those cherry blossoms. gorgeous images and can i show you the grass and pollening. grass is on its way up. this is my nemesis so waiting for this to get up here. much of texas in the highest levels right across the deep south. the overall pollen, though, we

are all hurting. it is high and moderate throughout most of our nation, so hope you're surviving the allergy season. let's go ahead and coming up actually on "gma" we have so much more including an inside look at tonight's nfl draft. hope you'll join us. >> "gma's" pollen report is spon mo. zyrtec, muddle no more.

♪ pump up the jam pump it up back now with tonight's nfl draft as we told you earlier. the draft will be held virtually for the first time ever. players will find out about their football futures by phone. the nfl teaming up with our sponsor verizon. to enhance that experience for both players and fans giving us an inside look at the life-changing moments in a way we've never seen before. >> with the first pick in the 2019 nfl draft --

>> reporter: it's one of the most important moments in a football heir name called and taking center stage at the prestigious nfl draft. but this year the draft will be unlike any other due to social distancing. >> walking across the stage, unfortunately, it's not what we're getting this year, but we still have the draft so grateful for that. >> reporter: instead oklahoma wide receiver and top prospect ceedee lamb will be taking part in the league's ever first ever virtual draft. ntent and then think through, actually do it all live. so therein lies sort of the biggest challenges. we realize that we were not going to allow anyone to gather together. >> got my whole setup. >> this is where i'll be sitting. >> reporter: our sponsor verizon answering the call to enhance the fan experience. >> see what we got. >> reporter: providing 200

verizon phones to top players, coaches and staff to use during the broadcast. >> and if you think about how the draft is normally produced, it's an amazingly over the top affair with red carpet, fancy suits, lots of fanfare, and what this one is going to be is really more personal. >> reporter: and at the end of the day when that phone rings it will be an experience the fans and players won't soon forget. >> but it's definitely going to be a shock to see my phone light up at first so it's going to send a shock through my body for sure. it's just like the experience as far as the job goes wouldn't be the same process, but the same outcome happens so i'm honored. >> we'll be rooting for them and the draft starts tonight round one, 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 pacific right here on abc. also available, though, on espn and the nfl network. we'll be right back on "gma." ♪ "gma's" countdown to the draft is sponsored by verizon.

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now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. i'm kumasi aaron from abc 7 mornings. san francisco is offering free coronavirus testing to all essential workers in the city. it's open to public and private sector workers who are showing symptoms. san francisco has two testing sites. another one openi ining monday. here is mike with our forecast. >> look at this glorious sunrise from the camera. you can see a few clouds to the south and east. they have a short shelf life. the breezes will pick up. they will keep the coast the coolest. 68 in san francisco. expect 80s inland today and tomorrow and more next week. >> thanks. it's time for "live with kelly and ryan." we will be back at 11:00.

join us then. have a great morning >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the serious, "after life," ricky gervais. and the cohost talk to her ne from idaho as part of our good new series of the day. plus, we will check in with actress, author, and survivor, ali wentworth. also, amazing people and bargains for our home viewers. and we continue "live goes green week." all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> kelly: hey there. good morning, everybody. it is thursday, april 23rd, 2020. april just ticking away?