good morning, america. it's back to business as some states slowly lift their restrictions. stores and salons opening their doors. is this the new normal? >> we are checking temperatures. >> the precautions in place in businesses across the country. >> we will call them from the car to bring them in one at a time. >> even as others urge americans need to stay the course and stay home. plus, the hopeful signs in new york. common cleanup. president trump responding to growing backlash after floating an idea that injecting disinfectant might help treat covid-19. >> you know, i was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you to see what would happen. >> health experts and dr. deborah birx weighing in this

morning. helping hand. >> that milk will be gone by tomorrow. >> the overwhelming demand at food banks as a growing number of americans struggle to put food on the table. >> there's a lot of working poor families on the edge and now the covid-19 crisis has pushed them over that edge. >> with some food banks now dealing with their own shortages. college concerns. high school seniors wondering whether their freshman year will be online. now considering taking a gap year. is it right for your student? and romeo on the fire escape. love igniting this passionate scene with the whole block cheering. why he picked this moment and what the bride-to-be says about this very public proposal. and good morning, everybody. great to have you with us on this saturday. i'm glad to be back in the studio with eva.

we were just talking. it's been like a month i've seen you face-to-face. >> i know. i was like does it feel weird for you to be back here now? >> it feels a little weird, but it's good to be back. we're doing this rotation, doing our part to social distance. it's dan's turn now working remotely. dan, good morning to you. >> good morning to the both of you. i, of course, miss both of you. but, whit, as you know when anchoring from home the commute is pretty sweet. almost as convenient as it is for rob marciano who i believe is going to be doing the weather from his backyard this morning. that is coming up. but, of course, we want to start here with the latest on the pandemic. some businesses in georgia re-opening with more to come. >> yeah, those restrictions being lifted in some states, even as cases continue to rise across the country. there are more than 51,000 deaths. the number of confirmed cases in the u.s. tops 900,000 with nearly 100,000 recovered. a report from house democrats claims the fda is not doing

enough to review and regulate the wave of new antibody tests on the market that could determine how and when the economy re-opens. and as the debate continues about lifting stay-at-home order, states like georgia and oklahoma are slowly allowing businesses to re-open. we have team coverage from new york city to washington, d.c. first, to trevor ault in new york with the very latest. trevor, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. the united states is really weathering this pandemic and an economic crisis at the same time and as several states now start to re-open some of their businesses many of these workers say they feel they're having to choose between their safety and financial security. this morning, for businesses in a growing number of states it's time to go back to work. in georgia gyms, beauty shops and hair salons opening their doors but business is far from normal. >> we are checking temperatures making sure they fill out a questionnaire before we perform

any type of services on them. making sure hands are washed. >> reporter: many workers like regina herschel say they know the threat of covid-19 hasn't gone away, but in an economic crisis, she felt like she had no choice. >> if we don't work, we'll be homeless or hungry and that's not possible. so we got to take this risk. >> reporter: others though making the tough decision to keep their doors closed. cynthia walker could re-open her restaurant monday but says she's choosing to remain take-out only even as she faces bankruptcy. >> plain, simple common sense that i grew up with says, hey, we can't do this. people are sick and people are dying. >> reporter: other states are beginning to welcome back business as well. in texas retail stores now offering curbside pickup or to go orders. >> we are here at the store. customers are pulling in. >> reporter: in oklahoma personal care businesses can now take appointments as they take extensive precautions. >> we will call them from the car to bring them in one at a time.

>> reporter: oklahoma city's mayor feels the state is moving far too fast and people's lives are at stake. >> i recognize that i would always have mixed emotions because until there is a vaccine or treatment there simply is no right answer. >> reporter: south carolina, illinois, indiana and alaska have all also allowed some of their businesses to re-open too with at least nine more states expected to join them as their stay-at-home orders expire in the coming week. >> we're opening our country. it's very exciting to see. >> reporter: in california, record heat near los angeles bringing packed crowds to beaches. with the virus still lingering, a number of states say it's still far too great a risk to start the re-opening process. overnight in massachusetts almost 5,000 new test results caused by a surge in cases and a reporting error corrected by a private lab. in new york, governor andrew cuomo says the evidence continues to show his state is on the downside of the curve but it's still logging more than a

thousand new cases every day. >> number of lives lost is still heartbreaking news. 422. again, this is at an unimaginable level. and it's dropping somewhat, but it's still devastating news. >> reporter: on the front lines health care workers still going face-to-face with the virus. dr. hamburger fought through covid-19 himself. the anesthesiologist and father of three now donating his plasma and volunteering to be on the rapid response team. >> when we're done with this crisis, when we've won, i have a lot of hope. i think this is going to make us come out a lot stronger and i really look forward to what the future brings. >> reporter: and a positive sign coming here in new york. officials say this navy hospital ship, "comfort," is no longer needed to treat an overflow of patients. they'll finish treating the less than 30 they have on board and later this week it will finally depart.

whit? >> all right, trevor ault, our thanks to you. joining us now is the mayor of oklahoma city, david holt. mayor, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> i want to jump right to it here. you gave an emotional press conference yesterday. we just heard part of that in trevor's story. you appear to be conflicted on some level about re-opening your city. why is that? >> well, you know, i mean i don't think i'm ever going to feel good about entering this next phase. you know, we have two things in tension with each other. one is that you have a virus that doesn't have a vaccine or proven treatment. the other is the reality i know we cannot shelter in place for two full years. and so how do you reconcile that? and i think we're all -- policymakers around the country are all just trying to muddle through and find the best path forward that represents a middle ground, you know, recognizes reality, but still prioritizes life. >> that conflict of our lives and livelihoods, there's suffering on both sides. no question about it.

i do wonder, mayor, is there a better way? how would you prefer to go about doing this, allowing businesses to re-open in oklahoma city? >> i think my gut says the date would have beea litte somewhere. i think what we will try to do to make the best of this date is to put a lot of conditions on these openings, you know, and make sure there are requirements in my community and conditions that are obviously strict protocols for social distancing. strict protocols for sanitation because a lot of the things that we're opening on may 1st are some of the highest risk activities that you can have. so we're going to try to make the best of it. you know, given no external factors we might have picked a little later date. >> have you spoken to the governor directly about your misgivings? >> he kept us in the loop as he was creating this plan and i appreciate that. it's very important that we have

communication as we move through this public health crisis together. i was very clear with him, you know, some of the things he wanted to open were actually yesterday on the 24th and i could not have been more clear that we were not going to do that in oklahoma city and we did not consider that to be wise. i want to be very clear, though, that, you know, nobody -- you know, if you think may 1st is the date, you're not an evil person and you're a great person if you think may 6th is the day. you know, we are all trying our best to figure out the right path here. but we are not in a surge right now in oklahoma city. but i did make very clear in my remarks friday, though, however, we'll be watching that data and may 1st is still a week out. i get that business owners need notice and we wanted to give that to them. but that forces us to make decisions, you know, a week before the actual opening. and we will change course here in oklahoma city and i think we'd have the support of everybody in the other

communities and the governor as well if that data shifted over the next week. >> mayor holt, we're wishing you and your city the very best during these difficult times. thank you so much for speaking with us this morning. >> thank you, be well. >> all right. dan, over to you. >> whit, thank you. president trump is pushing back against criticism over his controversial comments about people possibly using disinfectants to treat this virus. those comments prompting a spate of public health warnings telling people not to use household disinfectants. abc's rachel scott is on the story from washington. rachel, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. health experts were quick to push back on this. the president now says he was being sarcastic, but maryland's emergency hotline says it received more than 100 calls with questions about disinfectant use. officials across the country and even the maker of lysol weighing in to send a stern warning to americans. president trump ended his coronavirus press briefing without taking questions. walking away from reporters amid growing backlash. a day earlier he floated this

idea that injecting disinfectant might help treat covid-19. >> then i see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute and is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? >> reporter: the president made that suggestion while commenting on new research by dhs showing disinfectants and sunlight killed the virus quickly on surfaces. >> supposing we hit the body with a tremendous -- whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light and i think you said that hasn't been checked but you're going to test it. >> reporter: but federal labs are not considering using injections of disinfectant as a treatment for covid patients. and health experts were swift to push back warning consuming household cleaners is dangerous. even the parent company of lysol cautioned under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human

body. the white house press secretary says the president's comments were taken out of context. the president told reporters, he was being sarcastic. >> i was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you, just to see what would happen. >> reporter: dr. deborah birx offered this explanation. >> when he gets new information, he likes to talk that through out loud and really have that dialogue and so that's what dialogue he was having. >> rachel scott is back live with us from washington. rachel, the fda just issued a new warning about the use of hydroxychloroquine, that medication that the president has touted repeatedly for possibly treating covid-19. what are you learning about that? >> reporter: this is a drug the president has promoted repeatedly. he said it could be a game changer. now the fda is warning it may cause serious heart problems telling americans not to use it to treat covid-19 out of a hospital setting or clinical trial. the fda also making it clear the drug has not been proven to be safe or effective for treating the virus.

whit? >> all right, rachel scott for us once again in washington, thank you. eva? the navy's top admiral is now calling for the captain of the "uss roosevelt" to be reinstated after he was fired a few weeks ago following a plea for more help against the coronavirus. captain brett crozier was fired by the navy's former acting secretary who has since resigned. defense secretary mark esper is said to be reviewing the matter, but we're told he has not made a final decision. as families all over the country deal with the food crisis, food banks are helping to fill the void. new efforts are now under way to help bridge the gap between farmers who have excess product and families desperate for help. abc's stephanie ramos is in the bronx where an important shipment is expected to arrive this morning. stephanie, good morning to you. spending hours in line waiting to pick up donated food. the demand is so high at these

food banks, this distribution center here in the bronx is expected to receive 43,000 pounds of donated food to feed 5,000 families in this area. this morning, families across the country are turning to food banks for help. hundreds of cars lining the streets. people waiting for hours in hopes of getting food. some seeking help for the very first time. >> i just had to get past those feelings of shame and know that, you know, i was doing it for my family. i just made some fajitas today that we got from the food bank. >> reporter: erica, a recently divorced mother of three, lost a third of her income after her ex-husband lost his job. she is struggling to work from home while he homeschools the kids. >> we are running low on milk. that will be gone by tomorrow. what is the worst case scenario? what if i can't pick up food? >> reporter: erica and her family aren't alone. >> i'm still waiting for my unemployment to kick in so

it's -- it'll keep us afloat. >> reporter: according to the department of labor, 26.4 million americans have filed for unemployment in the past five weeks. and the food banks themselves are now facing their own shortages. >> normally the food bank would feed about 60,000 people a week. that number jumped to 120,000 people a week. there's a lot of working poor families that are on the edge and now the covid-19 crisis has pushed them over that edge. >> reporter: the los angeles regional food bank says their two distribution centers have handed out 73% more food compared to the first two months of 2020 and this time last year. many like erica and her family are grateful for the help as she and millions of americans try to manage. >> thank you to all those people and please continue to donate to your community food bank. >> reporter: the food being dropped off here is thanks to a

group of friends who watched a story on our broadcast "world news tonight" about vegetable crop and other food going bad. they figured it out. they organized and are bringing this farm fresh food to empty food bank across new york city. one of those delivery trucks is already here, eva. >> that's food that so many need this morning. stephanie ramos, thank you. a single act of generosity is having a huge impact. sharon and dennis are farmers from kansas. they saw what was going on in new york and they sent the one mask they had to governor cuomo of new york to give to a health care worker. >> we are not -- we don't know anybody in new york. so when my husband did this, it was because we had been talking about what was going on in new york and how bad we felt. we wished we could do something for them. it wasn't -- we didn't do it for recognition or anything like that. >> the letter they sent, they

said they didn't expect governor cuomo would even read the letter. governor cuomo saying this act of generosity makes up for a lot of the ugliness we see. >> absolutely. >> a moment that really touched a lot of people. >> you can see the governor was so moved by it he wanted to bring it up in that press conference. so many people have responded offering help to new york and the governor said new york will pay them back and we'll offer resources to other places as well. let's get a check of the forecast. rob marciano is joining us from westchester county, new york. and, rob, good to see you. the big question this morning, front yard or backyard? >> that's what i was wondering. >> reporter: this -- yeah. we decided to take the game plan to the backyard. actually i'm standing in a spot whit you may be familiar with. i think this is where we took our birthday picture last summer, of course. if you don't know, whit and i celebrate the same birthday and this is where old school, new school got together. >> big day. >> whit uses your pool when you're out of town. >> yeah, when rob is on road trips, i use his pool. >> reporter: he takes care of the family. i appreciate that, i think.

let's show you some video out of texas. three tornadoes that touched down yesterday. not a whole lot of damage thankfully. severe weather. some flash flooding across parts of kansas, wichita getting a heavy rain and this system has a lot of heavy rain with it as it progresses east, we do have a severe weather threat in the tennessee valley. i think knoxville, nashville, chattanooga. you have things to worry about this afternoon. also the high country, the carolinas but heavier rain from st. louis through northern illinois, chicago, you'll get wet. this will spin up through the ohio river valley and spiral into the northeast tomorrow, d.c., philly, new york, boston, all with another shot of heavy rain, two to three inches and maybe some snow across parts of new england end of april. there you go. that's what's happening

>> reporter: heat wave baking the southwest. we'll talk about more of that in a minute. you can see my breath in the northeast. so the pool, whit, is not open yet. not for a couple of weeks. >> guess we won't see that cannonball. >> have to wait. >> thank you. day three of the nfl draft is just a few hours away and we're learning more about what sets the newest class of pro athletes apart both on and off the field. janai norman joins us now from home with more on that. good morning, janai. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning. yeah, the pandemic has essentially put sports on hold but it hasn't stopped the nfl draft. capturing audiences for two nights and as much as it's about football on the field, it's

always those off the field stories that really stand out. overnight, night two of the 2020 nfl draft making dreams come true. >> okay, let's get this started. >> reporter: the night quickly turning into a family affair. >> there's going to be a family reunion for the okwaras. >> reporter: the detroit lions drafting julian okwara. his family overcome with joy because he'll now play alongside his older brother romeo and they aren't the only brothers sharing the nfl. >> the dallas cowboys select trevon diggs. the younger brother of stefon diggs. >> reporter: trevon diggs following in his brother's footsteps. the minnesota vikings wide receiver stefon sharing this heart felt message to his younger brother. >> i know you're going to do great things in this league. i'm so excited for the journey. you did eserve it. >> reporter: the covid-19

keeping everyone home. fans are getting a behind-the-scenes look at where their favorite coach, owners and players live. but it seems like more of a rough draft for six-time super bowl champion coach of the new england patriots. bill belichick leaving the room and his dog nike created this viral moment as he appeared to take over. fans now ripe with anticipation for players already drafted like hometown kids joe burrow heading to the cincinnati bengals and chase young heading home to maryland drafted by washington who tweeted this adorable picture of young as just a kid in the jersey he'll now play in. and that sweet caption, some things are meant to be. the draft continues with rounds four through seven starting today at noon here on abc. also available on espn and the nfl network. guys, back to you. >> great to see big league dreams coming true. janai, thanks so much. talk to you soon and see you ahead in "pop news." still ahead here on "gma," pulse oximeters can provide an early warning sign of covid-19 for patients in hospitals. but are those devices as effective when people use them at home?

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good morning, everyone. i'm liz kreutz. happening today, mission district residents can get tested for free as part of a ucsf study. some of the highest infection rates in the city. four outdoor testing sites will be up and running through

tuesday. they hope to test more than 5,000 residents. the sites will be open starting at 9:00 this morning. let's get a check of the weather with lisa argen. hey, lisa. >> you see the sun behind you. pretty day out there, but cooler than we were yesterday. 53 on the peninsula, 55 in san francisco. looking at 57 in san jose, golden gate bridge, sun out there, patchy fog at the coast. sea breeze. 59 in concord. highs from the low 60s at coast to low to mid 80s inland with high clouds later today. >> sounds good. thanks, lisa. thanks for joining 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.

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♪ welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. that is thor, chris hemsworth in the classic film "avengers: infinity war." it's an old chestnut. coming up, we're going to show you the softer side of this sub hero. who he is cuddling up with and why. guys, this is not a salacious celebrity story. this is very wholesome, eva would approve. >> yes, it involves a little cute animal. we'll say that. >> if momma eva approves -- >> i read ahead because it was chris hemsworth, you know. let's take -- >> research. >> yes, research. let's take a look at some of the other big stories we're

following. happening right now it's back to business in some states as restrictions are lifted. even as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country. georgia, south carolina and texas among the states slowly lifting restrictions and letting some businesses re-open their doors. this as the deaths in the u.s. rise above 50,000. the number of confirmed cases in the u.s. nears 900,000. also right now, the anonymous employee of meat processing company smithfield foods who has filed a federal lawsuit against the company speaking out overnight. that employee penning an op-ed in "the washington post" saying workers are risking their lives by showing up at work during the pandemic because they stand very close together and even risk being cut by each other's knives. a big day for two of boston's first responders. police officer omar borges released after a nearly month-long battle against covid-19. his brothers there to escort him home. across town firefighter mark sheldon also leaving the hospital after a brutal illness

joking that he's going to celebrate by going to disney world. >> might have to wait on disney world but it'll be worth the wait. >> yes. >> dan? >> more examples of boston strong, my hometown. thanks for that. we'll start this half hour with a medical device that a lot of people are talking about this morning, the pulse oximeter. the question is can this device detect early signs of the coronavirus, even if you're not in the hospital, if you're operating it yourself? abc's erielle reshef has been looking into that. erielle, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, dan. a pulse ox, you clip it to your finger and it measures your blood oxygen level and you can buy it at a store or online for about $30 and up. some are touting this as a way to diagnose covid-19 but doctors warn not so fast. this morning, questions about whether this small medical device you can buy on amazon or pick up in a pharmacy could be useful in detecting covid-19. a hand-held pulse oximeter or

pulse ox measures the oxygen level in your blood with a mere clip to the finger. >> most people walking around who are very healthy have their number in the high 90s, 97, 98, 99%. we consider that to be, you know, a normal number. >> reporter: breathing difficulty and other respiratory issues, some of the most severe symptoms of the virus, lowering oxygen levels in the blood to dangerous levels. >> you might not initially feel that you have a low oxygen level, but eventually your breathing rate will go up or your body's heart rate will go up or some other signals may start to happen to alert you that you're not getting enough oxygen or your carbon dioxide levels may rise. >> reporter: in some cases doctors may recommend suspected covid-19 patients use a pulse ox as a way to monitor themselves and are instructed to call their physician if it drops below a certain level. now an increasing number of consumers are turning to this

portable device during the pandemic. >> it's peace of mind. it's very much peace of mind to have it on hand like a thermometer. >> reporter: but doctors caution a pulse ox is not a proven screening tool for covid-19. >> the at-home versions may not be so accurate or as accurate as we'd like them to be and even if they were, it's probably not a great screening tool. >> reporter: and doctors say there are many reasons why your blood oxygen level may drop. it doesn't necessarily mean you have covid-19. they are looking at many factors when they are diagnosing the virus. so, guys, while this device may provide good data to provide to your doctor it's not a foolproof method to diagnose covid-19. guys? >> all important to consider. erielle reshef, thank you so much. we appreciate it. let's turn to the weather, rob marciano who has been promoted from his basement now has the freedom to roam his own backyard. rob, good morning. >> reporter: yes, the question is will this promotion eventually let me back in the building? we'll see if the key works in a

few weeks. good morning again. chilly day in the northeast. you can see my breath. but in the southwest they are enduring their first heat wave of the season. we touched on this last half an hour. records tied or broken across much of los angeles and ventura counties. air conditioners are humming but for folks who don't have them, they want to go to the beach and a lot are closed because of covid-19. so you'll be struggling today again, 93 yesterday in l.a. 91 or better. heat advisory posted and interior valleys and the desert areas we have excessive heat watches and warnings, triple digits, palm springs, yuma and phoenix. las vegas, the heat wave will persist and looks like for the inland areas will be building as we get in through monday and tuesday, at least for las vegas. so we're watching this pacific disturbance. we're just around the corner from hurricane season. this has an 80% chance of becoming our first pacific eastern -- eastern pacific tropical storm or depression in

the next couple of hours, but we expect it to peel off and deteriorate over the next few >> reporter: this weather report sponsored by geico. again, and still a week later, guys, no reports of lizards or geicos in the backyard but the birds are chirping. should be a nice day. >> i would like the weather to be warmer here. >> i would take that as well. >> all right. can't have everything, right. >> blame rob, once again. >> we'll check in with you later, rob. thanks so much. coming up on "good morning america," college concerns. with class schedules up in the air should your student consider taking a gap year? stay with us.

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abc's david wright has more. >> reporter: 17-year-old kyra kushner had her future mapped out. top of her high school class in san francisco, she was accepted early decision at wesleyan. then coronavirus hit. >> is it worth it for me to go to college? they're charging like thousands upon thousands of dollars and i'm not getting even half the experience. >> reporter: wesleyan doesn't yet know if they'll re-open the campus next fall. it might be a year of distance learning. >> not only are you kind of robbed of your senior spring, you may not get your freshman fall as you imagined. >> it's scary. i'm trying to make the best of it. >> reporter: no dorms, no dining halls. no college classmates to bond with and learn from. it's just not the same in a zoom room. >> it just seems like not even comparable to what a good college experience should be. >> reporter: with enrollment decisions due at many schools

may 1st. guidance counselors are seeing a surge in interest in gap years. as many as one in six graduating seniors giving it serious thought. among them ben davidoff in los angeles. >> georgetown and u.c.-berkeley are probably tied up at the top and i'm still trying to figure out between those two schools and taking a gap year is just right below it. >> rather than being inside a classroom environment a gap year is about career exploration, gaining practical skills and personal growth. >> reporter: for rachel lott and her parents, cost is a major factor. especially now. >> it's really unappealing to me, the idea of paying for college and doing all of that schoolwork when i'm not able to connect face-to-face with the people that are teaching me and the people i'm working with. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. >> and joining us this morning from home is parenting expert rachel simmons. thanks for getting up with us. first, let's dive into this. is there really a -- is this really a realistic option for

all students, or just ones with well to do parents. do you need to have money to be able to do this kind of gap year? >> yes, so i spoke with j2 guides, a gap year consulting group. what they said was a gap year has always been about two things. one, helping your student figure out what really matters to them and, two, having them make some type of valuable contribution to society. so a kid can still have a part-time job and do those things. and, in fact, if you think about it we've never really had a moment in this generation's life when they could make a bigger impact on the world. so this could be a real opportunity for individuals who want to take a gap year. >> so what kinds of things should parents and students think about when considering a gap year? >> well, i think the main thing you want to think about is are you really prepared to step away and press pause on college? and one of the ways to help your student think about that is what is it that they're interested in college for? did they want college for the

campus experience or were they really interested in pursuing the degree? if it's about taking those classes, colleges are doing a great job trying to create those online experiences. but if your student really wanted to be with other people and be on campus and have those traditions, it might be time for them to press pause and just think about a way that they can be useful to their own community right now. >> rachel simmons, thank you so much. something a lot of students are considering. >> those high school seniors, you feel for them. these are really hard choices they have to make. >> yeah, and they're not going to be choices that they make lightly, i'm sure. >> absolutely. coming up on "good morning america," chris hemsworth, you're going to love this, cozies up with koalas in a special you can actually see tonight. stay with us. >> is that a sound effect? (slow music plays) ♪ (laughter) ♪

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hey, we're back now with national geographic bringing us some amazing images of animals, and making it all much more interesting, at least according to eva pilgrim, is that the actor chris hemsworth is right there in the middle of it. check it out. >> as i've learned, koalas are attached to their mother for the first year literally. they spend the first six months of life in mum's pouch and the next six riding through the forest on her back. when something happens to mum, these adorable koalas are too young to survive on their own, and that's when humans have to step in. >> that's dimples. >> cute little thing. >> she's nine months and loves being scratched under their chin. you love it, don't you? >> dimple's mom was killed in a car accident. so now molly christian is her surrogate mother working hard to

get her old enough and big enough to survive on her own in the wild. dimples is too young to be around the adult koalas, so every night molly takes her home. >> coming? >> in the wild dimples would be spending her day on her mother's back. molly has to put up with a lot of climbing. >> ow. >> also claws. >> oh, gosh. >> so this is her home for now? >> yes, it is. do you think you could have a go at feeding her? >> sure, i would love to. >> see if you can put it in there. >> that's it. >> there you go. beautiful. >> delicious. she's loving it now. >> you got the knack. maybe you can be a carer. >> i've already applied for a position. >> and can you catch the national geographic channel's special "born wild: the next generation" at 8:00 eastern right here on abc. and, eva, i found you an instagram account you might want to follow. it's called hot dudes with

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>> what made it more special was all my neighbors were out on the fire escape hanging out of their windows. they were part of our engagement and got to enjoy the music and all clapping and, you know, took videos for us. >> aaron says when he saw the situation in new york city was getting serious with the coronavirus he flew from toronto to quarantine with talia. congratulations to the happy couple. so cool. i mean, the 7:00 clap is already one of the coolest things happening right now. but for the people out and about to get to see that, how awesome. >> it's amazing. loving the pandemic. >> he saved some money because he didn't have to pay for a photographer to take those pictures. >> exactly. he had dozens of photographers on their balconies. >> special memory. thank you, janai. "gma" now two hours long on saturdays, of course, coming up here. back to business, the stores and salons that are re-opening in some parts of the country. vaccination rates on the

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collected and transfused into a patient to treat the virus. also happening today, this should be fun. legendary singer tony bennett is leading a mass sing-along of his signature song "i left my heart in san francisco" and wants us to join in to honor the medical workers on the front line. bennett, now 93 years old, first sang that legendary tune in 1961. the statue out front is now wearing a face covering, that statue of tony bennett. right at noon, record you and your family's version, #singoutsf. we'll be showing the singing in front of the fairmont at noon. you can watch and sing along on abc7news.com and on the abc 7 news app. let's get a check of the weather with lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> good morning. it's nice and sunny. mid 50s, san francisco. low 60s in san jose. good deal of sunshine around the bay. santa cruz, check it out, low

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good morning, america. it's our second hour and happening right now, coronavirus crisis. what's ahead as georgia and oklahoma re-open and other states remain shuttered. president trump weighing in. >> we're opening our country. it's very exciting to see. plus, the road ahead for new york as governor cuomo says evidence indicates the state is on the downside of the curve. we've got the latest. as people avoid trips to the doctor during this pandemic, some parents are delaying their children's vaccines. what's the danger here, and what's the right call? the risky repercussions you need to know about. it's our "gma" cover story. ♪ i love it are your nails, hair and skin taking a much-needed break from the style grind? make the most of your time with