to associate it with this time in our lives. >> switch it up then, friend. >> switch it up. good morning, america. ready to re-open. six new states set to lift restrictions this morning as pressure mounts to roll back those stay-at-home orders. thousands flock to beaches in california. protestors stage rallies across the country. >> this is america! >> all this as the nation's top health expert says social distancing should last for months, and the cdc adds six new symptoms to their list. and president trump steps back from those daily briefings after backlash over his comments about treating the virus with disinfectant. overseas british prime minister boris johnson going back to work after battling covid-19 in the icu, as hard hit spain partially lifts its lockdown. children walking the streets for the first time in six weeks, and the big headline out of china, officials claiming there are no

more coronavirus patients in wuhan hospitals. also this morning, the major university making plans to bring back all its students in the fall. will other schools follow suit, as millions of families across the country must decide their plan by may 1st? international mystery. where is kim jong-un? the north korean leader last seen in public two weeks ago, the new clues and the growing rumors about his health. and slam dunk. >> jordan! >> "the last dance" breaking records and taking fans behind the scenes of michael jordan and the bulls' intense road to victory. what m.j. did when hall of famer dennis rodman didn't come back from las vegas. and one of the members of that championship winning team, scott burrell, joins us live. good morning, america. we hope everyone had a safe and wonderful weekend, and thank you

for joining us here at "gma." >> that's right. and robin, i know that there is some very good news you have about that navy ship here in new york. >> some great news, amy, that's right. you're looking live at the "usns comfort." that is the last patient on the ship, was discharged over the weekend. that ship is getting ready to set sail again. that is such encouraging news. george, good morning to you. >> it sure is, robin. good morning to you. we're seeing that curve go down in new york, a sign of real progress here. here's the latest from across the country right now. the united states now is reporting more than 965,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, closing in on a million. more than 100,000 people have recovered from the virus. >> yes, have recovered. and we're going to begin our coverage in new york where officials are unveiling a phased approach to re-opening. as more states are set to lift

restrictions all across the country. tom llamas is outside the "usns comfort" with the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. in a sign things are turning around here in new york, as you mentioned, the naval hospital ship "the comfort" expected to depart as early as this week. the ship treated nearly 200 patients over three weeks and as you mentioned the last one being discharged just yesterday. this as we're seeing growing signs across the country that we're entering a new phase of this pandemic. this morning, a tale of two americas. one opening for business, the other still under stay-at-home orders. in georgia, the options are growing. first gyms, nail salons and barber shops. and today movie theaters can open along with restaurants with limited dine-in service. >> our phones won't stop ringing. >> reporter: states like south carolina, oklahoma and alaska also slowly opening for business. today they'll get more company. tennessee, mississippi, arkansas, minnesota, colorado, and montana all launching

limited re-openings. but some are wondering at what cost. the u.s. death toll from covid-19 now surpassing 50,000. >> this hit our community like a bomb. when it hit, people were dying one after the other. it's scary to me. i ask people why you don't have masks on. >> reporter: in california crowds flocking to open orange county beaches amid the heat wave. >> this is america! >> reporter: in san diego police arresting at least three protestors for violating stay-at-home orders. in chicago police investigating after a video surfaced showing a crowded house party. across the country, demonstrators rallying. armed protestors in st. paul, and scenes like this in providence and las vegas. in states like maryland, which saw its deadliest day over the weekend since the outbreak began, the governor warning it's too early. >> i want to get our economy open just as soon as we can, but

i want to do so in a safe way. >> reporter: michigan's governor defending her extension of the state's stay-at-home order until may 15th. >> we know no one wants a second wave. it would be devastating for the health of our people and our economy. so we've got to be really smart as we re-engage. >> reporter: in new york, the epicenter of the outbreak where the death toll is nearing 17,000, governor cuomo announcing a two-phased plan to re-open the state without setting a date. >> nobody is giving anybody a date. >> reporter: robust testing still a problem. dr. deborah birx, one of the nation's top health experts, saying the u.s. still needs a breakthrough in innovation when it comes to rapidly testing people. many ray return to a whole new type of office, with instructions and boundaries everywhere. >> desks will be further apart. we'll see hopefully color coding on the floor as to where you walk and where you don't walk. >> reporter: this real estate

company testing new layouts to make sure employees are safe in the workplace. >> the one thing i can tell you for sure is that the new normal will be anything but normal. >> reporter: now, as states and businesses slowly start to re-open, there is one aspect of these measures we may have to be living with for several more months. dr. birx who we just heard from in our report says social distancing is likely to stay in place through the summer, george. >> yeah, we're waiting for the recalibration of those guidelines on may 1st. okay, tom, thanks very much. to the white house now where president trump and his team are in damage control mode as they try to contain the fallout from a suggestion that injecting disinfectant might be a way to kill the coronavirus. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega tracking the latest. cecilia, we have the president lashing out on twitter all through sunday, and his team considering a new communication strategy. >> reporter: yeah, george. good morning. that's exactly right. the president is livid about the coverage of these briefings. critics say they've really

become more of campaign rallies and the president tweeted that they're not worth his time or his effort, but we've already started to see a shift. friday's briefings was his shortest yet, just 20 minutes. he took no questions. this weekend there were no briefings. even people close to the president are now saying that these briefings are now doing him more harm than good and advisers tell him he's becoming overexposed and that he might be hurting his chances for re-election. now we're talking about the push to change the strategy coming from inside the white house. there are internal discussions about having him focus more on the economy and this post-pandemic recovery. supporters feel like that's really where he's his strongest. they want to see him scale back on the briefings and possibly when social distancing allows it, to get back out on the road. but george, we've said this so many times before. this is a president who calls his own shots for better or worse. there is a briefing on the schedule today we should note. we will see if he attends. george? >> we will be watching. cecilia, thanks very much. >> let's bring in chris christie now, former republican governor of new jersey, ally of president

trump. chris, thanks for joining us again this morning. you've laid out actually a five-point strategy in "the washington post" to address this crisis both at the national level and in the states, and you say it should start with using the defense production act to realty accelerate and expand testing across the country. >> yeah, george, i think that the president and the country has had great success with the defense production act in the production of ventilators and personal protective equipment. we've seen that. we saw some great news stories over the weekend about ventilators being delivered across the country through the efforts of general motors and ventech and ford as well. so there's no reason why we shouldn't be doing that as well on the issue of testing. not only just the tests themselves but all the things you need to implement these tests. i think governor hogan was great in getting 500,000 tests from south korea. but we need to arm each governor -- let them manage the program but arm them with the supplies that they need. >> and chris, how about the

white house, we definitely have seen, as the president ramped up these briefings, his poll numbers settle down and he clearly took a hit after those comments about disinfectant. how should he recalibrate his communication strategy right now? >> listen, i think that the president is always going to continue to be his own communications director, george. i think we've seen that over the last 3 1/2 years. but i think what the american people need from the president now is for him to appear at some of these briefings off the top, 10 or 15 minutes of announcing whatever needs to be announced that day. take a question or two from the press, and then leave the rest of it to the vice president and the people who are the relevant experts that day. i think an hour and a half or two hours of anybody every day is not going to be great for their political standing no matter who they are and what they do. the american people are shut in for the most part and they don't need to see the same person every day for two hours. so i think the president can scale that back, still be a presence communicating important

things, but not having to be on for an hour and a half or two hours. >> and if you were still governor of new jersey, how would you handle protestors if they came out in your state? >> listen, i think that people have every right to protest things that they oppose, but they've got to maintain the rules as they stand in new jersey or whatever state in terms of appropriate social distancing from each other, wearing masks outside, those kind of things, and they can still peacefully protest but they still have to follow all the rules. people should still -- they're not giving up their first amendment rights, george, during all this and i don't think they should. but that's why we lay out in that "washington post" column you referenced yesterday a plan to be able to give people hope. we have to restore the american way of life and we need to start doing it now. this cannot be purely a medical decision. the medical part of it is a big part, but it is not the only part and people need to get back to work and we can do so in safe conditions that have changed from before the epidemic to after.

>> chris christie, thanks very much. now to the latest on the pandemic overseas. china is reporting that covid hospitalizations in wuhan are down to zero. in the uk, prime minister boris johnson is back at work after a tough battle with the virus. james longman has more in london. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, michael. prime minister boris johnson is back at work, but he does have a lot of work to do. there's been a lot of criticism about how his government has tackled this crisis and there doesn't seem to be a plan as yet of how he plans to get this country back to work. this morning uk prime minister boris johnson is finally back at work after two weeks recuperating from the coronavirus which put him in the icu for three nights. britain badly needs its leader back, still without a clear plan out of the crisis. >> i entirely share your urgency. it's the government's urgency, and yet we must also recognize the risk of a second spike. >> reporter: he'll have to find a way to follow some of europe's

hardest hit countries as they begin to ease restrictions. spain partially lifting its national lockdown, children now finally able to get a small taste of freedom, walking the streets for the first time in six weeks. over the weekend, the country reported its lowest one-day covid-19 death toll in over a month. but those numbers are still striking, nearly 300 fatalities. it's still far from normal. children are only allowed to accompany a parent for essential errands. playing outside is still prohibited. at the epicenter of the virus in wuhan, chinese officials say there are no more covid-19 patients in their hospitals, but now with fears of a second wave, precautions are being taken across the country. in beijing, gyms and swimming pools are still shut down and temperature checks are mandatory before entering businesses. meanwhile, australia is rolling out a tracking app called covid

safe. it uses bluetooth technology to monitor the virus. the prime minister says when 10 million people have downloaded it, the country will be ready to go back to work, and as of this morning 1 million people have downloaded that app. amy? >> james longman, everyone trying to figure out how to re-open, and let's bring in our chief medical correspondent, dr. jennifer ashton. the w.h.o. over the weekend said that surviving covid-19 right now they don't believe necessarily prevents you from being infected again. so when can we expect to know the answer to that? how long do these types of studies take? >> amy, the short answer is it could be as long as years. we have to remember this virus is barely five months old and we need a considerable track record or a history of period of time to study this. we do know though based on other coronaviruses, same family, that you can become temporarily immune and then that immunity wanes. also, when you talk about these antibodies, we don't yet know whether it's possible to have high level but antibodies that are weakly effective at blocking re-exposure or re-infection, so there's still a lot to learn

when it comes to long-term immunity. >> then we hear from dr. birx the coronavirus task force coordinator saying over the weekend that she thinks we need a huge break through in testing for the country to get back to normal. what is she talking about? what does she have in mind? >> at the top of that list is the understanding implicitly that we're not just talking about the ability to test one person one time because remember, if you test negative you might need to be sequentially tested multiple times in the future until we have a vaccine. we need a test to be fast, cheap, accessible and accurate, ultimately like a home pregnancy test, and we're not there yet. >> all right, dr. jen ashton, we appreciate it. thank you. robin? >> amy, thank you. now to the other global mystery right now. where is north korean leader kim jong-un? he hasn't been seen in public for more than two weeks now. ian pannell is in london and has the latest on all that for us. good morning, ian.

>> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. that's right, the south koreans are saying that kim jong-un is alive and well. but as you say, he hasn't been seen in public for more than a fortnight so those doubts and concerns about his whereabouts and his health are still going on. >> reporter: this morning, growing questions surrounding north korean leader, kim jong-un. it's now over two weeks since he was last seen in public with rumors and speculation about his health swirling. according to state media, the leader was last seen in public april 11th, attending a meeting. however, just four days later, april 15th, kim was notably absent from key celebrations marking the birth of his grandfather. this isn't the first time he's dropped from public view, disappearing for six weeks in 2014 and re-emerging with a cane after apparently recovering from ankle surgery. now a south korean official telling abc news they believe the north supreme leader is

residing outside of pyongyang with aides in a normal state. the special adviser to the south korean president also insisting kim jong-un is alive and well. amidst growing speculation over kim's health, there's no greater scrutiny on the role of his younger sister, kim yo jong. >> kim seems to trust his sister. he's been with her in public more often, to show his confidence in her. >> she was by her brother's side when he met with president trump. last year, the world catching a rare revealing glimpse of the siblings. japanese tv showing the north korean leader smoking a cigarette while his sister, rumored to be a potential ashtr. >> the danger is that if kim dies tomorrow there's no clear succession plan. there's the potential for an intense internal power struggle because no one has been anointed to succeed him. >> reporter: now, given the coronavirus pandemic, the koreans could be being cautious keeping kim out of harm's way, but i think until he appears

again in public, then those concerns about his fate and that of this nuclear armed nation are going to persist. michael? >> all right, thank you, ian. a lot of people waiting to see when he shows up or if he does. now to the front line workers who are showing their support for one another. take a look at this heartwarming moment from the police and fire departments in new hampshire making a heart with their vehicle, showing gratitude for the health care workers at lakes region general hospital during one of the evening shift changes. the first responders said the health care heros are the heart and soul in this battle, and we can't agree anymore than that. we're following a lot of other headlines this morning including major universities planning to welcome students ns families d send their kids away to college. and then trending big overnight. "the last dance," what happened when michael jordan found dennis rodman in vegas, and much more. >> what happens in vegas stays in vegas. >> nope.

we're gonna tell. well, at least michael jordan is going to tell. let's go to ginger who's at home. >> reporter: amy, michael, good morning to you. it's cold in my basement and it's cold outside. all behind this snow in parts of the northeast, around a foot or more already reported in upstate new york. this picture from vermont where just a couple of fresh inches of snow just has to remind you it is april 27th, but, yeah, this is relatively normal. it was flying there in the catskills up there. now i want to show you what's going to happen. when this pulls away it's going to be windy and cold but the next big storm we have to be concerned about is the severe weather from texas up to iowa tomorrow. tornados and big hail possible. we'll get into that and the heat wave soon in the southwest. your local weather in 30 seconds and first, we have to get to those spring-like cities brought to you by zyrtec.

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♪ we'll be young forever ♪ you make me feel like i'm living a teenage dream ♪ welcome back to "gma." that's 20-year-old francisco martin performing katy perry's "teenage dream" on "american idol." the top 20 contestants performing remotely as the show was broadcast from more than 40 different locations. judges katy perry, luke bryan and lionel richey coming to us from their homes as well, and yes, katy perry was dressed as hand sanitizer. >> she's being extra safe. she's pregnant during the pandemic and she said she wanted to make sure she stayed as safe as possible. >> she looks good. >> she certainly does. we have the top headlines we're following right now, as six new states set to lift restrictions this morning, protestors stage rallies across the country and thousands flock

to beaches in california. all this as the nation's top health expert says social distancing should last for months. and take a look at this amazing accomplishment. new jersey twin sisters nicole and jessica alexander were both accepted into five ivy league schools. the girls are not only facing a big decision between dartmouth, princeton, harvard, the university of pennsylvania and yale, but they say it's been especially hard of course due to the pandemic and they have to make up their minds by friday. so we will be staying on top of that. >> congratulations and good luck figuring out where you're going to go. >> all right, george? and guys, that college decision is getting complicated for so many students and their families. nearly 20 million students were projected to enroll in college, facing may 1st deadlines, but that's a challenge now as colleges and universities are trying to figure out how and whether they can re-open in the fall. eva pilgrim is at new york

university with that story. good morning, eva. >> reporter: yeah, gooor. ts aren't on campus right now. most universities finishing up this semester online because of the coronavirus. the question now though, can those students return in august? as coronavirus forces students to finish the school year at home, some universities are working on a possible plan to fall. >> we would love to have a senior year but we do worry about what health risks that would pose not only to older people in the community but to other students like us as well. >> reporter: indiana's purdue university making plans to try to bring its community of more than 50,000 students and staff back to campus this august. the president writing in an email that covid-19 poses close to zero lethal threat to students, saying our students pose a far greater danger to others than theow g to fine d fe >> whi i'm not persoat

d family ho are at ry ve members. >> reporter: these roommates kaylee and jalen still concerned about young people who have pre-existing conditions like jalen who suffers from asthma. >> my fear would be that given the language used in the email, students wouldn't realize how serious of a situation we're dealing with. >> reporter: daniels laying out some preliminary practices that would allow the university to re-open, spreading out classes and reducing sizes, pretesting students and staff for the virus, and using contact tracing and self-quarantining. brown university's president, christina paxton, also on board, writing in "the new york times," the re-opening of college and university campuses in the fall should be a national priority. institutions should develop public health plans now that build on three basic elements of controlling the spread of infection, test, trace and

separate. all this as the may 1st deadline, decision day for incoming students, is looming. many now reconsidering their plans. >> it's really unappealing to me the idea of paying for college and doing all of that school work when i'm not able to connect face-to-face with the people that are teaching me and the people that i'm working with. >> reporter: and she's not alone. nearly one in six graduating high school seniors are now considering hitting pause on their academic education, looking at taking a gap year. robin? >> all right, eva, thank you. let's turn now to our chief medical correspondent, dr. jennifer ashton. she's there at home. good morning, jen. this is your wheelhouse. you have a daughter who's a student athlete no less. what do parents need to know about the possibility of sending their children back to school in the fall? >> well, robin, this is, first of all, a complex decision. there are a lot of moving parts. the health and safety of the

entire college or university community is obviously at the top of the priority list. and we do have to remember that, yes, the risk medically to the college student age group is very, very low. of course there are other people's health and risks that we have to consider. but i think it's also important to understand that this decision does not have to be an all or none decision. it can be a hybrid. it can be done in stages or phases. there can be options, kind of a menu of options for people, and i think it's important to remember also there is a precedent. we have a major medical center in boston that, with the use of masks on everyone in that medical center, has demonstrated a massive reduction in the spread of coronavirus. so i think there are a lot of options that could be utilized. >> and hopefully they will be and it's not one size fits all, but you alluded to this a little bit, jen, because you're having these students coming from all

over the country, some from all over the world, in their dorms. what does that pose to the broader community, not just there on campus but these students are going to go out into the community. what kind of problems could that possibly pose? >> well, again, i think if you look at what's been going on in this country in cities and states, we can use colleges and universities as a microcosm because they are, in fact, small cities. and when you talk about protecting the most vulnerable, there will be ways that they can do that and in terms of resilience, ability to adapt, use your capacity and resources and self-regulation, no one better than that than colleges and universities. >> you said that right. all right, jen, thank you so much. and coming up next here on "gma," the massive fan reaction to the latest episode, yep, we're going to talk about "the last dance," y'all. how the bulls finally found dennis rodman when he didn't come back from las vegas during that championship season.

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>> reporter: hey there. yeah, they took us back to one of the most eccentric personalities we've ever seen in sports, dennis rodman, and had you saying, man, that dude was wild, but also, man, that dude was good. "the last dance," the record-breaking docuseries about michael jordan and the '90s bulls dynasty delivered two fresh episodes overnight, and it put the spotlight on one of the most provocative and talented players sports has ever seen, hall of famer dennis rodman. the power forward was a top trend on twitter as the series focused on his style, his flare, his raw talent, and that infamous vegas vacation. >> i'm looking at phil like, you ain't going to get that dude back in 48 hours. i don't care what you say, he's done. he leaves that room, goes straight to the airport, boom, they don't hear or see dennis for 48 hours. >> reporter: rodman's then

girlfriend, carmen electra, said when rodman didn't come back on time, jordan showed up to the couple's vegas hotel room. >> there's a knock on the door and it's michael jordan and i hid. i didn't want to see him like that so i'm just hiding behind the couch with covers over me. come on, we got to get to practice. >> reporter: coach phil jackson says rodman was key to the team's success. >> dennis is what held us together. >> reporter: the series also takes us behind the scenes of jackson's unconventional coaching style, showing how the team used jackson's interpretation of native american spiritualism and zen buddhism. jackson and jordan together elevated the bulls, winning the franchise's first championship in 1991, leading to this iconic photo and kicking off their historic '90s run. jordan recently told robin what he remembers most about that final season. >> phil started off the year by saying this is the last dance and we played it that way. mentally it tugged at you

throughout the course of the year. we tried to enjoy the year and finish it off the right way. >> reporter: director jason hehir says there's so much more person behind the player. >> we see him as this iconic figure, poster on a wall, a statue. so peeling away those layers and showing that there was more to this guy than just a basketball playing machine, that there was an actual human underneath, it was a fascinating trip. >> reporter: so we had the nfl draft and "the last dance," both set viewership records, stra, so it wasn't really a bad sports weekend for us. >> no, it ended up being all right for us, t.j., gave us something to do. joining us now to talk more about the show is espn's stephen a. smith. stephen, what an incredible show, a lot of fun to watch. dennis rodman was the focus of part three of the series. a lot of people know dennis

rodman for the wild headlines that he's had since his career, even during his career, but he is a hall of famer. this guy, how important was he to the second half of the bulls dynasty? >> well, he was pivotal. one could easily argue they wouldn't have won the championships without him simply because he was the guy that didn't need the basketball in order to be successful. as a matter of fact, most of the time he didn't want it on the offensive end of the floor. he just wasn't that kind of guy. he was an elite defensive player without question, one of the greatest defensive players in nba history and one of the greatest rebounders in nba history. as he articulated on numerous occasions last night, he loved doing all the dirty work, and that's what enabled michael jordan and scottie pippen to do the things that they did. >> i love when he said, i figured out what i could do best to help this team. the director of the series said that michael jordan was worried about how he would be perceived by the public because he was tough on his teammates and wanted the best out of them as well. how do you think jordan is being seen so far in this series? >> in my estimation he's being

perceived as the champion he was, six-time champion, six-time nba finals mvp, the greatest player that's ever played as far as i'm concerned. when you're trying to be a champion you're not interested in pleasantries and befriending people at the expense of winning. winning is first and foremost in everybody's mind. it's about getting that done. you do that first, and jordan was trying to catch and eclipse larry bird, magic johnson, et cetera, and he wasn't trying to take any prisoners along the way as he articulated. it really weighed on him before he ever captured his first championship that he was a guy seen as an elite player and scorer but somebody who couldn't get people over the hump. obviously that wasn't the case after he captured five championships and was en route to six in that last season. some would argue the only thing that possibly made him look bad was him attacking the detroit pistons the way that he did. obviously the bad boys rubbed him the wrong way. he hated them. they hated the chicago bulls. they were the big bullies on the

block. but the flip side is everybody forgets and the documentary didn't highlight how the day before they had swept the pistons is when michael jordan called the pistons bad champions, bad for basketball. so those kind of things weren't really shown. it was just a walk-off with isaiah thomas and the pistons. that's the only thing that's really debatable. i think he looks great in the documentary, personally. >> stephen, we appreciate you, man, and your insight as always. we'll see you on espn, my friend. >> all right, my buddy. take it easy. >> you can see the next two episodes of "the last dance" sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on espn and they will be available outside the u.s. on netflix. in our next hour, scott burrell, a member of that legendary bulls championship team, he is going to join us live. coming up, we have our "play of the day." we'll be right back. what does it mean to be a good neighbor? it means being there for each other. that's why state farm is announcing the good neighbor relief program

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. ready to re-open. six new states set to lift restrictions this morning. the pressure mounting to roll back those stay-at-home orders. thousands flocking to beaches in california. protestors staging rallies across the country. >> this is america! >> all this as the nation's top health expert says social distancing should last for months. also this morning, the cdc updating its list of possible symptoms for covid-19. what to watch out for and the popular heartburn medicine being studied as a new potential treatment for coronavirus. trouble in paradise. kristin cavallari and jay cutler just hours ago after ten years thsthimornin slam dunk, the morning after new episodes of "the last dance," former chicago bulls

forward scott burrell who played in that final season with jordan, pippen and rodman, going head-to-head with m.j. how scott burrell says that jordan is still elevating his game. ciara is live, stepping into "gma" this morning from home, pregnant during this pandemic, answering your questions along with dr. ashton for moms-to-be right now. it's an extra special make your monday. wait until you see the surprise for these health care workers who took on pitbull's "i believe" challenge. mr. 305 himself saying -- good morning, america. so glad to have you starting your monday off with us, and you know, mr. 305 always gets you excited. he has a nice surprise this morning, right, robin?

>> he certainly does, michael. he is bringing a make your monday surprise to these well deserving health care workers y. they were dancing to his new hit "i believe that we will win." amy, that's making me work up an appetite. >> and we've got just the thing for that. this chef revealing the secret to making his meat balls from home. we have the recipe and his tips for making them tonight, george. >> everybody's taking a lot more time with dinner these days. right now we begin with the latest on the covid pandemic. more states are starting to re-open this morning as others extend their restrictions, and protestors demand that stay-at-home orders be lifted. tom llamas is in new york where the last patient has been released from the navy ship "comfort." good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning to you again.

that's right, the "comfort" expected to leave new york as early as this week. we've just been told they're actually breaking down some of the medical equipment inside of the ship as we speak. we are tracking openings all across the country including down in georgia where our affiliate was told by a restaurant executive some restaurants are slowly re-opening today and this is going to be a dress rehearsal for the rest of the country. this morning, a tale of two americas. one opening for business, the other still under stay-at-home orders. in georgia, the options are growing. first gyms, nail salons and barber shops, and today movie theaters can open along with restaurants with limited dine-in service. states like south carolina, oklahoma and alaska also slowly opening for business. today they'll get more company. tennessee, mississippi, arkansas, minnesota, colorado, and montana all launching limited re-openings. in california, crowds flocking to open orange county beaches amid the weekend's heat wave. >> this is america!

>> reporter: in san diego police arresting at least three surfaced showing a crowded house party. across the country demonstrators rallying. armed protestors in st. paul, and scenes like this in providence and las vegas. in states like maryland which saw its deadliest day over the weekend since the outbreak began, the governor warning it's too early. >> i want to get our economy back opened as soon as we can but i want to do so in a safe way. >> reporter: now today we are expected to hear from the governor of new jersey and the governor of texas about their plans to re-open. we know residents in both states are very anxious to hear those plans. michael? >> we all are, tom. thank you so much for that. now to the latest on the diagnosis and treatment of covid-19. the cdc updating their list of symptoms for the disease over the weekend and dr. ashton is back with us to answer some more questions.

doc, tell us about the symptoms that the cdc added to the list. >> well michael, remember initially the symptoms were basically fever, cough, shortness of breath. now i want you to take a look at this list because the cdc has added six more ranging from chills to shaking chills, muscle aches, headaches, loss of smell and taste, a sore throat. again, we can think of this as a work in progress. this is evolving as we've learned more from case reports and doctors taking care of these patients. the cdc recognizing after some time that there's typical symptoms and there are atypical symptoms, and i wouldn't be surprised, michael, in the future to see this list grow even more. >> they're investigating a popular heartburn medicine to treat covid-19. what can you tell us about that? >> well, very, very early stages, this is not ready for primetime yet, but it's a drug called famotidine. when given nine times the regular strength in intravenous form to critically ill patients, the thinking is it works on the

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♪ good morning, good morning welcome back to "gma." good morning to you. we're happy you're kicking off your week with us here. >> that's right, and tomorrow here on "gma," our new series sell smart, easy ways to turn your clutter into cash. first up, getting money for your old electronics. all of us have some hanging around the house. but let's move to lara's house. time for "pop news." lara? >> reporter: good morning, guys. happy monday. we're going to begin today with white house coronavirus adviser dr. anthony fauci who was asked during a recent interview who would he want to play him if he ever got the "saturday night live" treatment. his answer was very simple, brad pitt of course. dr. fauci got his wish this weekend when the oscar winner

played him in the show's first sketch of the night. brad's dr. fauci had some pretty good one liners, but after a few jokes brad broke character and he had this to say. >> to the real dr. fauci, thank you for your calm, your clarity in this unnerving time, and thank you to the medical workers, first responders and their families for being on the front line. and now, live, kind of, from all across america, it's saturday night. >> reporter: saturday was "snl's" second at-home episode. the first was two weeks ago, pulled in nearly 7 million viewers, guys, and also making an appearance in last night's episode, adam sandler and paul rudd, miley cyrus as well. she joined as the musical guest. she was really good too. she sang pink floyd's "wish you were here." really, really nice. also making news this morning, tony bennett, at 93 years young, the singing legend decided to try and raise spirits in san francisco on saturday by

leading a city-wide sing-a-long to his classic hit. take a look. ♪ the loveliness of paris ♪ seems somehow sadly missed ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ ♪ my love waits there in san francisco ♪ >> reporter: it was so nice. "the san francisco chronicle" revealing the feel-good idea was the brainchild of ben and city officials as a way to boost morale and it really worked. the san francisco pd sang along. the fire department ran the sirens and even the grace cathedral had the bells programmed to play the city's anthem, saying in a statement, quote, san francisco has been in my heart for 50 years. this is tony saying this. i'm so proud and impressed with how the city by the bay has

continued to bend the curve and show the world how together and alone we can make a difference. and finally, guys, you know the nfl did their draft virtually this year. that did not stop fans from tuning in. 55 million people watched the three-day event, setting a new all-time high for media consumption. fans got a real treat in the second round when this happened. >> but there you see, a k9 resemblance of bill belichick, the patriots head coach. >> reporter: that's belichick's dog nike looking to make a move on behalf of pats nation, and coach giving nike a treat for a good pick. the pats went with defensive back kyle duggar in that round. a lot of people hoping for more scouting reports on nike who may need an agent himself after his appearance. he got so much media attention. as you know, we all love a good dog appearance, guys.

>> i'll be honest with you, bill belichick's been taking nike's credit all these years, what it looks like to me. all right, lara, thank you so much. >> reporter: he is so cute. and of course my dog is not behaving at all. right when i wanted them as a prop, nowhere to be found. oh, guest appearance. >> there you go. >> timing is everything. thank you so much, lara. george? >> cooper and daisy are showing up here when i don't need them sometimes. now it's time for our "gma" cover story. reality star kristin cavallari and former nfl quarterback jay cutler announced that they're splitting up after ten years together. will reeve joins us now with the details. hey, will. >> reporter: hey, george. some sad personal news for the couple that has lived their entire relationship in the public eye. after a decade together, it's over. >> i feel like we've been spending a lot of time together lately. >> yeah. >> reporter: this morning, after nearly ten years as a couple, seven years of marriage, and three children, kristin

cavallari and jay cutler are getting divorced. the announcement on sunday a shock to many who follow the pair on their reality show "very cavallari." >> i feel like you just made fun of me. >> because men shouldn't wear overalls. >> mine are cooler. >> reporter: cutler and cavallari recently grabbing attention on social media for documenting their three weeks in quarantine in the bahamas, posting these sun-kissed photos with family and close friends. but on sunday they shared their decision to split up, saying they have nothing but love and respect for one another and are deeply grateful for the years shared, memories made, and the children we are so proud of. 2018 saw the debut of their reality series "very cavallari". >> honestly, what do you do all day? >> i like to keep myself pretty free so if something does pop up, bounce right into it. >> reporter: an intimate look at the good times and the bad in their marriage. >> from the outside, like, things are so perfect and things are so great, but actually, like, they're not, and that sucks.

it sucks. that's the thing though with marriage. it's ups and downs. >> reporter: and speculation of an affair between cutler and one of cavallari's best friends causing drama in the last season of the show, the couple insists this is just a situation of two people growing apart. the couple had reportedly considered divorce at times in the past and spent a lot of time apart on that recent trip to the bahamas. robin? >> we continue to wish them both the best. all right, will, thank you. now to more on one of the most talked about moments so far from the espn docuseries, "the last dance." take a look at this intense exchange at practice between michael jordan and his teammate, scott burrell. >> you sit back and wait. why are you waiting? why? >> you play aggressive. they will come and help you. >> i told you it was intense, and joining us now is scott burrell. scott, thank you so much.

i know you very well here in the state of connecticut, former star for the uconn huskies and the current coach at connecticut southern -- southern connecticut, excuse me. can you tell us, before we get to the episode, how is your family doing, scott? >> thank you, robin. thanks for having me. we're all doing well. we listening to the quarantine, staying inside and making sure we're staying healthy. >> oh, i'm glad to hear that. all right, let's get to it, scott burrell. all right. that moment that we saw, what's it like for you -- first of all, give us the context of what happened. and what is it like for you to watch this more than 20 years later? >> well, what happened in that situation is, it was my first week of practice and obviously i'm trying to learn the offense. when he started yelling at me, i didn't have an excuse for him. so i said i guess i'm waiting for the double-team. nobody double-teams me first of all.

and second of all, after those guys cut baseline to the top of the key, i didn't know the second part of the offense. so that's why i was holding the ball waiting. watching it 20 years later, it's a thrill to watch. it just brings back great memories. >> you sound like, see, what had happened was. that's how it sounded like where you were going with that. >> exactly. >> yeah, but you did explain it. but you've said this before, that you don't want people to misunderstand michael jordan's tactics, how strong he was not just with you but everybody in practice, expecting the best of himself and in others. and you said it not just made you a better player but taught you some life lessons as well? >> he taught me life lessons, most definitely. you know, everything in life is not going to be easy and as an athlete or as a person you should encourage challenges in life. that makes you bigger, makes you stronger, makes you more mentally tough. like we said, nothing is going to be perfect but playing for the bulls, it was a challenge every day.

me being the new guy on the team, a team that won two championships in a row, five out of the last seven, and i didn't know anybody. i was going there with the mind-set of let me fit in first and then try to learn the offense and be productive. >> but your name is on that banner. it is hanging. it is hanging. it is right there among everybody else's. so what do you remember most about that last season other than dennis rodman? what else do you remember, what stands out to you? >> i remember the great battles we had in practice. i remember the tough losses that we learned from. i learned how much i progressed as a player and as a person, but most of all i think i remember winning the championship. it's the most stress relieving thing that i've ever done. your whole goal in life is to be the team that wins the last game and walk off the court in victory in your last game, and we were able to do that in chicago. to be the best team in the world, it was an unbelievable feeling.

>> and a final question, you're there at southern connecticut. your players, they didn't know jordan. they weren't around in this heyday. i bet they're giving you a little more respect now that they see that their coach played alongside michael jordan like that. >> no, no, no, robin. kids today still see lebron and think lebron's the best. you know, i hope they get to see michael in a different light, they get to see why michael's great, what made him great, what motivated him, and that's what i want the kids to take out of this. what motivated him to be the best and what motivated him to keep getting better. that's all i encourage my kids to do as a coach, get better every day. you don't have to be michael jordan. you don't have to be someone you're not. just be the best person that you can be. that's all i ask, make an impact on the school, make an impact on our team. >> you're a good man. all right, i'm so proud of you, scott. thank you so much. >> thank you, robin. >> all the best to you. >> i appreciate you for having me. >> we appreciate it.

you got it. you can see the next two episodes of "the last dance" sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on espn and they'll be available outside the u.s. on netflix. now let's get back to home there with ginger. good morning again, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, robin. i know you're chilly up there in connecticut and just a 180 from what's happening in the southwest. from phoenix to los angeles we had daily record highs broken over the weekend, and we're going to see more of that excessive heat warnings extending all the way up to las vegas where they could see their first 100-degree temperature in april ever by the mid-week. good monday morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. high clouds and sunshine, a little bit warmer today and tomorrow. we've got more clouds tonight and a little bit of patchy fog, especially up in the north bay and along the peninsula coast. our coolest weather is going to be over the weekend, a little bit of a change from what we just went through. so 50s along the coast, mid-60s in san francisco. low to mid-70s around the bay

and some upper 70s to low 80s inland. tonight, mainly mid- to upper now to our new series, open for business. all week we'll be looking at small restaurants across america to see what they're doing to keep in touch with their customers during this trying time and how they're helping give back to their communities. plus an easy recipe we can all make at home. we're starting with a little restaurants in chicago where you got to try the meatballs. >> reporter: for chef anthony reyes, opening a restaurant with his mother mabel's personal recipes was always a lifelong goal. >> eclectic twist on a lot of traditional dishes like apple bacon wrapped meatloaf or her meat balls. stick to your bones. >> reporter: in 2017 that dream became a reality in the buck town neighborhood of chicago, a moment chef reyes says his mother will never forget. >> we took the sign and she bursted in tears.

she was so proud, and that's all i ever wanted to do was make my mother proud. >> reporter: mabel's table quickly turned into a local staple. >> it became a kind of neighborhood cheers for a lot of people. numerous families come to eat here two, three times a week. >> reporter: all of that changed last month when they lost about 80% of business because of covid-19, forcing them to lay off 25 employees, now barely keeping their doors open. >> we were able to have such great families here working and i just want to be able to bring them back. >> reporter: now dishes like the famous meatballs are made for curb side pick-up. >> start off with the milk and egg mixture and put that into the bowl and parmesan cheese. >> reporter: add salt, pepper, about 350 degrees. i'm going to slow roast these

real quick, blast them into the oven and after 30 minutes of roasting we put them in our slow roasted tomato sauce and let them simmer about four hours. >> reporter: and while his wife nicole works on the front lines as a nurse, chef reyes is lending a helping hand, serving up meals to those who could use a little comfort. >> how my mom raised us. i can see the appreciation in their eyes. >> joining us now via facetime is the owner of mabel's table, anthony reyes with his best seller, his mom's famous meatballs. >> good morning, good morning, good morning, good morning. >> hey, good morning, anthony. you finished off those meatballs with a secret sauce. come on, give it up, what's the secret? >> it is. my mom always wanted to put some extra cheese in here, a little bit of fresh basil in there and then the secret ingredient is going to be butter. butter always makes it better, guys. >> oh, that is what my grandmother used to say. i couldn't agree more. i love it. now, we know that you have been so supportive to your community, giving out generous meals that people can use, but what do you need right now to keep going, to keep mabel's table going?

>> you know what, we need our customers to come back. we need for people to understand that this is something that's happening to all of us in the world and we just need support when we get to open these doors and get to -- get life back to normal. >> well, we hope that that happens soon for you. those meatballs look delicious, and the fact that they just simmer for four hours. >> wow, i can taste them from here. >> we can taste them from here. thank you so much for joining us, anthony. we really appreciate you. you can get the meatball recipe on our website. make sure you do that you guys. coming up, ciara is going to join us live. we'll be right back with more "gma."

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we're off to a really nice start this morning. full of sunshine and temperatures still on the chilly side. most of us in the 50s. a few 60s showing up around mountain view and fairfield. and it will be a little breezy around the bay from the bay bridge southward into the south bay. that's the only real commute issue i have for you. it's going to be warmer tomorrow, warmest day of the week. coolest this weekend, a chance of sprinkles sunday. kamasi? >> all right, thanks, mike. we'll have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes or

so, but you can always find us on our news app and at abc7news.com. "gma" continues now. ♪ ♪ welcome back to "gma" and thank you for joining us on this monday morning. >> that's right, we have a lot of incredible guests this morning. this song might clue you in. robin, you're about to catch up with one of them right now. >> i certainly will. a little monday motivation for us. so many facing challenges during this pandemic and it is really an anxious time for mothers-to-be. our next guest knows what that feels like. grammy award winning singer ciara is pregnant with her third child, and she is joining us again from her home this morning. ciara, it's wonderful to see you. thank you so much for being with us again. how are you feeling this morning? >> i'm actually feeling good. it's a bit early for a pregnant lady.

you know, those extra hours of sleep are always vital but i'm happy to be here today. >> you're always a team player, getting up and talking with us like this. i know you had a sonogram recently. russell wasn't able to join you for that, and tell us what that experience was like for you, ciara. >> it was really surreal because it was the first time we ever had that kind of experience and it was really a moment that marked the time that we're living in, but we really made the best of it. he was downstairs facetiming from the doctor's office and i had him on there every step of the way. we made the best of it but it definitely was a very surreal experience. >> i bet it was. but like you say, you did make the best of it and people appreciated that. we asked our viewers, ciara, who are also expecting just like you to send us their questions. we want to get your perspective as well as some medical advice so we're going to bring back our chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton as well. let's get to the first question.

it is from jessica. this is her question. >> hi. i am pregnant. i'm in my second trimester with my first baby. at this time my husband is not allowed to come to any of my appointments and i'm not sure if he will be allowed to be there when the baby is born. what should we do to keep our spouses engaged and feeling connected to the baby during this time? >> all right, before we get to jen, ciara, i'll let you answer that first. >> i would tell jessica don't worry. you know, what i did was i did -- i took tons and tons of video, tons and tons of photos during the ultrasound and made the best of that. what we do in our house is sing to the belly. when russell puts his hand on my belly, the baby starts to move a lot. future, my son, and daughter sienna, they love touching my belly. i think the more you do those kind of things, it allows you guys to bond and to really make

the best of the moment. and, you know, singing to the belly is really fun, and touching and just really having those moments like that, to keep you close makes the guy feel involved. we're carrying the baby for the whole time so the guy gets to have this experience too in that way. >> good insight there. and jen, what do you say? >> you kno real less abt e physical ith emotio spirconnection there are so many ways to do that. you don't have to be physically in the same room. we can take a lesson from our service men and women in the military who oftentimes have to go through entire pregnancies and longer without their spouse or partner there, so it's difficult, but it definitely can be done. >> good insight from both of you. and now another viewer question, this one coming from christian. >> hi. i'm 20 weeks pregnant with my first baby, due in september, and i wanted to know, is there anything different that i should be putting in my go bag during these times?

>> ooh, that's a good one. what do you say, ciara? do you have anything different in your going bag? >> you know, i would tell you don't overpack. i did that with my first baby, future, and he was born nine pounds ten ounces. i had all these different outfits like the newborn, and i had these outfits for the size, and i was unprepared because i i had smaller sizes and then i ended up having to have 3 to 6-month-old clothing. don't overpack the baby clothes. the hospitals have everything that you possibly need, and also, take the -- >> jen, what do you say, should there be some different items in the go bag given the times that we're in right now? >> not really, robin. you know, i would say maybe for emotional or psychological peace of mind you might want to pack

your own mask, face covering or hand sanitizer but remember, you're going to a place where those supplies will be available for you, spouse, partner, anyone who needs one. >> good. and we really want to get this question in because this is from one of our dear staffers, kirsten. here it is. >> hi, ciara, i'm also pregnant, due in the next couple weeks. i was just wondering what your plan is in terms of introducing the baby to grandparents and other family members and everything? >> first of all, i have to say it warms my heart to see kirsten. she is something else. what's the advice that you have for her, ciara? >> i would say virtual is the way. it's going to be a bit different, you know. i think being in the beginning of your baby being there, but virtual is the way i would say, you know, to keep the environment as safe as possible and take -- again, tons of pictures, tons of videos so people can log back in those

moments or look back at your logs and see all the special moments that they missed. we're going to be virtualing it up. i will say this, i feel like your grandparents in particular are kind of like pregnant women too, they're very, very cautious as well during this time. you kind of got to read that and if you're going to expose them to your baby, bring your mask, make sure everyone is wearing a mask, and being careful and cautious. log, log, log all those special moments. you'll be able to laugh at them later and smile about them. you won't miss out on anything. i really believe that. >> i do too. and what do you say, jen? >> listen, robin, these are stressful times but we're going to get through it and trust me, no one is tougher than a pregnant woman. so if this can be figured out, we're going to do it. >> yes, and we're so happy for kirsten and all those who are expecting. ciara, you are beautiful. thank you so much. you and your husband are so generous in so many different ways and we really appreciate

it. now you can maybe take a little bit of a nap there on the west coast. go back and get some sleep. >> oh yeah, i'm ready. >> thank you, ciara. >> thank you. >> my best to your children and the family. you take care. and jen, as always, you are a rock star. thanks, jen. coming up, we're going to make your monday surprise that will have these health care heroes dancing for joy. come on back for that. ♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win

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♪ ♪ i'm going to stand by you ♪ i'm going to stand by you welcome back to "gma." we love celebrating the doctors, nurses and first responders on the front lines of this pandemic and now we want to make america's monday by introducing you to some of those extraordinary health care workers. >> that's right. we want to shoutout dr. ryan barnett, a critical care anesthesiologist at usc in los angeles along with his helper who helps him suit up in his ppe every day. >> all need a little help, and look at this. we showed you these health care heroes from southern ocean medical center in new jersey. they accepted pitbull's "i his new uplifting song and they're joining us right now live. so thank you all for joining us.

there you are. dr. skullnick, you're an e.r. doctor at the hospital. great to see you and the staff who have joined us as well this morning. how are you guys doing? >> we are great. >> great, thank you. >> love you, michael. >> love you too. >> next to you is jenna schaal, the nurse manager there in the emergency department. what made you all decide to take on this pitbull challenge? >> actually, dr. skullnick found the challenge and we're always e alys fomnd uys to uplift our it takes your mind off of it. thank you, pitbull, for coming up with this. >> well, i love the enthusiasm. when you said that, we saw the members of the team raised their arms. you guys are awesome and we're not the only ones who think so. we have a message for you all from the man himself. take a listen. >> pitbull, mr. 305, mr. worldwide. i want to give a big, big shoutout to southern ocean

medical center. just goes to show you when we're together and unite we can fight anything. when i saw that video and you guys up there doing that i believe that we can win dance, man, gave me goosebumps, made me cry tears of joy and truly shows that united we stand, divided we fall. everybody out there on the front line, all the first responders, nothing but love and respect because y'all are the true heros in this story right here. >> we wanted to let you guys know, not only is he sending his thanks, pitbull is going to include your dance in the new music video for the new song "i believe we can win." you guys are now in the pitbull music video. jenna, how does it feel to be a part of such a hopeful song during a time like this? >> it's awesome. it's nothing like we ever expected. we were joking now that my kid is the most famous kid in virtual school right now. we're happy to have the opportunity to do this and for us to be able to come out here

for five minutes and just dance for a second. it's awesome. >> amazing. >> it's also great that people can see us and we're okay. we're still fighting here. >> we're so thankful for all of you, but you know what we really want to see right now? we know you guys are working hard each day but how about you dance us off right now. we want to see you guys doing what you do best. >> yeah, thank you. >> you guys ready? [ cheers ] ♪ ♪ ♪ when it comes to fear you can forget everything and run or you can ♪ ♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win

♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win ♪ i believe that we will win >> like that. i believe that we will win. well done. thank you, thank them all for joining us this morning and bringing our spirits up. that's right, now we're going to go to someone else who brings our spirits up, ginger. what's going on, ginger? >> reporter: i believe that we will warm up. that's what i'm doing for you. yes, we're going to warm up that ridge out west that's going to slide a little east and we will end up seeing 60s at least here in the northeast by the end of the week and the start of the weekend. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. hope you had a great weekend. we're going to start off with a little bit of a warming trend today, except for the coast. 60 there. mid-70s to low 80s around

now to our small business deal of the day. we are highlighting small businesses across america. >> that's right, and our "gma" viewers, you all are really helping out big time. i want you to take a look at how you've made a difference for a company we featured on friday. >> with your help, we were able to pay our employees, help us cover our rent. our fulfillment warehouse is busy again after being quiet for so long and our suppliers are going to get paid. thank you so much, "good morning america." >> thank you so much to our viewers out there. thank you so much. and tory johnson, you have another sweet deal for us. hey. >> reporter: very sweet. so this is from a company called bumbleberry farms. it's an eight-person small business in pennsylvania and the company says that business has come to a hard stop. they sell honey products that are seen in big giants like williams sonoma, macy's. the owner called me and said

she's not just worried about her own business but her suppliers as well. she said when you feature me you're not just helping me small business but a dozen others, the printer, the jar maker, the lid maker, the beekeeper, milk producer, so many businesses. she has assembled for us her four best selling products, all crafted in small batches. the set is 50% off. i've got a little peek that i made this morning. it's raw honey, honey straws, two honey cream spreads. i'm smelling this right here. the cinnamon stick honey cream smells like a cinnamon bun in a jar. you can put it on apples, on bread, eat it just right out of the jar. whatever you do, it's delicious for you and awesome for these small businesses. >> fantastic, tory. thank you so much. it does look good. we've partnered with bumbleberry farms on this great deal. you can get it on our website. coming up, we've got someone else who's pretty sweet, josh

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♪ you've got a friend in me ♪ you've got a friend in me welcome back. that is our friend josh groban, singing "you've got a friend in mine" during the disney family sing-along. over 10 million tuned in for the premiere of that special event including lara. hey, lara. >> reporter: hi, you guys. that was so great, wasn't it? so awesome that josh is joining us live right now from his home in los angeles with a very special performance from his shower. yep. you heard it here first. hello, mr. josh. how are you, my friend? >> hi, good morning. nice to talk to you. i've been on this show many times, never from my bathroom though so you've given me a first here.

>> reporter: i got to see you off camera when you were setting up the shot. i cannot wait for this. i wanted to say thank you so much for giving us that beautiful rendition of "you've r nginat home. whatlso?know y'renngime th >> yea social distancing, i'm seeing them from afar, seeing them from the window obviously and in a strange twist of fate from when i was a teenager, i'm now keeping them from leaving the house which is really fun. i'm just trying to keep busy, doing a lot of writing, learning how to cook, feeding my plants, playing -- visiting people on their islands on animal crossing and i'm doing a lot of singing too. >> reporter: we're so glad you're doing the singing. i love this concept, these shower songs. tell us how it came about.

>> well, so i've been doing a bunch of kind of live stream concerts as many of us who are in music have been doing from our homes. at one point i just kind of decided that the sound wasn't quite what i wanted. i don't have like a fancy microphone here. and so i just kind of decided to take the ipad into the shower and of course, you know, that's where all of our singing confidence is. so the reverb was amazing and i said i'm going to start doing some shower songs. so i went on instagram and started doing shower songs and it kind of caught on. people have been digging it. >> reporter: well, let's dig it right now. i know that you have a very special song for us so i'm just going to introduce it. everybody, here's josh groban with "what a wonderful world." take it away, josh. ♪ i see trees of green, red roses too m oofond you ♪ ♪ and i think to myself what a

wonderful world ♪ ♪ i see skies of blue, and clouds of white, the bright blessed day and the dark secret night ♪ ♪ and i think to myself, what a wonderful world ♪ ♪ the colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky ♪ ♪ and also all the faces of the people going by ♪ ♪ i see friends holding hands, saying, how do you do ♪ ♪ they're really saying, i love you ♪ ♪ i see babies cry, i watch them grow ♪ ♪ they'll learn much more than

i'll ever know ♪ ♪ and i think to myself, what a wonderful world ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ you raise me up "gma's" spring concert series is sponsored by the makers of zyrtec. zyrtec, muddle no more. a big thank you to josh

groban for joining us this morning. >> that's right. and thank you for watching. have a great day, everyone. >> bye. this is kind of a first... for all of us.

but maybe this is a time to put other things... first. and when the day comes, when we're no longer looking at our worlds from the inside out. it will be what we did in here that will make us stronger out there.

good morning. i'm kamasi aaron from abc 7 mornings. we saw thousands of people show up at four new free testing sites in the mission district over weekend. it's an area with one of thefec covid-19 in san francisco. the tests are part of a larger study to learn out more about the virus and how it affects people of different neighborhoods or ethnic makeups. here's mike with our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kamasi. it may be a monday, but looks beautiful outside from san jose, where it's about 59 degrees with all of that sunshine. a great day to be outside today and try to shake off the cabin fever. just remember sunscreen and your mask. you will need it. little bit of color into our blue skit. 59 at half moon bay. tomorrow's our warmest day. kamasi? >> thanks, mike. now it's time for "live with

kelly & ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for "midday live" and hope you'll join us then. in the meantime, hav >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, broderick, film, and television star, jane krakowski. and you know television, ask college student from las vegas who truly is a helping hero. and tips for sleeping better as we began our "coping with covid week." and our good news story of the day. all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> ryan: good morning. hello there. it is monday, april 27th. it's good to see you, kelly ripa. kelly was texting me how to turn on my camera, turn on my life, position myself correctly because i am just running out of out of bandwidth.