because the first one was so good. so, who was i was missing -- you know who i was missing? mariah. >> yes. good morning, america. coronavirus cases in the u.s. topping 1 million. the cdc warning deaths will rise in the coming weeks and could spike without social distancing. dr. fauci stressing the importance of finding a treatment and saying testing isn't perfect as people all over the country still line up to be tested. overnight, president trump signs an executive order to keep meat processing plants open as concerns grow about shortages of beef, chicken and pork and safety in the plants. the head of a major supermarket chain joins us live. school's out. some districts ending the year early, cutting the cord on remote lea

w plans acss the country. when will your kids make up that lost time and what will classrooms look like in the future? fight for her life. >> i died for two minutes. >> my whole world just crumbled. >> the 12-year-old diagnosed with a rare heart condition which doctors say may have been triggered by coronavirus. the young girl and her mother sharing their emotional story this morning. the first dog in the united states tests positive for covid. his owners are speaking out this morning. now what we should do to protect our pup. big screen battle. one of the largest movie chains threatening to ban major films from its theaters after the blockbuster success of the new "trolls" movie. so many people watching at home, but is the future of the box office in your living room? ♪ nine to five and business on top. gym shorts on the bottryone dea with the new 9:00 to 5:00.

♪ it's enough to drive you crazy if you let it ♪ ♪ nine to five good morning, america. good morning, america. happy to be with you guys on this wednesday morning. i know yesterday everyone thought that you and i saw will with -- what he was wearing wite angles, will. >> all about the angles. he broke the internet. i mean, i was hearing from people i hadn't heard from in decades because apparently they caught us laughing. we were probably laughing about something else. >> yeah, but now we're laughing about him. >> a sight for a lot to see. if you looked up, it was a wonderful, wonderful thing to see in the sky over new york, robin. >> it certainly was. it was a sight to behold. we're talking about this, the air force's thunderbirds and the navy's blue angels taking off flying over the new york city area on tuesday afternoon. they also flew over the liberty bell in philly and it was all to

salute our health care workers on the covid front lines and i'm sure they appreciated the recognition, george. >> no question about that, robin. what a stirring tribute that was. i want to give a shoutout to will as well. will, if you are watching right now, it is -- i was wearing shorts yesterday as well. my camera was just a little bit higher. [ laughter ] this all comes as the total number of confirmed covid cases -- on the latest on covid, the number of confirmed cases has topped a million in the u.s. more than 115,000 americans have recovered as well from the virus and more states are starting to re-open right now. ten have lifted at least some of their restrictions. and we begin with the hard hit state of new york, george, with our chief national affairs correspondent, tom llamas, tracking all the very latest for us. good morning, tood mor testing sites like this urgent care center just behind me have been busy as more tests become

available. this as mayor de blasio says he's reached his limit when it comes to people breaking social distancing rules and now says the nypd will start arresting people. this morning, milestones in the war on covid-19 that show its vicious nature. at least 1 million infected in the u.s., and nearly 60,000 dead, and now abc news learning the death toll could be much higher, possibly even double. experts urging doctors and officials to preserve data and medical specimens so scientists can figure out the precise number of deaths. >> it's really important to try to get these numbers right so that the public can understand sort of why we're sort of making these major sacrifices in terms of the economy and major societal changes. >> reporter: the cdc warning deaths in the united states are likely to continue to rise, but say it could slow substantially with social distancing.

in the virus epicenter in new york, crowds ignoring that mandate, packing public parks to watch the thunderbirds and blue angels fly over, and in brooklyn, thousands of orthodox jews crowding the streets for a funeral service. police were called to brk e den. the mayor outraged tweeting, the time for warnings has passed. i have instructed the nypd to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. public health experts say the key to re-opening is testing for thviboes patients lining up at urgent care centers for those tests across new york city. >> so you're hoping you do have the antibodies? >> i am hoping that i have antibodies. my body recovered from it, and i im senseso sorof effoter:n philelphia testing in underserved african-american communities. >> hi, how are you?

i'm dr. dupree. can i see your form? >> reporter: 200 cars of people packing this church parking lot. some walked. dr. ada stanford administering a nasal swab test. >> one, two, three, four, five. beautiful. >> reporter: the nation's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, says testing in the u.s. isn't perfect but he believes we are heading in the right direction. >> if that doesn't happen, i'm going to go to them and say, what happened here? why didn't it happen and how can we fix it? >> reporter: but still he's all right, we have been updating you about the plans for colleges and universities come this fall and the university of arizona now saying they think they can safely have students back on campus in the fall. the president there saying he thinks they have 60,000 plus tests for their faculty, staff and students. how are they able to do this?

they developed the test themselves. that is huge. we're talking covid-19 tests along with antibody tests. michael, if that holds true, that is an incredible achievement. >> incredible, indeed, taking it into their own hands. tom, thank you so much to that. the crisis turned education into a massive nationwide experiment with teachers, students and parents all trying to figure out remote learning on the fly, but it's not working for everyone, and some school districts are saying, enough, and ending the year early. steve osunsami is in atlanta with more. good morning to you, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. remote learning was supposed to be a solution, but in some school districts across the country, both parents and teachers are deciding that it's not working. in parts of georgia, some districts like bib county an hour south of atlanta are ending their school year as early as friday. students from too many families often didn't have the right equipment or internet access to make it work. >> i think that it's a smart decision to end the school year early.

>> reporter: next month they're pulling the plug on remote learning in d.c. too, ending what's left of the school year three weeks early. >> they're just getting the learning done and closing up shop, so it makes sense to me. >> reporter: in new york city they're concerned about giving students failing grades after this unusual semester. so they're announcing a revised grading system. for many students letter grades are out. from kindergarten through fifth grade it's either meeting standards or needs improvement. new york high schoolers get a choice, the existing grading scale or pass/fail. >> we have to understand the moment, be flexible about the moment but also hold high expectations. >> reporter: in california they're debating whether to start the school year early next year to make up for learning that's been lost. >> we are considering the prospect of an even earlier school year into the fall, as early as late july, early august. >> reporter: in a draft from the cdc, shared by the associated press we're learning what they suggest schools should look like when classes start back. putting desks six feet apart.

avoiding field trips and school assemblies and having students eat lunch in their classrooms instead of the cafeteria. this is still a draft and authorities here at the cdc who put it together could make other suggestions, but either way, we are talking about a new normal for students in america. amy? >> right and for some time. steve osunsami, thank you. to washington now where vice president pence is defending himself against critics who questioned why he did not wear a mask during a visit to the mayo clinic in minnesota. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has those details for us. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. the vice president is also the head of the white house coronavirus task force which is why this partly became such a controversy but let me just show you this video. you can see the vice president. he's there visiting a lab where the clinic conducts coronavirus testing. he's also there meeting with a recovered patient who was donating plasma and the vice president appeared to be the only person not wearing a mask. everyone else from the governor

to the head of the fda did. so this was a violation of the clinic's policy and mayo tweeted it had had informed the vice president about that policy prior to his visit, a tweet we should tell you that was later removed. pence told reporters he is frequently tested, that he does not have the virus. he says he wanted to be able to look researchers in the eye and say, thank you. but it's worth noting that his office will not tell us when he was last tested. of course, you know this, the president has been reluctant to wear a mask saying it's something that he chooses not to do. so despite the cdc guidance encouraging masks in public places, amy, this one really seems to be a case from the administration of do as i say, not as i do. >> all right, cecilia vega with the latest from d.c., thank you. in the race for the white house, hillary clinton making a big endorsement announcing her support for former vice president joe biden on tuesday during a joint appearance at a virtual town hall saying, this is a moment where we need a leader, a president like joe biden. robin? >> all right, amy. thank you. now to the youngest victims

of coronavirus. experts are warning children are presenting different symptoms. now one 12-year-old girl survived the virus after developing potentially life-threatening heart problems and t.j. holmes spoke with her and her mother. he joins us with their emotional story. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, robin. get this. her mom tells me that she actually goes to her daughter's room in the middle of the night to make sure her daughter still has a pulse. and i tell you that because it gives you the level of anxiety this mom now has after her daughter, diagnosed with covid-19 ended up on a ventilator for four days. and now doctors have growing concern about cases like hers. from a perfectly healthy active 12-year-old to cardiac arrest, intubation and the icu. >> after they put the breathing tube down her throat, her heart stopped and they had to do extreme measures. they had to do two minutes of cpr. >> reporter: jennifer daly's

daughter juliet, just three weeks ago was fighting for her life after being air lifted to a hospital in new orleans with heart failure. >> i died for two minutes. >> yeah, and at that point my whole world just crumbled. >> reporter: she was diagnosed with a rare heart condition caused by inflammation and juliet tested positive for covid-19. her doctors say the virus may have triggered the heart condition. >> covid-19 can infect the heart and it can cause the cells in the heart to be unhappy and actually start to die. >> reporter: juliet's symptoms were not typical of coronavirus patients. no prolonged fever, no cough, no trouble breathing. >> i felt really bad, like, my stomach would not stop hurting. i didn't want to move. i didn't want to live. i just -- i wanted for it all to stop. >> reporter: now doctors in the uk and italy are sending out what they call an urgent alert as they've seen an increase in severely ill children with inflammatory syndrome and

multi-organ failure similar to what juliet experienced. doctors stress such severe illness is extremely rare, most children with confirmed covid-19 have mild symptoms. juliet is fully recovered. her mom also says lucky. >> i'm so grateful the doctors diagnosed it so quickly. they were able to get her treated. >> reporter: and juliet going to make a full recovery. a rare case but another indication, george, of just how much they're trying to learn about covid-19. >> boy, that is so right. we want to learn some more as well, t.j., from our doctor, dr. jen ashton. and to pick up on t.j. there, jen, the overall numbers still show this virus is less lethal for young people but this is a real warning sign. >> it is, george. and, remember, lethal and rare does not mean never and it does not mean that a child cannot have more than one thing at a time so we are on the lookout for the common things right now

which is covid, but that doesn't mean there can't be something new and emerging happening at the same time. so very, very concerning situation. >> and, of course, the big hope is we develop a vaccine early. abc news was able to get access to the army vaccine lab. tell us what we learned. >> well, here's what's interesting about what the army and the military are doing. they're trying to take the steps required to develop a vaccine and do them rather than in sequence at the same time in parallel. so they are working on a vaccine as a lot of other people are, but they're also working aggressively on diagnostics and therapeutics. all three things happening simultaneously. >> one thing we saw yesterday, that massive pharmaceutical company, pfizer, saying they're lf

already preparing to ramp up production of a vaccine which seems to be a real sign of optimism over whether what they'll develop will be effective. >> well, two exciting things about what pfizer is doing. they are collaborating with a german biotech company so more hands on deck will hopefully expedite the process and they're also hoping to get emergency use authorization by fall for a vaccine because, remember, that 12 to 18-month timeline we keep hearing about, a lot of it has to do with rapid scaling up in manufacturing production and distribution. and who's better to do it than the military? >> jen ashton, thanks very much. michael. >> all right, thank you, george. e tu box office. after movie giant amc threatened to ban universal's films from its theaters following the success of people tuning in to the new "trolls" movie at home. chris connelly has more from los angeles this morning. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, michael. you know, it might seem surprising at this moment in history people are mad because of "trolls world tour" but they are. and it could affect where you'll be seeing movies in the future.

♪ one more time >> reporter: this sweet sequel for all ages. ♪ tiny >> reporter: stirring up a big screen battle over the future of movies. "trolls world tour" starring justin timberlake and anna kendrick as singing, dancing trolls. ♪ can't stop the feeling >> reporter: with movie theaters across the country shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic, the "trolls" are streaming into people's homes. reportedly earning $100 million in the first three weeks as a premium video on demand offering. universal studios so happy with the success, they say they may continue to release other potential blockbusters on demand. but without opening night at traditional theaters, millions could be at stake. universal is behind some of the biggest blockbusters from the jurassic park franchise to the "fast and furious" films. >> let's get to work. >> reporter: bringing in huge

crowds and huge profits for movie theaters like amc. now amc theater chain is fighting back announcing it will no longer play movies from universal studios and the strongly worded letter to the chair of universal entertainment. the ceo of amc says they were left with, quote, no choice. but they added they are willing to sit down with universal and discuss. in response to amc, universal agreed to discuss their relationship further adding that they absolutely believe in the theatrical experience. also the academy awards announcing that because of the pandemic, streamed films that nl be eligible for oscars. this year only, michael. >> thank you so much, chris. the movie experience is important. i like that. >> we all appreciate the convenience of watching it at home because we have to right now, but the dark theater, the

popcorn -- >> kind of hard to clean up popcorn at home. i have that problem. you guys, we were following a lot of other headlines this morning including food shortage fears with more plant and food packaging plants closing, just ahead we'll talk to the owner of a major supermarket chain ahead. and the first dog diagnosed with covid-19. how we can protect our pups. now let's go to ginger at home. ginger? >> reporter: amy, at least 250,000 customers in and around houston are without power. strong storms blowing through there. you can see what it looks like when you were driving through. i wanted to bring you the forecast because this line of storms is moving. it came from oklahoma, there was big hail and big lightning, now it's going to move into the southeast so birmingham, back through mississippi, into georgia, needs to be on the lookout today. specifically damaging winds but a few tornadoes too. let's get to the hot cities now brought to you by consumer cellar. e hot cities now brought to you by consumer cellar.

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> good morning. cloudy, mist in the air also this wednesday morning. temperature 52 at half moon bay, san francisco and santa rosa. 61 in brentwood. look at that. you can see the mist. breezy conditions across all bay bridges this afternoon. temperatures are going to hold steady today and tomorrow with limited sunshine. we will see more sunshine friday. temperatures get cooler this weekend with a slight chance of wet weather sunday. >> thanks, mike. coming up on "gma" the concern about the meat supply in the country. a top industry executive is

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also right now, big news from british prime minister boris johnson. his fiancee gave birth to a baby boy early this morning. congratulations to them. he went back to work on monday after batting coronavirus. johnson previously said that h. is baseball on its way back? a plan is in the works. official games aiming to begin in early july but the games will look very different. no fans in the stadiums and the mlb is considering dividing the league into three divisions based on geographic regions with less travel due, of course, to covid-19. yeah, it will be interesting. at least we'll have something to watch. >> yeah. >> yeah, smart of them to get creative with that. right now we'll begin with new concerns about the food supply chain as more meat packing plants close after covid outbreaks. overnight president trump signed an executive order designed to keep plants open as a top industry executive and union

leaders issue dire warnings. matt gutman is tracking it all from los angeles. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. the numbers are staggering. over 85 food and meat processing plants have covid cases, over 20 meat packing plants closed entirely. now, the president's order tries to address that as consumers start to feel the pinch but his order is short on specifics on how those plants will be kept open and how workers will be kept safe. this morning, with beef increasingly scarce president trump promising to take action signing an executive order under the defense production act to ensure processing plants stay open and run at the maximum extent possible as part of the u.s.' critical infrastructure. >> that will solve any liability problems where they had certain liability problems and will be in good shape. there is pley of supply. >> reporter: the meat industry has been sounding the alarm. tyson foods chairman publishing a full page ad in several newspapers including "the washington post" writing, the food supply chain is vulnerable

and due to plant closures millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the supply chain. some experts now warning we could see these beef, chicken and pork shortages by the end of the week and a greater disruption to the food supply chain in coming weeks right as we head into summer. >> the factories are not th ala next couple of months they won't have enough livestock. >> reporter: with that urgent call to re-open the processing plants the safety of workers a rising concern after more than 6,000 u.s. meatpacking and food processing workers were infected or exposed to covid-19. >> they're going to have continuing issues on the lines because some people are afraid to go to work. if workers don't show up and there are 20% of the line that's gone, then there's going to be a slowing of the product that ends up in the stores. >> reporter: over 800 employees testing positive at the smithfield pork plant in south

dakota, including michael gatlaw who said this notice for a $500 attendance bonus enticed employees to keep working. so would you say lots of people on the line were in the same position, that $500 meant a bit of a cushion? >> oh, yes, definitely. $500 is a lot and that's why i'm saying again that was a really bad move to offer the bonus at that time. people will make an effort to come in even if they felt sick to get the bonus. >> reporter: smithfield tells abc news that bonuses were being paid in recognition of the dedication of its workforce and ulll receive missed work due t the bonus. now, union leaders describe meatpacking plants as stationary cruise ship workers, they're elbow to elbow.

germs are spread easily and they say we are headed for calamity if those workers aren't provided the right ppe and tested often. they say you warrant protect the food supply without protecting the workers. michael? >> i agree with you on that. thank you so much. for that we move on and bring in stew leonard jr. of stew leonard markets. thanks for joining us this morning. we're going to get right into it. >> good morning, michael. >> good morning. in that piece we heard the chairman of tyson say that the food supply chain is breaking. what are you seeing in your stores? >> you know, we see it slowing down a little bit but we don't see it breaking and i would just urge everybody do not panic over this. i've spoken to our ranchers out in dodge city. yeah, remove your thumb from -- yeah.okand, y kw, i've talked t our livestock growers out in montana and they said they have plenty of cattle, plenty of livestock. i've talked to the meatpacking plants in dodge city and in kansas and they said, look, there's been about a 33% reduction in our production

capacity, because they had to do three things. one is like you just mentioned they have to space the workers apart so they retool. the second thing, the virus has hit them like it has the rest of america and the third thing is that they really want to keep the work environment safe right now and they've had to give their employees breaks and stagger a lot of hours and also 7% to 10% of the people don't want to come into work. >> yeah, out of fear of the virus. and they say more than 6,000 have been infected with the virus at these plants and the president signed an order that is aimed to prevent the food shortage but some critics say even with reduced production there's still enough food for everybody. do you think making them come in is a good idea or puts them at more serious risk? >> well, you know, michael, at stew leonard's -- by the way, i hope you come and shop at one of our store, they're right near

you. but we've -- i got a couple steaks i want to show you too. but, you know, it's really a challenge today to get team members. at stew leonard's, we have 3,000 people working at stew leonard's and offer everybody a 30-day sabbatical. it's not paid but if they want to go to brazil or italy or france to visit their families, they can do it. we've had over 100 people take advantage of that right now so you're seeing a reduction in the workers at the store, you know, for a number of reasons, but one of them is a lot of people don't want to be out in public right now. and i can understand that and a pl ao. well, a lot olere going to look at this piece and rush to the grocery store and buy as much meat as they can and throw it in the freezer. is that necessary? what can the consumers expect in the next few months? will you be able to get items like hot dogs, hamburgers and other things you like? >> well, you know, first of all

i think it depends on the retailer. fortunately at stew leonard's we have a lot of family small people. we hardly buy anything from tyson. but we have a lot of small pork producers in pennsylvania and new york and beef producers and all the restaurants have closed in new york. so we've been able to get a lot of product from the restaurant business that's coming on to the super market shelves. i've seen the news and i know everybody is saying you should panic but i don't think you should panic. if you want to feel a little more comfortable buy a few more steaks and buy some more cans of tuna fish and beans and so forth for your pantry. but i don't think there's any reason to panic right now. >> mr. leonard, we appreciate your time. i got to take you up and come check out some of those steaks. >> hey, look what i got for you. look at this. >> got it all set up. >> okay. >> well, best to mr. leonard and his workers on the front lines making sure we have the food we need. coming up, how to shake off

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u.s. to contract the virus. eva pilgrim joins us now with more on this story for us. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah this, family was shocked that their dog came back covid positive. the cdc is now recommending that social distancing applies to your furry friends as well. meet winston, a 2-year-old pug and beloved member of the mcclean family from north carolina. >> we're having some good times there. >> reporter: winston is now also the first dog in the u.s. to test positive for coronavirus. >> i was shocked. >> reporter: heather, a pediatrician, her husband an e.r. doctor and two kids all got the virus last month but they never thought to worry about winston. >> he had a cough for a couple of days and he wasn't eating his breakfast one day. >> reporter: they found out winston had the virus because they are taking part in a duke university study. the whole family was tested including their two dogs and a cat. winston was their only pet to test positive.

he has since made a full recovery. >> we gave it to him. he to pet transmission is rare, but possible. >> we really haven't seen any one now that was, you know, from human to the dog, but all it means is the virus passed through the dog without really making the dog ill. >> reporter: the cdc now saying social distancing applies to pets too and if you get sick, avoid your pet if possible. >> always have somebody else in the family take care of the dog, it's very good to have somebody else do that while you're ill until at least three days after you're not showing symptoms anymore. >> reporter: finally, should we see dogs donning masks? >> no, absolutely not. that's going to interfere with the dog's breathing and what he can smell or she can smell. >> reporter: and, robin, as hard as it is to keep these little

guys away from other pets and other people, the cdc recommends that we think of them as members of our family which, you know, they are. robin? >> and what's a member of your family's name? who is that with you? who is that? >> reporter: this is walter. he's not awake yet.cas who is nte awa a eva, thank you very much for that very important report. and we're going to bring in dr. jen again with us and you have a pooch, mason, the yorkie. we keep hearing -- jen, we keep hearing that our pets are not -- our pets are not able to transmit the virus to us. how do we know that for sure? >> we don't know it for sure, robin. there's still a lot we are learning about this virus but we have to remember when you talk about zoonotic disease, it's a disease that starts in animals

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hopefully he's wearing a little bit more. >> i bet you he learned his lesson. >> jah, he - he learned his lesson. good morning, america. so many like will reeve are working at home. 200 million meetings a diee com. definitely some new things to think about when it comes to getting ready for work. this morning we'll break down some tips and some tricks for the best work from home etiquette. robin. i won't ask what you're wearing. >> what, no, no, please, please. no, usually on the red carpet, who are you wearing? now we have to do that at home. because who knows what we have? we'll break down also -- oh, that really hurt the hammy. another delicious recipe. hey, michael, going to your hometown, "h" town checking if on southern barbecue and catering. love the name of their signature dish.

the big poppa potato? they'll show us how to make it. have you had that? >> i did. we did a remote from houston and came out and cooked and won our cooking trophy when we were out in houston so it's good. unfortunately i'm going to have to make it at home myself. i like the way they did it, but we'll talk about that in a little bit. plus, we have an update from the restaurant we featured yesterday. chef telmo from uma casa is planning online cooking classes and donating to charities that he's been working with, which is an amazing way to pay it forward, george. >> it sure is. so many people need help. here are the latest numbers on the covid emergency. the number of confirmed cases now in the united states has topped a million. more than 115,000 americans have recovered and more states are starting to re-open. ten have lifted at least some of their reri new york still a couple of weeks

away, at least a couple of weeks away from that and our chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas starts us off from manhattan. good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. check o semaattamo tn 30 l es tested either antibody test or covid-19 tests at this urgent care center. this as mayor de blasio says he's reached his limit with some people breaking social distancing guidelines and now the nypd will start arresting people. this morning, milestones in the war on covid-19 that show its vicious nature. at least 1 million infected in the u.s. and nearly 60,000 dead. and now abc news learning the death toll could be much higher. poub.s urging doctors and officials to preserve data and medical specimens so scientists can figure out the precise number of deaths. >> i think it's really important to try to get these numbers right.

>> reporter: the cdc warning deaths in the united states are likely to continue to rise. but say it could slow substantially with social distancing. in the virus epicenter in new york crowds ignoring that mandate, packing public parks to watch the thunderbirds and blue angels fly over. and in brooklyn, thousands of orthodox jews crowding the streets for a funeral service. public health experts say the key to re-opening is testi the virus and antibodies. patients lining up at urgent care centers for those tests across new york city. are you hoping you have the antibodies? >> i am hoping i do have the antibodies. that would hopefully mean i was already exposed, and my body recovered from it, and i have a sense of -- some sort of immunity. >> reporter: now later today the governor of florida set to announce re-opening plans for the sunshine state. he has hinted that tighter restrictions will stay in place in south florida where 60% of the coronavirus cases are

lote michael. >> we hope people follow those restrictions there, tom. thank you so much. now to a new report on the collective dreaming so many of us are experiencing. three and four people reporting having similar covid-19 nightmares while in quarantine. dr. ashton is back with us to explain and, doc, thank you for joining us again. millions of people reporting are higher frequency of vivid dreams. why are dreams more vivid during the pandemic? >> well, michael, i spoke to harvard psychologist dr. deidre barrett about this, and she's actually conducting one of these surveys about pandemic dreams, and she mentioned we are chronically sleep deprived and a lot of people are catching up on lost sleep during quarantine, and that helps us have better dream recall, and i am definitely one of those people having some crazy pandemic dreams. >> you said yourself there's something we could do to alleviate anxiety. what is that? >> well, first of all, while

you're awake, talk about it. write it down, journal it but then as you wake up, just everyone has their smartphone or do it the old-fashioned way, put a little notepad and pen next to your bed. as soon as you wake up, write down one or two easy things, if you remember any, and you can have the opportunity, she says, of doing some light dream analysis. you don't have to become sigmund freud, but you can start to record some of your memories. >> well, doc, thank you so much. fonsi, our stage manager who you know is shaking his head like i don't want to recall my dreams. fonsi, hang in there. all right, doc. thank you. amy? it was a dream come true, our cover story, the cast of tv's "melrose place" reuniting last night all for a good cause and chris connelly is back with that. chris, i might have watched last night from upstairs. >> reporter: oh, i thought so, amy. that's right.go m. selace" in the ' anwhe o much, even way, way too much bad behavior was never enough and that special cast reuniting online.

♪ members of the still sensational ca"melrose place" reuniting for the first time since 2012 when they met right here on "gma." >> there was no plot. there was just kissing. >> marcia cross. >> reporter: this reunion via the wonders of technology at the "stars in the house" channel on youtube to benefit the actors fund, and to remember. >> it didn't start out as a hit. it started out as sort of eight kids trying to make it. nobody cared. nobody watched it. >> reporter: a chance to look back and laugh at some of the most outrageously awesome moments. >> i think i hooked up with everyone. >> reporter: long before "the real housewives" were turning over tables or the tee many martinis on "bachelor in paradise." 25 years ago "melrose place" was the "gone with the wind" of tv. >> i was saying what they said to do.

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♪ good morning welcome back to "gma." we're happy you're with us and tomorrow on the show, we have an incredible "deals & steals" for mother's day, >> what is today, michael strahan? what is today? that's tomorrow. what is today? >> hump day! >> wednesday! [ laughter ] >> oh, have i told you lately how much i miss you guys? >> we miss you. >> i miss you. i miss all of our mornings together in the studio. the "gma" family, you know that includes our fabulous audience that we have had. we've found a way to celebrate them. pop them in framed pictures of audience members who have been

with us in times square, to my home set here in connecticut. in fact, my set designer right now will hand me the picture. thank you very much, sweet amber. tree is a teresa johnson from indiana works from home in telehealth and her husband works in local government. he has seen his hours reduced. her lovely daughters are now taking their college courses online maintaining 4.0 gpas one also a cashier at a local grocery store. one of the heroes on the front lines. wanted the audience to know they are here with us and give it back to the set drr -- director/casting/everything else. you should know this. people aren't just looking to see what we're wearing. they're also looking -- i get more comments about the stuff that i have behind me but now they're going to see themselves right over my right shoulder. >> i love that. that is a beautiful tribute to all of our audience members, and certainly the ones who are on the front lines. thank you, robin. we have been checking out lara's

home. i have been enjoying the background, and of course, riva as well. i see you're wearing jeans today. >> i decided to put them on in honor of will reeve. and, robin, i totally relate. i get so many notes about riva, so despite her behavior you guys seem to like having her as my co-host so she shall continue until i hear otherwise. we have a lot to talk about in "pop news" this morning. we'll begin with the class of 2020. facebook trying to find the bright side of canceled graduation ceremonies this year by offering a virtual graduation with a commencement speaker. these graduates will never forget. oprah winfrey will serve as keynote speaker in the may 15th event and she's not alone adding their thoughts and well wishes will be olympic champion gymnast simone biles, actresses jennifer garner and awkwafina, lil nas x will speak also at the virtual ceremony and miley cyrus will be

apart of it as well performing her inspirational song, "the climb." the live streaming event will be broadcast on facebook watch. 2:00 p.m., 11:00 a.m. pacific on may 15th. do not miss it. and guys, another big change this year. the road to the oscars is going to look a little different. at academy of motion picture arts and sciences board of governors has met over zoom and voted to significantly ease oscar eligibility requirements for the 2021 awards. normally any film vying for consideration must be shown for at least a week in los angeles theaters. but this year due to coronavirus shutdowns the academy will allow streaming movies to be submitted and when theaters begin to re-open movies will be allowed to have screenings in new york city, san francisco, chicago, miami and atlanta in addition to l.a. in a press release the academy

did make it clear the new rules are only for this year because, quote, there is no greater way to experience the magic of movies than to see them in theaters. and as we all know that is simply not possible at this moment. and finally, guys, we want you to meet the new jersey nana that we would love to quarantine with. this super senior isn't passing the time baking banana bread. no, she's going wild showing her recipe for the quarantini. first, sanitize your hands, she says. then, a little ice, a little vanilla flavored vodka. maybe a little orange flavored sod k vodka. then you throw in a little bit of chambord and, oh, just a wee bit of orange juice are some of the ingredients, then you shake it. go, granny. >> and now we're going to give it a shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake. quarantini, fun, right. >> so fun.

nana's recipe even got the attention of acterer stanley tucci. remember last week we showed you his amazing recipe for the negroni. he gave it a thumb's up. check it out on her grandson's tiktok page. his username is at joey baboots for nana's full recipe. and that is "pop news." back to you in the studio. >> i heard what she was singing. ♪ shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake your booty ♪ >> shake your tini, ladies, tini. >> shake it all. we'll shake it over to you, robin. we're all on the same page which is very scary. we're going to turn now to the millions of heamericans going on nearly six weeks now of stay-at-home orders doing our part by staying apart. well, it can be challenging as we know. well, we spoke with two people have who long embraced living in isolation by choice. they shared some valuable advice

for shaking off the quarantine fatigue. for millions of americans social distancing is starting to feel more like social isolation as many struggle to adjust to their new normal. but for billy barr and kevin -- karen jansdotter, isolation is their reality, not by circumstance, but by choice. >> that's gothic mountain. >> reporter: nestled in the snowy rocky mountains lives billy barr, the only permanent resident in gothic, colorado, for the past 48 years. >> i can relate very strongly to the environment that i was in because it was quiet and pretty and peaceful, and there was just a lot less pressure. >> reporter: barr maintains a daily routine, and finds joy in simple pleasures like watching movies at the end of the day. >> this is the movie room. >> reporter: and tracking weather patterns in his own backyard. >> there's a lot of stuff that's interesting. you just have to find what works for you. >> reporter: his daily observations now an invaluable source of climate change data

highlighted in the short film "the snow guardian." and just like the changing seasons, barr shares this life lesson. >> one thing i've learned is patience and the fact is is that things will pass. >> reporter: acros antarctica, chef karin jansdaotter worked on a base with a small team. for karin it was an opportunity of a lifetime and a year-long commitment in extreme conditions. >> i have noticed that i appreciate people a lot more than things. >> reporter: separated from her loved ones in back in sweden karin shares her tips to staying connected and motivated. >> number one is to stay active and have a really good balance going for yourself. tip two would be to follow routhich is really important. number three is to reach out to loved ones and family and friends. call someone you haven't talked to in a while.

>> reporter: as for shaking off the so-called quarantine fatigue, karin turns to yoga, meditation and eating well. >> if you feel healthy, it makes you feel happy. it's a body and mind balance. >> i got two out of the three right. i've got the yoga and the meditation. still working on the eating well right, but chef karyn tell -- karin tells me she connects two to three times a week with family. she also suggests placing the phone or computer at the table during meal something a nice way to connect with a loved one from afar. feels like you're having a meal or spend time with that that way. hope that helps you. >>robi thas gre ia.o is hel maybe we'll put ours on the table tonight. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. slow to almost no sunshine

closer to the coast. highs will drop this weekend with a chance of wet weather sunday. look at what's going on as far as your temperatures today. 50s at the coast, 60s around the bay and 70s inland. tonight, cloud cover coming back. maybe not as much mist as this morning. in the 50s. pretty steady through friday. even cooler this weekekekekekeke many of are you joining us many of are you joining us while you're getting ready for work from home. just like our correspondents reporting live from their living room. >> that's right and our will reeve has been trending all day and all night after the "gma" audience spotted something a little different about his work from homeward robe or should we say lack thereof. how are you doing, will? how are you holding up? >> reporter: i'm doing fine, amy. i'm just here in my home set upfor another day of work like millions of americans who are on video calls all the time now and a headline reminder for anyone who is using zoom, skype,

facetime, anything with a camera. make sure you frame your shot. as stay-at-home measures continue nationwide amid the coronavirus pandemic, working from home is blowing up. zoom says they average 200 million meetings per day globally in march alone. but with the convenience of at home connectivity comes the peril. awkward or embarrassing moments beamed across the internet. some mishaps going viral. like this one. >> if it is successful -- thank you. >> reporter: yep, that's me. busted, wearing shorts on "gma." my casual bottom half going viral. >> frankly we were all waiting for something like that to happen. >> reporter: claude taylor behind rate my skype home generally likes this work from home scene. how many reporters do you think are wearing mismatching bottoms? >> i'm saying probably 20% to 30%. you shoulde proud ofre pr of

pants away from an 8 or 9. se ps k with it.all. me like work with the lighting. add a lamp. add a plant. decide whether or not you'll swap out that chair. maybe wear pants. >> on their website, zoom recommends for your home setup, some well-lit areas, minimize distractions, be quiet and be in a quiet area and also get dressed fully and that is something that i didn't quite listen to. on a personal note, i just want to say i try to take life seriously but not myself so i have had a good laugh at this, but i don't want anyone to think i don't respect and love my job, and i have had a lot of fun an i'm a lousy camera operator. wld a whayou're wld a whayou're dou guys, be

now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. i'm kumasi aaron. this morning, the chp is investigatin a freeway shooting just off the bay bridge in san francisco. it happened just before midnight. we know one person is dead, two other people have been hurt. the chp says the shooting may have been gang related. we want to show you what the traffic looks like on the bay bridge. this is a live look. the westbound lanes were closed earlier causing a bit of a ckup. meo

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> not much movement in the temperatures. most of us in the 50s. above the cloud cover, in places like los gatos, it's 64. it's the drizzle this morning . and breezes this afternoon. temperatures way below yesterday. they will hold steady through friday. cooler this weekend with sprinkles, even drizzle sunday. >> thanks >noer abc 7 news update in 30 minutes. you can find the latest on our app and at abc7news.com.

taking you outside to the golden gate bridge. you can see how foggy it is right now. the news continues right now ♪ i can see it in the stars across the sky ♪ welcome back to "gma." thank you for being with us on this wednesday morning. that was one of the top 20 "american idol" contestants performing on the show sunday night. >> so good and as the old saying goes the show must go on so idea idol" made television history and had the sop 20 sing from their homes. this morning, we are so excited to have "american idol" judges, katy perry, luke bryan and lionel richie joining us live interest their homes, guys. so excited to see you and, katy, i want to first say i know you're pregnant. you're in the middle of a quarantine. i see you like to keep your dog and your husband all around you on your hoodie there. how are things going?

>> yes, my onesie is just his face repeated so, he's asleep in bed right now with a pillow over his head because i'm sure i'm being loud. i'm going to wake up my dog because if i get up she has to get up too. things are going very well all things considered. just grateful for, you know, so much and taking it one day at a time, you know. >> yeah, katy, you said on sunday's show you had all sorts of cravings you couldn't satisfy. we did see you post something with a pickle but what do you need that you can't get your hands on? >> well, i think it's one of those things where like, you know, usually in the past you've heard stories of pregnant women craving something and the husband or fiance goes and, you know, rushes to the grocery store at 2:00 in the morning. there's no rushing to the grocery store. it's like you really want that watermelon, do you really need that orange, do you really need

that pickle or do you want to like risk your life for a pickle? >> right. >> we definitely understand that. and, luke, it looks like you're going a little stir crazy because you played a prank on your wife when she went out on a bike ride. we'll take a look. let's check it out. >> about to get train horned and she doesn't know. [ laughter ] >> oh, man. okay. has she retaliated for that? >> that's an evil laugh. did you hear how evil my laugh was? no retaliation yet, but it'll rear its ugly head at some point but -- iting. 's the worst part, wti it rereng venge is a dish

cold. >> best served cold. >> when we dated in college, they broke into my -- i was living in my fraternity house and they broke into my room in my fraternity house, my current wife, my girlfriend at the time. her and her friends and froze all my underwear in the freezer. they -- i mean so i've been getting this done to me for years, so, you know, i can get through it. >> yeah, turn around is fair play. i know you got the judging thing down but you have to be your own camera director, your own lighting director. sound tech. how is that going for you? >> well, you know, i have about 25 to 30 years -- no, let me say, 25 years of -- before i made it i was the driver for the van, i was the sound man, i was the lighting guy and it's very easy to put up two red lights, that's called the lights, you know, for the stage,he's

sound tng and i'm t guy. i'm kind of practiced in. of course, they gave me, of course, the iphone and i'm thinking to myself what do we do with this? and they said, well this, is the camera. i said, oh, guy, okay. one more slip. >> usually speaking into it like this. >> i know, right? right? >> they give it to me and they say lionel hold it up in front of you. okay. okay. >> well, you got it down today, lionel. you look good, man. you look good sitting at your house. sunday's show was unprecedented because the show was hosted from and judged from your living room so, luke, did you ever think you'd be judging a national competition from your living room? >> it's -- well, the thing about me, guys, is i live about 25 minutes south of nashville and it's in the country, so this wi-fi of mine like the fact -- my wi-fi can go in and out a

little bit so and so once we got all the little wi-fi bugs out, i mean, i never would have imagined i'd be doing this from my home, my farm and -- but i'm so honored that we -- that the show, all the people with "american idol" were able to come up with something so we could put on a show as productive and as beautiful as the show was sunday night. i thought it was done spectacularly. >> yeah, it was incredible and katy, of note we mentioned your wonderful orlando bloom onesie you're wearing but you wore something perhaps even more shocking. you were a bottle of hand sanitizer. i'm sure it sounded like a good idea. it certainly made a lot of headlines. how comfortable was that for two straight hours? >> two straight hour, i mean, we filmed for longer than that but, you know what, safety isn't always comfortable. [ laughter ]

wanted to maintain the highest level of safety while filming remotely from our homes at "american idol" and so i wanted to do my part, you know. i'm always a team player. >> well, you know, you guys, to watch the show it really was amazing to see because there's to stage, no lights, no live audience so, lionel, what do you tell the contestants to make sure they bring the right energy to their performances for you guys to judge from your living rooms? >> you know what, i always call this -- they're so spoiled. but, listen, we started out. there was no glitz and glamour. we started out at a club and it was basic 101 called can you entertain somebody? and you had to bring your own emcee. that was you. you had to bring the vocalist. that was you. had you to bring the band, that was you. i meaning everything was -- you had to put on your show, so i love it when we have situations where the kis have to think through, think through what

they're doing. it just shows -- brings out their character. tells us who they really are. >> i love it. bring it back to the basics. on the next show, this is very exciting. we'll find out who america voted into the top ten then they are going to sing a song that reminds them of home so we want to ask you each which song reminds you of home. katy, i'll start with you. >> well, you know, look, i'm a little bit like a control freak and i think all control freaks these days are spiraling so there's a let going you have to do but i'm quarantining with my two nieces that are 3 and 6 and so things aren't as tidy as they've been so i guess the song would be something like you destroy everything you touch. [ laughter ] >> i love that you're feeling the same way. i feel the same way in my house.

all right, lionel, how about you? >> well, you know, i wrote the exact home song because i've never been back home since i wrote the song. it would be "easy like sunday morning". >> a classic. i love it. >> alabama. alabama. >> so good. so good. luke, how about you? >> there was an old -- well, there was a shenandoah song called "sunday in the south" which is really always any time i'm riding around and i put that one on i go straight home with it. it's called "sunday in the south." >> luke, you're full of crap. you're drinking this whole quarantine. it's called one margarita too much. >> thank you. thank you for the plug on my new single that's out. >> there you go. there you go. >> wow. wow. >> i got to say every time, you guys live in the studio with us or even this way you guys are so fantastic. the best combo that we've had on

"american idol." you guys are fantastic. the show is great. continue the great work. we look forward to seeing you guys this weekend and make sure you guys tune inmas the top ten idol." sunday at 8:00 p.m. rightur smas deal of the day. we'll be right back with more "gma." ♪

♪ lately welcome back to "gma" and may i just take a moment to show you this unbelievable video out of san diego. this is sunset cliffs, california. a bioluminescence coming up from the red tide. the fitow plank ton light up when that water moves or gets moved by the surfboard. unbelievable images. i bet you wish you had the ocean to cool off in phoenix because today you could not only get to 105, but or 104, but you could potentially break an all-time april record if you hit 106. tucson could do it tomorrow. that heat does spread east. houston could end up getting their first 10 100 by early next. good morning, i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. cooler today with limited sunshine. pretty steady through friday, even cooler this weekend a

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overnight before it goes to the smoker. make sure you grab the biggest potatond >> reporter: bake that baby at 4 400 degrees for one hour and to portion of cheese. cheese. chee. put a lot of chopped beef on there. sausage on one side and then then the big rib. >> we're joined by the garner from southern q barbecue. this brings back memories of going to houston and doing the show there. my mom took a to-go plate home. she didn't want to waste food.o off the big papa dish? >> this is our big papa. this is how we finish it out

with sour cream of course. some fresh chives, onions there. of course some real bacon. >> yum. >> we finish it off with the barbecue sauce. >> that looks so good. you have a sub tuition for people at home with they don't have brisket or bacon available. >> anything in your refridge ra works whether it's chicken, pulled pork, spam. anything you can use. put it on this potato and it will be great. >> you guys have been so generous helping the community. you donated sanitizer, gloves and meals. what do you need to keep going? >> we had to shut down one of our locations. we need continued community support. you can support us by purchasing

our sauces and rubs. we ship nationwide. we do curb side pick up and delivery through door dash and grub hub. >> that's great to know. after seeing that potato -- >> i wish i was local right now. >> thank you all very much. we wish you continued success and certainly we know how much you're helping your community. thank you for that. that said, if you're in the houston area, make sure you stop by southern barbecue for take out and get the curb side delivery through grub hub and door dash. you can get that recipe on our website

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now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. gma $16.6 million in funding for new coronavirus research projects. mark zuckerberg and his wife are behind the initiative. the row jeproject will study th spread across the bay area. it's a collaboration. here is mike with our forecast. >> good morning. here is a look from our roof camera. it's gray outside. it's going to be for the better part of the day unless you are extreme tpetu ast, s aroundhe bay, 70 inland. steady weather the next couple of days, cooler this weekend the chance of sprinkles sunday.

it's tile fme for "kelly an ryan." we will be back at 11:00. have a great morning. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" 's today, they "american idol" judges, luke bryan, katy perry, and lionel richie. danielle made another amazing working hero. plus, we continue "live"'s "coping with covid week." also, a doctor from cleveland who travels to help others is our good news story of the day. all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> ryan: good morning. [laughs] my alarm just went o