morning we have had. >> all the shade you have thrown all day. lance bass, i good morning, america. new phase of the fight. more than a dozen states now easing stay-at-home restrictions starting this morning. texas opening dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and more. illinois allowing retail stores to re-open. but first responders warning the fight against coronavirus is far from over as the national death toll climbs past 62,000. of the governors standing firm, armed protesters swarming michigan's capitol and california closing beaches after scenes like this. race to find a vaccine. president trump touting his "operation warp speed," the plan to fast track the search for a vaccine by january as the u.s. tries to ramp up testing nationwide. the president of walgreens joining us live. how to get one of their tests and what he's saying about hard to find supplies like hand

sanitizer and wipes. worker walkout. employees at amazon, target and more planning to go on strike this morning, demanding better protection as those alarming jobless numbers roll in. more than 30 million americans filing for unemployment. trapped on a cruise ship. thousands of crew members stuck at sea as countries refuse to let them disembark over fears of coronavirus. >> i spend 21 hours a day in my cabin. 21 hours a day. i haven't hugged anybody in weeks. i haven't touched anybody in weeks. >> the american workers now begging for help. on the move. the powerful new storm sweeping up the east coast as high winds send these window washers on a wild ride. ginger tracking it all. sniffing out the virus. could dogs be part of the solution to detecting covid-19? inside the lab where training is getting under way. and "the last dance" exclusive.

inside the phenomenon of michael jordan and his moments with the late kobe bryant. >> i'll see you down the road. >> plus a sneak peek of the bombshell new episode first on "gma." good morning, america. great to have you with us on this friday morning. >> yes, it is friday and we have a nice hopeful start to the morning. take a look at this. that is the u.s. navy hospital ship "comfort" sailing out of new york harbor on thursday exactly a month after arriving to help with the covid surge. the good news, the city no longer needing its service. and then another great sign, take a look at this. that is the 1,000th covid-19 patient to leave lenox hill hospital in manhattan. that is a beautiful, beautiful sight indeed, george. >> boy, it sure is, amy. so good to see everything moving in the right direction in new york right now.

and this morning 16 more states are starting to ease restrictions meaning half of the country is taking steps to ease up on stay-at-home orders. >> whit johnson is tracking the very latest for us and starts us off outside in times square. good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. new york city will have to wait but governor andrew cuomo says some low risk businesses upstate could start to re-open in two weeks. across the country other states are plowing ahead despite many of them seeing an increase in cases. this morning, america entering a new phase of the pandemic, more than a dozen states easing some restrictions today. texas now opening dine-in restaurants, movie theaters, all retail stores and shopping malls at 25% capacity. in georgia governor brian kemp ending his stay-at-home order despite pushback from president trump. >> however, moving forward i'm urging georgians to continue to

stay home whenever possible. >> reporter: illinois lifting restrictions on garden centers, golf courses, state parks and retail stores now allowing pickup and delivery. >> it feels like a huge relief coming. it's definitely been challenging to be closed all these weeks and we miss our customers. >> reporter: but the state not expected to hit its peak for another two weeks. our alex perez with paramedics in chicago. >> we haven't hit the peak but they're starting to open things up. we're going to suffer longer. the patients are going to suffer longer. >> reporter: as some states begin to get back to work, the pressure on other states to re-open is growing. on thursday hundreds of protesters, some armed, rallied against michigan's stay-at-home orders. the protests spilling into the capitol building. this morning, a new abc news/ipsos poll showing while 77% of americans would return to work the day after emergency orders were lifted, only 44% saying they'd eat at a

restaurant and just 29% saying they'd go to a gym or health club. as the national death toll climbs past 63,000, researchers at the university of maryland say cell phone data shows that more americans have already begun to move around despite government orders and that over a two-week period the nationwide perjury of people staying home dropped from 33% to 29%. >> usually a reduction is linked to future increases in new cases and new outbreaks and potentially additional deaths across the nation. >> reporter: this as behind the scenes a race to find a vaccine. the president fast tracking the search with a program reportedly aiming to make hundreds of millions of doses available by next january. >> i hope we're going to have a vaccine and we're going to fast track it like you've never seen before, if we come up with a vaccine. i think they probably will. >> reporter: the w.h.o. reports that there are currently more

than 100 vaccine candidates in development, but only eight of them have been approved for clinical trials. amy? >> all right, whit. thank you so much. well this, morning marks the first of the month which means rent and mortgage payments are due. a struggle for the more than 30 million americans who have now filed for unemployment in this country and this morning some employees at companies like amazon and target are set to strike over working conditions there. matt gutman is in los angeles with more on all of this. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, amy. we're being told today's action is going to be the biggest since the pandemic began. it's being branded essential workers day, and essentially what you'll see is workers from the companies that you just mentioned either calling in sick or just walking off the job during lunch breaks. now, what they're demanding is more safety precautions, but also hazard pay. storefronts shuttered by the steel gates and going out of business signs like these seemingly popping up everywhere. about 30 million people have filed for unemployment since

march 21st. more than the entire population of texas. people unable to afford their mortgages and rent and those that do have jobs increasingly concerned about showing up. some protesting for better working conditions, sick leave and compensation during the pandemic and today marking may day, employees from some of the nation's busiest companies including amazon, target, instacart planning to walk out. demands differ, but they all say they want better safety precautions. concerned that shutdowns could trigger food shortages in america, the trump administration giving meatpacking plants wide latitude to re-open declaring them critical infrastructure. >> the good news today, i think, we're having these plants prepare to open in days, not weeks. some maybe by the end of this week. >> reporter: but some workers contend it's not safe enough.

in arkansas police on thursday escorting petitioning workers off the property at this poultry plant, that as we get our first glimpse inside a meatpacking plant. workers crowded shoulder to shoulder at a georgia's poultry plant in arkansas packed in those hallways, masks down with apparently no place inside to socially distance. and these images at a tyson plant cafeteria in arkansas in early april. workers packed into booths, tyson says it has added these dividers since that video was taken. and labor organizers tell us while the meat may be safe at these plants, the workers aren't. >> waiting to see when are they going to get sick. if they get sick, they're going to die. if we don't protect them right, we're going to see a food crisis. we're going to see a health crisis. we're going to see an economic crisis. >> reporter: now, president

trump's executive order basically allows these plants to get back to business if they can provide written documentation that they're following osha and cdc guidelines. labor activists say without health inspectors on site, it's essentially allowing these plants to police themselves, george. >> such a dangerous situation. matt, thanks very much. we're going to turn to the new reports about the origin of the coronavirus. president trump is now claiming that the u.s. has information that the virus originated in a chinese laboratory but offers no evidence as multiple intelligence sources and global health experts dispute the claim. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. this is coming as the president has been ramping up attacks and blaming china more and more now going public with the claims suggesting someone in china could have released the virus on purpose. he said china may have, quote, let it spread and then on top of that the president is claiming he has seen evidence to support a theory that's being pushed by

many conservative outlets that the virus originated in a lab in wuhan. but as you just said when he was pressed, he wouldn't offer any evidence to back this up. he says he wasn't allowed to share what he knows. now, of course, this is not what intelligence officials seem to believe. the office of the director of national intelligence, in fact, released a rare statement saying it is investigating the origin of the virus, but that it agrees with the wide consensus that covid was not man-made. china for its part says the claim the virus originated in a lab is unfounded and fabricated out of nothing. but, look, really, here's the bottom line. public health experts overwhelmingly believe this virus is natural, that it likely spread from an infected animal to a human, but it began they believe in the wild. >> all right, cecilia, thank you so much for that. now the latest on thousands of cruise ship workers stuck at sea unable to disembark because of coronavirus concerns. gio benitez spoke to some of the american crew members desperate to get home. good morning, gio.

>> reporter: hey, michael, good morning to you. yeah, we've been reporting on this issue for weeks now and still tens of thousands of workers are stranded and desperation is setting in. this morning, thousands of cruise ship workers are stuck at sea speaking to us from their isolated cabins. >> i spend 21 hours a day in my cabin. 21 hours a day. >> reporter: melinda mann has been stuck on a holland america cruise ship with no passengers for 48 days. >> here's video from inside the ship. it's a ghost town. >> reporter: her ship tried to dock in l.a. earlier this week, but the crew was denied permission to disembark. >> i literally could spit on land and i would have been there. >> reporter: the cdc telling abc news the cruise executives refuse to attest to safe disembarkation conditions. melinda making banners to hang on her balcony. >> i can't live my life being afraid and can't live on this ship forever.

>> reporter: there are more than 80,000 crew members on 120 ships in u.s. waters. mashawn morton is on the

all right, so many changes, eva, thank you. well now to what could be a new tool in sniffing out coronavirus, dogs. a study is under way to determine if they can be trained to smell the virus in humans. will reeve has the details. >> reporter: this morning, dogs sniffing for possible bombs at

airports. >> hi, buddy. >> reporter: detecting blood sugar levels in diabetics to keep them healthy. even training to screen for early stages of ovarian cancer. >> i like to think about dogs seeing the world through their noses. >> reporter: now at the university of pennsylvania school of veterinary medicine, a program to see if dogs can detect the current strain of coronavirus. >> we're looking at if dogs can detect an odor associated with covid-19. >> reporter: the school says the dog are identifying how to differentiate between different smells. they're using treats as a reinforcement. they'll begin using samples from patients who tested both positive and negative for covid-19. >> good girl. >> good job. >> what we're trying to do is find if there is an odor, a volatile organic compound basically that is telling us that there is a difference. what we're hoping is that the dogs can figure that out. >> reporter: the hope is the doctors at penn can train the dogs to sniff out the disease in people. >> it might be that a company wants to bring their workers back but they don't want to bring back anybody that might be positive, so we might have them walk by the dog and the dog would let us know if there was

somebody that was positive. >> reporter: if successful the dogs won't replace actual testing. >> i think right now it's complementary. we have to take this as a multi-pronged approach to limit the spread of this disease. >> reporter: it has not been proven yet that dogs can detect the coronavirus but the program should have results later this summer. there is no evidence that dogs can spread covid-19 to humans. guys? >> all right. if you couldn't love dogs any more -- >> it's remarkable. >> it really is. thank you so much for that, will. we are following other headlines this morning. next, our exclusive with the president of walgreens as they expand coronavirus testing nationwide and what he's saying about hard to find items in stores. but first we're going to go to ginger at home. you are not hard to find there, ginger. >> reporter: no, i'm right here. an unintentional thrill ride for some window washers outside of miami. this is sunny isles beach, florida. look at that.

they are just blowing around that building. they are not meaning to do so. thunderstorm wind gusts at miami airport, up to 66 miles per hour. speaking of those winds, along the same front right outside of philadelphia in pennsylvania there, you see some of the images of the tree damage. that was coming down into homes, and then that's still with us. we still have a couple of flood watches north of new york city. still seeing that rain move on through and you'll see it throughout this afternoon and even evening. some thunderstorms could flow through. look at jersey. this is friday 5:00 p.m. this afternoon and then it moves out for a nice weekend. let's get to the spring cities brought to you by zyrtec.

good morning. we made it to friday. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. sunny, breezy and seasonal this afternoon. cloudy and breezy this weekend, especially saturday with a chance of springsprinkles. we have 60s and 70s today. a few 80s in our deepest inland neighborhoods. milder tonight. don't forget about the drizzle tomorrow morning. in the 50s. below average this weekend. coming up next, we have new developments involving the mother of those missing idaho siblings. she is heading back to court. we will have all the latest on that when we come back.

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> good morning. it's friday. we finally made it. here is a look at your forecast. start with temperatures that are up to ten degrees cooler this morning thanks to a lack of clouds in many neighborhoods. your commute, quiet. we will have breezy conditions across the bay bridge, san mateo bridge. that's this afternoon and evening. clouds, drizzle tomorrow morn g morning, cooler through the weekend. we will make a run at 90 wednesday and thursday inland and even 80s around the bay. have a good one. >> thanks, mike. coming up, the president of walgreens is on "gma." what they are doing to keep

their stores stocked. we will have another update there 30 minutes. in the meantime, here is "gm a." that could mean an increase byin energy bills.. you can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower... unplugging and turning off devices when not in use... or just letting the sun light your home. stay well and keep it golden.

♪ you are the champions my friends ♪ welcome back to "gma." that's queen and adam lambert with the new tribute overnight to all those workers on the front lines singing, you are the champions. a beautiful salute and proceeds from this version of the song go to help the fight against coronavirus. it's great to see that this morning. see them chipping in. >> i have chills. that is beautiful. that voice and that tribute. exactly what we needed to hear. >> no doubt. we have the top headlines we're following this morning. as cases of coronavirus climb past 1 million in the u.s., 16 more states are now easing stay-at-home restrictions. texas opening dine-in restaurants and movie theaters. illinois allowing retail stores to re-open for pickup and delivery. then take a look at this.

temperature checks getting under way at paine field airport in everett, washington, as they try to screen passengers for coronavirus and more airlines are requiring passengers to wear face coverings. united is joining american, delta, jetblue and frontier. and then a unique way to announce graduation plans. take a look. that is chicago mayor lori lightfoot on tiktok. she's reaching out to the city's graduating high school seniors announcing the first ever virtual commencement for the city's entire class of 2020. they have a pretty good commencement speaker, oprah winfrey who has made the city her home, will give the address. perfect person. >> she was light on here feet. >> she was. i like that. >> had to try it. now the race to expand covid-19 testing all across the country. it's seen as one of the keys to re-opening society. america's largest pharmacies including walgreens, cvs and walmart are teaming up with the government to provide more tests.

walgreens' president richard ashworth announced the initiative with president trump at the white house on monday. he is joining us now with an exclusive interview. mr. ashworth, thank you so much for joining us. experts stress the need for more testing to open society back up to get it back up and running. now, walgreens says it will expand testing to 49 states and hopes to conduct 50,000 tests a week. how are you going to do it and when can this start? >> thank you for having me. i appreciate the time to come and speak with you. i will tell you this has been quite an experience but we are making steady progress. you know, as you just said, we announced our covid testing expansion to the 49 states including puerto rico. but we're really going to be focused on underserved areas and we're proud to be working with the administration and state and local governments to do that for two reasons. one, to get the visibility, and

second, to get america back to work again. so we'll triple our capacity and go to as you said, 50,000 tests per week. we could do more than that as supplies become more available and, we just want to be part of the solution. in terms of how you can find out about the testing, go to walgreens.com and there is a link there you can go in and do the criteria for it. and if you qualify for the test because it's in partnership with the government, then you can select one of the locations to go to. we'll ramp this week, next week and the following weeks to get as many locations up and running as fast as we can. >> i know you talked about disadvantaged neighborhoods. the testing will be free. >> that's correct. >> it will help a lot of people. >> yeah, i think that's important. make sure there's no cost for the test and so our pharmacists will be overseeing the tests. we're pretty excited about that. it's a nasal swab. so it's easy to get the test and the results you get within 24 hours. so we're doing this in partnership with the government and it's no cost. >> what has been the challenge

in the setting up nationwide testing? >> well, this is all new for all of us, isn't it? a little over 45 days ago when we made the announcement to start the first few tests -- but that was a different test. it was harder to administer the test. it required a significant amount of ppe where the point of care test takes less ppe in terms of protection equipment for our people. and so the biggest point that's been awesome for myself and for the profession of pharmacy is the amount of volunteers, pharmacists coming forward. i can get emails all the time saying how can i help? put me in, coach. can i do some of this? we'll go as fast as we can. >> need as much help and as many volunteers as possible. are there shortages of materials needed to expand the testing? >> so the testing itself, yeah, for sure. you know, we're still working on getting the actual tests themselves, the swabs and re-agents but good partnership across the industry. we put competition aside and all of us are just trying to do what's right to get as much testing to the public as we can. and as we're expanding the

supply network, we'll be able to get more tests going. i will say there is a big ramp-up in the amount of testing equipment available so we're encouraged by that and looking forward to getting as many sites going as fast as we can. >> we know a lot of states are lifting the stay at home order. how will that change the shopping experience at the walgreens that are able to open and how will you keep your employees and customers safe? >> well, that's our top priority. so we're doing a lot on our employees, you know, giving them the equipment they need to be safe. safety first, right? so extensive amount of things around cleaning, personal protection like face covers, plexiglass shields, social distancing, signage inside the store, cleaning throughout the day that we've been doing, all kinds of hygiene guidance, all the things you expect. you want to make that shopping experience really safe. we've done a lot of things to keep things outside the store too. a lot of digital stuff. a lot of things on your phone.

order online, deliver to home. order online, pick up and drive through, order online and pick up curbside. so a lot of things that are customers are looking for. another thing is that the profession of pharmacy will change. we'll be really considered as part of the diagnostic solution. so right now it's testing, super important. people want to know if they have this virus or not and the more visibility we can get the better that will be. we'll move next into serology and antibody testing and whatever that may look like. and lastly, which we're all looking for, is the treatment or vaccination, again, community pharmacy -- i'm a pharmacist myself so i'm -- i know the kind of trusted relationship that pharmacists have with their patients and we're very accessible. they're all across the u.s. so looking forward to being part of the solution. >> as you said, it will change the world that you live in and the world we all live in. mr. ashworth, thanks for your time and for what walgreens is doing. we really appreciate it. >> appreciate the opportunity to be here. have a good day. >> okay, michael, thank you.

we turn to new developments involving the mother of those missing idaho children. lori vallow is due in court this afternoon for a bond hearing which has been delayed twice because of coronavirus and there are questions now about whether her husband will be called as a witness. deborah roberts has the story. good morning, deborah. >> reporter: good morning, george. yes, courthouses are finally opening in the state of idaho, but the wheels of justice are turning pretty slowly in this time of coronavirus as you noted. lori vallow is finally getting a shot at a bond reduction hearing but things are going to be very different. masks in the courtroom, the public not allowed and a lot of social distancing in that courtroom. lori vallow's scheduled appearance in an idaho courtroom follows weeks behind bars on charges related to her missing children, 7-year-old j.j. and 17-year-old tylee ryan. the mom of two under a cloud of suspicion since last fall after a sudden marriage and no sign of her children. >> lori, can you tell me where your kids are?

>> reporter: abc news has learned that prosecutors may call as many as 48 witnesses in the case, including vallow's husband of less than six months, chad daybell. vallow made headlines after marrying daybell last november just 17 days after his wife mysteriously died. a death authorities still are investigating. police have not named any suspects. months earlier vallow's husband was shot to death by her brother. the couple left their idaho home in november. one day after police conducted a welfare check on the children, they spent months living in hawaii where officials tracked them down and in march, extradited vallow back to idaho. >> let the record reflect ms. daybell is not in the courthouse. >> reporter: police believe the couple lied about the children's whereabouts. authorities saying they told officers j.j. was with a friend out of state and told others

tylee had died a year earlier. >> they not only misled them but completely and utterly refused to aid in any attempts to find the children. >> reporter: vallow's former father-in-law saying she changed after meeting daybell, an author of religious books who previously spoke about what were two near-death experiences. >> ever since she's been involved in this doomsday cult, that is not the same lori that we knew for 13 years. >> reporter: now, daybell's -- or vallow's husband could be forced to testify against her if prosecutors call him because in the state of idaho there is no protection against the possible incrimination of a spouse in a case that involves the welfare of or possible injury to a child. george? >> okay, deb, thanks very much. coming up next, "the last dance." our exclusive first look at the new episode. the moment michael jordan said he had enough.

we are back now with an exclusive first look at the new episodes of "the last dance," the must watch michael jordan docu-series. espn is airing two more episodes this sunday and t.j. holmes has all the details. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning to you and the garden plays a starring role in the upcoming episodes. it might bring up some painful

memories for knicks fans. you'll see how much jordan loved the stage, and so much so he was willing to bleed for it. he revolutionized basketball. a force on and off the court, cultivating a brand that made millions want to be like mike. >> air jordan. that got a pretty good ring to it. >> reporter: this weekend, the record-shattering "last dance," is back with two new episodes. >> everybody wanted to see this and be a part of it. >> reporter: taking a look at how michael jordan became a sports and pop culture phenom giving our sports-starved country something to look forward to. >> the pistons want to make jordan pay whenever he gets in the paint. >> reporter: the ten-part docu-series about jordan and his final championship run with the chicago bulls has crushed espn viewership records. >> here's michael at the foul line. a shot, scores. >> reporter: this sunday, two new episodes give a look at the man behind the international icon, featuring moments between him and the late kobe bryant.

>> i'll see you down the road. >> cool. >> we interviewed kobe bryant last july, a few weeks after his daughter was born. kobe said that michael was like a big brother to him. he said without michael jordan, you don't get kobe bryant. there is no kobe as you know him without michael jordan. >> reporter: we'll get a look at jordan giving it all, playing until his feet bled in his original air jordans. >> i couldn't take those shoes off fast enough. and when i took the shoes off, my sock was soaked in blood. >> reporter: the director of "the last dance" says the world will get to see jordan as more than just an intense competitor. >> people just gravitate towards him. he's such an electric figure that people want to know as much as they can about him, and now finally he's willing to share some of that with them. it doesn't surprise me that it seems like the entire world is stopping for a couple of hours to watch this story. >> reporter: in this exclusive preview, we see jordan have a rare quiet moment alone talking about the spotlight that has

taken its toll. >> this is not one of those lifestyles that you envy, you know, where you can't -- you're confined to this room. i'm ready for getting out of this life. you know, you know when you get to that point. i'm there. with no reservations at all, i'm there. >> reporter: and you heard the director talk about kobe calling jordan his big brother and that's something, guys, really shortly after we just heard jordan call kobe his little brother at that funeral service. so some poignant moments that everybody will be in front of the tv for sunday. >> i'm guessing you two are going to be really tired monday morning. >> guaranteed. >> thanks, t.j. you can see new episodes of "the last dance" this sunday. it starts at 9:00 p.m. eastern time on espn and, of course, it will be available outside the u.s. on netflix. coming up next, we have the surprise co-star who stole the show.

♪ the dog days are over come here. come here. come up here. up. >> we're back with our "play of the day." the surprise co-star who stole the show. florida meteorologist paul dellegato trying to do his weathercast from home when his golden retriever, brodie, decided it was his time to shine

and refused to leave the shot begging for treats, even yawning and working for that close-up right there. hey, you see me? my name is brodie. reminds me a lot of our fonsi here in the studio. "gma's" spring concert series is sponsored by the makers of zyrtec. zyrtec, muddle no more.

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now your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. i'm kumasi aaron. thousands of californians will protest today to demand stay at home orders be lifted. the main protests will be at the state capital at noon and a smaller protest is scheduled for san francisco city hall at noon. mike nicco is here with a look at our forecast. good morning. happy friday to you and everybody. look at the beautiful sky developing from our camera. a nice day to be outside. remember, only locals at our beaches. temperatures today are going to be wind aided. coolest at the coast. 60s to some low 70s from san francisco around the bay and mid to upper 70s inland. coolest this weekend. look at the summer warmth next week. coming up on "gma," the surprising place to find the

groceries you are not finding at the supermarket. you can find the latest on our app and at abc7news.com. the news continues now with "good morning america."

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. new phase of the fight. more than a dozen states now easing stay-at-home restrictions starting this morning. texas opening dine-in restaurants, movie theaters and more. illinois allowing retail stores to re-open. as first responders warn the fight against coronavirus is far from over. on the brink. j. crew expected to file for bankruptcy. more big name brands in stores right behind it. what it means for consumers and the future of shopping. surprising stash. so many restaurants pivoting to sell groceries. meat, flour, toilet paper. how to order, where to find them, and what to know this morning. road to recovery. the remarkable story of nfl quarterback alex smith injured severely on the field, 16 surgeries to get better.

now defying the odds to make a possible comeback. alex and his wife elizabeth talk to us about their emotional journey. ♪ i do my hair toss hair care at home. so many picking up the scissors to try to make do from pink to cecilia vega's husband ricardo. >> no, no, no. oh, god help us. please. >> what went wrong, what went right and the tips from stylists this morning about how we can all take care of our hair without asking our husband to pick up the scissors. ♪ it's gonna be may plus, it's gonna be may. in fact, it is may. the 'nsync's song title getting a name change. lance bass joining us live as we say good morning, america.

good morning, america and it's not just -- >> gonna be may. >> that's right. it is officially may. we can't wait for lance bass to join us this morning. he'll have a little fun. on this feel good friday we have a great update to share with you. yesterday we showed you how to make the brunswick stew from ole time barbecue in raleigh. you sent in these photos showing what you made. after this segment, owner ben hart told us their phone was ringing off the hook all day long. they sold 25 gallons of stew just by lunchtime and their business more than doubled for the day so thank you. >> absolutely thank you for that. now this morning we're going to take you to the beloved bam bam bakery in portland, maine. business has been tough but their loyal customers keep coming back for more. they'll show us how to make chocolate peanut butter cake. what a way to kick off the weekend, george. >> that does sound pretty good right there, michael. we can't wait for that. right now we're going to get the latest on the coronavirus emergency as cases in the u.s. top 1 million. 16 more states are easing stay-at-home restrictions. whit johnson has all the latest

in times square. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. the push to re-open is looking more like a patchwork across the country with some states like new york holding back fearing a second wave, but others are moving ahead even before being able to show steady declines in cases. this morning, america entering a new phase of the pandemic. more than a dozen states easing some restrictions today. texas now opening dine-in restaurants, movie theaters, all retail stores and shopping malls at 25% capacity. illinois lifting restrictions on garden centers, golf courses, state parks and retail stores, now allowing pickup and delivery. as the national death toll climbs past 63,000, researchers at the university of maryland say cell phone data shows that more americans have already begun to move around despite government orders and that over a two-week period the nationwide percentage of people staying

home dropped from 33% to 29%. >> usually a reduction in behavior is linked to future increases in new cases and new outbreaks and potentially additional deaths across the nation. >> reporter: one key to re-opening, more testing. something michael spoke about with richard ashworth the president of walgreens earlier this morning. >> now walgreens says it's going to expand testing to 49 states and hopes to conduct 50,000 tests a week. how are you going to do it and when can this start? >> we announced our covid testing expansion to the 49 states including puerto rico but we're really going to be focused on underserved areas and we're proud to be working with the administration and state and local governments to do that for two reasons, one to get the visibility, and second to help america get back to work again. >> reporter: the president of walgreens also said in that interview that they're doing a lot more to get important

supplies like hand sanitizer and disinfectants. he says they're exploring more sourcing options. overall they're doing okay in their stores, but if you are having trouble finding these items, he recommends checking their website. amy? >> good advice there. whit, thank you. well, this pandemic has taken such a huge toll on so many retailers, and now j. crew is reportedly set to file for bankruptcy. rebecca jarvis joins us with more on that. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, amy. it's been a really tough time for a number of retailers and the people who were formerly employed by them and abc news has learned that j. crew could file for bankruptcy as early as this weekend. the preppy retailer founded in 1983 through its catalog business had been in trouble and struggling with changing consumer tastes even before the coronavirus pandemic. but that has really created an issue for the business. with businesses across the country and store locations grinding to a halt, that soaring

unemployment has just been for this company, a nail in the coffin. it has also been a major struggle for a number of retailers, including jcpenney and neiman-marcus, who are also behind on debt payments, and analysts believe that at a minimum retailers across the board are going to have to decrease their presence. they will have fewer stores on the other side of this, amy. >> yeah, so, rebecca, what does that mean for consumers out there? >> reporter: well, ultimately for consumers it does mean you will very likely see more items on clearance, but it also means fewer jobs in retail. retail jobs have been some of the hardest hit. amy? >> rebecca jarvis, thank you so much. michael? >> thank you, amy. now to our "gma" cover story. an unexpected source for groceries and supplies. restaurants across the country are now selling staples like meat, flour and yes, even toilet paper to stay afloat to help you get what you need. becky worley is in san francisco with more. good morning, becky.

>> reporter: good morning, michael. yeah, the grocery store right now, it's kind of intense. but the experience for shoppers is very different when restaurants pivot to grocery retail. california pizza kitchen known for this, not this. but like many restaurants they're pivoting fast to groceries. you can order off their website, cpk market, and pick up in store. pizza i've picked up here. eggs and milk, never. produce is fresh. there are bread and egg options and quantities can be -- that's a lot of pasta. >> before covid-19, 50% of food in this country was purchased away from the home. the other 50% was purchased at grocery stores. >> reporter: but since the pandemic hit -- >> there was a complete imbalance between, you know, where food was being purchased. it broke the supply chain. you've seen the pictures of the empty grocery store shelves. >> reporter: in an effort to even out the demand food

distributor giant sysco started a program helping restaurants move to selling groceries and so far they have more than 8,000 restaurants on board. the national restaurant association represents more than 500,000 restaurant businesses and says the change from tabletop service to a grocery marketplace could save many locally owned spots. >> your average restaurant only has about 16 days of cash on hand. most restaurants have been virtually closed for almost 45 days right now. so what this allows us to do is get one more small revenue stream in for a lot of restaurants. that could be the difference between staying open and closing the doors. >> reporter: many are making the shift from panera and tendergreens to mom and pop restaurants around the country. >> we turned our sit-down deli into a grocery market. pastas, breads, fruits,

vegetables. >> trying to build other revenue streams such as ingredients from our own menus. veggies, breads. >> we have baby wipes, vegetable, fruit. we got bleach. >> reporter: this shuttered restaurant tutu's in lafayette, california, they've always had a deli case and some pre-made food. now it's everything from t-bones to tp. >> this community has really stood by us through this whole thing. >> reporter: this is not a savings play. some of the groceries we got in restaurants were a little more expensive. some were about comparable with the grocery store, but this is about convenience for consumers and also saving the restaurants you love in your neighborhood, michael. >> yes, it is, becky. great idea. a great pivot by those restaurants. thank you so much for that. coming up we have the road to recovery. inside the really remarkable comeback for quarterback alex smith. his wife by his side through it all. >> so inspirational. and then hair care from home. how to pull off a quarantine cut, yeah, you see our own cecilia vega giving it a try with her hubby. >> good luck. plus, anthony anderson is

joining us live and lance bass is popping in for a special edition of "pop news." we'll be right back with more "gma."

♪ good morning, good morning good morning, america. thank you for joining us this friday morning. you know your pets have probably gotten used to having you home. before you head back to work we'll show you how to stop pet separation anxiety before it even starts. that's coming up tomorrow on "gma" saturday. all right, but now we have a

special edition of "pop news" that's coming up in just a bit. i'm being told what to do. we'll go to george now because a few technical difficulties. we'll get it together. and george, how about you save us right now? >> right. we're learning how to deal with that through the pandemic. amy, thanks. we turn to the remarkable story of nfl quarterback alex smith. he's the former first overall pick. he nearly lost his life after suffering a brutal injury on the field, but now he's making a comeback against the odds. espn got special access to smith and his family and will reeve has their story. >> reporter: this was the last time washington redskins quarterback alex smith ran onto an nfl field. >> alex smith, 14-year veteran, has this team in first place in their division. >> reporter: november 18, 2018, a day scarred into smith's memory forever. >> i remember the play, pre-snap making the protection adjustment. it was a pressure look. >> smith gets the snap. here comes pressure, kareem gets him down with j.j. watt.

a deep sack on smith. >> i tell you what, smith is hurt badly. >> to look down and to see your leg crooked, like, bending where it shouldn't bend, certainly is an unusual sight. >> reporter: the three-time nfl pro bowler suffered one of football's most gruesome injuries. after being rushed to the hospital, his condition took a turn for the worse. >> very quickly we're talking about saving his life. >> reporter: espn was given special behind-the-scenes access to smith and his family. facing his toughest opponent yet, the 14-year nfl veteran remained calm and gave his wife the pep talk they both needed to hear. >> he one night looked at me and said, it's going to be okay. and he said, do you know how many people would love to trade positions with me? and i'm like, what? he's like, do you know the things and the blessings we have? we can't take it for granted, not even for a minute. he's like, perspective. >> ready to get after it?

>> let's come on up. >> reporter: about six months and 17 surgeries later -- >> first throw since november 18th. >> reporter: smith was back on his feet. >> i'm pushing sleds and leg pressing and squatting and lunging and doing stuff even with this thing on. at the same time obviously jonesing to get this thing off my leg and take the next steps. >> reporter: defying the odds for what some say is an impossible nfl comeback. football might not be out of the question, you know, can i go play quarterback again? can i push it that far? >> it feels good, normal. that's good. >> reporter: smith right now is participating in virtual workouts and doctors will clear him when and only when they can see him and perform bone scans and they see sufficient healing. there is no timetable for when they can do that procedure given the state of the world but if you want to see more of alex smith's incredible, remarkable journey tune in to espn tonight at 7:30. guys?

>> yeah, certainly such an inspiration. >> incredible guy, incredible story. >> thank you, will. okay now i think we have our special edition of "pop news." yes, we've all seen the memes. how about you say it this time? ♪ it's gonna be may >> nice. well, those are some of our favorites from what has become something of a pop culture holiday now celebrated by that misheard line from the 'nsync song "it's gonna be me" and lance bass is joining us for a pop in. good morning. >> good morning. how are you doing? >> great and i understand it's official now. the song has been changed on streaming services to now include the meme, at least until next week. how does that feel? now it's gonna be may. >> who knew it would become a national holiday so many years later. but it's thanks to a fan, kiana, created it back in 2012 and it blew up. >> blew up, indeed. we have a flashback friday. so check out the hairdos the

last time you were on our show. oh, nice. nice hairdo. are you thinking about adopting that hairstyle in quarantine? looks like you're not quite there yet. >> my husband cut my hair. so i mean i think he did a good job but maybe i need to bring back that justin wig because that might be better. >> i think your husband did a great job cutting your hair, by the way. we know you've been keeping busy in quarantine. you have a podcast. you're getting ready to launch your cocktail mixer, just add x. love the name and cooking a lot we understand, so using some extra special recipes. tell us about that. >> yeah, i do. the podcast has been really keeping us busy. the daily podcast, so much fun. just add x, we had to pivot obviously for this whole coronavirus, and that will come out on the 4th. and then i have been cooking specifically from celebrity cookbooks. chrissy teigen kind of inspired me. i'm going to find recipes and

found elizabeth taylor's wine chicken, and it is so good. >> mm-mm. >> i've used that chrissy teigen cookbook myself in quarantine time. it's really good. she has great recipes. you say quarantine -- >> the bread. >> i got to stay away from bread. but you said that quarantine has gotten the band back together. how are you guys staying in touch? maybe a group text thing that we can get on with you? >> you want to join our group text? >> why not? >> no, i mean, we've all discovered zoom. this is a zoom world. so we like to have cocktail parties and catch up with each other and we really have bonded, i think, with all of our friends and families. we're bonding and building our relationships a lot stronger. >> oddly the separation has brought us all together. i have a big serious question. just how many virtual dance battles have you had with justin timberlake in these times? >> definitely no dance battles happen too much.

not as good as 20 years ago. >> there's a lot to celebrate next week. first of all your birthday party, my friend. happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> you're having a surprise party, but you know about it. so i'm not spoiling it for you. but you don't know who is going to pop up during this zoom birthday party. so who would be your -- the one person you would love to see pop up and surprise you? >> oh, my gosh. so many people. i think the ultimate would be dolly parton. i think that would be the best guest to have at your birthday party. >> oh. >> nice. >> very nice. >> well, i tell you what, lance, we always love talking to you. it's not gonna be may. it is may already but we appreciate you. good luck with everything you're working on and stay safe in the time of quarantine and you should give your husband a tip because he did a great job with that haircut, buddy. >> oh, he gets enough, don't worry. >> keep watching the show. we got something coming up. you'll see people who didn't have their spouses do such a

great job as yours did. now we're going to two to ginger at home. hey, ginger. >> reporter: i haven't cut ben's harriet, but i feel it coming. i did adrian's and it was all right. great to have everybody with us today. imagine seeing as you drive down the road this whirl of tumbleweeds like a dust devil. you get this heat column. it mixes with cooler air and just rotates the air and tumbleweeds got caught up in washington state. not as beautiful in west michigan. my parents, a lot of people, really on edge literally with their homes and the water, lake michigan. some of the highest levels ever recorded in history. a lot of rain fell, and you good morning. we made it to friday. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. sunny, breezy and seasonal this afternoon. cloudy and breezy this weekend, especially saturday with a chance of springsprinkles. we have 60s and 70s today. a few 80s in our deepest inland

neighborhoods. milder tonight. don't forget about the drizzle tomorrow morning. in the 50s. below average this weekend. time now for a diy hair care with salons closed across the country, people trying to cut and dye their hair at home with some mixed results. now, salons are finding creative ways to help out their clients and some are asking their spouses for help like our very own cecilia vega. hey, cecilia and ricardo, how are you guys doing? >> reporter: hey, michael. i brought that unlikely help. this is as you said ricardo. his new nickname is edward scissorhands. i love you, babe, but i'm sorry to tell you guys this did not go according to plan. hair not necessarily his specialty. i know i'm not alone. >> please, help me. >> reporter: these are desperate times, people. if pink can do it.

>> good luck. i think i'm looking pretty good. >> reporter: why can't i? enter my husband ricardo. oh, god help us. please. >> kind of straight. going to straighten the hair out. >> reporter: you probably noticed ricardo's lack of hair. like i said, desperate times. >> is there a danger in asking a man with no hair to cut my hair? >> yeah. is there? >> no, no, no. >> you tell me. >> no. i'm very nervous right now. it sounds like you're cutting a lot. >> reporter: and then just like that, ouch. so here's the deal. i really needed a trim. so i bought these scissors online. i didn't realize they'd look like medieval torture devices. yes, those are gargoyles and fake rubies. so take it from me, leave it to the experts. put down the scissors. >> can you guys please put down

these kitchen and craft scissors? do not attempt to cut your hair. don't attempt to cut your bangs while you're at home. >> reporter: and stick to the easy stuff. make a hair mask for deep conditioning. >> what you could do is make yourself a protein rich hair mask with ingredients already in your kitchen and mix them up together like eggs and avocados, honey and olive oil. >> reporter: or better yet facetime a professional. this salon in new york city will mail you the color and talk you through it. >> that's perfect. >> reporter: oh, now you tell me. okay, here's the thing, it wasn't horrible. it wasn't great. i'm going to give ricardo an "a" for effort. but next time i think the family decision is we decided we'll leave it to the professionals and not let the bald retired ex-cop take the scissors to the wife's hair. >> i think the hair looks fantastic, ricardo. the most important question is how is your finger? >> doing a lot better. it's healed up and i'm ready to

make a comeback. >> oh, i like that. >> well, you both look fantastic. ricardo, your hair looks perfect. >> perfect. not a hair out of place. >> reporter: you let us know if you guys need a hair cut. his appointments are booking up fast. amy, we're coming for you. >> your hair looks great, cecilia. i agree with michael. >> you can't see the back. >> all right. thank you guys so much, cecilia, ricardo. coming up, everybody, our friend, anthony anderson is going to join us live. get ready to laugh. now is the time we all just need each other. that's why we love starting the day together with you. we'll see you in the morning on abc's "good morning america."

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> good morning. we made it to friday. hope you are having a great morning. look at the temperatures. most in the low to mid 50s. a few 40s in the north bay. let's talk about our commute. it's pretty good. clear out there. it will be a little breezy on the bay bridge, san mateo bridge this afternoon and evening. drisz l spring l l le sprinkles tomorro

afternoon. heat next week. see you in 30 minutes with another abc 7 news ♪ that's just the way you make me feel ♪ welcome back to "gma." so great to have you with us this morning. i am so excited to welcome our next guest. he is an actor, comedian, writer, and he is the star of the hit series "black-ish." please welcome the always funny anthony anderson. oh, anthony, how are you doing? >> are you awake? >> hold on. wait a minute. they said you were in commercial. >> i think lockdown may be getting the best of you. you're on lockdown with the family. how are you doing? >> we're doing all right, mike. you know, as best we can, man. my wife, my sister-in-law, my niece, we're all locked down here with our two dogs making the best of it like everybody else. >> i got to ask you, though, in

terms of what you guys have been doing during lockdown everyone has these new hobbies. did you pick up any new skills? >> you know, brushing up on my gardening. but another skill, michael, i will have you know i've been working out and lost 17 pounds. so none of my clothes fit anymore so i picked up sewing again. i haven't sewn anything since i was a theater major at howard university. so i'm waiting on my sewing machine to get here so i can start altering my clothes myself. they're probably going to look a little crazy, but i'm going to do it myself. >> i was going to ask if you sewed that pajama top, but i see you didn't. guess you're waiting on your machine. >> this is gucci. gucci! >> hey, but let's talk about your tv family. how have you been staying in

contact through this whole time? >> oh, man, you know, we always stay in contact throughout the season, throughout the years with group text messages. i started one not too long ago and would send the kids and tracee brain teasers and riddles to figure out. we keep each other in good spirits and keep in contact. we're banding together to provide meals for hospital workers across the country. so this was something that was the brainchild of tracee ellis ross. so we're all getting together to donate, to make that happen to these essential frontline first responders. >> that is amazing. that is so good to hear. we're all so excited because the finale of "black-ish" is next week, and your character, dealing with some big changes. his parents getting back together. let's take a look. >> yeah. >> oh. >> i'm right here. >> i'm sorry that you found out like this. >> yeah, yeah.

>> but at least it gives us a chance to come clean. we have decided to give our love one more shot. i want you to meet my new girlfriend, son, your mama. >> oh! >> okay. i don't know what to say. >> what did you say? >> i -- i -- i -- i -- i really don't know what to say. just listening to that clip right now has brought back many memories growing up in compton. i accidentally walked in on my parents once before and that -- thank you for making me relive that moment. it'll be interesting to see what happens, what transpires between, you know, pops and ruby now. you know, they're at a point in their lives where, you know, they've accepted each other for

who they are. it's like, you know what, let's give love a try with an open mind and knowing how you are and knowing how i am. i'm willing to take this ride with you. nobody is going to love me like you have over all these years. i didn't kn you know, they're still in love. i guess that's going to pave the way for our next spin-off called "old-ish." >> oh. >> who knows? >> get there. >> man, i didn't know -- you're now six seasons into "black-ish." it goes so fast. but how do you think that your character and the johnson clan would handle quarantine if they had to? >> you know, for the first few days it would be cool, but then after day two or three, it would be like the monopoly episode where things just being thrown, no one is talking to one another. fights ensue. no matter how big our house is, it would still be too small. but we would still make the best out of it, i think. >> yeah, i think so too.

you know what's crazy, i'm sure you thought about this, it's been nearly 20 years since your movie "barbershop" was out. and right now a lot of people, we just had a segment people cutting their own hair, kind of reminiscent of it. do you think your "barber shop" role prepared you well for these quarantine times? have you been cutting your hair, other people's hair? i see you haven't shaved. >> i haven't shaved. i haven't cut my hair. does cutting the hair on my back count for something? >> oh, god. thanks for that image. >> no, "barber shop" did not prepare me to cut anyone's hair. i attempted years ago to cut my younger brother's hair and i cut plugs into his head and he had to go bald and this was before going bald was fashionable. so now, you know, barbers are artists and what they do takes a

lot of time and a lot of imagination, and i respect them for what they do. i always have but being locked down for, you know, a little more than a month with no barber in sight to cut, i have grown a greater appreciation for the artistry of a barber. >> you lost 17 pounds and look fantastic and gained about 12 back in that beard. a lot of hair on your face. >> wait till i shave it. wait till i shave it, mike. oh, my god. >> we love having you, man. thank you for joining us, my brother. we'll see you soon and -- >> hey, before we go can i say something? >> what you got? >> you challenged me. >> i did. >> and i haven't responded to your challenge. you, kevin, magic johnson challenged me. i accept your challenge and with my challenge i am going to give

everybody who bids on this or the winning bidder, however it goes walk-on role on "black-ish." come hang out and see how "grown-ish" is done and come and see how "mixed-ish" is done. a round of golf with me and my buddies, george lopez, ced the entertainer, done cheadle, d.l. hughley and dinner on me and we're going to fly you out to l.a. to come hang out with us. so i accept your challenge, sir. >> you know what, all in challenge. you heard it from anthony anderson this morning. he's going to sew you an outfit too. all right, anthony, we appreciate it. >> i will make you -- >> we got to go, anthony. we love you, man. thank you for waking up this morning and you can see the season finale of "black-ish" tuesday at 9:30 p.m. eastern right here on abc and make sure you check out anthony's all in challenge. coming up, our pet of the week. wait until you meet sprout.

♪ born to be wild back now with our pet of the week. we want you to meet a dog lifting the spirits of those who need it most and raising money for health care heroes. >> reporter: with over 160,000 followers, 4-year-old sprout, a smooth-coated brussels griffon is a bona fide instagram star. >> it was pretty gradual

throughout the whole first year. i think he got about 5,000 new followers every month. >> reporter: at just 5 1/2 pounds, sprout is the epitome of perpetual poutiness. entertaining fans with his special brand of cuteness. >> sprout has two modes, either snuggly or off the wall. his personality, i think, comes through in these funny facial expressions. i taught him to push a shopping cart and put toys in it. so that's gotten him a lot of attention. >> reporter: but now during the pandemic, sprout is recording custom cuteness for hospital staff, patients and nursing home residents. >> hi to the therapy and nursing department at compass rehab health. >> people loved the video and commented how cute he was, and how nice it was. it was personalized. >> reporter: the terrific twosome is raising money with virtual chat backgrounds for mask a hero, a nonprofit working to provide n95 masks to health care workers. >> we raised about $500 and i'm

hoping to pick it up and hoping to think about whether we can get other dogs involved. >> reporter: sprout, a tiny taste maker making a difference for so many. >> he brings me a lot of joy and comfort and laughter and so being able to let other people experience that has become something really meaningful. >> congratulations to sprout. we'll send him the pet of the week medal which we have right next to michael there. >> yes. can't wait to do that. now to our series open for business, showcasing small restaurants across the country and showing you how to make their most popular dishes. this morning we're heading to bam bam bakery in portland, maine, and learning how to make their popular gluten-free vegan chocolate peanut butter cake. take a look. >> good morning, america. >> reporter: the mornings are always good here at bam bam bakery where owner tina cromwell has served delicious gluten-free pastries for the past three years. >> we started this as something that the kids would maybe possibly have to call their own. >> reporter: from cinnamon rolls

to three-tiered cakes, bam bam's desserts and baked goods have made it a portland sweet spot. >> we have mixers going and timers going off and music cranking out front and people talking. >> reporter: since march covid restrictions eliminated all of tina's daily foot traffic. her once bustling bakery now bare. she's staying busy with pickup orders and teamed up with a local coffee company to deliver treats to health care care workers at portland's clinics. one of the local favorites, their famous chocolate peanut butter cake. >> two eight-inch cake pans and put a little baking spray on there, nonstick spray. we are going to put in a cup and a half of brown sugar, three-fourths cup of vegetable oil, two tablespoons of water and a tablespoon of vanilla and 2 1/4 cups of applesauce.

gluten-free all purpose flour and cocoa powder. we have this little combination that has zanthan gum, baking powder, baking soda and salt in it, as well as egg replacer. we divide it between the two and put it into a 350-degree oven for about 40 minutes. [ buzzer ] >> best way to test that it's done, just put a toothpick in there and pull it out and it's clean. these will fully cool and then they're ready to be frosted. >> and bam bam bakery owner tina cromwell joins us live. tina, thank you so much for your time. i know you got to frost that cake to finish it off. >> thank you. >> this is such a difficult time for small businesses everywhere. what do you need to support your business right now?

>> well, just need a little bit of, you know, confidence, obviously people trusting us enough to keep our doors open, keep the orders coming in. we are bare bones staffed right now, but we have been getting some people some pretty amazing treats. >> we know you're in portland, maine, but there are people around the country who would love to have what you're cooking so we got your back. goldbelly is an online delivery platform and they have agreed to partner with you so you can ship your desserts nationwide. they're actually -- >> that's amazing. >> they're setting up your page right now. >> oh, that's wonderful. thank you. >> so hopefully that helps your business and i think i'm going to go on and order that cake for my cheat meal. >> yeah, a lot of people would be happy with the shipping. we're just doing this frosting is the only thing we have left. want to see the cake? >> see the finished product? >> oh, here comes mikaela. >> i like the finish.

>> beautiful! >> that's my wingman. >> you guys got confetti. that was awesome. we appreciate you are and your time and if you are in the portland, maine, area, be sure to stop by bam bam bakery. you can get the recipe for their chocolate peanut butter cake on goodmorningamerica.com. ginger? >> reporter: yes, i love that last little toss. let's talk about graduation and seniors. something special to honor the more than 3 million high school seniors that are not going to have a graduation in this country. so many are going to miss out. so lebron james wants to help you celebrate. he's teaming up with stars like the jonas brothers, meghan rapinoe and bad bunny. it's a one-hour event, graduate together, america celebrates the high school class of 2020. seniors can be part of it by posting their pictures with good morning. welcome to friday. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco.

sunny, breezy and seasonal this afternoon. cooler this weekend with a chance of drizzle and sprinkles tomorrow. look at that summer warmth next now it is time to reveal our "gma" book club pick for may. so many of us are staying home these days. so this month's book will transport you not only to several different places but different time periods as well. our may pick is such a big sweeping story, it was only fitting to take over times square to reveal the title. so are you guys ready? >> ready. >> three, two, one, take a look. it's "the book of v." by anna solomon. with mother's day just around the corner, this is the perfect story to read with the women in your life. we have a special message from the author. roll it. >> hi, i'm anna solomon and i'm thrilled that "the book of v."

is "good morning america's" may book club pick. being isolated makes me more grateful than ever for the power of books to transport and connect us, and i hope together we can find joy and strength in this story. >> all right "the book of v." is out tuesday. coming up, a special performance from for king & country.

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go to xfinity.com/prepare. thank you. ♪ back now with our spring concert series with for king & country. brothers joel and luke smallbone are going to blow you away with a powerful performance of their new single "together" which is available now. they are live from nashville. hello, fellas. >> how we doing, man? >> top of the morning to you. >> you doing good? >> yeah, we're doing great and i know this is pretty remarkable. you put together an incredibly moving performance for us with a lot of special guests so i'll name a few. tori kelly, kirk franklin and his choir. how did you make this happen with everyone in quarantine?

>> yeah, well, it's -- amy, it's been quite the feat. my wife and i are good friends with tory henry and her husband andre. we reached out to them. we sent them the track. we said, what do you think about singing on this, and two days later, she september from home in california the track came back. and kirk and his choir tracked it on a pre-quarantine but felt like this great synergy of different people from different places and walks of life coming together to make something really special. so we couldn't be more proud of this track and presenting it debuting it here with you. >> let's get to it. the national television debut of "together." take it away. ♪ this is for the busted heart this is for the question mark ♪ ♪ this is for the outcast soul lost control, no one knows ♪ >> come on, tory. ♪ this is for the second chance this is for the new romance ♪

♪ ♪ sing it for the lost in vein who overcame ♪ ♪ it's not too late ♪ if you're looking for hope tonight raise your hand ♪ ♪ if you feel alone and don't understand ♪ ♪ if you're fighting in the fight of your life, then stand ♪ ♪ we're going to make it through this hand in hand ♪ ♪ and if we fall, we will fall together, together ♪ ♪ oh, and when we rise we will rise together, together ♪ ♪ if you're looking for hope tonight and you're all alone ♪ ♪ i can promise we're gonna make

it happen ♪ ♪ can you feel it ♪ come on ♪ if we fall, we will fall together ♪ >> take my hand. ♪ together ♪ when we rise, we will rise together ♪ ♪ we will rise together, together ♪ ♪ together we are dangerous ♪ together with our differences ♪ ♪ together we are bolder, bra , braver, stronger ♪ "gma's" spring concert series sponsored by the makers of zyrtec. zyrtec, muddle no more.

that was amazing, a big thank you to for king & country. >> have a great weekend.

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