good morning, america. this morning, the tug-of-war as states re-open for business. americans divided. these protesters saying the time is now. >> freedom. >> while others staged a mock funeral procession to make their grave point -- don't re-open yet. what customers and business owners are saying this morning. >> i don't think my staff feels safe and i don't think the clientele feels safe. >> plus, the changes customers will be seeing when they hit the malls. the new safety measures being put in place. housing crisis. the struggles across the country to pay rents and mortgages. tough decisions. >> either i pay the rent and i'm left without nothing, no money for food or other essential goods. >> the patchwork policies creating widespread confusion.

and calls for change this morning. race for a vaccine. the search to provide protection against covid-19. volunteers rolling up their sleeves. when one could be ready. the fda authorizing emergency use of remdesivir as antibody tests become more widely available. but will they tell the whole story? also this morning, breaking his silence. joe biden speaking publicly for the first time about a former staffer's sexual assault allegation. the advice he's getting from the president. and all is well? the video out of north korea appearing to show kim jong-un at a may day ceremony. does this answer weeks of questions about his health? good morning, great to have you with us on this saturday morning.

dan is joining us remotely from home. good morning to you, dan. >> guys, good morning to you. let's get straight to the news. in america's federal system the states are often referred to as the laboratories of democracy. perhaps that's never been more true. 29 states will be experimenting with some sort of patch work system of re-opening. >> dan the fda has authorized the drug remdesivir for emergency use to treat coronavirus. this as cases pass 1.1 million. more than 164,000 recovered. the death toll 65,000. and while polls consistently show the majority of americans do not want states to re-open too quickly, we are seeing growing protests. in california, this one about beaches being closed and stay-at-home orders, but others are protesting the opening of businesses too soon.

meanwhile, the white house is blocking dr. anthony fauci from testifying before house lawmakers next week saying it could be counterproductive to the administration's covid-19 response. we have team coverage from new york to washington, d.c. and california. first let's go to trevor ault in new york with the latest. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: eva, good morning. you know, new york governor andrew cuomo just canceled school for the rest of the academic year but really all across the country states are responding to that growing push to re-open their businesses and that's as many continue to insist that acting too soon could cost american lives. this morning an intense tug-of-war across america as states weigh the timing and the consequences of re-opening their businesses. more fervent demonstrations bubbling up around the country. impassioned protesters gathering tightly by the hundreds frequently without masks. >> freedom. >> reporter: some in california angered at the governor closing orange county beaches.

in other states many furious as they say their freedoms are being infringed and more still concerned about the dire consequences of an economy on pause. >> let the businesses in this state open up so we can meet our payroll and pay our employees benefits and start doing business again. >> reporter: the message of demonstrators growing more aggressive in states like ohio. protesters opening windows to yell into the press conference of governor mike dewine, state troopers in riot gear lining the hallway. a day prior protesters armed with assault rifles storming the capital in michigan. >> i know that some people are angry and i know many are feeling restless. the only way we can get through this and take the next steps forward is if we all continue to do our part. >> reporter: despite these protests polls show a majority of americans support the stay-at-home orders and with cases of the virus still rising in at least 18 states, demonstrations are also popping

up in protest of rampant re-openings. in georgia, this mock funeral procession from demonstrators condemning the state's efforts to swiftly re-open businesses which even president trump thought may have been too fast. >> i think it's wonderful. i want to see us open safely. but i didn't like spas and tattoo parlors and i wasn't thrilled about that. >> reporter: some states now opening gyms, hair salons or retail stores. others offering malls, theaters and golf courses. >> nice breath of fresh air this morning. getting back to normal a little bit. >> but just because some businesses have the green light to re-open doesn't mean every business owner is jumping at the chance. in texas, restaurants can now welcome the public but the texas restaurant association says it expects less than half of them to do so. >> we want to open feeling safe. i don't feel safe. i don't think my staff feels safe and i don't think the clientele feels safe. >> reporter: several states

including michigan, illinois and washington are still extending their stay-at-home orders. while in new mexico, as the city of gallup battles an outbreak it's now on lockdown. the governor there invoking the state's riot act to close every road into and out of the city. in new york as cases trend downward the final patient exiting the javits center though the makeshift field hospital would retain beds and equipment in the event of a second wave. the nearby mt. sinai hospital, a victory after a grueling fight. the first covid patient the hospital admitted finally released 54 days later. and that list of states starting to go back to business is just going to keep climbing. by the end of next week at least 36 states will have eased restrictions in some capacity. whit? >> more than half the country. trevor ault for us, thank you. joining us from washington, d.c. is abc news contributor tom bossert, a former white house homeland security adviser to

president trump. tom, thanks so much for joining us this morning. i want to jump right to it. we saw in trevor's story there thousands of people protesting stay-at-home orders and there's no question people are suffering economically. but what should the message be to these protesters from government officials? >> good morning, whit. so right now we've just seen and today's important all the federal guidelines expire and the whole country, not just the californians woke up having to understand what their state and local authorities are recommending in their area and i think that the greater part of america, they don't know. and so the message needs to be inform, influence, take the right steps and then inspire them to get through it but in that influence category, we ought to be talking about how to re-open businesses, not how long to keep them closed. i'm not sympathizing with the protesters here. i've been through a lot of

disasters and crises where we always see some people that demand their rights to do things that put first responders and hospital workers in harm's way then they become the first ones that demand or expect to be treated and taken care of. so they break the social contract not with government but with each other and that's always the very frustrating thing. but i see what they're saying and that they don't see disease around them, but what they don't see is that the third criteria we talk about is an onus on the state to have some ability to detect and isolate a second wave that starts to break out in any community. so the message has to be how to get them to understand this change in societal behavior without feeling like we're trying to socially engineer them. >> now, governors, tom, are forced to make excruciating decisions here. right now it is a fact that opening businesses will result in more people getting sick and more lives lost. but we can't shelter in place forever. how should our leaders be calculating that risk? >> well, i'm not entirely certain that i would accept that

as the framing. in other words, that there's either a one or the other outcome. what i think we can achieve is returning to a sense of normal that's not the exact same normal we experienced before, so people can re-open their businesses. these beaches are a flash point. not because i don't think everyone wants to go sit on the beach but because those beaches support a local economy. and so we can get some of those stores open in some way, but, you know, i guess what i would tell you is this, more information at state and local levels relevant to the people consuming that information and less information from institutions defending themselves and the sufficiency of their efforts so far. things that are about defending the politicians. but i'll tell you this, you framed it the right way that a second outbreak will happen. i actually believe the first outbreak is not done yet and we're going to continue to see throughout the summer death tolls that climb into the 90,000 and 100,000 level. so we're going to have to at

this point make clear that accepting risk isn't a personal decision. accepting risk is a common decision to the entire community. and if we return to these businesses, one of the people you've interviewed in the program made it clear, if it's prematurely, it's not sustainable and all their economic problems won't be solved. i have confidence in governor newsom. he's probably two or three days away from giving concrete guidance. he just hasn't done it in time for the protesters, but he's done it in time for the super majority of people he's protecting in his state. >> pain and suffering on all sides. no question about that. tom bossert, thank you so much for joining us this morning. dan, over to you. >> whit, thank you. sobering words there. also on friday frustrated and struggling american citizens took to the streets across the country in rent strikes as bills come due and families are facing really hard choices. abc's will carr is right there in santa monica, california, with that story. will, good morning to you. >> reporter: before the crisis a lot of americans were living

paycheck to paycheck. some were spending more than half their take home on rent alone. they're stuck at home and don't know when they'll get back to work and have tough choices to make. this weekend many americans are struggling to count their dollars. debby nam is a cook who lost her job at a brooklyn restaurant. >> i'll be able to make rent next month but after that if unemployment doesn't kick in, then i'm definitely in trouble. >> reporter: more than 30 million americans have filed for unemployment since mid-march leaving the long lines snaking into food banks from coast to coast. in rent strikes across the country from new york to los angeles. >> either i pay the rent and left without nothing, no money for food or other essential goods. >> reporter: renters aren't the only ones struggling, landlords

like darryl marshack have bills to pay too. >> maybe i got two months total of my mortgage if i have to come up with it myself. not to mention water, power, sewage, gardener. >> reporter: across the country there are patchwork policies for housing protection creating widespread confusion. >> what we're doing is no one can be evicted for nonpayment of rent between now and june. period. >> reporter: but according to princeton university eight states have not suspended evictions or foreclosures during the pandemic. >> we need a uniform national moratorium on evictions and on foreclosures. we're urging no less than $100 billion in rental assistance to ensure the housing stability of the country's lowest income renters during this crisis. >> reporter: if you're struggling the best thing you can do is talk to your landlord or your lender. they may be willing to sit down and negotiate. these are hard times for everybody.

so you may be surprised at whatever deal you can get for your rent moving forward. eva? >> good advice there. will, thank you. the race is on to find treatments and develop a vaccine. president trump launching what he's calling "operation warp speed" to get a vaccine in the u.s. by the end of the year. the efforts extending worldwide. >> go ahead. >> pinch. >> reporter: these are the volunteers helping everyone on the planet by agreeing to test a possible vaccine for the coronavirus. >> i don't want to be sitting down not doing anything where i could potentially help out. >> reporter: here at the university of oxford they're hoping this potential vaccine will work and be ready by september. >> i'll be coming back four times in the next few weeks to see if a vaccine is having the right effect. >> reporter: while the search for a vaccine is going full speed ahead there is also an urgent rush to find a treatment. the fda authorizing emergency use of gilead's remdesivir paving the way for use on hospitalized patients with severe symptoms.

remdesivir launches its attack directly on the virus. nevin kroguen at the bioscience institute is taking a different approach focusing not on the virus but on us. he says he thinks it's likely going to be a cocktail approach. multiple drugs targeting different aspects that will be the best treatment. his team now testing drugs in combination with drugs like remdesivir that target the virus. >> we've uncovered two sets that we're excited about. >> reporter: finding a vaccine and treatment, one of the keys to stopping the virus. another is testing. in new york city urgent care group city md announced anyone who wants an antibody can walk in and get one. the cost, no upfront money, possibly a $50 co-pay later depending on your insurance. >> and let's bring in dr. richard besser, the president and ceo of the robert wood johnson foundation. dr. besser is also a former acting director of the cdc and an appointee from new jersey to the governor's council for

re-opening for the seven-state region. let's get right to it. new york is ramping up antibody testing. anyone can get one now. how helpful is that and how reliable are those tests? >> eva, that's a great question. i don't think these tests are ready for prime time. there are a lot of tests out there. the fda said companies can go forward with antibody testing but they haven't been validated except by the companies themselves and so what we don't know is whether the test results will tell you whether you're protected or whether you've been exposed to this coronavirus or potentially some other coronavirus. once that information is known and we have safe, validated tests, it would be very useful to know who in the community may be protected and how much transmission has already occurred. >> switching to finding a vaccine, what are we looking at realistically for a time line and can that really be shortened in any way?

>> well, you know, what gives me hope is the broad global effort on this. there are hundreds of vaccine candidates that are out there. but i think we have to plan for two scenarios. one is we have a vaccine and another is that we don't and there are a number of viral infections, hiv, dengue where scientists have been working for decades and still haven't come up with a safe and effective vaccine. there's no guarantee that any of these vaccines that are being studied will work. the efforts to shorten the time line from a safe, effective vaccine to mass production where everyone in america and everywhere -- everyone on the globe can get it, that's terrific, but there's no guarantee any of these vaccines will be effective. >> the one thing we can do, social distancing. dr. richard besser, thank you so much for your insight. we're always appreciative. whit? eva, in other news we're following north korean dictator kim jong-un reportedly making his first public appearance in weeks. south korean reports are citing north korean state media saying

kim attended an event at a fertilizer plant north of pyongyang and airing this video. kim has not been seen in public since april 11th with rumors swirling about his health. all right, a check of the forecast. robert marciano. it's always a fun game on saturdays. is he outside, inside? is this the front yard this morning? >> that's the front yard. >> reporter: this is the front yard, yeah. usually do business in the front with the blue jacket. >> that's right. >> reporter: honestly weather this weekend, not too horrifying, thankfully. matter of fact above normal for much of the country and can't say that for april or much of may. here's what it looks like across the southwest. we had record high temperatures yesterday across parts of new mexico, el paso, texas and today will be no different. temps well into the 90s to roswell and wichita falls, abilene, just north and west of dallas is where you'll see records tied or broken today. and this is going to be a persistent heat. that heat ridge out west will

continue. so these towns in texas and san antonio especially will see temperatures that will remain into the mid-90s. meanwhile, another round of heat for the southwest corner including southern california after cooling down a little bit in burbank, you'll be back into the mid-90s on wednesday for southern california. here in the northeast we will enjoy a day that should be average temperature which is a ason good saturday morning. view from our tower camera, tells the story with the low clouds, mid-level clouds. partly cloudy and cooler day today. weekend will be cooler as the week sfm slides to the south today. tomorrow, more sunshine, but temperatures still on the cooler side of average. looking at that warm-up the end of the week. 66 partly cloudy in oakland. chance of shower late in the day

>> reporter: good buddy of mine lives north of dallas and loves sending pictures of his pool with his feet in the foreground which i don't really appreciate. he'll probably taunt us with temperatures being around 90 degrees down there. instagram, take it or leave it. back over to you. >> you got to get your pool up and running, rob. >> so whit can take a -- >> reporter: yeah, come on over. you're cleaning it, pal. >> i'm good with the net. well, we have some very happy news to share with all of you this morning. our "gma" family has grown. i think some people suspected this was coming. janai norman is not with us because she welcomed her new baby girl. but she did want to share the special message with you. >> reporter: hey, guys, checking in from home. we've now got two little ones. she made an early entrance last weekend. that's why i wasn't around on sunday. and we are ecstatic. we're all happy, healthy, excited. you can hear the toddler in the background.

it's pretty much man-to-man defense at our house. my husband taking care of the toddler, also taking care of me while i'm taking care of baby girl here. we are ecstatic. we didn't know if we were having a boy or a girl. we all hoped for a girl. the 2-year-old said he wanted a baby sister. and so, when she came out, once we finally looked, we were all so excited. it's been an exhausting couple of days but we're all doing really well and we're just so thankful our birthing experience here at home was exactly what i had hoped for. so just feeling really, really grateful right now. and excited. we went in to quarantine with one kid and we're coming out with two. so i miss you guys and i will see you in a couple of weeks. >> i love that. >> there's going to be a lot of people who come out of quarantine -- >> absolutely. >> -- with one on the way. >> absolutely and just gorgeous. i love the way that she put it. man-to-man defense, right? we're so happy for janai and her

whole family. and, dan, it makes you want to have another baby, doesn't it? >> not sure about that, whit, but i am happy for janai. no question about that. > let me tell you what's coming up on "gma" before i get in trouble with my wife. for the first time, joe biden publicly responding to a sexual assault allegation. what he said in his emphatic denial. plus how president trump is now weighing in. also, malls starting to re-open in parts of the country. what changes shoppers will see as they return to a new normal. and volunteering from home. how adults and kids can still make a difference while social distancing. we'll be right back. "good morning america" is sponsored by geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. motorcycle riders love the open road. and geico loves helping riders get to where they're going, so to help even more,

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in the league's pay structures. the women's additional claims of unequal treatment in terms of travel, medical staff and training equipment can, however, move forward. dan? guys, we'll start this half hour with the millions of americans who may be hitting the malls this weekend for the first time since some some of the restrictions have been lifted. what they see when they arrive may be a lot different than what they're used to and abc's stephanie ramos is on that story. stephanie, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. malls here in new jersey, they've been closed since mid-march and there's no date yet on when they will re-open. but so many malls across the country are welcoming shoppers back this weekend and they say they have new safety precautions in place. this morning, dozens of shopping malls across the country are back open as some states end stay-at-home orders. in oklahoma, shoppers crowding doors in tulsa. some wearing masks. others not as they walked

inside. woodland hills mall owned by simon properties group says they're implementing safety measures including thorough hand sanitizing stations, social distancing signage and elevators being limited to only four people. >> we had more customers than anticipated. >> simon re-opened 31 of its malls across eight states friday. more expected on monday. this morning, department store chain macy's is set to welcome back shoppers too. 68 stores will open monday in states like georgia and texas where stay-at-home restrictions have loosened. in less than two months macy's plans to have almost all 800 stores back up an running. to assure shoppers ceo jeff kinett says at the beauty counters customers no longer permitted to touch testers. there will be limited fitting rooms and all employees will wear masks. at this nebraska mall, one customer describing her

experience on day one of its re-opening. >> it feels like everybody is scared to be next to each other. so everybody is moving at their own pace so there's not a huge amount of people in one area. >> reporter: the owner of this mall says he has a plan to help customers shop safely by having more than 20 hand sanitizing stations spread throughout the mall and plexiglass barriers set up at food counters. >> we're going to limit the entries into the mall and we're going to have the customers come in and be greeted by our security staff and they will be providing complimentary masks to each one of our customers. >> reporter: simon properties group says if you do go to their malls, be prepared to wear a mask or face covering. they're also closing areas like children's play spaces where they say you wouldn't be able to maintain social distancing. eva? >> all right, stephanie ramos for us. let's check now in with rob marciano from the front yard on

this saturday morning. >> is this in the front, he says? >> reporter: this is the front yard, but like a lot of people, i'm actually looking forward to go back to the mall and go to a store and see stuff and hopefully be able to touch stuff sometime soon. so good to hear at least some stores planning to re-open in some spots. heavy rain across the northeast. this is seneca lake or downstream of it. look at these falls coming through the finger lakes. tremendous amounts of rain with some flooding yesterday but today is going to be nothing short of spectacular for your saturday. look at these numbers. temps starting out in the 40s and 50s and climbing up into the 50s. 60s, even 70s from atlanta to nashville. 80s, 82 in louisville, 71 in philadelphia. crowds increasing tonight, maybe a quick shower. this quick moving pretty weak front is going to slide east. maybe bring some decent storms from kansas city to indianapolis in through cincinnati. maybe huntington as well and

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welcome back to "gma" with his eye on the white house joe biden is seeking to clear his name. addressing sexual assault allegations by a former staff member for the first time. abc's rachel scott joins us from washington with more. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: eva, good morning. for weeks joe biden has left it up to his campaign to deny the allegation. now the former vp is going on the record responding directly to that accusation of sexual assault saying it never happened. for the first time joe biden publicly denied the sexual assault allegation leveled against him. >> it is not true. i'm saying unequivocally it never, never happened and it didn't. it never happened. >> reporter: tara reade says she was assaulted by biden in 1993 while working as a staff assistant in his senate office. she says she filed a complaint with the senate personnel office that biden made her feel uncomfortable. but made no mention of an assault. she told us she resisted sharing those details sooner fearing

pushback. in an interview with democracy now, she describes the alleged incident. >> i was up against the wall and i remember his hands underneath my blouse and underneath my skirt. >> reporter: reade says she told three people in biden's office but those staffers tell abc that never happened. reade tells us she does not have a copy of the complaint she says she made. biden is calling on the senate to locate and make available any document that exists related to the allegation. >> if that document existed, it would be stored in the national archives. that's where they are stored. >> reporter: but he stopped short of agreeing to turn over his own senate documents stored at the university of delaware. >> why not push for the release of any documents with tara reade's name on them, whether it's at the university of delaware or the national archives? >> first of all, let's get this straight. there are no personnel documents. they're private documents. they're not -- they don't get

put out in the public. >> reporter: biden is gearing up to take on president trump in november. the president has denied more than a dozen allegations of sexual assault or misconduct made against him. offering up this advice to his rival. >> i guess in a way you could say i'm sticking up for him. i would just say to joe biden, just go out and fight it. >> reporter: joe biden was vetted back in 2008 to be president obama's running mate. a team of lawyers spent months digging through his background. the lawyer who led that charge tells abc they found no complaints of sexual harassment. whit? >> all right, rachel scott for us in washington. thank you. coming up here on "good morning america," how you can volunteer and still keep your social distance. i came across sofi and it was the best decision of my life. i feel cared about as a member. we're getting a super competitive interest rate on our money. we're able to invest through the same exact platform.

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and and welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. as we all hopefully maintain our social distance many of us still want to be involved in the efforts to fight this pandemic and abc's will reeve shows us how we can help. >> reporter: we live in a new world. the pandemic is placing major strains on every industry including the nonprofit and volunteering sector. sheltering in place has taken away a critical workforce. >> we know that over 50% of nonprofits say that 75% of their workforce is from volunteer service and so we believe that every person depends on a volunteer at some point in their life. >> reporter: but social distancing doesn't have to stop you from helping. you can still make an impact right from your own home. points of light, the world's

largest organization dedicated to volunteer service can help you find opportunities in your community where you can volunteer from home. >> this volunteer opportunity gives me a chance to connect from the comfort of my home with other human beings who may be feeling lonely or isolated. >> i'm glad to hear you're doing well. >> reporter: with a little training you can become a hotline volunteer at spark the change colorado or calvin at hands on new orleans. >> i see you requested food from 311 to be delivered to your home, correct? >> reporter: you could read a bedtime story. >> that night she took her medicine. it was awful. >> reporter: tutoring is another option. i helped dylan and blake learn their 4s, 5s and 6s. >> 4, 5 and then -- >> 6. >> 6. that's two thumbs up. way to go. >> reporter: with some young friends -- >> there are a lot of people who still have to do their jobs to keep the rest of us safe. >> reporter: we created messages of support for frontline workers through hands on broward. >> thank you for helping our

community. >> thank you for leaving your family so we can stay safe. >> thank you for everything you do. >> that was so amazing. >> i really like watching the video and your kind word. >> it meant the world to me. it really did. the fact it came from children pulls at my heart strings. >> reporter: so even though we are home we can still reach out and help make the world a better place. for "good morning america," will reeve, abc news, new york. >> guys, i love this. this kind of volunteer work is really the antidote to some of the things that have been ailing a lot of us psychologically like anxiety and loneliness. i know i used to volunteer in person and now i just call some of the people i used to go see. >> there's this -- i feel compelled. you want to go out and do something and help and people are looking for creative ways to do it and some great ideas right there, dan. thank you. >> and stay connected. >> absolutely. absolutely. stay with us. we'll be right back with our "play of the day." "play of the day."

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>> dan, we know you love the puns. that was just for you. >> i think the morning may go downhill from here, actually. "gma" is two hours on saturday. >> if past is prologue, that's exactly what will happen. >> i know there are things coming up later that whit will have fun with. coming up we have the rush to re-open or things moving too slowly a look at both sides of the story this morning. meghan's battle with the british tabloid dealt a legal blow. what it could mean for her case. meghan's battle with the from inside our homes to your home. now is the time. we all just need each other. that's why every morning we love starting the day together with you. here's to better days together and we'll see you in the morning on abc's "good morning america." man, i just love saying that.

good morning, everyone. i'm liz kreutz. san francisco supervisor walton is calling on response to covid-19 for communities of color. health and economic disparities. he wants to create asymptomatic pop-up testing in the zip codes

with most cases, personal protective equipment for workers and residents and place all homeless people in susceptible areas into hotels. happening today in the south bay, a fun fitness challenge put on my high school students, bringing together family and friends to help raise money for second harvest food bank. participants will run or walk one mile every hour over a 24-hour period. they're setting up zoom calls as a way to connect with each while practicing safe dancing. the challenge starts at 9:00 this morning. let's get a check of our weather with lisa argen. hey, lisa. >> low clouds and fog. temperatures fairly uniform in the 50s. we have a cold front that will be washing out, working down through the north bay that could bring a sprinkle, isolated shower and cooler temperatures for your saturday. sunday, though, looks brighter. here is a look right now outside. it's 59 in oakland and san jose. 54 in half moon bay. from san rafael, partly cloudy, with numbers in the mid 50s for most. 60, though, in concord.

we'll look for 70 today with partial sun in the afternoon in fremont. 67 in vallejo and 74 in san jose. good few degrees in the north bay, upper 60s. forecast upper 50s at the coast, upper 60s around the bay, mid 70s inland. few sprinkles, partly cloudy, then sunnier, breezier tomorrow and a big warm-up for the week ahead. liz? >> news continues right now with "good morning america." we'll see you in half an hour. have a great day.

good morning, america. it's our second hour, and happening right now, to re-open or remain in lockdown? the question dividing cities and states across the country. how some restaurants, beaches and stores are moving ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic. protesters making their views clear. could the rush to re-open put more people at risk? what you need to know. meghan's setback in court as the duchess of sussex wages a lawsuit against a british tabloid. a judge ruling that three of her claims were irrelevant. what this means for meghan in our "gma" cover story. ♪ who let the dogs out are your pets getting too comfortable with having you home all the time? this morning we're getting a jump on pet separation anxiety. how to tell if they're