robots like kept me waiting on read. good morning, america. opening up. more than half the country lifting some restrictions. crowds gathering coast to coast amid calls to stay apart. protesters violating stay-at-home orders in michigan. arrests made in new york. a park ranger thrown into the water after asking a crowd to social distance. texas reporting more than a thousand new cases per day since saturday. as the fda approves an antibody test that claims over 99% accuracy. blame game. president trump ramps up his attacks on china overnight. >> could have been stopped on the spot. >> contradicting his earlier praise of china as the new homeland security report accuses the chinese government of misleading the world about the threat of coronavirus while stockpiling supplies. buckle up.

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and good morning, america. we hope everyone had a safe and wonderful weekend. we're very happy to have weekend "gma" anchor whit johnson joining us on this monday morning. welcome. >> it's good to be here. we were just talking. we haven't seen each other in person in like two months. >> correct. >> good to see you and be with you all this morning. of course, it was a gorgeous weekend in new york city which made it that much harder for so many to stay at home. robin? >> yes, it was gorgeous here in connecticut as well, whit. so many trying to keep their distance and an outbreak of quarantine fatigue as crowds -- oh, they were there in central park in the city. so many there also at the national mall in d.c. the blue angels' flyover to support the health care heroes and it's always, always an impressive sight to see that, george. good morning to you. >> good morning, robin. it certainly is. and we're seeing those crowds

because at least 35 states have lifted some restrictions. but there are still big questions. are we going too far too fast? do we need more social distancing? there are now more than 1.1 million confirmed cases in the u.s. you're seeing the dramatic shift over the last month. just this weekend, there were more than 53,000 new cases, robin. >> got to keep that in mind. we begin our coverage with our chief national affairs correspondent, tom llamas tracking the latest all across the country. good morning, tom. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. we first told you about this field hospital in central park, more than a month ago. in that time they treated more than 300 patients but now they'll start to wind down and even though that is a very positive development, leaders here and across the country are reminding residents to follow those guidelines to stay safe and healthy. this morning, the president acknowledging his estimates on the death toll from covid-19 were too low.

now saying up to 100,000 americans could die from the virus. but defending his decision to shut down america to stop the spread. >> i used to say 65,000 and now i'm saying 80,000 or 90,000 and it goes up and it goes up rapidly. but it's still going to be no matter how you look at it the lower end of the plane if we did the shutdown. >> reporter: as coronavirus cases grow in the u.s. and a half the country is set to ease restrictions this week, in some spots there were scenes of re-opening revolt. in texas, which has seen four straight days of 1,000 plus new cases, a park ranger shoved into the water at lake austin. the ranger was asking the crowd to social distance. >> six feet of distance. >> reporter: 25-year-old brandon hicks now charged with attempted assault on a public servant. a felony. in new york the nypd launching an internal investigation after this video surfaced showing the arrest of three individuals

allegedly violating social distancing orders on saturday. over the weekend the nypd issuing around 100 summons to people who violated guidelines to stay six feet apart. >> the danger is a bounceback, a boomerang where the disease seems to be going away and then reasserts. >> reporter: coast to coast crowds gathering amid calls to social distance. dr. deborah birx addressed the hundreds of demonstrators in michigan last week, some armed with assault rifles. many not wearing masks. >> it's devastatingly worrisome to me personally because if they go home and infect their grandmother or grandfather who has a comorbid condition, and they have a serious or very -- or an unfortunate outcome they will feel guilty for the rest of our lives. >> reporter: in some parts of the country there is a growing debate over forcing people to wear masks in public. the governor of ohio where there were almost 4,000 new cases in the last week also reversing his

mandatory no mask no service policy. >> it became clear to me that that was just a bridge too far. that people were not going to accept the government telling them what to do. and so we put out, you know, dozens and dozens of orders. that was one that it just went too far. >> reporter: and this morning, we're hearing from americans who have just contracted the coronavirus. 28-year-old attorney ashley beck had symptoms dating back to mid-march, but couldn't get a test. after self-isolating, she felt better, but regressed testing positive on saturday. >> i think initially your heart just sinks. you wonder how many people you exposed to an illness that you had no idea you had. >> reporter: michigan e.r. nurse michael palmer tested positive last week after feeling an intense burn in his chest and difficulty breathing. he believes he got it from a patient. yeah, we've been reporting about these re-opening rallies as well

across the country. and this morning the department of justice announcing arrests in colorado of an apparent organizer of one of these rallies near denver. the fbi arresting this man. they say there were pipe bombs inside of his home. he has been charged with possession of a destructive device. he will be in court, george, later today. >> boy, that is a scary development. tom, thanks very much. we're going to get more from the white house and the administration's efforts, accusations of a cover-up by china. a new report from homeland security alleges chinese officials concealed covid-19 dangers and stockpiled supplies, contradicting president trump's repeated praise of china at the outset of the crisis. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega is in washington with the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning to you. even as he continued hammering china overnight, president trump was still heaping praise on china's president xi calling him a strong, tough man. this as you said these new accusations of stockpiling and a cover-up surfaced and the president says he will present more evidence at the right time. overnight, president trump ramping up his attacks on china.

>> could have been stopped on the spot. they chose not to do it or something happened. either there was incompetence or -- they didn't do it for some reason. >> reporter: it comes as a new homeland security report obtained by abc news accuses the chinese government of a cover-up saying it misled the world about just how bad the coronavirus just how bad the coronavirus was and stockpiled face masks, gloves and ventilators for itself before warning the world health organization about the severity. u.s. intelligence officials writing, the chinese government intentionally concealed the severity of covid-19 from the international community in early january while it stockpiled medical supplies by both increasing imports and decreasing exports. with the trump administration facing increasing scrutiny at home for its own handling of the virus, the white house now upping the pressure on beijing. >> they made a mistake. they tried to cover it. they tried to put it out. it's like a fire. >> reporter: the president is pushing the claim it originated in a lab in wuhan. a claim also echoed by secretary

of state mike pompeo. >> i can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory in wuhan. >> reporter: even though the president's director of national intelligence says the origin is still under investigation and intelligence officials have reached no conclusion. and china has yet to respond to these new accusations of stockpiling. but over the weekend, state-run media called the allegations of a cover-up absurd and, quote, typical of u.s. bullying. they say china is a victim of the pandemic, whit, not an accomplice with the virus. >> all right, cecilia, thank you. now to italy where a traumatized nation is slowly starting to lift restrictions as the full scale of devastation from the coronavirus becomes apparent. james longman is on the ground in virus-ravaged milan with the first look inside that city since the outbreak began. james, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, whit. a really important day for italy as it eases some of its biggest restrictions.

this is the first time in two months that we've been allowed back here. with 200,000 cases and nearly 30,000 dead this country is still being very cautious. millions are returning to work in certain industries, commuters on the milan metro offered us a glimpse of a new social distanced reality and important moments for families. visits to close relatives are permitted for the first time in almost two months. but the danger of a second peak is why they're being cautious. masks and gloves are needed for people on public transport. this is a major test. if this goes well, shops may be able to re-open in two weeks and possibly restaurants and cafes by the end of the month and then i guess it'll start to feel like italy again. amy? >> all right, and the world will certainly be watching. james longman, thank you. for more let's bring in dr. jennifer ashton. and, dr. ashton, we see there that italy is being very

cautious with this, but are they potentially still moving too quickly at this point? >> well, first, amy, i think we have to remember that this virus is not going anywhere. so it's a matter of learning how to live with it until a point at which a vaccine is available or certainly better treatments are available. so that's the foundation in which all of this re-opening has to be predicated. then i think you have to look to places like asia that did start to see cases go up as they re-opened. again, they thought most of them were imported from outside their countries. and then here in this country, utah, texas, cases going up, amy. and we have to remember the gating criteria here for re-opening was that areas, states, cities saw a sustained two-week downward trend in new cases. and that's really important to realize this is not an on/off switch where it's all or none. >> we know there is a new antibody test that's been touted as effective. very effective. how optimistic are you about this new test and do we know any

more about whether or not antibodies mean that you could possibly be immune to the virus? >> we don't but three important things, amy, when a disease has not affected the majority of the population, it affects the false positive and false negative rates and right now the estimates from epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists are that at most 5% of the u.s. population has been affected so that is a factor. and in medicine, amy, i say it all the time. you shouldn't do a test unless you know what you will do with the results of that test. and right now, everyone is clear. you should not alter any social distancing behavior based on the results of any antibody test yet. it's too soon. >> that is very, very important to remember. dr. jen ashton, thank you as always. george, to you. >> okay, amy, thanks. we move on now to new concerns about america's meat supply right now with processing plants shutting down after covid outbreaks. one large grocery chain is limiting how much meat customers can buy.

matt gutman has the latest from los angeles. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. that grocery chain is kroger's. another major supermarket chain, they say they're going to ration the amount of meat that they sell. so what's going on here? the sale of meat, beef, poultry, that's up 40% nationwide. the production of beef and pork is down 25%. the cdc saying that 115 meat producing plants across the country have had covid positive tests there. we're told by the unions there are thousands of workers who have tested positive and are sick. now, this disruption to the food supply chain means that every single day there are thousands of cattle and pigs that are being euthanized. so major supermarket chain, albertson's, stop & shop and others are now limiting the sale of meat to two packages per household per day. they say they can get meat into the stores. what they're trying to stop is

panic buying. robin? >> all right, matt, thank you. we turn to the new normal for shopping. stores like costco and macy's announcing new guidelines to make stores safer for customers. while retail giant j. crew, well, they announced they have filed for bankruptcy. t.j. holmes joins us with more on all of this. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. in new york where i am not quite ready to open up, but other places are and we are starting to see what shopping might look like for all of us. so you mentioned costco, starting today they will require all customers and all of their employees to wear masks or face coverings in the store. you also mentioned macy's. macy's is now re-opening about 68 of its 800 stores and it's going to look different in there. they are going to strictly enforce social distancing and all employees will be required to wear face coverings, even introducing a no touch option for consultations in the makeup

department. and starbucks encouraging people to be socially distant but options to order ahead and you don't have to walk in the store in some cases to pick up your order and will restrict how many are allowed into those stores. as you mentioned, j. crew will probably see something like this coming, given what's happening to businesses, but this is the first major national retail store to file for bankruptcy and already, robin, word that brooks brothers is looking for a buyer. so we might see more of this down the road. >> we probably will. what about mcdonald's? we hear they are adapting to the changes. do we have an idea what they're doing? >> reporter: well, yes, when you want a double quarter pounder with cheese, you will have a lot more space. we have this prototype in the netherlands that they've unveiled that has huge markers outside to encourage people how to line up to socially distance. also they put barriers up between even the tables so you would be separated from the customers so they would give you a lot more space. like i said, robin, we're trying to get back to normal, but getting a look at what normal

might look like in the future. >> you'll take a look at "the last dance." you watched it last night and will be back in the next half hour to talk about that look forward to that. >> see you shortly. >> to whit. okay, whit. now to the nfl going full steam ahead with plans for the upcoming season set to release its schedule this week and planning to start play on time. victor oquendo joins us now from the hard rock stadium in miami gardens with an exclusive look at the changes being made to protect fans. victor, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. one of the first changes that fans would notice would be right here at the entrance points as the miami dolphins and hard rock stadium are doing everything they can to safely prepare for the 2020 season. this morning, the nfl is revealing its new plan to safely make moments like these a reality again. >> touchdown kelce. the chiefs are back in it. >> reporter: the full schedule is set to be announced this week with the 2020 nfl season beginning september 10th,

wrapping up with the super bowl february 7th in tampa. in the wake of the pandemic the league acknowledging things will look different and will be ready for adjustments with a focus on protecting the health of fans, players and personnel. abc ne abc news obtaining this exclusive look at the changes they're making to the home of the miami dolphins and site of last year's super bowl. these mock-ups showing what the new entrances would look like with social distancing guidelines in place. >> we would have time to come in for security at different gates so people would be separated out in terms of when they enter the stadium. we would exit the stadium much like a church environment where each row exits so people aren't filing out all at the same time in a hurry. >> reporter: the dolphins said that basically this stadium can hold 65,000 fans. they might be down to 15,000 for the next season. the nfl has discussed contingency plans like pushing back the season or playing in empty staydiustadiums.

amy? >> thanks so much. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including big questions about the future of flying. a top united executive will join us live. the buzziest story of the weekend, murder hornets have officially landed in the united states. we'll explain what that is. first let's go to ginger with the latest on that weather triple threat. ginger, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. when we have you in a risk area for the day you have to pay attention. that's what we learned over the weekend here with these roofers in nashville. nashville had a 72-mile-per-hour wind gust recorded at the airport. fifth highest they've seen with a thunderstorm, wind gust, and look at those guys still trying to cling on. damaging winds possible today but large hail and tornadoes in eastern oklahoma. it will spread east after 3:00 p.m. on the western side, and then through the night as it goes east. your local weather in 30 seconds. first, the spring cities sponsored by zyrtec. in 30 seconds. first, the spring cities sponsored by zyrtec.

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face coverings starting today. and we have a united executive standing by "more myself" on what passengers can expect but let's check in first with gio benitez at laguardia airport. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. how we fly is changing dramatically as u.s. airlines ground more than 3,000 planes. this morning, passengers boarding most planes in america must wear a face mask. united, delta and jetblue requiring masks for all passengers today. american and southwest next monday. and most major u.s. airlines now blocking some or all middle seats for social distancing. one analysis of passenger behavior found if a sick person is seated here, those seated in the row in front, behind and two seats are most at risk with an 80% to 100% chance of infection, but that the rest of the plane has a less than 1% chance of picking up those germs. a flight this weekend. >> most people are separated. flight attendants wearing masks. more empty now than usual.

>> reporter: even though the number of people flying is slowly increasing, passenger loads in the u.s. are down 93% from last year. warren buffett telling shareholders he sold all of his stakes in airlines, altogether worth $4 billion. >> the world changed for airlines and i wish them well. >> reporter: abc news going exclusively behind the scenes at washington dulles international airport. a ghost runway of sorts. more than 70 united planes grounded. still, maintenance work is under way every day getting the planes ready to fly for when demand picks up. one thing is certain, air travel is about to change. >> travel is not going to get easier. it's going to get harder and it's going to stay harder and we may not see a return to normal for years. >> reporter: yeah, years to recover because the global airline industry is set to lose more than $300 billion. george? >> boy, what a staggering number.

okay, gio, thanks very much. let's bring in the chief communications officer for united airlines josh earnest. josh, thanks for joining us this morning. and let's begin with changes that are taking place today. face masks for passengers. you eliminated that middle seat on most planes. what other changes should passengers expect today? >> yeah, george, the first thing people should know we do have a new requirement all of our customers are going to wear masks on board the aircraft and we encourage people if you're flying today, we encourage you to bring your mask to the airport. if you don't have one we can provide you one at the gate. what we have done is actually overhauled our cleaning procedures to ensure the safety of all of our customers and crew on board. we purchased 750 electrostatic sprayers that will be used to clean the aircraft. the same equipment they use in hospitals to disinfect them. we're changing our boarding procedures to board back to front so when you're boarding you don't have to walk past a whole bunch of people to get to

your seat and making dramatic changes that ensure the safety and health of our crew an customers. >> but this comes on the heels of that vote of no confidence over the weekend from warren buffett selling all his stakes in airlines. big changes are coming. he can't see the future. what's your response to warren buffett? >> yeah, george, i think it's pretty simple. there is no downplaying the severity of the crisis this. this is the worst financial crisis in the history of commercial aviation. there's no downplaying its severity. what we've learned after months of sheltering in place, this technology allows you to host the show from your living room is no substitute for an in-person interaction. so as much as, you know, the kind of interactions we have in person are just irreplaceable. i know you'd love to be hosting the show in the studio, sitting next to robin, seeing the men and women working the cameras. i would love to sit next to you

in the studio. so this is powerful but if i were coming to that studio i'd fly a united flight to be there. all of the uncertainty we're experiencing, one thing is certain. people will start buying airline tickets again to travel to have interpersonal connections and relationships that are just essential to what makes being a human being. the service we provide is unique and we're confident the demand will recover. >> but as that starts to happen because you've had to make all these kind of change, all these new safety measure, eliminating the measure seat will fares have to go up for customers? >> no, i don't think so, george. in fact, people who are thinking about flying right now should go to united.com because there are good deals available. we know people are looking for additional flexibility in these times. so if people book before the end of the month, they actually can change without paying a fee. so we're trying to do everything we can to make it possible for people interested in traveling to actually do so. >> josh earnest, thanks for your time this morning. all right, george, now to the hunt for the invasive species that has scientists on

high alert. the so-called murder hornets arriving in the united states for the first time and experts warning they could decimate bee populations across the u.s. will reeve is joining us from central park with more. will, also concerning they have been known to kill people as well. >> reporter: yes, amy. dozens of people per year in japan. people who have been stung by a murder hornet say it feels like hot metal driving into the skin. the hits keep coming here in 2020. the murder hornet has been spotted in the u.s. now as the pandemic keeps people indoors another potential reason not to go outside in 2020, the so-called murder hornet. >> the biggest ones will get just to about two inches. >> reporter: known as the asian giant hornet it can be up to five times larger than a honey bee. its stinger strong enough to

pierce through a bee-keeping suit. its venom deadly. they kill dozens of people in japan every year and now they've been sighted in the u.s. scientists are racing to track them down. ted mcfaul is a beekeeper near where the first sightings happened and said the beasts decimated his entire honeybee colony. >> never have i seen a bee slaughter in the way that this hive had been slaughtered. >> reporter: these hornets have a vicious sting. just ask animal expert and youtube personality coyote peterson who voluntarily got stung by one in 2018 for his show "brave wilderness." >> if can you imagine getting yourself into a scenario where mike tyson was able to take an open shot at your jaw, that's kind of what it feels like. >> reporter: experts say if you encounter one of these large hornets, get as far away from it as you can. experts also say that most people have nothing to worry about. the murder hornets have been spotted in extreme northwest washington state and in british columbia but there is no evidence that they are anywhere else in north america.

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those two loved this stage and saw how much kobe loved m.j. and gave us really one of the most heartbreaking and emotional moments of this series so far. michael jordan and the record-breaking "last dance" uniting sports fans overnight, this time around moments like these. >> i'll see you down the road. >> reporter: the new episodes opened with a tribute to the late kobe bryant an featured rare footage. michael jordan in the locker room talking about taking on the then 19-year-old rising star. >> that little laker boy's gonna take everybody one-on-one. >> he don't let the him. >> huh-uh. >> his respect for the greatest of all time in a new interview filmed before his tragic accident. >> what you get from me is from him. i don't get five championships here without him because he guided me so much and gave me so

much great advice. >> reporter: fans savored moments like those and other revelations from the hit docu-series as it tracks the rise of michael jordan giving us a look behind the scenes at that olympic dream team. >> can't get too close to michael. it's a foul. >> reporter: teaming up with filmmaker spike lee to make air jordans soar. ♪ if i could be like mike >> reporter: behind the scenes we see jordan struggle with the spotlight. hounded for his gambling and at times tensions rise with his teammates seen in this new footage of next week's episode. >> so one day at practice, phil puts steve kerr guarding me. >> we were on opposite sides in a scrimmage, and he's talking all kinds of trash, and i'm pissed because we're getting our [ bleep ] kicked. >> phil sensed my aggression but he was trying to tone me down and he starts calling these ticky-tack fouls. now i'm getting mad. for you to be protecting this guy, that's not going to help us when we play new york. it's not going to help us when

we play these teams that are very physical. next time he did it, i hauled off [ bleep ] -- i said, now that's a [ bleep ] foul. >> i have a lot of patience as a human being, but i tend to snap at some point because i'm extremely competitive too, just not really good enough to back it up usually. but i'm going -- i'm going. i'm going to fight. >> he hauls off and hits me in the chest, and i just haul off and hit him right in the [ bleep ] eye, and phil just throws me out of practice. >> reporter: a lot of moments last night that go viral that people talk about. well, one of the heroes last night, one of the characters, robin, people are talking about was the security guard who was gambling essentially with jordan before a game. they're throwing quarters at the wall, and jordan is trash-talking his security guard. but this is john michael wozniak, his personal security guard for many, many years. another look, robin, at m.j. and just how competitive he was throwing quarters and talking trash to his security guy. >> i know. that was m.j.

hey, it was really sweet, though, how they dedicated episode 5 in loving memory of kobe bryant. that was really cool. also, you know who we saw in that episode? spike lee. t.j., we'll talk to the filmmaker. >> yes. >> he knows where you are right now. he knows the garden. oh, the role that he played as jordan became an icon, so we're going to talk to spike in our next hour. stay around for that. but coming up next -- thank you, t.j. coming up next, it's our "play of the day." me resistance. sara, your movie plus trial is about to expire. do you want to continue or cancel? ♪ capital one knows life doesn't update you about your credit card. so meet eno...the capital one assistant that looks out for charges that might surprise you and helps you fix them. another way capital one is watching out for your money when you're not.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. america is opening up. at least 35 states lift some restrictions. crowds gather coast to coast despite calls to stay apart. protesters violate stay-at-home orders in michigan. arrests made in new york. a park ranger thrown into the water after asking a crowd to socially distance in texas. more than a thousand new cases per day since saturday. houston experiencing its deadliest day yet. this as the fda approves an antibody test that claims over 99% accuracy. also this morning, new details on broadway star nick cordero's condition and a major step forward. what his wife amanda is sharing about his progress. soccer setback. the u.s. women's team dealt a crushing blow in their fight for equal pay. this morning, two of the world

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i wasn't going to name names but robin already called herself out and you're talking with one of the biggest and most famous michael jordan fans this morning, robin. >> guilty as charged, whit. proud of it. legendary filmmaker, nba megastar spike lee is going to join us live. you know, he and m.j. had a special friendship that goes way back and spike had a role in helping make jordan the cultural icon we know him to be today. got to be the shoes. got to be the shoes. we'll talk all about that coming up in just a little bit, george. >> he's always such a fun guest on "gma." first we have the latest on the coronavirus emergency right now. the number of cases in the u.s. has now topped 1.1 million. just this weekend there were more than 53,000 new cases as at least 35 states have lifted some restrictions. let's go back to our chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas for all the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning again.

this is a big week across the country right now as more states slowly re-open and ease restrictions, but governors and mayors also across the country are warning their residents to be responsible and be careful. this morning, the president acknowledging his estimates on the death toll from covid-19 were too low. now saying up to 100,000 americans could die from the virus. >> i used to say 65,000 and now i'm saying 80,000 or 90,000 and it goes up, and it goes up rapidly. but it's still going to be no matter how you look at it at the very lower end of the plane if we did the shutdown. >> reporter: as coronavirus cases grow in the u.s. and half the country is set to ease restrictions this week, in some spots, there are signs of re-opening revolts. in texas, which has seen four straight days of 1,000 plus new cases, a park ranger shoved into the water at lake austin. the ranger was asking the crowd to social distance.

>> six feet. >> reporter: 25-year-old brandon hicks now charged with attempted assault on a public servant. a felony. in new york, the nypd launching an internal investigation after this video surfaced showing the arrest of three individuals allegedly violating social distancing orders on saturday. over the weekend the nypd issuing around 100 summons to people who violated guidelines to stay six feet apart. >> the danger is a bounceback, a boomerang where the disease seems to be going away then reasserts. >> reporter: and an update about the field hospital here in central park. we told you about more than a month ago they've treated more than 300 patients, but now a positive development. we hear they're going to be winding down over the next two weeks, and amy, as somebody who lives in new york as you do as well, you know, this was great that this was here to help so many patients out, but we hope after it winds down, we don't

have to see field hospitals in central park anymore. as we heard mayor de blasio say there, the fear is a bounceback but we really hope that doesn't happen. >> we certainly do hope that is the case. tom llamas, we appreciate it. thank you. and now to our "gma" cover story, the latest on broadway star nick cordero. his wife posting he was finally healthy enough to get a trak yost -- tracheostomy done. his wife says he was finally healthy enough to get it done. deborah roberts has that. good morning, deborah. >> reporter: good morning. what an ordeal for this couple who have become kind of the public face of the suffering of the covid crisis. amanda kloots cannot sit with her husband, she cannot hold her hand or sing in his here, she -- ear. she can only support him from afar, but what a tower of strength she's become. amanda kloots embracing the news that doctors are trying to wean her husband off a ventilator. >> yesterday was just basically about a day of kind of like adjusting to the trach and seeing how he was doing with it.

>> reporter: 41-year-old nick cordero still comatose, his wife regularly sharing ups and downs on instagram, revealing just days ago that the "rock of ages" star underwent a tracheostomy. >> he is doing okay. his vent settings are down, which is good. that's a really great sign that he's breathing and going well. >> reporter: cordero, father to the couple's 10-month-old son elvis was admitted to los angeles cedars-sinai hospital on march 30th. this new development coming weeks after unexpected complicatio complications, including a blood clot that forced doctors to amputate cordero's leg. >> we're going to get nick the best rehab that we possibly now. -- can now. >> reporter: his wife unable to be at his side finding comfort dancing outside cordero's hospital window every day. now in a daily waiting game refusing to give up hope.

>> i think the more days that he has of this might help his brain to wake up. >> reporter: amanda's greatest hope, of course, is that her husband will soon open his eyes and emerge from his coma. so many people pulling for them, but doctors caution that nick cordero has a long and difficult road ahead of him. amy? >> all right, deborah, yes, we're all with her. that big #wakeupnick thinking of them always, thank you, deborah. coming up here on "good morning america," robin goes one-on-one with spike lee, the director and basketball fanatic is live with more on "the last dance" and his relationship with michael jordan. plus, we have an extra special make your monday this morning. wait until you see the surprise we have in store for this doctor on the front lines. and the bella twins, wwe superstars nikki and brie join us live right hero on "gma."

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♪ good morning, good morning back here on "gma" with more on "the last dance." this very special guest that loves the game, legendary filmmaker, basketball megafan, spike lee joins us now with more on the docu-series and inside his own relationship with m.j. it is great to see you, spike. you got that quarantine beard working there at home looking good as always. i'm glad you're doing well. >> the bunker beard. the bunker beard. robin, how are you doing, my friend?

how are you doing? >> oh, i was up late. i was up late watching that docu-series even though i've seen it -- >> like all america was. like all america was. >> yeah. let's talk about you now because your second home -- you're at home now, but your second home, madison square garden and heard jordan talk about his favorite place to play. we saw you courtside. what was it like for you to be up close and personal during that time, the heyday of jordan and the bulls? >> well, you know where i sit courtside so new york city would be on fire when michael jordan would come to the garden. i think one of the reasons why michael liked playing in the garden, michael understood that new york city, that's basketball is our game and also we appreciate great performances so even though mike was killing us, we still wanted to see.

it was -- we had to see this guy. we had to see it and as soon as the nba schedule would come out, you would see, when are the chicago bulls coming to the most famous arena, madison square garden and we couldn't get past the bulls but we were competitive. i mean, we were competitive. >> yeah, that was the time. that was the time. you really were. '86, 1986, you got to have it. i remember being in nashville watching your film, your character was a sneaker head. the first sneaker head that many of us knew. he was crazy about air jordans and that led to you directing and co-starring with jordan in some of those first air jordan commercials. just tell us how that all went down, spike. >> well, "she's got to have it"

was my first feature film independent film we made $175,000. went on to make $8 million. jim griswold and bill davenport worked at nike's agency. they saw the film, called me up out of nowhere, said we want you to be in a national campaign with michael jordan. you play yourself, you could direct it. this could be in black and white. but it's one catch. michael jordan does not know who you are. he hasn't seen the film. he has the directorial approval, so -- >> ooh. >> -- we got to see. and, again, jim griswold. these two guys, they called me out of nowhere and i would like to say also, we got to give credit to phil knight. phil knight, it's his decision

and that wasn't a popular decision, you know, to have this black guy be the face of your company. so phil knight, give him credit. give him credit. the rest is history. >> the rest is history and nike wasn't the nike that we know today. it was a struggling up-and-comer and to take a chance on michael and take a chance on you. i want people to see in case they don't remember, let's show them a little bit. let's go back down memory lane. here's one of the earlier commercials. here it is right here. >> mars blackmon with my main man, michael jordan. yo, mike, what makes you the best player in the universe? is it the vicious dunks? >> no, mars. >> is it the haircut? >> no, mars. >> is it the shoes? >> no, mars. >> it's got to be the shoes. shoes. shoes.

you sure it's not the shoes? >> i'm sure, mars. >> oh, man, it was such a mash-up. music, fashion, culture, all of that. did you have any idea, spike, the impact it would have? >> no, i was just happy to do this -- look, here's the thing. it was one commercial. there was no, like, spike was going to do this for the next five, six, seven, eight years. so i was completely surprised when it blew up. it blew up. it changed the culture and i'm just happy i was a part of it and it was 100% accident. when i made that film, and i played the character mars blackmon, mars had to wear jordans. that's all there was. that's all there was. >> and for everything that happened from that moment on, why do you think, spike, why do you think this docu-series has resonated with so many people? >> because michael jordan is a

mythic figure and i mean he doesn't even cut out now anymore. he's, like, is he alive? where is michael? and so we're seeing behind the curtain. the camera was with him every single day that last year in chicago. so this is behind the scenes, and also people forget. look, i love lebron. i love everybody, but sometimes people got to remember. they got to remember and this show -- >> yeah. >> -- is making people remember who the g.o.a.t. is. >> okay. and we have 20 seconds left. >> born in brooklyn, new york, the g.o.a.t., michael jordan. >> that's what i was going to let you get in. yeah, that, mike tyson, albert

king, all were born there in the same place. >> wait, robin, robin, the same hospital. >> oh, gosh. >> not just brooklyn. the hospital. michael jordan, bernard king, albert king, mike tyson, in fort green, brooklyn. the people's republic of brooklyn, new york. ha! >> all right. that sounds like a film. that sounds like a film to me. hey, spike, thank you, my best to you and tanya. glad everything is going well there at home. keep that beard looking sharp. you take care. >> all right. america, let's be safe. let's be safe, america. let's be safe. peace and love. >> peace and love. thank you for that, spike. let's get down to ginger who is there at home as well. thank y ginger? >> robin, i love how he ended. ha. a "gma" moment this. one so sweet from alexandria, virginia. this is little emerson and for her first birthday they were planning to go to disney but, of course, they can't so they

brought disney to her and dressed her up. look as a little cinderella. oh, my goodness, minnie mouse. they have so many. so much fun with that and if they were planning to go to disney in los angeles, this week it is going to get hot again. serious heat, midland, texas, 102 today. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. your accuweather highlights, seasonal highs the next two days, kind of breezy in the afternoon hours with mostly sunny conditions. we've got some summer heat starting wednesday and lasting through at least saturday, but mom's day, it's going to be really refreshing. today, 50s at the coast. mid-60s in san francisco. upper 60s, low 70s around the bay. mid- to upper 70s inland. not nearly as chilly tonight. and now to a first look at a new documentary shining light on hollywood star natalie wood and

her mysterious death told from the perspective of her own daughter. chris connelly spoke to natasha gregson wagner about the mom she knew, and what she believes happened all those years ago. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning. a screen goddess from a golden age. an forrest who could enchant moviegoers, natalie received three oscar nominations before she was 25. part of a career and life that ended far too soon. now this new documentary and her daughter, natasha gregson wagner sharing for the first time, the natalie wood that only her loved ones knew. >> come down. >> no. >> maria. >> reporter: as maria in "west side story," and as the passionate dini in "splendor in the grass." >> don't you dare, mom. don't you dare. don't you dare. don't you dare. >> reporter: natalie wood, the former child star from the original "miracle on 34th street" who blossomed into an actress of glamor and compelling emotion. a screen icon until her tragic

death in 1981 at the age of 43. >> i am natasha gregson wagner and my mom was natalie wood. >> reporter: special memories shared by her daughter natasha gregson wagner, in a new hbo documentary, "natalie wood: what remains behind." full of stories. what was it like to look back on those -- so see them for the first time in many years. >> a lot 6 those home movies we hadn't seen at all because they had been in this box. the biggest thing for me, it reminded me i didn't dream the memories of my childhood. all that really happened. her favorite fragrance was jungle gardenia, so she always wore jungle gardenia. >> this is a story of family

in this love story. >> reporter: natasha's childhood in the '70s saw her mother remarrying her first husband, actor robert wagner stitting down on cam are with her stepfather, now 90. >> when you and mommy got back together, she was a mom and you were a dad. >> that's right. >> and you guys had had ten years between. so had you both really grown up? >> i think so. you know, when we were younger, we were very interested in our careers. >> what was it like to ask him about the last night of your mother's life? >> it was, you know, my heart was beating a bit because obviously he and i have spoken about that, but never on camera. >> reporter: for their idyllic family life together had been shattered in november of 1981 when her mother was found drowned off the coast of catalina near l.a. after a late night on a boat with wagner and actor christopher walken. when he goes over what that night was, what do you think he regrets. >> he regreets that she decided. -- died, you know? to me, the culprit that night was the alcohol. had that not been a factor, i think maybe things would have turned out a little differently, but i feel closure about that night.

i'm hoping that with the documentary we can focus on her life. i think if she were alive today she'd be on the forefront for equal pay for women. she'd be on the forefront fighting for equal rights for the lgbtq community. she was so ahead of her time. >> reporter: tomorrow we'll have more with natasha. how the memory of her childhood gave her just what she needed to endure and to find happiness. guys? >> truly fascinating. chris, thank you. now to may the 4th be with you. fans across the galaxy celebrating "star wars" day and this morning, we have secrets from not one, but two fan favorites. will reeve has more. ♪ >> reporter: for over 40 years fans around the world have cheered on our heroes from a galaxy far, far away. >> i'm luke skywalker. i'm here to rescue you. >> reporter: audiences have been captivated by not just the characters, but the story. >> hitting back at the idea that the core of "star wars" which is selfless action of a jedi versus selfishness of the sith.

>> reporter: dave fioni has been on the team crafting these stories since 2005. joining the lucas films to help tell "the clone wars," a period of time between episodes ii and iii of the saga. they decided to bring back familiar faces like darth maul who famously died in the end of "phantom menace." >> flash forward years later when i'm in a room with george and he says, i think we should bring darth maul back. i was like, how are we going to do that? he said you'll figure it out. >> reporter: the clone wars" aren't the only place to see his fingerprints teaming up with jon favreau to create "the mandalorian." >> how did you keep all of that a secret? how difficult was that? >> it's just great when it is a present you're opening on the day you're supposed to get it. that's what i like. >> reporter: now after seven seasons "the clone wars" are

coming to an end exclusively on disney plus with a release of the series finale. >> i hope fans will be satisfied. >> reporter: they call dave the chosen one because of the faith that "star wars" creator george lucas has in him. if you want to see more of my interview with dave, you can head over to goodmorningamerica.com and "clone wars," the series finale is streaming now on disney plus. it is "star wars" day after all. guys? >> fantastic. may the 4th be with you, will. appreciate it. coming up here, women's soccer superstars megan rapinoe and alex morguean.

good morning. i'm kamasi aaron from abc 7 mornings. happening today, the bay area is experimenting easing some of our stay-at-home restrictions. the new rules kick in today for the six counties that you see there shaded in orange, but separately, sonoma, napa, solano, have already eased some of their guidelines. here is what is allowed as of today. any construction projects including certain businesses that operate outdoors, gardening work as well as car washes and certain outdoor activities like governme

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good monday morning. check out these temperatures. we're off our lows. some of us in the mid-30s this morning in the north bay. now a lot of mid-40s to mid-50s. if you're one of our essential workers, we appreciate you. a pretty easy commute, a little breezy in the san francisco bay, but it's going to run parallel to most of our bridges. here's a look at our accuweather seven-day forecast, about the same tomorrow, but look at the temperatures take off wednesday and especially friday. our warmest day. some of us inland may have to use the air-conditioners for the first time this year, kamasi. >> all right. thanks, mike. we'll have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes. but you can always find us on our app and at abc7news.com.

the news continues right now with "good morning america." ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ♪ nothing can keep me and welcome back to "good morning america." so great to have you start your monday with us. >> absolutely and robin, you've got something special for us right now. >> and you have something special for me. i love you playing my song. thank you so much. i am excited to tell you all about this remarkable group of people. my beloved childhood home down in the mississippi gulf coast, feed my sheep is the state's largest soup kitchen and they have stayed open during the coronavirus outbreak to help those in need. right now they serve nearly 600 hot meals a day on the coast. they have served nearly 1.3 million meals since hurricane katrina back in 2005. feed my sheep also offering free covid testing.

they did that last friday. just one of the many communities going above and beyond during this time of need. so so much thanks to the feed my sheep ainge everyone that's helping out right now including our abc station down there in the coast who provided that footage. wlox tv 13 the news for south mississippi, yeah, i remember. that was my old stomping ground. >> gulfport, mississippi, right, robin, that's my grandmother's hometown. >> you know that area. >> that's right. >> it's so nice to see people doing their best. they are true heroes out there putting their own lives on the line to feed and test people who need it more than ever. >> absolutely. >> that's right, an example of what we're seeing all around the country. going to turn to the u.s. women's national team. the soccer team. their fight for equal pay. a judge recently rejected the players' equal pay claim while other issues in the lawsuit can still move forward. the team, though, has vowed to keep fighting for equal pay. earlier this morning i spoke

with two-time world cup champs, megan rapinoe and alex morgan from their respective homes. megan and alex, thank you both for joining us. wanted to talk about this so let me start with you first, megan. the judge's ruling, in essence saying the women play more games so they get paid more than the men. what was your response to that? >> i mean, shocked to be honest. i was very shocked with the ruling and the explanation that was given. basically it's like if i earn $1 every time i play and i man earns $3, just because i win ten games and he only wins three games and so i make $10 and he made $9 i'm not sure how that's me making more money while having to essentially win everything that we could possibly have won over these past few years, two world cups and just about every game we played. so it sort of for me missed the point but it was very disappointing to be honest.

>> the other as mechanpects of t are going forward as far as travel and those kind of things but the equal pay is what you all are really fighting for, correct, alex? >> yeah, i mean we're fighting for all of it but we really do believe in this case and like megan said we were shocked. this decision was out of left field for us. i think for both sides it was unexpected so we will definitely be appealing and moving forward. if anyone knows anything about the heart of this team we are fighters and we'll continue to fight together for this. >> so if we were under the men's contract, we would be making three times more. so you can look at the total compensation and say, oh, the women's team made a little bit more. in the time we made just a little bit more we won two world cups and we won just about every single game that we've played in so the rate of pay is just so different and it's just so

frustrating to be honest. i think so many women go through this when we went through our cba, i think the judge in the court rule ago lewded to in that now that the contracts have played out we're just saying that because we made less we would like to go to the men's contract. the men's contract was never offered to us and certainly not the same amount of money, so to say that we negotiated for our contract and that's what we agreed to, i think so many women can understand what this feeling is going into a negotiation knowing equal pay is not on the table. knowing anywhere close to your male counterparts is on the table. >> thank you for clearing that up. in the time we have left, alex, the message that you have for your fans and also the fact that you are still expecting that baby girl, she's not here yet. >> yeah, yeah, looking forward to expanding my family but it's taken a little longer than we anticipated.

she's a stubborn girl. so we hope in the next week that she will make her entrance into the world. we thank our fans so much for supporting us. all the sponsors that have supported us and this is definitely a hurdle in the road but nothing that's going to stop or deter us from what we have always been true to and that's true equality within the sport. so we are still feeling optimistic and we'll get through this. >> alex and megan, thank you so much for your willingness to always join us and have this very vital, important discussion. wish you all the best. you take care. thank you. >> thanks, robin. >> thanks, robin. >> you heard them. vowing that they'll keep on fighting and being at the ticker tape parade after they won the world cup and the ticker tape parade there in new york and to sigh the little boys, little girls that were looking to them and cheering them on and they know that they have an example they want to set not just for

themselves but for pay equality for all and that's something that they're still fighting for. coming up, we have the bella twins, they're going to join us live talking about their pregnancies, their new memoir and so much more. so come on back.

♪ 'cause i'm gonna stand by you ♪ ♪ even if we're breaking down we can find a way to break

through ♪ ♪ even if we can't find heaven i'll walk through hell with you, love, you're not alone ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm gonna stand by you ♪ ♪ even if we can't find heaven, i'm gonna stand by you ♪ ♪ even if we can't find heaven welcome back. we love celebrating some of the heroes right there on the front lines of this pandemic. >> absolutely and check out this doctor here who after a long day at work dedicated the andra day song "rise up" to his co-workers everywhere. dr. collin brathwaite is the chair of the department of surgery on long island in new york and he is now joining us this morning from his home, doctor, first of all, thank you for joining us and thank you so much for the service that you are doing and all of your colleagues. >> thank you. thank you for having me. >> i just wanted to jump in and now that i know that you're helping to lead the fight against the virus at your hospital there, as we descend from the so-called peak here,

just how are you and your colleagues doing? >> well, we're doing okay. we're holding up. it's been a tough fight. we are very resilient nd, you know, our team was just been so supportive. everyone pitched right in at the very beginning and with the surge of this we had to sometimes pivot and make decisions, sometimes on an hourly basis and everyone pitched in. we had people from our offices come in the hospital. we had, you know, nurses, physician assistants, residents, everyone pitching in. my department is a surgery department and this is essent l essentially a medical disease but we all had to just jump right in and help with this and we did it. >> and you helped medically but you also have been helping lift the spirits of your colleagues and your staff. tell us why you decided to sit down at that piano and play "rise up" for them.

♪ rise up >> well, music has been a way that i sort of sublimate my feelings or console myself ever since high school with my high school band, the ultrasonics or even with a group of guys i play with at the hospital. that weekend, it was rough because we had some people admitted to the hospital i was concerned about and i could see that our team was really struggling and i sort of played the song and the lyrics were so compelling that i thought it was such an anthem of resilience and defiance and courage in the face of adversity that after sort of playing it for myself, i thought, you know what, i should really dedicate this to my colleagues, my team and, frankly to health care workers everywhe everywhere. >> and everyone who's heard it has just loved your performance. so much so that we actually have a message for you to take a listen to. >> hello, peace and blessings, dr. brathwaite.

this is andra day. i wanted to send you a video message expressing my gratitude for you taking the time to cover my song, to encourage people and it also encouraged me. i also wanted to say thank you so much for the work that you're doing at winthrop hospital, the work you and your colleagues are doing to use my song this any way to encourage you and to encourage the people you work with is such an honor for me so thank you so much, god bless and hopefully i get a chance to meet or speak with you soon. >> doctor, we loved seeing your reaction there. that was andra day herself and we'll put you on the spot a little bit after that surprise message. wow play a little bit for us this morning? >> certainly. ♪ and i'll rise up i'll rise like the day ♪ ♪ i'll rise up i'll rise unafraid ♪ ♪ i'll rise up and i'll do it a thousand times again ♪

♪ and i'll

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to the er, you could be putting more vulnerable people at risk. for more, go to cdc.gov. >> good morning, america and good morning especially to any "twilight" readers who are watching. my name is stephenie meyer and i am very excited to finally, finally announce the release of "midnight sung" on august 4th. it's a crazy time right now and i wasn't sure if it was the right time to put this book out but some of you have been waiting for just so, so long.

it didn't seem fair to make you wait any more. >> "midnight sun" is the prequel can the "twilight" series and will good morning. after a chilly start, pretty seasonal this afternoon with slightly breezy conditions around the bay. 50s at the coast, 70s for the rest of us. here's a look at my accuweather our next two guests are wwe superstars twin sister and now co-authors of a new memoir, "incomparable." nikki and brie bella are joining us this morning from arizona. thanks for being with us, and a double congratulations to both of you because not only are you wwe hall of fame unduinductees, you're both pregnant, and due within weeks of each other. how are you holding up?

how is it going? >> good. we're helping keep each other positive and calm during this chaos. we're lucky to have each other. >> yeah, we're so lucky. >> we know that obviously you're twins. do you so much together and so much of your lives are in the public eye and many similarities across the board but tell us about the pregnancies. are you having some of the same experiences there emotionally, physically? >> both: yes. >> it's so weird because brie and i -- it's my first time. we have the same exact cravings, the same symptoms. we kind of feel like we're having our own set of twins. i know that sounds weird but being a week and a half apart and we only each have one baby inside but we feel like we're having our own twins. >> this is my second pregnancy. i have a 3-year-old daughter and so finch from my first so so weird to be exactly like her but so different from my first pregnancy. >> you didn't plan this, right? you guys didn't try to be pregnant at the same time. it just happened by accident. by happenstance? >> right.

>> we actually both were surprised when we got pregnant. when i first found out i was like, no way. two days later she found out. >> and i was just thinking i was feeling symptoms and stuff because brie just field told me she was pregnant. i'm just going to take a pregnancy test and get it out of my head and when i saw positive, i was shocked and then we both were like really embarrassed because it's just -- i mean, it's weird. we're identical twins, we're literally a week and a half apart and -- >> we're next-door neighbors. >> it's all bizarre. >> it's amazing. i think it's beautiful and obviously you share so much including your business partners now as well so you stay in your new book "incomparable" it's your differences, however that have united you. brie, how has that helped you and what are your differences? i don't think any of us can see them. >> you know, the one thing that my sister and i have always noticed which has us be a great tag team is my weaknesses are

her stre her strengths and her strengths are my weaknesses. she's very driven. she doesn't make no for an answer. i'm more passive and call so the balance of both of us in business is always worked. we also help each other out taking on big loads so i think people are always, how do you run three companies? you're traveling all over the place and it's like, well i have a tag partner who helps me out in life and business and everything, but the minute we recognized that it just made everything easy for us. >> i want to quickly ask you about your book. obviously you spent so much of your lives together in the public eye but is there something about your relationship that perhaps people don't already know? >> yeah. >> i definitely think, you know, being identical twins and, you know like you said, you just always see us so identical and so alike. the reality shows have helped with that seeing our individual personalities but in the book you read that from a very young

age even when i was reading brie's story and her chapters i realized how different we were and how at a young age we looked at life differently. we looked at different situations differently. like i wish i had more boundaries like brie did as a little girl and i never had that growing up and so it is crazy how we took life so differently. >> right and also i think, too, we both had different situations that defined us as women. >> yep. >> absolutely. >> nicole went through some serious stuff in high school and there was things i went through, they were so different but they kind of defined us as being the same strong women. >> the bella twins joining us live. thank you so much. we truly appreciate it. the book "incomparable" is out tomorrow. all right, back now, we have the hot country nights produced by dierks bentley and will perform for us in just a moment. first, we are joined by band leader doug douglasson from colorado. so you look a little familiar, doug. i got to say. how's the band managing during

lockdown? >> yeah, some people say i look a little like dierks bentley but much better looking. i have way better hair. the band is doing pretty good. trying to stay safe. got our masks on obviously and trying to -- mine is a custom one that matches my underwear doing pretty good and just riding out the rona. just riding it out. >> doug, i understand you're going to perform for us, right? >> yeah, we got a little something for our fans. want to give back to our fan, mostly our lady fans called "pick her up." just can't wait to get back out on the road in our minivan as soon as we can. >> they have just relieved their debut album. here they are with "pick her up." ♪ you finally got the nerve to ask that little girl you've been diggin' on if she wants to go out ♪ ♪ she said yes now you're wanting to impress but you ain't got no casanova know-how ♪ ♪ you ain't gotta read a book to get her on the hook she's a country baby through and

through ♪ ♪ if you wanna do her right on a saturday night this is all you've gotta do ♪ ♪ pick her up in a pickup truck take her out to a honky-tonk ♪ ♪ turn an ice cold longneck up dance around to an old jukebox ♪ ♪ if you really wanna rock the world of a pretty little country girl ♪ ♪ just remember when you pick her up, pick her up in a pickup truck ♪ ♪ ain't that right, travis ♪ yeah, buddy, she ain't got no use for a bmw or wine from a hundred dollar bottle ♪ ♪ she'd rather bounce around on the outskirts of town shotgunning in a muddy silverado ♪ ♪ if you're gonna have a chance to closing time romance flip the switch on the neon hard ♪ ♪ don't forget the first step before you get to two steps knowing right where to start ♪ ♪ pick her up in a pickup truck

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big thank to you hot country nights. >> that was fun. double >> big thank you to hot country nights. >> that was fun. >> have a great day.

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good morning, person. i'm kamasi aaron from abc 7 mornings. anyone who's flying in or out of mineta san jose must now wear a face covering. kids under 6 is exempt. and in just a few minutes, abc 7 news anchor dionne lim will be a guest on "live with kelly & ryan." she'll join the pair virtually and talk about the challenges of working from home. >> can't wait to see that. hi, kamasi. hello, everybody. here's a look at monday from the east bay hills camera. it's pretty sunny out there, a good day for outdoor activities. a little breezy during the afternoon hours, especially around the san francisco bay. 66 in san francisco. some mid- to upper 70s inland. you're going to want that maybe later this week when we hit the 90s.

kamasi? >> thanks, mike. now it's time for "live with kelly & ryan." and re >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, journalist, author, anchor and new father, anderson cooper. and a performance from "this is us" star, mandy moore. and of fun and creative recipe for food about to go about as we kick off "live"'s cooking and quarantine. and a little boy from new york gives us our "good news story of the day." all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> ryan: hello and good morning. it is a very big day. it is may 4th. may the fourth be with you.