you're still in frame. >> stand up. >> come on. come on. d poli cla >> stop it. >> rocks and bottles thrown. tear gas fired. hundreds of demonstrators demanding justice after the death of a black man while in police custody. >> i can't breathe. >> the shocking video that plays out for almost ten minutes showing george floyd handcuffed on the ground, a white police officer pressing his knee down on his neck. all four police officers involved fired from their jobs. the fbi joining the investigation. and this morning, george floyd's sister speaking out live on "gma." back to business. the new york stock exchange re-opening the trading floor adding plexiglas barriers and mask requirements.

but at least 14 other states reporting an increase in new cases and the guidance froro friends and family again after being infected with covid. president trump versus twitter. the social media giant added a warning to some of his tweets urging followers to get the facts for the first time. the president accusing twitter of interfering in the 2020 presidential election. breaking her silence, a former close friend of lori vallow, that idaho mother of those missing siblings speaking out this morning describing vallow's relationship with her now husband and the bizarre description of one of her children as a zombie. ready for liftoff. that high-stakes launch into space in just hours. but will it happen? what could stop it? we're live from cape canaveral with the countdown. ♪ this is my fight song and wonder women to the rescue. meet four brave health care workers on the front lines.

their epic "gma" superhero surprise from wonder woman herself. >> i salute you. everything that you do is the real deal. good morning, america. happy to be with you on this wednesday morning. we cannot wait to see that amazing superhero surprise, wonder women for sure. >> when wonder woman is involved, you know it's going to be big, michael. also there is a lot of excitement over that rocket launch. the latest on the final preparations and if liftoff will actually happen. >> so much excitement. we'll have much more on that and on the coronavirus emergency. that's all coming up. but first, we want to get to the latest on that breaking news overnight. the growing outrage in minneapolis. protesters clashing with officers in the streets over the death of a black man in police

custody. george floyd's sister is going to join us live in just a few moments. but first, alex perez starts us off in minneapolis with the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, robin. you can see behind me here where the incident occurred, there's black balloons part of a growing memorial for floyd. those protests stretched late into the night and turned violent. >> deploying more blast balls. moving the crowd. >> reporter: overnight hundreds of demonstrators taking to the streets demanding justice for george floyd who died in police custody on monday. officers firing tear gas and nonlethal rounds and protesters hurling rocks and bottles at officers. >> yes, sir. we don't have enough cops. >> they are taking projectiles and getting injured. >> reporter: the protests began as a peaceful demonstration with massive crowds blocking the intersection where this disturbing, roughly ten-minute-long video was recorded during floyd's arrest

and some of the final moments of his life. >> please, please, i can't breathe. >> reporter: floyd on the ground handcuffed, begging for air as a white police officer digs his knee into floyd's neck. >> i'm through. >> you didn't listen! >> reporter: after about five minutes floyd appears to lose consciousness. >> he's not even resisting arrest right now, bro. >> his nose is bleeding. >> he's passed out. >> reporter: seven minutes into the video emts arrive checking his pulse. the officer's knee still pinning floyd. according to police, floyd was taken to the hospital where he later died. >> it's sadness. it's sad because it didn't have to happen. all the officer had to do was take his foot off his neck. it would have never happened. >> reporter: tuesday morning, the four officers involved in the arrest, fired. the mayor of minneapolis speaking out. >> being black in america should not be a death sentence. this officer failed in the most basic human sense. >> reporter: the fbi joining the investigation of the incident

according to the minneapolis police department, officers were initially called to the scene monday on a report of a forgery in progress. the suspect appeared to be under the influence. police say they encountered floyd in his car and he physically resisted officers when they placed him in handcuffs. but in the security camera footage obtained by abc news showing the moments leading up to the incident, floyd does not appear to be struggling or resisting as officers walk him out of a vehicle and sit him down on the sidewalk as more officers arrive to the scene. a few moments later two officers take floyd across the street. floyd's family is being represented by civil rights attorney ben crump who called the incident an abusive, excessive use of force and the firing of the officers a good first step. speaking to cnn overnight his brothers say they are in anguish and want to see the officers face charges. >> they treated him worse than they treat animals. they took a life. now they deserve life.

i don't feel sorry for them. they hurt me and they hurt my family. i can't take that back. i can't get my brother back. >> reporter: and the fbi is now on the case. investigators will work to determine if the officers involved should face federal charges. michael? >> all right, thank you so much for that, alex. we are joined now live from raeford, north carolina, by george floyd's sister, bridgett floyd and her attorney, ben crump. thank you both for joining us this morning. bridget, let me say first off, we are so sorry for your tragic loss. how are you and your family holding up? >> sir? >> how are you and your family holding up? we are so sorry for your tragic loss. >> it's pretty tough. it's pretty tough for us right now. >> and we know, bridget, this happened on monday night. what was it like when you got that phone call? >> i thought i was dreaming for a second.

i really thought i was dreaming. everything went blank. i had a very hard time taking that, taking that in. a very hard time. >> we definitely -- we can understand that. the minneapolis police, they characterize this as a medical incident occurring during a police interaction. what was your family told what actually happened? >> we were told that a police officer had his knee kneeled into my brother's neck while he was handcuffed to the ground. that's all i could see in my head was that a police officer was putting all his might into

my brother's -- into my brother's neck to where he could not catch his breath. he could not breathe. >> and to see your brother, he's telling police officers that he can't breath, very, very distinguishable. you can hear him say, i cannot breathe, and to watch their use of force seemingly go unchanged, what is your reaction to that? >> it's wrong, period. it's wrong. i don't understand how someone could possibly let an individual go out like that. you're -- he's yelling. he's telling the officer he can't breathe. i'm just imagining all this in my head because i have not watched the video. it's very, very devastating to

see those guys do my brother like that. so everything that i'm being to told, i'm just imagining it in my head and it's very heart breaking. very, very, very heart breaking. >> i'm sure heart breaking is an understatement and the lack of compassion is amazing. it's an understatement. i'm going to bring in your attorney, mr. crump. benjamin, it's an understatement to say this video is difficult to watch. it is beyond difficult to watch. but do you think this case would have garnered so much attention without the help of this recording? >> i don't think it would have and we also have more surveillance video from the restaurants and then on my social media @attorneycrump, we have even more people giving us

video because, remember, it was nine minutes. not one minute, not two minutes, not three minutes, not four minutes, not five minutes, not six minutes, not seven minutes, not eight minutes -- nine minutes on his neck. just imagine, take a stop watch and put nine minutes and set the timer on your cell phone and just imagine what george floyd endured for those nine minutes begging for breath, begging for life. it's like we see "i can't breathe" all over again in 2020. >> and we know he was saying he couldn't breathe. the crowd there who had gathered who were taking a video were saying it as well, pleading with the police officers to give him just -- get off his neck, give him some room to catch his breath. and, bridgett, these four police officers, they've all been fired now. what -- is that enough justice for you? what does justice look like to you?

>> that's definitely not enough justice for me or my family. i feel like those guys need to be put in jail. they murdered my brother. they killed him. they don't need to walk the streets and mess around and this happen to another family. they need to apply for pressure on these guys. firing them is just not enough. it's just not enough. >> well, mr. crump said the firing is a good first step. a little bit earlier. bridget, the mayor of minneapolis said being black in america should not be a death sentence. i think we can all agree with that. what is your reaction to that? >> i have boys.

that's very, very scary for me. that could happen to them. so i need for those guys to know that what they did was just uncalled for. someone could do their kids like that. it could happen to anybody. raising boys coming up in this generation is very hard because you never know what could happen when they walk out the door. they're small kids right now, but one day they're going to be ad they're going to be out here in this society, and they need to know what's right and what's wrong. they need to know how to defend themselves, how to stand up for

themselves, how to talk for themselves. because if i don't teach that to them, this world, this cold, cold world will take both of my babies. >> a lot of parents are having those same t america. we appreciate your time. bridget, our hearts go out to you and your family. mr. crump, thank you for your time as well. >> thank you. >> thank you. whit? >> all right, michael. thank you. we want to turn now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency in the last 24 hours. there have been 18,000 new cases reported in the united states and more than 700 new deaths. but there are signs of progress in the hardest hit part of the country. new york city is now inching closer to re-opening. eva pilgrim has the latest. >> reportes morning, as the u.s. nears that grim milestone of 100,000 american fatalities, the president saying the death toll could have been

much higher. >> if we didn't act quickly and smartly, we would have had in my opinion and in the opinion of others anywhere from 10 to 25 time engopening its trading floor for the first time in two months. the floor refit with plexiglas barriers and markings to keep people six feet apart at 25% capacity. employees will wear masks and have temperature checks. this as governor andrew cuomo announces new york is seeing its lowest number of cases since the crisis began and is now focusing on re-opening the state's last region, new york city. identifying the zip codes that are generating the new covid-19 cases. >> those zip codes tend to be predominantly minority communities. >> reporter: but in some areas of the country, the cases are growing. 14 states reporting increases up from 11 yesterday.

fema documents obtained by abc news showing two of the top ten counties across the country with growing cases are near montgomery, alabama, where the mayor tells abc's marcus moore it's too soon to re-open with 80% of its 30 covid deaths happening in the last month. >> i think by easing restrictions and trying to open things back up, that has caused people to let down their guard. >> and eva pilgrim is back with us joining us live. and eva, the cdc is out with new guidance for people who battled covid and then recovered. >> reporter: that's right. the cdc saying if you had symptoms, wait ten days from when the symptoms appeared and make sure you've gone three days without a fever and that your symptoms have improved. if you didn't have symptoms they're telling you to wait ten days from when you got your test. whit? >> important information as we move to re-open, eva, thank you. robin, over to you. >> okay, whit, thank you. to washington now and president trump taking on

twitter. the president blasting the social media giant for attaching fact-check warnings to some of his tweets, labeling them as potentially misleading. senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, president trump's favorite social media platform is firing back, slapping him with a bright blue fact-check right there on two of his unsubstantiated tweets about mail-in voting, warning get the facts and sending users to news articles that lay out the truth after the president once again falsely claimed mail-in ballots are fraudulent. a spokeswoman for twitter explaining the tweets contain potentially misleading information and were labeled to provide additional context. the president outraged telling his more than 80 million followers that twitter is now interfering in the 2020 presidential election and that the company was completely stifling free speech. it comes as twitter was already under fire for declining to remove another series of the president's tweets. in recent days he's repeatedly

spread a faceless murder conspiracy theory involving joe scarborough. the social media giant refused to take it down, and president trump refuses to back down. >> you are suggesting that joe scarborough was responsible? >> yeah. a lot of people suggest that, and hopefully someday people are going to find out. certainly a very suspicious situation, and very sad. very sad and very suspicious. >> reporter: well, twitter says it has been working to expand its policy so that it can better address tweets like this one about scarborough and that it hopes to, quote, have changes in place shortly. but in the meantime, the president and his allies are now using this to rile up the base accusing, michael, silicon valley of cutting off the president's direct messaging to supporters. >> all right, cecilia, i don't think anybody is surprised by that. thank you so much. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning. all eyes on that high-stakes launch. we are there live on the ground.

and breaking her silence. a close friend of the mother of those missing idaho children speaking out. first though, let's get a check of the weather, and ginger, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. ever wonder what a half a foot of rain in 90 minutes looks like? it looks like this in miami. still last night, major flash flooding, pumps being really pushed to their limit, and businesses that are just trying to re-open from the pandemic now underwater. so big-time issues, the rain has moved off to the north. that's the low, what that means for cape canaveral later in the show. but next area to watch, charleston, parts of west virginia and western north carolina. also severe weather today. your weather in 30 seconds. first, the rainy cities sponsored by nerdwallet. cities sponsored by nerdwallet.

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> good morning. how was the sleep last night? pretty difficult, i bet. our warmest morning out there. look at 60s and 70s. that's going to lead to dangerous heat this afternoon. heat advisory and heat warning continues. today listen to your body, day three. if you are sweating and hot, find water and some cooler weather. if you stop sweating and you are getting hot, that's a dangerous situation. you need to call 911. here is a look at my seven day forecast. chance of showers saturday. 30 degrees cooler. >> thanks, mike. coming up on "gma" countdown to liftoff. we are minutes away from history.

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ground and a white police officer pressing his knee down on his neck. all four police officers involved fired from their jobs. the fbi now joining the investigation. also right now, at least 14 other states reporting an increase in new covid-19 cases but progress in new york, the hard hit city, inching closer to re-opening. the new york stock exchange adding plexiglas barriers and mask requirements to its trading floor for their re-opening. and take a look at this. a 12-year-old boy in italy was out walking when he a huge bear pops up behind him. watch closely. the boy's father told him to stay calm and walk away slowly. what? do you think you could have been that calm, michael? >> if calm means running screaming hollering and flailing, then that's my calmness. >> did the right thing. the boy is fine. >> nerves of steel that, kid. we'll begin with spacex just hours away from launching into the history books for the first

time in nearly a decade, a rocket blasting off from the u.s. with astronauts if the weather will cooperate. and gio benitez is in cape canaveral, florida. how are things looking this morning? >> reporter: well, michael, good morning. we are starting to get a little rain here but the good news is the forecast is looking better. take a look behind me. we've got that countdown clock rolling and right there, that is launchpad 39a where so much history has been made and nasa hopes to do it again. this morning, the countdown is on. less than ten hours from now the first astronauts to launch into space from u.s. soil in nearly a decade are set to lift off, bob behnken and doug hurley. but before history is made, there is a wild card, the weather. this launch not without risk. spacex has had several incidents with the falcon 9 rocket. here it failed launching cargo, and here it exploded on the launchpad during a test, but nasa and spacex say it is now ready for prime time. carol scott managing the

rocket's launch. >> i already feel the butterflies and can feel it happening right now, right? that's the good thing. it's jut like any kind of performer that goes out on stage, you know how you have the butterflies ahead of time. i got those, and it's good. >> reporter: nasa says the odds of catastrophic failure are 1 in 270. that's actually better than the shuttle's odds years ago, which were 1 in 50 after the "challenger" broke apart after launch and "columbia" broke apart on re-entry. for this time the risk is worth the reward. nasa says behnken and hurley are ready. >> they said we're go for launch. both men are cool as cucumbers right now. >> reporter: the families of those astronauts will be watching the launch here in cape canaveral. both behnken and hurley's wives are astronauts too.

hurley's wife karen posting this photo of their son writing, arriving in florida with a fly-by of your dad's space ship on the launch pad, priceless. >> their dads heroes laying ther a new era in human spaceflight. >> reporter: you can just see it just started raining all over again right when i said the forecast was looking better. listen, president trump and vice president pence, they are expected to fly down to watch this launch but that decision is going to be made later this morning and kelly clarkson will perform the national anthem. that is the first time in american history that you will hear the national anthem here at a launch. michael? >> wow, all right, thank you so much for that, gio. it started raining there. all eyes on the skies as the rocket gets ready. ginger, we just saw gio standing in the rain. how does the weather look for launch time?

>> reporter: michael, it's not really the rain. it's the lightning. that's the number one reason why launches are scratched. learned a lot about rocket launching and forecasting but i'll tell you more in a moment. before we got that trod not ve e launch. so we have about nine hours but looking like in some short-term models some thunderstorms are trying to pop around. not just about a thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning. there can't be enough electrical charge within the air or clouds left over. something called trigger lightning where the rocket itself and the exhaust like in 1987 help to create lightning and then can cause failure. that's one of the big things we'll look for later this afternoon, michael, when the rocket sets to launch at 4:33 p.m. >> a lot of people will be watching and hoping it will

happen. streaming coverage on abc newslive and nat geo at 3:00 p.m. eastern and a live special report at 4:15 eastern minutes before the launch right here on abc. >> fingers crossed the weather holds off. michael, thank you. now to that explosive interview with a close friend of lori vallow, the mother of those two missing children ment melanie gibb breaking her silence about her connection with the couple. deborah roberts has more. deborah, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. melanie gibg says she's been afraid to speak out in this bizarre story of mysterious deaths and missing children. but now she says she feels compelled to stand up and actually sort of defend those children and tell what she knows. for months she said nothing publicly. but this morning a former close friend of lori vallow breaking her silence. >> would it be fair to say you know chad and lori better than anybody? >> probably. >> you know more about this story probably than anybody else

other than them. >> yeah, i think so. >> reporter: melanie gibb sitting down with "east idaho news" describing vallow's relationship with new husband chad daybell. their religious beliefs and what gibb told police about her missing children. >> she tells you right when you get there, j.j. is a zombie. >> i used to say why is everybody in your life turning into zombies? >> reporter: last november police showed up at vallow's idaho home for a welfare check on the children. >> i get a call from chad two days before thanksgiving. i still feel emotional about it. he said, melanie, this is chad. when the police call, don't pick up the phone. my heart just dropped. >> reporter: according to court documents gibb told police 8-year-old j.j. was not staying with her. then called back several days later claiming vallow and daybell had asked her to lie and say he was. gibb says she was there when vallow met daybell, an author of religious books at an event in

utah. though both were married, she says they hit it off. >> she was very interested in what he thought and he was interested in what she knew and so they just started talking about these different beliefs that generally are not something you learn in church. >> reporter: then in july of 2019, vallow's husband charles was shot and killed by her brother who died himself of natural causes later that year. that october, daybell's wife tammy suddenly passed away. 17 days later vallow and daybell were married in hawaii where they later returned and were found by news cameras in january. >> can you tell me where your kids are? >> reporter: in february vallow was arrested and extradited back to idaho. daybell telling abc news at the time the kids are safe. >> grateful for any support. we just have to wait for the legal process to wk thug l, gibb saying vallow had voiced her own doubts about daybe's teachings. >> she on occasion two or three times said to me, if chad is satan, he sure is a good one.

>> reporter: gibb was so concerned for her safety she met with newspaper reporters in an undisclosed location where we're told she spoke for hours. as for vallow and daybell, no word this morning from their attorneys on gibb's comments. guys? >> still so many question, deborah, thank you. >> definitely. coming up, how an old school movie tradition helps a low budget horror flick become number one in the box office. we'll be right back. k. ♪ ♪ we stick together, ♪ for worse or for better ♪ (yeah) ♪ through any kind of weather, ♪ (yo) ♪ you're my friend in need. ♪ (come on, come on) ♪ we stick together, ♪ ♪ we make the sunshine brighter, ♪ ♪ we make it all feel better, ♪ ♪ you're my, you're my, ♪ (woo, yeah) ♪ you're my family. ♪ (yo) ♪ you're my family. ♪

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back now with the new ways americans are getting their movie fix and the surprising comeback for an old-school tradition. we're talking drive-ins, people. will reeve joins us with more on how drive-ins helped a low budget horror film become the number one movie in america. good morning there, will. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. the bel air diner in astoria, queen, can't serve customers the way it has for over 50 years, but there is a new way that they are serving their community like a cultural institution, the drive-in movie theater. there is -- excuse me. it's a place where the community can gather at a safe distance and that's what they're doing. usually this time of year marks the start of the summer movie season, but covid-19 has forced movie theaters across the country to shut their doors and some big theatrical offerings like "the trolls" movie --

>> how will we hug our way out of this one? >> reporter: and "sonic the hedgehog" -- >> i am living my best life on earth. >> reporter: -- have had to alter releases by streaming on demand early and also finding a more traditional approach at the drive-in. >> it's just great to get out of yoe house. owknu rest, you know, you sit there in the comfort but there's nothing like coming out here especially to a drive-in, watching it on a 70-foot screen. >> reporter: one film has stood above the rest at the box office, a horror movie you may not have heard of "the wretched." >> hey, what's going on? >> reporter: the indy flick scarring up more than $600,000 domestically and becoming the number one grossing film. >> don't let her in. >> reporter: much earned at drive-in. >> it doesn't make any sense. you know, i think the furthest we ever thought it might go is maybe someday this will be on a streaming platform.

>> reporter: the film makers brett and success is a total surprise. the movie was made with favors and family help. drew's child even has a small role on screen. >> it's just been so exciting to see it at the drive-in when everybody is so excited to get out of the house, it's sort of the most excited audiences we could hope for. >> reporter: drive-in theaters providing an option for people who want to get out of the house. >> what's safer than being in your car and not being near other people? there are about 300 drive-ins that exist in the united states. there are about 169 that are open right now. people are discovering them -- rediscovering them. >> reporter: the filmmakers thrilled with the success of their movie are just happy everyone is staying safe. >> you don't need to go to a crowded beach. go to a drive-in and wave to your friends safely. >> reporter: congratulations to "the wretched" for its unexpected success.

for a sign of the times last year over the memorial day weekend period the number one movie in america was "aladdin" grossing $116 million in four days. robin? >> going to take nothing away from "the wretched." good for them and for you, will. thanks so much. coming up here on "gma," from trauma to triumph, the former tv anchor who suffered a massive stroke. how vivian king found her voice again and the signs she wants to warn other women about this morning. her story is coming up. but coming up next it is our "play of the day." so come on back. ack. [music begins to play: "together" by sia] ♪ come now set the past on fire ♪ ♪ stand up raise your face to the sky my love ♪ ♪ together we can take it higher ♪ ♪ together we can take it higher ♪ ♪ come now set the past on fire ♪ ♪ stand up raise your ♪ face to the sky my love ♪ together we can take it higher ♪

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now your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron. it's going to be another hot day. that's why san jose is opening five cooling centers today and tomorrow starting at 1:00ey capacity will be limited to keep people socially distanced and masks are required. here is mike with a look at how hot is might be out there. we're not the only ones dealing with record highs. show you the state and through the central valley, record highs and thunderstorms possible up in the sierra. that southerly surge will stay south of us. a touch will reach half moon bay. 78 in san francisco. the rest of the bay, 80s and 90s. 90s to 100s inland. the record highs are warmer than yesterday. that's why we are -- it's almost

as hot everywhere. by the weekend, 15 to 30 degrees cooler with a chance of wet weather saturday. >> thanks, mike. coming up on "gma," a former news anchor sharing her story of

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking overnight, protesters and police clash in minneapolis. rocks and bottles thrown. tear gas fired. hundreds of demonstrators demanding justice after the death of a black man while in police custody. >> i can't breathe. >> the shocking video that plays out for almost ten minutes showing george floyd handcuffed on the ground, a white police officer pressing his knee down on his neck. all four officers involved, fired from their jobs. the fbi joining the investigation. the latest this morning. harrowing medical battle. the 49-year-old former tv anchor who suffered a massive stroke. how vivian king found her voice again. her three steps to healing and the signs she wants to warn other women about this morning. incredible weight loss

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>> i get a little help from whit. one, two, three. >> both: hump day! >> there you go. that's a whole lot right there. all the way here in connecticut, that's a little too much. thank you, gentlemen. we needed that this morning. we need to see this as well. look at these heroes. the emergency department staff at henry ford hospital in ltohannel theirnner subyrepa. u n't want to miss wha wonder woman herself said to those amazing women. t.j. holmes is going to bring us that, guys. >> amazing. looking forward to that. robin, thank you so much. also some amazing news here, "gma" viewers helped more than 170 american small businesses and counting. this morning tory johnson here with the next american small business. the hair care company stopped in its tracks right as the pandemic began. first we have a lot of news to this morning starting with the latest on the breaking news overnight. protesters clashing with police officers in minneapolis over the

death of a black man, george floyd, while in police custody. let's go back to alex perez in minneapolis with the latest. good morning again, alex. >> reporter: good morning, michael. those black balloons in the distance behind me there part of the growing memorial for george floyd here on the scene. those protests started peacefully but ended with violence. >> deploying more blast balls. it's moving the crowd. >> reporter: overnight hundreds of demonstrators taking to the streets demanding justice for george floyd who died in police custody on monday. >> yes, sir. we don't have enough cops. >> they are taking projectiles and getting injured. >> reporter: the prol demonstrah massive crowds blocking the intersection where this disturbing, roughly ten-minute-long video was recorded during floyd's arrest and some of the final moments of his life. >> please, please, i can't breathe.

>> reporter: floyd on the ground handcuffed begging for air as a white police officer digs his knee into floyd's neck. >> i'm through. >> i know you are. you didn't listen. consciousness. >>not evting arrest right now, bro. >> his nose is bleeding. >> he's passed out. >> reporter: seven minutes into the video emts arrive checking his pulse. the officer's knee still pinning floyd. according to police floyd was taken to the hospital where he later died. >> it's sadness. it's sad because it didn't have to happen because all they had to do was just take his foot off his neck and never would have happened. >> reporter: by tuesday morning the four officers involved in the arrest fired. earlier this morning michael speaking to floyd's sister, who said she wants to see the officers face charges. >> is that enough justice to you? what does justice look like to you? >> they murdered my brother. they killed him. they don't need to walk the streets. firing them is just not enough. >> reporter: and the fbi is now

on this case. authorities are working to determine if the officers involved will face federal charges. whit? >> all right, alex perez for us. thank you. now to the new developments in that urgent multi-state manhunt for a kier. erielle reshef has been on this story since the very beginning and joins us now from east stroudsburg, pennsylvania with the very latest. erielle, good morning. >> reporter: the urgent manhunt going on for six days is intensifying for peter manfredonia, the suspected killer, the 23-year-old university of connecticut senior is suspected in two murders and a kidnapping and police believe he may have stolen a black hyundai, santa fe from east stroudsburg, pennsylvania in the area where he was last seen walking along train tracks behind a walmart. police believe he may have gotten to that walmart by an uber. police say that his string of violence started in connecticut but it has now spanned three

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♪ good morning, good morning good morning, and welcome back to "gma." tomorrow on "gma" get ready for "binge this," our ultimate entertainment cheat sheet. you don't want to miss what is on the list. >> we certainly don't. guess else we don't want to miss, "pop news" with lara spencer. good morning, lara. hey, you guys, good morning to you. great to see you all. we're going to begin with tom brady and gisele bundchen giving us a look at the inner workings of their marriage thanks to the tiktok couples challenge where a couple sits next to one another with their eyes closed, while they answer relationship questions by pointing a finger at one or the other at themselves. take a listen. >> who requires more attention? who spends the most money? who has more clothes? >> oh.

>> who is never wrong? >> that is 10-year-old benjamin pointing at himself who's never wrong. as for the challenge, both tom and gisele agreed she's the funnier of the two while tom is the more patient. they both agreed he's the more spoiled of the two, and the bigger baby when sick which you would not know while on the football field. i love that, that he's a little softy at home. also popping this morning, a very special yearbook photo. take a look at this. 7-year-old hadley jo lang who suffers from epilepsy has had her service dog ariel by her side for four years and erielle's a staple in her kindergarten classroom making sure if hadley jo loses her balance, that she is there to break her fall. s. patrick's cathedral in

louisville, kentucky have decided to honor her for all she does by including her in their yearbook pictured right next to hadley jo. they said she's a part of our family too. he went on to say that bending the rules to honor their relationship in the yearbook was quite frankly a very easy decision and we are so glad that they shared that decision with us. really touching. finally, guys, leave it to a nasa engineer to come up with this solution to a squirrel problem. specifically the squirrels eating all his birdseed so he designed this. complicated obstacle course to keep the squirrels from the feeder. we're talking traps, trap doors, mazes, rope brings, even a cowboy cutout to scare off the little gray seed stealers. mark posting the video on youtube getting 11 million views so far. despite being a legit rocket

scientist, the squirrels, yeah. they still figured it out. so mark's solution, build a mini picnic table for the crafty little guys equipped with a walnut dispenser writing, quote, i think they've earned it, and so do we. frankly, i think i've earned a break because while i did "pop news," robin, look what just happened to my script. >> oh. >> she's at it once again. >> riva. >> i need mark. i need that nasa engineer to build me -- >> no, no. >> a solution. don't change a thing. riva is perfect. i cannot believe ate your homework yet again. thanks, lara. going to turn to our "gma" cover story for everyone. i don't know if you realized this but may is national stroke awareness month and according to the cdc, someone in the u.s. has a stroke every 40 seconds. a new memoir, it's beautiful, tells the story of how one woman went from trauma to triumph on

her road to recovery. >> i was in neurological icu for ten days and in the hospital for a total of 32 days and that was a huge shock for me. >> reporter: a harrowing journey for vivian king who at 49 years old suffered a massive stroke in 2013. >> caused a blood clot in my brain and because the clot was on the left side of my brain over the part that manages your speech, it killed all those brain cells and i could not talk for 3 1/2 weeks. >> reporter: in her new book "when the words suddenly stopped, " vivian opens up about how she found her voice again, sharing her three-step guide to healing. >> we'll call it the three ps, possi, persistence and prayer. any time i was feeling down, i had my posse around to give me hope.

llava stroke in their lifetime according vivian spreading awareness on the risk of birth control and strokes. >> when you look at the list of stroke risks, you know, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, but you don't really get to birth control until, like, the final list. women have said, as soon as that happened to you, i went to talk to my doctor about it. >> reporter: and we thank vivian for sharing that. we'll talk to our doctor, dr. carolyn brockington. she is the director of the stroke center at mt. sinai west and mt. sinai morningside live from her home in manhattan. it is so good to see you, doctor. thank you again for being with us. we heard and you heard vivian's story about birth control contributing to her stroke. so let people know the risk factors that are unique for women. >> well, it's very important. that was a great segment because it does highlight the unique

stroke risk factors for women. we all know the traditional risk factors, high blood pressure, diabetes, et cetera, but women have unique stroke risk factors and oral contraceptive use is one of them. in addition to other things, having atrial fibrillation, also having migraine with aura. sometimes using a hormonal supplementation as well as some other things so very important to know. >> and so please tell us what are the signs of having a stroke and why it is so important to act fast and the importance of the word f.a.s.t. >> absolutely. you know, in acute stroke treatment we say time is brain. the reason why we say that is every moment, every minute that goes by, 1.9 million brain cells die. so you don't have time to sort of figure it out, google your symptoms, et cetera. you have to call 911. so the american stroke

association has an a "s" isorpeh.t., act f.a.m akness say a simple phras drunk, and then "t" is for time. we want people to call 911 immediately. stroke is an emergency. and we have very, very effective treatments. but you have to come in. it's very time dependent. the american stroke association has a website. yes, and it's stroke.org/oneisenough. the word one. find out information on prevention strategies. because we know that 80% of strokes can be prevented. >> 80% can be prevented. we want to share something from a viewer. a viewer has a question for you. here it is. >> sure. >> hi. my name is eileen, my mom had a series of strokes about six months ago that is greatly

limited her short-term memory. besides occupational therapy, is there anything else she can do to increase her memory? >> well, that's a great question, you know, recovery is different be stimulated so to do games, crossword puzzles, sudoku, eating healthy. posting reminders for yourself all over the place, i do that all the time. learning something new, crafts or want to learn how to swim, et cetera. practicing and the most important thing is to be kind to yourself. you know, recovery is a long-term process. it doesn't happen in a day. if you make small goals and reach them you should pat yourself on the back for doing something successful. so it's a long time period, but the brain has tremendous capacity for recovery. so just keep doing it. >> keep doing it.

before you go, dr. brockington, just need to ask you. you're with mt. sinai and want to know how are things at the hospital for you right now during this pandemic? >> oh, well, you know, thanks for asking. it's been certainly a difficult time and i lost colleagues, so it's been very painful for us all but i want to salute all the health care workers, not just on my team in new york, the united states, the world because we really all came together to fight something that nobody saw coming, a viral infection, but we did it with dignity, grace and kindness. it shows the support of the health care system and also how it is to work in a team and, you know, at 7:00 every day in new york city everybody claps. i always clap too because it's been a tremendous time to work with my colleagues. so i salute everybody. >> and we salute you. thank you, dr. brockington, very, very much. we appreciate your words of wisdom and appreciate it. any time. you continue to take care. give our best to everyone there

at mt. sinai. find vivian king's book. it is really something called "when the words suddenly stopped: finding my voice again after a massive stroke." you can get it on amazon. amy. >> thank you so much. now to one woman's incredible weight loss journey shedding 100 pounds. well, now she is coaching others on how do the same. she is featured in the upcoming issue of "people" magazine, and stephanie ramos has her story. >> five days before my one-year anniversary i am officially down 100 pounds. >> reporter: 27-year-old kiah says all her life she believed she had, quote, bad genetics and would never lose weight until two years ago. she says by eating healthy and exercising she went from 285 pounds to 163. >> she lost 120 pounds by making really small changes in her life. really anybody can imitate. >> day four of the last 90-day

challenge and i don't think i can remember the last time i worked out four days in a row. >> reporter: in the new issue of "people" magazine, kiah shares she wanted to be healthier so she followed author and fitness expert rachel hollis' five tips to survive. >> small change, taking stairs, five flights. i would normally always grab the elevator. >> she started working out 30 minutes a day. >> it's been a month and a half and i'm excited to say i have lost 15 pounds. >> reporter: she started drinking a lot more liquids when she hadn't been doing it before and keeping a diary so she could start to feel when she was hungry. >> reporter: she says quarantine life hasn't looked too different from everyday life. she's pretty much always home on her family's cattle ranch in california, eating food straight from the source, but now she's making exercise and hydration her priorities. >> y'all, i did it. i freaking did it. i lost 100 pounds in less than a year. been so challenging.

it's been so rewarding and i would not trade this last year for the world. >> reporter: and kiah says she doesn't have, quote, a super power will strength. she says that she just makes a choice to show up and work at it every single day. now, this issue of "people" magazine is out nationwide this friday. amy. >> wow, what a powerful story. thank you so much for sharing that with us, stephanie. little changes, small changes make a big difference. let's go back to ginger now. and, amy, we officially have tropical storm bertha. the official start to hurricane season isn't until monday, but we already had our "a," now our "b." here's what it's going to do. already inundated south florida but now it will make landfall it looks like very soon in south carolina. what it will end up meaning rip currents along the southeast. those can be extremely dangerous, and heavy rains especially in northern south carolina back into north

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have a good one. welcome back to "gma." our next guest is an incredibly talented actress, director, producer and game show host. you know her from the "pitch perfect" and "hunger games" movies, and now she is starring in the new series, "mrs. america." elizabeth banks, thank you for joining us from your home this morning. good to see you, elizabeth. we know you're at home with your husband, your two young sons. how are you guys doing in quarantine? what's going on? >> yeah, we're -- you know, we're hanging in there playing a lot with our dog, homeschooling, of course. i did not learn singapore math and i'm learning it now with my first grader and i have no idea what that is. i go back and forth between real

moments of gratitude for this family time together and other moments, you know, just going crazy like everyone. >> yeah, just like us. just like us, elizabeth. now let's talk about "mrs. america." for those who don't know this is a show about the fight to ratify the equal rights amendment back in the 1970s. you play jill ruckelshaus often called the glorious steinem. -- gloria steinem of the party. how much did you know about her? >> i didn't know anything about jill ruckelshaus. i was a little familiar with her husband, bill, who was part of nixon's saturday night massacre but other than that, i knew nothing about her and it was really fascinating to learn about the movement through her eyes and through how she approached it. she was a very prominent republican. she and her husband both, both in the inner circle in washington, d.c. in the early '70s and she was very much a feminist who believed in women's equality and fought for the equal rights amendment

alongside a lot of democratic women and the libbers as they were called in the day. >> so much history and drama playing out in this series. let's take a clip and talk on the back side. let's watch. >> they're just trying to get a fair shake. they want to go to work, get paid, go home. they're not asking to be harassed, manhandled, degraded, assaulted. >> you're so angry. well, with only one state ratified in over two years, even with white house support and the $5 million check from congress, it must be terribly frustrating for you. >> you want to get ahead climbing on the shoulders of men, phyllis, fine. just know they're looking right up your skirt. >> all right. i mean, elizabeth, the cast is just stacked here. so many talented actors. was there anyone that you were especially in awe of working with? >> well, you know, oh, goodness, first of all, amazing cast, but

my first day, by mirs scefirst s with margo martindale, who i absolutely adore. i had been a huge fan of hers. i was so nervous to go to set and meet her and thought i better know all my lines. when i got there, she couldn't have been more delightful. we started making up show tunes on the first day and singing with each other, and i just knew we were going to be fast friends from there on out. it was like that with every single person in the cast. we just fell in love with each other. it was great. >> i love that. and you know what else i love, season two of "press your luck." no whammies. that was, like, my childhood so this is so exciting that it's coming back again. you obviously wear a lot of hats very well. did you ever imagine one of them would be game show host? >> you know when you asked the question i thought to myself, yes, i think i would be a game show host. you know, it is really fun to

give away other people's money. so fun. "press your luck i veit gro i would come home after school and watch the no whammies. it's fun to be a part of. season two is bonkers. we give away a lot of money and a lot of prizes and i just had the greatest time with all of the contestants. >> season one was a hit. of course season two is going to be a hit as well and we always see you get in front of the camera, but it marks five years of your directorial debut perfect 2," and you cast robin roberts as a you also cast me in the last "charlie's angels" movie. thank you for that. i'm curious, anyone you wanted

in one of your films you couldn't get? >> you know, well, robin was top of the list for the sort of former bellas in "pitch perfect 2" but reached out also to condoleezza rice who is the former secretary of state and i remember we got -- we actually got ahold of her office and she was interesting in doing it and, of course, we were casting it maybe three, four weeks out and she said, well, i'm available in seven months. you have to get on those people's calendar really early on. she was speaking at some global conference in africa or something actually important and was not available to actually play a role in my silly movie. but, yeah, that was -- it was really fun to even have the opportunity to talk to her office about something like that. >> well, it's fun and great to have the opportunity to talk to you this morning, elizabeth. thank you so much. always great to see you and hang in there with the family and homeschooling and the math. we understand the pain. the finale of "mrs. america" is available today. you can catch up on the whole series on fx on hulu, and season 2 of "press your luck" premieres

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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 ♪ back now on "gma." those are just some of the hard working health care heroes risking so much to help others and we are lucky to have them stand by us. it is so important to shine a light on the people helping their communities, so we have been getting creative with our tell t.j. series, robin. >> we certainly have, michael. stars like luke bryan, lionel richie, katy perry, anthony anderson. the list goes an and on. surprising great folks all across the country. this morning, t.j. is introducing us to a group giving a whole new meaning to the word superhero with an appearance from wonder woman herself. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. i the health care workers across the country, i hear you.

we have been getting so many just countless messages from people saying, hey, t.j., i want to you highlight tng to rnin ri wantouo sewh times square. robin, raven, adele, annette and heather. these are respiratory therapists who have come here, come to new york to help us out. they're from houston. they're from colorado, other places across the country, and we're trying to highlight as many as we can including them. they just finished a 12-hour shift, and are still here with us, and it goes with my theme for tell t.j. this morning, wonder women. they're brave, selfless, they possess amazing strength and they save lives. you know, superheroes. this hollywood-esque trailer showcases the emergency department staff at henry ford hospital in detroit where erin cavanaugh encourages her entire

team to dress up and strut their superhero stuff at work from captain america to spider-man, there's even the hulk. her go to, wonder woman. >> this is some of the superheroes here. first we have a shield just like wonder woman does and my favorite of all is the lasso of truth. hook this up to the patient and we connect it up to the monitor. we get a lot of truth from that cardiac monitor. as a team there's a lot of superheroes here. >> reporter: i caught up with erin and three of her fellow wonder women. why did you want to go with wonder woman? >> wonder woman believes in people. she believes in love. she saves people when they can't save themselves. she's thege chick i know >>epteiclle e exreot just playing dress up. outfits. >> this one is great.

you know, if i could just get to it a little bit i'd feel like my job is done, right? >> reporter: uplifting for the patients but they can also be a source of super strength for these frontline workers like fellow technician, beth gonzalez. >> on the days that i put on my wonder woman shirt i just feel a little different. i feel a little empowered. >> a lot of times where we have to wear a gown into rooms, just having it on under you, you just have a little bit of extra. >> reporter: rena has been a respiratory therapist for 26 years. >> i'm putting somebody on a ventilator and you don't know if that person is going to survive or not. and it sucks a little bit out of you. before you put this shirt on and walk io this building and by or it's, we've gothis. going this. i know i have the strength, the power, the energy. it's kind of crazy, but you just get a little something that gets

in your mind, and you know that you can take on the world. >> reporter: but our four wonder women didn't know we recruited a fifth wonder woman to their cause. you have wonder woman looping on the wall? on a projector at the hospital? >> we should. >> reporter: now you think gal gadot who plays -- >> what? >> what? >> oh, my. >> do you think she does as well. >> i just want to send you a virtual hug and like, oh, my gosh. i've been listening to you for the past few minutes. you are the real hero, okay, let's just make this clear. erin, rena, beth, michelle, thank you. i salute you, everything that you do is the real deal. you're risking your lives for other people. i get emotional thinking about it. and you're amazing. and thank you so much for

everything that you do. you are true, true, true inspirations and i can't -- i just want to hug you so much >> we aryou're so amazing.>> wo. ling me earlier just to know they have that symbol on gives them strength. >> yes! i feel just privileged to be portraying this character and to know that women like you are using it and spreading the love and everything that is good because it's everything to me. >> you inspire both little boys and little girls and big girls. we love you for that. >> reporter: the ladies showed their love to gal as she said good-bye and these four were still giddy. >> that was crazy. a gal gadot's sequel to

wonder woman is scheduled to be out august 14th, and i have an important follow-up here, robin, from erin in detroit. she said they slowed down. that's a good thing, right, with the covid patients and said we need to see our regular patients. this was a problem. a lot of people are avoiding the er. afraid to come in. if you have chest pains, come in. people might be putting off critical and life-saving treatment because they're scared to go in. they said we can separate you. we got you covered but we need you to come in. don't avoid the emergency room. that was the follow-up from her. >> thank you for that follow-up. can we get that wide shot? >> yes, please. >> a wide shot of those four heroes with you in times square. pan out. let's see them. >> they just happened to be outside. just finished a 12-hour shift, robin, raven and robin and heather and adele and annette. respiratory therapists, here they are, they need to get some sleep. >> beautiful.

hey, t.j., keep them coming. keep these stories coming. i know that you're hearing from a lot of folks, and no one does it better than you, my man. thank you, thank you, thank you. all right. ginger, how do -- where do we go from here? how about record heat. does that help at all? yeah, record heat from travers city, michigan, at 91 to buffalo and then much cooler at the coast because of this. check out that picture, robin. you had the chrysler building sticking out of the fog because the ocean is so cold. islip in the low 70s. 90s from burlington to syracuse. we have an exclusive look at

the duchess of cornwall, camilla parker bowles reading and acting out the classic from "james and the giant peach" as part of the web series hosted by oscar winning screenwriter and director taika waititi to raise money for the fight against covid-19. >> here we go. >> a sort of giant lady bird. >> just a minute, captain, the first officer said. >> and a colossal green grasshopper. >> captain, the first officer said sharply, captain, please. >> and a mammoth speeder. >> oh, dear, he's been at the whiskey again whispered the sickened officer. >> and an enormous, a simply enormous centipede. >> i think we did rather well. >> i don't think we did badly at all. >> they did great. meryl streep and chris and liam hemsworth are among the other cong up next it is "gma's"

♪ ♪ we're back now with "gma's" ultimate backyard barbecue. se7en bites in orlando just re-opened their doors and owner trina gregory-propst is showing us how to make the ultimate barbecue dessert. take a look. >> reporter: for tree in a gregory-propst, baking isn't just about making homemade sweets. >> we realize that our restaurant brings so much more than just delicious southern food to this community. it is a place for people to gather and share community and stories and eat with each other. >> reporter: now she's showing us how to make her signature icebox cake, and let's just say it's peachy.

step one, prep your peaches. >> before you get ready to grill, in order to make sure they don't burn you have to use a little bit of olive oil and i always like to add a little bit of peach schnapps to them. >> reporter: step two, grill your peaches. >> hear that sizzle. that's the sound you're looking for.>> ror sp three, >>ir t wt take one piece of your cake layer, two nice dollops then you just spread that out all over the edge. i like a crunch in a cake. i crumbled up shortbread butter cookies and sprinkle them on here. then i'm going to take the peaches and i'm just going to start lining them up around layers on the outside and then put a few in the middle and then we'll go to our next layer. take a little bit more of your crumbs, sprinkle it around the edge and, voila. >> oh, it looks so good and joining us right now live, trina gregory-propst, good morning to you, trina. >> good morning.

how are you? >> i'm great and i'm so happy that se7en bites has re-opened. i know you're doing it with all the safety practices in place. got to ask how good was that feeling to see your customers coming back? >> you know, it's probably been one of the most thrilling things that's happened in the last two months to us and we are so excited to be back to see old faces and new faces and we just really are so excited to be able to, you know, be here and even with the masks on see those smiles and their eyes and know that we're feeding them delicious southern food. >> yeah, absolutely and thank you so much for sharing this recipe. it looks so good. i'm definitely going to try it and i know you used a really great shortcut. we all love a shortcut. can you elaborate a little about it? >> yeah, absolutely. so in the recipe that you'll find posted, i've shown a way to use boxed cake mix that will add some stability because one of

that is written within the recipe is this really delicious stoke that you want to put in between each of the layers with a little bit of peach schnapps so the stabilizers that are in the cake kind of really help hold that up and it also gives the cake a nice body that will allow it to hold all the layers and a good stack in between. it's one of the perfect fits for that and it's a really great way to make sure that your cake stays together. >> oh, trina, so excited to try it. it looks great. can you use the same ingredients to make a pie. i love that. a two for one special and to all of our "gma" viewers and fans of yours, trina, we'll post in recipe on our website. so everybody, enjoy, i know that's what i'm doing today and you guys, check out our website for trina's recipe at goodmorningamerica.com. we'll be right back.

thank you guys for watching. >> have a wonderful day. >> oh, yeah. yeah.

the california academy of scientists is $12 million in the hole this year because of the pandemic. the academy is raising funds to help keep up operations. that includes caring for the narly 40,000 animals at the academy. turn to mike nicco. he has a look at our warm forecast. >> hi, everybody. dangerous heat, day three. it's going to be nicer along the coast and san francisco and parts of the east bay. but you can see the 90s as you head into the south bay, upper 90s in the north bay and 100s, that's where we find the most records in the east bay.

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