men's chorus and lesbia gay freedom band. it kicks off at good morning, america. protesters versus police. as demands for change grow across the country, tensions escalate. the disturbing video emerging overnight as police in buffalo shove a 75-year-old man to the ground. violent clashes pop up.e meew new york city. in tampa, officers use pepper spray, pinning a woman down in broad daylight. the latest this morning. honoring george floyd. crowds lining the streets of minneapolis to show their support. inside the church, the emotional memorial service. the powerful pause, eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence symbolizing his final moments and the tributes from his family and reverend al sharpton. >> this is the time.

we won't stop. >> this as alarming new details emerge from the other three officers on the scene, and the key witness, george floyd's longtime friend who was in the car with him. what he saw and heard during the fatal encounter. he speaks to "gma." new fallout from the president's threat to order u.s. troops into america's streets. military leaders joined former defense secretary james mattis in denouncing the president and the prominent republican senator saying she may part ways with trump. re-opening reality check. covid-19 cases rising in at least 16 states. california now urging protesters to quarantine for two weeks and breaking news for our viewers in the west. a surpriy.jos icans start to get back to work. powerful message from football superstars asking what will it take. >> i am george floyd. >> i am breonna taylor. >> i am ahmaud arbery. >> after the fallout over saints quarterback drew brees' comments, the superstar players banding together demanding

justice, the right to peacefully pranchinthnf to take a stronger stance against systemic racism. >> all: we, the national football league -- >> believe black lives matter. and the nba is back. the players set to return to the court. we have a date. we have a place. the famous disney castle getting a slam dunk nba makeover as the teams get set to dribble into disney world. and good morning, america. great to be with you on this very busy friday morning. >> yeah, busy day and an emotional day yesterday for the people of minneapolis. really all over the country but that city rallying around george floyd's family during that powerful memorial service. the family giving the world a sense of the man who was taken from them, george. >> and those 8 minutes and 46 seconds of sil so werful, t.j. rviche wrial

took oa more somber tone largely peaceful. but an incident in buffalo is raising questions about excessive police force. two police officers caught on camera shoving an elderly protester into the ground. you can see it right there. it is disturbing. whit johnson starts us off with the fallout. good morning, whit. >> reporter: good morning to you. in these turbulent times police officers across the country are being tested like never before. they are increasingly under the microscope and we have seen uplifting moments with officers engaging with the protesters, even embracing them. but they are also being called out accused of using excessive force in incidents often caught on camera. overnight protesters across the country largely peaceful, but still there were clashes between police and demonstrators. in new york city, an officer seen nearly pulling one woman down. and then pushing another against a car.

in tampa officers pepper spraying a crowd as people shouted at the officers to get off of a woman they were trying to detain. this morning, two cops in buffalo, new york, are under investigation after this disturbing video showing them shove a protester to the ground. that 75-year-old man suffering serious injuries. but the officer keeps walking as the man lies bleedin t sidewalk. another officer appears to radio for help. the man rushed to a hospital where he is in serious but stable condition. a city spokesperson initially said the man tripped and fell. but after the video surfaced, the police commissioner ordered an internal affairs investigation and the immediate suspension of the officers without pay. new york governor andrew cuomo tweeting, this incident is wholly unjustified and utterly disgraceful. across the country, police departments grappling with a wave of complaints against officers amid the ongoing protests. in seattle where a young girl

was pepper sprayed by officers. the city says it has received more than 14,000 complaints since the protests began. in ft. lauderdale, florida, this officer is suspended and under investigation for shoving a peaceful protester on sunday. >> you got your knee on my man's neck. >> come on, man. >> reporter: in sarasota, florida, an officer on administrative leave and an investigation under way after this video from may surfaced showing him kneel on the neck of a black man. and in atlanta -- >> stop! >> reporter: -- six cops were charged with using excessive force while arresting two college students during saturday night protests. police here in new york are also being criticized for arresting a food delivery worker who was just out after curfew. take a look at the video here that was seen on social media. you can even see his red insulated food bag taken away as the man is placed in handcuffs. in a tweet mayor de blasio says this is not acle and must

t.j.? >> all right, whit, thank you so much this morning. we'll turn now to what sparked all of what we're seeing in the streets, what happened to george floyd. there was an emotional memorial service for him. this is the first of three that are planned around the country. this one in minneapolis, the city where the 46-year-old was killed in police custody, and that incident has sparked so much of what we're seeing in the streets and the call for change. our linsey davis is in minneapolis with more on the tributes from his family. linsey, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, t.j. this moment as you know is extraordinary for so many reasons. but first let's just think about anyone who's died in the last three month, no matter how large they were in life was limited to ten mourners. yesterday you had hundreds of people inside the church, hundreds of people outside the church, filling the streets and people told me that they felt they just needed to be here, first to honor the life of a man who in many cases they never met, but also to celebrate the possibility of change.

making a return to the roots of the civil rights movement, they marched. more than 5,000 people strong across the brooklyn bridge with one of george floyd's brothers. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: in minneapolis officers took a knee as the hearse carrying the 46-year-old's body arrived at his memorial service thursday. crowds lined the streets to show their support while floyd's family paid their respects. his brother remembering their humble upbringing and a house full of children. >> we did a lot of things together from, like, talking with my mom, dancing with my mom, cooking with our mom. we made banana mayonnaise sandwiches together, you know. it was a family thing, you knowd george as a charismatic man who had a way with words, a high school athlete who loved lebron james. >> everywhere you go and see

people how they cling to him, they wanted to be around him. you know, george, he was like a general. >> reporter: reverend al sharpton eulogized floyd with a parallel message about his experience and that of black america. >> what happened to floyd happens every day in this country in education, in health services and in every area of american life. it's time for us to stand up in george's name and say, get your knee off our necks. >> reporter: sharpton brought mourners to their feet with this message to those in power in washington. >> this is the time. we won't stop. we're going to keep going until we change the whole system of justice. minutes and 46 seconds of stillness symbolizing floyd's final moments. outside at the site of floyd's memorial, mourners listened to the service on the speakers, applauding, uniting, hoping for change. and guys, violent storms swept

through the area overnight but members of this community, they took these tarps, they're giant tarps. they took several dozen of them, and covered the flowers and signs to preserve this memorial and this moment. it's inspiring people not only to show up and talk and march in protest but to donate. gofundme says they've had a record number of individual donors, about 500,000 and counting totaling about $13 million and growing. amy? >> all right, linsey davis, thank you so much. now to those alarming new details emerging about the other three officers on the scene with derek chauvin during george floyd's last moments. alex perez joins us with the latest from minneapolis on that part of the story. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, amy. well, for the first time we may be learning what the defense argument for these other officers involved in the case may be. now those other officers, tou thao, j. alexander kueng and

thomas lane made their first appearance in court thursday facing multiple charges including aiding and abetting second degree murder. two of them in court shifting blame to veteran officer derek chauvin, the one seen in that horrific video digging his knee into floyd's neck. the attorneys for kueng and lane telling the judge that they were both rookie officers when the incident occurred with george floyd. both on the job full-time for only a handful of days. kueng's attorney saying he told the other officer, quote, you shouldn't do this. and lane's attorney saying he asked chauvin shall we roll him over and that he performed cpr on floyd in the ambulance. chauvin has not yet appeared in court, but those other three officers are being held on a million dollar bail. george? >> okay, thanks, alex. to washington where there is new fallout from the president's threat to order u.s. troops into america's streets. a course of military leaders have joined former defense secretary james mattis in denouncing the president and there are new signs that at

least one republican senator is considering turning on trump. our senior national correspondent terry moran has the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a moment. it is an unprecedented moment of tension and even conflict between the military and the civilian commander in chief, president trump. defense secretary mark esper who was dragooned into that photo-op, you may remember that stroll to st. john's church, has now openly opposed the president on whether u.s. military troops should be used to put down those protests. former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff retired general martin dempsey has called trump's threat to use troops to put down the protesters dangerous. america is not a battleground, he wrote. and then as you say in the searing message, retired marine general and former secretary of defense under trump, james mattis, condemned the president in the strongest terms, describing him as a threat to the constitution and writing, donald trump is the first

president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the american people, does not even pretend to try. that was a strong, strong op-edi we're seeing, george, is really the military rising to defend a tradition of being non-political, a tradition built up over generations that is cherished in the u.s. military, that is the envy of many countries in the world that don't have such a tradition. their militaries are politicized and what we're hearing is that high officers, secretary of defense mark esper in a policy statement says that this is just not the right way. that president trump's way is a threat to that tradition. george? >> and, terry, what we're seeing is that most republican senators are just not eager to address general mattis' statements at all, but those comments from republican senator lisa murkowski of alaska were striking. >> reporter: she has struck out a position of being a little bit of an independent in a republican party in lockstep

with the president, and she said that general mass tittis' comme were true and honest and necessary and overdue. and when she was ask fundamental she would support president trump in the upcoming election, senator murkowski said, i'm struggling with it and i have struggled with it for a long time. there are many on capitol hill who say in private republicans are deeply concerned about this moment, about what it does to their re-election chances, but also what it means for the country. george? >> terry moran, thanks very much. amy. all right, george, this morning all eyes on those new possibly historic unemployment numbers reflecting the impact of the pandemic and months of stay-at-home orders. rebecca jarvis joins us with more on that. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: amy, this is the most optimistic report we've received on the economy since the pandemic began. economists were forecasting gigantic job losses for the month of may. instead the rehiring began.

2.5 million americans went back to work in the month of may. the unemployment rate came down to 13.3%.levadeen wide spread in areas like leisure and hospitality, retail, education and health care. they all added jobs in the month of may. the one sector that did not is government jobs. overall these are numbers show the trend moving in the right direction. the big question is how many americans go back to work quickly as a result of this movement? george? >> okay, rebecca, thanks very much. and we are seeing in this coronavirus emergency some new cases.6 states have reported increases and in the last 24 hours across the u.s. more than 21,000 new cases, 1,000 new deaths. matt gutman is tracking it all. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. a couple times this week california registering 3,000 new

cases a day. public health officials saying with protesters being out and aboutto rise, but they're conce. with packed protests expected to continue this weekend, that dire warning about covid-19. the cdc predicting the death toll could hit 143,000 by the end of the month. the cdc director concerned about a lack of social distancing and masks. >> obviously we're very concerned that our public health message isn't resonating. we continue to try to figure out how to penetrate the message with different groups. >> reporter: the los angeles health department now asking themse 1days after a protest. we spent every day this week in crowds who say their cause goes beyond covid. >> george floyd survived covid and then he died by police brutality. >> reporter: california, 1 of at least 16 states where the number

of new cases is increasing. arkansas and alabama also seeing a spike and now reports this morning that up to five crimson tide football players and seven hosiv covid as they return to campus for training. in utah cases have doubled since early may and contact tracers there now linking outbreaks to mother's day and memorial day celebrations and in arizona where clinicians are warning against quarantine fatigue, they're now seeing a spike in cases and hospitalizations two weeks after re-opening. >> really within the entire country of some fatigue from people who are tired of, you know, being at home, tired of having a small circle of individuals with whom they interface and, frankly, tired of doing the things that we know help reduce the spread. >> reporter: nor is covid contained elsewhere around the globe. new concern in mexico and brazil, both seeing record daily death tolls.

and as we near 7 million global deaths, a little good news. for the first time since march new york city registering not a single covid death. t.j.? >> good. thank you for wrapping on some good news. we could use some. thank you so much. let's turn to more good news, sports coming back. the return of basketball, the nba is bouncing back and making a rebound, whatever you want to write in here, robach. they have approved a plan to g back on the court, 22 of the 30 teams set to play on july 31st, folks. they will have an abbreviated eight-game season and get right into the playoffs. it's all happening at the happiest place. and we could all find a happy place on earth right now, couldn't we? happening at disney world down in orlando. but i think a lot of people, it would be nice to see a live sporting event. there's a lot going on. >> there is. nice to have a distraction. >> yes. we're following a lot of other headlines this morning including the man in the car with george floyd when he was stopped by police.

what he says happened in the moments before george floyd was killed. also this morning, theme parks re-opening with new safety protocols to help keep people safe. we're live inside the first six flags to open its gates. but first, let's get back to ginger. >> reporter: yes and chris to ball, our eyes are there on the yucatan peninsula. drenching mexico and will strengthen and stimulate by the gulf waters so tonight it should become a storm again, make landfall sometime sunday night into monday. please don't just look at this cone. the impacts will be displaced. the storm surge, wind and certainly the rain all the way through florida, mobile, gulfport, that push of water going to impact you too and we anticipate seeing some sort of watches put up today. flood watches are up already through south florida. all right, a check now with your weekend forecast and caesars rewards.

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crowds lined the streets of minneapolis to show their support. and inside the church, those 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence symbolized his final moments. reverend al sharpton gave the eulogy and announced a march on washington in late august. s mily giving a sense of them man who was lost. and the country bracing for cristobal, the gulf coast on alert from florida to louisiana. the tropical storm is bringing flash floods and a storm surge right now. we'll track the latest on that. gu guys? all right, george, we are going to turn now to a longtime friend of george floyd. maurice lester hall. he is speaking out about that fatal incident. he was in the car with floyd when he was arrested by minneapolis police. he witnessed his killing. alex perez back with more. alexheo again. >> reporter: hey, good morning, t.j. we've all seen those videos. those other people who were in the car with george floyd this morning, this is the first time we're hearing from one of them. he was a friend of george floyd

for over 21 years and was one of the passengers in floyd's car seen here just moments before he took his last breath. >> no, he is a gentle giant. and that's big floyd. >> reporter: maurice hall now speaking out about what he witnessed in those chilling moments leading up to floyd's death. >> they first came up on the car using blunt force. initially it startled floyd. we can now call him mr. floyd, and when it startled him, he asked him what they wanted him to do. they screaming, let me see your hands. mr. floyd then puts his hands over the front steering wheel. >> reporter: paul says floyd tried to diffuse the situation. >> i can hear him and see, you know, trying to stay neutral and -- >> reporter: but it quickly escalated. >> after going in handcuffs thrown in the back of a police car, dragged back up, jumped on the neck.

>> reporter: paul says officer eventually dragged floyd into an ambulance. that night hall checked county jail records. nothing came up. it was not until the next day he found out floyd had died. those final moments of floyd now seared in america's memory after this difficult to watch video. >> him begging for his life. him actually being scared and feeling the reaper. that's what's going to stick with me. >> reporter: and as hundreds of thousands of people protest across the globe in floyd's name, hall denouncing the violence, but is thankful for the support. >> big floyd would appreciate the positive energy. >> reporter: hall says when he learned his friend had died, he came back here to the site and prayed. he says he is talking to investigators working this case. george? >> okay, alex, thanks very much. we'll move on to new fallout

this morning from the comments made by drew brees about taking a knee during the national anthem. more players are now demanding change from the nfl including the right to protest as brees apologizes for a second time. steve osunsami joins us now with the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. these players are essentially promising that the issues playing out on the streets of america this morning are certainly going to get some attention in the nfl this season. >> what will it take -- >> for one of us to be murdered by police brutality? >> reporter: what new orleans quarterback drew brees said about the ongoing protests of players in the nfl has lit a fire with black players around the league. >> i am george floyd. >> i am breonna taylor. >> i am ahmaud arbery. >> reporter: dozens of black players have come together to produce this powerful video. african-american athletes make up 70% of the league and they underline that they plan to share the message that comes with taking a knee, that racial injustice in america is wrong. they include super bowl mvp

patrick mahomes, michael thomas and odell beckham jr. of the cleveland browns. >> we will not be silenced. >> we assert our right. >> to peacefully protest. >> reporter: the players are demanding that the nfl come out with a stronger statement against systemic racism, and want the league to admit it was wrong when it rejected the peaceful protests started by callan kaepernick who many of them believe has been purposely kept from working in the league as payback. >> this is what we, the players -- >> would like to hear you state. >> all: we, the national football league -- >> condemn racism and systemic oppression of black people. >> all: we the national football league -- >> admit wrong in silencing our players from peacefully protesting.>>ll: wel football league -- black lives matter. >> reporter: the nfl overnight pointed us to a statement posted earlier on instagram underlining their charity programs and support of black lives matter saying that the nfl, players and our partners have supported programs and initiatives throughout the country to address systemic racism.

we will continue using our platform to challenge the injustice around us. we know that we can and need to do more. >> i will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the united states of america. >> reporter: these are the comments where brees spoke for many saying that the nfl protests felt disrespectful to the flag and all it stands for including veterans and america's struggle over civil rights and he has since apologized again and again. >> i know that it hurt many people, especially friends, teammates, former teammates, loved ones, people that i care and respect deeply. >> reporter: players on his own team responded poorly and he was trending on twitter with many football fans calling for him to retire. brees now says he wants to do more to help. >> i wish i would have laid out what was on my heart in regards to the george floyd murder,

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we are back now with theme parks re-opening their gates across the country and the new health and safety measures implemented to keep visitors and workers safe. this morning, the first six flags opening its gates and we are taking you inside for a look at what guests can expect now. abc's clayton sandell is at six flags frontier city in oklahoma getting ready to ride. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: hey, good morning, amy. they have been shut down since march 13th. now, on a typical day there would be thousands of people here, but today they're starting small. a crowd of just 500 people and when they walk through those gates, they'll see a lot of changes. six flags frontier city in oklahoma, opening later today

with new health and safety protocols in hopes of keeping customers from getting sick, starting right when they walk through the gate. every guest will be required to pass through thermal imaging devices which will take their temperature and raise an alarm if it senses a fever. metal detectors and turnstiles are now touchless and the park has installed hundreds of sanitizing and hand washing stations. guests will be separated on rides to ensure proper social distancing. there are even mask break zones where they can safely remove their face coverings. >> there's a lot to compensate for the covid-19 issues, but at the same time all the fun rides are still here. >> reporter: disney, the parent company of abc news also planning a phased re-opening of walt disney world in orlando starting july 11th. ceo bob chapek says the new guidelines will limit attendance, requiring face coverings for all guests and staff, social distancing, plexiglas barriers, increased

hand washing and sanitizer stations along with temperature and health screenings. >> there will be some implicit risk in doing almost anything in a post-covid world. we need to make sure that when we do open up we're doing it very conservatively and in a very measured way. >> reporter: want to give you an idea of what this will all look like. we're all used to being in lines where they pack people together. obviously you can't do that anymore. here on the ground they painted these yellow stripes. they're only using every other lane to move people through. you can see the markers on the ground here to make sure everybody stays six feet apart. take a look over here. the park was nice enough to have outo demonstrate that ouget s ra to be sitting with a stranger and they'll be staggering everybody row by row. we have somebody here in the first row. i am going to hop into the third row. i get to be one of the first people to ride and people in the fifth, seventh and ninth rows,

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. protesters versus police. tensions escalate. the disturbing video emerging overnight as police in buffalo shove a 75-year-old man to the ground. violent clashes pop up. tense moments after curfew in new york city and in tampa officers used pepper spray pinning a woman down in broad daylight. the latest at this hour. honoring george floyd. crowds lining the streets of minneapolis to show their support. inside the church, the emotional memorial service. the powerful pause. 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence symbolizing his final moments. and the tributes from his family and reverend al sharpton. >> this is the time. we won't stop. also this morning, remembering breonna taylor on

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and then pushing another against a car. in tampa, officers pepper spraying a crowd as people shouted at the officers to get off of a woman they were trying to detain. and this morning, two cops in buffalo, new york, are under investigation after this disturbing video showing them shove a protester to the ground. that 75-year-old man suffering serious injuries. but the officer keeps walking as the man lies bleeding on the sidewalk. a city spokesperson initially said the man tripped and fell but after the video surfaced, the police commissioner ordered an internal affairs investigation and the immediate suspension of the officers without pay. across the country, police partments grappling with a wave of complaints against officers amid the ongoing protests. in ft. lauderdale, florida, this officer is suspended and under investigation for shoving a peaceful protester on sunday. and in now, we've also seen police

officers at their best at times embracing and engaging with the protesters. there are a number of reports across the country of police officers being attacked and seriously injured as they try to deal with these extremely volatile times. amy. >> they certainly are that, whit. thank you very much. well, now to the emotional memorial service for george floyd in minneapolis. the city where the 46-year-old was killed in police custody, the incident sparking a fierce fight for change across this country. let's go back to linsey davis who is there with the very latest. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning again to you, amy. before he became the symbol of a was ent or face paintn 46ear-old best. his friends and family. talking about the high school athlete that he was or the young man who enjoyed growing up eating banana and mayonnaise sandwiches. the man that so many called a gentle giant.

they marched. more than 5,000 people strong across the brooklyn bridge with one of george floyd's brothers. in minneapolis, officers took a knee as the hearse carrying the 46-year-old's body arrived at his memorial service thursday. crowds lined the streets to show their support while floyd's family paid their respects. his brother remembering their humble upbringing and a house full of children. >> we made banana mayonnaise sandwiches together, youknit a . >> reporter: philonise described him as charismatic with a way with words. >> see how people cling to him. they wanted to be around him. >> reporter: reverend al sharpton eulogized floyd with a parallel message about his experience and that of black america. >> what happened to floyd happens every day in this country in education and health services and in every area of

american life. >> reporter: sharpton brought mourners to their feet with this message to those in power in washington. >> we are going to keep going until we change the whole system of justice. >> reporter: then this 8 minutes and 46 seconds of stillness symbolizing floyd's final moments. and, again, this was just the first of three memorial services planned. there's going to be another one in north carolina where floyd was born. another one in houston where he grew up and then just yesterday al sharpton announced there will be a march on washington on august 28th on the 57th anniversary of the original one. he said this will be led by the floyd family and the garner family and any other family that has suffered such a loss, guys. >> all right, linsey davis, we appreciate it. thank you so much. gabrielle union taking legal action against simon cowell and nbc after she says her complaints about racism at "america's got talent" got her fired. also this morning, on the

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♪ are so happy you're with us. lara is joining us from home as well. looking forward to "pop news" in just a bit with riva there per usual. but first we have our "gma" cover story. former "america's got talent" judge gabrielle union filing a discrimination complaint against the show's producers and nbc.

the actress alleging she was fired after she spoke up about racist behavior at the show and was subsequently threatened by the network's chairman of entertainment. abc's adrienne bankert has more of her story. adrienne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. yes, nbcuniversal strongly denying these accusations standing by their commitment to inclusivity and respect. the actress' lawyer accusing nbc of, quote, playing word games by saying that their chairman did not directly threaten gabrielle union. thisrnelle on nbcuniversal, simon cowell and the production companies behind "america's got talent." >> but we all just witnessed here tonight was nothing short of absolute brilliance. >> reporter: union filing a complaint with the state of california on thursday. six months after being let go from her role as a judge on the hit show. >> step up and claim your place.

>> reporter: the actress alleges she was terminated for refusing to stay silent about what she calls toxic culture including racist jokes and performances, sexual orientation discrimination and excessive focus on female judges' appearances on the program. she also claims she was told her hair was too black for audiences. the complaint filed with the department of fair employment and housing raising new allegations against nbc entertainment chairman paul talegdi saying he threatened her saying union better cease from pursuing her claims and be careful who she called a racist. union speaking in december without naming "agt" days after she was let go. >> don't allow them to call you angry when someone else saying the same thing is called passionate. it is scary, it is terrifying. there is a solid chance you may lose your job. perhaps i speak from experience. >> reporter: according to deadline union's complaint comes after nbc's third party investigation found no one

associated with the show made any insensitive or derogatory remarks about ms. union's appearance and the concerns raised by ms. union had no bearing on the decision not to exercise the option on her contract. union's attorney saying it is frankly sad but not surprising that rather than addressing its own racial discrimination, nbc wants to try and avoid the systemic issues that permeate its company. >> this is the opening act, as you will, the first phase of what ultimately will probably end up in a full-blown lawsuit in a court of law in los angeles county. >> reporter: and in a statement nbcuniversal says any claims that anyone involved in this process threatened ms. union are categorically untrue and that they took mrs. union's concerns seriously. also that their outside investigator found an overarching culture of diversity on the show. t.j. >> adrienne bankert for us, thank you so much. we turn now to the demand for justice after the loss of

george floyd, ahmaud arbery and breonna taylor. you haven't heard her name maybe as much but getting more attention and more headlines and we've seen recent protests in louisville for breonna where she died, killed by police in her own apartment. deborah roberts joins us now with more and, deb, maybe not getting as much focus but there are a long list of black women who also lost their lives at the hands of police officers. >> reporter: that's right, t.j. a lot of people have heard that heartbreaking list of black male, boys and men, who have died in violent encounters often with the police. but what many don't know as well is that there is also a list of women who have died in the same astonishing way. today would have been breonna taylor's 27th birthday. >> breonna was full of life. she loved life. she'd light up a room. >> reporter: instead of celebrating her family is in mourning seeking comfort in her

memory. >> in that brief moment where people forgot about her two months at a time, people need to know that breonna taylor mattered and breonna taylor was great. >> reporter: on march 13th breonna, a louisville emt was shot eight times in her apartment by three plainclothes police officer executing a no knock search warrant for someone else. fearing intruders were breaking in, breonna's boyfriend, kenneth walker, a licensed gun owner fired a shot and the officers responded with 20 rounds in return. >> bre! >> you said 26. where was she shot at? >> i don't know. she's on the ground right now. >> reporter: a fatal error that took the life of a young woman who had dreams of being a nurse. [ crowd chanting ] as the nation grapples with the realities of racial injustice in the cases of george floyd, ahmaud arbery -- >> say her name. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: protesters insist

her name won't be forgotten. breonna taylor now joins a sad list of other women like sandra bland, atatiana jefferson, tanisha anderson and yvette smith in a tragic roll call. a reminder that black women are not exempt from police brutality. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: though their stories have not garnered as much national attention, activists insist they are by no means less tragic than the names of george floyd, michael brown, trayvon martin, philando castile, eric garner, tamir rice and freddie gray. >> the ee raich sure of black women is a consequence to the fact that we don't know their names so therefore we don't know their stories. >> reporter: kimberly crenshaw, activist and creator of the #sayhername say black women cannot be an afterthought. >> say her name attempts to make the death of black women an active part of this conversation

by saying her names. if black lives really do matter, all black lives have to matter. that means black lives across gender have to be lifted up. >> reporter: the suspect that police were looking for was actually in custody when breonna taylor was killed. there's been no action in this case, no arrests, no charges and there is now a huge movement to try to change that, to try to put pressure on kentucky authorities, there's even a petition that has gathered about 4 million signatures, t.j., trying to make sure breonna taylor's name is not lost in all of this action. >> all right, deb, thank you so much for that this morning. an important story and lonita baker is the family attorney for breonna taylor. thank you for being here. i'm sorry it's under these circumstances. but no arrests have been made in this case. an investigation is under way. what is your level of confidence that there will be action and

there might be charges against the officers in this case? >> i think it's important that the general public continue to put pressure on the authorities here. the case is before the kentucky attorney general who is going to serve as the special prosecutor in the case. we are informed that the public integrity unit investigation that's being performed by local metro police department is not complete so though the mayor has asserted that that investigation has been turned over to the attorney general. attorney general daniel cameron's office has informed us is that that investigation is nowhere near complete. we're told that they need at least two to three months more to investigate. we don't think it takes that long to do this investigation. you know, we asked the attorneys for the family of breonna taylor, we've been out there and talked to neighbors. we see the apartment. we know what it looks like. it doesn't take six months to

complete an investigation. >> has there been -- sorry. has there been frustration on the family's part that it's taken a while or it seems like her name is not -- has not been out there? >> definitely the frustration of not getting -- it wasn't until the case went global that we began to get any type of information from authorities, the 911 call that you played, we just got that last week as a result of a subpoena from the lawsuit that was filed but it was not being turned over by the authorities. so the frustration level is that the lack of answers, the lack of knowing, why does it take two to three months more to do an investigation? you know, one of the other things we've uncovered through this case going global through media sources is that the search warrant that was executed

specifically for breonna's apartment was -- it contained lies, straight out lies that the postal inspector said we did not give this information to this officer that was included in the affidavit. that information was uncovered within days of the authorities releasing the search warrant. so if we're able to get this information as quickly as we are, why can't the public integrity unit also get this information that quickly? >> and we know as we wrap it up here there is something that is coming out of it possibly, breonna's law where they're trying to end these no knock warrants, one that was executed there as you're talking about so there is something maybe that is going to come out of this. we appreciate you being here. our best to you and the family and say her name, breonna taylor. ms. baker, thanks for being with us. our best to the family. than >> thank you. >> we have cristobal hanging over the yucatan peninsula drenching them headed to the

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all right, we'll turn to singer amy grant. she's pulling through a health scare. the musician just had surgery for a heart condition she's had since birth but didn't know about until years later. take a look. ♪ baby, baby, i'm taken with the notion ♪ >> reporter: this morning pop and christian artist amy grant is opening up about her heart surgery. the 59-year-old singer underwent an operation this week in order to correct a rare congenital heart problem called papvr which grant's doctor discovered in a routine checkup. papvr which stands for partial anomalous pulmonary venous return is a condition in which one or two of the pulmonary veins returns blood to the right atrium instead of the left and causes blood to flow back into the lungs instead of to the rest of the body. if left unchecked it can result in an abnormal heart rhythm and even death. she revealed in february she

would need to undergo surgery posting on facebook, good news that it's fixable so instead of concerts and camping trips this summer, i am going to take care of my heart. now recuperating an update on her progress. thank you for so many prayers today. amy is out of surgery and the doctors said it could not have gone better. we would ask for continued prayers over the days, weeks and months to come as she makes a full recovery. so glad to hear she's going to be okay. i want to bring in dr. jen ashton. how could this have gone undiagnosed for so long? >> well, lara, it's really a spectrum disorder when you talk about congenital heart disease or defects. some are so minor they don't produce any symptom, even though people are born with them they can extend into adulthood and go undetected. as you said it's really a plumbing connection problem. if you look at this animation of a normal heart, you can see the oxygen rich blood after it goes through the lungs should

normally go to the left side of the heart. in papvr, some of those connections bring that blood back to the right side which then goes through the lungs again and so it can affect someone's overall body oxygenation. >> wow. as you said, it's a plumbing problem. a quiet plumbing problem, if you will. so what are warning signs that our viewers can look for? >> well, it's good we're talking about this and bring ago tension. it affects about 40,000 births a year, about 1% give or take of all births, generally the symptoms when they are detected in children can occur some poor feeding or failure to thrive which is noticed in infancy. you can have some difficulty breathing. you can even have recurrent upper respiratory infections, again, if this requires surgical repair, the good news, lara, is that usually at any age, these patients do really, really well.

>> that's so good to hear. we're so thrilled that amy is going to be okay. great piece of advice. thank you, dr. jen. great to see you. and coming up on "good morning america," we're going to tell you how to make your home office work better so you can work better. stay with us on "good morning america."

>> yes. >> welcome back to "good morning america." let's go to lara for "pop news." >> hey, you guys, good morning to you. i feel you, t.j. i feel you. but we do have a lot to talk about this morning. we'll start with kanye west. he is in the news this morning. the music legend has been working behind the scenes of the black lives matter movement, quietly donating $2 million to support the families of george floyd, ahmaud arbery and breonna taylor. three unarmed black americans whose killings have sparked protests across the country. west has also set up a fund to fully cover college tuition for gianna floyd. george floyd's 6-year-old daughter. great news there. also popping this morning, a young girl in minneapolis has decided to switch up the traditional summer lemonade stand for a very meaningful reason. i want to you meet kameron

johnson, just 9 years old reminding us even the smallest idea can have a big impact. kameron is selling homemade jewelry in her front yard to raise money for families who need it most in the twin cities area. after several days of protests affected so many small businesses there, turns out her colorful creations were are in high demand. she raised $800 the first day and since then she's raised over $30,000. we thank her dad ron for posting those pictures on instagram and online of people buying the cameron creations. ron sharing this photo of a police officer buying it and writing this, is what it's all about. #justiceforfloyd. #restoreminneapolis. really nice story there. and now some words of wisdom from none other than herman m s munster. for more than 50 years ago and now they're just going viral. i love this. it's a 1965 episode of "the munsters." herman consoling his son eddie

who tries to use a magic potion in this episode to make himself taller after he was bullied at school. this is a lesson resonating around the world this morning. >> the lesson i want to you learn is it doesn't matter what you look like. you can be tall or short or fat or thin or ugly or handsome like your father. you can be black or yellow or white, it doesn't matter. what does matter is the size of your heart and the strength of your character. >> so many people on social media now sharing those sage word tv dad. and finally, guys, want to share with you that june is national pet adoption month and north shore animal league america right near in the new york area are teaming with swiffer for their big annual adoption sweep. what this means is that swiffer

will pay a portion of adoption fees at dozens of participating shelters across the country. they'll do this for the first 50 approved adopters and north shore animal league right now waiting for their forever homes is kibbles. kibbles is a daschund. apparently a little shy. came from a puppy mill but warms up really quickly. then here's another little friend from north shore animal league. can we see the other guy? oh, look at this little kitty cat available right now and here on the west coast here are two animals that are available for adoption on the west coast, aisa at the l.a. animal services and then one more. everybody please meet charles. charles, there's charles. also available. shore im league's weit n j ie n york area. dogs and cats everywhere across the country, remember, riva is a great example of a dog that i adopted from north shore who brings us all so much joy every day on "gma."

right, baby? >> so much joy, so much laughter and we know that riva actually had a big celebration yesterday. tell us about it. >> she sure did. 1 year old. my baby is growing up quickly. yes, i -- >> hungry. >> i made her a dog cake. i've officially become my mother. >> better than your scripts. i know she loves them too. lara, thank you, and happy birthday, >> please adopt, everybody. all right, now to our series work smart. so many americans have been working from home for several months now and some have had to whip up a home office right on the spot and this morning, becky worley joins us with some tips to upgrade your space and boost hopefully some productivity. hey, becky. >> reporter: good morning, amy. yeah, whether you're working from the kitchen or you're working from your bedroom, our work from home setups have never worked so hard. ♪ you want your home office to

look like this, but it often looks like this. in fact, this is my home office. not something out of "architectural digest." so to get some help, we reach out to "architectural digest." miami nora taylor. >> reporter: we polled work from home images posted online. this woman takes it to a whole new level. >> yes. >> many levels. >> putting that to good work. there are a couple of things that i think she's doing well here which is that she has like lifted her computer up to kind of a nice eye height. really want to make sure your feet are at a 90-degree angle. >> reporte same wi t >> one thing you should consider is your hips. if you're short make sure to tuck a box under your feet. no shame. no one can see. >> reporter: what about working from your bed? >> i think one thing kind of important both mentally and physically is when we're doing

everything from our house to sort of keep our comfy spots and work spots separate if we can. >> reporter:f you've ever wondered -- zoom calls from your bed. okay or not okay? >> it's a little intimate for me. i mean, i would cut my camera off, but i guess that's all up to you. >> reporter: if you do a lot of zoom calls turning your camera off can be a key to better health. >> if you can put in your wireless headphones, just walk around, stretch, sort of use this meeting to give your body a break. >> reporter: now design. >> there are ways to zhuzh up your workplace that aren't necessarily expensive and can do with stuff that's already in your house. >> reporter: she says add blue accents for creativity, red for focus and a plant makes evytnge. as for my war zone of a workspace -- >> first of all i think we're , so don't beat yourself up about that. >> reporter: i cleaned it up,

raised my monitor, fixed my lighting, added inspirational art, pics of my kids and sea glass to make me feel more creative. ah, i can work from home. so much better. now a lot of people are asking about standing desks that they may have had at the office so a couple of ideas for you. if you're working at the kitchen counter, this height goes really well with a laptop stand. these start at about $25 and it really makes the height pretty good for your arms and wrists. the monitor is a little low so another option for you, especially if you're working from the kitchen table, two tiers. so i have a step stool here with my monitor. crate and external keyboard and mouse key to get the eye line right here and the angle of the arms and wrists perfect. amy, we are really in this for maybe a marathon so get in your workspace right is key. >> good investments because the books i use sometimes like aren't really that great so i love those little gadgets, thank

you. >> i didn't know you're not supposed to take a zoom call from the bed. >> stop it. you did know that. >> i did not know that. >> come on. you just learned. >> okay. coming up next, our pets of week. we can't wait for to you meet coco and cici, the maltese pups bringing a lot of joy

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oh, so exciting. our wall of winners already has so many incredible animals bringing joy to their communities, to their owners, this morning we have not one but two pint-size pups who bring a big daily dose of happiness to kids who need it most. take a look at this. coco and cici, two maltese sisters from arizona showcase their cute personalities on instagram amassing over 275,000 followers along the way. >> we started it when they were so little. people loved seeing that. >> reporter: for the pint-size pair fetching fun for pediatric patients has become a mission. >> coco and cici are just 2 of the 50 animal therapy dogs at phoenix children's hospital and they work in the program. >> reporter: the two pups have had to adapt to the pandemic, taking visits virtual wit the help of their human, katee.

>> can coco bark? >> sit. >> you can hear them giggling and laughing. i get a lot of, oh. they get excited. >> reporter: while coco and cici can't see the kids in person the kids still feel love. the pooches providing them a daily dose of happiness. >> there we go. >> it makes a difference in their healing because their anxiety levels are going down. they're getting that so-called vacation from their hospital room. coco, can you wave bye-bye? >> oh, my goodness. katee says while there isn't a set date for coco and cici to be back in the field doing their work, they're anxiously awaiting the day they can in fact visit kids in person again. and joining us right now there they are from scottsdale, arizona, we have coco, we've got cici and we have their human katee. hi, you guys. good morning to all of you. >> hi. >> thank you for accepting this honor of pet of the week. katee, i would love to ask you, oh, my gosh, i can't get over how cute they are.

so much better behaved than riva. a really having a moment. >> they are. >> what have you all learned during the pandemic? >> we've learned that it's just the little things in life that make a big difference, something as simple as a smile can go a long way in someone's day. so just to keep positive and keep smiling and spreading the love. >> oh. we're just looking at the video. just so heartwarming. we're so happy you shared your story with us. i know we don't know for sure but if coco and cici could accept their awards what do you think they'd say? >> they would definitely say thank you to "gma" for picking them as pet of the week, and they would thank all their social media fans and followers for all their love and support, and to everyone at phoenix children's hospital from the kids and their families, doctors, nurses, everyone in

volunteer services and all of our other animal therapy teams at pch, thank you for opening your hearts to always and allowing us into their lives. we love them all and miss everybody so much. we can't wait to come back. >> oh, thank you. that was a beautiful acceptance speech on behalf of coco and cici. thank you for sharing with us. sharing them with us this morning. such a great story. keep up the good work. you'll be back there with the kids soon enough. >> thank you. yes, i hope so. >> congratulations. >> thank you. we're going to head right over to ginger now for a look at the weather. >> happy birthday, riva, by the way. all right. let's do a "gma" moment. this one from marquette, michigan. you have to get inventive when you help out with the chores. look at little liam, 5. helping mom do the sweeping, the swiffering. whatever it takes. you just got to get something going. that's engineering.

that's a masterpiece. please take a moment and send your "gma" moment to my facebook page or by going to my instagram and dropping me a direct message. now we've got a sneak peek at an espn new "30 for 30" documentary. this one is called "be water" and it celebrates the life of legendary martial artist bruce lee, an icon my husband loves and remains as popular today as nearly 50 years have passed since his death. take a look. >> reporter: martial arts movie star and cultural icon, bruce lee is widely credited with forging new ground for asian actors in film. his cult hits admired and adored to this day.

espn's latest "30 for 30" documentary series called "be water," delves into the star's cultural legacy. he died suddenly at only 32 years of age while shooting his film "game of death" in 1973. >> bruce lee himself was earth shattering. >> reporter: espn's documentary includes a look back on a special friendship the film pioneer had with basketball legend kareem abdul-jabbar beginning in the late 1960s. kareem trained with him and shot this scene in 1972 in lee's final film project. espn giving us this sneak peek narrated by abdul-jabbar. >> bruce basically called my home and said, hey, we got a movie going. can you come over? it was, like, september, but i did have ten days where i could get to hong kong. and he said, look, i can't pay you yet. they hadn't financed the film yet. we shot our scenes then it was time for me to go.

>> you can see the bruce lee documentary "be water" debuting this sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 p.m. pacific on espn. all right, coming up here on "gma," four-time grammy winner gary clark jr. performing in our "gma" summer concert series. ♪ i need your helping hand ping hand ♪

family is all togetherect... and we switched to geico; saved money on our boat insurance. how could it get any better than this? dad, i just caught a goldfish! there's no goldfish in this lake. whoa! it's pure gold. we're gonna be rich... we're gonna be rich!

time now for our "gma" concert series and we have a good one. gary clark jr. is a four-time grammy award winner including three for his current alm.s mo0 million times and this morning, he's performing a song meaningful for the times we are in. >> hey, good morning, america. i'm gary clark jr. i'm going to play a song for you called "church."

♪ i'm in love with a woman who's in love with a man ♪ ♪ that i can't be no, it ain't me ♪ ♪ i was taught to be patient and i was taught to be kind ♪ ♪ but i unwind sometimes

♪ ♪ i need your helping hand ♪ ♪ lord, my lord, i need your helping hand ♪ ♪

♪ "gma's" summer concert series is sponsored by caesars rewards. we look forward to welcoming you back. ♪ i need your helping hand ♪ i need your helping hand

>> announcer: monday, how do you pay it forward for an incredible 9-year-old who raised $20,000 from her front yard jewelry stand for minneapolis families in need? well, get ready because what "gma" is about to do will make your monday. don't miss the surprise live on "good morning america." and coming up next, the weekend. good for you, t.j. >> she is so good. y'all have no idea. everybody, have a good day, have a good weekend. .

>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from "13 reasons why, derek luke. plus a father and daughter bring us our "good news story of the day." stay safe and protected as we arrived above "live's summer safety week." all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> ryan: and we have made it. welcome to your friday, june 5th broadcast. kelly, you look great. good to see you. >> kelly: thank you very much. you look great. i need a haircut and frankly a dye job. i would pay a dog groomer to cut my hair. >> ryan: [laughs]