good morning, america. demanding justice.shg overnight. in albuquerque chemical irritants and flashbangs set off to control the crowd. gunfire erupting, leaving one protester in critical condition. in richmond, virginia, police pepper spraying and shooting rubber bullets into the crowd. and the standoff in seattle presses on. demonstrators not backing down inside the capitol hill occupy protest zone. also this morning, authorities releasing the 911 call that started it all. >> does he appear to have any weapons from where you can see it? >> no, no, i think he's intoxicated. >> the final moments leading up

to the deadly police shooting of rayshard brooks. his family now calling for the police officers to be arrested. police reforms and protests raging in the city overnight. [ crowd chanting ] under review. the fbi and the doj investigating the mysterious deaths by hanging. two black men, 50 miles apart, what their families are saying this morning. the coronavirus in america. hospitalizations on the rise in at least 11 states. texas at a record high. new reports of houston, texans and dallas cowboys players testing positive including star running back, ezekiel elliott. nashville and miami hit the brakes on re-opening. wildfires burning in the west. evacuations ordered from california to arizona. at least a dozen states under fire watches and warnings. ginger tracking the latest this morning. aggressive cyberstalking ai. the ex-ebay employees charged with terrorizing a couple over

bad reviews. the latest on the bizarre investigation. kaepernick comeback? overnight nfl commissioner roger goodell weighing in on the the first time encouraging a team to sign him. and meet the distance assistant. amazon rolling out brand-new technology to help employees stay apart but work together. what it means for the future of the workplace for everyone. good morning, america. it's good to be with you on this busy tuesday. >> it certainly is. we have a lot of news to get to including that landmark ruling from the supreme court. >> you can see right there people celebrating across the country considered a huge victory for lgbtq rights at the workplace. >> huge indeed but we'll have more on that in a moment. first, the latest on those protests erupting overnight and

a protester in new mexico in critical condition after clashes with police. kayna whitworth has the latest. >> reporter: violence erupting in two major cities overnight. in albuquerque, new mexico one man was shot and remains in ngn stae a ndition after gunfire spanish con keyes adore. police fired chemical irritants and flashbangs to control the crowd saying they believe vigilante groups possibly instigating the violence. and in richmond, virginia a third night of clashes between police and protesters over their demands to defund the police department. police fired pepper spray and flashbangs to control the crowd. in seattle, the standoff between insidehe capitold the police

protest zone or chop continues. >> we have to thread the needle there. we have to make sure people are safe but don't want to have a confrontation that ends up with more hurt. >> reporter: residents in the area say they need protection but fear escalation if the police presence is too much. >> i'm very disappointed in the city's leadership and very disappointed in the lack of police protection. >> i realize the police don't want to set off a whole -- another fight like they had. >> reporter: the fbi is now assisting the albuquerque police department in that investigation, and the mayor says the statue is being removed until they can determine the next steps. amy? >> kayna whitworth, thank you for that. now to the very latest on the deadly shooting of rayshard brooks in atlanta shot in the back by police while running away from officers. the d.a. could decide whether to bring charges in the killing as early as tomorrow and we are now hearing the 911 call that s mi ss t.steve osunsami has th from atlanta. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to

you, amy. the family of the young man killed here wants to see those two officers arrested. the taser that he is seen holding and pointing at police is going to figure heavily in the district attorney's decision on charges. authorities in atlanta this morning are releasing the 911 calls that started the chain of events at this wendy's parking lot where rayshard brooks was killed by police. >> i have a car. i think he's intoxicated. he is in the middle of my drive-through. >> reporter: the entire incident was caught on camera. just after 10:30 p.m. officer devin brosnan is seen responding to a call of a man allegedly asleep at the wheel in the drive-through. >> hey. sir. what's up, man? hey, you're parked in the drive-through right now. >> reporter: officer garrett rolfe arrives and puts brooks through a field sobriety test. ever handcuffs, brooks refuses. >> stop fighting. stop fighting.

you'll get tased. >> reporter: brooks grabs the stun gun of one of the officers. here is the moment that is going to be the subject of a lot of debate. as brooks is running away you see him reach back and point the stun gun at officer rolfe. that's when investigators say rolfe fires three shots and brooks later died at the hospital. overnight the protests in atlanta, georgia raged on. [ crowd chanting ] the victim's family is now calling for the officers involved to be arrested. >> the trust that we have with the police force is broken and the only way to heal some of these wounds is through a conviction and a drastic change with the police department. >> reporter: the city fired officer rolfe on saturday. atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms is announcing a new list of police reforms. she is requiring officers to use de-escalation methods before turning to deadly force.

>> we saw the worst happen on friday night. it's very clear that our police officers are to be guardians and not warriors within our communities. >> reporter: this has been tough on the victim's family. this community and local police who tell us that eight officers have quit the force since june 1st. whit? >> that city in a lot of pain now. steve, for us, thank you. we move to the investigation into the death of a black man in california found hanging from a tree. initially ruled a suicide, but now investigators are taking a closer look at the case including whether a similar death less than two weeks earlier could be connected. matt gutman joins us now from palmdale, california with the very latest. matt, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. the body of robert fuller was found hanging from a tree in the town square of palmdale in

view of the fire department in the city square. his family insists he did not commit suicide. now the fbi is involved. [ crowd chanting ] heeding the call of the thousands marching into the small california city of palmdale -- [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: -- the fbi and department of justice say they are actively reviewing the investigations into the hanging deaths of two african-american men in the cities of palmdale and victorville, assessing whether racism played a role. it comes after the l.a. sheriff changed course in the mysterious hanging death of 24-year-old robert fuller. >> the initial reports appeared to be consistent with a suicide but we felt it prudent to roll that back and continue to look deeper. >> reporter: first responders found him hung by a rope around 4:00 a.m. on june 10th in the central square of palmdale, california. he was still wearing his backpack.

so right now there is not a single lead taking you in the direction other than suicide? >> that is correct. >> reporter: but the l.a. sheriff telling us his homicide unit has not ruled foul play. >> they will do serology testing, everything on the rope. >> my brother was not suicidal. >> reporter: 11 days earlier malcolm harsch was also found hanging from a tree in the next big town over, victorville, california. that death initially ruled a homicide also and is being investigated. his family telling us malcolm harsch was 6'3" and was found with blood on his shirt hung by a usb cord just four hours after he was reportedly stopped by a victorville police officer. this was not a suicide. it took 12 days for authorities to get to the autopsy of mall moem harsch. now the sheriff said there will be an autopsy of robert fuller. his family wants an independent

autopsy. both families say they just want transparency. michael? >> sure they do. thank you so much, matt. now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency. overnight worldwide cases surpassing 8 million. infections on the rise in 21 states with 11 states seeing an increase in hospital admissions. marcus moore has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, cases of coronavirus in texas rising. just weeks after officials eased stay-at-ho orders, doctors pleading with residents to continue social distancing. >> i understand that people are sick of being in the houses and that, you know, it's tiring, but it is really important right now that we partake in the things we know that work. >> reporter: as the case numbers grow and texas reports several players on the houston texans and dallas cowboys have tested positive, including star cowboys running back ezekiel elliott. >> zeke, touchdown. >> reporter: hospitalizations on a steady rise as well increasing from 827 patients on april 4th to more than 2,300 still in the hospital monday.

a record for the state so far. health experts worry that gatherings and a return to business as usual could lead to even more cases. >> we are still in the midst of this pandemic and this virus still is deadly. >> reporter: this as missouri is reporting that five more people have tested positive for covid-19 after attending these massive pool partiesthe lake of the ozarks on memorial day weekend. those type of increases happening around the country just as states ease stay-at-home restrictions. 18 states have reported increases in positive test results and 11 states are seeing more people hospitalized. in places where re-opening has begun, there is growing concern about protocols. in los angeles county this weekend, officlsing 2,00rentun % we n cyi witsafe requir. cities like miami are now pausing further re-opening plans. in broward county, florida they have decided to wait before moving to phase two of re-opening. >> we come this far.

we must continue to work together to where we can beat this covid-19 virus. >> reporter: here in texas, there has been a sustained push to encourage people to keep social distancing and also to wear those masks. governor abbott is expected to hold a news conference later today to address the situation. amy? >> all right, marcus, thank you. dr. jennifer ashton joins us now. there is some big news involving hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that president trump touted as a treatment for coronavirus. well now we're hearing from the fda. it's revoking its emergency authorization of that drug. why? >> really about risk versus benefit. with the fda finding that the risks of using this drug, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, outweighed any potential benefits. they're still leaving it up to individual physicians. and this revoke of the eua does not affect patients on this drug for malaria or lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. >> just for covid-19. the fda also saying hydroxychloroquine can adversely

interact with remdesivir, another emergency treatment for coronavirus, reducing its effectiveness on patients. >> and this was really looking at drug/drug interactions based on nonclinical lab data. we have to remember remdesivir is still investigational. so there is limited data out about it and this is really a perfect example, amy, about how more in treating a disease is not necessarily better and in some cases it may be worse. >> all right, dr. jen ashton, we appreciate it. thank you. whit? amy, to washington now and president trump expected to sign an executive order on police reform later today. critics though already saying it doesn't do enough as protests rage across the country. senior white house correspondent cecilia vega joins us now from washington with more. cecilia, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning to you. among some of those criticisms out there, that the order sidesteps the issue of race in policing, that it stops short of some of the demands that we've

been hearing from protestors likeneding special local protections for officers, banning chokeholds, of course, no-knock warrants. so there are a few specifics right now but let me tell what you we do know. this will call on police departments to adopt best practices on use of force. it's going to call on the creation of a database to track police misconduct and encourage departments to use social workers on some nonviolent calls and president trump is expected to meet with law enforcement and families of people who have been involved in alleged police misconduct cases and other killings today including the family of ahmaud arbery, of course, who was killed while jogging in georgia. the president, whit, is expected to sign this later today in the rose garden. >> we'll keep an eye on that. cecelia, on another topic, that tell-all book by former national security adviser john bolton is also scheduled to come out soon but now the president says bolton may actually be committing a crime by publishing it? >> reporter: yeah, this one is complicated because there are some copies already out there but sources are telling us the administration is going to try to seek an injunction in federal court to try to block the book.

president trump thinks bolton could face criminal liability if he goes forward with the publication. the president is making this sweeping claim that he considers every conversation he has as president to be, quote, highly classified. >> bolton is still moving forward. cecelia, thank you so much. we want to let our viewers know martha raddatz has the first interview with john bolton on his memoir in a one-hour special this sunday night, 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. michael? >> we'll be tuning in. thank you, whit. now to that landmark 6-3 ruling by the supreme court at rights act protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in the workplace. and terry moran is outside the supreme court. this, terry, is a for the lgbtq rights and coming from a largely conservative court. >> reporter: that's right, michael. good morning. this is a conservative court. it's one of the big surprises here as this case cut across those lines with one of

president trump's own appointees leading the way to a new day for lgbtq americans in the workplace. overnight amid a historic victory for lgbtq americans, the community celebrating the supreme court's ruling to its iconic landmarks. >> it's so monumental that the court, a court that's considered conservative, stood by us and stood by our equality. >> reporter: in ringing terms the supreme court declared on monday that employers can no longer discriminate against their employees simply because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. until this decision, that was legal in more than half the states. >> the states like georgia that don't have those protections, we now have a federal protection to fall back on. >> reporter: gal w fired from his job as a counselor in clayton county, georgia after he joined a gay softball team. six justices including justice neil gorsuch appointed by president trump and chief

justice john roberts, leader of the court's conservatives, says workers like bostock should be covered under the plain meaning of the words of the 1964 civil rights act. though written with the intent of addressing race problems in the country, gorsuch pointed to the text of the law. only the written word is the law and all persons are entitled to its benefit, gorsuch wrote. president trump whose administration argued in the case that gay workers should not be covered under civil rights laws was subdued. >> some people were surprised but they've ruled and we live with their decision. >> reporter: in a 100-page dissent justice samuel alito warned of dire consequences from today's ruling, from bathrooms at workplaces, to sports teams, to pronouns. the position the court now adopts will threaten freedom of religion, freedom of speech and personal privacy and safety, he wrote. it's amazing how fast the law changed in this area, michael. it wasn't until this century th made rimeay, lesbian, transgender,

have sex in the privacy of their own homes. things have changed. >> things have changed for the better. thank you, terry. we appreciate that. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including that aggressive cyberstalking campaign. the ex-ebay employees charged with terrorizing a couple over bad reviews. first to ginger tracking wildfires in the west. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, michael. high fire danger from colorado back to california. the picture you're seeing is the avila fire. at least 400 acres burning, 10% contained. the scenic 101 drive is shut down for a time. evacuations have been lifted there for now. but, boy, they're still up for parts of arizona, really dry air in place and extreme drought in parts too. your local weather in 30 seconds. first the tuesday trivia sponsored by subaru.

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>> i welcome that, support a club making that decision and encourage them to do that. >> reporter: but goodell knows the decision is up to one of the league's 32 teams, none of whom have signed kaepernick since he last played in 2017 after protesting racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem. the league organized a workout for kaepernick late last year which he declined to participate in at the last second hosting his own event across town instead. but in the last few years the commissioner has avoided directly suggesting a team bring back kaepernick and on the espn special featuring all the major league commissioners and athletes discussing the return of sports, goodell again says he and the league were wrong to oppose the kneeling protests started by kaepernick. >> we should have listened to our players earlier. our players including colin kaepernick, including eric reid, including kenny stills and so many others, malcolm jenkins, so many people that really brought these issues to light and it

actually pre-dates and goes back to 2014 in ferguson when michael brown was killed. i'm proud of the work we're doing but we all have more to do. >> reporter: he also suggested another way kaepernick could return to the league. >> if his efforts are not on the field but in continuing to work in this space, we welcome to that table and to be able to help us and guide us. >> reporter: meanwhile major league baseball commissioner rob manfred drew backlash from players after saying he now has doubts about any season this summer amid a labor dispute with the players association. >> i know the owners are 100% committed to getting baseball back on the field. unfortunately i can't tell you that i'm 100% certain that's going to happen. >> reporter: some players pushed back. washington nationals pitcher max scherzer tweeted rob manfred and the owners are walking back on their word again, and while the

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as more office spaces re-open businesses are re-imagining their workspaces too. as we've come to learn social distancing isn't always natural. this technology can guide us. this morning, new technology from e-commerce giant amazon that could soon appear at sistant and in this video shot in an amazon warehouse in washington you can see amazon employees walking in high traffic areas past monitors with mounted cameras. those green circles on the monitor mean you're socially distant. when a red circle appears it means that employee is closer than six feet to another person and it's in realtime, a visual reminder to maintain social distance. >> maintaining social distancing is the most fundamental way to prevent the spread of covid and having a system that gives you realtime feedback can help train all of us to maintain distance especially in places where it's ha tdo so. >> reporter: amazon telling us it installed them in a handful of buildings, received positive employee feedback and plans to

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the big changes coming to the oscars. will the show go on? parenting alert. what should parents do as playgrounds and parks open up? kids so eager to play, what precautions to take against covid. the epidemiologist with expert advice just ahead. ♪ something big "gma" surprise. four female owned companies just trying to stay afloat. you're there for the moment that alana, mary jane, carissa and laura all get the news that could help save their businesses. >> oh, my gosh! that's insane. ♪ let's get physical and one of the wildest seasons ev o bachelorette." >> it was just an emotional roller coaster. >> kaitlyn back in prime time talking to "gma's" cameras about those surprise moments with nick, quarantining right now with jason, and what led to this moment overnight. all ahead as she says -- >> good morning, america. ♪ don't you agree ♪ don't you agree

good morning, america. great to have you with us on this tuesday morning. >> and this week we're excited because we're highlighting small businesses run by women. we have an update on the business we told you about yesterday. krystal shaw's kid's clothing company random rompers. we teamed up the joann stores and surprised her with $5,000. >> she told us after appearing on "gma" she got hundreds of orders and was able to catch up on bills, and this morning, we're highlighting more small businesses run by incredible women. looking forward to that. >> we are, but first we have a lot of news to get to starting with the latest on those protests erupting overnight and a demonstrator in new mexico in critical condition after clashes with police. kayna whitworth has the very latest. >> reporter: violence erupting in two major cities overnight. in albuquerque, new mexico one man was shot and remains in critical condition after gunfire erupted when protestors tried to

take down the statue of a spanish conquistador. albuquerque police who fired chemical flashbangs to control the crowd saying they received reports about vigilante groups possibly instigating the violence. in richmond, virginia a third night of clashes between police and protestors over their demands to defund the police department. police fired pepper spray and flashbangs to control the crowd. in seattle the standoff between demonstrators and the police inside the capitol hill occupied protest zone, or chop, continues. >> we have to thread the needle there. we have to make sure people are safe but we don't want to have a confrontation that ends up with more people hurt. >> reporter: residents in the area say they need protection, but fear escalation if the police presence is too much. >> i am very disappointed in the city's leadership. i'm very disappointed in the lack of police protection.

>> i realize the police don't want to set off a whole other fight like they had. >> reporter: the fbi is now assisting the albuquerque police department in that investigation, and the mayor says the statue is being removed until they can determine the next steps. amy? >> all right, kayna, we appreciate it. thank you so much. now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency and the number of cases now surpassing 8 million worldwide. dr. jen ashton is back with more on that new report from the cdc on the people most likely to be impacted most severely and, dr. jen, the statistics are staggering. fill us in on just how lethal people who have underlying conditions can be when it comes to coronavirus. >> well, amy, according to the cdc report, 12 times more deadly in people with certain medical conditions pre-existing. so we're talking about common conditions like heart disease representing 32% of the cases, diabetes representing 30% of

these tracked cases and chronic lung disease, 18%. so this was really about the who in the who, what, where, when, why and how of covid-19. >> yeah, let's talk about how many because the medical journal "lancet" now reporting the population of people who have underlying conditions may be much larger than we imagined. >> and this is really about stratifying risk and helping to identify subsets of the population who are at risk. remember, no one is at zero risk. but when they found one in five people at some sort of risk for covid-19 disease, it's important to remember they're not just talking about medical and physical risks here, amy. they're talking about racial and ethnic risks, social risks like poverty, behavioral risks like maybe not adhering to these social distancing guidelines and even occupational risks. so once you can identify different risks, different risk

populations then you can target and tailor things like prevention and intervention. so really, really important information. >> all right, dr. jen, we appreciate you sharing that with us. thank you. michael? coming up, the show must go on. but we'll have to wait a little bit longer. the oscars making a big change to hollywood's biggest night. and as kids want to head back to the playground, parents wondering if it's safe. this morning we have some of the best ways to help reduce the risk of infection. and we're catching up with kaitlyn bristowe. what the former bachelorette says about reliving her love life. her surprising new role and finally meeting her match. can't wait to talk to her about that. we'll be right back. amazing school district. the hoa has been very involved. these shrubs aren't board approved. you need to break down your cardboard. thank you. violation. violation. i see you've met cynthia. at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. and it does help us save a bunch of money.

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♪ good morning good morning, everybody. welcome back to "gma." tomorrow our "deals & steals" small business blow-out. 13 companies, all small businesses, tons of huge deals for our "gma" viewers. you do not want to miss it. and right now you don't want to miss "pop news" because it is time for lara spencer. hey, lara. good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys. hi, michael. hey, you guys. good morning to you all. we'll begin with some good news. i'm always happy to share that with you. from singer amy grant, the grammy award winner sending and all after undergoing heart surgery just a couple of weeks ago. she posted this photo on instagram and writes, the only way i can explain my experience would be to ask you to imagine a nonrunner who signed up for a marathon. i didn't want it but i had to have it anyway but my recovery has honestly felt miraculous. that is a great description, amy, i think all of us can understand. she underwent open heart

surgery on june 3rd to correct a rare congenital condition. her doctors saying the procedure could not have gone any better. we are so grateful to hear that. be well, amy. now on to garth brooks proving he is a man of his word. the country star, he was just on "gma" last week and when robin asked him if he had any new music, and said, come on, share it, garth, here's what he had to say to her. listen up. >> let's do a deal then. i tell you what, i got something new i'm working on. i'll send it to you this weekend and then you decide what you want to do with it. you'll be the first one to get it. >> reporter: garth made good on that promise. he sent robin this brand new song. it's called "we belong to each other." he told her she could keep the song to herself or she could share it, and robin, of course being robin decided to share it with the world on her facebook page. everyone, take a listen. ♪ yeah, we laugh and we cry ♪ we rise and we fall

♪ yeah, we fuss and we fight but through it all ♪ ♪ we belong to each other ♪ we are sister and brother ♪ born to love one another >> reporter: robin added a little note to the post. she writes my beloved momma always said everybody's got something. whatever your something is, i hope this brings you as much coorast has for me. fans may g. garth is hosting a virtual concert event at 300 drive-in theaters across north america happening june 27th. tickets go on sale this friday and if you want to hear the rest of this song, just check out robin's facebook or instagram page. thank you, robin. thank you, garth, for sharing that very comforting song. and finally hopefully this

will bring you comfort. anybody who has a dog knows how much they want to join you everywhere but especially at the dinner table. they'll try everything. puppy eyes, maybe a nudge under the table or this. check out this picture. this is rally. 4 years old, on a mission. her human sharing this photo. we love it. on twitter writing my dog does this every time we set the table. i cannot stress enough how much i respect her optimism. that photo getting nearly 200,000 likes. jay reiterating this is rally's go-to strategy and shared another photo writing, lest you think i'm kidding about every time i took this photo in january of 2017. rally is a dog with a bone, just will not give up. neither will riva with my scripts. on that note i send it back to you. >> wearing them down. wearing them down, lara. thank you so much. now to our "gma" cover story and that major announcement from the academy.

the oscars are being delayed two months to late april 2021. hollywood's biggest night is being rescheduled for the first time in 40 years due to the coronavirus and chris connelly has details. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning from hollywood, michael. i guess you and i are used to seeing the parade of nominees, presenters and performers going up the stairs behind me and into the dolby theatre on oscar night. there is no telling yet what next year's ceremony will look like but there will be an oscars on a new date. >> and the oscar goes to -- >> reporter: springtime 2021. all of them actually. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences announcing that because of concerns over the pandemic's effects it's pushing back the date of the upcoming academy awards on abc two months to april 25, 20 >> it was a mistake. >> reporter: other changes in oscar season include extended eligibility for feature films, which can now be released as late as february 28th of next year. >> it is not easy.

>> reporter: it's designed to give filmmakers more time to finish them. moving to the 15th of march will be the oscar nominations announcement. >> for performance by an actor in a leading role. >> reporter: as for the ceremony itself, a statement from abc entertainment president karey burke saying in part we find ourselves in uncharted territory this year and will continue to work with our partners at the academy to ensure next year's show is a safe and celebratory event. there is nothing new about the academy awards in april which is when it often aired from 1959 into the 1980s, and during that period was delayed on two separate occasions. 1981 sawhe oarponed dafollowg e shooting o president reagan. t assassinati drmain luther king led the academy to put off its ceremony until after his funeral. recipients who honored dr. king and his message including best actor rod steiger. >> thank you and we shall overcome. [ applause ] >> reporter: and 53 years after

that we'll see what kind of moments we'll find at the oscars in 2021. michael? >> and, chris, the academy also voted on some inclusion initiatives. so what are they and what do they hope to achieve? >> reporter: they'll kick in after the oscars in 2021 and they're significant. they're designed to level the playing field in terms of oscar-eligible movies so more movies have the chance to be nominated and also really to kick up the diversity in terms of the movies and in terms of the people making them. the first example we'll see is that starting with the oscars in 2022, the best picture category will have ten nominees every year going forward but the changes behind the scenes are expected to be more impactful both for hollywood and for the entertainment industry as a whole, michael. >> chris, thank you so much. we'll tune in april 2021. amy? now to former bachelorette kaitlyn bristowe getting some big news from chris harrison last night on "the bachelor: the greatest seasons ever." we caught up with her about everything from her new career

to finding love with another bachelor alum. will reeve joins us to fill us in on all of it. hey, will. >> reporter: hey, amy. it was a walk down memory lane for bachelor and bachelorette fans last night and at the end of the evening an exciting look ahead at kaitlyn's future. >> here's our bachelorette. >> reporter: five years ago kaitlyn bristowe stepped into the role of bachelorette. >> here's to you guys. >> reporter: and sparked an instant connection with nick viall. >> want to go back to my hotel and hang out? >> yeah. >> reporter: providing one of the most controversial moments at the time heading into her hotel room well before those famed fantasy suite dates when tensions were highest between nick and the remaining men. bristowe would go on to get engaged to not nick, but another suitor, sean. >> will you marry me? >> yes. >> reporter: after more than three years together their

fairy tale romance coming to an end. bristowe now giving her final rose to a familiar face in bachelor nation. bristowe and jason, a contestant from bachelorette becca's season quarantining together in nashville. >> he is the best person i've ever met and we've been happy and actually have been closer through quarantine. so that's how you know it's the real deal. >> reporter: the 34-year-old bristowe keeping busy with her podcast, business ventures and a new singing career. ♪ if i'm being honest >> reporter: add to that a new role. >> kaitlyn, will you be on the next season of "dancing with the stars"? >> reporter: as a contestant on "dancing with the stars." >> is that a yes? >> yes! yes! yes! yes! oh, my god. i'm so honored to say yes. i grew up doing jazz and tap and

that kind of thing but i have no idea what to expect for ballroom dancing. i'm just happy to be there. throw me with anyone. i'm so beyond thrilled. >> reporter: bristowe is also thrilled the show that put her in the spotlight is evolving to fit the times, finally casting its first black bachelor after 18 years on the air. >> i strongly believe there should be a black male lead and there should be more producers of color. i just hope that this is the first small step for them to continue to grow as a business. we can't go backwards now. we jwo dek hgho retu as far as advice for current bachelorette clare, she says clare's going to be the perfect bachelorette. so there you go, amy. >> all right, will, thanks for that. fan favorite ben higgins is in the hot seat next monday night on "the bachelor: the greatest seasons ever" at 8:00 eastern 7:00 central right here on abc. now let's head to ginger.

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nicky ramsey after three months at home during the pandemic with her 8 and 2-year-old kids in west lafayte >> it's been challenging as you can imagine not being able to go to places like the park. >> reporter: ramsey's local park opened up this weekend and she was eager to take her kids. >> hand sanitizer for your hands. >> reporter: but also worried about covid. >> i was nervous not really knowing how our state had put in the social distancing and the safety guidelines. >> reporter: dr. carlos del rio, a professor of epidemiology at emory university, says the playground is safe with the right precautions like social distancing, which can be hard for kids. >> you need to be sure there's not a lot of wrestling and stuff like that and jumping on each other. it may be more being on the swing or being on the seesaw. >> reporter: del rio also says if your child is older than 2 try to get them to wear a mask. when it comes to surfaces, one study found the virus can live

on plastic and stainless steel up to 72 hours. though it is unclear whether the amount of virus found would infect anyone. and for wiping down those little hands -- >> hand sanitizer doesn't work that well when you have dirt on your hands so maybe have water to rinse the hands off then use a hand sanitizer. >> reporter: for ramsey she says they'll soon hit the slide and swings again. >> it was so wonderful to see the joy in their eyes. >> reporter: the cdc recommends playgrounds be routinely cleaned but not disinfected because it hasn't proven to reduce the risk the best thing to do is try and keep your child's hands clean. whit? >> stephanie, i love my kids but they are filthy and they touch their eyes. they touch their face, their mouth, everything. so we do our best. i know you do too. >> reporter: it's hard. >> stephanie, thanks so much. >> coming up, father/daughter duo ron howard and bryce dallas howard join us live with their new documentary. howard join us live with their new documentary. >> hello, it's john legend here.

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♪ lovely day lovely day welcome back, everybody. we're see glad you're joining us on this tuesday morning and do not forget big, big announcement, father's day is on sunday. >> this was your gift for playing your favorite song right now. >> yeah, bill withers, rest in peace. we'll celebrate a little early with a special father/daughter duo. ron howard and bryce dallas howard with us teaming up for an emotional new documentary, "dads" and so lucky to have them with us. good morning to the two of you. bryce, i want to first ask you about the renewed popularity of your movie "the help." it's everywhere when you turn on the tv and so much of the country, of course, now supporting the black lives matter protest so you actually offered an alternative list of

films. why? >> well, for me stories are so powerful because they're a gateway to radical empathy. that's really what the stories serve to humanity and the best stories are catalysts for action. and so i think right now especially more than ever it's essential that we are seeking out stories from black creator, black storytellers who center these stories on their experience. there's so many brilliant remarkable films and documentaries and that was just something that i, you know, for myself am taking on so i wanted to share that. >> you guys, we are so excited about "dads," a documentary that celebrates fathers and shares the stories from around the world and, ron, you must be so proud of your daughter bryce but what about her thoughts on fatherhood stood out to you? >> well, it was very interesting

because from the moment we began talking about the project she had a very particular and specific point of view and a real reason to want to make the film. first of all she wanted it to be very entertaining, you know, and not, you know, not a lesson offered to people although i think there are a lot of great insights but i think what was interesting to me was that, you know, at this period of time when we've been going through where we're -- where society is engaged in a very important and much needed re-examination of men, men's role, relationships with women, patterns and standards of behavior and all that, vitally important and yet bryce also felt like that in her experience there are so many men who are giving everything they could particularly to the role of parenting that she'd observed throughout her life and thought it was also important to celebrate that and acknowledge that and i think she's done a

great job of really getting a look kind of offering a sense of what's always mattered about being a dad and what's possible about sort of leaning into that job. >> one of the things i love about this documentary is you talk to a variety of different men across the country about what being a father means to them. we actually have a clip of one dad named robert talking about his son. let's listen. >> my son told me he wanted to be like me. i looked dead in his eyes, i'm like, you'll never be like me. i don't want you to be like me. i'm doing everything in my body to mold and shape you to be better than me. yay! happy birthday, son. >> thank you, daddy. >> my son is so smart and so full of life. >> ron, i just want to get your reaction to that clip. as a dad yourself, to hear a father talk to his son, give

that kind of advice to be different, to be better than me, what are your thoughts on that? >> well, i was fortunate. i came up through -- from a father and a line of fathers who did preach that to their children. they aspired to that and i think i was a real beneficiary of that but, you know, one of the things i think i discovered in watching the movie really after it was all put together that i never thought about too much, first, men don't really talk about it that much. they talk about work, they talk about sports. sure, they mentioned the kids but when you see the men talk about it and understand what their emotional investment is in the job, you recognize first that we all have that in common. i mean, many of these guys wound up being very emotional and crying, you know, during the court of their interviews and it's powerful and it's unifying and i think that's what surprised me the most.

it's just how much it can really matter. >> yeah, it's so beautiful and, bryce, i know you talked to so many incredible different fathers when you made this. was there a conversation that stands out to you about the rest? >> yeah, so when i started making this movie, my hope was to profile fathers around the globe, and i kept saying while we were making it, oh, we've got to find an expectant father. we need to capture that kind of before and after that is, you know, fatherhood where your life is never the same ever again and about halfway through shooting, my brother and his wife shared with us that they were pregnant and so he became my expectant father and there is this day where i was filming and it was actually my sister-in-law's baby shower and i was filming the baby shower and then i was like, where is reid. where is my dad? i knew they were in the house

and someone was like, oh, they're in the basement and so i went down to the basement and i was filming hem there and i realized that men have no rite of passage when they become fathers and here we are upstairs hearing the screams of supporting ashley in this venture she was about to start this, adventure and yet my brother was downstairs with my dad just sort of like, you know, hiding and it was an incredible experience to get to sort of experience that rite of passage with my brother, get to capture conversations between my dad and him, you know, hear him prepare himself for what he's about to experience and that's not something i think that we really see a lot. >> well, bryce, i got to say it's amazing you have the insight and the thought to come up with this film. obviously you were raised by a great dad and we really appreciate both of you joining us this morning.

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million plus small businesses scrambling for ways to stay afloat. i spoke to three business owners about the challenges they are taking on every day and i was also very lucky to help surprise them with some much needed good news. take a look. with new rules and regulations due to covid-19, today one in five small businesses are either temporarily or permanently closed. and these three female owned companies are like many trying to stay afloat in an unpredictable marketplace. >> how challenging, how difficult has it been for you? >> it's been hard and also keeping morale up with my team. >> applied for every possible grant and funding you can imagine and hoping we're keeping our hopes up that will kind of work. >> reporter: alaina hill is the founder of elements urban collective, a preprofessional urban dance training program that teaches more than just dance. where did your passion come from to launch this company? >> hip-hop was the place where i

found the most acceptance. i find that developing empathy wi getting to know people who are not like you. >> reporter: her company only two years old now struggles to survive. >> you don't get as many think students. for me trying to build an audience right now is not the time. >> reporter: for mary jane mccullough her company global tranatn and services allowing everyone to have a voice. >> with the idea that we would sort of work to mix some of the systemic causes with language accessibility and provided over 7,000 hours of volunteer language services to more than 25 nonprofits in our region. >> reporter: and ka irs that litt littlejohn, founder of a company that provides luxury vacations to nurses and right now all trips canceled. providing this service for nurses, you're bringing them so much more than just a trip. >> absolutely. we're bringing them that outlet

to step away from the bedside and be pampered in ways that you are typically used to pampering other people. >> you're seeing people in your community you truly care about getting sick or facing challenges like never before. >> that was the hardest part outside of the financial impact. you don't want to see people that you care about going through such traumatizing things like over and over. those that are working on those covid units, a lot are isolateing away from their families so once they get done leaving the hospital seeing the sickness and death they're going home by themselves so we want them to know we are there for them. >> reporter: months ago all three companies applied to the red backpack fund. a $5,000 grant created by spanx and global giving for female entrepreneurs to help alleviate the impact of the crisis. little do they know they've won. we got a big surprise for all of you. are you ready?

>> i'm sara blakely, the founder and ceo of spanx and each one of you are getting $5,000. >> yay! >> thank you. >> yes! >> it's just good to have someone show support and love for our nurses, oh, my gosh. this is so awesome. thank you so much. i made the commitment that i will not let any of my workers go and my students who know they will continue to have a home. >> so wonderful to know there are so many good people out there in the world and in the business world that are supporting each other and i could not be more thankful. >> there were tens of thousands of female entrepreneurs that have applied for this and global giving selected you and your businesses and so much of it has to do with what you're also doing in the communities, when i started spanx it was 20 years ago. it was a lonely place for a woman and i'm just happy that i keep seeing more and more females start businesses. >> and we're so happy to be part of that surprise,

congratulations to all of them. the red backpack fund to support female entrepreneurs is giving out at least 1,000 grants and it's still accepting applications. let's get a check of the >> good morning to you, whit. now we actually are going to reveal the national geographic magazine's special july issue. looking at one of the most inhospitable environments on earth, mt. everest full of tales of early exploration and cutting-edge research at high altitudes. the issue hits newsstands june 30th or you can check it out now on the national gee quo grab the glasses and jacke when you head out. we start off in the 50s, end up in the 60s and 70s and breezy again afternoon. today is

now to our open for business series. all week long we are highlighting female entrepreneurs and spoke to one business owner whose company got so busy during the pandemic her family had to pitch in and got to surprise her with something that will help her more than a little bit. take a look. laura is a mother of three boys in denver and heard her life's calling early on. >> i grew up in the quilting and sewing industry and thought i was going to be a pharmacist or doctor but kept getting pulled to sewing because it was just -- it felt right. >> reporter: the robbie of her youth became herly lihood and having her son in 2006 inspired mamamade. bibs were her first big hit then towels, napkins and sandwich bags, all eco-friendly items that made her an etsy superstar seller. >> i started making reusable

towels that snapped and put the -- that came on a paper towel roll. >> you call those snap towels there those are my reusable towels. the tree saver towels and i was selling hundreds and hundreds of cloth napkin sets every week. >> reporter: her reusable towels became a huge hit in the pandemic and being home bound with her husband and three boys brought extra helping hands. for many weeks during the covid-19 crisis she was the lone breadwinner. her husband furloughed and only recently back at work. >> taught my husband how to fold the towels properly and my 12-year-old learned how to package and put on labels and it's been a true family business. >> reporter: so to help keep her going, a special gift. we just heard your story. our friends at sofi really want to help you and they're giving you this check, $5,000 to continue growing our wonderful

eco-friendly business. >> oh, m. that's insane. now that my kids are getting older i feel like i can make this less of a -- being able to be at home thing. >> i want to let you know you're doing great work and hopefully use this to grow even more. >> oh, my gosh. that's amazing. thank you so much. thank you. >> oh, keep up the great work and big thank you to sofi for helping laura and mamamade. love seeing that. coming up, norah jones performs on "good morning america." ♪

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music has brought a lot of comfort to so many people during these difficult times including you. you've been hosting concerts from home performing songs from willie nelson to guns n' roses. what made you want to do that? >> well, i didn't know when i was going to get to play a show again so i thought it would be a nice way to connect and it's been really good for me because, yeah, music brings comfort. playing music brings comfort as well so it's been really wonderful for me to have that outlet. >> it's been wonderful to hear people use your beautiful voice to soothe them as well. now, we're not going to hold you back anymore. we want you to perform. you'll perform "to live" off your new album "pick me up off the floor." here is norah jones. ♪ to live in this moment and finally be free ♪ ♪ is what i was after

no chains holding me ♪ ♪ if love is the answer in front of my face ♪ ♪ i'll live in this moment and find my truelace♪ ♪ these cracks in my heart can't be filled with cement ♪ ♪ can't find or use up all the time that i've spent ♪ ♪ i want a life in color to breathe outside the lines ♪ ♪ to live in this moment find peace in my mind ♪

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here. good morning, america. >> announcer: friday, spread the

love with john legend. performing live only on "good morning america's" summer concert series sponsored by caesars rewards. >> i cannot wait to perform for you. "good morning america" is sponsored by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. we want to give a big thank you to norah johnson. >> do not miss the john ridley documentary "let it fall" that airs at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc. >> have a great day. >> bye.

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>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, star of the sci-fi series, "doom patrol," matt bomer. you will meet a wonderful woman from california as we continue our helping heroes series. and from "taste the nation," padma lakshmi. and, don't forget dad. we've got do-it-yourself father's day gifts. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! ♪ >> kelly: good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, june 16, 2020.oo do you know what today is, ryan seacrest? >> ryan: well, you just told me, but it has another meaning as well. it is a significant date of birth, isn't it? >> kelly: it is my daughter's 19th birthday.