good morning, america. abc news exclusive, the former national security adviser, john bolton's first interview ahead of that bombshell book. his explosive accusations about president trump. >> i don't think he's fit for office. i don't think he has the confidence to carry out the job. >> calling him erratic, foolish and stunningly uninformed. >> getting re-elected was the only thing that mattered, even if it meant endangering or weakening the nation. >> bolton claiming the president asked china to help him win and that congress missed investigating other impeachable offenses, and the trump administration trying to block the book from being published as the president fires back at bolton overnight. charged with murder. just one of the multiple charges against that former atlanta police officer following the

fatal shooting of rayshard brooks. another charged with aggravated assault after the 27-year-old was shot in the back during a struggle in a wendy's parking lot. what brooks' family is saying this morning. this as the mayor of atlanta pleads with cops not to call out sick in protest. on the rise, an alarming increase in coronavirus cases. hospitalizations rising in 15 states. texas seeing the most in a single day since the pandemic began. arizona cases doubling in the last month. one father, a cancer survivor, dying from covid after going back to work at a casino. the virus not slowing down in florida. the governor not hesitating about the state re-opening. >> no, we're not shutting down. >> but now miami's mayor considering shutting down the city again. wildfires raging in the west. the giant bush fire in arizona. the largest fire in the country this year, almost doubling in size overnight. evacuations under way amid the

state's spike in coronavirus cases. and the new fires breaking out in california. ginger is tracking the latest. battle over masks. >> this is insane. absolutely insane so we don't even have a choice anymore. >> the passenger kicked off a flight for refusing to wear a face covering. this as some major airlines can start banning passengers who refuse to follow the rules. the big question, will they make it the law? shark scare caught on camera. the terrifying underwater close encounter. siblings narrowly escaping a charging shark. how they lived to tell the tale. good morning, america. so, you know, sharks make me realize why i stay in the pool. >> me too. >> i'm a pool guy. >> the sand sounds good to me. >> a little too close for comfort for all of us. good to be with you on this thursday morning. we have a lot of news to get to. >> a very busy morning. overnight, protesters taking to the streets in atlanta, some

outside a police station chanting "no justice, no peace" after those charges were announced against the officers involved in the deadly shooting of rayshard brooks. we'll have more on that in a few moments. let's get right to our abc exclusive with former national security adviser john bolton ahead of that explosive new book where he presents a scathing portrait of president trump. >> he calls the president incompetent and claims he possibly committed impeachable offenses far beyond what congress investigated. chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz sat down with bolton for his first interview about the book, and it was explosive. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning. this is a starkly candid accounting of bolton's 17 months in the white house, the famously hawkish former national security adviser now saying trump should not be president. he was donald trump's longest serving national security adviser, john bolton at president trump's side for some

our country's most important national security decisions. what he saw left him deeply disturbed. a president who puts re-election above the country's interests, says bolton, and makes decisions for personal gain, leading bolton to a stunning conclusion. >> you described the president as erratic, foolish, behaved irrationally, bizarrely, you can't leave him alone for a minute. he saw conspiracies behind rocks and was stunningly uninformed. he couldn't tell the difference between his personal interests and the country's interests. >> i don't think he's fit for office. i don't think he has the competence to carry out the job. there really isn't any guiding principle that i was able to discern other than what's good for donald trump's re-election. >> you say that you were astonished by what you saw. a president for whom getting re-elected was the only thing that mattered even if it meant endangering or weakening the nation.

>> well, i think he was so focused on the re-election that longer-term considerations fell by the wayside. so if he thought he could get a photo opportunity with kim jong-un at the demilitarized zone in korea there was considerable emphasis on the photo opportunity and the press reaction to it and little or no focus on what such meetings did for the bargaining position of the united states. >> reporter: bolton in his new book out june 23rd and in our interview saying trump viewed the negotiations with the nuclear armed north korea as theater, asking how many people would be covering the event and eager to present kim jong-un with a trump autographed copy of elton john's "rocketman" cd, the nickname that trump had given kim. bolton saying that getting this cd to kim remained a high priority for several months. kim said bolton not the only

foreign leader with whom trump was trying to make deals. bolton says trump asked china's president xi to buy u.s. soybeans and wheat to help trump with votes from farm states, pleading with xi to ensure he'd win. and russia's president, bolton said vladimir putin couldn't wait to get in a room alone with donald trump. >> how would you describe trump's relationship with vladimir putin? >> i think putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle. i think putin is smart, tough. he plays a bad hand extremely well. i think he sees that he's not faced with a serious adversary here, and he works on him, and he works on him, and he works on him. i don't think he's worried about donald trump. >> what happened to the dealmaker in those situations? >> well, the president may well be a superb dealmaker when it comes to manhattan real estate. dealing with arms limitation

treaties on strategic weapons, dealing in many, many other international security issues are things far removed from his life experience. when you're dealing with somebody like putin who has made his life understanding russia's strategic position in the world against donald trump who doesn't enjoy reading about these issues or learning about them, it's a very difficult position for america to be in. >> reporter: but bolton has been heavily criticized himself for not testifying in the impeachment hearing last year saying, now it was because the focus was too narrow and politicized and that congress should have investigated trump for additional possible impeachable offenses saying now he heard firsthand from trump that security aid to ukraine was directly tied to his request that joe biden and others be investigated by the ukrainian president. bolton said he was alarmed at what he described as obstruction

of justice as a way of life, yet he still insists that his testimony would not have made a difference, something i press him on repeatedly in our interview airing this sunday, michael. >> obviously has a strong word about the president but you say the book has pretty strong words about the press, even stronger than usual. >> reporter: yeah, we have heard the president say often that the press is the enemy of the people but bolton says trump once said reporters should be thrown in prison to reveal sources, adding these people should be executed. one of the many shocking excerpts from the book, michael, which is why bolton is not at all surprised trump is trying to block its release. michael? >> martha, thank you so much. martha's full exclusive interview with john bolton is airing in a one-hour special this sunday night, 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. bolton's book, "the room where it happened," coming out on june 23rd. amy?

>> announcer: this is an abc news special report. hello, everyone. i'm terry moran here at abc news washington bureau, and we're coming on the air because there's a major decision out of the united states supreme court concerning the dreamers, those hundreds of thousands of americans who were brought here as children without the authority of law illegally. before the supreme court, the question was did donald trump have the lawful authority to end president obama's program, the daca program, to protect the dreamers? in a stunning case, chief justice john roberts writing with the liberals, found that president trump's decision to end the daca program, that's deferred action for childhood arrivals, protecting the dreame dreamers, that president trump and his administration acted unlawfully when they ended the daca program. this opinion centered on whether or not the law had been followed to the letter of it, and that's

something that chief john roberts is very much a stickler for. he found that the original reasons that the trump administration put forward were not done in accordance with the administration procedure act. that governs how the government should do these things, and the bottom line is the supreme court, chief justice john roberts said the trump administration acted unlawfully when it ended daca. the implications of this cannot be overstated. these are hundreds of thousands of people brought here as youngsters. they are in their workplaces, in the armed forces all across our country, and this is major news for them. i want to go to devin dwyer who covers the supreme court for us. just before we came on the air, you said, watch chief justice john roberts. what did the court do? >> reporter: they sent an earthquake through this country on the issue of immigration, also sending a very clear message that this court is not a rubber stamp for donald trump. chief justice roberts wrote here

there's no question the president had the power to end daca, be you it's how he did it. as you said, he did not give an adequate reason explanation, enough time for this decision to be made, and so even though this kicks the can for those dreamers, it doesn't impose a permanent solution to their status. the court today saying that program will stand for now as long as the administration doesn't come up with another reason. >> that's right. that's important to emphasize. the court says the trump administration or any administration can end daca, but they didn't do it right. i want to go to cecilia vega on the impact of this. you were speaking earlier today on how important this is for our country. >> reporter: this is not just a latino issue, terry. this is not just an immigration issue. this is an issue that impacts every facet of our country, particularly the biggest headlines that we are living with right now from race relations. this hundreds of thousands of black and brown people we have seen marching in the streets to the pandemic we are living

under. 27,000 daca recipients are working on the front lines of our health care system today as we speak. overwhelming support in this country, 86% believe that these dreamers should have protections, and we should say just to give you a little bit more about who these people are, these are people who came to this country as young children with their parents, whose parents immigrated illegally. they were born in other countries. we're talking about people, many of them who don't speak the languages of the countries they were born. they have been to school in this country. this is a program that allowed them to come out of the shadows, to pay taxes, to work, to be huge contributors to this -- to this economy, and to this country, and this ruling today will give them a little bit of a sigh of relief. this is a group that has been torn and twisted in the wind with politics coming from this white house, a president who has really campaigned on of course, that harsh immigration rhetoric and threatened to end daca immediately after he took office. yet then he said nice words about them saying that he would make a deal to keep these daca

recipients in this country. we are waiting to hear what the president has to say about this ruling. >> this is another body blow to president trump. thanks. from the supreme court, the bottom line, a 5-4 opinion, chief justice john roberts joining the liberals saying that the trump administration acted unlawfully when it ended the daca program established by president obama to protect the dreamers. we'll have much more on this throughout the day. this is something that affects not just the latino community as cecilia vega pointed out, but a our health care systems, our military, and so many others. stay with abc news. thanks f himself. rayshard brooks appears in this interview from earlier this year with a tech start-up called reconnect and the interview was on point. the people are focusing on criminal justice reforms and speaks about being trapped in the probation system.

>> i just feel like some of the system could, you know, look at us as individuals, we do have lives, you know, just a mistake we made, you know, and, you know, not, not just do us as if we are animals. >> reporter: on the issue of bond the d.a. is asking for a $50,000 signature bond for the officer charged with aggravated assault and no bond for the officer charged with felony murder. amy. >> all right, steve osunsami, thank you. well now to those wildfires raging in the west. evacuations under way in arizona amid the state's spike in coronavirus cases and new fires breaking out in california destroying homes. ginger tracking all the latest for us. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, amy. we had those red flag warnings up yesterday, and boy, the winds were kicking and you have those brush fires burning. the walker fire, 1,100 acres burning, 35% contained. this is where evacuations are still up this morning. at least two structures have been destroyed.

50 right now threatened. the nelson fire also in california, that one destroyed three homes, heavily damaged two others, 95 acres. they did get that contained. then finally the bush fire in arizona, remember we showed you yesterday. it nearly doubled in size overnight. 5% contained and still some evacuations there. lots of fires that we could show you tons of pictures from, but what you need to know is it's going to be a little less windy, but super hot. we've seen firefighters with those heat-related illnesses, temperatures and dry going through the next couple of weeks, michael. >> oh, scorcher out there. thank you. now to the coronavirus emergency and new warning signs as 15 states are reporting increases in hospital admissions for the virus. texas seeing its most since the pandemic began. kaylee hartung has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, covid crisis. states across the country racing to stop the spread as more and more hot spots emerge. abc news analyzing coronavirus trends in the u.s. finding increasing numbers of

people testing positive in 20 states and puerto rico. hospitalizations increasing in 15 states, and the death toll rising in 13 states and washington, d.c. here in texas, another daily record with nearly 3,000 covid patients hospitalized yesterday, an increase of 85% since memorial day. >> while our hospitals currently have enough beds, but people who need one, we may find ourselves in a dangerous situation with hospital capacity if the trend continues. >> reporter: in arizona, cases have doubled in the last month. some of them fatal. robert washington jr. returned to his job as a security guard at a casino outside phoenix when the state began to re-open a month ago. a cancer survivor and diabetic, his daughter lina says he knew he was at risk but he returned so he could afford his insulin. according to lina her 68-year-old father was diagnosed with covid and died on june 11th. the casino says it is

heartbroken and is constantly reviewing and updating procedures. >> because of people's carelessness and the lack of leadership in arizona in general, it's not just my dad, it's going to be other people's dads. >> reporter: the virus doesn't seem to be slowing down in florida either. despite a rise in covid-19 cases, governor desantis wants to continue to re-open. >> we're going to go forward. we're going to continue to protect the most vulnerable. >> reporter: with 2,600 plus cases announced statewide wednesday, miami's mayor saying he won't rule out another citywide shutdown. >> businesses not abiding by rules will be shut down by miami-dade police. >> reporter: the governor here in texas, he has actually banned local governments from penalizing people who don't wear masks in public. but in austin and san antonio, they have found a work-around, and they will fine businesses that don't enforce mask wearing. amy? >> kaylee, thank you. a bittersweet big step forward for new york governor andrew cuomo calling an end to his popular daily news conferences. the governor said they were all

about getting the facts out and changing social behavior and it looks like they worked. cuomo tweeting, in part, it's not good-bye. we just won't see each other every day anymore. the last one will be on friday. certainly a good sign of the times for us here in new york state. we're following a lot of other headlines including that passenger kicked off a flight for refusing to wear a face covering as airlines began cracking down. and "that '70s show" star, danny masterson, facing charges of sexual assault from three women. first, let's go back to ginger. >> and, michael, up to ten inches of rain in just three days, cool, cloudy in virginia. we've got a lot more coming up to tell you where the rain is going next but first the hot cities sponsored by ancestry.

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numbers just announced this morning. 1.5 million more americans are now unemployed, bringing the total to 45 million. this is probably our favorite story. look at that. that's diego, the 100-year-old tortoise who has helped keep the population of his species alive almost singularly by fathering more than 800 babies and traveling to the san diego zoo, but the 175-pound, five-foot-tall tortoise is now retiring and heading back to his native galapagos island to relax. he's 100. he fathered 800 babies. >> he deserves it. >> he deserves it. >> he did it for the species more than 800 times apparently as well. well deserved retirement for the tortoise. we do have a lot to cover. we want to get to that airline confrontation caught on camera. a passenger forced off a crowded flight after refusing to wear a mask. american airlines just one of several major carriers rolling out strict new mask policies this week. gio benitez joins us with more on that. gio, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning to you.

yeah, airlines are now saying you must wear a mask if you're planning on boarding a plane and they want you to keep it on. but one passenger refused to do just that. this morning, a battle over masks. >> this is insane. absolutely insane so we don't even have a choice anymore. >> reporter: that's political activist brandon straka, refusing to wear his mask on a flight from new york's laguardia airport to dallas. >> i'm just being told this is the law. and i have to get off. it's not the law. >> this is what american follows. if you do not wear a mask we're going to ask you to come off the aircraft. >> i'm sorry that you don't like it, but i don't like wearing a mask. >> i'm going to ask you to get off the airline. >> reporter: american kicked him off the flight saying he refused to comply with the instructions provided by the flight crew. >> you didn't even bother to ask if i have a condition. do you? i said, yes. she was like do you have paperwork to prove it? and then i get kicked off the flight.

>> reporter: a source telling us he later claimed he couldn't wear a mask because of a medical condition. american says it cannot legally ask straka to reveal that condition and that he boarded the next flight without a mask. united, delta and american now say moving forward, they may ban passengers who refuse to use face coverings, but that there are exceptions. kids, passengers eating and drinking and those with medical conditions. some passengers worry not enough is being done. >> this is the safety issue of our generation. you cannot board an aircraft without having a mask on. >> reporter: and this is what eric cox saw at charlotte douglas international airport in north carolina. >> there was no way to keep more than even one foot from anyone. >> reporter: and industry leaders this morning say there's only one way to solve the problem and it's by making face coverings the law. they are calling for a federal mandate. michael. >> all right, gio. you need to protect yourself and

others in my opinion. thank you so much for that. back now with some of the most popular food brands. they are under fire for racial stereotypes. the makers of aunt jemima, uncle ben's and mrs. butterworth all facing criticism and vowing changes in the wake of nationwide protests. adrienne bankert joins us now with more. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you too, michael. yes. it's the end of one of the longest running trademarks and logos in american advertising. ♪ with aunt jemima now you're cooking ♪ >> reporter: within hours of announcing it will be renamed and re-branded, at least three more major food brands following aunt jemima's lead, mrs. butterworth, cream of wheat and uncle ben's rice. uncle ben's parent company says now is the right time to evolve the uncle ben's brands saying they're evaluating all possibilities. on wednesday, the parent company of cream of wheat announced it's reviewing packaging which features a smiling black man in a white chef's uniform. we understand there are concerns regarding the chef image, the

company said in a statement, and we are committing to evaluating our packaging and will proactively take steps to ensure that we do not inadvertently contribute to systemic racism. and mrs. butterworth, critics say they create offensive imagery. >> it's because i'm so thick and rich. >> reporter: conagra which owns mrs. butterworth says we stand in solidarity with our black and brown communities. they're now reviewing their brand. >> it's all about making sure that you have representation at the table for people that really can actually make a decision. i mean, that decision isn't just about changing an ad. >> reporter: calls for change came after this tiktok video viewed more than a million times spotlighting aunt jemima's origins. quaker oats which is owned by pepsico says in a statement, we recognize aunt jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype. >> you hungry? let me fix you some breakfast. aunt jemima? did you know the aunt jemima means slave mammy on a plantation in the south?

the founder got the name after attending a minstrel show. think blackface. >> reporter: aunt jemima has undergone makeovers. in 1989 her head scarf was replaced with a new hairstyle and pearls. some believe until now, the brand had not done enough. >> aunt jemima was almost an exact replica of the mammy character in "gone with the wind" who was a servant, right, and so it really brings back and conjures images of servitude. >> reporter: earlier this year land o lakes made its own transformation removing a native american woman from some of its dairy products. and quaker oats says a new chapter for the brand with a new name and image will happen by fall of this year. amy. >> all right, adrienne, thank you very much. well, turning to those stunning sexual assault charges against actor danny masterson. eva pilgrim joins us with the latest on the investigation of "that '70s show" star. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, amy. these are serious charges. danny masterson is looking at 45

years to life if convicted and the victims in this case say after waiting several years, they were determined to do the right thing. he is the one-time star of "that '70s show." >> oh, sure, when things get ugly suddenly i'm family. >> reporter: this morning danny masterson is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting three different women between 2001 and 2003, the height of his popularity on the sitcom. >> future. >> bleak. >> kitty, feed the boy. >> reporter: authorities say masterson assaulted a 23-year-old woman sometime in 2001. a 28-year-old in april of 2003 and sometime between october and december of that same year investigators say he forcibly attacked a third woman, 23 years old. >> it's not easy to see our icons taken down but this is just one of those circumstances where you just have to stand on the side of truth and that's what these women are doing. >> reporter: this isn't the first time danny masterson's been accused of sexual assault.

in 2017 he was fired from the netflix series "the ranch" after the lapd confirmed they were investigating assault allegations against him. >> no punches till i get back. >> reporter: in 2019 four women filed a lawsuit against him saying that he raped and sexually assaulted them. no criminal charges were filed at that time. the women also including the church of scientology in that suit saying the church helped masterson retaliate against them. masterson's attorney calling the suit a shameful money grab and the church telling abc news those allegations are utterly false, adding, the church will prevail against those slanderous charges. but three of the women from that lawsuit part of this criminal investigation resulting in new charges. >> this isn't one woman accusing somebody. you have multiple women who don't know each other bravely coming forward to take on these very powerful men. >> reporter: masterson's attorney responding to the charges, mr. masterson is

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back now on "gma" with that underwater close encounter caught on camera. two teenagers narrowly escaping a shark in australia while they were snorkeling. diane macedo joins us now with the story. good morning, diane. >> reporter: michael, good morning. their father and brother say they could hear their screams from the beach. that's how scary this was. but looking at the video it is easy to see why. this is the moment a snorkeling adventure almost goes terribly wrong. watch as 16-year-old tia hanley and her younger brother baxter explore the waters south of

sydney, australia, narrowly dodge a close encounter with a shark. >> it was getting closer and closer. >> yeah, and it was just really scary. when i first saw it, it didn't seem real. >> reporter: speaking with the bbc, the teens described how the shark caught them by surprise heading straight toward them and coming just a few feet away before suddenly turning. thankfully the pair escaped unharmed but the scare comes just a week after a 60-year-old surfer was killed by a great white up the coast. it also comes just after 26-year-old ben kelly was also killed while surfing in northern california. still experts say it's important to remember shark attacks are extremely rare. >> a shark attack is a very rare phenomenon, so your chances of encountering a shark, much less dying from one, is almost infinitesimal. >> reporter: if you do see a shark, it's best to remain calm. >> if you can't get out of the water, face the shark at all

times. a smack to the nose will generally get it to veer off real quickly. >> reporter: staying calm definitely easier said than done. so is the other tip from shark experts to stay facing the shark at all times, but it appears the teens did a great job of that, and they say, despite all this, guys, they can't wait to get back in the water. >> they always say that. >> always say that. they say shark attacks are rare, but we always do stories on shark attacks. i don't get it. >> staying calm is also a difficult thing when it's staring you right in the face, but those kids did a great job. and we got some great video out of it as well. coming up next though, our "play of the day." he day." ♪ okay, so let's talk home and auto bundle. we all know customers can save big. [ cellphone chimes ] um, so, we're talking 24/7 protection. as it -- [ cellphone chimes ] [ clears throat ] mara, hello. [ cellphone clicking ] yeah? we can see you on your phone. oh, my bad. you can continue. [ clicking continues ] [ cellphone chimes ]

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♪ we're back with our "play of the day" and some big news for soccer fans out there. the international phenomenon is back. the english premier league, the most popular league in the world, returned yesterday after a three-month break due to the coronavirus, and this powerful moment took place before kickoff. the players taking a knee and supporting the black lives matter movement. also this. now the fans did not return to the stadiums along with the players and take a listen to this for a moment. >> sterling opens up to hit it and he carries it wide. position was correct. >> you don't hear that same buzz of the crowd back there but if you're watching from home and the comfort there you couldn't tell the stadium was empty. listen to this.

>> bounced off luis. sterling. 1-0, the first goal. >> the premier league saying it's using an audio carpet of crowd noise and a producer inserts prerecorded cheers, and team specific chants for goals, penalties and fouls. >> do they have boos? >> the whole thing. >> that is genius. >> but i'm pretty sure everyone at home was still yelling the same because our stage manager brad was texting me in yelling tone. >> if i could get that laugh track for when i tell my dad joke. >> you needed that this week. >> i did. i definitely did. they turned me down. coming up next we have supersized small business "deals & steals" with all-time favorites, kitchen and summer goodies all at great prices. we'll be right back. goodies all at great prices. we'll be right back. thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, are living in the moment and taking ibrance.

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and good thursday morning. we have new video of a mountain lion captured in san francisco this morning. here it is. it was roaming around the streets in a local park. authorities cornered and captured it at 4th and channel streets. they did not tran quilize because it is too small. investigators think it's the same one that's been spotted on the embarcadero and russian hill and hopefully right now it's about to be reunited with its fami family. >> hopefully. here's a look at what's going on. no more stress for that kitten. we've got danger because of the high temperatures and the ground that's going to be hot also for walking pets. 81 in san diego and don't

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the abc news exclusive, martha raddatz one-on-one with former national security adviser john bolton. his explosive accusations about president trump. >> i don't think he's fit for office. >> calling him erratic, foolish and stunningly uninformed. and focused on winning re-election even if it endangered the nation. the trump administration now trying to block the book from being published after the president fires back at bolton overnight. also this morning, racism and fashion. beverly johnson, the first black model on the cover of "vogue," calling for major changes in the industry. her solution that could change the game right now. surprise medical charges. as so many patients battle covid-19, the cost that could come with it. one man receiving a statement

totaling more than a million dollars. our "gma" consumer team taking it to the experts for answers. ♪ something big open for business. the summertime small business "deals & steals" for "gma" viewers from tory and what led to this moment. >> oh, wow. oh, thank you. thank you. >> the talented jewelrymaker trying to keep things afloat. wait till you see what she's making and how we surprised her. all ahead as we say good morning, america. ♪ whoa, oh, something big good morning, america. we're glad you're spending your thursday morning with us here. >> that's right. we have great news about the female entrepreneurs we introduced you to on tuesday. laura, the owner of mamamade told us she sold thousands of dollars of product. she says it's been life-changing for her business and her family. >> that's great news. we also this morning meet another female entrepreneur whose handmade jewelry business

has struggled during the pandemic. lara has a surprise for her that will make getting her pieces out to her customers so much easier. that's all coming up. >> nice surprise. first we have a lot of news to get to this morning starting with that abc news exclusive with former national security adviser john bolton ahead of that explosive new book where he presents a scathing portrait of president trump. let's go back to our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz who had a chance to sit down with bolton for his first interview about the book. good morning again, martha. >> reporter: good morning again, michael. the allegations are nothing short of shocking. in his 17 months as national security adviser, bolton says he saw a president who put re-election above america's interests, and made decisions for personal gain. he was donald trump's longest serving national security adviser, john bolton, at president trump's side for some of our country's most important national security decisions.

and what bolton saw left him deeply disturbed. you described the president as erratic, foolish, behaved irrationally, bizarrely, you can't leave him alone for a minute. he saw conspiracies behind rocks and he was stunningly uninformed. he couldn't tell the difference between his personal interests and the country's interests. >> i don't think he's fit for office. i don't think he has the competence to carry out the job. there isn't any guiding principle that i was able to discern other than what's good for donald trump's re-election. >> you say you were astonished by what you saw. a president for whom getting re-elected was the only thing that mattered, even if it meant endangering or weakening the nation. >> well, i think he was so focused on the re-election that longer-term considerations fell by the wayside. so if he thought he could get a photo opportunity with kim jong-un at the demilitarized zone in korea there was

considerable emphasis on the photo opportunity and the press reaction to it and little or no focus on what such meetings did for the bargaining position of the united states. >> reporter: kim said bolton not the only foreign leader with whom trump was trying to make deals. >> how would you describe trump's relationship with vladimir putin? >> i think putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle. i think putin is smart, tough. he plays a bad hand extremely well. i think he sees that he's not faced with a serious adversary here. and he works on him and he works on him and he works on him. i don't think he's worried about donald trump. >> what happened to the dealmaker in those situations? >> well, the president may well be a superb dealmaker when it comes to manhattan real estate. dealing with arms limitation treaties on strategic weapons, dealing in many, many other international security issues are things far removed from his

life experience. when you're dealing with somebody like putin, who has made his life understanding russia's strategic position in the world against donald trump who doesn't enjoy reading about these issues or learning about them, it's a very difficult position for america to be in. >> bolton has been heavily criticized himself for not testifying in the impeachment hearings last year, saying in the book and in our interview that he thought the hearings were too politicized and narrowly focused, something i press on him repeatedly in our interview for sunday, michael. >> that interview, we can see the full exclusive interview with john bolton airing in a one-hour special this sunday night, 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc, and john bolton will be here on "gma" for his first live interview after the special on monday morning. bolton's book, "the room where it happened," comes out on june 23rd.

. breaking news for our viewers in the west. a big win for the dreamers. the supreme court has rejected the efforts by president trump's administration to end the deferred action for childhood arrivals policy. the justices upheld the obama era dreamer program protecting nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants from the fear of deportation who came to the united states as children. coming up next here on "gma," legendary supermodel beverley johnson calling out the fashion industry on its racism in front of and behind the camera. her proposal to help fix it. then we have a double edition of "deals & steals," great deals on kitchen and summer must haves, all of course from small businesses. stay with us.

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♪ good morning welcome back to "gma" on this thursday morning. friday eve. coming up tomorrow on our "gma" summer concert series, john legend. we cannot wait for that but guess what, we don't have to wait for "pop news" because lara is with us right now. hey, lara. >> hey, amy. good morning to you guys. we'll get right to it and begin with movie news and a big role for kristen stewart. the "twilight" star will shift roles and play princess diana. deadline reporting the drama called "spencer" will spotlight a critical weekend in the early '90s when diana was spending christmas with the royal family and decided she wanted out. she wanted out of her marriage with prince charles. director pablo larrain who directed the oscar-winning "jackie" is explaining his choice in lead actresses saying kristin stewart is one of the great actresses around today. to do this well, you need mystery. kristen can be many things. she can be very mysterious and fragile, yet at the same time

very strong. and i totally agree. production for "spencer" expected to begin early next year. also in the news this morning, kim kardashian west extending her reach in the business world yet again. this time signing an exclusive deal with spotify to host and produce a podcast on criminal justice reform. kim will co-host with television producer roy rothschild and cover the case of kevin keith, a man who was convicted of murder three times, but there are now serious questions about whether or not he actually committed those crimes. criminal justice reform is near and dear to kardashian's heart. she successfully petitioned to commute the sentence of alice marie johnson and is studying to take the bar exam in california. her deal with spotify comes on the heels of the company paying joe rogan $100 million for an exclusive podcast deal. no word yet on what kim will make on her deal. congratulations, kim kardashian west. finally, wanted to share with you an app i thought was

interesting. it's a new dating app for dog lovers who know that meeting the right person, yep, i'm going to say it, can be ruff. the app is called dig. its creators say it's for people who live a, quote, dog forward lifestyle. here's how it works. dig sends you five potential dates a day. if you decide you dig them or you really dig them or you want to pass, they go then look and if your potential dates answer the same about you, the app connects you to meet. they even suggest local dog-friendly locations for your first date featuring your dog in your profile picture is not a requirement. it is encouraged. there is also a space for you to talk about your pup's personality as well as your own. so far, 100,000 dog lovers have already turned to dig to find true love. you can also turn to a shelter to find true love with these guys. and that is it, guys. "pop news," back to you. >> all right, thank you so much

for that. now to our "gma" cover story. beverly johnson, the first black model on the cover of "vogue," is calling for change in the fashion world. the trail blazer speaking out in "the washington post" about racial discrimination in the industry, this coming after "vogue" editor anna wintour apologized for a culture of exclusion at her magazine and juju chang spoke with the supermodel joins us now with more. good morning, juju. >> reporter: good morning, michael. you know, beverly johnson is like the jackie robinson of fashion, the first black woman on the cover of american "vogue" and five decades and 500 covers later she says while there's lots of diversity among models there's still an utter lack of diversity when it comes to management. 45 years ago supermodel beverly johnson made history becoming the first ever black model to grace this iconic cover. >> every model's dream is to be on the cover of american "vogue."

that's our oscar, that's our gold medal. i get excited speaking about it to this day. >> reporter: it was a moment the fashion trail blazer thought would usher in big changes to the overwhelmingly white fashion industry. but according to johnson, there's still much to be done. >> there is no diversity in the upper echelon, none. we don't have a seat at the table. we have no representation in the fashion world. on the outside now you're seeing, you know, black models and everything and you think that we're, you know, getting somewhere, but basically in the financial world of it, in the economics of the business, we are not participating in it financially. >> reporter: this week johnson penning a brutally honest op-ed in "the washington post" tackling the issue of systemic racism in fashion, writing, year after year companies inflict harm against black culture while actively gouging it for inspiration and taking all of the profit. she cites two racist faux pas in

recent years, gucci with its minstrel-inspired line, and burberry debuting a hoodie featuring a noose. both companies have since apologized, but it's mistakes like these johnson feels could easily be avoided. >> and you think that the reason behind that is there is a lack of inclusion and diversity in the upper ranks. >> and particularly people of color, black people who are a real significant influence in the fashion industry. we really need to have a voice in those rooms. >> reporter: one person johnson hopes is listening now, legendary "vogue" editor in chief anna wintour. >> what do you think anna wintour's role is in this? she has been a powerhouse not just in "vogue," but in "conde nast." >> she's the most powerful person in fashion and wields a lot of power. when i did the article one thing i wanted to accomplish was not just this is wrong and that is wrong, i wanted to have a

solution. >> reporter: to get those diverse voices in the room, johnson is pushing for the fashion world to implement what she's calling the beverly johnson rule. >> you have interview two black professionals for each opening and that can go as far to the board of directors and all the way down to the editor and photographer. i think that that will really let people know that they're taking action. >> reporter: it's inspired by the rooney rule in the nfl. now, one cosmetics company already signing on to the beverly johnson pledge. as for anna wintour, she issued a letter to employees saying, in part, it can't be easy to be a black employee at "vogue," and there are too few of you. i know that it's not enough to say we will do better, but we will. and then in a statement to abc news, anna's people saying anna has done much to champion diversity and inclusion throughout her tenure from

putting naomi campbell on the cover of anna's first september issue in 1989 to supporting so many designers of color via the cfda vogue fashion fund. michael? >> all right, juju. time will tell, and glad beverly johnson is speaking up now. now we go to ginger at home. hey, ginger. >> hey, michael. i've got a "gma" moment sponsored by verizon that i think a lot of parents could probably relate to. so all the zoom dance classes and dance recitals that have had to take place are not the same. i want to let the talent of 5-year-old kenzie wash over you. >> my name is kenzie. and i like to party. i hope you do. ♪ ♪ i'm happy ♪ mac and cheese, i've had it ♪ i'm a savage >> she goes on to do the entire "savage" challenge of the

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kitchen upgrade from geometry. it is a seven-person family owned business in california. they make the most exquisite designer pattern, highly absorbent tea towels. fabulous. definitely prettier than paper towels and better for the environment as well because they are obviously not disposable. they are gorgeous. last time "gma" viewers wiped them out. i'm sure it will happen again today. normally $16. today slashed in half, $8 and i know, amy, you have the next one. >> all right. those are gorgeous. we want to bring in one of these small business owners, dondre anderson, the ceo and co-founder of symphony chips. we have them here with us on the set. >> we're already eating. >> he joins us with his daughters. good morning, thanks for joining us. >> good morning. so happy to be here. >> he joins us with his father and two of his daughters,

>> symphony chips started as a family own spice company. what makes your chips so good? >> our chips are so good because they're not just salt and potatoes. only potato chips with 28-herb and spice blend created this gentleman on the las vegas strip and they are the only chips that are actually able to wake up your taste buds. >> are your taste buds woken? >> wide awake. >> all right. what is your dream for symphony chips? >> my ultimate dream for symphony chips is to grow and expand our company through distribution and of course our customer base but do that through leadership and just like my father led me i want to be an example to my daughters and through our nonprofit, symphony crumbs, we want to bring jobs to our community to empower them to not only grow and expand with us but maybe even go on to their own companies and businesses. >> while you were talking i had a chip. it was amazing and, whoo, i got spice. i had to take a sip of my coffee. i am fully awake. thank you so much. tory will tell us about the deal we have.

>> we do have a great deal. eight bags, two different flavors, a variety of sizes. it is slashed in half so you get a blend of flavor in every bite for $20.50, a savings of 50% and then to wash it down we have some really great options from nod products. it is based in minneapolis. one of their signature products is a bloody mary treat. i took the liberty to create one with tomato juice. all are about making us smile. they have an awesome product called sip and sway, a water bottle with a bluetooth speaker built in. they just have a variety of options. i promise when you go online, you'll see so many things that make you smile that you will want to add to cart and bring home. everything is slashed at least in half so it ranges from $3 to $15. then we go to get it right, "gma" viewers love this company. we've got their silicone mats that are multipurpose so they replace plastic or aluminum foil.

you can use them for so many different things, pot holder, pot cover, trivet, coaster and also their bottle stoppers which are terrific. everything slashed in half and start at $14. then we go to a brand-new one, this is called tushy. it is bamboo toilet paper. so 100% bamboo fibers in this. this is the eco-friendly option. there is also no plastic packaging that comes with it. super soft. premium three-ply. you will get eight rolls, 300 sheets per roll. it is slashed in half, $14.50. and the final one for right now is a company that i have been trying to get on "gma" deals for two years. they finally said yes. it is called sheex. it is bedding. it is so super soft, like silky soft but it's a performance fabric created by a woman-owned company in new jersey. it's a breathable fabric that will -- it has moisture wicking so it takes the moisture away from your body so you don't wake

up with night sweats. it is breathable. it comes in ten different colors. every single mattress size. you can't can't go wrong because it is all 50% off, it starts at $132 per set and free shipping from sheex. >> ooh. we like that one, tory. thanks so much. we have a lot more shop small "deals & steals" in just a bit. whit, i was a poet and didn't know it. >> oh! >> i wish i could pick up with something clever, but i don't have anything right now. i'll get back to you on that. i promise. we want to turn to a look at hong kong disneyland opening its gates for the first time in five months. will reeve sat down for an exclusive interview with disney's chief medical officer as disney parks around the world begin cautious and phased re-openings. >> hong kong disneyland is re-opened! [ cheers ] >> reporter: overnight, hong kong disneyland re-opening. >> we have a lot of sharing that we do with all of our parks, all the disney parks around the world are learning a lot from

one another. >> reporter: hong kong following shanghai disneyland as the second disney park to engage in a phased re-opening. >> how is disney working to make a safe environment for guests and cast? >> we've taken a six-pronged scientific approach to our health and safety protocols. these include reducing capacity, increasing the handwashing and hand sanitizing stations and increasing cleaning. we've instituted temperature checks for our cast and our guests. we've also implemented requiring cloth face coverings and we're adding more options for contactless payments. >> reporter: disney, the parent company of abc news, has plans for more re-openings this summer. orlando's disney world scheduled to re-open july 11th. disneyland in california on july 17th. >> mr. incredible, we need your help. ♪ >> reporter: this morning, disney unveiling a health and safety educational campaign inspired by "the incredibles."

>> it spotlights the health and safety protocols we put in place and it's using many of the characters that our guests know and love. >> reporter: featuring frozone, elastigirl, mr. incredible, edna and the kids all helping with reminders on how to stay safe. i asked dr. hymel what she would tell a family who called her and said we want to go to disneyland but are nervous. she said, exercise caution, only do what you're comfortable with, and know disney is taking the situation seriously and can't wait to welcome guests back safely whenever they're ready, whit. >> a lot have those questions, thank you so much. coming up here, tory is back with even more great "deals & steals." saving on summer accessories.

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♪ out on the verge of the rest of our lives ♪ it's been a bit of a curveball, us working from home, but we've adapted and working collectively to stay home and to stay safe. >> our wholesale business is down almost 90%. with your help we'll be ready to service the boutiques as they start opening across our country. >> this month is a make or break for our business. thank you so much for your support. >> welcome back to "gma." we love getting those messages. those are just some of the millions of small business owners who are struggling to stay afloat across the country right now. >> such a tough time and this morning we are highlighting some small shops with day two of our special edition of "deals & steals." tory is back with more and lara, you're helping out.

>> i am, i am. i'm going to be the model and tory is bringing us summer accessories for great prices, you guys, small business owners unite. we've got you covered here, right, tory? by the way, i'm -- kelly's my camera woman. riva is my production assistant so anything can happen at this point. tory, take it away. >> i know anything can happen. i wish you and i were together so i could see you modelling in person but we'll start with simple sarong. this is a company created by a michigan mom because she was tired of her towel constantly falling when she was getting out of the pool trying to grab her kids, carry all their stuff so it has strategically placed button holes that allow it to stay perfectly in place no matter where you put it. it's great whether you're in the backyard, coming out of the shower in your bathroom. a really great towel and variety of patterns. are you looking good in it, lara? >> i am. i am. i'm just -- yes, it is now fully adjusted. i am ready.

this sarong isn't going anywhere, i can assure you. i can move. >> perfect. >> i am free and i love it. >> excellent. there's a big assortment. there's also a kids' hooded version. that's awesome. everything slashed in half and range from $19 to $29. then we are going to move on to a company called revitalign. they make orthotic footwear for women. i've got one pair of sneaker -- one sneaker here. a half a pair of sneakers that i'm holding here because, lara, you and i talk about this. we want style, but comfort really matters too, especially for everyday shoes and that's what this company delivers. all of the products are made with premium materials so there's leather and antimicrobial cork and all kinds of things, but at the bace of every one of these shoes, it is about comfort which we love, and they are all slashed in half. so the prices today start at $30, and revitalign is giving us

free shipping which we love too. then we're going to move on to a great company making its "gma" deals debut. it's grace eleyae and i know that, lara, you have some things from grace. she started this company specifically to protect her hair. it's something that we can all relate to. there is a variety of products. one i love the most is a baseball hat that has a satin lining. so usually a baseball hat, you know, doesn't leave your hair looking too good but there is a satin lining and has a product that is called a slap. it's satin lined you can sleep with to protect your hair or you can go out if you've got a bad hair day. it's going to make any bad hair day look gorgeous. she's got a mask. do you have some? she pivoted given the crisis. >> oh, yes, let me find them. they're so pretty. let me show a couple of these. look at these patterns, you guys. the fabrics are so beautiful and, again, satin lined. i love these.

just really the prettiest masks i've seen. >> they're beautiful. >> i'm going to put one on right now. >> oh, good. excellent. they're not only beautiful, all the products from this company, but the prices are good too. everything, lara, is 50% off so ranges from $7.50 to $37.00. take a look online at the assortment. another one you and i have loved for many, many years, rustic cuff, based in tulsa. rustic cuff had to close six of its stores during the covid crisis so this sale means a lot to them. i know you've got some of the beaded bracelets on, stainless steel beaded bracelets. >> i do. i wanted to show the colored ones. yeah, these are great. i am wearing them right now. these are so in. i love -- the more the merrier on these and love stacking these. these are made by a friend of mine. these are rustic cuff. they're so comfortable, easy, all sizes, you just wear them, never take them off and the deal is amazing, tory.

>> the deal is really good. designed to allow you to stack, because they're slashed by 63% so today they're $14 each. then k. carroll, another great accessory company, a handbag designer in michigan. and it's a woman owned company and what i love about this crossbody bag is that it comes with two straps so not only a great bag but you get the two straps, the guitar strap as well as just the solid coordinating strap. nine different colors including the one you've got there, lara. this one slashed by 60%, it is $20. $20 for this bag from k. carroll. >> so good. >> finally some earrings, earrings and more from treasure jewels. it is a texas-based company, a husband and wife team that uses artisans in colombia to make really beautiful handcrafted jewelry, earrings, necklaces and make so many things plus now brand-new headbands and beaded clutches.

you get kind of a lot of colorful statement with all of their pieces, a lot of bang for your buck. everything is slashed at least in half. they range from $12 to $25 and i know earrings, lara, are a big deal for you. >> yeah, i love these. right now i have on the big flower ones, tory. they are so adorable. they look great with this yellow shirt and i'm still wearing my sarong because i wanted to show it just won't come off. don't worry, ladies. it will stay in place. the earrings are light, so cute and i love the fact that they're made by these amazing artisans in colombia. tory, you nailed it. hey tory, i have a question for you. yesterday you were in your garden. today you're in your living room. how long does it take you to get from one to the other? >> you want to see how the magic happens. right here. just get a nice canvas print. you can change your mood, change your location. like that. who wouldn't want a backyard in her living room? >> oh, i love it. thank you for sharing the magic

behind the scenes. everybody, we've partnered with all brands on these deals. find them all on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. and, michael, what do you think? let's shop. >> that was like watching an episode of "i love lucy." lucy and ethel were going at it. >> i like when she had it all on at once, a tropical ninja. >> awesome. great job, lara. thank you so much. coming up, the stars of the new hit series, "love, victor," are going to join us live. right back with more "gma." join us live. right back with more "gma." ♪ ♪ we've always put safety first. ♪ ♪ and we always will. ♪ ♪ for people. ♪ ♪ for the future. and there has never been a summer when it's mattered more. wherever you go, summer safely. get zero percent apr financing for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers.

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welcome back to "gma." welcome back to "gma." the groundbreaking 2018 movie "love, simon" about a gay teenager's coming out story was a huge hit and now the beloved film has a spin-off called "love, victor" and we have two of the stars joining us from their homes this morning. we have michael cimino who plays victor and ana ortiz, who plays his mother. i'm curious, i'm guessing i know the answer to this but how big of a fan were you of the movie when you first saw it a couple of years ago? >> i was -- first off, thank you for having me. i appreciate it a million and i was such a huge fan, like, i literally walked out of the movie theater, and i was with some friends and i was just, like man, i cannot wait to be part of a project like this one, and here we are. >> you did it.

ana, how about you? >> i loved the movie. i thought it was really sweet and charming and, you know, i think what's wonderful about "love, victor" is that we can sort of take that and build on it and open it up to a whole new audience and it's just really exciting to be part of it. >> obviously you play mother/son on film. what was your relationship like off camera? were you a mother figure to michael, or give us a sense of what your relationship is like? >> i guess so. i definitely yelled at him a lot. we had a lot of fun. i mean, michael is just incredibly focused, concentrated artist, actor, humanitarian and we got into -- he wouldn't even bring his phone to set sometimes. he would only have it for music because he sort of didn't want to get distracted so we had incredible conversations about politics and i ended up getting really heated about it. >> that's great. let's see you two in action on

screen. take a look. >> we have a major emergency on our hands. i need to get another tres leche cake. >> what? why? >> i forgot to get the third so i doubled up on the second leche but you can tell, you can totally tell and if i don't fix this, i am going to be hearing about how i tanked tres leches cake until she is dead which might be today because i'll be murdered about the cake. >> it's fine. it's fine. i'll get a new one, and abuela won't ever have to know. >> michael, you say that your character was inspired in large part by your cousin. >> yeah, yeah, and my cousin came out -- well, came out to me when i was probably like 12 or 13 but i definitely saw him struggling with something and i couldn't put the pieces together until i got older and so, you know, because of that i was really drawn to this role and, you know, speaking to him about

it like while i was doing research for it was really, really, really important to me to get the most accurate representation for the community. >> that's amazing and i know, ana, i've always been a huge fan of yours, love, love, loved "ugly betty." do you still keep in touch with the cast from the show? you all seemed to have such amazing chemistry on camera. >> yeah, they are definitely my chosen family. we hang out all the time. i see my other tv sons besides michael. i see them all the time. he lives very close by. we have socially distant glass of wine every -- probably every week. >> no shame in that. no shame in that. we are so excited to watch the two of you. ana ortiz, michael cimino, thank you for being with us. we certainly appreciate it. wishing you the best. >> thank you so much. >> all ten episodes of "love, victor" are available to stream now on hulu. let's head over to ginger. and, amy, i have "gma's"

pollen report sponsored by zyrtec. our last one of the year. so it doesn't mean that allergies are over, especially if you take into account all the pollen. in colorado you had the images of the pollen moving through over the mountainside. that fresh snow up there and then on the foothills actually and then this one from texas where someone was walking through a forest and my goodness, picked up some pollen there. the highest levels from colorado, they're seeing some of them through kansas, missouri into illinois and indiana and a little bit lower for the northern rockies and looks like good morning. i'm mike nicco. free ac, knot todnot today. we'll have 80s and 90s around the bay and 90s inland. one of the warmest turning now to a shocking turning now to a shocking case of surprise medical charges. one seattle area patient received more than a million dollars in charges for covid-19

treatment. kyra phillips spoke to that patient, and she joins us live this morning. kyra, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. five weeks in an induced coma michael almost died from covid-19. his survival even surprising his doctors. then he gets a summary of his medical charges. and michael tells me that nearly killed him again. dubbed the miracle child after 62 days in the hospital, 70-year-old michael flor survived covid-19 recalling the day he woke up still raw. >> it was hard to believe that i had almost died. i learned that they had asked my wife and family to say good-bye. >> reporter: but michael pulled through and the only good-bye he remembers now is this one. [ cheers ] >> to see my wife who i hadn't seen for two months and be able to touch her. >> reporter: then came the explanation of charges from the hospital.

>> it's more than a million dollars. what did you say to yourself? >> it's quite a shock. >> reporter: 181 pages and more than a million dollars. $9,700 a day in icu. more than $80,000 for 29 days on a ventilator. >> you think, how can you afford this? >> reporter: medicare will likely cover most of these charges and the federal government did pass legislation to provide funds for coronavirus care. so if a hospital receives this money, patients should be prohibited from surprise medical bills. >> as we see patients discharged from the hospital after serious covid-19 infections, they are receiving sometimes very large bills. there is a huge amount of confusion out there among both providers and patients about how all of this will work. >> reporter: michael's hospital telling us, at this time, swedish has not initiated any patient billing for covid-19 treatment. we are working closely with insurers to settle reimbursement

for care before billing patients out-of-pocket costs. as for his insurer we have not received the itemized statement and should there be any disagreement over the bill, it will be worked out between us and the hospital. the patient is not financially responsible in these cases, we are. but for michael it's not even the end of his bills. he's still recovering from covid-19 and is on dialysis. you're being referred to as the million dollar baby. are you okay with that? >> yeah, i'm fine with that. that's quite funny. might be $1.5 million at the end of it all. >> reporter: whit, if you receive coronavirus care here's what experts recommend, first don't pay the bill right away. call the hospital and then call the insurer. check out those charges, find out what you're actually responsible for because many of those charges can be negotiated, whit. >> kyra, we're happy michael is doing well but the sticker shock of that bill, unbelievable. thank you very much for that report.

coming up here, a big surprise to help one female entrepreneur's small business still ahead. ♪ from the rooftops "gma's" pollen report is sponsored by the makers of zyrtec. zyrtec, muddle no more.

back now on "gma" and all week we've been highlighting back now on "gma" and all week we've been highlighting small businesses run by women. and i know, lara, you spoke to one female entrepreneur working so hard to keep her company alive during the pandemic. >> michael, alicia goodwin loves creating delicate pieces of jewelry, but when the pandemic hit she joined the millions of small business owners suddenly scrambling to keep their companies afloat. fortunately though our sponsor, scotch brand, stepped in and gave her a huge surprise. take a look. >> reporter: alicia goodwin has

been passionate about make ing jewelry since she was a kid and in 2007 started a line of textured pieces she sold on etsy and her small business, lingua nigra soon took off. >> so creative and beautiful. give us a little feel for what you do. >> my work is -- it's based off of nature mostly, so i etch, i acid etch or reticulate. nothing is hammered. >> what is your best-selling product? >> the bangle. the bangles are really fun. >> reporter: she lives in chicago and says the pandemic created a shift in the way she had to market and sell her line. >> a lot of your job was going to shows around the country. you were traveling all the time. that gets shut down. you can no longer do it. it must have been very scary for you. >> yes, yes, and it's funny, i was in the middle of rewriting a business plan and i knew at that point when the first shows started to cancel, then all the other ones were rolling and then my wholesale accounts stopped. i have been a fan of social

media for a very long time. so i connect that with etsy and i've been adding my work on there. >> reporter: alicia says she practically lives at the post office where she spends thousands on shipping so we teamed up with our sponsor scotch brands for a deserving surprise. >> scotch brand wants to give you a year's supply of their flex & seal shipping roll and they're giving you $5,000. >> oh, wow. >> $5,000 to put toward growing your business. >> that's really great. oh, thank you. thank you! >> reporter: that scotch flex & seal shipping roll saving 50% on time and supplies. cut, fold, press and ship. scotch wants more women to make these small businesses grow and you are such a great inspiration. >> this will be amazing to work with. $5,000 means a lot. >> it sure does. thanks, alicia, and thank you,

scotch brands, for that incredible generous gift. michael. >> very generous indeed. thank you so much. everybody, stay right there. we'll be right back.

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