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mary trump, to block her tell-all book. plus, that roger stone sentencing bombshell. before congress about facing heavy political pressure to cut the president's close friend a break. turn of events. the fbi saying nascar's only elite black driver, bubba wallace, was not the target of a hate crime after that noose was discovered hanging in his garage. what nascar and bubba are saying this morning. abc news exclusive. restaurant confrontation caught on camera. a black mother and her 9-year-old son denied service. the manager claiming it was the dress code. the mom is saying it was only enforced because her son is black, pointing out another child in a similar outfit at the same restaurant. marsia grant and her son dallas join us live. breaking her silence, bill cosby's wife speaking out in her first major interview in six years hours after the pennsylvania supreme court agreed to hear the disgraced

comedian's appeal. what camille cosby is saying about me too, the black lives matter movement and racism in america right now. firework boom.tht local officials launching sting operations to find where they're coming from. this morning, what is behind the explosion. good morning, america. good to be with you on this busy wednesday morning. as we like to say, hump day. >> hump day. you're right. it is a very busy morning. we have a lot of news to get to starting with the latest on the coronavirus emergency. big surge in cases across the sun belt. take a look at this latest map from fema. l crthcountry.ot s, flor there will be, quote, no tolerance for crowded bars. there's also been a record rise

in arizona. president trump there for a rally yesterday as the state reports its highest single day increase in coronavirus cases. >> yeah, the nation's top doctors testifying on capitol hill with a wake-up call for the country. dr. fauci delivering that concerning warning of a, quote, disturbing surge of coronavirus cases in some parts of the country, and he contradicted the president, telling congress that we do not have the virus under control. matt gutman joins us from phoenix, arizona, where we said one of the cases are on the rise. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, cecilia. so many parts of the sun belt currently in the midst of that surge with the peak still a few weeks away. i want to give you a sense of what that looks like. one of the major hospital systems here in arizona notched a near 20% increase in covid patients in just a 24-hour period and hospitals are running out of staff. one reason they're calling for volunteers from all over the country. this morning, a wake-up call from the nation's top infectious disease doctor about a disturbing surge in covid-19.

>> the next couple of weeks are going to be critical in our ability to address those surgings that we're seeing in florida, in texas, in arizona and in other states. >> reporter: as cases climb in more than half the u.s., dr. anthony fauci testifying on capitol hill warning the first wave isn't over. and that community spread is on the rise. scenes like this raising concerns and prompting states like texas to crack down. fema reporting in michigan, north carolina, florida and texas, a majority of their covid-19 patients are between 20 and 30 years old. florida's governor acknowledging the covid surge in his state means there's been an escalation in transmission over the last 7 to 10 days. >> if you go in and it's like mayhem like dance party usa and packed to the rafters, no tolerance for that. suspend the license and people hopefully get the message.

>> reporter: texasarng a gr record. hospital in houston now taking adult patients as health care workers warn they're nearing the tipping point. >> over this last week is when we've seen the fastest growing number of covid positive patients that we're seeing through our houston methodist doors. >> reporter: houston methodist hospital says its last shipment of donated remdesivir is expected today, and in arizona where president trump visited tuesday, a packed crowd at a students for trump event in phoenix. no social distancing and few masks in sight. and in yuma, arizona, patients airlifted to other hospitals for acute care.sa us hospital system saw a near 20% rise in covid patients in a 24-hour period. >> what does that mean for hospitals like yours? >> you'll get to the point where you have overflow. >> reporter: and washington state governor jay inslee now instituting a mandatory mask

rule as that state sees an increase both in covid hospitalizations and in deaths. >> the health care system is so stressed that there is no room at the hospital. repeat, there are no rooms available to people for this treatment in yakima county. >> reporter: so many of the young people we spoke to at that trump rally said they're not concerned about covid and public health officials see to those young people are not likely to die from it but it's not them they're concerned about. they're concerned the young people will bring the virus back to their parents, their grandparents and that those are the people who will be filling the icu wards. george? >> let's bring in dr. marc boom. dr. boom, thanks for joining us. we've seen hospital admissions in houston triple since memorial day. are you at the tipping point? >> no, we're not at a tipping point. we have seen hospitalizations triple across the board, across all hospitals, our hospital

system, houston methodist, has seen that as well. we are large, sophisticated institutions. we are able to care for the patients who are coming to us but, of course, we're concerned with the trend lines we're seeing and it's critically important that the citizens of houston really all rally together to do all of the right things so we can contain the spread of this virus and the increases we're seeing. >> what kind of cases are you seeing in the hospital? who is coming in? >> you know, that's a bit of better news, but of course, it's still a larger number so we have to be concerned, but we're seeing younger patients. you know, younger patients we know have done a little better throughout the course of this, but at least an average age of about five years plus we're seeing in younger patients. the result is we're seeing lower lengths of stay which allows us to care for more patients and handle higher volume and seeing a much lower proportion of icu beds needed. so even though we're way above the peak we were at in april, we're not even at the peak of icu beds in our system. now, that's encouraging as well and consequently seeing less ventilator usage, less death and

that's all obviously good news. we're watching that carefully and want to make sure that's not just an issue of being an indicator versus hospitalizations but it does look to be a real phenomenon. >> so that's the good news there. how do you explain the surge? >> well, i think what's happened and we're watching it around our community people have completely let their guard down. honestly as a health care professional and physician myself it's frustrating because we've all been saying for a long, long time we know how to conquer this virus. it is through all of those best practices of social distancing and all the other things we talk about, wearing a mask, et cetera, and somewhere around memorial day, people just sort of sighed a breath of relief and said hey, it's summer, i'm going to act like it's summer and i'm going to act like it's not here. we're paying the price for that now so the flip side of that is the answer then we have to go back to the best practices that we have. we've taken care of tens of thousands of patients that don't have covid. we've had thousands and thousands and thousands of

employees coming to work every day for months now and they're safe and we know we can stay safe with the right practices in place. >> so if people do social distancing, you don't need lockdowns? >> i think we can avoid lockdown if people do social distancing appropriately. i mean, as i sai that for month hospital system. that tells me we can do that in most walks of life. but we're not doing that uniformly certainly. many people are doing that, but clearly not enough. i think we can stop this. i'm very hopeful we can do that if everybody rallies around together and focuses on how to do those things together. >> dr. boom, thank you for your time this morning. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> michael? thank you, george. now to a closer look at who is getting sick from covid-19. as we saw in some states, people in their 20s are now making up a majority of the cases. the virus showing no signs of slowing down even with the summer here. victor oquendo i some t stories of those getting sick now. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it's a trend we're seeing here in florida as well. more young people testing positive and requiring hospitalization.

the icu at homestead hospital just south of us, it is now at capacity and they're transferring patients to other hospitals and doctors there also say it's mostly due to community spread.ni ccas rise across the sun belt states those now fighting the virus are telling their stories. in hard hit yakima, washington, where county hospitals are at capacity, amanda jackson's parents are both seriously ill. her father in the er and her mother in the icu. >> they didn't even have a lot of energy to check up on each other. they knew that each other was sick but they were in different rooms of the house. it feels like a dream. i really can't believe that this is happening. >> reporter: cases of coronavirus surging in places like myrtle beach, south carolina, where 14 students from ohio have now tested positive after a trip there. another 30 visitors diagnosed after returning to west virginia. and in florida, ellen lovehorn talking to "gma" over

speakerphone hospitalized on the covid floor at wellington regional hospital. >> when i woke up this morning i couldn't even move. i couldn't lift my head up. i felt like i was hit by a truck. the coughing is so bad. >> reporter: 30-year-old corinne townsend, mom of two from virginia, is sedated, receiving breathing support. her story shared by more than 20,000. corrine writing she's hooked up to a high flow breathing machine at 100% oxygen. i've had every medicine known to man, more blood draws than i can count. i thought i was in the safe zone. i thought i was healthy. i would be exempt from this covid-19 fear. i wasn't. her husband hayden now holding out hope. >> she made a little bit more sizable gain in ground than the last few days, so it's been positive. every little plus is just a big victory for us to celebrate right now. >> reporter: there is no statewide mask mandate here in florida and that has led to real confusion. the rules can vary depending on zip code.

in palm beach county they just made masks mandatory indoors and led to immediate backlash but the bottom line is every expert will tell you the masks make a difference, cecilia. >> every expert indeed. victor, thank you. as we said the number of cases in arizona did not stop president trump from holding a rally in a megachurch there. our senior national correspondent terry moran has more from the white house and, terry, once again the president used that racist phrase to describe this virus. >> reporter: he did, cecilia. good morning. he apparently thinks it's funny. a lot of other people think it's lame and hateful and pathetic. at any rate the president said something about comeback at that rally, and filled that megachurch with boisterous young people cheering him to the rafters. what he saw as a success many public health experts say is a potential superspreading event there, especially in a state, as you've said, with these sharply rising infections and hospitalizations. the president is clearly concerned about the politics of all this, the virus. he once again not only blamed china, he blamed the testing for the united states' sharply

rising number of infections and he is looking forward to this election, really trying to delegitimize it already and said it is going to be one of the most corrupt -- the most corrupt election in history, without a single fact to back that up. so you can tell he's in political hot water when he is fighting like that. cecilia? >> that's been an unsubstantiated drumbeat from him. there's one more headline out of the white house, that tell-all book by the president's niece, and it seems the trump family is taking action to block its publication. >> reporter: that's right, cecilia. abc news confirmed that donald trump's brother has filed for a temporary restraining order. he wants to block -- the family wants to block the publication of the president's niece's book. it's called "too much and never enough: how my family created the world's most dangerous man." this is written by mary trump. she's 55 years old but she did sign a nondisclosure agreement. her branch of the family, the president's older brother's children, have been in loggerheads over money and other issues for years with the

president's family. simon & schuster, publisher, and mary trump's lawyer says they cannot block the publication of a book that has so much important information for the public. we'll see how the courts judge that. cecilia? >> big fight to come. terry, thank you. george? we go to capitol hill now where one of the justice department attorneys who prosecuted president trump's longtime political adviser roger stone is set to testify that he resigned from that post after receiving heavy pressure from the top of the justice department to go easy on stone's sentencing. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. in a damning statement to congress in just a little while, aaron zelinsky, a key prosecutor in the roger stone case, will say his bosses at the justice department were, quote, afraid of the president and that he felt pressured to give roger zelinsky's recommendation for a long sentence was overturned by attorney general barr raising questions of favoritism for the president's political ally. barr said that zelinsky's recommendation was overzealous and points out the judge in the

case agreed with his assessment and this morning doj is pushing back hard saying there was never any direct pressure on zelinsky and that he provides no specific evidence to back up that claim. we'll see shortly what zelinsky has to say. a dramatic day ahead. george. >> extraordinary situation, pierre, thanks very much. will increase the pressure on the attorney general to testify as well. thank you. michael. george, now to the surprising result of that investigation into the apparent noose hanging in nascar driver bubba wallace's garage. nascar and the fbi finding the driver was not the victim of a hate crime and that rope had been there since at least last year. steve osunsami is in atlanta with more. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. this is now a different story than it was a day ago, and the people who want to believe that this was a hoax and not some racist gesture are even farther down that road. bubba wallels strongly that at was found in his garage at talladega this past weekend was a racially offensive symbol and not some accident. >> it's a straight up noose.

the fbi has stated it was a noose over and over again. nascar leadership has stated it was a noose. >> reporter: he went on cable news and agreed that the racist gesture wasn't meant for him. >> whether it was tied in 2019 or whatever it was a noose so it wasn't directed at me but somebody tied a noose. >> reporter: you can see it here in video that federal investigators discovered from last october. a garage pull-door rope that someone had made into a noose has been hanging in front of stall number 4 since as early as last fall. it was home to another team's car at the time. authorities say no one will be charged. the department of justice and fbi put out a joint statement saying nobody could have known mr. wallace would be assigned to garage number 4 last week. nascar says it's thankful to learn this was not an intentional racist act and promises to continue its own investigation. >> we're going to continue our process and our due diligence on this to understand how and why a noose was present in the garage

at any point. >> reporter: the discovery of the rope on sunday by someone on wallace's team both divided and united the world of nascar. it was wallace who encouraged the sport to finally ban the confederate battle flag at its racetracks and the noose felt like payback. there's no word this morning on who made the noose, whether it was purposeful or whether this was the result of the high tensions of the times. guys. >> okay, steve, thanks very much. we have a lot of other stories coming up including our exclusive interview with the mother who challenged a restaurant manager who refused to serve her 9-year-old son because of their dress code. we'll have what she says about race, marsia grant and her son dallas are live with us this morning. the crackdown on illegal fireworks exploding in neighborhoods across the country. but first, let's head over first you have to see how hot it's going to be again today. 111 phoenix, up to 106 redding and heat advisory there is but

look at this video. that is where at least 200 homes have been evacuated. nearly 900 acres burning and this thing is small but contained and obviously we have lost some of the structures and homes. they're little gusty as far as winds but the overall pattern has been less windy, and unfortunately i've got bad news. we've got more wind coming our way. so yes, it's going to stay hot today into tomorrow. by the end of the week and start of the weekend that low cuts off from the big jet stream and you're going to end up kicking up the winds. that will take the fire behavior and make it even more erratic so we'll end up seeing not only numbers here but numbers and gusts starting to reach the 30 or 40-mile-per-hour range again. your local weather in 30 seconds. first though, the summer cities sponsored by carmax.

. good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. what a gorgeous shot from our east bay hills camera showing a little more cloudiness, but temperatures will warm a little bit today. we'll finally break the heat everywhere with breezy conditions sunday. mid to upper 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s around the bay and a few more 90s in the inland neighborhoods. tonight mid-50s to mid-60s with cloud cover. my accuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuw stay right there. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. we'll be right back.

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weeks is going to be critical. this as the european union is reportedly considering a ban on american travelers over covid concerns. cases there plateauing at a much lower level than here in the united states. also right now, the latest on the investigation into the fatal tayl involved has now been fired. breonna's attorneys releasing a statement saying, this action taken three months after her death is a welcome but long overdue step toward justice. and in atlanta, that emotional funeral for rayshard brooks, the 27-year-old black man who was killed by police nearly two weeks ago in that wendy's parking lot. local leaders were in attendance for the service at the historic church where martin luther king jr. was a pastor. we're going to begin with that abc news exclusive. a restaurant confrontation caught on camera. a black mother and her 9-year-old son denied entry. the mother, marsia grant, recorded the incident and says the dress code was enforced only because of their race. they will join us live in a few moments. first t.j. holmes is here with

the story. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning. listen to the headline here, folks. black family denied service at a restaurant on account of race. that's supposed to be a headline in 1964. it's 2020. this incident is caught on camera, the restaurant has admitted fault. the employees no longer work there, but the heartbreak here is that a 9-year-old black boy had to experience this. >> you're telling me i cannot eat here? >> reporter: two young boys in the restaurant dressed pretty much the same, but one of them was denied service, told he was violating the restaurant dress code. which one? >> i don't want to you sympathize with me. i want you to tell me why it's different for my son. >> reporter: this incident captured on video when marsia grant and her 9-year-old son dallas went into the restaurant in baltimore. >> that whiteid out there has his tennis shoes on and athletic shirt. >> we allow tennis shoes but not athletic shorts. >> reporter: grant repeatedly asks for an explanation. >> the little white kid had an

on athletic -- athletic tennis shoes and an athletic shirt. >> i understand that you're upset. >> no, it's not that i'm upset. why does he get to wear athletic wear and my son can't? >> again, i would love for you to be able to come back. do you live close enough for your son to change? >> reporter: the atlas restaurant group, owners of the restaurant, has now issued an apology and says two managers of the restaurant are no longer with the company. in a statement saying, we are sickened by this incident and we sincerely apologize to marcia grant, her son and everyone impacted by this painful incident, adding that dress codes are in no way meant to be discriminatory and they've done away with dress codes for kids 12 and under. this is the latest caught on camera incident that gives a glimpse of how routine daily experiences can be anything but for black americans. >> please turn your phone off. >> reporter: this woman in central park -- >> i'm being threatened by a

black man. please tell the cops immediately. >> reporter: or working out in your own building's gym. >> this guy came accusing us we can't be here. >> i'm calling 911 now. >> reporter: the company did put out a lengthy state saying they're starting an advisory panel to help them focus on corporate responsibility. but also, stra, that extended statement started with this, we believe that black lives matter. >> this makes you shake your head, t.j. thank you so much for that. joining us now exclusively is marcia grant and her son dallas live from baltimore and their attorney steven metcalf k fojoustte metcalf. marcia, considering the moment the country is in right now, why do you think the managers would not let you inside the restaurant? >> i can't really say why they wouldn't let me in the restaurant originally, but once i pointed out to the guy that there was a white kid there with similar dress, i don't -- i can only imagine that it was based on the fact that dallas was black, and i kept on insisting

that, you know, i'm sorry, that -- >> it's okay. >> that's okay. i kept on insisting that, you know, the white kid has on the same thing that dallas has on. why won't you let my son in? he just would not regardless of how hard i pushed for him. >> yeah, we definitely understand your emotion in this and can you take your time. don't worry about that. you know, marcia, this sort of racism, it is not new. you say you have experienced it before, but was this the first time dallas has ever been exposed to something like this, and what did you say to him after? >> yes. this was the first time dallas had experienced that and he goes to a predominantly white school. it's mixed but it's predominantly white and they teach the kids that everyone is the same so for him to see a kid outside that looked like one of his friends at school, it was tough for him, but i just explained to him, you know, we just have to keep on fighting, keep on pushing. he knows i'll always fight for him regardless of whether it's the school or anyone that's

supposed to do something for him and does not. whatever is right for him, he knows i'll continue to push for him and we just have to keep on pushing for social justice, you know, and for equality. >> and, dallas, i know this has been tough for you. you were recognized on the street the other day. you want to tell us about that? >> yes, it was a baltimore city police cop who said he was sorry for the stuff at the restaurant and he said i can come over to his house any single -- any time for dinner. >> and how did that make you feel? >> it makes me feel really good. >> as it should. if you're in new york you can come to my house any time you want to. i can't cook. the food is not very good, but you can come over and eat with me, man. all right? >> we're going to take you up on that offer. >> all right. please do. marcia, what is your message to other parents who have to take a stand when their children are facing racism and discrimination ust shor them. like you push for them with everything else, just keep on pushing for them. keep on fighting without

stopping. keep pushing. >> that is right. >> don't stop until the kid has what's done for them, yeah. don't stop. just keep pushing. >> well, keep pushing, don't stop, and thank you guys for joining us. dallas, thank you as well. dinner offer is on the table, my friend. we appreciate you joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> george. >> it's going to be a fun dinner, michael. >> yeah. we go to the return to the spotlight for camille cosby speaking out in her first major interview in six years, hours after the pennsylvania supreme court agreed to hear part of her husband bill cosby's appeal. linsey davis spoke with her. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. camille cosby said she is very pleased about the court's ruling and in addition to speaking out as a fierce defender of her husband of more than 55 years, she also spoke as a longtime activist, somebody who started fighting for equality marching as far back as 60 years ago and said the same racism that killed george floyd and ahmaud arbery in 2020 also fueled the murder of her own son ennis 23 years ago.

camille cosby breaking her silence in her first major media interview in six years responding to tuesday's announcement from the pennsylvania supreme court. the court agreeing to hear two arguments in her husband bill cosby's appeal to overturn his 2018 sexual assault conviction. >> finally there is a court, the state's highest court that has said, wait a minute, there are some problems here. >> how is your husband doing? how often do you communicate and have you gone to visit him? >> we communicate every single day. my husband is doing very well. he is exercising, he is eating properly. i'm happy about that. and in terms of visiting him, no, i do not want to see my husband in that kind of an environment and he doesn't want me to see him in that kind of an environment. >> reporter: as for the overall environment in the country right now, the so-called racial reckoning, mrs. cosby was just a teen in 1960 when she

participated in her first march railing against inequality as an active participant in the civil rights movement. she says she believes racism is also at the root of her husband's incarceration and claims the women who testified at cosby's criminal trial presented no proof despite his conviction. in raising your voice to speak out on behalf of black lives matter, are you concerned at all about the blowback from the me too movement and those who have been critical of you? >> yeah, well, first of all, i don't care what they feel. the me too movement and movements like them have intentional ignorance pertaining to the history of particular white women who have from the very beginning accused black males of sexual assault without any proof whatsoever. no proof anywhere on the face of the earth. >> reporter: tuesday's ruling means that cosby can appeal based on two factors. one, the judge's decision to allow the five other accusers to testify in this particular case,

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across the country. so many people hearing and complaining about them and now some cities are cracking down. eva pilgrim is at the brooklyn bridge with more on this. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. yeah, all across the country people are saying the same thing, it feels like the fourth of july every night. now local task forces are being created to deal with the surging of illegal fireworks. as soon as the sun sets, it's a firework free-for-all. this morning, local officials from coast to coast are cracking down on an apparent firework boom out of a growing concern for public safety. >> we've seen surges of 400% and calls for service. >> reporter: in san bernardino, california fireworks igniting this man's car, turning it into a ball of flames >> that's what i take to work! >> reporter: in new york where there's been more than 13,000 complaints over illegal fireworks so far this month, frustrated protesters took their

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ginger tracking the fires and the heat. day care dilemma. as states re-open and families start going back to work, should you be sending your kids to day care? the risks to be aware of and the questions you should be asking. and rob lowe is joining us live. his brand-new project, his quarantine karaoke and looking back at "st. elmo's fire" all ahead as we say, good morning, america. ♪ that brings back memories that quick, right? good morning, america. good to be with you on this wednesday morning. cannot wait to hear black eyed peas this morning. they're ahead in our summer concert series. very excited about that. also excited about this big small business "deals & steals" update. on monday we featured vicky cakes launched 13 months ago and sold a total of 8,000 bags of that delicious pancake mix during that time and in just one day, one day, vicky cakes sold

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surgings that we're seeing in florida, in texas and in arizona and other states. >> reporter: as cases climb in more than half the u.s., dr. anthony fauci testifying on capitol hill warning the first wave isn't over and that community spread is on the rise. fema now reporting that in michigan, north carolina, florida and texas, a majority of their covid-19 patients are between 20 and 30 years old. florida's governor acknowledging the covid surge in his state means there's been an escalation in transmission over the last seven to ten days. >> if you go in and it's just like mayhem, like dance party usa and it's packed to the rafters, no tolerance for that. just suspend the license and then people hopefully get the message. >> reporter: texas marking a grim new record, nearly 5,500 new cases in just a single day. the children's hospital in houston now taking adult patients and in yuma, arizona, patients airlifted to other hospitals for acute care. dr. sam durrani told us his

hospital system saw a near 20% rise in covid patients in just a 24-hour period. >> what does that mean for hospitals like yours? >> you're going to get to the point where we have overflow. >> reporter: this morning the ceo of houston's methodist, dr. marc boom, says the surge he's seeing is unmistakable. >> how do you explain the surge? >> people have just completely let their guard down. really frustrating because we've all been saying for a long, long time we know how to conquer the virus. it is through all those best practices of social distancing and all of the other things we talk about wearing a mask, et cetera, and somewhere around memorial day, people just sort of sighed a breath of relief and said, it's summer, i'm going to act like it's summer and like this thing was never there and i think we're paying the price for that now. >> reporter: and across the sun belt, many hospitals tell us it's not the icu beds that they're concerned about. it's the people to staff them, and that's why they're calling for nurses and physicians from across the region, in fact, across the country to help out places like this.

michael? >> a lot of help needed there, matt. thank you so much. now we turn to tennis superstar novak djokovic and his wife testing positive for covid just days after he hosted a tournament and the star is coming under fire in issuing an apology. will reeve has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, tennis superstar novak djokovic under fire after hosting a tennis tournament with an apparent lack of social distancing. he and at least three other pros testing positive for covid-19. players were repeatedly seen in close contact, participating in aackenighlub.ame, even dancing the tournament shut down before the final. djokovic now apologizing on instagram writing, we believed the tournament met all health protocols and the health of our region seemed in good condition. we were wrong and it was too soon. i can't express enough how sorry i am for this and every case of infection. many players unamused like fiery australian nick kyrgios who tweeted, speedy recovery,

fellas, but that's what happens when you disregard all protocols. this is not a joke. >> the game itself is very easy to social distance and play at a highly competitive level. the fact they missed a few steps at this event in the balkans was disappointing and a tough blow for tennis. >> reporter: it put the tennis world on edge with the u.s. open set to begin two months from today. djokovic had previously criticized u.s. open organizers for what he deemed extreme protocols. >> we will all be screened daily. we will be tested on a regular basis the same way. we will be physically distanced throughout the grounds and throughout the hotel and we'll all be wearing ppe. >> reporter: now players including andy murray are wondering if officials can keep the tournament truly safe. >> you know, i think all of the players and i will be extremely aware that we can all be affected by this and, you know, the coronavirus doesn't care who we are or what we do. >> reporter: for "good morning america," will reeve, abc news, new york.

>> and our thanks to will for that. coming up, the day care dilemma. your little ones need the connection and you need the break but is it safe? what you need to know to make the right decision for your family. and how to navigate tough conversations during this stressful time. this morning, we're breaking down ways to mentally reset and find a mindful moment. and we cannot wait to talk to our friend rob lowe about his new podcast, "literally." a lot more with him as well. we'll be right back. about his new podcast, "literally." a lot more with him as well. we'll be right back. this summer you've been home cooking up a storm. sharing your most irresistible recipes with the ones you love. so at king's hawaiian, we wanted to share some of your irresistibly delicious ideas with the world. like kristi's greek almighty burger. or lucy's chili dog days of summer. and of course, trudy's sweet island chicken sliders. and if you want to share even more this summer, join us and no kid hungry in our fight against childhood hunger. learn more at kingshawaiian.com king's hawaiian.

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the stamps go on sale this july. and in art news they say a picture is worth a thousand words. well, we're going to show you one that we can only think of one word, and it was wow. i want you to take a look at this. here's the painting. it's the virgin mary. this is the before shot of the virgin mary dating back to 1678. she was due for a cleaning and then this is how she came back to her owner. yeah. seems he made the horrible mistake of hiring a furniture restorer to do the art cleaning which did not go well. art experts in spain now calling for tighter regulations on who can call themselves art restoration companies after a few other fresco fiascos over there. there was, of course, this in 2012, you guys remember, yeah, that painting of jesus and then this happened to a statue over there of st. george in 2018. that's not a statue. it is a painting but you get the idea. the owner of the blessed mother painting now taking her to a

certified art restoration specialist that he has checked out in hopes of getting her back to looking like her old self. this is a cautionary tale, people. maybe do not get a furniture restoration person to do your art restoration. thank you. i love those pictures. i don't love them all at the same time. finally, a little happy hump day for you, a dog who is hopping into hump day, this is a real quickie. take a look at it. we have to thank our executive producer who found this, notified me there is a dog out there who is stranger than riva. look at that beauty. 3 million views online and counting. we hope that puts a little skip into your step today and everyone, that is "pop news." >> i'm sorry. i'm speechless every time i look at the pictures. >> we'll call it "pop news" with riva featuring lara spencer. i like that. i like that.

>> fair enough. i'm fine with that. i know she is. >> you know what, that dog was just trying to get over the hump. you know what i mean? it's hump day. >> oh. >> oh, what? is that such a bad joke? wow, the groans. all right, lara. thank you. now we're going to turn to a dilemma that many families are facing as states re-open and parents go back to work. is it safe to send your kids to day care again? this as concerns are growing after reports of at least 18 covid cases at one ohio day-care center. becky worley is in san francisco with more. good morning, becky. >> reporter: good morning, michael. trying to work while parenting is multitasking to the extreme. it is rough, so the thought of sending your child to day care sounds like much needed help. all states have allowed day cares to be open to some capacity but many parents are worried if it's safe. 5-year-old sienna used to go to preschool. now, mom candace is juggling work commitments while trying to care for her.

>> ready to go? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: and dad gavin is an infectious disease doctor during the pandemic. their need for child care is serious. but so is their concern about the risk of coronavirus. >> my emotional brain is telling me we need to get our daughter back into school. she needs structure in her life and needs to continue learning and things like that, but the rational brain is saying, hold on a second. we need to make sure we're safe about this. >> reporter: the first issue for parents like the harrises is their child's safety. the pediatric journal of the american medical association says the initial data from the u.s. suggests only 1.7% of positive covid-19 cases are children. but the number of asymptomatic infections in children is unknown. mirroring that uncertainty, ucla infectious disease expert dr. anne rimoin says it's hard to assess risk. >> the big question is how many kids are asymptomatically de.da,he academy of pediatrics

has provided best practices including social distancing, but even their president acknowledging -- >> children are going to be hard to social distance in a day care setting. this they can do to at least try that, to keep the children apart. >> reporter: some changes the academy and cdc are recommending, check the temperature of children and staff each day. follow epa guidelines for increased cleaning, and reduce class sizes and child care experts say these new procedures will help. >> i think if they make sure that all the recommended precautions by the cdc are being taken, i think it is safe. i can't say it doesn't mean they will not get sick. >> reporter: still with many unknowns about the virus -- >> we definitely don't feel comfortable that we would send our daughter to day care and as someone who is deeply involved in our response and preparedness to this virus it's very frustrating. >> reporter: the decision is gut wrenching even for the experts. this is such an individual

decision for each family so you have to assess your risk. i oco- like in your community? what is the day care saying about their amended practices? who do you live with that the child could infect? you need to assess the danger of those it could infect, and assess that in your social and family bubble who have underlying conditions. all factors to consider in this tough decision. >> yeah, a lot of decisions to make before you send your kids back to school. becky, thank you so much. really appreciate it. tomorrow we'll show you how so many parents are creating home camps for their kids and their friends and how to do it in a safe way. now we go to ginger. hey, ginger. >> hey, michael. now, it, of course, has been hot and hot in phoenix up to redding and heat advisories but we have to see the wildfires because they are very difficult to fight when it's this hot. the aquila fire in north phoenix, that's 900 acres or just under 0% contained and they have been reporting some gusty winds.

that's localized because the winds relented this week a little bit, and we just kept it hot, but unfortunately we're about to bring this low. it's going to cut itself off from the overall pattern and that's going to make it windier not just in california and arizona, but right along the mexican border and new mexico too. one other note, we've had strong to severe storms including the potential for tornadoes moving through louisiana and we have just a little piece of video that will show you the damage that's already been happening there. . good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. what a gorgeous shot from our east bay hills camera showing a little more cloudiness, but temperatures will warm a little bit today. we'll finally break the heat everywhere with breezy conditions sunday. mid to upper 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s around the bay and a few more 90s in the inland neighborhoods. tonight mid-50s to mid-60s with cloud cover. my acc in this challenging time as families and communities are

trying to deal with the pandemic, protests and racial divisions, tough conversations are coming to the surface but many are processing it all in isolation so we're joined by clinical psychologist and author dr. rheeda walker to talk about how all of us can find a mindful moment in this time and, dr. walker, thanks for joining us. first let's talk about what you mean by mindful moments and how we can create them. >> yeah, i think oftentimes we are just in autopilot and not necessarily thinking about what we're doing, what we're thinking and how we're surviving the kind of -- what's going on right now and so we have to be more intentional about realizing just all of those things and where we are in a very, very difficult time. >> and, dr. walker, in your book you discuss the stigma surrounding seeking help with therapy especially in the black community. what are some ways we can shift the narrative to have more open conversations about the hurt that we are feeling? >> yeah, i think first we have to start to redefine what we

think about getting -- about getting help. like right now a lot of folks think of getting help as it wrong with msoak or someth thin overcome fears and thoughts, es strong and that we he a rtain s then once we're able to do that, also pay attention to what we're telling ourselves about what other people are thinking or saying about us and we have to ignore, ignore those thoughts to push forward. >> that's good advice. we do want to bring in viewer questions for you, dr. walker. the first comes from susan. she's a grocery checker near seattle. take a listen. >> hi, i'm a grocery checker and at work i'm faced with hundreds of people every day. how can i better interact with my customers and co-workers given that everybody is in a different state of stress and anxiety and everyone is processing things differently? >> yeah, i certainly appreciate that question from susan because it actually suggests that she's had some mindfulness in

realizing that a lot of people are going through a lot of different challenges so one of the things that susan might want to think about is, you know, what are the things that she's always done? what are the things that she has always, you know, initiated in conversations with customers because maybe she can shift back to doing those kinds of things and engaging those kinds of conversations so she can get some of herself back because the world has shifted and it's important for us to do the best we can, you know, to find the good parts of ourselves so we can retain that. >> good advice right there. now let's hear from breonna who wants to know what to tell friends who want to be better allies. >> a lot of my white colleagues and friends have been reaching out to discuss race and a lot of times these conversations can seem quite draining. how can white folks be allies without burdening the black community? >> yeah, thank you for the question.

i know that has come up a fair amount that there are a lot of white people who want to be allies but don't recognize, first and foremost, how taxing that can be for people who are already feeling the pressure of racism just about everywhere. i think it's important to first realize that it is a burden and then commit to being self-educated. there are a lot of books out there. there's a lot of information on the internet and so get self-educated and then pay attention to what's going on in your immediate environment. are there policies that are adversely impacting african-americans? are there people making decisions and saying things that are adversely impacting people immediately around them? say something. speak up and be very determined about that without necessarily having to go to someone and say, hey, tell me what it is i need to do for you. >> that's great advice. lastly, dr. walker, what are some things we all can do to handle stress while it's happening in the moment? >> yeah, you know, i think that there are two things, first starting with our thoughts and paying attention to what are the things that we're telling

ourselves. there was a segment earlier about moms and, you know, parents at home with children working. you know, can we redirect our thoughts and say rather than having a difficult time, shift to the child and say they're probably having a tough time too so paying attention to our thoughts first and foremost, and then just breathing, like, just take a moment to take a deep breath because it does two things. it helps to oxygenate our body, but it also takes our thoughts away from the things that are causing us the most distress. >> that moment of pause is so important. the headlines are spinning. they're coming at us fast. how can we take a break from all of it? >> yeah, we have to be really, really very intentional because everything is so overwhelming but i think first doing a self-assessment. a self-check on a zero to ten with zero being not so good and ten being great, how am i doing? if i'm at a six or below, pay attention to our thoughts in the

shower. so many of us jump in the shower and jump out, think about all the things going on in the world. just be mindful in the shower, enjoy the shower. write down our thoughts. you know, get the thoughts out of our head because oftentimes we ruminate and we think if i keep thinking about these things it'll help but sometimes it helps actually just to put the thoughts down on paper and walk away from them, and maybe just enjoy, you know, the smaller, simple things in life. you know, music, time with family, even if sometimes it feels like it's too much time. find the simple things that we can enjoy and then maybe reach out to a friend. ask the friend on a zero to ten how are you doing and get a conversation going from there? >> oh, that is all terrific advice. thank you so much for joining us, dr. walker. guide to black mental health" is available right now and we'll be right back with rob lowe. th" is available right now and we'll be right back with rob lowe. squa >> announcer: tomorrow morning

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does not. i mean, if you've seen the karaoke, we do -- i think the name of our little fake family karaoke thing is better than our music. our name is quaran-team. get it. i think it's a cute name. >> it definitely works. >> but, yes. >> tell us about the podcast. what you're trying to do. >> well, listen, well, i'm learning from the best so if i'm not a good interview, george, i blame you. >> okay, i'll take it. >> but i've had -- i've been doing this for so long and i have such relationships throughout -- of interesting people that i've worked with, that i've come to know and the podcast is really a way for the listener to pull up a chair and eavesdrop on conversations with people that no one else is going to have like no one is going to talk to gwyneth paltrow the way i do. i've known her since she was 16

years old, when she was staying in the guest house -- my guest house with my wife and i while she was looking for an agent. my first guest is chris pratt. my wife cheryl is the godmother to his wife, katherine schwarzenegger. i had magic johnson on recently. you know, he and i survived the '80s together so i think it's a fun opportunity for me to talk, you know, smack with people that no one is going to talk to these folks the way i do and it's been a blast. >> kind of like you're hanging out with your friends. we mentioned the name, it's called "literally!" which was the catchphrase for your character on "parks and rec." how did you end up on "literally!" to name the podcast. >> because every article since i was a kid had the hackie headline, the lowdown. i was like, you know what, it's time to reclaim words because words can only hurt when they're used against you so i was going

to use lowdown for myself finally and then i couldn't afford the yacht rock song by boz scaggs. so that title went away. >> "literally!" is one of those things that people come up to you on the street and yell at you, though, right? >> oh, yeah, literally and then do the double finger point. i took it as a sign of final success after 40 years of being in the business that i finally had a catchphrase, you know. >> that was a a a a up. i read the other day you actually became friends with supreme court justice clarence thomas? >> yes, so i got inducted into the horatio alger society and what it does takes the best and brightest students across the country, two from each state who

have straight "a" gpas and come from families that make less than $20,000 a year and have really, really sad personal backgrounds that they've had to overcome, parents in prison and the stories just curl your hair and we as an organization send them to college. and it's a bipartisan group. supreme court justice clarence thomas put my medal over me when i was inducted in the supreme court. it's the only private service allowed in the supreme court. it was we willy, really an honor to be in that room and to be inducted and to do that kind of work, really cool, but, yeah, so many people are like, what? >> rob lowe, clarence thomas, okay. there you go. you were here nine years ago. we asked would you want your sons to like follow in your footsteps you said, no, i would rather them be doctors or lawyer, congratulations to your son, matthew because he passed the bar exam and congratulations to him. >> thank you. >> your son john owen is a

writer on your show you're doing, "911: lone star." what is it like having your son write your dialogue. >> it's great because i have somebody to blame that can't fire me. [ laughter ] it's perfect. if, you know, i don't like the words. you know, i think anybody who is fortunate enough to have their son or their daughter go into their family business and work with them knows how special that can be and, you know, john originally got into stanford because he was working in stem cell research in high school and i thought i was going to have a son that was going to solve cancer. instead of a son who is writing me jokes and things for my own television show, so you know what, who can to say which is better. >> i got to ask about an instagram post. did you this hysterical photo of you and called it rob exotic. any chances you've got which -- i can't stop looking at it. the best thing ever.

any chance you have a project in the works? >> that is a photo that you cannot unsee. once you see it, there's no crossing that rubicon again. by the way, props to cheryl lowe for that makeup job. my wife before she retired was one of the great makeup artists in the business. that's how we met and she's got her game because she did some special magic on me. that's also the way i look when i get up 15 minutes earlier than this. [ laughter ] >> i tell you what. before -- >> yeah. >> go ahead. >> go for it. by the way, can we just talk, strahan, you're on my show. i did an episode with michael, you guys and you were so funny and so great and how many types have i been on "gma" and i never got to ask you the number one thing i always wanted to ask you, which is tell me who you hit the hardest! in the nfl. >> you did ask me that.

if you want to know you got to watch the podcast. that's right. we're not giving eight way, rob. we're not giving it away. >> no. >> one more question. joel schumacher passed away this week. we know you worked with him on "st. elmo's fire." do you have any special memories that stand out about mr. schumacher? >> i have so many. one is this jacket is in honor of joel. he wore levi jacks even when they weren't cool. he also -- i also did a social media post where i throw back where i was wearing two jackets one on top of the other and that was apparently cool in the '80s. that was joel schumacher who made that come in but my favorite joel schumacher story was he -- i read that minnie driver posted this on social media and i thought it was so -- the perfect summation of joel. someone accused an actress in her acting style of being over the top and joel without even looking up from the monitor where he was directing said, oh,

please, no one ever paid to see under the top. >> that's perfect. >> spoken like joel schumacher. that is right. he will be missed, rob. we're so thankful you woke up 15 minutes -- you know, before you said you would look that other way. like the lion king. thank you so much. the tiger king. the first episode of rob's podcast "literally!" with rob lowe. i'm stuttering here because i'm so excited about the podcast will be available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts. rob lowe, everybody. coming up, black eyed peas are with us live. ♪

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good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. expect faster sunshine, a little drier air and a couple degrees warmer today. in fact the warmest days are still ahead of us through friday and the breezes break the heat all right, the moment we've been waiting for, to our "gma" summer concert series with black eyed peas. the six-time grammy award winners have sold over 50 million albums worldwide. >> a lot of albums and now their eighth studio album "translation" is available. they'll perform in a moment but first we're so happy to have will.i.am, taboo and apl.de.ap. good morning, fellow. >> good morning. >> good morning, america. >> guys, good morning to you. we're so excited to have you. so we understand that you have been in quarantine making music together since the pandemic began. we are so excited about this new album because it really brings

so many types of music together. so, will.i.am, if you can, walk us through why you felt it was time to put all of this type of music together on one album? >> you know, as technology grows and the world gets smaller, you know, collaboration is the most important thing. understanding each one's culture, appreciating everyone's difference and this album is dedicated to, you know, the latin culture, the appreciation of it, the inspiration that it brings to not only our lives but the world lives so wanted to collaborate with the world of, you know, latin artists, the malumas of the world packed with jammies, okay. jam packed. jam packed album with hits. we just are excited to bring joy in people's lives and uplift their spirits especially right now with like, you know, there's a lot of angst and stress and worry in the world, a little bit of light is going to go a long way. >> your songs do bring a lot of

joy to everybody, apl.de.ap, you recently opened unabout a noticing absence on the album, fergie. but you guys have been so supportive of her as she stepped away to be a mother to -- to be a mom. has she heard this album and if so, what does she think of it? >> well, first of all, big up to our sis. she's doing her thing right now being a great mother, and if she hasn't heard the album, check it out. it's full of jammies, great collaboration, i know you love to dance and we're blessed to be able to have this platform to, you know, discover and collaborate and, you know, fergie, if you haven't heard it, play it and don't stop it. it's like a party anthem all the way through so check it out. >> taboo, we'll hear "where is

the love." this is a challenging time for so many right now. what is your message to everyone trying to find that love right now? >> my message to everyone trying to find love is, it's clear music is something that we like to express with ultimate love and support for all the things that are happening and i'm glad that the world is standing in solidarity with all the folks that are, you know, standing up against racism, inequality and it's beautiful because it shows how the world is against racism. so i would say the message of love is something that is spreading across the world and we're glad that we could contribute to that with the song "where is the love." >> we are glad you are exte f uting to that and we are orming "r featuring j balvin on "translation" here are black eyed peas. ♪ this is the rhythm, rhythm.

rhythm, rhythm, rhythm ♪ ♪ this is the rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm ♪ >> come on. ♪ this is the rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm of the night ♪ ♪ tonight's going to be [ singing in foreign language ] ♪ i'm talking no problemo, we party to the extremo, baby ♪ ♪ this is the rhythm of the night ♪ ♪ baby, tonight's like fuego of the night ♪ ♪ we about to spend the dinero, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ we party to the extremo, extremo, extremo, extremo ♪ "ritmo ♪ >> come on, yeah. come on. [ singing in foreign language ] ♪ hey [ singing in foreign language ]

♪ this is the rhythm of the night ♪ ♪ tonight's going to be ♪ we about to spend the deniro oh, yeah ♪ ♪ we party to the extremo, extremo, extremo, extremo, extremo ♪ ♪ ritmo ♪ ♪ ce on, yeah ♪ come on the rhythm, the rebel, new and improved i be on a new level ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ that's how we do it, we building like legos, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ feel on the fire, you dealing with fuego ♪ ♪ can't stop, i am addicted i never quit ♪ ♪ won't stop, don't need to speak it, no therapist ♪ ♪ no stop, keeping it loving the

narrative ♪ ♪ nonstop do it like, woo, there it is ♪ ♪ this is the rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm of the night ♪ ♪ yeah tonight's going to be bueno talking no problemo we party to the extremo ♪ ♪ this is the rhythm of the night tonight's like en fuego spend the dinero ♪ ♪ this is the rhythm of the night ♪ ♪ this is the rhythm of the night baby tonight's like ♪ we about to spend the deniro oh, yeah ♪ ♪ we party to the extremo, extremo, extremo, extremo, extremo ♪ ♪ ritmo

♪ come on, yeah ♪ come on,

back now with more black eyed peas. their new album "translation" is out now. here they are with "where is the love." ♪ ♪ what's wrong with the world, mama ♪ ♪ people livin' like they ain't got no mamas ♪ ♪ i think the whole world is addicted to the drama ♪ ♪ only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma ♪ ♪ overseas, yeah we trying to stop terrorism ♪ ♪ but we still got terrorists here livin' in the h. ♪ but if you only have love for your own race then you only leave space to discriminate ♪ ♪ and to discriminate only generates hate ♪ ♪ and when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah ♪ ♪ badness is what you demonstrate ♪ ♪ and that's exactly how hate works ♪ ♪ man, you gotta have love just to set it straight ♪ ♪ take control of

your mind and meditate ♪ ♪ let your soul gravitate to the love ♪ ♪ people killin', people dyin' children hurt and you hear them cryin' ♪ ♪ can you practice what you preach and would you turn the other cheek ♪ ♪ father, father father, help us ♪ ♪ send some guidance from above ♪ ♪ 'cause people got me got me questionin' where is the love ♪ ♪ where is the love the love ♪ ♪ where is the love the love ♪ ♪ where is the love the love, the love ♪ ♪ the world on my shoulder ♪ as i'm gettin' older y'all, people gets colder ♪ ♪ most of us only care about money makin' ♪ ♪ selfishness got us followin' our wrong direction alyswnthmedia ♪ nat nfng the yng faster than bacteria ♪ ♪ kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema ♪ ♪ whatever happened to the values of humanity ♪ ♪ whatever happened to the fairness in equality ♪

♪ instead of spreading love we spreading animosity ♪ ♪ lack of understanding leading lives away from unity ♪ ♪ that's the reason why sometimes i'm feelin' under ♪ ♪ that's the reason why sometimes i'm feelin' down ♪ ♪ there's no wonder why sometimes i'm feelin' under ♪ ♪ gotta keep my faith alive till love is found ♪ ♪ people killin', people dyin' children hurt and you hear them cryin' ♪ ♪ can you practice what you preach and would you turn the other cheek ♪ ♪ father, father father, help us ♪ ♪ send some guidance from above 'cause people got me got me questionin' where is the love ♪ ♪ love ♪ where is the love the love ♪ ♪ where is the love the love ♪ the vee is the lovee loveth ♪ where is the love the love ♪ ♪ where is the love the love ♪ "gma's" summer concert series is sponsored by caesars rewards. we look forward

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good morning, everyone. outdoor dining is coming to one downtown street in mountain view. castro street from evelyn avenue to mercy street has been closed off to cars to create a pedestrian promenade. workers painted circles six feet apart where tables will be added. the plan is to allow dining on the street by friday. here's mike. >> i like that. 'zeeing that in a lot of places. if you're going to be outside, small craft advisory on the bay. hot, especially inland once again, so do your outdoor activities early or late or wait until the weekend when it's much cooler than the tells today. 60s and 70s but 80s and 90s inland. hotter through friday. >> now it's time for live with kelly and ryan.

we'll be back at 11:00 and we hope you'll join us >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, from the series "ozark," actress laura linney. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" todayjo, from the series, "ozar" actress laura linney. and from the head, and a "american housewife," katie mixon. and nfl star rob gronkowski joins us with his girlfriend, camille kostek. and how to make your own ice cream. all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos! >> kelly: hey, good morning, everybody. it is wednesday. hump day, june 24th, 2020. joining me again, my baby daddy, my immortal beloved, my favorite husband, my only husband, as a matter of fact, mark consuelos. i really love this srt