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good morning, america. states and cities rethinking their strategies as the global number of coronavirus cases has just hit the 10 million mark. records shattered in a number of states, at least a dozen putting reopening plans on pause. cities sounding the alarm. >> this virus is out of control. in houston. >> reopening rollbacks in florida. the governor's regret in texas. the latest efforts to get the virus under control. facing questions. did the trump campaign tell workers to remove stickers aimed at promoting social distancing at his tulsa rally? campaign staffers in quarant eight testing positive for the virus. demanding justice for elijah mcclain.
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new calls for action after the death of a young black man who told police, i can't breathe. >> i can't breathe. >> his death putting a new spotlight on the use of a powerful sedative on suspects. coach k.'s message. mike krzyzewski's impassioned speech goes viral. >> black lives matter. say it. >> adding his voice in the fight against racism. the other coaches who are joining the call. and breaking overnight. raging wildfire. evacuations ordered. strong winds fanning the fast-moving flames. how officials say fireworks played a part. good morning on a sunday when the world has now reached a grim milestone -- ten million confirmed cases of covid-19, and with cases on the rise in texas,
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the white house says vice president pence will speak as scheduled at a dallas church today. >> florida, south carolina, georgia and nevada all reporting daily records for new coronavirus cases, and look at nevada in particular, the state had never reported more than 500 cases in a day until now. 1,100 new cases on saturday alone. >> in all, the u.s. has hit over 2.5 million confirmed cases of covid-19 nationwide. we begin this morning in louisiana where the virus has killed more than 3,000 people. abc's kayna whitworth is in new orleans with more. kayna, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. what's really alarming here in louisiana is the governor is saying that the age group 18 to 29-year-olds, that's the fastest growing age group for positive cases. health leaders are concerned, with a few irresponsible superspreader events that can set back the state's progress in
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its fight against covid-19. covid-19 surging across parts of the country. several states shattering record cases on saturday. now, at least a dozen states putting reopening plans on pause or reversing them. florida, one of the first states reopen, shattering its single-day record, more than 9,600 cases reported in one day. in jacksonville, more than 200 firefighters now quarantining after 14 members test positive for the virus. governor ron desantis rolling back reopenings, but stopping short of mandating face coverings. an alarming situation in texas, icus are nearing capacity, governor abbott pressing pause on reopening. >> if i could have done anything differently it would have been to delay the opening of bars. >> reporter: overnight in san antonio, officials urging residents to stay at home after the city recorded its highest number of cases in a single day,
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and in harris county, home to the hard-hit city of houston, officials there are sounding the alarm. >> this virus is out of control in houston. if we don't act to get it under control, very bad, extremely bad things will happen. >> reporter: the county upgraded to a level 1 threat, code red, leaders there urging the governor to go further and allow them to issue another stay-at-home order. in louisiana, the governor delaying a move into phase three reopening. after hospitalizations and cases increase across the state, local health leaders say now is the time to double down on precautions. >> we have got to be extra cautious so we can continue our progress. >> reporter: in michigan, at least 85 people contracting the virus after eating out at the same restaurant, andes to sprea states move towards mandating masks in public. >> i wouldn't want to give it to you. i wouldn't want to give it to you. >> i'm not putting that mask on my face. i can't do it.
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cant into do it. this ain't russia. you can't make me do it. >> reporter: this woman at trader joe's enraged after being asked to put on a mask. >> i have a breathing problem! my doctor will not let me wear a mask. >> reporter: but a study suggests that if a majority of people wear them, it could save 33,000 lives through the fall. and e younger americans. leslie lopez's entire family contracted the virus. she dropped the love of her life off at the hospital not knowing it was the last time she would ever see him. >> i kept telling him, let's go, and he didn't want to because i'm sure he was scared. it's just such a terrible feeling just knowing that he was there dying by himself. >> reporter: her husband was just 42 years old. a father of five. now we are hearing governors across the country and right here in louisiana pleading with people, especially young people, to take this seriously. eva. >> good reminder this morning. e battle against coronavirus.
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as medical professionals struggle to keep up with the rising case load. abc's zohreen shah has more from houston. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, eva. you heard the story of frontline workers giving up sleep, giving up seeing their family, giving up their own health, while this crisis keeps their mission to saves lives has not. this morning, a california doctor fighting on the front lines of the coronavirus, now battling the disease too. he believes he got sick at his own workplace. >> unfortunately, we had a case of someone who came in without a mask and coughing all over the place and was positive. >> reporter: across the country, essential workers are suiting up, icus are their growing battlefields. in neighboring arizona, doctors facing the emotional toll of seeing covid patients getting weaker. >> she's in a medically induced coma. >> reporter: an arizona nurse
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who volunteered to help hard-hit new york flying back home to help. just days ago she told abc news the conditions were bad, but now she says, they're even worse. >> we had to move patients out of an entire unit to devote that whole new unit to covid patients. so in just one day we went from having one icu, full at capacity, to now filling up a second. >> reporter: this woman is now back at a texas outpatient clinic. >> with what i have seen in the numbers and what my friends have seen, we are new york now. i mean, it's already here. >> reporter: for some health care workers, the front lines are constantly shifting. houston this houston er nurse saying there are too many covid-19 patients not enough icu beds. >> we've been forced to convert an old conference room to serve as a holding area for these patients. >> reporter: these heroes now requesting help. >> wear your mask, please. we can't predict who this is
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going to happen to. we have no way. >> reporter: one nurse scared for her life asked me, what if people could take a vaccine that would make it less likely for everyone else to get infected, would you take it? she said it already exists it's called wearing a mask. she hopes more people will wear them when they're close to others. >> more of those pleas from healthcare workers from around the world. all right, zohreen. thank you. this morning, the trump campaign is facing questions about why it ordered thousands of social distancing warning stickers to be removed from seats at the tulsa rally. before the president's rally there. abc's rachel scott is at the white house with more an the campaign cancels some events. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. while those campaign events are on hold, a white house official tells me the vice president will still travel to texas, arizona and florida to meet with the state's governors and their healthcare teams. today he'll head to dallas for a sunday church service where social distancing and wearing a mask is only strongly encouraged, but not required.
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this morning, vice president mike pence is expected to address thousands at a dallas church, hours after the county hit a record high in daily cases.onas, are we going to cancel it? and i think our people, i think america needs a shot in the arm. >> reporter: first baptist dallas will open at 70% capacity, allowing up to 2,200 people to fill this sanctuary inside. the vice president moving forward with plans to speak to the congregation. after the trump campaign postponed his events in florida and arizona, out of an abundance of caution, and though the president has downplayed the risk of the virus -- >> we did so well before the pl dtethit's goi aepter:ozens o teedivfoent thweine aftehirallin cod-19. and now this video obtained by "the washington post" raising questions. the trump campaign asked why workers were appearing to remove stickers promoting social
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distancing? this one reading, do not sit here, please. abc confirming the post report, that the campaign directed those stickers to be taken down. a campaign official says the rally was in full compliance with local requirements. those attending entering the arena at their own risk. signing a waiver agreeing not to sue the campaign if they get sick. supporters had their temperature checked and were handed a face mask. though wearing it was optional. speaking to cbs news, the vice president defended the trump administration's stance on masks. >> why not ask people to wear masks? >> well, we believe people should wear masks. where social distancing is not possible, wherever it's indicated by either state or local authorities and, you know, the president has worn a mask. i wore a mask on several occasions this week. >> reporter: and in a separate statement to "the washington post," the trump campaign says
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they were not aware of any campaign staffers asking for those stickers to be taken down. now sources tell us today the campaign has set up a remote covid-19 testing location. all of those staffers who were on the ground for that rally in tulsa will have to receive a negative test before returning back to work tomorrow. dan? >> rachel, thank you so much. so much going on in the world of politics this morning. let's bring in george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. we've seen the president's poll numbers take a hit in large part it seems because of his handling of the pandemic, as we head into the fall election, how worried are republicans? >> more worried by the day, dan, as you point out, the country seems to have turned against the president for his handling of the coronavirus crisis. and has caused his poll numbers to tank. there was a "new york times" poll this week showing him down 14 points to joe biden. even more significantly, this is just one poll, but it's an important one, even more significantly losing to joe biden in every one of the six battleground states that are
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going to decide this election. trump won all of them last time. he's in trouble right now. his allies know it. he's starting to get some grumbling on capitol hill. the question is, can he turn it around? does he have it in him? does he have a second term agenda? >> no issue for the white house to be dealing with this morning, a bombshell report from "the new york times" this weekend, alleging that the russians were offering bounties to anybody in afghanistan who would kill a u.s. soldier. how much pressure is the white house going to face this aggressively? >> joe biden already hitting them hard on this. a stunning report by "the new york times." as you point out, this intelligence showing russia bounties to the taliban. they also report that the president was briefed on this. the director of national intelligence is denying that the president knew about it but he's not denying the intelligence. so either the president knew and didn't do anything, or didn't know which could even be more problematic for the white house if they had this -- if they had this kind of intelligence, had
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interagency meetings on it, yet didn't tell the president, what does that say about the function of this white house? one of the big questions i'll be asking house speaker nancy pelosi this morning. >> it comes at a time when the relationship with russia is fraught as always. george, thank you very much. i want to remind everyone, george has a big show this morning, as always, he's going to as he mentioned speak exclusively with house speaker nancy pelosi. plus, he'll go one-on-one with the governor of arkansas about the increasing coronavirus cases across the south. that's all coming up on this "this week." and another reminder, stay up to date any time with our streaming news service called abc news live. george, thanks again. eva, over to you. now to colorado and demands for justice for a young black man who died last year after police put him in a chokehold. thousands rallying outside of a police station and many also raising questions about the use of a powerful sedative during arrests. abc's janai norman joins us with more. good morning, janai. >> reporter: eva, good morning. it's been about ten months since elijah mcclain died, but with
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renewed calls of police reform, and racial justice, those have brought new attention to elijah's death as thousands took to the streets protesting in colorado. protests, outrage and renewed calls for justice nearly a year after a young, black man died after a controversial encounter with police in colorado. >> hey, stop right there. stop. stop. >> i have the right -- >> i have the right to stop you. you're being suspicious. >> reporter: the governor now appointing the attorney general to re-investigate what started as a 911 call to aurora police. responding officers finding elijah mcclain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, listening to music as he walked home from a corner store. >> you guys started, and i was listening to music. >> reporter: the encounter escalating before the officers
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applied a carotid hold. a move that restricts blood flow to the brain as mcclain cried out those three familiar words -- >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: injected him with the sedative ketamine. authorities said mcclain suffered cardiac arrest on the way to hospital, died days later after being taken off life support. the district attorney defending use of the drug. >> it's standard protocol for the paramedics to inject ketamine in a situation where they think someone might experiencing extreme delirium. >> reporter: mcclain's family attorney saying he was already restrained before he was injected. >> he was wearing handcuffs and he was on the ground with an officer's weight on his body. >> reporter: a coroner unable to claim mcclain's cause of death, but the use of the sedative ketamine is raising questions in colorado and minneapolis. >> ketamine should not be in law enforcement mechanism. >> reporter: in 2018 the star tribune finding over three-year period, minneapolis police
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officers asked for suspects to be injected with the powerful tranquilizer dozens of times. in some cases, ketamine caused heart or breathing failure, requiring them to be medically revived. several people given ketamine had to be intubated. and just days ago, the aurora police department announcing the officers involved have been reassigned for, quote, their safety. still more than 3.5 million people soiniigning a petition calling for the officers to be disciplined and calling for a new investigation, whit. >> another alarming case. all right, thank you. a deadly shooting overnight at a park in downtown louisville, kentucky, where crowds have been gathering to demand justice for breonna taylor. one man was fatally shot, and another victim is recovering in the hospital. police have cleared the park. protests can continue during the day but no one will be allowed y overnight. it's still unclear what may have led to the shooting. taylor was killed by police officers during a raid in march while inside her home. let's switch gears and turn now to the two big weather headlines. this morning, severe weather
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battering the east and dangerous fire weather in the west. rob joins us from westport, connecticut, with more. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, eva. we had widespread summer thunderstorms really across two-thirds of the eastern part of the country. many of which came severe and had flash flooding of it. this is a video overnight out of indiana, where they had some water rescues. they had heavy rainfall there. eastern pennsylvania, new jersey, had winds gusting to 60 miles an hour. look at this, the shelfie cloud structure. mothership coming in there with damaging winds. all right, flash flood watches posted with this next cluster of thunderstorms going. we got three, four pockets of severe weather potential. northern plains to the carolinas and to the northeast again. new england, i think will see storms fire in the afternoon which will have large hail, damaging winds, a brief tornado or two i think more to the south and west towards charlotte overnight tonight. fires south of salt lake city, this is a brush fire that erupted about 200 acres, at least 30 homes evacuated by this. this was started by fireworks. dangerous conditions there.
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obviously over the next week or so, but fire weather conditions there continue to be critical until this pattern changes with that front pushing through. that's a check on what's happening nationally across the country. time now for a look at your local forecast. good sunday morning. i'm lisaargen. first red flag warning for 2020. mountains will be seeing wind gusts in excess of 40 miles an hour. relative humidity dropping to 15%. right on through monday night. 81 today in concord. it's cooler than average. 70 in oakland. 84 santa ro a beautiful summer morning here in westport, connecticut, with the international flags flying behind us. we'll talk more about the dust that's infiltrated much of the southeast in the a minute, guys. >> all right, rob. thank you very much.
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we'll see you in the next half hour. 8 minutes and 46 seconds. the number burned into so many minds since the death of george floyd. now some protesters right here in new york city have taken that number and put it to a new purpose. e fld, breonna tlorthe kil and ahmaud arbery, millions have hit the streets demanding police reform and an end to structural racism. [ chanting ] now, a new kind of activism to promote better health in stressful times. this weekend, breathe for eight, launched in queens, new york, 8 minutes and 46 seconds of meditation the amount of time a police officer had his knee on the neck of george floyd. >> the significance behind today's event was to shine a light on the injustice towards black lives and give police that's actually serving our community a new tactic. >> the entire world right now is feeling suffocated. >> reporter: author deepak chopra co-founded an
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organization that looks to help the black community utilize yoga and meditation. members of urban yogis who have long worked in prisons ande seie the black lives matter movement, arguing that self-care can help black citizens sustain themselves in the long fight for justice. >> the only way we can tackle this is through creativity and not through recycling the violence. that's why meditation allows us to go beyond what we call the angry, hurt mind, even though the anger is totally justifiable. >> when you have these techniques of yoga and meditation, and these things that help you find peace within control your mind, and it helps you to make way better decisions. >> the group that put on this event this weekend is also supported by two members of congress and the popular radio personality charlamagne tha god. and if you want more information
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go to breatheforeight.com. that's breatheforeight.com. putting a big spotlight on the issue of mental health in the black community. which is an important issue. >> i thought it was interesting what when he said, putting peace in your mind. enabling you to make better decisions in the future as well. good conversation. thank you, dan, for that. >> absolutely. still ahead here -- under pressure. the mayor of st. louis apologizing after publicly protesters. rm names and >> a lot of apg anger over that. also coming up -- coach k.'s message and how the sports world is spending to what the legendary coach of the duke basketball team is saying about black lives matter. and drug supply concerns. why some say the coronavirus pandemic is already causing shortages of some generic medications. we'll be right back. "good morning america" is sponsored by carmax. the way it should be. sponsored by carmax. the way it should be. that you got into college. or crossed the finish line... eventually.
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welcome back to "gma" on this sunday morning. a huge rainbow lit up the sky in front of new york city's famous stonewall inn overnight in celebration of pride weekend. lgbtq pride month is usually filled with parades but most of them had to go virtual because of the coronavirus. let's take a look at the other big stories we're following this morning -- g e n distribution center in northern california. the sheriff's office said a former employee crashed his car into the building and then opened fire, killing one worker and injuring at least four other people. when police arrived, the suspect
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allegedly started shooting at them and was killed in the exchange. also right now, changing the flag. lawmakers in mississippi voting to allow a bill that would remove the confederate symbol from the state's more than century-old flag, and for the first time, mississippi governor tate reeves said he would sign the bill if passed. and the national women's soccer league making a statement during saturday's season opener, members of the north carolina courage and the portland thorns taking a knee during the national anthem while wearing black lives matter t-shirts. the national women's soccer league is the first major sports league to begin its season since the coronavirus pandemic. we'll start this half-hour with the mayor of st. louis coming under fire. she publicly read the names of protesters who called for defunding the police department. and abc's zachary kiesch is on the story. zachary, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning to you as well. you know, the questions and
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concerns came from protesters, but then the mayor who exposed them in this since-deleted facebook video. the local aclu chapter equates what happened to essentially public shaming. the mayor says it was a mistake. she's the democratic mayor of st. louis. >> i love this city. for three decades i led some of our most important fights. >> reporter: and this morning, the mayor is facing calls to resign after her decision to release the personal information of people in favor of police reform. >> they presented some papers to me about how they wanted the budget to be spent. >> reporter: during a facebook live coronavirus briefing, mayor krewson pivoted to the protests and started reading some of the names and addresses of residents who have called to defund the police. >> this is [ bleep ], i may be saying that wrong. same address as [ bleep ].
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$75 million to curb violence, $100 million to health and human services. zero to police. here's somebody -- [ beep ] i think it is -- wants all the money to go to curb violence, human services and nothing to go to police. that address is [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the idea of defunding the police means reallocating funding from law enforcement to improve things like education, mental health care and other community programs. in a statement, the aclu of missouri saying the mayor's actions serve no apparent purpose beyond intimidation. we are stronger when we foster open dialogue. the mayor now saying, i'd like to apologize, while this is to apologize, while this is public information, i did not intend to cause distress or harm anyone. for some local leaders, the back pedal fell short. >>e can't e r.
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that is an insanely dangerous precedent to set. >> reporter: the mayor receiving a lot of pushback there in st. louis this morning. more than 25,000 signatures have been added to an action calling for her to resign. eva. >> abc's zachary kiesch for us. thank you. time now for weather and let's go back out to rob marciano. it looks beautiful out there, rob. >> it is. good morning, again, eva. a bit of haze in the air, that's because of the typical summer humidity in new england. the hazy skies in the southeast, some of that is attributed to the dust that came off of africa earlier this week, and it's making for hazy conditions in some of the big cities like dallas. check out this shot courtesy of earth cam. some of the cities are under air quality alerts. we also have some pretty sunsets with this. sanibel, florida, a bonus to this. air quality poor in atlanta today, the carolinas. louisville as well and part of the ohio river valley including indianapolis. this will hang around for a couple of days. then, and look at this. modellg,heir particlessue itord
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welcome back to "gma." duke c welcome back to "gma." duke coach mike krzyzewski is a familiar face on the basketball court. now he's using his platform to call attention to the black lives matter movement in an impassioned way. >> black lives matter. say it. can't you say it? >> reporter: this morning, a dynamic call to action from one of the most respected voices in college basketball history. >> this is not a political statement. it's a human rights statement. coach mi krzyzewski, better known message to twitter, viewed more than 3 million times.
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this, after weeks of protests in the name of black lives matter and police reform. >> do we not see the problem, the disease, the plague that has been with our country for four centuries. >> reporter: reactions now pouring in, even from one of duke's former players, jeff capel. >> i'm not surprised by coach k.'s message. what he's tried to do is that he's tried to listen. he's tried to learn. he's tried to educate himself. >> reporter: capel the current university of pittsburgh head coach. an active participant in conversations about racial injustice. krzyzewski and capel joining other college coaches who have released statements and pursued action in an effort to raise awareness. >> that's where we are right now, to defeat this enemy, which is racism, we need each other. >> we as a country, we have chosen the wrong for four
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new federal intelligence report obtained by abc news found that with coronavirus outbreaks continuing to spread across the world, the u.s. is likely to see a shortage of generic pharmaceutical drugs. what are the biggest concerns? >> exactly, eva. that's really a reminder of the ripple effect of this pandemic and how things that happen in other parts of the world have a direct effect on us. so we're talking about largely china and india, china supplies most of the active pharmaceutical ingredients for the world's generic drugs, then they go to india who then makes those generic medications and right now, according to the department of homeland security, we're facing over 200 generic drug shortages and also medical supplies. eva, we're talking about drugs like epinephrine that we need in the hospital for cardiac arrest, and drugs that are used for
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congestive heart problems. this is a major problem for us. >> also, dr. anthony fauci we have heard him repeatedly telling americans to wear a face mask when going out in public. some people are reluctant to wear masks. just how important are face masks right now? >> i mean, eva, it's the best we have. i think that right now we need to remember that in medicine, we deal with reluctance and noncompliance all the time. the onus of responsible is on the medical professionals and scientists to explain why it's important, to communicate the importance of something like this, and partially we're to blame for this because in the beginning, we said, no need mas for the lay public. that was before we knew that so many people could be infected with covid-19 and show no symptoms. obviously, if people are sick and don't feel well, they're not going to be out in community spreading this virus, but because so many people can have absolutely no symptoms, the premise is still the same, that the masks go on sick people to
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♪ "good morning america" is sponsored by state farm. like a good neighbor, state farm is there. yes, it all leads up to this. best part of the show, "pop news." it's janai. what's going on? >> i love that, dan. it's time for "pop news." guys, we are starting with
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something brand-new. our countdown clock to "hamilto "hamilton," the hit musical streaming exclusively on disney plus starting july 3rd, bringing broadway right into your home. the show's mastermind lin-manuel miranda telling "gma" the shooting of the musical took place over an intense three days. the first year of production. so many folks are excited for that, five just days from now. all right. now to tyler perry giving back to the community as he often does. the producer, actor, director, making the day for a nonprofit organization in atlanta. look at this. >> i am so excited. >> erica wright who founded project you first which provides homeless people with basic hygienes overcome with emotion as seeing the van that perry donated to her organization. she used to drive around a 12-year-old honda civic, because honda civics last forever, but this is unite an improvement. all right, and finally a
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broadway actor is celebrating buying his dream home. this is such a cool story. house, a home that was once owned by slave owners, he posted i wish i could have told my ancestors when they were breaking their backs in 1820 to build this house that 200 years later a free gay black man was going to own it and fill it with love. he fell in love with the house immediately and he has never been more proud. such an amazing story there, guys. >> really cool. really cool. janai, stick around. i know you want to take part in a little birthday celebration. a member of our team, a special member of our team named joe dane turns the ripe young age of 93 today. so joe, happy birthday to you. we've got some cake. >> happy birthday, joe. >> we sadly can't see your dance move. >> we can't see joe because he's
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home. theis 93, and he's our wardrobe professional. he's got to stay home these days, but joe, we love you. we miss you and we're going to dive into this cake in your honor. >> he's a staple of "gma" weekend. >> yes. >> it's been heartbreaking to not see him every single day. joe, we're sending you love and we're going to eat your cake right here on live tv. >> we're trying to stay sharp and well-dressed in your honor, joe. everybody, enjoy your sunday. stay tuned for george and janai, thank you to you as well. rge and janai, thank you to you as well. janai. is
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good morning, everyone. it is the 50th anniversary of pride and as part of the festivities to disband the police department rally will be held in san francisco. it will be at clay and scott street.
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most events are moved online because of the pandemic but if you would like to take part in person, th there a people's mar and rally where the annual parade is usually held starting at 11:00 this morning at polk and washington. >> three, two, one. [ cheers ] >> all positive and all pink, as well in san francisco a. foggy night but you're seeing what may be a new high-tech twist. the usual display has a but look with nearly 3,000 pink leds now lit up in the form of a pink triangle. the light wills stay illuminated through july 10th. boy, lisa was it wendy up there? >> we'll keep the theme going, liz, as a red flag warning goes into effect tonight for the north bay mountains. east bay mountains hazy and sunny. 55 downtown with clouds and a big breeze.
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61 in san jose. sunny for you and see the clouds from the airport. 51 santa rosa. cooler this morning and looking at this afternoon with windy and cooler temperatures as much as five degrees cooler. look at the wind gusts already. 25 miles an hour concord and by the delta then by 10:00 tonight, we have a red flag warning going into effect, sustained winds up to 25. gusts over 45 miles an hour. so through the sacramento valley and the southern sierra and then we'll get into the normal pattern for the rest of the week. >> all right. lisa, thank you. up next, nancy pelosi speaks
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>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. alarming acceleration. >> we're facing a serious problem. >> covid rising across the country. more u.s. cases in the last week than in any week since the pandemic began. >> we're not in a second wave, we're still in the first wave. >> i'm absolutely terrified that we're going to overwhelm the health care system. >> states now reversing course on reopening. >> we find ourselves careening toward a catastrophic situation. >> the white house downplays the threat. >> we're in a much stronger place. >> our guests this morning, america's top elected democrat, house speaker nancy pelosi. and arkansas's republican governor asa hutchinson. and -- >> joe biden is leading president trump by 14 points.
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