66. >> yeah, i need to speak t rg and shuow mlild states repora record number of cases over the weekend. rising numbers prompt some re-opening reversals. california closes bars in seven counties including l.a. texas and florida shut them down statewide. testing sites overwhelmed. vice president pence now calling on everyone to wear a mask. >> wearing a mask is just a good idea. >> while a choir of more than 100 people performed without them at a dallas campaign event. in hard hit tennessee, country music star chase rice under fire for performing in front of a packed crowd. coast to coast health care workers bracing for the worse. health and human services secretary alex azar joins us live this morning. president trump retweeting a

racist video showing a supporter shouting "white power." this as the president also comes under fire over those bombshell reports that the white house was told russia was paying bounties to kill u.s. troops in afghanistan and did nothing. demanding justice. thousands taking to the streets, shutting down a highway in colorado protesting the death of elijah mcclain as newly obtained surveillance footage shows the 23-year-old shopping in a store right before the deadly encounter with police. breaking news, deadly attack. four gunmen stormed the pakistan stock exchange. the latest this morning. unsafe skies? ngdiancing rulesst airlines epe travel fothe holiday weekend. and the b.e.t. awards. ♪ the fight for racial justice taking center stage from jennifer hudson's showstopping performance to a new anthem from alicia keys. plus, michelle obama presenting

beyonce with the humanitarian award. >> we have to vote like our life depends on it because it does. >> queen bey dedicating her speech to protesters around the country raising their voices. good morning, america. it's good to be with you on this busy monday morning. that was a showstopping night at the b.e.t. awards but before we get into that, it is great to have robin back this morning. robin, how was your vacation? >> oh, michael. thank you for asking. it was really special. it was so -- i appreciate the time to just be still and reflect on all that's happening. so i'm back, recharged and rested and raring to go, and speaking of raring to go, everybody was last night. how special was that with michelle obama and beyonce part of the b.e.t. awards.

also jennifer hudson's powerful performance, just wowed the fans. her rendition of aretha franklin's "young, gifted and black" wasn't the only aretha moment last night. we also saw her in a clip from the upcoming movie, "respect," r-e-s-p-e-c-t, george. >> welcome back, robin. we look forward to seeing that big night in a bit. we begin with the latest on the coronavirus crisis. the number of cases around the world has now topped 10 million. more than half a million deaths. at least one in four of the world's cases here in the united states. more than 2.5 million and the death toll now over 125,000. >> new cases surging in states across the sou awh teinsites kehuenveit lin. 31 states reporting increases in coronavirus cases. 23 states showing an increase in hospital admissions. health and human services secretary alexander azar is standing by to talk about all of it with us. we begin with marcus moore who is in houston with more. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: michael, good

morning. doctors here in houston have been sounding the alarm about the number of covid-19 cases. over the weekend a record number of people went to hospitals just like this one. this morning, as the number of coronavirus cases in the u.s. passes 2.5 million, hospitals are bracing and testing sites are overwhelmed. seven states report a record number of new cases over the weekend including florida where families began lining up at the orange county convention center at 12:30 saturday morning ahead of the testing site's 9:00 a.m. opening. arkansas' governor saying increasing testing capability is the most important thing that can be done to fight covid-19. >> we've doubled the amount of our testing nationally. we've got to double it again. >> reporter: new reported cases are steadily climbing across 31 states. >> i'm afraid that the people of arizona don't really know what's anrd. >>epte over the weekend arizona, california and texas seeing a record number of hospitalizations. >> covid-19 is taking a very

swift and very dangerous turn in texas. >> reporter: vice president mike t dlas ndayre h promoted wearing a mask to slow the spread. >> wearing a mask is just a good idea. >> reporter: while a choir of more than 100 people performed without them. in tennessee where infections are surging, country musician chase rice facing criticism after posting this video from his concert saturday night, just one day after officials there reported the biggest daily increase in positive tests for the virus. fans packed together seen singing along without masks. the venue telling abc news they are now re-evaluating the series from top to bottom and implementing further safety the rising numbers prompting more governors to hit the pause button or even reverse re-openings. california governor gavin newsom ordering bars to shut down in at least seven counties sunday including los angeles. texas and florida going a step further closing them across the state.

this as we learn about new clusters of cases. 85 people testing positive for covid-19 in an outbreak linked to a restaurant in michigan. 28 people in one california family infected by the virus. >> i felt like i was going to die. >> reporter: 27-year-old richard garay from los angeles says dozens of his family members were diagnosed and claimed the life of his 60-year-old dad just before father's day. >> so approximately 28 of my family members were infected with covid. that's including my two children, ages 5 and 2, my brother's household, his pregnant wife, their 2-year-old child, and then extended family, cousins, uncles, aunts, 28 in total. >> reporter: the virus also claiming the life of a pregnant 29-year-old in louisiana. doctors successfully delivering ali guidry's baby girl four months early before she passed away. back here in houston, they are

at the highest alert level warning of an uncontrolled spread of the virus. people have been urged to stay home and if they are out to wear a mask, and as we look at the days ahead, officials in south florida have closed the beaches for the fourth of july weekend. george. >> marcus moore, thanks very much. we're joined by the secretary of health and human services, alex azar. secretary azar, thank you for joining us this morning. you said yesterday that the window is closing for the u.s. to get this virus under control. how much time do we have? what do we need to do? >> thanks, george, for having me, and before i get to that, i just want to let you know about a really important announcement this morning, that president trump has secured 500,000 courses of treatment of remdesivir, and this through september. this is the drug that if you're hospitalized can reduce the length of your stay by a third and we're working with our states to make sure it gets to the hospitals most in need. now, as you said, we're experiencing in many of the counties in the southern parts of the united states very

serious outbreaks. the governors are reporting that the average age of people testing positive is 35 or younger, many asymptomatic. this is a real call to action. we have all got to, as americans, act responsibly even as we re-open, get back to work, get back to school, get back to health care, we've got to practice social distancing. we've got to use face coverings when we can't practice social distancing. we have a lot more tools now than we had two months ago but still there is a heavy burden on us in terms of our collective responsibility as individuals when we re-open. >> we are still facing a shortage of testing. i want to show some lines out of miami, live lines out of miami now at a testing facility. you see those cars lined up right there. i was speaking with governor hutchison of arkansas yesterday. he said we need to double our testing capacity again in the united states. it's time to use the defense production act, he said. will the president invoke the defense production act to get more testing now? >> so we'll use any authorities needed to increase testing capacity. right now we're doing 3.5 million tests per week, half

a million per day, and we're going to be asking our big national laboratories, the lab corps and, quest, to prioritize testing and collection for those states and the counties most impacted right now. for your listeners, if they want to get tested, i would encourage them go to coronavirus.gov. there's a testing part of that site that will show you the many places where you can get tested. the one place you go to might have a line or a backup, but there are many, many other thousands of places where you can get tested in these counties and local areas. >> i want to show a chart that compares what's happening here compared to what's happening in europe. the number here so much higher than what we're seeing in the european union where they have flattened the curve. the eu set to ban u.s. travelers and health experts there look at what's happening here and say we've given up. what is your response? >> we most certainly have not and we are very aggressively pursuing this virus.

now, i would rather that we have no surge in cases and no new cases, but i'll tell you what. i would rather have the historic and robust testing system that president trump has delivered that is allowing us to identify all of these cases including asymptomatic cases than to be like many of our colleagues in other countries where they're not testing asymptomatic individuals. so they may actually have spread of disease among asymptomatic people. as many as 40% can be asymptomatic or more and not know about it so i'd rather have this data so we can take the types of aggressive actions that our local state and federal leaders are taking to try to get it under control and we can do it. we have done it in just the last couple of weeks working in north carolina, mecklenburg county where charlotte is and you get down to the community level and test everybody in the community because the traditional tools of contact tracing are important but not sufficient with this asymptomatic spread of disease. >> you mentioned the importance of wearing masks. is it time to make it mandatory in the united states? >> well, you know, we're a very, very broad country with different circumstances so what

is going on in vegas is different than what the circumstance is in montana is. our advice remains the same for everybody. social distancing under all circumstances and if you can't, wear facial coverings, but you don't need a national mandate. what you need are local leaders determining the circumstances in that community. really importantly for us as individuals, assess your individual circumstance. are you or household members at risk and vulnerable? do you have anyone over 80 or people with three or more of these key co morbid conditions that put you at risk, hypertension, obesity, kidney failure, in which case you must be careful. check out what's going on in your community and are you in a place with broad spread of disease or not? what's the type of activity you want to engage in? is it walking in the park or going to a crowded bar in a community that's got widespread disease? and if over the last couple of

weeks you're in one of these hot zones and engaged in behavior where you haven't social distanced, you haven't worn facial coverings, get tested. protect your household members and protect those around you and those in the coffee line in the morning who might be vulnerable and you don't know. protect them from getting this disease from you. >> secretary azar, thanks for your time this morning. robin. >> oh, my gosh. great information from him. the surge in cases across the south and southwest has pushed many hospitals and health care workers to the brink. kaylee hartung is in one of those hot spots, tucson, arizona. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, robin. health care workers here heard those stories coming out of new york and they saw those hospital tents popping up and the morgues overflowing. now one tucson doctor says the situation they find themselves in, is terrifying. in the fight against coronavirus, the battle lines are shifting fast. coast to coast, frontline workers bracing for the worst. >> wear your masks. please.

we can't predict who this is going to happen to. we have no way. >> reporter: here in arizona this weekend a new record set for the number of cases reportel hospital beds are filling fast and health care workers say they're exhausted and frustrated. houston overwhelmed. er nurse lacy atmar tells us she's seeing too many covid-19 patients and not enough icu beds. >> we have been forced to convert an old conference room to serve as a waiting/holding area for these patients. >> reporter: nurse jesse gretchenco volunteered to fight the virus in new york. now she's helping in texas. >> with what i have seen in the numbers and what my friends have seen, we are new york now. i mean it. it's already here. >> reporter: it's attacking some health care workers who are trying to save lives. california doctor juan battista, a normally healthy doctor who regularly posts his workouts, says he believes he caught covid in his own office. >> unfortunately we had a case of someone that came in without a mask and coughing all over the

place and was positive. >> reporter: one doctor writing a blistering op-ed in "the new york times," tucson dr. bradley dreyfuss writing, i get angry when i see people refuse to wear a mask or physically distance. what you are saying to people like me and my team is, your life and the lives of your loved ones do not matter to us. you are disposable. there are about 1,600 icu beds across the state but this morning only around 200 are still empty. one doctor says even if they have enough beds for this surge, it won't matter if the hospital staff isn't physically and emotionally well enough to care for them. michael. >> puts a lot of stress on everyone. kaylee, thank you so much. we're going to go to washington now and president trump under fire after sharing a video that shows a supporter yelling, "white power." cecilia vega is at the white house with more on this. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. this, of course, as the country is engulfed in this reckoning over racism and the president tweeted this message to his more

than 82 million twitter followers. president trump once again fanning the flames just after 7:30 on sunday morning. he thanked a florida retirement community for its support posting an edited video of an angry clash between residents and right at the beginning of the clip from a man with a trump 2020 sign, this. >> white power! there you go. white power. >> white power, do you hear that? >> reporter: he says white power, not once, but twice. despite the words being crystal clear and the president just in april saying he notices everything he tweets -- >> i notice everything. >> reporter: -- the white house claims president trump did not hear the white supremacist's taunt. a spokesman saying in a statement, what he did see was tremendous enthusiasm from his many supporters. so far republicans largely silent, but the senate's only black republican, tim scott, called on the president to take down the post. >> i think it's indefensible. we should take it down. >> reporter: less than an hour after scott's comments, the

president did take down the eeao more than three hours. and this morning, even in the face of widespread criticism, the president and the white house have yet to denounce the actual message of white power stoking the racial divide. it's hardly new for president trump. in the wake of protests over george floyd's killing, he's labeled protesters thugs and invoked the racist saying, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. and of course, there was charlottesville. >> you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. >> reporter: former vice president joe biden invoking charlottesville in his response saying, we're in a battle for the soul of the nation and the president has picked a side. now, last year was the deadliest for domestic violent extremism and, george, the department of homeland security has warned of an increase in white supremacist violence. >> tense time. cecilia, thanks very much. overseas to breaking news from pakistan where four gunmen stormed the stock exchange opening fire and throwing grenades during trading, killing at least four people before all

four gunmen were taken down by special police forces who secured the building. the militants had been prepared for a long siege with body armor and food supplies. also from that region fallout from the news that russia paid bounties to taliban militants for the killing of u.s. troops in afghanistan. overnight, president trump dismissed the intelligence, denied being briefed on it as new reports emerge saying those payments did, in fact, lead to the death of americans. our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz has the latest. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. president trump insists he was not briefed and did not know about any russian plot, doubling down on that late last night tweeting, intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible and, therefore, did not report it to me or the vice president, going on to call it a russian hoax. in previous tweets the president calling the reported russian bounty plan so-called attacks. a military official has confirmed "the new york times" report to abc news that intelligence agencies did believe russians were paying

taliban militants to kill american troops and this morning, "the washington post" reporting that it is believed those bounty payoffs did end in the deaths of several u.s. troops. george. >> which is why there are so many calls for investigation on capitol hill. martha raddatz, thanks very much. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including thousands protesting the death of elijah mcclain as newly obtained surveillance footage shows his final moments. and the major airlines now relaxing social distancing rules, selling seats to full capacity. but first, let's go to ginger. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, michael. at least 13,000 people are out of their homes this morning evacuated from their homes in the knolls fire. and you can see the video there. i'll have more coming up because there's big time fire danger today. first, let's get your select cities sponsored by jeep.

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now reporting, george stephanopoulos. good morning. we're coming on the air right now because the supreme court has made a major decision on abortion rights. the court has struck down a louisiana law which requires doctors to provide abortion services to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. we'll bring in terry moran. it was said this law is the same as the texas law which the court struck down in 2016. >> reporter: exactly, george. you might have deja vu about this case because it is the exact same case the court ruled on four years ago. the difference, justice anthony kennedy has left the court, and neil gorsuch and brett kavanaugh have joined the court. in this case just as the texas case, the supreme court found that because district courts holding trials, hearing evidence found that this kind of restriction on abortion, limiting abortions to providers who have admitting privileges within hospitals within 30 miles does not help women's health.

it actually doesn't partly because abortion are very safe procedures. very rarely are there complications requiring hospitalizations and most of them require afterwards, so women would go to the hospitals nearest them. this law would restrict abortion providers in louisiana to one in new orleans for the nearly 10,000 women every year who seek abortion services, and that, the court decided, places an undue burden on women seeking abortion on the right that women have under roe v. wade, and planned parenthood v. casey to seek abortion, and because it is an undue burden, it is unconstitutional. states can restrict in some ways, waiting periods and other matters like that, but not one that does it so much that would make it so difficult for women to seek abortions that they can't achieve the right that the constitution guarantees them. this is an opinion written by justice briar for his fellow liberals. chief justice roberts joins it,

but only because he respects the precedent from four years ago from that texas case. this is a blow to those who are seeking to restrict abortions and a vindication for those who want to guarantee women's right to abortion based on a precedent this is only four years ago. the supreme court saying here, just because one president picks a different justice doesn't mean the law automatically changes. >> thank you, terry. let's bring in professor kate shaw, and let's talk about the chief justice's decision right there. he voted to uphold the texas law, but says precedent is precedent. >> that's right, george. roberts cares a great deal about the court appearing to operate outside of politics, and i think for the court to change course, to basically look at the exact law it struck down four years ago, but it constitutes the supreme court to uphold that law sends the message the court is no more than politicians in robes, and he says, the fact that courts abide by their prior

decisions basically distinguishes the judicial branch from the political branches and you see roberts explaining if he was taking this on a blank slate, he would probably vote to uphold this louisiana law, but he's not, and with the law already on the books, the chief justice felt he had no choice but to strike down this law leaving very much open the possibility that another type of abortion restriction, one that could look just like one the court previously reviewed might get a fresher look, and could potentially be allowed to let stand. >> cecilia vega at the white house, president trump and his conservative supporters have been proud of his choices for the supreme court. this will be one more reason to be unhappy with chief justice roberts. >> reporter: and a number of them in the last few days, george, including daca about a week or so ago, but the campaign has been touting the president's pro-life agenda. this has been a key battleground in the race for 2020. you'll remember back in 2016, the president promised and

pledged to appoint justices to the supreme court who would automatically overturn roe v. wade. we are far from looking at that today, but they are touting his appointments to conservative judges, to various benches around the country. this is a big push for them, and planned parenthood has called this the election that is a life or death one when it comes to this issue. of course, they have sided in their endorsement with joe biden coming up, but the polling on this has been pretty consistent. 61% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. >> thank you very much. a major decision from the supreme court, upholding abortion rights. we'll return now to our regular programming. for many of you, that's "gma." >> announcer: this is complete? >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. so they can be the greatest force for good in the world? it takes a force . be a force behind the forces.

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and 125,000 deaths and cases surge across the south and west. some states putting a pause on re-opening. texas and florida have shut down bars statewide, robin. also, it was an emotional day for mississippi residents. an historic vote, mississippi state legislators voted 91-23 to remove the confederate emblem from the state flag. the bill will now go to republican governor tate reeves who says he will sign it. you know i'm a proud mississippian, and i've never been prouder and more appreciative. and the new england patriots will lose a third round pick in next year's draft and they have been fined more than a million dollars for filming the bengals' sideline from the press box the week before the teams played each other last year but in other pats news, the team has replaced tom brady with cam newton. the 2015 league mvp led the carolina panthers to super bowl 50. he has signed a one-year deal with the pats. what say you, michael strahan?

>> the patriots sure know how to make the news. he's a very talented player. i think with belichick's discipline, it's going to work out. he has a one-year deal so he's playing for his future. for all of us who are football fans, it will be a lot of fun to watch, without a doubt. >> it will be a lot of fun to watch. you're right about that, michael. we continue now. we have the george floyd case, the former minneapolis officers indicted in his death are due in court today, their second court appearance. colorado, demanding answers into the death of elijah mcclain, the 23-year-old who died after a police encounter nearly a year ago. t.j. holmes joins us now with more on all of this. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin, and we have to start by warning our viewers, some of the images you're going to see in this report can be disturbing. they're images of elijah mcclain's encounter with police that ultimately led to his death. well, this was a year ago almost

now and for all intents and purposes this case was closed but now after george floyd, we are seeing marches, new efforts and new calls for justice for elijah. protesters by the thousands shut down a highway in aurora, colorado, calling for justice for elijah mcclain who died last year after he was stopped by police while walking down the street. colorado governor jared polis has now appointed a special prosecutor to investigate mcclain's death. this newly obtained surveillance footage shows the 23-year-old buying iced tea before his encounter with police. you can see him wearing a mask, something he often did because he was anemic and would get cold. then as mcclain walked home -- >> he put his hands up. i don't know, he looks sketchy. >> reporter: someone called 911 to report him as sketchy. mcclain is seen walking on the sidewalk when he is approached by the responding officer. >> hey, stop right there. stop. stop. stop. >> i have the right to walk home. >> stop. i have a right to stop you because you're being suspicious. >> reporter: the footage disturbing.

in the escalating encounter, officers claim that mcclain reached for one of their guns and 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. >> he's begging for his life. he's saying things like, i'm a pacifist, i'm a vegetarian. i don't have guns. >> reporter: as mcclain is on the ground handcuffed and restrained, paramedics arrive and inject him with the sedative, ketamine. authorities say mcclain suffered cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital dying days later after being taken off life support. now among the many issues raised by mcclain's death, the use of ketamine. >> it's important to understand that if this person was in a state where he was dehydrated, his oxygen level was low, if he had had a chokehold applied those could create conditions that could be favorable to have an adverse reaction if he was administered ketamine. >> reporter: "the colorado sentinel" finding aurora first responders administered ketamine

17 times in 2019. the district attorney called it standard protocol. use of the drug also facing scrutiny in minnesota. in 2018 "the star tribune" finding over a three-year period minneapolis police 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. now a year later, a renewed search for answers and justice for elijah mcclain. >> this is a luau party. >> there was no cause for what they did. there was no reason for them to stop him. >> reporter: the officers involved had just recently been put on administrative nonenforcement duties, and george, police say it's not as a punishment, but for the officers' own safety. >> okay, t.j., thanks. we'll take a look at air travel as it starts to return to normal with relaxed social

distancing rules despite the continuing spread of covid-19 cases across the country. gio benitez is at laguardia airport and the big question, is it safe to fly? >> reporter: that's right, george. so this morning we hope to give you some answers, especially because even though air travel is still down dramatically, this week we could see a bump. this morning, as more passengers are heading to the skies, atlanta's airport predicting twice as many passengers to fly this thursday at the beginning of the fourth of july weekend than it has seen over the past few weeks. this as abc news learns that all major u.s. airlines will now require passengers to answer a series of health questions when they check into flights, asking among other things, if you have had had a temperature, coughing, shortness of breath or had contact with someone who had covid symptoms in the past two weeks. and now two of america's biggest airlines are loosening social distancing restrictions. american and united telling abc news that all seats including

middle ones are up for sale. something united has already been doing. american will open up those seats wednesday. delta maintaining their middle seats are still off-limits at least until the end of september. the airline sharing this video of how it's disinfecting planes before every flight. and what about the air? >> the air on our aircraft is very clean. it is hospital surgical room level clean. >> surgical room. >> surgical room level clean. >> reporter: but there's a caveat. those seated directly around someone infected could still be at risk which is why masks are so important. all major carriers require them, so is it safe to fly? >> it's a risk like anything. i think there's a couple things you have to ask yourself before you fly. one, is it necessary? do you really need to take that trip? two, do you have personal risk factors that would put you at greater risk for covid-19? >> reporter: and we should tell you tsa is allowing you to bring larger bottles of hand sanitizer through security, up to 12

ounces. it will take a little longer to get checked but you will get through. michael. >> thank you so much, gio. dr. jennifer ashton joins us now and, doc, we trust your assessment so from your assessment, how safe do you think it is to fly during this pandemic? >> oh, boy, michael. you have to give me the hard questions right out of the gate on monday morning. listen, there's no such thing as zero risk. that was the case even before the covid pandemic. flying is safer than people think because of all the reasons gio mentioned, but it comes down to weighing risk versus benefit, and that's an individual decision. >> if you do choose to fly what is the best way to limit your potential exposure to the coronavirus? >> there are some basic tips, michael. so if you take a look at this list, firstly, watch your hands and don't touch your face. the other thing that's good is as gio said if you try to get a window seat, some data suggests that that is a little less

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back now on "gma" with the b.e.t. awards. messages of social justice rule the night with powerhouse entertainers and leaders. janai norman has a closer look for us. good morning, janai. >> reporter: robin, good morning. as you say, it's nice to lay eyes on you. this year's theme was our culture can't be canceled. the show celebrated black culture and black excellence while honoring the cultural push right now for racial justice. >> we about to have some fun in here. y'all ready? >> reporter: for 20 years the b.e.t. awards has been the one night on television that did nothing but celebrate black lives. >> black excellence televised. >> reporter: last night's ua wa the talented people who received awards, but also black lives lost and the current movement surrounding racial injustice taking center stage. ♪ fielt fight the power the show opening up with a performance by public enemy,

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people banking on us staying at home during local elections and primaries happening in states across the country. we have to vote like our life depends on it because it does. >> reporter: we also got a look at beyonce's new visual album "black is king" that she called her passion piece saying it combines black history and african tradition with a modern twist and a universal message and that premieres on disney plus july 31st, robin. >> we are looking forward to that, janai, and thanks for bringing a big old smile on my face making me think of momma. thank you for that. coming up, we have our "play of the day." so we're going to make you smile as well. come on back. and holographic-mapping drones. impressive. there is one more thing. ah... jake from state farm. here's the deal - with the drive safe and save app you'll save up to 30% for being a safe driver, and get a discount just for signing up. well played, jake from state farm. as usual.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. surges and shutdowns. covid cases now at 10 million worldwide. seven u.s. states report a record number of cases over the weekend as re-openings are reversed. california closes bars in seven counties including l.a. florida and texas shut them down statewide. in hard hit tennessee, country music star chase rice under fire for this performance in front of a packed crowd. across the country health care workers brace for the worst. also this morning, the starbucks barista who refused service to a customer for not wearing a mask. the customer calling him out on facebook. so many jumping to his defense tipping him more than $80,000 as the debate over masks heats up. breaking this morning, big changes. the college admissions. more than 300 college admissions

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robin. >> in the studio? what about me here in connecticut? come on, man. not just there. got to share the love with me, guys. >> we'll freeze dry it and send it to you. >> yeah, okay. you're on. hey, you know what, it's also -- i know you know this, it's also "hamilton" week here on "gma." we are so looking forward to talking to daveed diggs this hour before the big premiere friday on disney plus. many folks are waiting for that. >> we are building up to it all week long, robin. we have a lot of news to get to right now starting with the latest on the coronavirus emergency. now more than 2.5 million cases here in the u.s. 10 million worldwide as new cases surge in the states across the south and the west. want to go back to marcus moore in houston where they are on high alert. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: george, good morning. the hospitals here are treating more and more patients and the city of houston is at its highest alert level warning of an uncontrolled spread of covid-19. they're urging people to stay home and if they're out to wear a mask.

this morning, as the number of coronavirus cases in the u.s. passes 2.5 million hospitals are bracing and testing sites are overwhelmed. seven states report a record number of new cases over the weekend including florida. new reported cases are steadily climbing across 31 states. >> i'm afraid that the people of arizona don't really know what's coming. >> reporter: over the weekend arizona, california and texas seeing a record number of hospitalizations. >> covid-19 is taking a very swift and very dangerous turn. >> reporter: vice president mike pence speaking at a campaign event in dallas sunday where he promoted wearing a mask to slow the spread. >> wearing a mask is just a good idea. >> reporter: while a choir of more than 100 people performed without them. the rising numbers prompting more governors to hit the pause butt ose re-opening. california governor gavin newsom ordering bars to shut down in at least seven counties sunday including los angeles. texas and florida going a step further closing them across the

state. george spoke to health and human services secretary alex azar about the surge. >> you said yesterday the window is closing for the u.s. to get this virus under control. how much time do we have? what do we need to do? >> we're experiencing in many of the counties in the southern part of the united states very serious outbreaks. the governors are reporting that the average age of people testing positive is 35 or younger, many asymptomatic. this is a real call to action. we have all got to as americans act responsibly even as we re-open. >> reporter: back here in houston, texas medical center says for the past 12 days straight their hospitals have seen a daily increase of covid-19 patients. it is the reason doctors are sounding the alarm and urging everyone to wear masks. guys. >> they want everybody to take care. you're right about that, marcus. we're going to turn now to that growing support for that starbucks barista who declined

to serve a customer because she was not wearing a face mask. the customer called out the san diego barista on facebook. so many people jumping to that starbucks employee's defense, a gofundme page has now raised more than $90,000 in tips for that barista. michael, word on the street, he wants to be a professional dancer so this may help him out a little bit. >> may give him a little bit of time to take off from work and have free time to get into the dancing, robin. that is great to see people coming together for this young man who was doing the right thing trying to protect himself and everybody else. >> it is. and now we're going to go, in honor of the 100th anniversary of baseball's negro league, sports legends such as michael jordan and magic johnson are tipping their caps to honor the players who had to form their own leagues because they could not play in the majors. also recording videos are former presidents including president obama. >> i'm tipping my hat to

everybody in the negro leagues who left a century-long legacy of talent and spirit and dignity on our country. so here's to satchel paige, josh gibson, cool papa bell and everybody else, including the three brave women who did us all proud. >> they definitely did us all proud for sure. the negro league started in 1920 and lasted until 1960. former negro league star jackie robinson integrated the majors in 1947. >> we need some caps right now. we're tipping ours as well. >> i know. >> the invisible cap gets tipped right now, for sure. coming up, how hundreds of colleges are changing their priorities for admissions in this unusual yr. >> the face mask confrontation caught on camera as shoppers are seen yelling at employees and other customers after refusing to wear face coverings saying she has a health condition.

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welcome back to "gma." good morning, sunshine. i'm talking to you, robin. that color is waking us up. you have your "gma" picture pop-in and it has a special guest. >> that's right. for te crew.obvious with my th's i love checking in with -- thank you. you dressed differently this morning. all right. we can all be together, can't wait for us all to be together again.

here's a new picture for my home set of nicole and nick. and they were with us in march on what they call their babymoon and they sent us this video with some very happy news. >> both: good morning, america. >> we're the moore family from tampa, florida. i'm nicole. >> i'm nick and this is romeo. >> and this is our newborn baby tino that we welcomed to the world june 2nd. we have both been juggling working from home and parenting two under 2 during this pandemic. >> what a beautiful family. congratulations, nicole, nick and romeo on your new addition. oh my gosh. we just -- keep the pictures coming. love having you here and being a part so we can all be together again. we were together this weekend, lara spencer. thank you for sending the picture of our two together, riva and little man. they were something together. >> do we have an announcement to make? >> no, no. >> i believe young love is -- was witnessed this weekend.

>> oh. i know. the way their paws were together. we'll have to share that picture with everyone. before that how about a little "pop news"? how about that. >> you got it. you got it, robin. it was great to see you and i'm so happy to see you right there this morning with your beautiful color. we both are wearing our sunny oranges, and we're going to begin with jennifer hudson who has put her heart and her soul into her latest project, taking on the role of the great aretha franklin. well, last night, everybody, the world got its first look at the results as the trailer debuted during the b.e.t. awards, and the consensus is, nothing but respect. take a look. >> how many albums have you had? >> four. >> and no hits. honey, find the songs that move you. until you do that, you ain't going nowhere. ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t find out what it means to me ♪ ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t, take care, tcb ♪ >> aretha, you do talk, don't you? not just sing.

>> i would like to you call me miss franklin. >> all right, that trailer premiering right after hudson's performance of aretha's song called "young, gifted and black." it would have made the queen proud. the story that franklin chose hudson to player in in the movie of her life just months before she passed away in august 2018. jennifer shared that story with us on "gma." also in this highly anticipated film, forest whitaker and audra mcdonald will play aretha's parents and mary j. blige, you saw her in that trailer, she will play jazz legend dinah washington. "respect" hits theaters this december. cannot wait for that. also in the news this morning, our friend, sir thomas moore. remember him? the 100-year-old world war ii vet who raised millions for covid charities by walking laps in his backyard, well, his efforts earning him a knighthood from t inspire people around the world

including 5-year-old double amputee tony hudgele, the little boy who raised over $1.5 million for the london hospital that saved his life. the 5-year-old set out to raise a few hundred dollars by walking six miles with his new prosthetic legs. he completed his goal over the weekend and raised more money than he could have ever imagined. not only did little tony get a shoutout from the duke and duchess of cambridge but one from sir tom himself. take a look. >> well done, tony. haven't you done well. >> on behalf of captain tom and the entire family we're so impressed by what you have done, tony. it's absolutely incredible. >> congratulations on raising a million pounds. that is truly amazing. >> keep going. >> well done. >> moore and his family sending a huge congrats to tony. he saw the video and responded, quote, thank you so much. i was crying happy tears. your inspiration has helped so many.

forever thankful, captain tom, and we are too. thanks to both of these heroes. story ving a who new meani g toer we want you to meet august or augie as she is called. the world's oldest golden retriever is 20 years young. now if you go by the old wives' tale, every dog year is actually seven, that would make augie 140 years old. according to the akc, golden retrievers typically have a life spain of 10 to 12 years but her story is pretty remarkable, guys. after spending most of her life in a no kill shelter in tennessee, her currentadtewhhoa 2-0? with a dog-friendly carrot cake. there's the shot, and some quality time with her three furry siblings, sherman, belle and bruce. happy birthday to augie and sending it right back to the studio. >> oh, my goodness.

and i can attest. riva in person, well behaved. never chomping like she is with you here on the set. it's amazing when you see her in person how well behaved she is. not that she's not now. >> you know, robin, we're going to get to the bottom of it with a trainer because i think it's just because i'm not paying attention to her. i'm paying attention to you. so we're working on it. back to you. >> okay. i love how we're channeling the orange this morning. we are in sync. we have our "gma" cover story we're going to share with you right now. big changes coming to the college admissions process in the midst of the pandemic. more than 300 college deans are now revealing a shift in priorities, placing an emphasis on students' self-care as well as their academics. rachel scott is at howard university in washington, d.c. with that story for us. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. this is going to come as a big sigh of relief to all the rising high school seniors out there.

you know, all the traditional ways they would normally strengthen their college application, extracurriculars, standardized tests, all of that has been upended during the pandemic, and hundreds of college deens are stepping in to say the priority is caring for yourself and others. this morning, college admissions deans from across the country accounting for the massive shift in the student experience during the pandemic. >> how are you contributing to solving the needs of others during this crisis? >> reporter: releasing a new statement telling students and parents, what they now value during the admissions process. >> it's a different landscape out there. it's a different terrain that admissions offices are looking at. >> reporter: through the making caring common project at harvard, more than 300 deans putting self-care at the top of the list, followed by academic g that work in light of obstacles. >> there are so many different ways that schools have managed to complete a year that we're expecting students' transcripts

also look different. >> reporter: as far as service, the focus is on contributions that are meaningful and authentic, not creating a public service olympics in response to the pandemic. >> are you helping out more at home? have your responsibilities increased there as maybe you're taking care of an elderly relative or situations that are more complex than what they might have been before. >> reporter: and family contributions will be viewed as very important and should be listed in applications. >> i expected my junior year to be stressful for entirely different reasons than by the middle of march. things were looking quite a bit different. >> reporter: 16-year-old sadie just finished her junior year in high school, and says the stress of junior year was only intensified by the pandemic, and this new focus from colleges is not only welcome, but well overdue. >> things like a student's resume, their access to advanced

course work and ability to participate in extracurriculars, create a lot of equity issues around access, where a student is geographically and socioeconomically located and there's pressures that have been as sass ex-as baited by the pandemic but existed before it began. >> reporter: four-year colleges are potentially facing a 20% loss in fall enrollment due to covid-19, but the making caring common project is hoping this encourages more students to apply and enroll. >> my hope is that it's reassuring to students that they know that if this is a tough year for them, the deans are going to understand that. >> reporter: and those deans say this is not about a brag list of accomplishments. they say no student is going to be at a disadvantage for not having a summer job or internship. in fact, they say taking on family responsibility which is often more time consuming will only have a positive impact on their application. george. >> as well it should. thanks very much. we move on to a face mask confrontation caught on camera at a grocery store in california. see that shopper yelling at employees and other customers

after refusing to wear a face covering. will reeve is at a trader joe's here in new york with the story. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, george. that trader joe's in north hollywood had its grand opening that day. now millions of people know what it looks like inside because of this video. yet another incident surrounding wearing masks in public. the woman in the video now speaking out to our station in l.a. this morning, face mask controversy after this outburst caught on camera in a los angeles grocery store. >> so everyone harassing me to wear a mask, you guys are violating federal law. you get that? get that on camera. >> reporter: this trader joe's shopper confronted for not wearing a mask in the store. she claims she has a medical reason not to. >> i have a breathing problem. my doctor would not let me wear a mask. >> reporter: the shopper telling abc station kabc she had gotten permission from the manager at the toluca lake store to go

maskless but accidentally went to the wrong location in north hollywood where she said she also got permission and claims the incident began while she was shopping. >> right away he started using obscenities at me and i did what any normal human being, a woman would do if she was being harassed by a man, not knowing if he is a crazy man, so i started yelling in self-defense. >> reporter: earlier this month california governor gavin newsom made wearing masks in public mandatory, but the state's department of health has exempted anyone with a medical condition, mental health condition or disability that prevents wearing a face covering. right now as covid cases are on the rise in the u.s., 18 states require masks in public, while 32 have no such mandate. the video viewed millions of times and counting. some people shaming the angry shopper for what they perceived as selfish public behavior. >> i have asthma.inmy ke can't breathe, but i'm, like, if i want to be out there shopping, i have to get done what i have to get done, and i have to wear it for the sake of others and for the sake of my health.

>> reporter: the woman in the video did not specify what her medical condition is. trader joe's has yet to comment on the incident but their website clearly states that wearing masks inside their stores is strongly preferred and encouraged, george. >> thanks. let's bring dr. jen ashton back to check in with her. what are the possible medical conditions that could keep somebody from wearing a mask in public? >> well, george, in general, in general if you are well enough to be outside without oxygen, you're well enough to wear a mask. now according to the cdc, there are basically three groups of people that glaringly should not wear masks. that's toddlers under the age of 2, people with extreme respiratory distress, acutely, and people who are unconscious, so in general if your breathing condition is well enough to allow yelling or being outside without oxygen, you can wear a mask medically.

>> let's talk about what dr. birx from the white house task force is calling a new discovery, the mask can partially protect the wearer from getting infected. is this a big development? >> it may be, george. so let's put this into context, medical and historical perspective. back in january, february and early march, the reason that the cdc and medical professionals, myself included, was not recommending that the lay public wear masks is because outside of a hospital setting, there was really no data to suggest that it can protect the person wearing it, and we put masks on sick people in hospital settings. when the cdc revised that is because we realized that so many people infected with covid-19 show no symptoms, so the assumption is that we all may be sick, so that's where that came from. what dr. birx was referring to is new data published in "the lancet" that suggests wearing a mask outside of a hospital setting may actually protect the wearer as well. so two reasons to mask up. >> okay, jen ashton, thanks very

much. let's go to ginger. and i've got to start you out with those wildfires. this one on the north side of utah lake, the knolls fire so you're seeing that. it is 2,000 acres burned. no containment yet. 13,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. that is saratoga springs. nevada, you have the mahogany fire. if you've been to las vegas you me and 5,000. acres burning so the big problem this whole weekend has been wind with the cold front and that will be a problem, arizona through new good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. your accuweather highlights. still a high fire danger in the north bay, though it won't by quite as breezy as yesterday, but it will be drier. it means slightly warmer temperatures for the rest of us. mid 60s along the coast, to near 80 around the bay, a lot of 80s in our inland neighborhoods.

tonight we all fall back into the 50s. coming up, "hamilton" star daveed diggs joins us live. daveed diggs joins us live. >> announcer: friday only on "good morning america," ease into your summer weekend with -- ♪ i don't wanna be a one-man band ♪ >> announcer: old dominion performing just for you on "good morning america's" summer concert series sponsored by caesars rewards. erica's" summer concert series sponsored by caesars rewards.

we're off to a nice morning. good morning. warning signs have been placed along the salmon creek lagoon in bodega bay after a po tenchally harm testify algae bloom. the health department recommends staying away from the algae and scum in the water. children and pets should avoid going into the water altogether. mike has a look at the forecast. a wild story, right? >> right. that looked appetizing. thanks, julian. let's look at the red flag warning. conditions are slightly different because it's only slightly breezy today, but we have the fire danger until about 8:00 -- or the red flag warning.

the toll plaza is lot different from an hour ago. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. all the way through the

coming up today, we'll we'lw with tam ron hall. >> and dr. wendy is here to show you house to have healthy cookouts.

>> just talking about that gets me excited. we also have the good news story of the day. ♪f the day. welcome back to "gma" and thanks for getting your week started with us here. we are counting down to friday. that's when everybody can finally watch "hamilton" on disney plus. i already have that appointment with my daughters. we are celebrating all week long here and, robin, you have a great guest to help us kick off the week. >> i certainly do. he is a tony and grammy award winning actor, rapper, producer and he starred in the original broadway production as both thomas jefferson and marquis de lafayette. we are so glad to have daveed diggs joining us now this morning live on "gma." oh my goodness. multitalented. i'm telling you. i am so appreciative of this time we have together.

so just tell us a little bit here. word on the street is, when you were approached about doing this, "hamilton," on broadway, you were, like, i'm not too sure about this. you had mixed reviews? >> i just thought it was a bad idea. this is well before broadway. this is before there was even a whole play, but tommy, our director, approached me and said, lin is writing a hip-hop musical about alexander hamilton. that is a terrible idea. i stand by that. you can pitch me that today and i would tell you that's a terrible idea. >> but it all worked out and it worked out big time, and the movie, oh my goodness. it is the actual broadway show. the movie is the actual broadway show. you were sent a link and i understand you haven't taken a look at it. you don't want to see it just yet? >> yes, i still haven't watched it. >> why is that? >> here's what i like about

theater is that i never have to watch myself. that is, in fact, why i do plays and so, you know, this is no exception for me. i'm a little nervous to watch it, honestly, because i'm so critical of myself but eventually i will. i would love to relive all the wonderful things my castmates did. >> okay, so you may want to look away because we're going to show a clip for folks at home to give them an idea. >> that's all right. i can't see it. i'm good. >> okay. here it is right now for everybody else. ♪ alexander was on washington's doorstep one day in distress and disarray ♪ ♪ alexander said i have nowhere else to turn and basically begged me to join the fray ♪ ♪ i approached madison and said i know you hate him but let's hear what he has to say ♪ ♪ well, i arranged the meeting, i arranged the menu, the venue, the seating ♪ ♪ but no one else was in the room where it happened, the room where it happened, the room

where it happened ♪ >> it is such a work of art. >> it sounds great. >> i hope you will watch it. >> i'll be in therapy for the rest of my life. >> what do you want people where we are right now in this world in this country, what is your hope that they'll take away from watching it? >> well, we're in this moment in our country with a renewed awareness around the black lives matter movement spawned by the deaths of george floyd and breonna taylor and rayshard brooks, and this movement is led by young people, those are the folks we see really out here leading the charge and this is a film about how young people change the world. you got to remember "hamilton" and all the sons of liberty were 18, 19 years old and fighting in the revolution. these big ideas came out of very young people and young people are the folks who gravitated

toward this show first and most vocally so i hope that they find a source of inspiration for their continuing movement. >> it has been something to see how young people have taken to the streets and how they have also -- with "hamilton," how they have their own adaptation of it and it's been something to watch. you are so busy. i cannot turn on tv without seeing a promo for "the snowpiercer." that tnt show is -- and also -- i want to ask you something here, daveed because i read in "variety," you and anthony mackey had this really deep conversation, dialogue, talking about as a lead, as a black man playing the lead. do you feel a sense of responsibility with the rest of the project to make sure that there is inclusion and diversity like in the writers' room? >> i do. here's the thing is like i'm not at a point where i have to say yes to everything so if i'm in a

show it says something about me at this point. i said yes to this at the exclusion of other things so i think i do have a responsibility to make sure that the show is diverse in all senses, but i think everybody should feel that responsibility. i don't really think that should only fall on the shoulders of the black leads in shows. we should as an industry be taking that on. >> well said, well said. i applaud that. "little mermaid," can't ask about that or the disney lawyers will come after you, but i know you're going to be playing sebastian in "the little mermaid." >> i cannot confirm or deny. >> i'll let you off the hook there but let me ask you real quick, are we going to see you back on "black-ish" as rainbow's brother, johan? i love seeing you on "black-ish." >> i hope so. i love that show, and i love

johan. i do miss playing him. it's nothing but schedule, you know. that's the only thing that's been keeping me from being on there for sure. >> that's a nice problem to have, my man. that's a nice problem to have that you are so busy and rightfully so. rightfully so. hey, but thank you for getting up and joining us and putting on pants. i know sometimes you say you forget to put on pants while doing this. >> you don't know if i'm wearing pants or not, robin. you have no clue. >> okay. stay seated. stay seated. it's a morning show. stay seated. thank you. and "hamilton" will be available to stream exclusively on disney plus and it starts this friday. coming up, ben platt is going to join us live. so come on back. , ben platt is going to join us live.

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♪ we are back now with the ultimate home movie version of an '80s classic. we all remember "the princess bride." well now the action-packed fairy tale is back with an all-star socially distanced cast, joe jonas, tiffany haddish. we saw it first in "vanity fair" all for a great cause. take a look. >> as you wish. >> reporter: "the princess bride" is a classic. >> my name is inigo montoya. you killed my father. prepare to die. >> reporter: hitting theaters 30 years ago, the film is still a fan favorite but now fans can rejoice as a new star-studded version is making its debut. >> inconceivable. >> what is this? are you trying to trick me? >> is this a kissing story?

>> wait. >> reporter: this is not a trick. it comes out today on quibi, a new short form platform. jennifer garner appears. hugh jackman. ♪ >> my people. a month from now our country will celebrate its 500th anniversary. >> reporter: tiffany haddish, common. >> i feel i will never see you again. >> of course, you will. this is true love. you think this happens every day? >> reporter: and even joe jonas dressing up as princess buttercup in a gown and blond wig while his wife sophie turner plays wesley. >> oh, no, we may as well die here. >> might as well die here. >> reporter: and a guest appearance by a cute co-star. >> what about the rouss. >> the huge rodents? i don't think we'll have a problem with them. >> reporter: all these names coming together for the same goal, to raise $1 million for a great cause, world central kitchen.

>> once again, thank you. >> reporter: the at home spectacle even recreating this iconic face-off with jack black dueling diego luna with an umbrella? >> i hate it. >> you seem a decent fellow. i hate to die. >> quibi's donation to world central kitchen founded by chef jose andres will provide meals to those most affected by the pandemic. the first chapters of this homemade "princess bride" are being released today on quibi. check it out. right now let's get to ginger at home. >> thank you, lara. i have a "gma" moment sponsored by verizon. this one from massachusetts where they had flash flooding, three to five inches of rain and severe thunderstorms. so this happened. it's actually from our affiliate wcvb's antoinette antonio. that's her husband trying to grill, and the umbrella goes flying.

she said, i guess we should have listened to cindy fitzgibbons, the meteorologist there. probably not the safest way to grill, but hey, i hope the meal was wonderful. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. sunshine everywhere today, not quite as breezy as yesterday, and warmer. we still have the fire danger, though, up in the you know our next guest from the tony award winning star of "dear evan hansen" and "pitch perfect" and now "the politician." please welcome ben platt from his home in l.a. ben, welcome back. >> how are you? >> i'm doing well, thank you. thanks for coming back. the last time we checked in with you, you had that incredible quarantine dance party. how else have you been spending your time during all this? ♪ >> i've been trying to be as creative as possible from afar and writing some music over zoom

and really luckily i had a couple things that were banked that came out during this time. obviously the second season of "the politician," and my radio city hall special, my concert special. so just trying to enjoy those things from afar, and be engaged politically and be active from home. that's about it. >> we're going to hear some of your music on "the politician" this season. >> yes, indeed. we had it on the first season as well. ryan murphy, our creator, is always trying to find ways to kind of make the music an important part of the narrative and my character peyton gets to sing one time at the end so make it to the finale to catch that. >> we've already started. let's give everybody a look at season two. >> what agreement can we come to to make this go away? >> oh, see, that's more like it. now, senator, i know you have visions for a larger political career. i know you want to be the vice president. and that can still very much happen if you drop out of this race citing medical reasons. >> oh. >> bette midler, judith light, working with two great actresses.

>> i mean, yeah, it doesn't get better than that. judith is someone i've admired forever. she's the warmest, most wonderful human being possible, and then you've got bette midler who i've grown up watching giving iconic musical and comedic performances, so to be the first person experience that she has still every bit of that ability is really special. she's amazing in it. >> my daughters are big fans of the show as well and my daughter elliott wanted me to ask you if you ever thought about becoming a politician yourself. >> you know, no, because it frightens me very much. and i think that i love performing as myself too much and voicing my opinions without the sort of worry about changing the image of how they're going to be perceived for my constituency or however you would like to phrase it. certainly in the last few months as things have spiraled, i've felt the need to get at least a little more active but i don't know about full on politician. i think i'll stick to the singing. >> it really is something

among -- you know, everybody your age and even younger now, how engaged they're getting in this time, isn't it? >> certainly. i mean it's become so many issues of just human rights and basic humanity particularly with the black lives matter movement. i feel like it's something you can't really ignore as a human being with any sort of empathy or desire to live in a place where there's any kind of equality. i feel like we've gone beyond the political and we're at a point where it's like you either have to engage or you're being passive, and by being passive, you are contributing to i think, you know, perpetuating things we don't want to be perpetuating. >> you had such a breakout role in "dear evan hansen" and now it will be a movie produced by your dad? >> yes, i mean, we're waiting to see what is going to happen with covid and obviously we want to be safe about it and only do it if it's going to be in a position where everyone will feel comfortable and safe and not endangering anybody but hopefully down the line once we get a little closer about what those guidelines are we can make it happen and certainly have wanted to and, you know, not all of us are staying young so sooner rather than later.

>> well, we cannot wait to see it, ben. thanks for coming back. "the politician" streaming now on netflix. let's go to lara. thank you, george. it is time to reveal "gma's" july book club pick. it's the ultimate escape. it's one of the biggest stories of the year. so we are going to take over times square for the big reveal. are you guys ready? let's count it down, three, two, one. it is "sex and vanity" by kevin kwan. the "crazy rich asians" best-selling author is back with a brand-new book described as a glittering tale of love and longing and we'll hear >> good morning, america. i'm kevin kwan and honored that "sex and vanity" is "gma's" book and club pick. i'm inviting you to meet lucy, finding herself caught in a love triangle and caught between two worlds.

this is a fun, modern love story about identity, food, fashion and family. happy reading and i'll see you on "gma" soon. >> oh, yes, you just heard it. we cannot wait to have kevin on "gma" later this month. "sex and vanity" is available everywhere tomorrow. you can read an excerpt of the book right now on goodmorningamerica.com. as always, be sure to read along with us on our instagram at "gma" book club. coming up, we're in miami for our great american cookout. we've got spicy wings from lorena garcia. don't go anywhere. "gma" will be right back. ♪ you got that yummy, yummy what will be the first thing you do as soon as you're able? at ikea, we wondered that too...

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♪ you got that yummy yum back now on "gma" and we are kicking off our great american cookout week. this morning celebrity chef and partner of celebrated latin eatery chica, lorena garcia is joining us with some delicious dishes we can grill up. >> so for your chicken wings, are the most important thing is using an indirect heat.

put it directly on the fire and the rest of the grill is going to be off. make sure that you place your wings on a dry rub. i'm going to use a little garlic powder and onion powder. very important. put it on the indirect heat and close them and cook them low and slow for about, a would say, 45 minutes to an hour until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees. then make sure also that about 10 to 15 minutes before you're going to baste them with this beautiful sauce. what i have here is chipotle, a little honey, a little hot sauce, and chili. make sure that you baste them every 15, 20 minutes, brush them with delicious sauce that is hot and sweet and take them out

after they're nice and cooked and check it out. beautiful, delicious smoked chicken wings. so this is super simple. a little butter with chili and lime and brush them. super simple and delicious. then you can finish it off with an amazing pineapple lemonade. everything in the blender with a little bit of ice and make it perfect. >> you can get the recipes onnd, goodmorningamerica.com. stay right there. we

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>> announcer: the countdown is on to one of the most anticipated releases of the summer. "hamilton" and this week, only "gma" with the biggest stars, exclusive content and a lin-manuel miranda surprise, right, lin? >> tell me something i don't know. >> announcer: "hamilton" on "gma."ounciday only on "good morning america," ease into your summer weekend with -- ♪ i don't wanna be a one-man band ♪ >> announcer: old dominion performing just for you friday on "good morning america's" summer concert series sponsored by caesars rewards. g on this monday morning. have a great day.

>> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. good morning. i'm julian glover from abc 7 morning. neighbors are showing support for a black man after he woke up to find all lives matter spraypainted on his house. he says his family has lived in the neighborhood since the 1970s. neighbors helped to paint over the messages. it some neighbors wants this investigated as a hate crime. this is mike nicco with the forecast. >> thank you, julian. hi, everybody. let's give you an update on the fire dangers that continues in the north bay mountains above 1,000 feet. the air is even drier than yesterday. it wwaer not nearly as brisk as it was

yesterday. julian? >> thank you, mike. now it's time for "live >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, broadcast journalist and talk show host tamron hall. and join us at the picnic table for "live's" guilt-free summer cookout. and, we'll talk with a man who's been a part of the "live" family for decades. he's our good news story of the day, all next on "live." and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> ryan: and good morning on this monday, june 29th. good to see you. y,ow you? >> kelly: i'm well, how are you doing, ryan? >> ryan: i am well. i was just reading something about zoom fatigue and it got me to thinking about, well, why it makes sense that we have so much difficulty while we're zooming our show. it gives us some excuses here, thisoom fatigue arcl my summer highlight