>> if it is possible, the japanese can do it. having been to a tokyo good morning, america. global coronavirus cases soaring past 12 million as the crisis deepens in the u.s. >> one, two, one, two, come on. >> doctors in houston pushed to the limit, desperately trying to save lives as beds reach capacity. the outbreak in florida, south carolina and arizona growing faster than anywhere else in the continues. while oklahoma sees a surge, the top health official in tulsa saying protests and the president's rally likely contributed to the outbreak. the president ramps up pressure on schools to open this fall threatening to cut off funding, blasting his own cdc's recommendations on how to do it safely. now the task force says the cdc will revise its guidance.

cdc director robert redfield joins us live only on "gma" this morning. deadly tornado outbreak. more tdozepote touhe ving u rob marciano is tracking it all. abc news exclusive. one-on-one with attorney general william barr on black lives matter. bias in policing. >> african-american males particularly are treated with extra suspicion and maybe not given the benefit of the doubt. >> and what he says happened at lafayette square when he ordered peaceful protesters to be removed by force before the president's now famous photo-op. breaking overnight "glee" star naya rivera missing. her 4-year-old son found alone in a boat on a california lake. >> we believe she did go in the lake. >> the desperate search and what her son told authorities. caught on camera, racist rant. >> [ bleep ] asian piece of

[ bleep ]. >> a tech ceo verbally assaulting an asian family at a restaurant. the waitress stepping in to stop him. >> do not talk to our guests like that. get out. >> now she's speaking out this morning. watch out. as rv sales and rentals soar rookie drivers hitting more than just the road. the new warning, what to know before you get behind the wheel. and we do say good morning, america, on this very busy thursday morning and, t.j. and george, we want to get right to those new developments in the coronavirus pandemic. >> that's right, robin. there are now more than 12 million cases around the world. a quarter of them here in the u.s., arizona, florida, south carolina lead the world as we cross that 3 million mark. >> take a look at our sign of the times. we have a live look. cars, those are cars. there is a long line of cars

there. what are they doing? in phoenix they are waiting for a testing site to open. it doesn't open for the next several hours, but they are there and trying to get te robin. >> yeah, t.j. in many of those hot spots testing is still hard, as we're seeing, to come by. we'll talk live to the head of the cdc director robert redfield in just a moment. but first matt gutman is there at that testing site in phoenix starting us off with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: robin, good morning. you mentioned those hot spots. experts say this is the capital of covid in the world where testing has been woefully inadequate. people are calling it a public health disaster. folks started lining up at this site before 1:00 a.m. that line, you can see or a mill at this point. the last time they had this testing site open it was four miles long. people ran out of gas before they could even get tested. with their patient flatlining, staff inside houston's united

memorial medical center desperately working to keep this covid patient alive. >> one, two, one, two, come on. >> reporter: the grim reality p into the 66-year-old woman's lungs. the chilling video shot this week by "the associated press." her vitals started dropping at 11:47 p.m. by 11:52, like more than 130,000 american covid victims, she was gone. >> in coronavirus, one minute they're looking great and the next minute they're done. >> reporter: short on icu staff and beds. >> we are playing musical chairs in the middle of the night moving one patient from one side to another. tewide in texas nearly 10,000 patients are now hospitalized. this morning, as the nation blows past the 3 million case mark, staggering new numbers. arizona, florida and south carolina taking the top three spots where coronavirus cases are growing faster than anywhere else in the world. the middle eastern countries of bahrain and qatar rounding out the list of the top five.

here in hard hit arizona the number of cases increasing by 165% over the past seven days. while testing for the virus has only increased 75%, the numbers indicating a full on testing crisis. >> so when you hear there are 2 1/2 times as many covid positive people right now than there were a week ago you're saying it's far worse than that? >> we have hit the rate of limitations of our testing. we cannot do enough testing to keep up with how many positives we're having. >> reporter: nearly all of the state's icu beds are full. >> we're making decisions all the time, but in a pandemic, it's gotten significantly r as you can imagine that calculus becomes tougher when there are limited beds. >> reporter: as the surge rages in florida with nearly 9,000 new cases wednesday, 41 hospitals have zero beds available. in mississippi, a cluster of covid-19 infections in the capital, 36 cases reported after weeks of some politicians

ignoring mask wearing recommendations. the governor urging anyone who u in tulsaoklahoma, health officials saying that large events the past two weeks like president trump's tulsa rally and protests on june 20th likely contributed to their surge in new cases. and back to our drone again, you can see that this line stretches down to the horizon and there's a reason that people are here. that's because this site does not require insurance. it does not require an appointment, but it's not funded by the state or by the city. this is a private ngo, and there's an increasing plea here for federal help. now, the governor of arizona, doug ducey, has not briefed the public about coronavirus in over nine days. since that time the number of cases here have tripled. he is briefing the public today, might close businesses. t.j.

>> all right, matt, for us out there, thank you so much. the soaring numbers you heard matt talking about not stopping the president from pushing to re-open schools in the fall, even threatening to cut off funding to schools that don't fully re-open. stephanie ramos has much more on that. stephanie, the president and these recommendations and push for schools to re-open is going against the advice of federal health experts. >> reporter: that's exactly right, t.j. the president also disagreeing publicly with dr. anthony fauci saying the country is in a good place right now even though dr. fauci has said that the status of the covid-19 pandemic is not good. dr. fauci also pointing to the cdc guideline when it comes to re-opening schools as president trump criticizes it. president trump ramping up the pressure for schools across the country to open up in the fall. >> we want the schools to be open and going in the fall, and most of them i think are looking at it that way. >> reporter: here's the cdc's

guidance for re-opening schools. classroom layouts should be modified to allow six feet of space between desks. masks should be worn and stagger scheduling. on wednesday, the president threatened to cut off p funding of schools that don't re-open, criticized the cdc calling its guidance very tough, expensive and impractical and vice president mike pence announcing the cdc will revise its guidance next week in response to the president. >> the president said today we just don't want the guidance to be too tough and that's the reason why next week the cdc is going to be issuing a new set of tools. >> reporter: governor andrew cuomo announcing new york's plans for the school year will be finalized the first week of august. >> school re-openings are a state decision, period. that is the law and that is the way we're going to proceed. it's not up to the president of the united states. >> reporter: in florida, where schools have been ordered to

re-open in august, despite rocketing cases, one teacher's union says while teachers want to return, they don't believe it's safe. >> we don't believe you can put a political or economic agenda before the safety and health of students, teachers or the families that they're going to be going home to at the end of the day. >> reporter: the country's largest public school system is right here in new york city. the mayor unveiling his plan to re-open schools which includes a mix of online learning and two to three days in the classroom but leaving it up to parents. but, george, states and schools have a big decision to make. >> they certainly do. thanks very much. let's bring in the director of the cdc, dr. robert redfield. dr. redfield, thank you for joining us again this morning. vice president pence said quite clearly yesterday the cdc is revising school guidelines because the president thinks they are too tough. should the doctors and scientists at the cdc be taking that kind of political direction

from the president? >> well, thank you, george. i want to clarify. really what we're providing is different reference documents, so our guidelines are our guidelines but we are going to provide additional reference documents to aid, basically communities that are trying to re-open k through 12s. we'll do guidance for parents and/or reference documents for parents and caregivers, reference documents for schools to understand better how to monitor for symptoms, reference documents for how to use face masks in the school setting and reference documents for how to evaluate and monitor so i think it's really important. it's not a revision of the guidelines. it's just to provide additional information to help the schools be able to use the guidance that we put forward. >> the vice president said it was a revision and was doing it at the president's direction. which guidelines are too tough and which guidelines are impractical? >> i think it's important,

george, to realize when you use the word guidelines, that's what cdc has done. they provide guidance. they're not requirements. again, the purpose of them and i think it's really important to emphasize to parents around the country, the purpose of those guidance is to help local jurisdictions open their schools. it's not a question of opening schools versus public health. my position is that the public health of the students of this nation is best served by getting these schools re-open. >> re-opened but re-opened safely, the idea is you should re-open them safely. >> re-open safely. >> the guidelines you had said kids should be six feet apart and social distancing and no communal spaces. are you revising any of those at the direction of the president? >> right now we're continuing to work with the local jurisdictions to how they want to take the portfolio of guidance we've given to make them practical for their schools to re-open. >> as you know, dr. redfield, we've been down this road before. the president complained about the cdc guidelines for re-opening businesses earlier in the pandemic. the guidelines were revised and we've seen the spike of cases all across the country.

aren't you worried that is going to happen again? >> again, i think the important thing, george, that i want to emphasize is cdc has developed work with the local jurisdictions to see how they could be implemented in their schools to facilitate the re-opening of the schools. the one thing i really want to say that would personally sadden me and i know my agency is if individuals were to use these that we put out as a rationale to keep schools closed. as i said, the public health interest of the students today is to get the schools re-open. >> but sir, no one wants to keep the schools closed, but everybody wants to make sure the schools are safe before they're open again and that's what i keep trying to ask you about. which of these guidelines are looking to relax? should students be six feet apart? >> i think we have to continue to work with the schools to look between the six feet apart, wearing face coverings, social distancing in seating, looking at changes in schedule to have

different crowding. as i said, there is a whole portfolio that the schools can . it was intenti some people see that the spectrum of strategies that we put out there somehow say that everyone needs to do the entire spectrum. no, we put out a spectrum of strategies to help the local schools which we're convinced like you said are committed to re-opening these safely just like i want to say that cdc, myself personally, to the parents of this nation, we're committed to re-opening these schools safely. probably one of the most important issues we have to pay attention to is to make sure in the process we're protecting the vulnerable, whether students with chronic medical students or vulnerable teachers but the truth is at this point, it's a critical public health initiative right now to get these schools re-opened. >> which of these guidelines -- >> and to do it safely, as you said. >> which of these guidelines are too tough? which of these guidelines are

impractical? >> again, i think it depends on how the schools put the portfolio together. clearly we see some individuals are concerned about the six-foot distancing. there are individuals that are concerned about face masks. other individuals are concerned about rotating schedules, but i think this is why we put it there, as was said by one of your previous guests. these decisions about schools are local decisions, we're prepared to work with any school and school district to see how th take thes thisorolio of strategies and do it in a way they're comfortable that they can re-open their schools. >> final question, arizona, florida and south carolina lead the world in new cases. are they doing enough to control it? is it time for more stringent lockdowns? >> well, you know, george, it's really important and i'm glad you asked the question to re-emphasize we are not , h. sopldon't thinthey're

straightforward but they're powerful. that is the social distancing. that is the face mask. that is the hand washing and that is being smart about selectively shutting down businesses that, you know, i think encourage irresponsible behavior, for example, bars. so, again, as the governors that have seen this resurgence begin to take steps as we've seen in texas, for example, and florida, they reinstitute the vigilance among the citizens of those states for those simple things of distancing, wearing a mask, washing your hands and closing bars. >> dr. redfield, thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you very much, george. >> robin. >> god bless. >> all right, george, thank you. now that abc news exclusive with attorney general william barr talking about race and policing, the black lives movement -- the black lives matter movement, and that moment largely peaceful protesters were forcefully removed outside the

white house, and our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas spoke with barr and has more. >> reporter: in the wake of nationwide protesting spurred by the death of george floyd, attorney general william barr acknowledging african-americans do face bias in policing. >> i do think that it is a widespread phenomenon that african-american males, particularly, are treated with extra suspicion and maybe not given the benefit of the doubt. >> reporter: while barr acknowledges there is some police reform needed, he remains steaejects any notion odendg law enforcement, but barr chose not to engage on the question of whether the president was stoking racial tensions. he was saying things like that the removing the flags from nascar events hurt a lot of people. this week he retweeted something where someone was yelling white power. >> i haven't seen what the president said. >> what's your view of black

lives matter and are you willing to say black lives matter? >> i'd make a distinction between the organization which i don't agree with. they have a broader agenda, but in terms of the proposition that black lives matter, obviously black lives matter. i think all lives, all human life is sacred. >> reporter: we pressed barr about that moment in june when mostly peaceful protesters were cleared out of lafayette park by force. barr said he wanted the perimeter expanded, but it had nothing to do with that photo-op. >> was it done because the president was going to go over and walk and have a photo-op? >> the plan was to move the demonstrators up toward i street to take the pressure off of lafayette. there had been fires set. there had been 80 or 90 federal

officers were injured, fires in the white house quad essentially, and we were determined that that wasn't going to go on for a fourth night. >> and you're not uncomfortable with what you saw? >> no. >> reporter: it was a wide-ranging interview, barr also noting that he believes roger stone's conviction was righteous and that stone deserves prison time, but with stone possibly reporting to prison next week, barr admitted it's the president's call whether to commute his sentence or pardon him. something the president appears to be considering, george. >> pierre thomas, thanks very much. coming up that breaking news overnight involving "glee" actress naya rivera missing after a boating trip with her young son. first let's go to rob. hey, george. 25 reported tornadoes yesterday. here's pictures of one. stunning video out of minnesota and three farms damaged there. time now for your rainy cities sponsored by walmart.

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>> announcer: this is an abc news special report. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. good morning. we're coming on the air right now with breaking news from the sport, in its final decisions. opinions written by the chief justice john roberts has decided that congress may both eventually get access to president trump's financial records and tax returns, but not before new arguments in district courts which could delay the eventual release of those documents. we'll bring in our team right now. terry moran who's taking a look at these first decisions. let's talk about the manhattan district attorney who subpoenaed president trump's financial records. the court decided sweepingly that the president doesn't have absolute immunity from these proceedings. >> reporter: exactly. that's the headline first. unanimous supreme court says no president is above the law. they have to answer a subpoena from a local prosecutor. that's a 9-0 holding just as it was in clinton versus jones, and

the watergate case. what's different here is in the opinion by john roberts, he wants the lower courts to take a closer look at how these subpoenas by cyrus vance might impact the performance of the president's duty. president trump said, i don't have to answer subpoenas while i'm president. the court unanimously rejected that. the chief justice roberts said, take a look at these subpoenas under guidelines that said, make sure they aren't interfering with the president's duties. big win in the abstract, and more litigation coming. >> the president's financial firm will be looked at for those records as well. >> reporter: that's right. once again, the sport rejecting the notion that i don't have to answer those subpoenas at all.

the democratic-led committee said, make sure separation of powers issues aren't here, that the house isn't trying to interfere, harass the president by going after his personal records. the house can if it can demonstrate a legislative purpose, have these subpoenas affirmed, but he wants them to take a closer look as well. this is a big defeat for president trump's claim that he is immune while president from ordinary subpoenas by state courts or by the house of representatives, and it is without question a defeat for president trump. no president is above the law. >> kate shaw, unanimously written by the chief justice. both of president trump's appointees sided with the jury. >> the last two cases regarding whether the president is above the law, they were unanimous decisions. we saw roberts would have the opinion, but would it attract a

broader majority? these affirmations of the principle that the president is su subject to some ard nary legal process, aren't unanimous, but they are hard to describe these narrow partisan decisions of just the liberal justices and john roberts when you have neil gorsuch and brett kavanaugh in part, agreeing with the proposition that congress and local prosecutors are entitled to the president's activities and they may eventually get these documents they have requested. >> cecilia vega, as a practical matter, it may go beyond the election because they are going back to district courts. >> reporter: that is the big headline. they went to the polls in 2016 without understanding -- a full understanding of president trump's financial records. he is the only president in modern history to not release his tax returns. you'll remember that he has said that he did not want them out there while he was under audit, and it appears again as these

cases have been kicked down to lower courts that voters will likely head to the polls again this november without having that full comprehension of what his financial documents entail, but again, a big headline out of this, george. those two supreme c picks president trump's voting, ruling against the president to turn over his tax documents. we are waiting for word from the white house. i imagine we'll get a tweet any minute, george. >> no president is above the law. no president has absolute immunity. two 7-2 decisions. and the opinion led by chief justice roberts. we'll have much more on "world news tonight with david muir." for most of you we'll return to our regular programming which is "good morning america." "good morning america." >> announcer: this has beenquipd with wifi from xfinity. there's this game-time internetting room. so fun. wow. and then there's this work-from-home internetting room. finally, the open-concept internetting room.

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to support communities. ♪ alexander hamilton, my name is alexander hamilton ♪ ♪ there's a million things i haven't done ♪ welcome back to "good morning america." broadway hit "hamilton," the massive hit on broadway, of course, but also a massive streaming hit as well launched on disney plus and, robin, hello to you again. you had a good chat with some of the originals from this broadway phenomenon. >> and i'm not throwing away my shot to tell you, but i had a chance to have an in-depth conversation with lin-manuel miranda. some members of the original cast, director thomas cale, for "hamilton: history has its eyes on you" talking about their experience watching their performances for the first time about the connection between the

revolutionary spirit of the musical and what we're seeing now around the world. we have a first look at that special in our next hour, and as you know, george, since the premiere on broadway, so much has changed in the world, and you kind of look at "hamilton" a little differently, especially after hearing their conversations. so enlightening. >> we cannot wait for that, robin. i was able to watch it twice over the last weekend, and it does look and feel different in the context of everything happening. >> it was amazing. my kids were watching it all day yesterday. it was in our apartment on repeat. >> looking forward to that. we're following a lot of headlines as well. of course, 12 million cases of the coronavirus worldwide. more than 3 million here in the u.s. the outbreak in florida, south t worlrit now. concerns grow abou coronavirus in schools, the ivy league is canceling august sports for the fall semester.

no decision about winter and spring sports. major league soccer back in action and protesting for change. players raised their fists and conds,heimofe r 8 minutes and 46 he blackivter movement. robin. okay, george, now we have that breaking news overnight. so sorry to hear about this. "glee" actress naya rivera disappearing on a lake with her 4-year-old son. the child discovered in the boat alone safe. now authorities searching for her and for answers. kaylee hartung has the details for us, good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yesterday afternoon naya rivera and her young son came to this lake about an hour north of their home in los angeles. it was a beautiful day, they rented a pontoon boat right behind me, and what happened next it seems only a 4-year-old witnessed. this morning, ventura county sheriff's deputies continuing their search for naya rivera, known for playing the sharp tongued santana on "glee." >> if you ever tell anyone this,

i'll deny it but i like being in glee club. it's the best part of my day. okay? >> reporter: the 33-year-old actress' young son was found alone in the middle of lake piru in a national forest wednesday afternoon. >> they were seen going out on the lake together in the early afternoon and approximately three hours after they left the dock, another boater out on the lake discovered the boat drifting. >> reporter: on board authorities say 4-year-old josie was found sleeping alone with no sign of rivera. investigators say the child was wearing a life vest, and one other adult vest was found on the boat. according to officials, the boy telling witnesses he had gone swimming with his mother. >> indications are that we believe she did go in the lake. >> reporter: just yesterday rivera posting this photo of her and her son to instagram with

the caption, just the two of us. and last week, posting this, no matter the year, circumstance or strives, every day you're alive is a blessing. make the most of today and every day you're given. tomorrow is not promised. the popular teen show "glee" ran for six seasons. ♪ goes on and on >> reporter: the musical cast has faced tragedy before. in 2018 actor mark salling committed suicide after pleading guilty to downloading child pornography, and in 2013, cory monteith, the show's leading man, dying of an accidental drug overdose. naya rivera shares custody of her son with her ex-husband ryan dorsey. with daylight, search and rescue teams are getting back to work. we anticipate an aerial effort with a helicopter and drones as well as dive teams in the water. george. >> such a sad story, thanks very much. we're going to get the latest on the george floyd case. newly released transcripts from police body cams reveal more of what happened in george floyd's final moments, repeating, "i can't breathe" again and again, begging the officers not to kill

him. alex perez has the story. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. these new details surfaced after the attorney for former officer thomas lane filed a motion in court to have the charges dismissed. now, lane is one of the officers charged with aiding and abetting former officer derek chauvin in the murder of george floyd. the court filing included a long transcript of body cam video and pictures of the alleged fake $20 bill floyd was accused of using. those new court documents revealing floyd apologized multiple times. at one point saying, mr. officer, please don't shoot me, man. lane told investigators floyd refused to get in the squad car. floyd several times saying that he's claustrophobic and that he can't breathe, repeating those now unforgettable words at least 20 times. now, according to the tran to, quote, stop lling, it a t la pleaded not guilty, t.j.

>> all right, alex perez for us this morning, thank you so much. we turn now to new fallout from a racist incident at a california restaurant. a silicon valley ceo is apologizing after his explicit rant against an asian family went viral. the ceo only stopping when a waitress jumped in. steve osunsami has more on this latest confrontation. here we go, steve. we got another caught on camera. >> reporter: we do. good morning to you, t.j. it is this device that has changed everything. with a phone in every pocket, it's become a lot easier to document people behaving racistly. >> whoa, okay, say that again. yeah, say that again. >> reporter: the friends, family and co-workers of this california man seen in this cell phone video saying racist things to a multiracial family are probably struggling to understand the person they're seeing here this morning. >> it's not appropriate. >> [ bleep ] you. >> you need to leave. >> you need to leave. >> you need to leave.

>> asian piece of [ bleep ]. >> reporter: no one in the restaurant knew it at the time but he is the ceo of a cloud computing start-up. his name is michael lofthouse. raymond oroso and his wife and their kids were out at dinner in monterey county celebrating her birthday on july 4th when they say he started yelling racist things about asians. >> was it our tone? was it we were having fun? was it that he feels that he was more superior than us? i don't know. it wasn't a mistake because he repeatedly said the things he was saying. >> reporter: the waitress asks him to leave but he's still not done yet. >> do not talk to our guests like that. get out now. >> who are these [ bleep ]? >> they are valued guests. >> are they? >> get out. >> it was interesting. he wouldn't look directly at me. he kept looking right at them. what you don't see on camera is the other patrons that got up and were backing me up and helping me get him out of the restaurant. >> reporter: the video is shared

around the world and by tuesday, mr. lofthouse was issuing this apology calling his own behavior appalling. i would like to deeply apologize to the chan family, he wrote. i was taught to respect people of all races, and i will take the time to reflect on my actions. the incident is just the latest in what now seems like a never-ending parade of racism caught on camera, terrorizing people of color. passengers saying racists things to ride share drivers. there are plenty of those. >> you're a [ bleep ]. >> reporter: this one was in arizona. another ceo, this time of a fertilizer company. he was fired from the business he created. >> honestly i'm here. i'm seated in the backseat. >> sir, please leave my vehicle. >> reporter: and this was the woman in central park who was having an argument with a black man over her dog and called the police pretending he was there is an african-american man. i am in central park. he is recording me and threatening myself and my dog. >> reporter: for that

performance she apologized too on the same day that she also lost her job. in most of these cases, the people being recorded can clearly see the cameras rolling. it's real easy to fall down the rabbit hole of politics and argue over the many reasons why these incidents keep happening, but none of this is new. what's really different are the cameras, and sunlight, t.j., is a good disinfectant. >> steve, good point. none of this is new. we are just able to capture of lot of it these days. thank you so much. what do you say, guys? let's hit the road after some of these stories. let's take a road trip, robach. robach is back from an rv trip on the road she'll tell you about in a second. there is a new craze out there. with the travel, so many hitting the road for vacation and some hitting other things as well. oh, yes, this is real video from robach's trip. >> no, that is not. [ laughter ] >> it's not. it's not, but things you need to know before you get behind the wheel, folks. stay with us. we are back now with the new

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are so popular. this one is for a family of five. you've got a bed back here in the back, and you have a table. this turns into another bed, and you have another bed in the front. but now some families are warning others that driving one of these is not so easy. rv sales and rentals are seeing a boom in the age of social distancing. and accidents like these are a cautionary tale of what not to do on the road. for some new drivers like gina anon there is a bit of a learning curve. >> it feels like you're driving a truck. >> reporter: anon and her family bought this 31-foot rv to travel from her home in massachusetts to visit family in arizona, but the trip took a turn when they stopped for coffee and suddenly heard a crash. >> i jumped out of the rv and i looked, and the pole that's next to buildings to protect the building, i literally just slammed right into it. >> it took arm t hours and 200 bucks to get them back on the road. and the anons aren't the only

ones. the harmridge family from georgia bought an rv in march to travel during the pandemic, but they're having some difficulties maneuvering their new ride. >> you're essentially driving a house on wheels. whenever we tried to park the rv in my mom's driveway we ended up taking out a bush, a branch. she essentially had to re-landscape her entire yard. >> reporter: rv safety experts warn there should be some research before just jumping in the driver's seat. >> it is different. it's heavier so the stopping distances are longer. it's taller and so you have to watch and you are limited in some instances. >> reporter: other tips, first take the rv to an empty parking lot and practice driving. have a spotter when you're trying to back up and pre-map your destination so there aren't any low clearance bridges or tunnels. as for the anon and harmridge families, they're looking forward to their next trips maybe with a slightly wider turn.

>> and, gio, rvs aren't the only way people are getting away from it all right now. how else are people doing it? >> reporter: yeah, you know what, amy? we are seeing some really interesting search trends on google right now. take a look at this because the big breakout searches this week are for road trip and healthy road trip snacks but the search giant says that more people are searching for staycation and hiking than ever before. all-time highs there yet many people are clearly desperate to get away right now, and searches for covid vacation ideas going way up by 500% in the last two months. incredible numbers there. >> yeah, that's right. people trying to get creative and getting a little stir crazy, gio. thank you so much. >> you didn't have any accidents. >> no, no accidents. >> but how did it go? >> it was great. it does take some learning to realize you are navigating a much bigger vehicle like all those people were saying, so, yes, we had spotters when we were backing up. there's my daughter. i had a wing man or wing woman each time because you get a little sleepy sometimes driving all those distances, and we had brody with us as well.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. as global coronavirus cases soar past 12 million, good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. trouble rampant as the president ramps up pressure on schools to re-open this fall threatening to cut off funding blasting his own cdc's recommendations on how to do it safely. what the cdc director robert redfield is saying only on "gma." ready for tip-off. lebron james saying good-bye to his family as the lakers star heads to the nba bubble. and the changes the wnba is making after complaints over conditions. as teams get ready to hit the court. keeping up with kanye. the rapper laying out his vision for america as he claims he's running for president comparing his white house to wakanda and why he says he's done with

president trump. ♪ i am not "hamilton" exclusive. as the broadway hit takes over streaming, your first look at my round table conversation with lin-manuel miranda and stars of the original show. how the story of a revolution has a whole new meaning today. ♪ looking for some hot stuff get ready to laugh. >> it tastes like bacon. >> amy schumer and her husband chris joining us live from their bed. seriously talking parenthood, cooking and quarantine. anything could happen as we say, iant some hot sff ♪a.eehot uf this is a look that a lot of people have on their face. did you see they'll join us from their bed? t.j.? >> that's what i said. it's happening. i am nervous about it myself. it is happening this morning, robin, yes.

>> this morning, not just any morning is a thankful thursday. happy friday eve, and we're really excited for this young man to join us. i know you all have probably seen this. 20-year-old julian bass turning himself into superheroes on tiktok. >> and, robin, you said people have probably seen it because some 22 million people have viewed this video of his. this tiktok. he caught a lot of eyes including disney chairman bob iger's eyes. >> he retweeted it saying, the world's gonna know your name. julian is joining us live this morning and debuting a very special video he made just for at is ? looking forward to that. we have a lot of news to get to this morning as well, starting with the coronavirus outbreak. cases around the world have passed 12 million. more than 3 million in the united states and, of course, arizona, south carolina and florida leading the world right now in testing at a struggle

in those states right now. matt gutman is outside in phoenix right now. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. testing here has been considered woefully inadequate. it's being considered a public health disaster. the first car line behind me got here at 12:30 a.m. this site does not require insurance and with our drone overhead i want to you see how far down it goes, well over a mile long now. the last time this site was open, people ran out of gas before they could get tested. the grim reality across the south and west playing out in that tiny room in houston. as doctors and nurses pound her chest and pump air into the 66-year-old woman's lungs. the chilling video shot this week by "the associated press." her vitals started dropping at 11:47 p.m. by 11:52 like more than 130,000 covid victims she was gone. >> in coronavirus, one minute they're looking great and the next minute they're gone.

>> reporter: this morning, as the nation blows past the 3 million case mark, staggering new numbers. arizona, florida and south carolina taking the top three spots where coronavirus cases are growing faster than anywhere else in the world. here in hard hit arizona, the number of cases increasing by 165% over the past seven days. while testing for the virus is only increasing 75%. the numbers indicating a full-on testing crisis. but even as the surge continues, questions about when schools will re-open. on wednesday president trump criticizing the cdc on twitter calling its guidance for schools very tough, expensive and impractical leading to this. >> the president said we don't want the guidance to be too tough, and that's the reason why next week the cdc will be issuing a new set of tools. >> reporter: this morning, george asking cdc director robert redfield about those revised guidelines.

>> no one wants to keep the are fe before they are open again and that's what i keep trying to ask you about. which of these guidelines are you looking to relax? >> i think we have to continue to work with the schools to look between the six feet apart, wearing face coverings, social distancing, the seating, if we have to pay attention to it, make sure in the process we're protecting the vulnerable. >> reporter: and there's going to be a lot of resistance to opening schools. the governor of arizona has not briefed the public here about the coronavirus in nine days and since that time cases have tripled. he has a briefing today. robin? >> many want to hear what he has to say. all right, matt. thank you. now to the return of sports. major league soccer kicking off at walt disney world last night and the nba and wnba gearing up to start practice in their respective bubbles there in florida. will reeve is there and has the latest for us. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, robin. by the end of today everyone will be here. lebron and the lakers all 22 teams part of this unprecedented

restart to the nba season entering the bubble. as the many signs around here say, it's a whole new game. this morning, anticipation building as the final group of teams arrives at the nba bubble at walt disney world in orlando. among them the los angeles lakers and superstar lebron james. upon arrival players must quarantine for 48 hours, meals brought to their door, cleared to begin practicing only after two negative tests at least 24 hours apart. with the first group of teams starting practice today, some feeling cautiously optimistic. >> the nba has thought about everything here. >> reporter: also in florida morerriv academy in bradenton following negative covid tests some could start practicing friday. the league responding to reports from players that some rooms had bedbugs and rodents and images of their disappointing meals. >> it's important that the commissioner personally relocate

players to react quickly to make sure their needs are being met. >> reporter: others showing off ado accommodatio accommodations. >> we're loving our place, loving life here in the wubble. >> reporter: nba commissioner adam silver says the league does expect a number of positive tests as teams get to the bubble. but that if they're a significant number of positive tests inside the bubble that could lead to another shutdown of this nba season that's scheduled to begin play on july 30th. robin. >> and, will, we can't help but notice that you are still wearing your mask as you're doing this report. is that a protocol there at disney? >> yes, this is a protocol. everyone has to wear a mask at all times. the only people who don't have to wear their masks will be the players who are active in their games or practices. everyone else mask on at all times anywhere near the bubble. >> all right. will, you take care. thank you. george.

>> all right, thanks very much. coming up, kanye west claims he's running for president and gave a bizarre new interview to "forbes" to describe why he's running and what's behind his split with president trump. >> okay, and sleepaway camp. should you try a common sense camp? parents using the summer at home to teach their kid from everything from cooking to laundry and say the kids are loving it. >> i don't know that my kids would be on board. the funny amy schumer and her husband chris fischer joining us live. we'll be right back. "gma's morning menu" is sponsored by u.s. bank. let u.s. bank turn your new inspiration into your next pursuit. pursuit. i see a new kitchen with a grill and ask, "why not?" i really need to start adding "less to cart" and "more to savings." sitting on this couch so long made me want to make some changes...starting with this couch.

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♪ good morning welcome back to "gma." hope you're doing well this thursday morning. >> yeah, how about a friday eve edition of "pop news" with lara spencer. good morning, lara. >> hi, amy. nice to see you guys. good morning to everybody. we have news to begin with about mariah carey announcing she has finished a memoir. the grammy winner sharing the news on instagram writing in part, it took me a lifetime to have the courage and clarity to write my memoir. the ups and down, the triumph, the traumas, the debacle, the dreams that contributed to the person i am today. she called the experience heri humbling and posted the with a line from her song, "butterfly." might be a good title for the book. it's not known what it is yet. her memoir being released by andy cohen's new publishing

imprint, congrats, andy, available for preorder today and hits shelves september 29 th. also popping this morning, harry styles is lending his voice to a new medium. the british singer is teaming up with the popular sleep meditation app calm to read a sleep story called "dream with me." i'm sure fans would love to dream with you, harry. it launched wednesday. it shut down the calm app. it was so popular. here's harry sending you into the direction of sleep. take a listen. >> i'm harry styles. i know how hard it can be to get to sleep. so thank you for choosing this story and me to help you. i wish you a wonderful night's sleep. >> oh, my goodness. fans, anything but calm about his calm story. one writing on twitter -- i don't know what to say, you 20.s.

harry's more chill about it. he says, quote, sleep and meditation are a huge part of my routine whether i'm at home, in the studio or out on the road, i'm so happy to be collaborating with calm at a time when the world needs all the healing it can get. styles is just the latest celeb to lend his voice to the app which also features sleep stories from laura dern, matthew mcconaughey and lebron james. looking forward to a listen there. and finally, everybody, want you to take a look at this video. we just adored it. it's little amala from connecticut. she thought she might help herself to fruit snacks, she wasn't supposed to do that and got caught in the act. instead of freezing, she pretends to fall asleep. take a look. >> amala, put it back. you hear me. open your eyes.

i don't care that your eyes are closed. put the snack back in the cabinet, amala. oh, you sleep? yeah, i see you. amala, put it back. >> how can you get mad at that smile? amala. her grandmother clearly not upset at all. it's gotten 1.5 million views and now counting. we love her. look at that face. george, i'll send it back to you while i still have things under control over here. >> i can tell you're having a little trouble. that was just fantastic. we move to our "gma" cover story. kanye west's run for president. in a bizarre interview, he riffs on his reason why he's breaking with president trump, and talking about his running mate. rachel scott is in washington

with the story. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: hey, george. good morning. yes, lots of twists and turns in 2020 but this one is catching a lot of people off guard. look, the reality is here less than 120 days out from election day. kanye west says he has a campaign slogan, even a running mate in mind, but has not filed any paperwork to run for president. >> i have decided in 2020 to run for president. >> reporter: that was kanye west five years ago telling the world his feature political ambitions. >> i'm not no politician, bro. >> reporter: this weekend the rapper infamous for courting controversy doubled down tweeting, i am running for president of the united states. and opening up about his bid for the white house in a long ranging four-hour interview with "forbes." west signaled he would make a final decision in the next 30 days, but if he does run for president, it will be as an independent and under the banner of the birthday party. >> he said it was the birthday party because when we win, it'll feel like everybody's birthday.

his slogan is, yes, not yay, not, yeah, but, yes. >> reporter: when asked about policy proposals, west was short on details. on taxes saying, i haven't done enough research on that yet. i will research that with the strongest experts that serve god. on foreign policy, no plan yet either, saying, i haven't developed it yet. i'm focused on protecting america first with our great military. >> my son, it is your time. >> reporter: the grammy award winning artist even referencing the fictional world of wakanda saying he would use that as the framework for running his administration. >> it's hard to believe that kanye west is actually committed to running for president. this looks like an attention grab, not a political move. >> reporter: west, who called former vice president joe biden, quote, not special, previously praised president trump. >> i just love trump. that's my boy. >> reporter: now changing his tune saying trump's presidency looks like one big mess to me. >> he was willing to say that he's taking off his red hat. he didn't like trump showing,

you know, going into the bunker and said the country seems like kind of a mess under president >> rr: but this morning with less than six months until election day, many are asking, does he really have a shot? he's already missed the filing deadline in many states losing out on the potential of more than 100 electoral votes. and at the moment, has not filed forms with the federal election commission to run for office. ♪ rain down on us ♪ rain down on us >> reporter: but he is promoting a new album. >> i think at the end of the day he's thinking about what's best for kanye. >> reporter: now kanye west is pushing back on any criticism insisting that this is not a publicity stunt. he says his running mate will be a preacher from wyoming who describes herself as a biblical life coach and even though says he is serious about running for president, he actually has never voted for one. at 43 years old he registered to vote for the first time this week. george. >> okay, rachel, thanks very much. i think he got exactly what we wanted. we just spent three minutes talking about it. let's go to robin.

>> good point there. thank you, george. now we have a look at the way some parents are pulling off summer camp at home. as programs are canceled all across the country one family created their own common sense camp. teaching their children important life skills they don't normally learn at school. becky worley has all the details for us. >> reporter: for the hanson family of los angeles, california, summer camp is a big deal for their son and daughter. >> normally our kids would go to sleepaway camp which is the highlight of their year. >> reporter: but with coronavirus, canceled. >> well, they were obviously really disappointed. and it looked like it would be a bummer summer. >> reporter: then mom una also a parent coach said they had an epiphany. >> for about ten years my husband and i have joked that our kids needed common sense camp. you know, every time they would do something, head scratcher moments where it would be like how do they not know how to do this basic life skill. reporte

herself. you're a genius. each week they tackle a different topic ranging from important conversations on anti-racism to teaching life skills like how to do the laundry, read a paper map. manage personal finances, safety, emergency preparedness and learning how to cook. >> kitchen week was amazing. we had a great time and he chose really challenging things they wanted to learn how to cook and this is a kid who only made >> reporr:he says the key to getting your kids to buy in, is to plan in advance. write it all down and fully commit yourself to the project before you pitch it to them. and in addition to keeping them busy -- >> i think obviously you want the kids to learn these basic skills but i think even more important is that the kids are building their sense of agency and confidence. >> reporter: something that will

prepare them well for life whenever life gets back to normal. the hansons have put together ideas and materials for other parents to use. it's on our website, goodmorningamerica.com and, robin, i need to get on this. my kids need this bad. >> but i thought you did something earlier. remember, weren't you teaching your daughter how to change the oil in the car? did i remember that right? >> adulting 101. we're doing it in small doses but i feel like maybe they need a master class. >> okay, becky. thanks so much. enjoy the rest of your day. let's go now to rob. rob. >> good morning, robin. just down the road from you want to show you the stunning video out of minnesota yesterday. 1 of 25 reported tornadoes this one doing damage to three farms. there was one fatality but on the ground for a long, long time there and wiping some structures completely off their concrete foundation and will analyze it later today.

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news update in about 30 ♪ews update in about 30 welcome back to "gma." thanks for being with us on this thursday. let's go back to tory for a couple more deals. hey, tory. >> i got two good ones for you, amy. first up seavees, the classic sneaker company known for its style and comfort. we have a huge assortment for both men and women, both slip-ons, slalace-ups, and even these fun mule styles for women. neons to neutral, patterns and colors. big assortment. all of it is 50% off, starts at $29 and free shipping and then finally from a fun mother/daughter team called raincaper and they make umbrellas and travel capes in a variety of artful prints. two different types of umbrellas. they have the little teeny travel one that's always great to have with you, and then a larger one that is going to help with wind and also

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documentary. >> oh, my gosh, so it's about us. both me and my husband chrisnd . no, just kidding and, you know, it's out now. now it is out. >> the baby and the documentary. >> yeah, exactly. exactly. >> everything is out. >> amy, you pull back the curtains in every way, and you had a very difficult pregnancy. you share some tough moments and intimate moments. was there ever a point where you wanted to turn the cameras off? >> yes, i actually regret this entire project. i wish more than turning the cameras off i wish i could turn back time and not have done this. no. it was just us filming ourselves, so, you know, and we didn't know if we were even going to do anything with the footage so what happened was that a genius filmmaker,

alexander hammer came on and directed and edited and he shaped all this footage and made it something we're really proud of. >> in addition to your difficult pregnancy, chris, i know that you also shared with people or they'll be seeing it when they were watched that you were diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. were you apprehensive at all about sharing that? why was that important to you? >> i was not apprehensive. i feel like the process for us has been educating ourselves or educating myself about what that means and how to get the tools to make your life better and so, yeah, no, there was never any hesitation. >> we've been talking about it so let's take a look at a clip we have here and this is a point where you find out the sex of the baby. let's look. >> oh, no. okay. okay. it's a boy! yay!

>> ah. >> it's going to be a boy. >> such a sweet moment right there. your son is, what, 14 months, i think we saw you posted a picture of him actually reading your critics. pretty advanced kid. >> yeah, he had a lot of feedback. you'll see a lot of letters to the editor from him. he was not pleased. he just mimics his dad. they just both kind of sit there and read the paper. it's the funniest thing. >> chris, you're also teaching him to garden? >> yeah, we just finished a vegetable garden for him yesterday. we've got to take him to the nursery and see what he picks out. >> it's really cute. >> are you still -- you're still working, are you not?

are you trying out new material in quarantine and what's that been like? have you bounced a lot of stuff off your husband there, amy? >> like we joke around, i would say, 100% of the time. but we've been filming a cooking show, so that's what we've been doing so we've been working together so, yeah, we got to keep ourselves quick because, yeah, we have -- our cooking show is just us talking to each other. >> yeah. why the -- "amy schumer learns to cook," just got renewed for a second season so congratulations on that. so what's for breakfast? >> oh, breakfast is always like we talk about it for a long time. we go, what should we have and then, you know, usually he'll -- >> then all of a sudden it's lunch. >> so we have some sort of a protein. >> so true during quarantine that's what you end up talking about all day long, what are we going to make for dinner. >> we have our meals. >> what's been your favorite new

dish to cook? >> oh, my gosh, i would have to say we learned how to -- i learned how to make these steamed and grilled artichokes that i'm excited about. >> what about the sushi? >> no, of course. >> we're excited to make sushi. >> c hear li cy mouth. >> i don't know if i should say thank you for being here or sorry for disturbing you. but either way. either way, it's good to see you both. congratulations. >> i also wanted to say that i partnered with tampax and i am so dedicated to them that i have my period. >> we have the isolated shot of t.j. we got that in there. thanks, guys. really good to see you. the three-part documentary expected, amy, to available now on hbo max and i'm going to get myself together. we'll be right back, folks. ♪ california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones,

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♪ welcome backo was the hott ticket on broadway. the time the musical first premiered to when it started streaming on disney plus, a new examination of the heroes of our history.

now in my disney plus sp connected with some members of the original cast to discuss the show's enormous popularity and this new look into the past. ♪ what's your name alexander hamilton ♪ ♪ my name is alexander hamilton ♪ >> i am so happy to get a chance to talk to all of these creative people. we have lin-manuel miranda, and thomas cale who directed "hamilton." you shot the film in just three days shooting live performances we said in between performances. watching this again, when you see it, does it bring it all back watching it on film like that? >> there is wed double visienwh y watch because you're watching things you never had the privilege of seeing from your vantage point on stage so i'm in awe of the work i couldn't see from my perspective as hamilton

but i'm also on this journey of remembering what it felt like inside the storytelling which was the greatest company in the history of musical theater, i think. >> let's bring in professor gordon-reed. she is a history his or the -- historian. you're an authority on this period of history. virtually every theater critic that saw "hamilton," rave reviews. does it matter that it's not perfect history? >> no, it doesn't matter that it's not perfect history. you are going to expect they'll be things that are cone for dramatic license. the important thing i think is for people after they've watched it to find out more. you don't expect everything to be exactly the way it is. >> i have 2 1/2 hours of your time in the theater and our goal over the course of writing it was honor the impulse that made me think it was a musical and to

me that was the relentlessness of alexander hamilton and the fact that this is an immigrant narrative in the united states before there's even a united states. and what that means, and so, you have to pare away a lot. i get tweets every day from people who say what about this or it's just john laurens' birthday. all the things i could not fit in the 2 1/2 hours of your time, it's exciting to see people discover that. >> i don't think the purpose of theater or art is to give answers. i think it's to ask deeper questions and different questions than the ones you might have had when you walked in. >> a lot of families will be watching. i watched it with my 11-year-old goddaughter together like that and what do you hope that they're going to take away after they see the young ones? >> i hope that they will do the

deeper dive and discover the other voices of the revolution and the truth behind these voices of the revolution. i also, you know, my son, i get emotional when i think about it but he grew up with this show. makes me -- sorry. yeah, and so, you know, and his whole life, he was in the obama administration and these were his heroes, daveed, leslie and his uncles and aunts and he had this kind of great, oh, my god, the world is so beautiful and now he's 11. he has a memory of what it was in his head and now it's foggy, but now he gets to see this film,gets and see how powerfully and beautifully that they tell the story that he owns and that helps me help make sense for him of the world right now. so my greatest hope is that, you know, we -- we claim some

ownership here and we project an image that is more true of what we are. >> bless your heart. and there are so many who want to help in any way they can. they want to be an ally wean -- and we have a question from a superfan. benjamin who is from pittsburgh. >> my question is in this new revolution, what can we as white people seeking to become better allies learn or rather unlearn about our history through "hamilton's" inclusive retelling? >> we must realize that once and for all that like we look at history through such a small iris. there's a rich history here and tragic history here. there's great triumph and great horror, you know that we must learn about, but you got to just open the iris up so a white ally, open that iris. ♪ what's your name alexander hamilton ♪

>> as leslie says, open the iris up. recognize the world we're actually living in. we had such an engaging conversation about how the show sees america then through the lens of america now. and how the country has changed since "hamilton" first opened on broadway, amy. >> and, robin, i'm so excited to watch this. what a beautiful, beautiful tribute to a musical i love that my family loves but it is so interesting that the professor didn't mind that the history in "hamilton" wasn't exactly accurate. that's something people point out. >> i know but it's a question that often comes up with films and shows that are based on real events. both the harvard professor and director thomas kale made points that "hamilton" opened a door to that time in history and challenges you to ask questions and find those answers for yourself and lin-manuel related emotionally to alexander hamilton's journey which is what drew him to create the show in

the first place. so i hope that you will see the special, "history has its eyes on you," it premieres tomorrow streaming exclusively on disney plus and as you know, the musical "hamilton" is streaming right now on disney plus. let's go now to rob. rob? all right, robin. you know, of course, musicals often have some dance and it's hard to dance without music, but if you can find yourself a flamingo, potentially to do some flamenco dancing, you live in aruba. check this out. here's our "gma" moment for you. this gentleman in aruba found a flamingo and got down with him right in the tidal pool there. this "gma" moment sponsored by this "gma" moment sponsored by verizon. or if you have any serious underlying medical conditions, like heart disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes, or if your immune system is compromised for any reason. if you're at higher risk, wash your hands frequently

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on select models and exclusive lease offers. ♪ >> announcer: tomorrow on "gma," now this will make you feel good. heat up your summer weekend. ♪ calling all my angels >> announcer: with shaggy, sting and conkarah tomorrow on gm's -- "good morning america's" summer concert series, sponsored by caesars rewards. welcome back to "gma." our next guest is only 20 years old but has become a huge online sensation. you'll see why for his amazing tiktok skill. >> we got 20 million and counting who have seen his video including disney's executive chairman bob iger, the co-president of marvel has seen it, even luke skywalker himself mark hamill. julian bass is joining us from his home.

that's a lot of attention for a 20-year-old, julian. it's not going to your head yet, is it? >> you know, it went to my head the first day, so i think it's simmering down now. >> that was an honest answer. i appreciate that answer. >> yeah, i can't lie. it's just been crazy. >> you've been prepared for this. you have been doing theater for years, and you're studying at georgia state with a degree. that's very cool, as a former thespian i love that. you earned a lot of attention with these 20 million and counting. what are you going to do with all of that attention? what is your family saying? >> what i'm going to do with it? i'm trying to capitalize on it now with all these people reaching out and make the smartest move going forward and my family is just like, you know, they're getting calls from people they don't even know. how are you finding mother's phone number? you know, but it's crazy. everybody is reaching out saying congratulations and they love it. >> i know there have been tweets and we're talking about iger and

i know josh gad from "frozen" and tweets have come at but who have you talked to that's blown your mind more than any of the others? >> i would say so i have spoken to people like matthew cherry. we've been in contact and but i would say like the big wig, luis despacito with marvel has been the biggest thing for me. i've been like, oh, my goodness. this is marvel studios right here on the phone and i missed the first call which was probably the worst thing to do but i was able to, you know, i was able to call back and just make time for that. it's amazing. >> you probably weren't expecting it so that's a fair point. now, i'm very excited about this because you have made us a new video specifically for "good morning america," so let's take a look. ♪

>> can't you see i'm trying to do something here? >> can't you see that it's on backwards. >> it's a cloak. >> i got this. >> it's like you've actually been to our studio. >> what was your inspiration for that? >> well, so i obviously used that dr. strange look there using like the time stone to reverse time and reform the logo that you guys gave me and then, of course, you know, the spider-man buzz, i had to throw him in there and so that's what i did. i threw him in there and had that little moment there. but, yeah, that was super fun to do. >> julian, it's been cool to see and, look, you put work into this and i know tiktok and a lot of these videos end up online. you put effort and work and time and skill into it. congratulations on everything coming your way and will come your way. it is really good to talk to you

this morning, my man. >> yeah, thank you so much for having me. it's been amazing. >> we will be following you. all right. we'll be right back.

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friday, but thank you for watching today. >> have a good one, folks.

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good morning. here's mike with our forecast. hey, mike. >> thank you. hi, everybody. weather window. let's see what we've got going on. little haze out there. high pressure is going bring uz a warm day. even out to the coast. so at least it will be in the 60s there with free air-conditioning. 68 at half moon bay. 72 in san francisco. low to mid-80s around the bay and a lot of 90s in land and hotter sunday. >> i'll take it and traffic has been getting better at the 9:00 hour. here's a live shot at the golden gate bridge. a crash in petaluma has been cleared. bay bridge toll plaza, meting lights havbe turnef. good to go in san francisco and a good ride across the san matteo bridge. >> now time for live with kelly and ryan. we'll be back at 11:00

>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the comedy series, "black monday," regina hall. and performing her hit single, "i hope," gabby barrett. plus, wealth all behind-the-scenes as rashida and anthony get ready for their big day. plus, a dj from new york provides us all next on "live!" with our "good news story of the day." ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> kelly: hey, good morning, everybody. it's thursday, july 9, 2020. the days still matter, ryan. hi. i love your hair today. it is large and in