>> oh! >> eve od moramerica. covid crackdowns. texas approaches half a million cases and in one county, the number of babies testing positive for covid doubles in two weeks. in los angeles, the mayor threatens to cut water and power to stop large illegal gatherings like this, and this lavish crowded wedding taking place in the city just hours after that warning. plus the police checkpoints in that city hitting travelers from hard-hit states with $10,000 fines if they don't follow the rules. all this and the big changes about to sweep the sky. why the major airlines are about to ban these masks. takedown overnight. facebook and tacon against press campaign blocking misleading posts about coronavirus after the president falsely claimed kids are almost immune from catching covid. state of emergency.

after that catastrophic explosion, the death toll rising. at least one american among the more than 130 people dead. chthe miin abeirut desperately this morning, we hear from the bride seen thrown by the blast in that wedding video. summer storms on the move. flash flooding in colorado. new ash oos fohard hit east coast states virginia to new jersey. the garden state still with over half a million people in the dark from isaias. we're tracking the latest this morning. dramatic raid. fbi and s.w.a.t. teams searching jake paul's mansion, leading these men away in handcuffs, seizing multiple guns. new details on the investigation this morning. and the new fallout this morning over this alarming vide, sayin cld was sks. the principal of that georgia school cracking down, caught on

tape saying there will be consequences for sharing images on social media. saying riding the school bus is safe. what it might look like, but some schools are now turning to walking school buses. good morning, america. hope you're well this thursday morning. so many families are facing so many big questions as they think about going back to school. >> such uncertainty. every place, every school district, everybody has a different policy right now. we're trying to figure that all out. we're in the midst of this coronavirus emergency still in the country. in the last 24 hours, get this, the united states reporting more than 51,000 new cases, more than 1,400 new deaths. the daily death toll increasing in at least 32 states and that includes texas. >> that's right. the situation is dire in texas. that is fast approaching half a million cases, and in many hospitals in communities near the border, they are stretched to the limit. marcus moore is live at a

convention center in mcallen that's now being transformed into a field hospital. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: amy, good morning. dozens of people are recovering from covid-19 in this field hospital that can hold up to 250 patients. officials are racing to respond to a growing crisis along the border. this morning, covid-19 ravaging the u.s./mexico border and threatening the traditional return to school across the nation, and there is nothing normal about what's happening in this hospital in the rio grande valley. roughly half the beds here are for coronavirus patients including in the delivery ward. >> they showed him to me and right away, they took him. >> reporter: this new mom has only seen her baby through her smartphone since delivery. >> it's not a good feeling at all, especially for me that i'm being a first-time mom. >> reporter: and in nueces county texas, officials saying the number of babies testing

positive with covid has doubled in the past two weeks. patients are being transferred out as much as 700 miles away, and heartache in these communities. pastor caballero lost four relatives to covid-19 in just two weeks, including sara, his wife of nearly 49 years. she spent 21 days in the hospital before passing away. her family not allowed to be by her side in those final moments. >> i could give 100 times my life for her, easy. with no doubt. that's how much i love my wife. >> tell them. it's very real. the feeling right there is real. >> you got to take your precautions. >> reporter: the situation is so dire in the region, a field hospital has finally been set up at the convention center in mcallen. visiting doctors also answering an urgent plea for help. doctors across the country having to deal with an anti-science sentiment among so many americans.

dr. anthony fauci discussing death threats against his family in this harvard medical school live stream. >> i would never imagine in my wildest dreams that people who object to things that are pure public health principles are so set against it and don't like what you and i say, and namely in the word of science, that they threaten you. >> reporter: in california, the mayor of los angeles threatening to cut water and power to any home or businesses in violation of health orders, but just hours after that stern warning, this crowded wedding party kicked off in one of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods. large groups of guests dancing, partying up close, most not wearing masks. >> these large house parties have essentially become nightclubs in the hills. beyond the noise, the traffic and nuisance, these large parties are unsafe. >> reporter: in the race to find a vaccine, the u.s. government announcing a $1 billion investment in johnson & johnson.

that's for 100 million doses of a vaccine for clinical trial, and t.j., that is hope that can't come soon enough. >> hope, the good word right now. thank you so much. we turn to new york city. well, a success story in a lot of ways, got its outbreak under control and now cracking down on out-of-towners from high risk areas to prevent another wave of infections in the city, setting up now quarantine check points and threaten big fines for travelers breaking the rules. gio benitez is at one checkpoint at penn station. good morning to you, gio. >> reporter: hey, t.j. good morning. yeah, this is just one of the checkpoint that is we know about, but the city is going to be choosing checkpoints day-to-day, different checkpoints and they'll choose entry points into the city like bridges and tunnels. we saw one of those wednesday. officials here in new york say this is because a fifth of new cases in new york city are travelers from other states. travelers must quarantine for 14 days unless they're passing

through, and they'll have to fill out a traveler form. officials will either call, text or randomly check on travelers, but those who violate quarantine rules may be forced to pay up to $10,000, and those who do not fill that form out at all may face a $2,000 fine, t.j. >> about travelers, air travelers as well have had to adjust. airlines have been requiring passengers to wear masks, but now, gio, you're learning they're even tightening up those mask restrictions. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, t.j. we're talking about jetblue, united and alaska airlines. they tell us that they are actually banning these kind of masks with the vents or the valves and that's because droplets can escape from here so they are just not as effective, t.j. >> gio, thank you so much. george? t.j., thanks. we go to the white house now where president trump is at odds with facebook and twitter after they take action against trump's posts that make false claims

about the coronavirus claiming kids are virtually immune. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega is tracking the story. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning to you. the social media giants were quick to act on this false claim. here's the reality about children and covid. many have become infected and sadly some have even died. overnight, twitter and facebook both accusing president trump of spreading misinformation on the coronavirus. facebook altogether deleting a post by the president's campaign. twitter briefly locking out the campaign's account, not allowing any new tweets until the video in question was removed. that video, a clip of the president on fox news falsely claiming children are virtually immune to covid. >> children are almost -- i would almost say definitely but almost immune from this disease. >> reporter: it's a claim he repeated again from the white house podium. >> if you look at children, they're able to throw it off very easily. >> reporter: according to the

cdc there are nearly a quarter million cases documented in kids and studies suggest that while children are more likely to have mild symptoms, they can also b spreading the virus to adults. the president's own medical experts dispute the claim that children cannot get infected. >> if you're talking about children in general are immune, they do get it. they are not. >> reporter: overnight, the campaign blasting facebook calling it another display of silicon valley's flagrant bias against this president. now on the campaign front, this pandemic has upended plans for these party conventions. joe biden is not going to milwaukee, and president trump now says he's scrapping plans to deliver this speech in florida, saying he's probably going to give his acceptance speech at the white house. he's getting pushback from democrats. even some republicans who were questioning the legality for using the white house for an overtly political event like this, this would be a major

break in precedent. most presidents have sought to hold political events like this far away from the white house. >> it may be legal for the president but no one could help him so it's hard to see how that could happen. >> we also have a stalemate in the stimulus talks, cecilia. democrats and republicans seem to be at odds, and there will be questions about the legality of that as well. >> reporter: yeah, he's threatening this unilateral action, and it's unclear exactly what he could do. they're saying he will basically go at it alone, the white house will go at it alone if they can't reach a deal on this by friday, tomorrow. a couple of things they might be considering, to keep protections, the payroll tax the president has been pushing for. at this point, it looks like there's no sign they're going to reach a deal by tomorrow. >> not right now. cecilia, thanks very much. amy? george, to the very latest on that catastrophic explosion in beirut. more than 130 people now confirmed dead. more than 5,000 others injured. authorities are saying a

warehouse packed with nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate broke up. ian pannell has this rapidly developing story. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, amy. fresh questions overnight, and some clues about what went so disastrously wrong, and we're now starting to see a massive recovery and relief effort get under way in beirut. this morning, were warnings ignored that could have prevented the beirut blast? this is all that remains of the port amid growing questions about what happened. the city in a state of emergency, counting the dead and as much as for the missing. the destructions immense. massive piles of metal beams once stood. broken glass everywhere. people now returning to their homes -- >> oh, my god! >> reporter: and finding them torn apart. this massive silo, a main food source for the country

completely destroyed by the explosion. this satellite image shows the warehouse where the explosion originated, and then after. the land underneath simply gone. we're now learning there were more than 2,000 tons of amomonim nitrate stored here. it was stored here for years. now the head of the customs department speaking on lebanese tv claiming that there were at least five letters warning the stockpile was a huge danger and asking for ways to move it. officials pointing to gross negligence. the last changing tens of thousands of lives in a matter of moments. in what should have been the best day of her life, this woman poses for her wedding photos. as the blast rips through, she's seen running for her life. >> one thing came into my mind that now my life has changed

from wedding, happiness, into the sad moment. now i'm going to die. >> reporter: an apartment a mile from the port completely destroyed. >> it was absolutely terrifying. the whole place felt like it was going to collapse. it was almost as if there was an earthquake and a bomb explode all at once. >> at least one american are now known to be one of the more than 130 dead. and over 5,000 injured and the timing couldn't have been worse for a country already on its knees. so president macron of france has landed here this morning, and he's promising a huge relief package. the united states also offering assistance, but what i think is really remarkable are these scenes of residents coming together and streets that were strewn with debris yesterday this morning are completely cleared.

t.j., i think this is because the lebanese have had to learn the hard way how to come together and rebuild. >> you often see that after disasters like that. ian, thank you so much. we want to turn now to weather and the hard hit east coast bracing for those summer storms on the move. we want to turn to ginger, and ginger, you're keeping an eye on flash flood watches this morning. >> yes, and severe storms. first, let's go to colorado springs, colorado. the summer storm there looked like this. covering with two-inch hail accumulating over the streets. in philadelphia, less than 24 hours ago, remember isaias brought 7 to 9 inches of rain from virginia to maryland, and that's what it looks like from the sky. this morning, we are concerned storms in the midatlantic. from stanton, virginia to chester, pennsylvania including philadelphia, you're all in green. that's flash flooding. but dover, delaware, you're getting close to 70 mile-per-hour winds with a

severe storm. there's this low and a stationary front is going to bubble around and you're going to have a chance for quick rainfall. you could see flooding very easily. george? >> okay, ginger. thanks very much. let's turn to the dilemma for college sports this fall. can teams play during the pandemic? uconn has become the first top level football team to opt out. major conferences are facing tough questions from players and their families as decision day draws near. will reeve joins us with the latest. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, george. dominos in college sports keep falling. last month, the ivy league canceling all sports until january. division 3 championships canceled just yesterday as the ncaa tries to salvage any form of a fall schedule. a growing chorus of players says its plan is not enough. this morning, the future of college sports is in question due to growing concerns over the coronavirus. the university of connecticut announcing it's canceling the entire football season. >> we came to the realization that this just wasn't going to work from a health, safety and

welfare standpoint of our student athletes. >> reporter: college teams across the country are already fighting outbreaks. the university of louisville now suspecting activities for its soccer, field hockey and volleyball teams after 29 student athletes tested positive contact traced to an off-campus party. at rutgers, 28 players have tested positive, and eight ucla players as well. one player who has already opted out over health concerns, minnesota's rashard bateman, a projected first round draft pick. >> 45 yards. >> the only concern we had was health. i have asthma so just talking to my family, and we feel like it was the best decision for me. >> reporter: and some programs are now facing accusations they're not taking athletes' health seriously enough. after "the coloradoan" reported

that athletes were being discouraged from testing for covid-19 and its athletic department was ignoring guidelines for athletes who may have been exposed, but student athletes are now refuting the claims saying the university is taking measures to keep players safe. >> if you have any symptoms, you're not allowed in. they set up a meeting with the doctor. >> reporter: the school's athletic director issuing a statement saying, in part, it was troubling to read that any student athlete is concerned about our department's commitment to their health and safety as we have reiterated daily with our staff and student athletes their health is our top priority. players are also demanding racial justice reform and player compensation. on wednesday, the ncaa announced all student athletes will be allowed to opt out of their seasons if they're concerned about covid-19 and all schools must honor the athletic scholarships of anyone who opts out. guys? >> they have to do that. a lot of questions there. we are following a lot of other headlines this is morning, including that trouble for youtube star jake paul.

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one american is among the 130 people dead. there is a search on for the missing in that city. and tiger woods is back. he is teeing off this morning in the pga championship in san francisco. it's the first major tournament of 2020 after being rescheduled from may because of the pandemic. it will be held without fans. all the remaining pga events will be held out fans, as will the u.s. open in september. >> always excited to see him next. all right. we need to begin this half hour with the battle raging over getting back to school. chicago has the third largest system in the nation is going all virtual for public schools in the windy city in the fall. this after that alarming video of students packing a school hallway many without masks. now the mother of the student who recorded that video says her child has been suspended. janai norman joins with us more. good morning. >> reporter: t.j., good morning. yeah, you've seen those images of students shoulder-to-shoulder in packed hallways where social distancing didn't even really appear possible.

it was alarming for many who saw them. the school principal saying that school leaders are doing their best. now warning students against posting anything that posts the school in a negative light. more fallout over this viral photo of a hallway parked with students, many not wearing masks. the mother of the student who vh paulding high school during class change says the young whistle-blower has been suspended for sharing the images online. >> anything going on social media that is negative to our light. >> reporter: then this stern warning from the school's principal on the pa shared by students. >> there will be consequences for those students or anyone who sends out those pictures. so please be careful. >> reporter: in the same district at abny elementary school, this nurse resigning, saying it is just not safe enough to return to school. >> part of my job as a nurse is to heal the sick, not to make

them sick, and i felt that given my role, i have been in a lot of situations where i could infect children and other adults in the building. >> reporter: the same battle across the hard hit sun belt. one texas doctor sounding the alarm, writing, america is out of its mind thinking we are even remotely prepared for school this fall. his state is set to return children to school despite averaging 8,000 new cases and 230 deaths per day last week with testing capacity still an issue. >> if you are a student in a public school let's say on the east side of town here in austin and you're having symptoms, you need to get in. there is no guarantee you can get in to get tested that day. >> reporter: and in cherokee county, georgia, at least four schools that started in-person classes on monday had positive covid-19 cases. with contact tracing, students and staff impacted are now back out of school, required to e am

california mansion of youtube star jake paul. federal agents and s.w.a.t. team members arriving in armored vehicles, seizing multiple firearms. matt gutman has the latest and, matt, this is not paul's first brush with the law. >> reporter: no, it wasn't, amy. aside from tormenting his neighbors with those provocative stunts, he was arrested a couple months back for allegedly looting and the fbi says it was that arrest which prompted their raid in las vegas and at his house behind me. the fbi rolled in backed by s.w.a.t. teams in armored cars and in a video obtained by tmz, you can see officers leading them away if youtube star jake paul's l.a. mansion. other officers seizing multiple long guns. the fbi saying the raid was linked to a further investigation based out of arizona. the warrant is sealed by a judge. paul earned fame and over 20

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calabasas home this morning while jake was out of state. we are still gathering a formation and will cooonl documenting, not engaging. he and his brother logan paul welcomed chaos. they quick gained fame with youtube stunts and videos while jake first played on disney's bizarre vark. paul telling michael strahan in 2018 -- >> i look at myself as a role model but an imperfect model or a realistic role model. i will be real. i will make mistakes. >> reporter: now it's unclear if those long guns you saw confiscated earlier in the piece are a part of the fbi investigation. what is clear that jake paul is under increasing scrutiny by the mayor here for throwing a massive party where there was apparently no social distancing or mask wearing of any kind. t.j.? >> matt, thank you so much. >> coming up next, getting your kids to school safely. what to know before putting them on the bus.

back now with how to re-open schools safely during the pandemic. many kids are already back in the classroom but parents of the 26 million students who take bu buses to school are wondering if they're safe. whit johnson with some of the steps schools are taking. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. much like in the classroom, the

experiences on the buses will be a lot different this year from things like plastic barriers to assigned seating, all in an effort to keep kids safe as they head back to school. >> reporter: this morning school is back in session in some parts of the country raising questions on how to safely transport kids to class. social distancing and masks aren't just for the classroom. >> every student that rides the bus must wear a mask. >> reporter: for many students, this new routine will start on the bus. >> and load the bus from the back to the front. >> reporter: this video from casey county schools in kentucky shows what that might look like. parents asked to check their kids' temperatures before they board and children asked to use hand sanitizer as they head to their seats. once they leave, a team fully disinfects the bus. dr. mary beth sexton with emory university school of medicine says the risk of spread on buses is low if the right precautions are taken, and ventilation is key.

>> the main problem with a bus is that you don't have a lot of circulation. there is nothing that happens naturally unless are you in a position where you can open the windows. >> reporter: the cdc recommends students wear face coverings and sit one child per row, skipping rows when possible. to achieve that, the national association for pupil transportation says there should be fewer kids on board. >> one of the largest things that's being done is the changing of times, to enable school buses to run multiple routes during the day to get students to and from school safely. >> reporter: some superintendents encouraging parents to avoid the bus all together but that's not an option for some families, especially with working parents. >> if they have the ability to school, we ask them to do so. >> reporter: walking school buses, a pre-pandemic

that could be help if cod groups of kid who live nearby to get to school safely led by an adult chaperone picking up other children along the way. one primary concern for a lot of school districts is that if they cut back on transportation options, it would disproportionately impact low income families with fewer resources, the same communities that have been hit the hardest by the pandemic. george. >> it's so complicated for so many families. let's get more answers from dr. jen ashton. we see all the cross-cutting problems with taking buses and some of the precautions school districts are taking. what else can parents do to keep their kids safe? >> i think, first, we have to understand, george, there is no such risk as dropping the setting to zero. not just in the pandemic, but if life. it's about lowering the risk as much as possible. i think parents need to be and should be creative. they should be flexible and above all, we need to put those students' safety first, including the people around them.

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"good morning america" it's 8:00 a.m. covid crackdown, the number of babies testing positive for covid doubles in two weeks. in los angeles, the mayor threatens to cut power and water to lavish gatherings like this. and this lavish crowded wedding taking place in the city just hours after that warning. "gma" health alert. the urgent new cdc warning for parents about a possible outbreak of a rare but potentially life-threatening disease that can leave children paralyzed. the symptoms to watch out for, and what parents should do if they see them. ♪ behind the curtain with katy perry. the superstar talking about how she survived her darkest years.

what led to her breakdown. plus the singer opening up like never before being pregnant in a pandemic and why she put her relationship with orlando bloom on hold. get ready for reels. now, instagram is taking on tiktok. celebs like miley cyrus already using the new feature with tiktok's future in the u.s. "deals & steals" under $20. super savings on health care products for the summer. tory johnson is back with big e isringing uson-sp r w show as we say "good morning america. >> good morning, america. we are having some fun this thursday morning. hope you are as well. >> that's right. in the meantime, we are taking a ndemic. the high costs of

research is showing grocery bills and utility bills, all of it skyrocketing. >> that makes sense. all of us spend so much time at home. we will show you how you cut these costs right now. that is coming up. we will begin with the latest on the coronavirus emergency. right now the daily death toll is increasing in 32 states, including texas, where they approach half a million cases. we want to go back to the convention center in mechanical hundred. it's being transferred into a field hospital. good morning, mar rus. >> reporter: george, good morning. more than a thousand people have died from covid-19 in this region alone, and there is an urgent effort to treat the ill, including at this field hospital that's been set up. it can hold 250 patients. this morning, covid-19 ravaging the u.s./mexico border and threatening the traditional across naon,nd there is nothi what's t this hospital in the rio grande

valley. roughly half the beds here are for coronavirus patients, including in the delivery ward. >> they showed him to me and right away they took him. >> reporter: this mom has only seen her son through her smartphone. dr. anthony fauci discussing death threats against his family in this harvard medical school livestream. >> i would never have imagined that people who object to pure public health principles, this they threaten you. >> reporter: in california, the mayor of los angeles threatening to cut water and power to any homes or businesses hosting large gatherings in violation of health orders, but just hours after that stern warning, this crowded wedding party kicked off in one of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods. partying up close, and most not wearing masks. back here in texas, we met a

local pastor whose wife of nearly 49 years died along with three relatives. they say this virus is real and we have to take precautions. amy? >> thank you for that. now to the urgent warning from the cdc for parents. the agency says in addition to coronavirus and the flu, we should expect an outbreak this fall of acute flaccid myelitis. it can leave children paralyzed. that is a very scary headline indeed. tell us about this disease, and what the symptoms parents should be looking out for. >> it is scary, amy, but we have to remember to go based on facts and not fear when you talk about afm, or acute flaccid myelitis. it is remarks but it's a progressive neurologic disease, which the cdc is alerting people to be on the lookout for it right now, and it can present in the setting of other viruses

with symptoms like sudden limb weakness, arms or legs in the setting of a respiratory illness which is very common as we head into the fall and fever in children. it is important to remember, amy, this is rare. in medicine, we have a saying, an increase is still a rare event, but if it happens to your child, it is a big deal. >> that is certainly true. how might coronavirus complicate matters with afm this fall? >> well, here's the thing. they both are potentially tied to respiratory symptoms. the cdc director dr. robert redfield wants to make it crystal clear to parents that if they see signs or symptoms, especially like limb weakness, they should bring their child to an emergency room immediately without any concern as to whether or not that child may then be infected with covid-19

at the hospital. the hospital is the place to be if a parent sees anything suggesting this. >> very important to remember. dr. jen, thank you so much. we appreciate it. coming up next here, superstar katy perry speaking candidly about her battle with depression and what helped her through her darkest time. and how instagram is taking on tiktok. they're taking them on with something called reels which could steal some tiktok users. we gave it a try. and tory johnson is back with "deals & steals" all for $20 or less, all from small businesses. 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.

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♪ welcome back to gma. i hope you are having a good thursday. tomorrow, pop star zara larsson is takin >> we're hearing katy perry right and there's a reason why. she is pespeaking her truth. she's talk about how she overcame her battle with depression before the birth of her daughter. >> reporter: good morning, due date could be any day now. but katy perry is getting brutally honest about the dark days before her pregnancy. after getting help, she says she is thrilled to be a new mommy. ♪ sidelined bym delayed covid, katy perry is opening about surviving depression and how she feels more ready to be a mom. >> the reflective katy perry.

>> reporter: as the "american idol" judge anticipates the birth of her daughter with orlando bloom, she shares with "people" magazine how her pressure to perform led her to a breakdown. >> it was a good shift, a necessary shift to get me out of this kind of like desperate pop stardom like loop of you know being the best pop star ever. >> reporter: perry describes the period of 2 1/2 years she put her relationship with bloom on hold while her anxious thoughts tortured here. >> i understand mental health so much more now. >> katy struggled with depression before she's written songs about it, but this is really the darkest period she's faced, and she said that you may not have seen 2020 had she not sought help in medication, treatment and therapy. >> reporter: now the superstar reveals that besides medication and family support, she participated in a unique week-long retreat to help her resolve emotions she had been

battling since childhood. the hoffman process identifies and disconnects from negative thoughts and behaviors in order to make positive changes in life and relationship. >> finding love for myself and compassion and, you know, not drinking myself into a ditch. >> reporter: perry admits being pregnant in the pandemic is an emotional roller coaster. but that since going on her mental, spiritual and emotional journey and writing new songs, she is able to handle all the ups and downs with intense change. >> with a child coming, i feel it will be even more of an anchor. >> reporter: perry says she titled her new album "smile" because these songsrohter so much joy and hope. the full interview can be seen on people tv online. george. >> thank you. we return now to gma consumer alert about the rising cost of staying at home during a pandemic. many are struggling to keep up as they see utility and food

costs skyrocket. especially those out of work not getting jobless benefits. we are joined with expert advice how to bring those claims down. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right. that additional $600 weekly unemployment benefit has now expired and we are just learning that an additional 1.2 million americans were just laid off last week. this is at a time when food prices have been rising exponentially for months making it a giant struggle for millions of american families. when this realtor stayed home during the pandemic, she found herself and her routine isn't the only thing that changed. so did her food bill. >> so on average a family of seven, we were spending about $250 a week, but with covid, you started stocking up a little bit more. so i'm definitely spending closer to, like, $350, $400.

>> reporter: with seven people at home, the power usage is surging. >> we are living at home twice as much right now. we are consuming more energy, more groceries. so as a result, some of our expenses are definitely getting stretched. reporte mo all food categories have seen prices spike at some point since february with beef and veal up more than 20%. eggs by almost 10.5%. poultry by 8.5%. so how can you get back on track? step one, recognize your habits. >> recognize your behavior and your patterns while living at home. what is the right amount of food for your family. have you been overspending because you're worried about things running out or overestimating how much people will eat? >> reporter: step two, make adjustments. >> if the energy bill is running through the roof. remind people to turn off lights and to not jack up the ac once they leave a particular zone in the house.

>> reporter: step three, hold everyone accountable. >> make sure this is a family affair and not just one person's responsibility. when the whole household unit is conscious to the fact we need the save money, you will save more money. >> reporter: and finally, there are great apps out there that will help you save on that food bill. check out 51. and i -- ibo ttt wilibotta willy less for coupons and cash back. you can get the option a lot of people are choosing right now. >> they are. thanks, very much. financial expert lynn richardson, the author of living check to monday. the real deal, money credit and financial security. let's talk more about how to save money on food. >> oh my goodness, can anybody say coupons? now is the time to go back to the bakes. -- basics. as a matter of fact, at coupons.com, that's great

aggregator to get a discount on anything from a bag of cookies to a loaf of bread to a can of raid, so we definitely want to make sure we comparison shop. the second thing we want to do is comparison shop. many food chains will match a price if you can prove it. we want to go back to coupons, coupons.com, clipping them and also making sure we comparison shop. >> with parents more time in the house, we are using more energy. is there a realistic way to cut back the costs on that? >> absolutely. kill the energy vampires. they are sucking us all dry. so make sure you go around the house and unplug those chargers. unplug the speakers. unplug the television. anything that's not in use, we want to make sure we unplug. the second thing you want to do is contact your utility companies and ask for an extension of time to pay. ask for a deferment of payment or ask if they'll cut your bill into six or 12 payments. the other thing you can do is ask for low income energy assistance.

contact your county, your state, your city, local government for those programs as well. tips with a smile. is there anything else you can do to cut costs? >> oh my god, let's take a look at all the prescriptions we are not using. take a look at your streaming programs, gym memberships. sometimes we are staying at home, shopping a little more. take a look at everything. it all adds up. don't think it's just -- it's just is where all your money is. some say money talks. money walks away from you quietly and you don't know where it went. >> a lot of good advice there, lynn. thanks very much. t.j., over to you. >> i thought people were energy vampires. i learned something new. >> if you go home, your home is sucking you dry. fantastic. new technology, you know, who is going to take on tiktok? well, instagram. they are rolling out a rival service, and they're calling it eels because touis und firinhe will reels steal the popular video sharing app's millions of users?

♪ >> reporter: tiktok has taken over. a favorite for gen z-ers. on average, kids are facin face spending hours on the app. they are facing trump banning the app over security reasons. a new competitor is getting in the game on instagram called reels. >> everyone on tiktok is kind of figuring out what their next moves are. if reels can launch something similar, it would be real easy for them to hop over. >> reporter: miley cyrus released a teaser of her brand-new song "midnight sky" on reels. what itself the difference in reels are 15-second videos. tiktok can be up to 60 seconds. tiktok is its own app, while instagram's 1 billion users will be in its explore page. so will this succeed? >> facebook, which owns instagram is notorious for copying other apps. if there is a popular app out

there facebook is likely going to clone it. >> reporter: instagram say this about the new format, no two services are the same. in this responsiveness to consumer demand is competition at work and one of the longtime hallmarks of the tech sector. it increases choices and good for people. tiktok made their stance in the industry clear last month saying, att tiktok, we welcome competition. we think fair competition makes all of us better to those who wish to launch competitive products, we say bring it on. so let's try it out. first, my first ever tiktok. ♪ now my first ever they say kids spend 80 minutes a it tk 80 minutes to do one of those things. >> a five-second tiktok. >> it was worth it. it was a good one. >> it was worth it?

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we turn to our small business "deals & steals," and this morning, they are all, get this, $20 or less. robach is standing by with a couple of products here in times square. tory johnson is going to unveil some of these big bargains. robach is really into this, this morning. we want to start here. what do you have first? bandannas, right, robach? what do you think? >> these are beautiful, and they're states. i love itis one is mississippi. mississippi is what you say when you are from

>> what are we doing with these bandann bandannas? >> so this is a perfect way to show off your state pride. it's the company fishkit. it's all hand drawn artwork. a tea city, a place. a moment in time you are excited about, and the deal is pretty fabulous because it is 50% off, so today they are $14. pretty awesome, and so many different ways to wear them which i love. >> okay. we are all about this today, and actually robach, i have your home state of georgia over here. >> all right. i love that. >> we have that. okay. next up, we saw it's called a personal item belt, but robach, it looked like -- a lot of guys were saying it's a fanny pack. >> if you are a runner, this is huge. i run with these. these are awesome with your phone, keys, credit cards. >> we saul these spy belts? >> that's the name of the brand, yes. it is a great company that makes a variety of sizes, not just awesome for runners like amy. anybody with a special medical need and needs to carry insulin

or epi-pen or device, you can wear these over your clothing, under your clothing. they're sleek and fabulous and $50% off. today they start at $10. >> i want to see this next item. show us how you model deodorant. >> i will smell it. >> she has deodorant and lip balm. this is a family business. >> this is a great company started by a mother and her daughters. all natural, made in america. natural deodorant as well as the lip balm. as you said, we'll give amy a pass on demoing any of this. a sixth scent, including an unscented option. these are fabulous projects starts at $8.50. >> now the next here. everybody needs pampering, what do you see there? >> oh, i see some pedicure like feet masks. that's wonderful and then we've got --? >> all kind of things. amy, i would call these a daily

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good morning. more than 5,000 undergraduate students now know how they're going to be learning. it is going to be distance learning. santa clara university made a decision to continue that. they join schools like university of san francisco, uc berkeley, and san jose state. we check in now with meteorologist mike nicco. >> all right. thank you very much, reggie. already seeing breaks in the clouds. sunshine, warmer today, after starting off about the same as yesterday, just not quite as misty and drizzly. temperatures in the mid-50s to 60s already. morning jacket if you're commuting, but not for the afternoon. temperatures back to average tomorrow with a couple more degrees of warming. then above average throughout

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news update in about 30 minutes. you can always check us out on abc7news.com. ♪ welcome back to gma. live from time's back. we have already started to have fun with our next guest. >> she's always a plast, actress, comedienne, emmy winner. she has a new podcast called two funny mamas. she will be the entertainment this nation. she has a new headset she is happy about. how has quarantine been treating you? what has been going on at the house? >> oh my gosh, quarantining, my son 15, you all know jeffrey, he is hungry all the time. i'm having to cook all the time. he gets mad, i'm cooking like frozen pizza. he wants steak. i make steak but for a man that

i'm dating, not a 15-year-old. >> and speaking of dating, you know you were doing a podcast or instagram live a couple weeks ago. >> yes. >> jeffrey made an appearance, he announced to everyone he needs a girlfriend. >> i wonder where he got that from. >> he announced on instagram, mom, is there anybody on this instagram that's my age? he said, just for the record, i'm looking for a girlfriend, i'm a really nice guy. i got a great sense of humor. oh, we are all going through things. we will make it and it's going to be okay. but i'm single. >> did it who,? >> i don't know. hopefully, the one that he is looking for the girlfriends they got fathers. so, you know. >> sherri, this can't be right. i was given a note that said you had it written in your contract that you could mention on the air in this nation that you are single. is that right? >> yes. i negotiated that into my

contract. once a week i get to promote anything. what i am promoteing is that i am single every single week. you got to to what you got to do. this is quarantine, you all. >> how is that working out? >> i'm by myself, george. i'm by myself. >> let's talk about two funny mamas. you started with kim willie. you have been trying to introduce her for a while. >> for years i have been telling kim, we are two single mothers raising our sons. we are two stand-up comics. i'd say, kim, let's do a podcast. finally we got quarantined, she said, okay. we have been getting a lot of followers, we want to bring laughter to people while they're going through stuff. she likes it. we're having fun doing our podcast. >> it's up on youtube. let's give everybody a look. >> the keys to the house, it's the rules and regulations. >> i'm going to tell zmu i am starting a junior, that's what

i'm going to do. you all are not listening. >> what's the slogan of the side pie union? >> the side is we help you be number two. >> oh my god. in addition to all of that funny banter, apparently kim is also doing some roller skating sessions at her house. what's that all about? >> amy, she's got, she's one of the lucky ones. she has a tennis court at her house. she is on wheels and it's r&b night. it's like four of us. we go over and roller skate. niecy couldn't make it. niecy nash is coming. we go romer skating on her tennis court. i don't want to leave. because i love roller skating. i love to dance. it's old r&b, old school music. . oh, it's heaven. >> you said you moved it inside for "the last dance." you couldn't take a hint you didn't want to leave? >> no, she turned out the lights

to the tennis courts, to the kitchen. she toll us to play "last dance" by donna summer. i just went crazy. not your alexa. not my alexa. >> sherri, good luck with all of your new projects, including finding a man. you can check out sherri's podcast, two funny mamas. >> george, i know you know somebody that's a dentist. i asked amy, a judge, a dentist, a lawyer. you know somebody. >> somebody with legal troubles. thank you, sherri. you can check out sherri's podcast two funny mamas on youtube, it should be on dish nation starting august 21st. coming up next, how the girl scouts are teaming one general motors with an exc

♪ we are back now with the trail blazing women in engineering behind an exciting new initiative to inspire the next generation. the girl scouts are teaming up with general motors on a series of automotive designed to encou girls in education. >> the if i recall scouts and mary barra, the chair and ceo of general motors joining us right now to talk about the pioneering new program. >> good morning. >> good morning, in addition to being a life long girl scout,

are you also a rock scientist. are you an engineer. so tell us about these new automotive engineering badges and why they're so important. >> i'm so excited about these badges. you know, they really take a girl from the passenger's seat into the driver's seat of her life. you know the world is being recreated around technology. girls are half of the world. so they really need to have these technical skills. and i'm so grateful to gm for partnering with us on these automotive badges. you know, therefore, daisys, juniors and brownies and these girls are learning about design, which is taking a concept, sketching it out, actually even making it so they're unplugged, engineering, so that then you create it. how do you make something work the prototype? and then actually manufacturing. wow. we're grateful for gm's partnership because their great

engineers helped us teach girls about important things in manufacturing like the 5s system in manufacturing. that's something i didn't learn until i was if graduate school. >> given your background, are you an engineer and ceo and you were also a girl scout so i think a lot of this has seen a no brainer in something you want to make sure you got involved in this. >> yes, we think education is so important. it's one of our primary community initiatives. and to stil sylvia's point, we need more girls on a math and science path so they can become engineers. today there is only about 13% of all engineers are women. so these engineers are the engineers as they get an interest in math and science and can help us create the all electric future that we are committed to. so we need them. >> it's so exciting. in fact, wwill bring i a couple girl scouorngn a automotive engineering project together. we have questions about both of you working in stem.

let's start with 11-year-old julia, what is your question for maer? >> how'd you get interested if stem and how did you become the first female ceo of a major automotive company? >> well, thank you for that question. and i think it started when i was your age and i used to go to my dad's work bench in the basement and we would usually, i took things apart. he put things back together in those days. but i started to learn how things work. then i really like math and my mom and dad really encouraged ne to continue to pursue it. that led to me gaining electrical engineering or earning an electrical engineering degree. then at general motors, i had the opportunity to run a plant where we built vehicles. i had a chance to work in manufacturing engineering, where we put the equipment together to build vehicles. and then finally, i had the opportunity to run product design, where we do exactly what you get to do with these badges of design, engineer, and then manufacture vehicles.

so the core science and math interest i had at your age is what allows me to be where i am today. >> we have another 11-year-old with us here. valentina, you have a question for sylvia. go for it. >> what challenges do we face being a woman in stem? >> thanks for that question, valentina. you know, as a trail blazer just mike mary, you know, you don't counter unique challenges, so what is my most unique one is when i first started, the first place i worked as an engineer, they didn't even have a bathroom for me. and so, i had to figure out problem solve where the closest bathroom was, bring a bike into work and finally after six weeks, they saw that i was persistent, resilient and i wasn't going to give up so they brought me my own port-o-potty. and one other thing, you know, being a rocket scientist, people used to check my math all the

time, which drove my crazy, because back then math was my superpow superpower. i always had the courage and confidence to stand by my work? i love that we want to know, by the way, they have actually powered by a mouse trap and a plan as part of their girl scout trip. sylvia, you have a message for both of the girls. >> you know, we are so proud of you. you girls are awesome. you know, and are you also go-getters. you are earning some of the first automotive engineering badges sponsored by gm. we were so grateful to this partnership. we have so grateful to you. you have earned these badges, so i'm so proud and excited to be able to virtually award you the very first new year design engineering and manufacturing badges. congratulations. and i can hardly wait to see what the future holds and how

you are going to be a part of shaping it. >> thank you. >> wow. >> thank you so much. >> awe, those smiles say everything. >> thank you. >> thank you, everyone, for joining us. congratulations and thank you for inspiring girls everywhere. >> that was fantastic. i want to turn now to ginger. what do you got? >> hey, you know i love that. great job, girls. we now have a sneak peek at tonight's all new episode of abc game show "to tell the truth." tonight they got a very special guest. michael strahan. michael. >> yeah. since are you my mama. >> no, i'm your daddy. >> okay. >> daddy, if i needed a kidney, would you give me one of yours? especially would have when you had the space in your teeth. since you closed it, you are no longer my son, so, no. >> we're going to end it right

no now. >> oh. to tell the truth airs thursdays up, lus g usli he is talking about his new

we are back now with josh lucas. we have loved, i mean loved

him in everything from "sweet home alabama" to "ford versus ferrari" now now he is starring in the "dare to dream" which by the way hit number one on so many platforms. we are so happy to welcome josh lucas to the show. thank you for being with us. >> good morning america. >> that's fun to say. you know what is cool. i know you reunited with sweet home alabama andy tenet. it's been nearly 20 years, which is hard to believe. what do you remember most about making that movie working alongside reese and others? >> one of my favorite things about this business is that you know we get such incredibly close relationships when we make these movies. then you wack away and won't see someone for a long time. working with andy was a great treat. we got to reminisce about working in that movie. we were the first film to shoot back in new york city after 9/11. i had forgot that he also

reminded me about reese. i tedr said i think reese will end up running a movie studio one day, all the way back 20 years ago i had this prediction she was going to become a mogul. it surely came true. >> that's amazing. >> that movie takes me right back. we loved your relationship. i just want to believe they're still together now. don't you this i they are? >> you know the director has this great take on it. i was going to throw it back to reese. i know who is very busy to say the least, but you know he has a take that that's kind of the mystery of the second film. so. >> all right. i think they're still together, just saying. >> so, is this segment about old movies or new movies? okay. >> sorry. >> it hasn't been made yet. >> let's talk about the new movie. the one that has been made that is out that people are talking

about. it's based on a best selling i guess a self help book about positive thinking. is that something that you have naturally that's been engrained in you or back when you were a kid, this idea of positive thinking? >> you know, we were just speaking about my grandfather, he put metal rooves on buildings all throughout arkansas, little rock, arkansas, that was his job. i would sometimes go work with him. it was hot work, the weather there, being up on a roof. my grandfather is one of these guys never made money. he was always out helping the communities he'd help work in people's gardens and drive people around. he did everything obviously totally from the goodness of his own heart. i remember i asked him when i was a little boy. i said why do you do these things? he said, because it always makes me feel good. i was always struck, he was a guy before the secret came out, he practiced that kind of sense

of living thinking positively even when life didn't give him a lot of reason to. he was a really happy go luck question guy. i was struck by him from the beginning of my life. he was one of the major i would say inspirations of this character and what i, you know, the character that i play, he truly is delivering these lines and great thinkers, einstein sock cra socrates about the power of positive thinking. i remember from a little boy my grandfather was deeply in it not knowing the way we talk about it now. >> that's beautiful this movie, it's so cool. they take this concept of positive thinking and turn it into a love story. so let's take a look. >> the more you think about something, the more you draw it to you. >> okay. >> so, this is me thinking about pizza. >> are you really being serious right now?

>> i [ inaudible ] >> what about you? >> pepperoni and stuffed crust. [ knock at door". >> gee, i wonder what showed up at the door. now, if you could right now, josh, if you could attract with positive thinking something into your life, what would it be? ? i had all these wonderful epithet answer, my mother, what do you want for your birthday? she'd say world peace. your producer told me i don't get that kind of choice. look, i got a little tooth here that's giving me problems. i want a new tooth. the problem is there is a covid problem we are all having doesn't allow me to go to the dentist right now. eighth multi--layered answer. if i get a new tooth, then the covid problem ends. >> oh man. >> positive thinking. >> let's keep thinking that. >> also, by the way, you star alongside katie holmes, of

course, there is a cool little story behind that you actually auditioned for "dawson's creek" back in the day. >> oh, yeah, i think i auditioned for every seminole '80s and '90s tv show in my career. i think i did 75 auditions a week, ten a day oftentimes, eight-to-ten a day. i auditioned for beverly hills "90210". melrose place and every single, sex in the city. everything you could possibly imagine. i don't think i ever booked a single one. >> sorry my husband got that role over you, sorry, josh to say that. >> oh. >> all right. we so appreciate you being with us. josh lucas, it was a pleasure, pleasure, pleasure, talking to you. thank you. be well. we hope you get better quickly. okay. "the [upbeat music] ♪ today was the day that i put everything in perspective. ♪ ♪ i fell asleep but when i woke up. ♪

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good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc7 newsroom. beware of the break place where you have lunch. doctors say make sure your have distance. doctors say we need to take a break from our social break room habits. now here's mike nicco with a look at the forecast. >> thank you, reggie. hi, everybody. check out the lack of winds at the golden gate bridge. there's a little drizzle and mist, but not like yesterday. temperatures are going to rebound 5 to 15 degrees after yesterday's record cold temperatures. mid-upper 60s in the bay area. 80s creeping into our inland areas, 70s, 80s, 90s, fhis

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