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front, universities preparing for the fall while college sports may be in crisis and may be canceled. this is of concern to a lot of you college football fans but there's talk now of the fall sports season being in jeopardy but some players this morning are saying, we want to play amid the pandemic. a >>ll right. we'll begin with the latest on the coronavirus emergency. the united states now reporting more than 5 million cases across the country, deaths now exceeding 162,000 after another 5 straight days of over 1,000 daily deaths, robin. >> so we'll talk to one of the top public health experts later this morning. but first our steve osunsami has the latest from atlanta where a massive new mega testing site is opening near the airport to help in light of all the new cases in georgia. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. they are setting up that megatesting site behind me right

now. they're expected to process as many as 5,000 covid-19 tests per day when this is all set up. they're expecting 500 people today who had to register by appointments. this is happening at the atlanta airport in a parking lot that has remained empty because the coronavirus has seriously diminished air travel. it was started, in part, by georgia's governor who has taken heat for, according to sources, not doing enough to combat the coronavirus. the coronavirus is bringing a new and frustrating milestone to the united states this morning. more than 5 million diagnosed covid-19 cases. a new report from the american academy of pediatrics coming with the start of the school year says nearly 339,000 of ce justast two weeks of july. in the georgia high school where last week this photo of a crowded hallway flew around the internet, raising both questions and alarms just two days into the school year, nine students

and staff members have now tested positive for the virus. the school sent a letter to parents at home obtained by abc news announcing that they're temporarily switching to digital learning for at least two days while they clean the at caught the world's attention. she and another student were temporarily suspended until the school district reversed the decision. >> it was worse than i thought it would be because i thought more kids would be wearing masks and i thought social distancing would be attempted in the school, but it wasn't. >> reporter: at another school district in suburban atlanta more than 470 students and staff members were asked to quarantine after at least 19 students and 6 staff members tested positive. schools in new york state are struggling with these decisions too and are trying to open for their families. the state was once the epicenter of the pandemic and the governor is now saying yes to in-person learning in the fall as long as infection rates stay low.

each school district including new york city will need to have their opening plans approved by the state, and schools will have to follow public health recommendations, including mandatory face coverings for everyone. >> good news, all schools can re-open again. we have the best infection situation in the country. if any state can do it, this state can do it. >> reporter: all across the country there is still concern over the spread of disease at large events. over the weekend in sturgis, lluth dakota, tens of thousands >> we'll say you ride free, you take risks, calculate them, be safe. we don't want anybody to get sick. >> reporter: in texas, harley garza's father got sick and died on sunday. oswaldo garza was 59 years old. >> my dad was a strong,

hard-working latino man who loved his family, who loved his wife, who loved his kids, who loved his granddaughter. he put his family first before himself till the very end. >> reporter: in california 16-year-old frankie quintana's mother said it was a plasma infusion that saved her son's >> without that person donating the plasma, you know, frankie wouldn't be able to sit with me right now. >> reporter: there are testing centers like this one opening across the country. here testing is free. you can come no matter what your symptoms are. this one will be open until august 26th, amy. >> all right. steve osunsami, thank you for that. let's bring in dr. ashish jha, director of the harvard global health institute. thanks for being with us. the american academy of pediatrics is saying 97,000 kids tested positive in the last two weeks of july and more than 330,000 american kids have tested positive so far. these numbers happened while schools were either in lockdown

or in summer recess. what do those numbers tell you as we now are sending students into schools? >> yeah, so good morning and thank you for having me on. those numbers are a reminder that kids are not immune from this disease. they do get infected. they obviously don't get as sick as adults do and that's really good news, but it's a reminder to me that we have to be careful as we think about schools and not turn this into a political issue, but really think about when is it safe for them to go back to school and only when safe should we send kids back in. >> you said administrators should prioritize kindergarten through fifth grade education. is that for educational reasons or medical reasons as you referred? kids are less susceptible to getting less serious complications, however, what is their transmission rate to those at home? >> that's a good question because schools can't run without adults and adults live at home.

so we have to think about all of that as well. the best data we have younger kids transmit less, not that they transmit zero but transmit less and there is very good data on educational reasons to get the younger kids back in. so for a variety of reasons all of us believe that kindergarten through fifth grade really should be a priority. >> we just heard from new york governor andrew cuomo allowing in-person learning here in the state of new york and then leaving the decision individually up to administrators and parents. what should parents, what should administrators be thinking of and weighing when they make the decision about their individual schools? >> yeah, this really does have to be individualized. this is what's so frustrating about looking at places like ch case levels were so high there was no way to responsibly open them up. in new york what i would look for if i were a parent living in new york, make sure there was a plan for all kids to have masks on, that there was a reasonable amount of distancing and look at simple things like can you open

up the windows and could you hold classes outside? anything that improves ventilation i think would make a very big difference, and i would push for all of those factors before i made a final decision. >> we just heard in steve osunsami's piece that plea for plasma donations and that mother who said is it saved her son's life. what is the latest science on plasma? is it life saving? >> yeah, it's -- this is something that i and a lot of other people have been enthusiastic about. we think it's going to be really helpful. the science is being conducted right now. the clinical trials are, and my hope is in the next couple of weeks we will have more data, but we're just -- we're not sure yet, so we're waiting for the other evidence to come in, but we're hoping it will be an important therapy. >> you interviewed dr. fauci who says there are steps to prevent a catastrophe when flu season combines with coronavirus. it's not a simple choice between lockdowns and complete

re-openings. some say we won't get it back under control unless we do a massive six-week lockdown. what are your thoughts on that? >> yeah, i'm very much in line with dr. fauci's thinking on this which is if we have a targeted policy in the hot zones, we really pull back on indoor gatherings and get everybody to wear masks and make other policy changes across the nation, we can head into the fall in much, much better shape. if we ignore the basic public health stuff that we've all been talking about, it is going to be a hard fall and winter and we may find ourselves looking at a lockdown. i think all of us would love to avoid that if possible. >> i think that is true. thank you for being with us, we appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> t.j.? we turn to the fallout this morning over president trump's executive orders on coronavirus relief. democrats criticizing the move calling it unconstitutional. epter: this morning, the latt. there's confusion and controversy about president trump's new executive actions on coronavirus relief. >> and it was time to act and actually we've been largely

praised. we have to get money out to the people. >> reporter: on saturday trump signed four executive actions that would extend unemployment benefits, curb evictions, provide relief to student borrowers and suspend collection of payroll taxes. but democrats are bashing the president's moves. they say he's exceeding presidential authority and that his orders actually accomplish far less than meets the eye. >> the president's executive orders described in one word could be paltry. >> reporter: overnight trump dismissed the democratic criticism, suggesting his executive actions might help reignite those failed congressional negotiations which collapsed with nothing to show after weeks of talks. >> they're much more inclined to make a deal now than two days ago. >> reporter: a key point here with unemployment at 10.5%, trump ordered a $400 per week extension of unemployment benefits that expired last month for roughly 31 million americans, but he's now looking to already cash strapped states to foot at least some of that

bill. >> this is the money that they need. this is the money they want and this gives them a great incentive to go back to work. >> reporter: but the constitution gives congress the power of the purse so it's not clear how much weight these orders hold. even some members of the president's own party say they cross a legal line. >> i associate the remarks with what senator sasse says. they're unconstitutional slop. >> reporter: but the president is turning it all into a massive campaign promise. >> if i'm victorious on november 3rd i plan to forgive these taxes and make permanent cuts to the payroll tax and make them all permanent. >> reporter: those payroll taxes help fund social security and democrats and their presumptive nominee joe biden immediately jumped on president trump's promise right there saying he's out to destroy the social security program. the bottom line is that both congress and the president, democrats and republicans, are failing to compromise and pass any new corona relief bill even while so many americans suffer. robin. >> that is the bottom line.

all right, terry. thank you. now the latest in the race for the white house and one of the most highly anticipated announcements of the election season, joe biden's running mate. just one week until the democratic national convention. the decision is just days away. mary bruce is in washington with the details. we don't know who it is but we know it's going to be a woman. good morning, mary. >> reporter: robin, good morning. for just the third time in history, a woman will be picked as vice president, and there's a good chance it could be a woman of color which would also make history. so take a look. here's a list of apparent finalists. it includes some of biden's well known former rivals like kamala harris and elizabeth warren and also tammy duckworth. he know he spent the weekend at his delaware beach house. biden says he's been interviewing some poten he was perhaps taking time to reflect and make up his mind. biden has said that he's looking

for his own joe biden, someone who he can have a relationship with like he did with former president obama. that means that this is a decision that would come down to trust and personal connection, that gut feeling. now with the convention just a week away, the clock is ticking. biden is expected to announce his decision in the coming days. amy. >> all right. mary bruce, thank you so much for that. we turn now to some breaking news this morning out of chicag. hundreds of people looting stores, smashing windows and clashing with police down michigan avenue. alex perez is there with all the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning. it's been a long night of clashes between looters and police officers on one of chicago's most famous shopping districts. authorities here calling it simply unacceptable. this all began at about midnight. authorities say large groups of looters targeted businesses and high end stores on michigan avenue, known as the magnificent mile, as well as other areas nearby, shattering windows, stealing merchandise, even

filling cars with stolen goods. authorities believe the looting may have been involved to a police involved shooting earlier sunday where authorities say they shot and injured a man who fired at police. authorities finally getting the handle on the situation somewhere about 4:00 a.m. police shutting down nearby highways. more than 100 looters are arrested. authorities say heavy police presence will be downtown until further notice. robin? >> all right. thank you so much. and we now move on to the coronavirus affecting college sports. leaders from the most powerful conferences reportedly meeting to decide whether to postpone their football seasons and whether or not all fall sports teams will see action. will reeve joins us now with more on this. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, robin. they call themselves the power five conferences and they have the power to end the entire college football season before it even begins. espn is reporting the presidents of schools in the big ten, penn state, michigan, ohio state, they met over the weekend. they're ready to cancel all fall

sports. the big ten commissioner then met with the leaders of the other conferences, acc, big 12, pac 12 and sec to see if they would follow. the acc will meet today. the pac 12 has a meeting set for tomorrow. no decisions made yet but espn reports its sources say the cancellation or postponement of the season at this point seems inevitable. >> will, obviously many people are not in favor of cancelling the season including, we hear, clemson star quarterback trevor lawrence? >> reporter: that's right, robin. trevor lawrence is the face of college football. he's the likely number one nfl draft pick next year. he tweeted, in part, people are just as much, if not, more at risk if we don't play. players will all be sent home to their own communities where social distancing is highly unlikely. he and other athletes have been using a we want to play hashtag. in a sign of the times, notre dame stadium, site of so many

triumphs, it was used for a different purpose, a socially distanced mass to kick off the academic year there. robin. >> yeah, i did see that. all right, will, thanks so much. amy. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including our abc news exclusive with the president of clorox. why she says the product shortage may last into next year. also, oprah putting up 26 billboards in the city where breonna taylor was killed at the hands of police. first now, let's let's say to ginger. >> hey, t.j., i'm back in the basement studio. you know we got power back but 168,000 customers without power almost a week after isaias. there are heat advisories so that's not going to be comfortable as the heat builds the next couple of days. oklahoma to illinois you'll also feel it like more than 100. your local weather in 30 seconds. first, your city cities sponsored by walmart.

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♪ however you go back walmart's got your back. ♪ ♪ someday somebody's gonna make you wanna turn around and say good-bye ♪ welcome back to "gma." yes, that is a classic scene from the movie "bridesmaids" with former "saturday night live" superstar kristen wiig. this morning we'll have more on the actress getting candid in a new revealing interview, opening up about how other women helped the new mother of twins through her fertility struggle and difficult ivf journey, all coming up in our next hour. robin, i know you and i know it's so important to know you're not alone. >> no, you have to know that. i love that scene and when melissa mccarthy does the point like that. but, yes, it's wonderful she's sharing her story. >> you all just needed one more lady in the box there and could have done that routine together. i'm kind of messing up your groove this morning. >> come on, t.j.

no, no, you never mess up the groove, t.j. >> robin, thank you. we'll see you in a second. we'll turn to some of the top headlines. coronavirus cases in the u.s. now surpassing 5 million and a new report now finding that 100,000 kids have been infected in just the last two weeks of july. also right now a fire erupting at celebrity cook rachael ray's home where she has been filming, of course, since the pandemic. all reported to have gotten out safely. no word on the cause of this fire. well, we might know the cause of this brawl in baseball. athletics center fielder ramon money liriano was hit by a pitch twice. there they go. the houston dugout gets involved. both teams out in full force and a reminder these two teams will have history because the oakland a's were the team that ultimately exposed the houston

astros in that cheating scandal. also, on a sports note, a big win for this young fellow and by young, i mean 23 years old. this is collin morikawa. he just won the pga championship, his first major title. this comes -- well, that was the only mess-up of the day, okay. the trophy there, the lid comes off. it's done that a few times in history. they might need to tighten that thing. that might be his only flub. if that's the only mess-up, he had a good day. >> he'll get the hang of it. if that's the only problem he has he has no problems. we turn now to our abc news exclusive. many people want to hear about this with the head of clorox. as covid cases top 5 million and so many student head back to school demand for disinfectant wipes is high. we have so many images of empty store shelves. clorox says the demand for its wipes is up 500%. they're racing to fill demand. joining us now from the bay area is linda rendle.

she is the president and ceo-elect of the clorox company. good to have you back with us. we appreciate you taking time. let me get right to it. the question people want to know is where are the wipes and how are you keeping up with the demand? >> well, the good news, robin, is that we are making wipes in record numbers and shipping them to stores in record numbers but that i know how much people are hurting given what's going on with covid and know we're facing an incredibly difficult time in the u.s. and around the world. i hope we can all stay well together. in terms of wipes, we are making more disinfectant products than ever before. since january we're able to make 100 million more disinfecting products than we did before, a 50% increase, and specific to pewee making nearl1 million packages of wipes every single day and shipping them to

stores. >> you are churning them out every day doing your best. do you have any suggestions, linda, for consumers, any tips on how they can go about being able to purchase them when they become available? >> yes, and first we thank everybody for their patience. we know it's hard when you're looking for them so a few tips for people. first, many stores online you can sign up for reminders when products are back in stock. you can do that at walmart.com. others allow you to enter your zip code to see if products are in stock at the moment you click. certainly store managers can help you when shipments arrive and you can use clorox.com and use clorox bleach which is in stock and we have many tips on how to use that to disinfect surfaces around your home. >> those are all great tips and we appreciate that.

you know it is back to school and at a time during the covid pandemic and you're working with schools and teachers and trying to help. tell us about that. >> yeah, getting ready for back to school in my own house and my husband is a teacher. i know this well, that the challenges parents and students and teachers are facing this back-to-school season are unprecedented so we are partnering with clear the list and making a $1 million donation to help teachers prepare for school. this grant allows them to buy anything they need to support the classroom and students including electronics, masks, anything that can help a successful school year. >> and i know you're working with other companies and some sports leagues, as well, the nba and wnba. what are you doing with them? >> yeah, they are just a couple of the partnerships we started. what that was about, we heard from so many people that they were missing the small things in life like sports and entertainment and that joy that we get every day when it's in

our homes so we partnered with the nba and wnba to provide them a small amount of products to keep their teams, the refs and all of the essential workers working in the bubble safe and we hope that helps provide a little joy to people in their living rooms as we stay at home. >> all right. you are going to become the ceo. you're the ceo-elect of clorox. when it becomes official, you're going to join a record number of women that we're seeing leading fortune 500 companies. what does it mean to you personally to be a part of this history? >> i am incredibly honored, one, to be ceo of such an incredible company like clorox and the role we serve in the pandemic and, of course, honored to be the 38th woman to join those ranks, but, of course, 38 out of 500 isn't quite where it needs to be. it's not just women but minorities underrepresented in leadership in fortune 500

companies and i'm hoping we can make additional progress over the next few years to get to the place we need to and having diverse leadership teams run these companies. >> i'm sure many share those similar thoughts. so your husband is a teacher. what does he teach? >> well, he was a math and history teacher. he became a middle school director but he's getting now to be a dean of students so -- >> oh. oh, i'm sorry about that. oh, well, i was just interested, you know, when he said that but i'm very happy for her and what she said about being the 38th out of 500. still work to be done when it comes to leadership but she is very proud of what she's doing there at clorox and some good suggestions on how we can go about snagging those wipes. >> i was taking notes, robin. thank you for that. we go on to another powerful

woman, oprah. she is joining the fight demanding justice for the death of breonna taylor. oprah winfrey putting up 26 billboards, one for each year of her life before she was killed at the hands of police. deborah roberts joins us with more about her effort. good morning, deborah. >> reporter: good morning, amy. yeah, oprah has added her voice and her influence to what has become a growing and steady cry for justice for breonna taylor. the young woman who dedicated her life to saving that of others had hers cut short by police who have yet to face charges in her death. if you turn a blind eye towards racism you become an accomplice to it. powerful messaging appearing all over louisville, kentucky, thanks in part to oprah winfrey. >> the response we've gotten is incredible. >> reporter: the medial mogul and her team launching a billboard campaign demanding justice for breonna taylor, the black kentucky resident and emt worker tragically shot to death during a no-knock police raid in

march. breonna's devastated mother recently sharing her pain with me in an interview. >> to know that she didn't deserve it -- >> reporter: the new billboard a copy of "o" magazine, the first time in the publication's 20-year run that oprah isn't gracing the cover. >> we were inspired about what oprah wrote and how we need to use our megaphone for justice. so we're thinking about how can we continue to use our signs ging ooorsfor justice. yl. call for the arrest of the officers involved in taylor's killing, by referring to "until freedom," a social justice organization that recently held a rally to keep breonna's case in the spotlight. >> i'm in minneapolis. that's why i'm here to help kentucky realize we're with you all.

we will keep fighting for breonna taylor. i'm going to continue to be here as long as we need to be. >> reporter: sparking outrage brutality and racism.st weeks oc >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: activists, athletes, more pushing for action. >> we will say her name, sandra bland, atatiana jefferson, dominique "rem'mie" fells and breonna taylor. >> for 26 seconds the age she was when she was killed. >> the protest over breonna taylor's death is ongoing in louisville. her mother, tamika palmer, saying she draws some strength from them, realizing that she's not alone in her heartbreak. amy? >> thank you for that. coming up next here on "gma," simon cowell breaking his back after falling off an e-bike raising new questions about the safety of the new pandemic transportation trend. trend. i'm pro athlete stylist calyann barnett and i'm here with nicole and miles

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well, back now on "gma" and simon cowell is recovering this morning from surgery, serious. he broke his back riding an electric bicycle raising new questions about e-bike safety. gio benitez has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, "america's got talent's" simon cowell was recovering from a terrible e-bike accident. the tough as nails judge tweeting sunday i have broken part of my back.

>> is this going anywhere? > reporter: a rep for the star testing a new electric bike in the courtyard of his home in malibu with his family. cowell taken to the hospital and undergoing surgery for his injuries. a source tells "people" magazine that he had a number of fusions and a metal rod put into his back known for his tough reviews of performers -- >> shut up. >> reporter: -- sharing a glowing review for the medical professionals that helped him, saying a massive thank you to all the nurses and doctors, some of the nicest people i've ever met. the accident renewing safety concerns as e-bike sales soar across the country. one shop says sales have lyyeve yendem experts believe the motorized vehicles are giving people some much needed fresh air as they stay away from public transit. phoenix based lectric e-bikes had to increase production after a massive, unexpected spike in sales.

>> ever since covid hit we've seen a massive increase in demand, upwards of over 140% growth in our sales. >> reporter: that also means new first-time users. >> riding an e-bike or scooter not the same as a regular bicycle. >> they often have more power than obviously a bike without a motor and so it is a different skill than just riding a bike. >> reporter: and don't just jump on your new bike, make sure you are learning about its features. read that manual and consider even going to an e-bike class at your local bike shop. lots of bike shops around the country offer them. >> gio, that was fantastic. read the instructions, folks. thanks so much. coming up next our "play of the day." ♪ second chances. but a subaru can. (dad) you guys ok? (vo) eyesight with pre-collision braking.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. covid cases in the u.s. surge past the 5 million mark as a new report sounds the alarm on children and covid. this as the battle over going back to school intensifies. that georgia high school with packed hallways temporarily switching to remote learning. new york state schools getting the green light to open for in-person learning in the fall. a top public health expert talking to "gma" this morning. the future of shop is amazon taking over your malls. coming in where stores like sears and jcpenney used to be. what it could mean for how you shop. sharing her struggle. kristen wiig opening up about trying to get pregnant using ivf before turning to surrogacy to

have twins. dr. ashton with the latest. "finding freedom," the blockbuster new book on harry and meghan telling their side of the story, the tensions between the brothers, the relationship between meghan and kate and why the couple ultimately left royal life. ♪ larger than life and health care hero. the nurse on the front lines working for 31 straight days in the covid unit. we're going to make her monday as we say good morning, america. ♪ i'm sorry. good morning, sorry. i have the power back but then my phone went out and just started beeping. never know what's going to happen here in the home base s but good to be with you on this monday morning. hey, guy, we're looking forward to sam champion popping in for "pop news" this morning and you know how i do the morning promo on wabc with sam and he was

talking about "pop news" and somebody about young and hot then it dawned on me he was talking about himself, young and hot. got it. >> that's about right. >> we can't wait. that will be very exciting. we have a special make your monday. we can't wait for you to meet this incredible nurse, kristen knott worked a month straight in the covid icu and posted all the things she learned during those challenging 31 days. >> one of the things she wrote she learned there is nothing more invaluable in a stressful environment than an awesome team. we can't wait to give her and her team a big make your monday. stick around for that. first we have a lot of news to get to starting with the latest on the coronavirus emergency. the u.s. now reporting more than 5 million cases. let's go back to steve osunsami at that massive new testing site in atlanta, georgia, good

morning, steve. >> rep one of a number of megatesting sites that are now opening across the country. the medical staff is just getting here now expecting when this is all set up to be able to handle about 5,000 covid-19 tests per day. they're expecting to see 500 patients today. this is taking place in a parking lot that has sat empty at the airport because the coronavirus has slowed down air travel. the coronavirus is bringing a new and frustrating milestone to the united states this morning. more than 5 million diagnosed covid-19 cases. a new report from the american academy of pediatrics coming with the start of the school year says that nearly 339,000 of reported cases are in children and nearly 100,000 children in just the last two weeks of july. in the georgia high school where last week this photo of a crowded hallway through around the internet tions and alarms just two days into the school year nine

students and staff members have now tested positive for the virus. the school sent a letter to parents at home obtained by abc news announcing they're temporarily switching to digital learning for at least two days while they clean the school. >> i thought social distancing would be attempted in the school but it wasn't. >> reporter: earlier this morning dr. ashish jha spoke to "gma" about safety measure. >> kids are not immune from the disease and do get infected. they obviously don't get as sick as adults do and that's really good news, but it's a reminder we have to be careful as we think about schools and not turn this into a political issue but really think about when is it safe for kids to go back to school and only when it's safe should we send kids back in. >> reporter: these are difficult decisions for parents and school systems. even when they decide to take the risks and send their kids to school, when they are taking precautions, they're just tough

decisions parents have to make. at this testing center they plan to stay open until august 26th. robin. >> good to know, steve. thank you. now to how amazon could be transforming the shopping industry again. according to "the wall street journal" the company is in talking with the nation's largest mall operate story possibly take over the spaces where stores like sears and jcpenney were once located. rebecca jarvis is here with more on this for us. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that's right. for anyone who has ever wondered what becomes of all of those empty mall spaces, we're getting closer to an answer. they could become amazon warehouses. "the wall street journal" reporting simon property group, the biggest mall greater in the conversations rig with t old jcpenney and sears spaces to companies that filed for bankruptcy chapter 11 bankruptcy looking to get rid of some of

their locations is in conversations now with amazon to take over some of those spots as warehouse spaces. that would mean faster delivery times, being closer to the customer so that that two hour or two-day delivery window is more plausible. amazon telling us they don't comment on rumors or speculation, but i can tell you, robin, from talking to analysts for a number of years now there's been a lot of speculation this would make a lot of sense for amazon. robin. >> but will people be able to shop at these fulfillment centers? >> reporter: big question. unlikely for now you would go into one of the fulfillment centers and shop at amazon. that's potentially an issue in the longer run for some of the other stores located i you thin jcpenney and sears are, they're what's known as anchor stores, department stores that anchor an entire mall because they're the

reason people go to the mall in the first place and have all these little stores wondering what's our fate. if there is a gigantic space inside the mall that's taken over by a warehouse where people aren't going there to shop could that be an issue for us? we're still going to have to wait to see how it plays out. for a long time malls have been using restaurants as the big deal to bring people in but that's harder now in covid, amy. >> certainly is, rebecca. still a lot of questions out there. coming up next we have "saturday night live" star kristen wiig opening up about her struggle with fertility. how other women helped the new mother of twins through her ivt sdwrurnny. inside the new book making headlines detailing harry and meghan's rocky royal exit. and kelly osbourne's incredible transformation revealing her 85-pound weight loss. we'll tell you how he did it when we're right back. 'm leah ans me long before i had moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis. i've always been the ringleader had a zest for life.

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♪ good morning, good morning welcome back to "gma" on this monday morning and, robin, we know you have a message from two audience members who will never forget their trip to "gma." >> i remember them so well. our "gma" picture pop-in. two south carolina -- thank you for that. we helped christopher surprise brandy proposing to her in front of our entire audience and so now i am popping them into my home studio. i loved christopher's shoes that day. he sent us a message. both did about how they're d now. good morning, america. >> during this pandemic it's

been really difficult but we are fortunate to be working at home in our made in america business and of course all of our landscaping. >> a lot of landscaping and pleased to announce our wedding date will be july 7th, 2021 in honor of my late mother. we hope everyone at "good morning america" is safe and well. we love you, robin. >> oh, right back at you. they are a lovely couple and we cannot wait to hear about their wedding next summer. well, time now, ladies and gentlemen, "pop news" with sam champion. sam. >> good morning, robin. t.j., amy, good morning, america. grab a cup of coffee. d e your my case snap your spanx if you can and still have that covid 15. an incredible update from kelly osbourne. the 35-year-old revealing she's lost 85 pounds after posting

this glamorous selfie, the real co-host jeannie mays' mother writing, that's right, mama maai. i lost 85 pounds since i last saw you. can you believe it. she had a 26 clothing tag, it's a 2 here and she said i'm bragging because i worked so hard. she decided 2020 would be the year of self-care and announced she was going to start putting herself first. she's been open about her weight loss journey since 2009 when she was right here on abc's "dancing with the stars" and lost 20 pounds, now as with most of us that weight came back and she started a vegan diet in 2012. she's been committed to a healthier lifestyle ever since and kelly looks happier and says she feels better than ever so congrats to her, everybody. that looks good. how about a little rock 'n' roll, shall we? a piece of history has sold for

over $200,000. jimi hendrix's famous 1962 guitar auctioned off for $216,000 selling for four times the preauction estimate which was just $50,000. gws auction house calling it unprecedented saying jimi used it in the '60s and brought it with him to new york and went all around the town playing all the clubs all before he hit it big. hendrix left it with his best friend and roommate when he moved to london to start making it big and we've seen a lot of auction items hit it big this summer. if there was one rock 'n' roll auction item and you had unlimited bank you could go for it here what would it be? you can't have madonna's comb bra but the rest of them are up. >> anything belonging to prince. >> okay. >> oh, yeah, that's cool.

>> oh. >> anything. >> okay. i'm going to go, glove. is it in the hall of fame? >> i don't know what it went for. amy. >> i didn't know that we had unlimited funds in this because i'm saying i'd take a white snake t-shirt from back in the day worth probably $25. >> i don't know. i don't know. if it's the one that was on that -- what's her name. the model on the front of the car -- >> that's the one i want. >> i'll remind you there were a lot of top selling things like john lennon's steinway went for almost $2 million when it went on auction. a lot of stuff going on. dancing. the renegade, the say so, those famous tiktok moves so 15 minutes ago, now "black is king" has the movies you want to learn. take a look. ♪

>> that's ayesha curry's daughter crushing "black is king" dance moves posting it and rocking out to beyonce's song already and it's already got nearly 2.5 million views. as one person put it, riley did not come to play, ladies and gentlemen. she came to slay. so i mean that's fantastic. i was going to debut mine right here but pulled a hamstring in practice. >> what were you practicing? >> back to you. >> saved by the bell, thank you as always. we'll turn to our "gma" cover story. kristen wiig opening up about her fertility struggle including three years of using ivf before turning to surrogacy to have her twins and talk to dr. jen ashton about this but first here is her story. >> i feel relaxed and i'm reddy to party!

>> she's one of hollywood's funniest women. her timing epic in "bridesmaids." >> ooh. >> reporter: and this morning kristen wiig is opening up about her journey through ivf and becoming the mother of twins. in the september issue of "instyle" the 47-year-old saying emotionally, spiritually and medically it was probably the most difficult time in my life. i wasn't myself. there are so many emotions that go with it. there was a lot of stress and heartache. adding that she found comfort in others going through the same issues. what helped me was reading about other women who went through it and talking to those who have gone through ivf and fertility stuff. it can be the most isolating experience. even though the comedian is fiercely protect tiff about her privacy the experience revealed to her she was not alone saying, every time i said that i was going through ivf, i would meet someone who was either going through it, about to go through

it or had a friend who just did it. it's like this underground community that's talked about but not talked about. adding, i wish i had talked about it more and asked for more help. there's such a support system out there. well, let's bring in dr. jen ashton and, dr. jen, i think many couples who are going through ivf know it's going to be tough but a lot of people might believe it almost virtually guarantees a pregnancy and a live birth but that is not the case. >> it's absolutely not the case, amy. and it's not the easy way out. just according to the cdc in general, ivf yields about a 25% live birth rate and in terms of surrogacy 101, this is something the laws vary state to state. luckily it is legal in the u.s. about 750 babies are born every year with the aid of a surrogate and it comes with a huge price tag, could be as high as $200,000 in some case.

>> wow. you're an ob/gyn and often have these conversations with your patients. what do you tell them to consider when or before they do ivf? >> well, first that it is a marathon, not a sprint. you have to consider not just the physical tolls but the emotional ones. you have to consider the financial cost and people need to be reminded there are multiple paths to parenthood but as we heard in that piece so often there is shame involved like somehow this makes someone less of a woman. this is a medical condition. no stigma. no shame. >> very important to remember. dr. jen, thank you. we appreciate it. let's head over to ginger now. >> amy, we've got a "gma" moment. sponsored by verizon. this one is just so adorable. moose, the big moose wants to be friends with a -- something a little smaller than himself. take a look. ♪

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circles with this detail on the family drama that led harry and meghan to walk away from it all. the authors said we've heard the biting gossip but they're serving up the truth about the duke and duchess of sussex who are soon to be former royals. why so abruptly? why couldn't very this done it in a way that was a little more deliberate and in some minds maybe more respectful? >> they had no choice other than to leave because they both knew that it wasn't going to continue should they just carry on as they were. >> reporter: royal correspondent and abc news contributor omid scobie says he's hoping his new book, "finding freedom," will finally offer a true picture of the duke and duchess of sussex. the book seems to tell their story almost in their voices. did they give their approval? did they somehow weigh in? >> i know there's a lot of speculation about the couple having sort of given secret interviews for the book and having weighed in, but it really couldn't be further from the

truth. >> reporter: the book he co-authored he says is based on 100 interviews with those who know harry and meghan best, close friends and even buckingham palace aides. there was such excitement about this couple and what they stood for and the modernity of the monarchy. when did things take a turn. >> i think we had a series of ups and downs with the couple. only look back in the early days of harry's relationship with meghan around november 2016 when he issued that statement lambasting sexes ing sections o media. >> reporter: the harsh british tabloids were largely to blame for prince harry's frustrations and ultimate desire to leave royal life and race he says was no small factor with jabs often aimed at harry's biracial wife. do you boil this down to a racial issue or was it really more complicated than that? >> in terms of ticking boxes

that may ruffle feathers within an institution institution instn myself had them within the royal institution. i'll never forget the moment a senior aide said to me i never would have expected you to speak like that and that level of ignorance i think that perhaps made it very difficult for meghan. >> reporter: the prince opening up about racial inequality from his home in california in an online talk with rashad robinson head of a civil rights organization color of change. >> we have to go to the root of the problem, to the source of the problem and actually fix it there and as we've discussed before, it's going to take every single one of us. this is not down to the black community. >> reporter: before he could speak his mind so freely the prince was coping with family strife, the you authorizes say offering details into the royal family drama notably the

reported falling out between william and harry. >> i felt it really dive into this in the book because we had seen meghan and kate really blamed for almost driving a wedge between them. both men in their 30s and harry not wanting to play that role of sort of the younger more subservient brother anymore. >> do meghan and kate get along? >> these are two women that have very little in common. being a newcomer and knowing kate was once a newcomer there were times where she knew meghan felt she could have or needed a little bit more support from kate and didn't get it in some of those important moments. >> is the story of kate breaking down in tears at the wedding and meghan being very difficult, is that true? >> when i spoke to the people who were actually there and involved, the first thing they all said, well, there were no tear. >> that story is not true? >> couldn't be further from the truth. >> how are meghan and harry going to be remembered in history. >> history will remember them as

a couple failed by the monarchy where there was a chance to have a woman of color in the house of windsor representing the monarchy just as much as her husband was a chance for the royal family to have diversity, inclusivity and representation in a way that no other moment in their live cost have brought and for them to not have harnessed that is something i'm sure historians will be looking at for years to come. >> no comment from buckingham palace on the book this morning. as for meghan and harry, one of their spokespeople said they were not interviewed and did not contribute to "finding freedom." it is based on the authors' own experiences as members of the roirl press corps and their own independent reporting. t.j. >> deb, thank you so much. stay with us. we'll make somebody's monday.

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back to you. we'll have another abc 7 news update in about ♪ i'm gonna stand by you ♪ even if we're breaking down we can find a way do break through ♪ ♪ even if we can't find heaven i'll walk through hell with you ♪ even if we can't find heaven ♪ welcome back to "gma." those are just some of the ou put themselves at risk on the front lines of this pandemic and we celebrate them and cannot thank them en >> let's continue with the celebration this morning. we want to make your monday by introducing you to one of these extraordinary health care workers, a nurse in san antonio, texas, who went there, who went where, rather, left san antonio and went where the need was greatest when the pandemic started. now she's back in her hometown

hospital where the need is still great. we'll talk to her live in just a moment. there she is,st re h sry kristen knott is a health care hero traveling from her home in san antonio to a covid hot zone in new jersey to help fight covid-19. >> this has really put life in perspective for me. i am definitely more grateful for my family, my friends, my health. >> reporter: now back in texas, she's still fighting to end the pandemic spendingunit. >> we have days where we would be intubating like three or four patients. two patients would be coding then we would have to intubate three patients next door like a mad house. >> reporter: each day harder than the last. >> i had this patient, this one patient for about three weeks and the day that she passed on me was probably my most difficult day. sitting there in her room and

holding up the facetime screen, seeing what the family was going through, it hurt. >> reporter: her family and friends so proud of all she's given. >> you're an inspiration to everyone. >> the love and compassion that you share with others have touched so many hearts. >> love you. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> and there is kristen knott joining us live from san antonio before he starts another shift at the hospital, of course. good morning. you heard some of your family and friends. we had so many responses from your family and friends, we had to cut them off, okay. we get it. she's awesome. there were so many responses. clearly they love you. what is it like to hear your loved ones talk about you like that? >> oh, my gosh. my heart is so full and i can't even say how much i -- how thankful i am for them because especially my parent, they

taught me everything and i'm just blessed to have my family around me. i'm so grateful? >> we're grateful to you and the 31 things you learned while working 31 days at the icu and number 31 on the list was you aren't just a nurse. elaborate on that for us. >> so my nursing journey has been difficult, but i know that, you know, this is my vocation in life, being a nurse and it's not about me. it's about helping others and being there for them. being there for the families to take care of them. and especially in this time during covid, when the families can't be there to be the family member to the patient, you know, they're not there to hold their hand so i take that place for them. >> and like she just said there were 31 things on the list that

you learned. what else is on the list? what else did learn? >> so there's some funny ones. i started off with talking about like maskne, you know, wearing your mask for 12, 13 hours straight. you take it off and, oh, my gosh, i haven't had this kind of acne since high school. having team, oh, my gosh, the amazing people that i work with, i can't thank them enough and i'm just really blessed to have all the people around me and be able to help me out and help each other out too because that's what it's about, teamwork. >> it certainly s you told us one of your favorite tv shows is "grey's anatomy." we have a few people who you might recognize so take a look. >> hey, kristen, your commitment to this fight is inspiring and i want to echo what everybody else said and send you my own bit of

gratitude so thank you so much. >> hey there, kristen. i'm sending you so much love. thank you so much for everything you've done. mwah. >> well, clearly you can see them. >> oh, my gosh. >> your reaction first. what do you think? >> oy gosh. i love "grey's anatomy." i'm a sucker for them and i was just telling my mom i need to have another marathon and catch up with everything because working all those days in a row i'm just like -- i need to sit down and do a marathon. >> we'll give you a chance to sit down here soon. you wrote that your co-workers become your family and friends and how great everyone is there at the hospital, how great everyone is so we want to treat you and your whole unit to lunch. everybody is going to get lunch on us. >> ah. >> we'll send in some pizzas. i'm just kidding. you wrote in one of your post you're tired of pizza. >> no pizza. please. >> we're not sending pizza but we're lupe tortilla, a

restaurant in san antonio, is bringing food for all of you so please enjoy that. we made not even a mexican pizza interest this place but wintered to say thank you and good morning and just a little treat for you and thank you for spending some time and for what you're doing. >> thank you, kristen. >> thank you. appreciate it. thanks. >> love these. they're all such genuine folks. to hear their family and friends talk about them is something he. stay with us here, folks. we got the star of

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♪ welcome back. we have an amazing guest joining us. you've seen him in the "purge" movies and "marvel" movies. now a double dose of frank grillo in "kingdom" and "billions." we want to welcome frank to the show. >> frank, good morning, sir. it is good to see you. i need to start with this, though, a lot of people might be familiar with you in some of the -- you're pretty much an action star but you said you called yourself a poor man's liam neeson, an action star at 68 or whatever he is now. can you still be at this at 68 kicking butt on tv? >> you know, it's -- i don't know how he does it. he is a good pal of mine and talk to him a lot about it but i'll try.

listen, he does very little exercise and he's 66 or 67 and he's still doing it so i think if i stay fit, you know, maybe i can make it to 60. >> i see there boxing working at the punching bag. i know your youngest son rio can in a movie with you. is he an aspiring actor as well. >> yes. he is 12 and making movies with his friends since he was about 7 and got a pretty substantial role. he plays my son and naomi watts' son in the film and gets to be killed by mel gibson over and over again. it's kind of like a "groundhog day" thing and killed it. he did a wonderful job so he wants to know when his picture will be on imdb and waiting for steven spiel wetherington berg to call him. >> typical kid. back to the show. let's go back to "kingdom" and play a mixed martial art legend

running a gym and talk about it on the other side. >> back in the mix. >> feels like it. >> you are not as far away as you think you are. now we got a real thing to build a camp around. you're not ready, i pull you out. >> really? >> i yank you.ght. >> let's go. >> if you think it's the right move i'm in. >> yeah? >> you're the boss. >> my man. >> pretty cool because this previously aired on another network and now it's streaming on netflix three years after it ended. did you ever imagine you'd get a second life like this? >> you know, it's kind of, you know, part of the silver lining of covid, i guess. absolutely not. it really never happens and because of, i think, netflix running out of content, i got a shoutout to my wonderful agent

started this ball rolling and here we are and people are discovering it as if it's a new show and it's really -- it's ta ken me by surprise for sure. >> that's something. over for tee years a w show to a lot of people but the other show "billions," in the fifth season and you play an artist and do some painting on the show. how much of that -- tell us, how much of that are you actually doing? >> i did a bunch of painting on the show that you see on the air. and then, you know, the background paintings obviously i didn't do that but, you know, it reignited my bug for painting and i'll move the camera a little bit. i do paint. this is my living room. here. that's one of my paintings and my oo i canakell the credit. it is very therapeutic. >> yeah, how much would one of those paintings go for? >> you know, it's interesting.

>> sounds cool. we know, of course, you are known for playing crossbones in the marvel movies and my kids could attest to that. is that the role your kids think is the coolest of them all? >> yeah, well, you know, i do walk around with these -- with these -- i don't know if you can see them. so, yeah, no, they do. they love marvel movies. they've met all of the superheroes. i take them to the premieres and we get a big kick out of it and it's really for them. i just love being part of the whole marvel world. >> that's so cool. we get a big kick out of you. thanks for being with us today. it was wonderful talking to you. >> you brought props and paintings. >> we'll get the bids to you short showtrng ginger. hey, ging. >> hey, amy. t.j., thank you. we are giving you another

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scant wait to tune in. "the bachelor: the greatest seasons ever" airs tonight 8:00 eastern on abc and tune in to "gma" tomorrow morning because morning" midwest worries. the new outbreak brewing as cases in the u.s. surge past 5 million. many schools now backtracking on their re-opening plans with infections among children up 40%. breaking overnight a new reality check for college footototototot > anks to ginger, it is time for big savings on "deals & steals." this morning we're bringing you back to two of our favorite small businesses. they needed another boost from our devoted loyal "gma" viewers during this challenging time. t.j. and amy, you have some of that food back in the studio? >> not just some. we got loads of it. >> oh. oh. oh. okay. tory, tell us.

what's that delicious barbecue they have in the studio. >> yes, so, robin, we're kicking it o wit ut curbside pickup only because their 750-seat restaurant dining room is closed. mail order is essential. in april "gma" viewers were able to help save jobs and you'll be able to save more today because they brought back another taste of memphis. so you've got sla o ri, pork shoulder, their famous mustard vinegar coleslaw. a variety. big assortment of their favorites they put together and all you have to do is heat and eat and you'll save 50% when you go to our website today. >> oh, i have been there. it is so delicious. amy and t.j., are you -- >> you know i grew up in west memphis. i grew up with this place in memphis so i love it.

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we're back now on "gma" with an online phenomenon helping people make new friends during the pandemic. quarantine island? you know this. >> no, i don't? new strategy game where contestants across the country connect via zoom and compete in daily challenges. eva playing games now apparently for a living.

>> yeah, you know, i tried one of their challenges, i failed miserably at it. the game is a scenario that a lot of us can relate to. everyone is trapped in their own home. >> congratulations. you can put your hand down. you've made it to the final three. >> reporter: this is quarantine island. >> i think you played a better game than i did. i had to let you sweat it out. >> reporter: a reality contest that brings the drama. >> this is a hidden immunity idol. any votes for cory will not count. >> reporter: featuring contestants 5 from cross the country and canada trapped in their own houses during the pandemic. >> casey has won first place. >> reporter: the reality show started as a fun game between host kelsey and her family and friends. now, it's moving into its fourth season. ♪ when will my -- >> reporter: there are two

traps. they can only communicate on slack and compete in challenges and eliminations hosted on zoom and it all plays out online. >> you don't want to be cut early. that's the worth feeling. >> tell me about it, eva. >> reporter: there's strategizing, back stabbing and the occasional a ticketing mistakes. >> i sent a message that i intended to send to this other group. people who hasn't been talking together were suddenly talking to each other. >> reporter: season one winner carter walking away with the win despite suffering through covid through part of his competition. >> i was able to have a more positive outlet for my energy than anxiety. >> can i get a sock thumb's >> the objective, unlace and replace your shoe while wearing socks on your hands. >> eva is still working. eva, come on.

>> shoes. >> deanna is done. >> reporter: win or lose bragging rights or not, all of the contestants say the show has given them a much needed distraction. and a few new friends thanks to this quarantine. >> i have 40 new friends. how incredible is that? >> and they are taking applications for new contestants if you would like to participate in season 4. it lasts about a month. i want to show you one of the challenges. i think you have a pick pong ball so this is one of the things that they would do. you hold the ping-pong ball between two of your fingers over your head. it's not as easy as it soups and hold it and however

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>> announcer: being a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron. governor newsom will provide an update today. yesterday an investigation began over the glitch of unprocessed health records. you can watch the governor's update live at noon right here on abc 7, on the free abc 7 news app and on abc7news.com. now here's mike with our forecast. hey, mike. >> hey, kumasi. this is a look from suit rho tower, the clouds aren't everywhere, so that will lead us to warm activities. if you have outdoor activities, try to do them early in the morning where it's decently feeling. we'll have 70s and 80s around

the bay, cooler tomorrow, but hotter inland. >> >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, host of "big brother, julie chen moonves. and performance from grammy award winner, shaggy. plus, for the kids, will, healthy trees on the hot summer day. actress, host, youtube star, liza koshy is ryan's cohost. all next on "live!" and now, here are ryan seacrest and liza koshy! >> ryan: liza koshy in for kelly ripa on vacation. so nice to see you are you? >> liza: we are back at it again. >> ryan: now, listen, i was reading an