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and friends again? brad and jen reuniting on screen overnight for the first time in more than 15 years. >> hi, brad. you know how cute i always thought you were. i think you're so sexy. >> the moment sending fans into overdrive this morning. good morning, america. great to be with you on this friday morning. how about that for a reunion? >> overdrive. cecilia is there. >> i'm totally there. you know where else i am? politics. that was my transition. i'm going to turn to it. the countdown is on, 46 days away from the election and you guys know this, the pandemic is front and center. the white house task force member admiral brett giroir is joining us live exclusively in just a moment. >> an important conversation. first we begin with the new tropical threat for the gulf coast. another system forming, the 22nd so far this year. >> and ginger is back from the storm zone starting us off with the very latest.

good morning, ginger. >> reporter: michael, i honestly don't think the cap of my hat is dry yet from sally and i won't be here very long, unfortunately. it looks like we've got another storm we've got in the gulf, so sally moving out but tropical depression 22 should later today become wilfred. yes, that is the last in the alphabet that we use. the next would be greek alphabet. so we'll get into wilfred. and i want you to pay attention to the bubble around the track, right, anywhere from, yes, cameron, louisiana, that was so impacted by laura to houston and the ship channel there, galveston down to corpus christi and brownsville. there is a lot of uncertainty still. this is going to have to be fine-tuned through the weekend. we have time to prepare. we do have time for this forecast to come together but i can promise you that a lot of rain is possible no matter what this becomes and where it goes right along the southeast coast including houston five to ten inches right now expected. and, whit, remember, sally still causing problems. killed two people in georgia. north carolina trees were down

too. >> still plenty of time left in the hurricane season, ginger, thank you. we do want to turn to the coronavirus emergency and a new milestone this morning. cases worldwide now topping 30 million amid a troubling new forecast from the cdc saying the u.s. death toll could reach 218,000 by october 10th. this as a new report raises concerns about how those controversial testing guidelines were posted on the cdc's website last month. white house testing coordinator admiral brett giroir who was involved in publishing that information will join us live in just a moment. but first, stephanie ramos has the very latest. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. throughout this pandemic, americans have looked to the cdc for guidance especially schools as many tried to re-open. but now the cdc is being criticized for a recommendation posted on their site. this morning, we're learning covid-19 testing guidance posted to the cdc's website last month was not approved by cdc scientists according to "the new york times." the cdc stated on their site

that people without covid-19 symptoms exposed to the virus did not need to receive testing. the language instead reportedly coming from the department of health and human services and the white house coronavirus task force. this comes as the head of the cdc, dr. robert redfield, has come under fire from president trump for comments about wearing masks and when a vaccine may be widely available. and on thursday, dr. anthony fauci contradicting the president's claim we could have a vaccine by election day. >> the idea of getting the entire population that wants to get vaccinated vaccinated in a month or two, that's going to be very, very difficult to do. >> reporter: now another former member of the trump administration turning against the president. olivia troye who served on the coronavirus task force as vice president pence's adviser tells "the washington post," trump has a flat out disregard for human life. >> when we were in a task force

meeting the president said maybe this covid thing is a good thing. i don't like shaking hands with people. i don't have to shake hands with these disgusting people. >> reporter: moderna and pfizer, two drug companies developing a vaccine, releasing the rule books for their studies in an effort to be transparent. >> we feel like one of the most important things that we need to start doing is building trust in the science behind the vaccines. >> reporter: the effort to finalize a vaccine comes as schools struggle with trying to re-open. in new york city, the biggest school district in the country, keeping its doors closed. >> we are doing this to make sure that all the standards we've set can be achieved. >> reporter: here in new york city the schools keeping their doors closed for in-person classes for at least another week because of safety concerns and staffing. the mayor says they do plan on hiring an additional 2,500 teachers. cecelia? >> okay, stephanie, thanks so much. joining us right now in an abc news exclusive admiral brett

giroir, the assistant secretary for the hhs, and of course, the white house testing coordinator. admiral, thank you so much for joining us. i want to jump right in. a lot of confusion out there right now. i'm hoping you can help clear it up. we saw that remarkable contradiction this week, the cdc director there on capitol hill says vaccines will not be widely available until possibly the summer. the president says he's wrong. you were there. was dr. redfield wrong? >> so, thank you for having me on. i actually think dr. fauci explained it very well last night. the cdc director was correct that widespread use of a vaccine, hundreds of millions of people, will probably not happen until mid next year. but the point that i want to emphasize is we could immunize 5% or 10% of the population and get 90% of the benefit by ring fencing the vulnerable like in nursing homes or vaccinating our teachers or those who have hypertension. so both are correct. if we had a vaccine, even a few million in november, it could make an enormous impact on the

health of the country. but it is also true that everyone who wants a vaccine may not be able to get it till mid next year. so i think -- i really do think both are true, and i think dr. fauci explained it real well last night. >> you're on the task force. i want to ask you about this former member of the task force who came forward to say the president's response to the pandemic has shown what she called a flat out disregard for human life. can you say right now that politics is not part of the decision-making that is happening on this task force? >> i can definitely say that and miss troye was not a member of the task force. she was a staffer to the vice president. we worked with her very frequently gathering material for the task force, et cetera. she never said a negative word about the task force, the operations, anything in that regard even though she had the opportunity. i can definitively say that the task force meetings are evidence and science based, almost geeky in the way they're conducted with dr. birx going through all the data and then dr. fauci. it's clearly a science-based, evidence-based process.

and i never saw the president rant and rave in a task force meeting. i was not there in february and early march. i joined in middle of march, but the task force meetings are very regimented. very evidence based with the scientists leading. >> let's talk about the reversal -- the revised cdc guidelines that recommended against testing if you do not have symptoms. we're learning this morning you orchestrated the edits of these guidelines and that they were put out against the objections of scientists at the cdc. so why put out guidelines that your own researchers objected to? >> so there are about four misstatements in what you just asked in that question. number one, they were cdc guidelines. they were generated by the cdc. they were posted by the cdc. number two, it never recommended against testing those who are asymptomatic. in fact, there were specific recommendations to test asymptomatic and outbreak areas and we have taken enormous actions like i issued a prep guidance giving liability protection to test asymptomatic individuals.

what they said was, if you're asymptomatic after exposure, you should do it within the context of public health or medical advice. and i think that makes total sense, but you'll see even more clarifications of that today. the third thing is it absolutely came from the cdc. there are thousands of people at the cdc. i have no idea who "the new york times" talked to, but i know for a fact that the version that went to the task force was reviewed and approved by dr. redfield. it was reviewed and approved by the senior scientist who was the incident manager and in multiple emails to me said that the pertinent issues were reviewed by subject matter experts. this was not posted on the cdc website. this was a cdc document and we will continue to clarify because i want people to know that if you are asymptomatic you can still spread the virus. that's why masks are so

important. you'll see more clarifications coming out probably today. >> thank you so much. michael? the latest now on the race for the white house with just 46 days until the election. both president trump and joe biden holding dueling events in battleground states. mary bruce has more. >> reporter: over and over again, joe biden ripped into the president's handling of the pandemic. >> we have to be honest with the american people. they're tough. you got to level with the american people. shoot from the shoulder. there's never been a time they've not been able to step up. this president should step down. >> reporter: at a socially distant drive-in town hall, biden took the president to task for knowingly downplaying the severity of the virus. >> he knew it. he knew it and did nothing. it's close to criminal. >> reporter: while the president is eager to give americans hope that a vaccine may come before the election, biden stressed it will likely take months to fully distribute. >> i don't trust the president on vaccines. i trust dr. fauci. if fauci says the vaccine is safe, i take the vaccine. >> reporter: on the issue of race while the president has

flatly rejected the notion of his white privilege, biden was quick to recognize it. >> sure, i've benefited just because i don't have to go through what my black brothers and sisters have had to go through. >> reporter: when asked if he would accept the results of the election, something trump has refused to do -- >> sure, the full results, count every vote. >> reporter: the former vice president also putting russia on notice warning there will be consequences for election meddling. >> if it's done again, which appears to be being done, there will be a price to be paid. >> reporter: biden was sharply critical of how trump is ramping up his campaign events in the midst of this pandemic. >> there is a big difference between people walking, moving along and people sitting down cheek to jowl, shoulder to shoulder, a thousand of them breathing on one another. >> reporter: moments later in wisconsin, trump speaking to hundreds of supporters standing shoulder to shoulder, most without masks, attacking biden and poking fun at his town hall. >> do you see what his audience -- they've got cars. they have cars in a parking -- it's the weirdest thing i've

ever seen. >> reporter: the president also comparing stay-at-home orders to house arrest. >> you're not allowed to meet. you're not allowed to talk to anybody. you have to stay in a prison. your home has become your prison. >> reporter: now today both president trump and joe biden will head to minnesota. they are hoping to make their mark and pitch to working class voters as that state begins its early voting today. cecelia? >> race is officially on. mary bruce, thank you. we turn to the accusation of sexual assault against president trump by a former model who says he forcibly kissed and groped her at the u.s. open tennis tournament back in 1997. chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas is at trump tower with more. good morning, tom. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning to you. the accuser in this case says she came to new york in 1997 with her then-boyfriend who was close with donald trump. she says the future president would force himself upon her outside the restroom of his vip box at the u.s. open, aggressively kissing her and

groping her. this morning, president trump facing new accusations of sexual assault when he was a business mogul in the late '90s and married to marla maples. former model and now mother amy dorris speaking with "the guardian." she alleges trump groped her in 1997 when she was 24. she says it happened at the u.s. open tennis tournament in new york. >> he just grabbed me and he just shoved his tongue down my throat and i was pushing him off. that's when his grip became tighter and you know, his hands were kind of like very gropey and all over, you know, my butt, my breasts, my back, like everything. >> reporter: dorris said she felt she couldn't escape. >> it felt like an octopus was hugging onto me. you just picture those suction cups on an octopus and they're stuck on you and there's -- you're trapped. that's how i felt. i felt trapped. >> reporter: according to "the guardian," dorris provided the the u.s. open ticket and several

photos showing her with the real estate magnate over several days in new york. "the guardian" reports dorris said she told people at the time about the incident and years later who corroborate her version of what happened. the president's lawyers denied the allegations telling abc news the allegations are totally false. this is just another pathetic attempt to attack president trump right before the election. dorris now joining a list of at least 17 women who have accused the president of inappropriate behavior including sexual assault and rape. the president says they are all lying. but trump infamously bragged about lewd conduct towards women in that 2005 leaked "access hollywood" video. >> when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want. >> grab them by the [ bleep ]. >> reporter: dorris said she decided to come forward now because of her twin teenage daughters. >> i want them to know that you don't -- you don't let anybody do anything to you that you don't want and i'd rather be a

role model. i want them to see that i didn't stay quiet. >> reporter: now the president's lawyers also point out that dorris kept spending time with donald trump even after the alleged incident. she says she had nowhere to go. she had no money and, again, she was here with her boyfriend who was visiting trump. we reached that boyfriend. he had no comment. whit? >> all right, tom llamas for us, thank you. we want to turn to a series of troubling new attacks on police. manhunts now under way in multiple states from arizona to california. kaylee hartung is there with the very latest for us. kaylee, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, whit. several manhunts this morning across the country after this string of ambushes on police. we start in phoenix, arizona where authorities are looking for a suspect reportedly involved in a shooting yesterday. one 17-year-old has been arrested for firing an assault rifle at those officers. now we move to camden, new

jersey where there's an urgent manhunt for people behind an ambush on two officers at home with their infant. these officers were home with the baby when these suspects fired six shots at the house. the fbi is involved in that one. >> kaylee, one of the sheriff's departmen deputies in los angeles has been released from the hospital. >> reporter: yes. the male deputy shot in his vehicle has been released from the hospital. you see the horrific video there. he and his female partner are expected to fully recover. the reward up is now up to $650,000. whit? >> kaylee, thank you.

michael? >> thank you, whit. turning now to an incredible moment at last night's thursday night football game. a man who makes his living talking, speechless. announcer joe buck's surprise on air learning he'll be inducted into the hall of fame. his longtime friend paul rudd narrated a video about him ahead of the announcement and his partner in the booth, troy aikman, was the first to congratulate buck who joins his father, jack buck, as the first father/son duo to win the rozelle award. i am great friends with joe and so happy for him. he's so talented and you deserve it all, joe buck. congratulations. >> you have one of those coats as well. >> yes, i do. >> all right. we have a lot of other things we're following this morning in the headlines, including "cheer" star, jerry harris, now under arrest. the charge he's facing. first to ginger. >> reporter: i want to get you straight to the weekend forecast sponsored by walgreens.

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♪ new york, concrete jungle where dreams are made of ♪ welcome back to "gma." we could live that all over again. what a performance that was, alicia keys in an empire state of mind performing for frontline workers on "gma." boy, michael, you were there for it all. lucky. that was amazing. >> it was amazing to see her perform. the essential workers loved it. she was right in front of the empire state building. that's a picture i took actually. >> you took that picture? >> yes, whit! >> i'm impressed. must have been an iphone 11. >> i have skills. she was amazing and the essential workers were amazing. so thank them for all they do

and thanks for alicia keys showing them a little love. >> so nice to see normalcy like that again out there. a little live music. >> beautiful backdrop. a lot of other stories we're getting to here as well. here are the top headlines we're following this morning. there is a new tropical threat brewing in the gulf on the heels of hurricane sally. this is the 22nd tropical system to form this year. this as category 4 hurricane teddy barrels north in the atlantic. also right now we're just 46 days away from the election and both president trump and joe biden are making a big push in battleground states. they'll both be in minnesota today holding separate events. take a look at this. michael was giving me the lowdown. an incredible putt at the u.s. open by zach johnson. just watch it roll in there. he was in disbelief and many people watching at home -- they call that english, right? a little english on the ball. >> played it off the backboard. rolled it up and let it come back down. >> appreciate the golf analysis here. we'll switch gears. we've got a disturbing story we want to tell you about, and it's that bombshell arrest of "cheer" star, jerry harris.

the 21-year-old is behind bars this morning as he is facing allegations of producing child pornography as a new use "u.s.a. today" investigation uncovers nearly 180 individuals affiliated with cheerleading who have faced charges involving misconduct with minors but weren't actually banned by the sport. gio benitez has more on this. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, good morning. yeah, this story comes as a shock to so many fans of that netflix show "cheer." jerry harris was interviewed by law enforcement this week and now this arrest. >> yes. roll. get it up. >> reporter: he's a breakout star of the hot netflix docuseries "cheer." 21-year-old jerry harris ruled the mat. >> get it. >> reporter: and the oscar's red carpet. >> you're going to l.a. and be ellen's correspondent on the red carpet at the oscars. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: teaming up with everyone from ellen degeneres to oprah. but this morning, harris is

waking up to a very different reality. arrested and charged in chicago federal court with producing child pornography. the tv star accused of contacting two underage boys on social media and repeatedly asking them to produce and send sexually explicit videos and photographs of themselves, allegations he denies. if convicted, harris could face 15 to 30 years in prison. >> the family is feeling a tremendous sense of relief today that they were heard and that they are being believed and that the truth will ultimately come out. >> reporter: netflix telling abc news, like everyone we are shocked by this news. any abuse of minors is a terrible crime and we respect the legal process. and now another bombshell allegation rocking the world of cheerleading. a new exclusive "usa today" investigation identifying nearly 180 people affiliated with the sport who have faced charges for crimes relating to sexual misconduct involving minors, but were not banned by the sport's two governing bodies, u.s.

all-star federation and usa cheer. >> the u.s. all-star federation requires people who go backstage or into warmup areas at competitions to be members of the organization and to be background checked. but the u.s. all-star federation doesn't tell those gyms they can't hire someone who has a conviction on their record or someone who is facing active charges. >> reporter: the paper finding that as many as 140 adults including coaches and choreographers have criminal histories and 74 are registered sex offenders. among them ohio gym owner and coach mishelle robinson a convicted felon who helps operate a gym sanctioned by usasf. she told "u.s.a. today" she put her sister's name on the application because she knew her 2006 conviction for sexual battery of a 17-year-old boy would show up on a background check. >> my sister is actually the registered owner with usasf. at a competition i can't go in the back, things like that. i'm a paid spectator when i go.

there's no way i could ever pass their background check. they're very strict about it. >> reporter: u.s. cheer saying usa cheer takes sexual misconduct seriously providing a healthy and safe environment for kids to train and compete is our highest priority. >> unfortunately we live in a world where we, of course, want to trust people but we also have to be diligent about checking information and making sure that the people who are around our children are safe. >> reporter: and the vice president over at usasf told "usa today" that the organization leads the way on athlete safety adding, i think you would be hard-pressed to find another youth sport organization that has dedicated the time and the effort that we have to these nonsporting resources. for more on this investigation check out "usa today" right now. cecelia? >> okay, gio, thank you so much. michael? now to that new trouble for evangelical leader jerry falwell

jr. this morning, a new 911 call emerging from his wife becki about falwell's condition saying he was in danger just days after those allegations emerged about the falwells' relationship with a pool attendant. erielle reshef has all the details. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. it has been a tumultuous few months for jerry falwell jr. and now the huffington post obtaining those 911 calls. becki falwell allegedly returning home from church to find the doors locked, breaking in the back door with a chair, finding her husband bleeding. this morning, a fall from grace for jerry falwell jr. "the huffington post" releasing details of a 911 call allegedly placed by his wife becki falwell saying she returned home one night from church at 11:00 p.m. to find her husband injured and bleeding. >> my husband fell earlier and is bleeding. his face has been hit. >> reporter: according to "the huffington post," becki

falwell confirmed to the dispatcher, that her husband had been drinking, but when the 911 operator asked if he had been drinking heavily, she said, i'm not going to answer that question. dispatch logs also obtained by "the huffington post" show falwell told first responders he hit his head on a crash can and they had found empty alcohol containers nearby. an officer noting falwell had slurred and slowed speech. the accident and 911 call taking place on august 30th, just one day before liberty university announced an independent investigation into its former president. >> i would like to also take this opportunity -- >> reporter: the private evangelical liberty university imposes a strict code of ethics for students including banning them from drinking alcohol. >> as our friendship has grown -- >> reporter: falwell resigned from the school in august after a series of scandals. first this racy photo he posted on social media with his arm around his wife's assistant. he apologized and took it down saying it was just in good fun from a costume party. then the explosive news story about falwell, his wife becki

and a pool attendant giancarlo granda, the 29-year-old claiming he had a seven-year affair with becky as falwell at times looked on. falwell denies any involvement. granda spoke exclusively with "gma" last month about the alleged affair. >> jerry is lying. that was his game plan from the beginning to throw her under the bus which i think speaks a lot about who he is, about his character. and he was aware from day one of our relationship. >> reporter: and we reached out to both falwell jr.'s representatives and to liberty university and so far we have not heard back. whit? >> okay, erielle, thank you. coming up here next, emmy host jimmy kimmel spills secrets about tv's biggest night. what it will look like and the surprise guest about to be revealed.

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we're back now on the road to the emmys. tv's biggest night is this sunday. because of the pandemic, it will be like no other we have seen before. lara sat down with host jimmy kimmel to talk about how they're going to pull this whole thing off. lara, good morning. >> reporter: whit, it's going to be quite a feat. kimmel revealing details about the show, how he's feeling about performing for basically an empty arena and what he'll do if the winners overstay their welcome. although jimmy kimmel will be broadcasting from the emmy stage for a third time, this year he will feel a very noticeable absence, all of the nominees. are you more nervous this time

around or less nervous because as you keep showing in promos what could go wrong? >> i am nervous. i'm not nervous about my own performance and the response i will get because i will be getting no response. i've settled on that, but i am nervous about the technical end of it because it's not something i know much about. not something i can control. >> reporter: in an unprecedented technical feat, each nominee has received an individual camera set so they can be live from their own homes. that means nearly 150 cameras streaming in, all reliant on a very strong wi-fi signal. >> think about just trying to zoom with your grandparents and now imagine that we've got 150 celebrities who haven't made themselves lunch in like 19 years. many of them now trying to connect technically to an award show. those are the challenges we're facing. >> have you guys given any parameters to the nominees in terms of how long they should go on speeches?

>> the difference between people being in the studio and at home is we don't have a band in their living room to play them off the air. >> you can play. i didn't get that loud. nobody got that loud music. >> we know that some people are going to go on and on and on and i don't know what we'll do if they go on too long. i suppose i could just say, oh, we lost them and hit a button and that's the end of it and maybe that's what we'll do. >> i kind of like that. >> reporter: while he hopes the winners won't go on too long, he hopes they make it a family affair. >> people will win an emmy in their house with their hopefully family and maybe their parents and maybe a couple of people that they trust and i think it will be -- well, i hope it will be exciting to see that excitement. that real family excitement because it's one thing when your co-producer is standing next to you clapping or one of your

co-stars and another when it's like your 9-year-old daughter. >> in the staples center it will be just you and the producing team in there or will there be a few other friends and family, maybe a special guest? >> there will be a few special guests. there will be no friends, no family. we will have a very small group there. it really is going to be -- i would guess there won't be more than 30 people in the whole staples center. so we're doing this -- we're doing this as safely as we possibly can because as we know, there's no one more important than celebrities. >> reporter: he is so funny. as jimmy said he will have no friends, no family with him to support him in that big lonely arena but special guests, what we now know this morning, he will have the funny ken jeong, jonathan van ness and mindy kaling to name a few in there with him. we can watch it all happen when the emmy awards air this sunday night, 8:00 p.m. eastern right

here on abc. guys, i think it's going to be really interesting and really great. >> that's going to be fun. >> absolutely. >> i like when jimmy said nobody goes home a loser because they're already home. >> good point. >> still effective. technically a loser. >> good point there, whit. we have the "play of the day" that will get you moving, moving on this friday morning. we'll be right back with more "gma." this friday morning. we'll be right back with more "gma." but what about being a member of the family? what about being a member of the community? what about being a member of humanity? ♪ what if there was a membership that gave us the time to celebrate the things that connect all of us? ♪

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good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. i want appears the u.s. is going to politic tiktok downloads starting sunday. the department of commerce just made this announcement this morning. the massively popular app, along with messaging platform wechat, will be blocked. it's still not clear exactly what time this is going to happen, but the announcement implies mobile users in the u.s. will not be able to download or update the app come sunday. going to turn now to meteorologist mike nicco with a look at our forecast. >> all right, reggie, thank you. hi, everybody, second consecutive day without a spare the air alert. and according to the air district, we should have pretty healthy air throughout the weekend. however, smoke will be on the increase as we head throughout the weekend. 60s along the coast, 70s just about everywhere else. a few 80s in our east bay valleys. warmer temperatures on the way

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking this morning, the new tropical threat forming in the gulf on the heels of hurricane sally as another hurricane, category 4 storm teddy barrels north in the atlantic. under fire, as the cdc and president trump contradict each other on america's covid response, the new report overnight raising concerns about how those controversial testing guidelines were posted on the cdc's website claiming that scientists did not sign off and actually objected to the changes. white house testing coordinator admiral brett giroir joins us only on "gma" this morning. health alert. as searches for the flu spike online, how to tell covid, the flu and allergy symptoms apart. plus, the new study that compares flu cases before and after the pandemic. how social distancing, hand

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and hundreds of people have waited all morning to ask him questions. >> there they are. you can join from home. also tweet us using the hashtag gary vee on "gma" to be part of it. he's going to help a lot of people out this morning. >> absolutely. an interactive morning coming up here. first we've got a lot of news to get to starting with that new tropical threat in the gulf coast, ginger has the very latest on that. ginger, good morning once again. >> whit, good morning to you. sally moving away but a new one in the gulf of mexico so, unfortunately, i'll keep my storm gear warm. let's look at it. that's tropical depression 22. that should be wilfred. yes, so that's the last letter we use, so we'll run out of them and go to the greek alphabet next. the track takes it somewhere into texas but i want to you go beyond the track and look at the bubble or the cone that is very wide because there's a lot of uncertainty at this point. we're talking about next tuesday/wednesday for impacts. louisiana, yes, including lake charles all the way back through houston, galveston, corpus christi, brownsville all need to be on alert.

number one for range. -- rain. right now it looks like you could easily get five to ten inches depending on how it forms and where it goes, it will add moisture and push it toward the coast so we'll be all over it. >> i know you will. thank you so much. we turn more to the coronavirus emergency and that somber new milestone this morning. cases worldwide now topping 30 million plus that troubling new forecast from the cdc saying the u.s. death toll could reach 218,000 by october 10th. this as there is growing confusion over the covid response. stephanie ramos has the very latest back again with more. good morning again, stephanie. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. the cdc is being criticized for a recommendation posted on their site that reportedly discouraged people from getting tested for covid who were exposed to the virus but asymptomatic. this as americans and many schools rely on the cdc for guidance. this morning, we're learning covid-19 testing guidance posted to the cdc's website last month

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take a look at jen as linda and brad playing brad hamilton. >> hi, brad. you know how cute i always thought you were. i think you're so sexy. >> just a minute. >> oh, god, i'm so sorry. >> viewers loving the reunion. some calling it the highlight of 2020. shia laboeuf had the role of the night playing surfer dude jeff spicolli and did it from his car. for unknown reasons. morgan freeman did what he does best, narration, delivering the stage directions as only he can. also on hand dane cook, matthew mcconaughey, julia roberts, john legend, jimmy kimmel who seemed to get a kick out of playing multiple roles. almost 50,000 tuned in for the live event to raise money for covid-19 relief and the reform alliance. if you missed it, not to worry you can still tune in to "fast times at ridgemont high" table read on the core facebook page. it does not disappoint.

we will see jen aniston again on sunday night at the emmy awards, and she is the best actress nominee. "succession" expected to be there. they could win acting and show categories. the question is, though, what will everyone wear? producers sent a letter out encouraging nominees to get creative and what about host jimmy kimmel? i had the chance to talk to him at home. take a look at what he said. have you picked out your tux? >> i'm wearing one of the tuxes that i wore when i hosted the oscars. i'm wearing an old tuxedo. i don't think anybody will have any idea. >> pants or no pants? >> i'm wearing one leg of the pants. >> that's nice. versatile. >> the "l.a. times" is predicted

loungewear will be the big look for winners at home. acceptance speeches with stars taking pajamas to the next level. we'll find out when it happens this sunday 8:00 p.m. the emmy awards airing right here on abc. finally, you guys, this morning, it's a fact of life that the older a rescue dog gets the harder to find him or her a home. this woman created a senior sanctuary in new jersey. marty's place named after hi -- a special senior dog, takes in dogs age 7 and up who aren't getting adopted or face homelessless when their humans can't take care of the dogs any longer. these mature mutts get such special treatment. they get lots of walk, lots of couches for lounging. they even have an inground pool for water therapy. the sanctuary provides a place for the dogs to grow old gracefully, to have fun and have all of their medical needs taken care of through donations and fund-raising efforts. cheers on this friday to marty's place. back to you guys, right now in the studio from this spectacular senior dog and me. >> ah, thanks.

that was great. we're going to turn to our "gma" cover story as we head into flu season. google is reporting a huge uptick in searches for the flu and allergies, of course, all of this coming in the middle of this pandemic. dr. jennifer ashton is joining us live with everything. you have good news you want to share with us. we all need some of that this morning. >> oh, 100%, cecilia. you know how every year we look to other parts of the world to give us some clues as to what we might expect in our flu season. so if you take a look at this map of the world, they are reporting lower flu rates in korea, taiwan, singapore, hong kong, south africa, australia, obviously that is good news when you look at the u.s., spring 2019 to spring 2020, we saw a 17% drop in flu, common sense to connect the dots on this one, ceci cecilia, that likely, this has to do with all the anti-covid measures and obviously quarantine as well.

>> yeah, but we'll take a little bit of -- a sliver of good news, whatever you've got for us. so we appreciate that. okay. we're on the lookout for symptoms because we're in the middle of the pandemic and a lot are feeling allergies come on. can you help us determine -- understand the difference? you got covid symptoms and the flu, and you have got allergies. what's what? >> well, some mini med school. first of all, when in doubt, check it out. if you don't get seasonal allergies and you start having upper respiratory symptoms, sure that could be covid. it could be a common cold. it could be influenza. the key difference is really fever. you don't see fever with seasonal allergies. but a lot of times you don't see fever with covid either. so, again, testing will be important. know yourself and be in communication with your health care provider and, cecilia, we say it all the time. this year it bears repeating, it is more important than ever to get that influenza vaccine. you want to try to lower that risk as much as possible.

>> get the flu shot. can't say it enough. dr. ashton. thank you so much, my friend. whit, over to you. now to the last-minute travel deals. summer may be over but there's still big ways to score this fall as so many of us work and learn remotely. gio benitez is at laguardia airport with a look at the savings out there right now. and when to jump in on this. gio, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit. i got to tell you. this is a year unlike any other for travel. people are either booking trips for right now or they're booking them for way into next year, and the deals are out there. take a look. this morning, enticing deals for would-be travelers, round trip to miami from anywhere, just over 100 bucks. seattle to chicago, 90 and with the holidays just around the corner, those deals may stick as people cancel their big trips. >> we are going to go to germany and things like that. and that was going to be our big trip. >> reporter: instead chez and his family are staying domestic

this year. >> we've got a fun family trip coming up too where we're renting cabins in a cul-de-sac in a national park and we're basically going to have all the holidays all in one long weekend. >> reporter: last-minute bookings are soaring. scott keys runs the popular deals website, sco scottscheapflights.com. >> we're seeing airfare being cut across the board for travel not only 6, 9, 10 months down the road but for travel tomorrow. >> reporter: people are interested in holiday travel, but experts say they aren't committing just yet since last-minute tickets are so cheap. many are waiting to book those trips. >> without those business travelers the airlines don't have as many people that they could potentially get extra money from from last-minute bookings. >> reporter: and some people are choosing to work from vacation spots. hyatt telling "gma" the top three work from hyatt destination, florida, southern california and cabo san lucas, mexico. many travelers are also finding deals for next summer. >> they're buying themselves joy and happiness for the next nine

months to look forward to that trip. this is almost a happiness hack. >> reporter: but then there's that question. how safe is it to fly? airlines tout advanced cleaning protocols and hospital grade air filters, but professor sheldon jacobson who create the tsa precheck program says the answer is not a one size fits all. >> when you consider air travel, it is fundamentally incompatible with social distancing because air travel brings people together in tight quarters. >> reporter: and, look, there are so many deals i checked and i found some round trip tickets for next week, new york, l.a., about 200 bucks. miami/l.a., 100 bucks, and again, those are round trip tickets so really good deals out there, whit. >> great information, gio, thank you so much. back to ginger. ginger, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. you know we've had so much hurricane activity. look at this map. this is all of the storms so far this season and we are almost through the alphabet.

the earliest we've ever done it by a couple of weeks actually and the whole cyclone names that have been used, we crossed them all out. wilfred will be next. we think it could potentially be the one on the gulf but others coming at us so soon be greek alphabet names and get right through alpha, beta, gamma. haven't done it sinc all right, we'll turn to a quarantine trend.

hair dyeing at home. a lot of people took matters into their own hands while the salons were closed. the results, questionable for some folks. this is a story we first saw in the "wall street journal." lara, tell us all about it. >> i will, cecilia. you know, at first it probably seemed like a fun hair experiment but more than a few have become some do it yourself disasters. take a look. ♪ >> reporter: this morning, that home hair dye so many tried during quarantine is getting a makeover. kathleen fairchild tried a new brand of light brown when her usual brand was sold out and her hair turned black. >> that was really not my goal. >> reporter: the austin, texas native posting to facebook, quarantine hair dye, this is what $8 buys you. this new yorker died her hair pink. >> i've been pink since march and i feel ready to go back to blonde. >> reporter: but good news, celebrity stylist lacy redway says all is not lost.

>> the focus at home should be focusing on hair care as opposed to trying to cut and color our hair. >> reporter: first, lacy meets kathleen. >> the first tip i'll give you, just need to touch up the root area. you could try a toner as opposed to just using a box color. >> reporter: next lacy helps kate. >> i do not recommend coloring your hair at home yourself. it is so hard to remove box dye out of your hair. the service you will need done is a color correction because we will need to remove the pink and then highlight your hair before then toning it to your desired blond tone. >> reporter: kate's hair will be a tough fix so we brought her to the mark ryan salon in new york city. >> now that you're here lucille and i will have a chat about what we think will be best. >> definitely wants to go back to blonde. so i was thinking about doing

some heavy highlighting on top. >> reporter: kate's locks so stained even a double process didn't do it trick. >> it's not blonde but i love it. >> all right. so, again, beware of that box of color that you do yourself at home because as you just saw, firsthand right here it is really hard to get the color out. no matter what color your hair is. michael, lesson learned. >> yeah, no, i went blond. it didn't work out well, thank you so much, lara. and now it is time for reinvent you. we're getting schooled on how to achieve success in challenging times. social media sensation garry vaynerchuk is here to help. we've been flooded with questions from fans and a lucky few will get to talk to him live in just a moment. first here's a look at who he is. >> a lot of words to describe you, social media mogul. entrepreneur, internet personal. how would you describe yourself?

♪ >> reporter: gary vaynerchuk is a jack of all trades. five-time "the new york times" best-selling author, serial entrepreneur founding over eight businesses. >> this is my hobby. this is my passion. this is what i love to do. i love building businesses. this is fun for me. >> reporter: a motivational public speaker. >> i just knew that i was going to do my thing. >> reporter: and social media influencer followed by more than 14 million people online. >> the answer is you're not going to find nothing if you're still dwelling on what got you to this spot. >> reporter: using his massive platform to be the advice guru for gen x and millennials. >> you of yourself is the easiest way to get to happiness. >> reporter: now he is here live to help reinvent you. joining us now live from hudson yards is gary vee. how are you doing? good to see you. >> good to see you, michael.

good morning. >> good morning. we know you've amassed a huge following, over 14 million people online. so what is your secret to being successful in business? >> in business, the key is self-awareness, michael. you have to know what you are good at and what you like. so many people are chasing what they wish they were or where the money is. but this is a simple game of self-awareness. are you good at it and do you like it because you have to like it because it's too hard if you don't. >> we know a lot of -- >> the other thing -- >> go ahead. i'm sorry. >> the number one thing people miss is patience. this takes a ton of time. this takes a lot of time. everybody thinks they'll make their first million in five seconds. it takes years and years and years and years and then finally, love them more than you love yourself. most people start a business thinking this business is going to buy me a boat and a house. you have to care about your customers and your employees most and it's the employees' part that most people miss.

love your employees the most, then your customers, then worry about yourself. >> wow. great advice right there. but what kind of questions -- i know with the pandemic it's changed probably the questions that you're receiving and some of the things that you're asked to advise on. so what kind of questions are you getting now from people who are struggling? >> i mean, people are struggling in general because about perspective. they're just really upset so i tell them you need to go into the gap and let me explain, not the store. the gap is gratitude, accountability and perspective. are you just grateful? the reality is are you grateful for what you have versus what you don't. everyone is talking on twitter and social and to their friends and each other about what they lost. i can't go on a vacation. i miss the office. but are you actually grateful for your health? have you looked at the numbers? then there's accountability. are you actually accountable to make yourself happy? instead of pointing the finger, michael, you know this, everybody loves to point the

finger. instead of pointing the the finger to the government, the office, my boss, this person, that person, right now america is incredible at pointing fingers. how about pointing thumbs? are you accountable? what can you do to make yourself happy and then perspective? the reality is, it's very simple. if you were watching this program with michael and i right this second -- >> gary, hold that thought. we have to take a break and come back. he's not going anywhere. more advice from gary vee when we come back and audience will ask questions, as well. tweet it to a zoom link, follow us @gma on twitter during this break and submit your questions. we'll be right back for more with gary vee. mornings on "good morning america."

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abc7news.com. ♪ i just want to shine welcome back to "gma" and our reinvent you is a time for the moment hundreds of fans and viewers have been waiting for this morning. look at just some of them in our zoom wall. they're so excited because business guru gary vee is joining us to school us on finding success. we've had thousands of posts and questions flooding in over the past week. let's get to the first live zoom question. it's about money and enrique, good morning to you, my friend. what's your question for gary? >> hi, everyone, i'm a high school senior and most of my friends do not know about financial literacy because it's not taught in school. what do you recommend as the first step for becoming -- for learning about financial

literacy? >> enrique, very simple. two quick thing, one, it's called google. you can literally learn it there. ask your questions, hit enter, get results and, number two and always remember this, save more money than you spend. save more money than you spend. >> yeah, that's good advice. a little harder than most people imagine it will be but definitely worth it to try. next up we have a question from michele on instagram. >> i don't get it when you say you have to brand yourself. i thought the company i worked for was the name of the brand. i'm 61. i work for a beauty company. at the end i do try to give them each a tip. is that branding myself? >> look, branding yourself comes in multiple ways. you've got tesla doing commercials but then you have elon musk out there branding and that brings value to tesla. everybody is watching. it's just reputation. don't worry about it. yes, the company can market but

you can market as well. >> and jason on twitter had this question for you, gary. his question s. what is the best way to tell if you're being patient or if you're being ineffective at what you're doing? >> listen, brother, i think the reality is that ultimately you actually know. people love lying to themselves. you actually know if you're being patient or if you're being lazy, but ask 15 to 20 people around you, make them feel safe to tell you the truth and that will usually give you an indication. ask the people that are closest because they're watching as well. >> be honest with yourself. i like that. let's take a live question from a couple of entrepreneurs, liz and vincent. your question for gary? >> hey, my name is vince. i'm a restaurant owner and liz is a food blogger. >> our question for you as our businesses have grown we've had the exciting opportunity to bring on new team members so what advice do you have for us, especially in times like today to be really good, effective leaders, of course, lead with

empathy but how can we best show up for our teams today? >> the number one mistake that managers and bosses make is think that people work for them. so you two need to really take a step back and listen. use your ear, not your mouth. listen to them, do they need more work/life balance? would an extra dollar an hour change their life? do they want more responsibility? most leaders, most owners are audacious and selfish. it's just the sad fact. but the ones that listen and realize they work for them instead of them working for you really excel, listen, listen, listen. do what they want, not what you want them to want. that's the key. do what they want. not what you want them to want. >> wow. great advice and, justin, school senior, has this question. >> can you give me motivating words to help me stop fearing risks and to stop overthinking about my decisions? thank you.

>> you're welcome. i'm going to say something that a lot of people really need to hear. you're not that special. actually understanding -- this is a weird one, but once you realize your incision, all of a sudden you realize and this is about humility, michael, all of a sudden you realize that you don't have to worry about everybody's opinion because you're living one life and living it on other people's opinions is really, really, really a path to unhappiness, live your life. do the right things but also realize it's not that serious. it's the high school zit rule. everybody was worried about their zit but by the time they got to high school everybody else in high school was worried about their own zit. not yours. >> you're straight to the point about what people need to hear. paul on twitter has a question about maximizing your potential. could you share strategies that anybody can employ to create hype on social media?

>> michael, first of all, the idea of hype is already the problem. if you're looking for something quick, short, viral, you're always going to lose. this is a game of consistent output. you're an all-time athlete but now an all--tv -- you put in a ton of work. all the things people didn't see on the field. everything people see on tv, you put in a lot of work. there wasn't some random thing that you did that made you get drafted. day in and day out and that's the answer for hype. >> i know you' love the jets. i won't hold that against you. the one thing you do, you preach but, listen, you love this. this is what you love so you're actually doing what you feel like almost you're not working. i saw you say that in our piece earlier this. is not work for you. >> for me it's process.

right? you know this again based on your two careers, if you don't like the actual process, if you don't like the process of it you're going to lose -- everybody got into entrepreneurship and personal brand and social media in the last decade because everybody wanted to make money, get things. everything is flexing on the gram of their boats and clothes. that to me is completely, completely a waste of time and usually an indication to insecurity. for me i enjoy the ups and the downs, the good plays and the bad plays. i'm in it for the process not what the process buys me or allows me to look like i'm successful. >> and i have a question for you, during this time with the covid-19, the pandemic, have you had to make any adjustments in a way that you've conducted your business? >> 100%. i'm a touchy-feely immigrant like be in meetings, have 50 people around me. my whole world got flipped upside down. thank god -- i cannot believe the advancements of technology.

we can be connected through technology. right now as you know people love to demonize technology and social networks and we are in this pocket of looking for the negative. this goes back, michael, to the gap. for me all the people that are connected, the fact that people are talking to their grandma that they wouldn't be able to see at all during this if it was 30 years ago with no internet, we are looking for the negative, in life, michael, you find what you're looking for and unfortunately people are looking for negative. i see a ton of positive. i had to adjust all for the good. >> looking on the bright side of things. we have one more question. speaking of technology, jason, he is live on zoom and, jason, what's your question for gary. >> hi, gary. right now i'm in the process of transitioning my career paths and i've gone back to school, gotten education, pumped, excited, ready to go but the issue i'm face something that i don't have enough professional work experience. and the catch-22 of it i can't get a job without the work

experience but i can't get work experience without getting the job. how could you suggest i overcome that barrier? >> jason, i'm dying to know how many people you've asked for a job or how many jobs you applied for. all you need is one yes, brother. one. when people talk to me about, gary, i don't have experience and i can't get this job. how many jobs have you applied to. they're like, six, i'm like, six? you want to be happy. you want to live your dream? you want to be fulfilled and you applied to six places? everybody watching that wants a job in the field can apply to 600 places on linkedin today, michael. if you want it, you're going to do that. if you want to complain bit, you're going to do the complaining. >> so keep going and don't give up. gary, we can't thank you enough for your advice. joan, i'm sorry we didn't get to you on zoom right there. but for more with gary vee head to "gma's" facebook page where gary will be answering even more viewer questions live. okay? we'll be right back.

all right. we are back and we are very excited for our next guest who is joining us. she is a talented actress who is co-starring in the new movie "antebellum." please, everybody, welcome kiersey clemons. good morning, kiersey. >> hi. good morning. >> you look lovely this morning. so we always want to start by asking everybody how they're doing during quarantine. how you've been spending all this time and i hear through

some sources here in the studio that you're a big game player. what have you been up to? >> i do love to play games. i really got into scrabble. i love big jenga. i can't wait till the germs are gone and we can all play twister. yeah, i like -- there's games. >> love it. >> yeah, i think twister is right up there with shaking hands and hugging but at some point in the future definitely. kiersey, of course in the movie "antebellum" you play a woman stuck in a terrifying situation. she becomes a slave and this movie has been described as horror, suspense, thriller. how do you typically do with scary movies? are you a fan of horror films? do you like to be scared? >> i don't like to be squared. i still sleep with -- we have night lights all over the house. i don't like the dark. i don't like things about ghosts and stuff like that. but i do like making psychological thrillers and like

genre bending movies. i like psyche stuff more than i like horror and gore but i love halloween. i already decorated my house. >> you already got the halloween decorations up. >> yeah, i do. >> you mentioned psychological thriller. i got to see "antebellum." it is definitely that. it gives you chills. you are on the edge of your seat. i want to show everybody a clip and we'll talk to you on the back end of it. >> cool. >> look, i can't do this. whatever you're doing, i can't do it. >> listen to me. wherever you came from before here, you need to forget about it. >> that is not possible for me. what are we doing? what is the plan? >> for somebody who doesn't like scary movies you bring the intensity. we can definitely see it in the movie here. but i understand one of your car

stars jena malone plays one of the more evil characters of the film and had you trouble talking to her outside of the scenes that you were acting in. why was that? >> well, jenna, i was a huge fan of before we got to work together. she's incredible and just is the sweetest person. but, yeah, she would keep our accent and that kind of -- the energy of her character and her character is absolutely terrifying and so she'd be asking me questions about myself and i'm like, are you asking me because you want to kidnap me and enslave me? i'm confused. i can't talk to you right now. so it was a little difficult, but it's fun. that's always like part of the process that makes making movie so much fun. >> speaking of fun we always like to do a flashback on a friday. i think, i'm hoping we have a clip of your very first job from the disney channel show "shake it up." there you are, ten years ago,

ten years ago, what was your favorite part about that? >> it was my first time on a disney set and that's exciting. as a kid i grew up watching disney channel, nickelodeon, cartoon network, all that so i was excited to see the behind the scenes and be on the set of a place that, you know, disney kind of as a kid growing up it's what i watched so it inspired me to want to act and entertain people, you know. >> we are glad you were bitten by the bug. kiersey, thanks for joining us. everybody, "antebellum" debuts -- great to talk to you t debuts on peopremium platforms today. >> i broke out the heated vest. i'll tell you, it is that cold. frost advisories from north dakota all the way to ohio this morning. the temperatures are going to be even cooler but look how beautiful it looks from stark new hampshire to wisconsin where those colors are starting to come in. hot on the trees. looking great. that's hot but the cold

temperatures are certainly settling in. indiana ft. wayne feels like 37, 35 for all my family and friendsy grand rapids, michigan. by tomorrow morning, new york city should feel sub50 so we're getting there. it's certainly all right, coming up, we are going to get our country on. country on, keith urban performing right here on "gma." i've never said that before. i don't know rush to work, grab a drink, hurry home. - [cell phone beeps] - stop! don't be on your phone. let someone else take the wheel.

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put it in gear and take off., next thing you know, the phone is in your hand! stop! we should be holding the wheel, not holding the phone. it's a busy world out there. and we're all in it together. go safely, california. we are back now with a performance from one of our favorite country music stars. keith urban fresh off his big hosting gig and he has a song to

share with us. he's working on his 11th studio album, "the speed of now part 1." that is out today and here is keith urban performing "say something." ♪ ♪ i learned a thing or two from my mama, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ she believed in god and good karma, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ she said, we can make a change, yeah, we got to try ♪ ♪ to leave a better world on the day that we die ♪ ♪ or at least we can go down fighting, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ so here i go, i'm waking up to the power of words and the weight of love ♪ ♪ and, yes, i know words ain't enough but when the silence becomes so dangerous ♪ ♪ we gotta say something, say something, say something, say something ♪

♪ say it loud, say it loud now, say something, say something, say something, say something, say it loud, say it loud now ♪ ♪ biding my time, biting my tongue waiting for the perfect moment but it never comes ♪ ♪ which gets close, i close up intimacy's so hard for me and i get stuck ♪ ♪ but i don't wanna be like my father was scared to rock the boat never speaking up ♪ ♪ i wanna live my truths wide open, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ so here i go, i'm waking up to the power of words and the weight of love ♪ ♪ and, yes, i know words ain't enough ♪ ♪ but when the silence becomes so dangerous we gotta say something ♪ ♪ say something, say something, say something ♪ ♪ say it loud, say it loud now, say something, say something, say something, say something ♪ ♪ say it loud, say it loud, now ♪

♪ we're all running out of time i've got to let go of my pride ♪ ♪ 'cause someday i won't be around, i wanna leave my heart sung out loud ♪ ♪ so here i go, i'm waking up to the power of words and the weight of love ♪ ♪ and, yes, i know words ain't enough ♪ ♪ but when the silence becomes so dangerous, we gotta say something, say something, say something, say something ♪ ♪ say it loud, say it loud now say something, say something, say something, say something ♪ ♪ say it loud, say it loud now say something, say something, say something, say something ♪ ♪ say it loud, say it loud, now ♪ ♪ say something, say something, say something, say something,

say it loud, say it loud now ♪ "gma's" concert series is sponsored by carmax. the way it should be. ♪ say something, say something, say something ♪

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from abc7 movies. if you've been missing going to the movies you can go. masks are required except when eating and drinking in the theater. and the theater will make sure not to sell the seats next to you. here's mike with the forecast. >> thank you, kumasi. hi, everybody. here's the official forecast from the bay area, air quality management district. no spare of weather on the district. smoke will be on the increase thanks to a northeasterly wind below 10,000 feet this weekend. don't be surprised if it gets hazy. 60s and 70s. some 80s. and ten degrees warmer. >> it's time for "live!"

>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new drama, "ratched," sarah paulson. also funny lady caroline rhea. you'll me in a chicago family that has started some new tasty traditions. plus, we are wrapping up "live's cooking school @home" with chef marc murphy. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here is kelly ripa! [cheers and applause] >> kelly: yo yep. i love you too, andrea. some of you will be remembered at christmas, and some of you will not. it's friday,