or online at flooranddecor.com good morning, america. mike pence and kamala harris facing off in salt lake city overnight. >> mr. vice president, i'm speaking. i'm speaking. >> the candidates debating for the first time separated by plexiglass partitions as the pandemic takes center stage. >> and they knew what was happening, and they didn't tell you. they knew, and they covered it up. >> senator harris hammering the trump administration over its delayed response to the pandemic. vice president pence defending the steps they had taken and accusing harris of playing politics with people's lives. >> your continuous undermining of confidence in a vaccine is just -- it's just unacceptable. now for our viewers wnt west coast the breaking news about

the next presidential debate. the white house still refuses to release key details on the president's health as president trump returns to the oval office calling his illness a blessing, touting that experimental antibody cocktail for helping him beat the virus and now says he wants everyone in the country to get access to it. all of this as the seriousness of the white house outbreak escalates. a new report that white house staffers may have exposed thousands of people to the virus. sounding the alarm. dr. fauci's urgent warning that the number of american lives lost to the virus could double if things don't improve. plus, a former cdc director calls the trump administration's handling of the pandemic a slaughter as hot spots surge across the country. wisconsin forced to prepare a field hospital as their emergency rooms overflow. hurricane emergency. overnight delta strengthening in the gulf after wreaking havoc in mexico. now louisiana, mississippi and texas all bracing for the powerful storm to strike.

mandatory evacuations ordered including areas hit hard by hurricane laura this summer. we are live along the coast tracking the very latest. prime time countdown. amazon's huge annual sale days away. why some experts are saying you should start holiday shopping right now. plus, how other retail giants are stepping up the competition this year. ♪ i'm back in the new york groove ♪ and a new spin of "new york summer." why the stunning grocery store performances are taking tiktok by storm. ♪ and we're fighting in the grocery store ♪ >> the duets catching on quicker than you can get through the checkout line. this morning we're hearing from the man who started it all. ♪ and we're fighting in a grocery store ♪ we do say good morning, america. good to be with you on this thursday morning. another late night for you, george. >> it was. >> but it did end a little bit

earlier. >> they actually ended the debate three minutes early. i don't know if that's ever happened before. >> three minutes of extra sleep. first we talk about the hurricane bearing down on the gulf coast. >> we are going to talk about the hurricane, robin. it's called hurricane delta. it is gaining strength and it's expanding overnight in the gulf of mexico bringing a possible life-threatening storm surge. those hard hit areas that were just ravaged by hurricane laura a few weeks ago. >> ginger will bring more on that. >> first, the fallout from last night's faceoff. the vice presidential debate just like everything else dominated by the pandemic, saw the plexiglass shields in place. the minutadministration's recor front and sunner. it was a much more civil debate but last week but the exchanges were sharp an substantive even if many of the moderator's questions went unanswered. >> mary bruce is in salt lake city and as george said the presidential debate a little different from what we saw last week in the face-off there. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. there was a very different debate last night.

we just learned it may be the last debate. the commission announcing the next debate is going to be virtual and already president trump is saying if that's the case he is going to pass. he will not attend next week's debate. this morning president trump says if the next debate is virtual he will not do it. the commission announcing the next face off will be virtual with the candidates participating from separate remote locations. saying the decision was made to protect the health and safety of all involved. biden's team says he's still in. the pandemic upending this race. taking center stage at the vice presidential match up. >> the american people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential

administration in the history of our country. >> reporter: separated by plexiglass and sitting over 12 feet apart the california senator accusing vice president mike pence and the white house of keeping americans in the dark. >> they knew what was happening and they didn't tell you. they knew and they covered it up. >> reporter: pence pulling from the president's playbook claiming a vaccine is right around the corner. >> we believe we'll have literally tens of millions of doses of a vaccine before the end of this year. >> reporter: but experts say it likely won't be widely available until several months into next year. with the outbreak at the white house growing, pence asked to explain how did this happen. >> that rose garden event, a great deal of speculation about it. many of the people who were at that event, susan, actually were tested for coronavirus, and it was an outdoor event which all of our scientists regularly and routinely advise. >> reporter: but no social distancing and very few masks and he failed to mention the celebration included an intimate indoor reception, instead saying

americans should be free to make their own decisions about how to protect themselves from the virus. it has already infected 7.5 million people across the country. >> the difference is president trump and i trust the american people to make choices in the best interest of their health. >> reporter: over and over again both candidates dodging questions. harris ripping into pence for trying to dismantle obamacare. >> if you have a pre-existing condition, they're coming for you. if you love someone who has a pre-existing condition, they're coming for you. >> reporter: pence said they have a plan to cover people with pre-existing conditions, but wouldn't say what that plan is. instead pushing harris on whether a biden administration would pack the supreme court. >> people are voting right now. they would like to know if you and joe biden are going to pack

the supreme court if you don't get your way in this nomination. >> let's talk about packing. >> joe biden gave a nonanswer. >> reporter: the debate a stark contrast to the clash between president trump and joe biden with a return to civility. >> i want to congratulate you on the historic nature of your nomination. >> thank you. >> reporter: this morning the trump team is saying instead of attending next week's debate the president's campaign will hold a rally instead ichlts t's unclea the president will be attending. he's been itching to get out there, even as he battles this virus. george? >> let's get more on this. senator booker you saw senator harris the prosecute the case on covid.

you heard the response from vice president pence. said the biden administration would do basically what the trump administration has already done. he even included that dig on plagiarism. >> yeah, it was a catastrophic failure on this trump administration and kamala harris really aptly pointed that out. even the moderator said how could we as a nation be so far out of step, so many more deaths, so many more infections than even our neighbor to the north, canada? and unfortunately, pence couldn't provide an answer of why the death rates under their leadership are so high. in fact, he can't even provide an answer to the -- they can't even abide by their own recommendations and have created a superspreader event in what should be the most secure part of america which is the white house. >> sara fagan, vice president pence was able to make a more forceful case on the economy and taxes than president trump did last week in that debate. did this debate make any difference? did it alter the trajectory of this race which is really moving against the president and the vice president? >> well, i think it stopped the bleeding.

i think vice president pence gave the best economic argument. he said the economy is on the ballot. the american comeback is on the ballot. he made the best case tying tax policy, climate policy, the green new deal. he really had senator harris on the defensive. the only point either of them was on the defensive i thought all night was on that economic section. she was uncomfortable with her answer on taxes. she kept coming back to it and we need to hear more of the economy from the president and the vice president. it's how they will get those republicans, the 10% of republicans who today are not voting for donald trump. like his policies don't like him necessarily. that's how they can win them back. >> senator booker, two debates now in a row where neither vice president biden nor senator harris would answer that question about what democrats are going to do if, indeed, amy coney barrett is confirmed in these next couple of weeks. will democrats pack the court?

>> well, again, this is a stacking of hypotheticals. it is distracting from what they're trying to do right now. the majority of americans do not want them to jam this supreme court justice through. they want us to stop it, and i'm not going to concede that she's going to get on the court because this is wrong. it's wrong according to lindsey graham's rule and mitch mcconnell's rule of how we should handle it. >> how do you stop it? >> let's focus on where we are, and the reality is this is wrong and our health care as a result as kamala harris said plainly, this is a person that has been hostile towards the affordable care act. president trump has been trying to tear it down. it involves everything from our pre-existing conditions to lifetime caps, it is just sad what they're trying to do, and i'm going to go to work next week in the committee hearings to try to stop it. >> sara fagan, probably the biggest unanswered question was on health care by mike pence. he keeps talking about this plan to protect pre-existing conditions coming from the president and the vice president. it's now almost four years into the administration. the president has promised it many, many times.

it's not there and they are in the court trying to strike down obamacare. >> they should put out a plan. there's no question about it. i think it's a weakness. i don't know that it'll come in the next few weeks. but having said that, the president and the vice president and virtually every republican on the ballot has made very clear that they support protecting pre-existing conditions. it's been universal. so the notion -- you know, i thought that a weak moment for senator harris was when she said they're coming for you. they're coming for you. those kind of scare tactics, i don't think are helpful in politics. but i do think the president should put out his health care plan. >> thank you both very much. michael? >> thank you, george. now we turn to the growing outbreak in washington. at least 34 people connected to the white house now testing positive for the virus. president trump returning to the oval office and claiming an experimental drug cured him. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega is in washington with more this

morning. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, michael. good morning to you. on top of all of that listen to this. there's this new report out by "usa today" that says the white house outbreak could potentially have exposed thousands of people to the virus through these rallies, events and meetings in recent days and yet here we are. the white house will still not say publicly when the president last had a negative test, and that is making it nearly impossible to trace his contacts. this morning the coronavirus outbreak on the grounds of the white house even worse than the trump administration has admitted. abc news obtained an internal memo sent wednesday to top officials at fema listing the total number of infected white house staffers and other contacts at 34. that's ten more than had been previously known. >> perhaps you recognize me. it's your favorite president. >> reporter: president trump supposed to be in isolation in the residence posting this new video to twitter filmed in the rose garden by a white house staff photographer. he also spent part of the day

working in the oval office. the president now calling his illness a blessing. >> i think this was a blessing from god that i caught it. this was a blessing in disguise. >> reporter: he's also touting the experimental antibody cocktail made by regeneron that less than 10 people outside of clinical trials have received. >> i heard about this drug. i said, let me take it. it was my suggestion. i said let me take it. it was incredible the way it worked, incredible. >> reporter: now he says he wants everyone to get access to that same treatment. overnight regeneron pharmaceuticals formally asking the fda for the emergency authorization the president is pushing for. his white house doctor releasing few details about the president's condition saying he is feeling great and symptom-free claiming they detected antibodies. but regeneron telling abc it's likely those antibodies are from the drug and not generated by the president's own immune system. with the election just weeks away and the president trailing in the polls, he now concedes

there will not be a vaccine before november 3rd. but even as the virus has now killed 211,000 americans, president trump continues to downplay it. >> you're going to get better. you're going to get better fast just like i did so again a blessing in disguise. good luck. >> reporter: now there is scathing criticism out. unprecedented. "the new england journal of medicine" writing an editorial condemning the trump administration's response to this pandemic calling for a change in november and on top of that, abc has now obtained this letter written by a former head of the cdc under both republican and democratic administrations written to the agency's current director calling the response, michael, a colossal failure and a slaughter. >> that speaks volumes. thank you so much, cecilia. we're going to turn now and talk more about the president's condition now with abc news chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. doc, we want to talk -- go straight about regeneron. the president's physician said they detected antibodies in his blood.

now, regeneron said they could be from the treatment, not his own immune system. so how important is the difference? >> well, i want to be crystal clear, michael, it should not alter behavior one iota. the cdc recommendations are that a person who has tested positive for covid isolate for ten days since the onset of symptoms or that positive test. but according to infectious disease specialists depending on the test method or things they use to check the antibodies they could be picking up the regeneron antibodies. but it is also possible that someone on this timeline could be making their own natural antibodies. but bottom line, you still isolate for ten days. >> yesterday the president, he called the antibody treatment a cure. and saying he's trying to get it approved for emergency use. this is something only a handful in the u.s. have received outside of clinical trials. is it too fast?

>> well, to be clear, before the fda grants an emergency use authorization, they need to see -- we need to see phase 3 clinical trials for safety and efficacy. in medicine and science, we do not go by anecdotal reports which is one patient's experience. it's absolutely positive when someone has a good effect but does not mean that can push forward on emergency use authorization yet. >> certain things you just have to be patient and wait for the right cure. all right, thank you so much, doc. robin? more now on the coronavirus emergency with global cases now topping 36 million this morning. here in the u.s. 32 states are seeing an increase in cases, 35 states reporting a rise in hospitalizations. one hot spot on both of those lists is wisconsin and will reeve is there with the latest. >> reporter: this morning, a grim forecast as covid hot spots continue to emerge across the country. dr. anthony fauci warning the number of american lives lost could double if things don't

improve. >> the models tell us that if we do not do the kinds of things we're talking about in the cold of the fall and winter we could have from 300,000 to 400,000 deaths. >> reporter: here in wisconsin, hospitalizations doubling in the past month. authorities opening an overflow hospital to keep up with rising case numbers. the governor telling people to stay home. >> it's critical, perhaps now more than ever, that wisconsinites step up and stay home as much as you are able. >> reporter: the family of 28-year-old adeline fagan says she was a victim of nationwide ppe shortages telling us she had to re-wear the same protective mask over and over again. the houston ob/gyn lost her battle with covid in september. >> we need to start taking this seriously and if you're not, please start because this has been the worst time of our lives and i wouldn't wish this on anyone.

>> reporter: the hospital where dr. fagan worked released a statement saying in part our colleagues receive instructions and training on the proper usage of ppe which includes n-95 masks their staff are expected to exchan exchange masks at the end of every shift according to cdc guidance. george? >> will, thank you very much. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including why you shouldn't wait to start holiday shopping and how the competition is stacking up against amazon prime day. and the latest on hurricane delta. taking aim at the areas already hit so hard this year. now let's go down to ginger in morgan city, louisiana. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, robin. i'll get you all of that information on delta. for now the fall cities sponsored by luvs.

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and now he says everyone in the country has to get access to it. he says he actually ordered it himself. this is coming as the seriousness of the white house outbreak escalates and at least 34 people have tested positive. possibly hundreds more exposed. lebron james is gearing up for game five of the nba finals tomorrow night. the nba superstar joining the breakfast of champions scoring the wheaties box. the first time on the back photos of students from his i promise school. lebron said about this growing up, where i come from, i promise kids from ohio on the wheaties box means everything. >> my momma is from akron, ohio. used to go there a lot, visit grandma. it is a big deal. >> it's a huge deal. >> very happy for him. we'll continue now with the gulf coast bracing for another major storm. hurricane delta strengthening overnight and now taking aim at the areas that have already been hit so hard by this record hurricane season. ginger is standing by with the latest track, but first, let's go to rob in lake charles,

louisiana. yes, an area still in the process of recovering from hurricane laura. good morning, rob. >> good morning, robin. you know i have a deep connection with this place having lived here. i can tell you for the people of southwest louisiana this is turning out to be a recurring nightmare. hurricane laura ripping through this town six weeks ago. we were with the owner of this bridal shop then. they just boarded up the windows. that's about it. other than that you can see most of the building left is piled up in the parking lot. for so many businesses and homes here in lake charles not much progress has been made and yet here comes another hurricane. this morning, we're getting our first look at the force of hurricane delta. the storm already battering mexico's yucatan peninsula making landfall early wednesday morning and leaving damage in its wake capsizing these boats and the wind ripping trees out of the ground in cancun. this massive tree uprooted, cracking through the sidewalk and hitting into a building. power lines down, one utility

pole bent in half landing on the awning of this gas station. electrical sparks flew from this power line while the hurricane was just hitting. and now for the sixth time in just four months, louisiana is again bracing as hurricane delta approaches. >> i'm already prepared because i was prepared from the last time. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations now issued in calcasieu parish, where lake charles is located. the city hit just six weeks ago by hurricane laura. >> we have to be ready for that even though the timing is very unfortunate for all of us. >> reporter: laura struck louisiana as one of the most powerful hurricanes in u.s. history devastating the coast. many are still trying to get back on their feet. this photo taken in lake charles earlier this week. although the blue dots you see are roofs covered in tarps. >> if this hurricane does come into southwest louisiana on a track similar to what hurricane laura did, it'll be very, very devastating. >> reporter: they are just getting started in their

recovery. some residents of cameron parish just got power restored this week, and those blue tarps you see across the roofs, they're not going to last in hurricane force winds. piles of debris that are all over this town in hurricane winds, they're going to become flying projectiles. that is a very dangerous and horrific scenario. george? >> boy, not at all. rob, thanks so much. now to ginger in morgan city, louisiana, with more on where the storm is heading next. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: george, even though the core of this storm should hit west of me by 100 miles or more, we're going to see impacts. let me take you up to our drone. this flat lake is surrounded by water. many of these small towns in central and south eastern louisiana look this way. i wanted to show you that picture so you can see why it's such a big impact. watch this. this is the satellite of delta.

it's a cat 2. should remain that or intense to a 3 and back to 2 before it makes landfall tomorrow afternoon. hurricane warnings for lafayette and back to galveston and houston. you can see the tropical storm force winds. 7 to 11 feet of storm surge. that push of water will be a problem. unfortunately as rob showed you, this is a storm that comes on the heels of hurricane laura. the big picture -- you see the tract that laura made. that's the tract of what delta should do. 15 miles to its east, >> just can't catch a break, ginger, thank you so much. now to protests and clashes breaking out overnight near milwaukee after the district attorney's decision not to file criminal charges against the police officer in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old black teenager earlier this year. alex perez joins us with the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning,

michael. those protests stretch long into the overnight hours, the governor activating the national guard ahead of the decision. breaking overnight the milwaukee suburb of wauwatosa in chaos. police firing tear gas at protesters throughout the night after mostly peaceful evening marches turned violent with groups smashing windows out of businesses and even homes. the unrest erupting after the milwaukee county district attorney's office's decision wednesday not to file criminal charges against wisconsin police officer joseph mensah in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old alvin cole. >> the administration of justice demands a legal and purposeful review of the facts. that was done in this case. police officer joseph mensah's decision to use deadly force on february 2nd was justified and reasonable. >> get on the ground now. get on the ground now. >> reporter: prosecutors releasing this edited video of the moment officer joseph mensah

shot alvin cole february 2nd outside a local mall when police responded to a disturbance call. >> shots fired. shots fired. all squads respond. >> reporter: cole's family in disbelief. >> joseph mensah was the last to arrive on the scene. when he shot alvin twice, then three more times while he was laying flat on the ground. face down. in the back. you cannot justify that. >> reporter: officer mensah has made waves in the past fatally shooting three men in the last five years, but he was also cleared from criminal charges in the first two incidents. mensah remains on the force but the independent investigator who reviewed the case recommended he be fired. the attorney for the cole family insisting the fight is far from over. >> 19 shots fired in five years' time period. three deaths. we believe that officer mensah

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we're back with our "gma" consumer alert. amazon's annual summer sale prime day was moved due to covid and it's now next week. this morning, other retailers are announcing their own sale days to compete. becky worley has all the details for us. good morning there, becky. >> reporter: good morning, robin. fall sales like this and black friday are going to be totally bizarre this year. starting with as you mentioned prime day next week, not in the summer and black friday sales that may peak by halloween. amazon prime day. >> an epic day of deals on everything you're into. >> reporter: has been turned on its head. normally in summer, the coronavirus causing it to move to next week. over the two days of october 13th and 14th, significant deals expected on electronics especially anything amazon branded like alexa, kindle, fire tablets and ring doorbells.

not many specific details announced yet, but discounts typically run the gamut from clothing to beauty supplies to toys to kitchen items. and it's not just amazon. >> walmart event is called the big save going on from october 11th to the 15th. target, they're calling it deal days and that's going on the exact same days as prime day, october 13th and 14th. >> reporter: the website retailmenot last year estimated over 200 online sites offered competing deals on amazon prime day. that's why price comparison sites are crucial. google shopping and price grabber show you which sites have the best prices and the browser add on popcart sees you shopping and automatically pops up any better offers online. for shoppers who usually focus deal hunting on black friday sales, this year is different. >> huge supply crunches that have been going on all year because of coronavirus. >> reporter: add in supply chain

problems, covid-related warehouse shutdowns and shipping delays. so more than ever retailers want you to do your holiday shopping really, really early. so for serious deal hunters that begs the question, buy now or later? >> this is a really easy answer. you should buy early. there is a very strong anticipation that some of the best deals are going to be happening around prime day as opposed to black friday and cyber monday this year. >> reporter: a few deals to flag. shop at any whole foods between now and prime day and you'll get a $10 credit to spend on prime day. also the echo show normally $89 is $45 right now. that is its lowest historical price ever and as i mentioned some of these deals are already starting to go live, robin. >> okay, becky, only amazon prime members get them on prime day. what about the other big retailers? any deals announced at walmart, target, others? >> reporter: yeah, really good

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. high stakes night. vice president mike pence, senator kamala harris clash in salt lake city. >> mr. vice president, i'm speaking. >> i have -- >> i'm speaking. >> the candidates separated by plexiglass facing off over the supreme court, health care and the pandemic. harris hammers the trump administration over its delayed response to the pandemic. pence defends the steps they've taken and accuses harris of playing politics with people's live. >> your continuous undermining of confidence in a vaccine is just, it's just unacceptable. the second spouses. karen pence, doug emhoff on opposing sides sharing one goal, help their spouses win the election and what doug is saying about possibly being the country's first ever second gentleman. a "gma" exclusive.

courtney b. vance revealing a personal pain about his family's battle with mental health. what he says saved his own life and why he's speaking out now to help others. and the very modern musical that took over tiktok with one person after another joining. from the aisles of the supermarket to the checkout line. so many singing as we sing, good morning, america. ♪ and we're fighting in a grocery store ♪ >> where's my money? >> go ahead. >> you bet me i wouldn't sing. i want my dollar. >> i will bet you again you won't sing. >> double or nothing. >> i'll double or nothing on both of you singing. >> it's safe to bet him because he will not do it. good morning, america. what makes you smile more than robin singing.

happy thursday or friday eve as we call it here. looking for more on the tiktok phenomenal. a new musical. we'll hear from the man who started it all later in the show. we also have "deals & steals" later in the show. and thriver thursday is coming back, looking forward to sharing my digital series. this man right here, yep, super bowl champ. >> great man. >> mark herzlich, you know him, when he was at boston college, cancer diagnosis, supposed to be a top pick, didn't happen. but he went on and i got to tell you his wife as well is a thriver. her story, it is remarkable and we'll have a snippet coming up. >> we are looking forward to that. ginger tracking the latest on hurricane delta in the storm zone as it takes aim at the u.s. and, of course, all the fallout from the presidential debates. the vice presidential debate last night and mike pence versus kamala harris and now some breaking news, the commission on presidential debates has said that the next presidential debate set for next thursday will be all remote, a fully virtual debate. let's go to mary bruce for the latest.

>> reporter: george, big news. the commission saying for safety reasons next week's debate will be virtual. the president already saying if that's the case he's going to pass. he will not participate in next week's presidential debate. that means last night's debate may be the last one we with the president still batting covid the commission announcing the next face-off will be virtual with the candidates participating from spraet remote locations, saying the decision was made to protect all those involved. biden says he's still in. the pandemic overnight taking center stage at the first vice presidential match up. right out the gate, kamala harris taking aim at the

president for his response. >> the american people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country. >> reporter: separated by plexiglass and sitting over 12 feet apart the california senator accusing vice president mike pence and the white house of keeping americans in the dark. >> they knew what was happening, and they didn't tell you. >> reporter: pence pulling from the president's playbook claiming a vaccine is right around the corner. >> we believe we'll have literally tens of millions of doses of a vaccine before the end of this year. >> reporter: but experts say it likely won't be widely available until several months into next year. with the outbreak at the white house growing, pence asked to explain how did that happen. >> the rose garden event. there was a great deal of speculation about it. it was an outdoor event which all scientists regularly routinely advise. >> reporter: but there was no social distancing and very few

masks. instead of attending the debate the president's campaign said they'll be holding a rally early next week. it's unclear if the president will be attending. we know he's itching to get back out there. he's promising supporters he'll be on the trail, even as he continues to battle this lethal virus. >> okay, mary, thanks very much. robin? to a "gma" health alert. a new report from the american heart association finding that more than half of all lgbtq plus patients have a higher risk of heart disease. this is because of medical discrimination. dr. jennifer ashton is back, and she'll tell us more bit. do give us the details of the study. >> so, robin, you know heart disease the number one killer of men and women here in the u.s. and worldwide. so when the american heart association puts out a scientific statement, people tend to pay attention. this is no different.

their report on lgbtq adults versus their cisgender heterosexual counterparts suggesting there's mounting evidence that lgbtq adults face certain issues that can, therefore, increase their risk for cardiovascular disease like more tobacco use, more alcohol use and among minority females a higher rate of obesity. and, robin, 56% of sexual minority adults according to this statement by the american heart association have faced some kind of discrimination by health care professionals. so awareness is key in reducing those risks. >> 56%? is that what you said, 56%? >> exactly, robin. it's staggering. and the point with the american heart association's statement is right now there is limited data available to really look at this particular population of adults, so they are calling for both medical professionals and lay

people to take some very proactive forward-looking steps. if you are a patient, lgbtq plus, adult, they are suggesting the following. first of all, know your rights in terms of health care which may differ based on where you live. consider even reaching out to a health care provider before your medical appointment to inquire what kind of experience they may have in treating or managing this group of patients and a call to action also within the medical community. medicine, science, doctors need to do more in terms of researching this population and also in clinical training and care of this population. >> many have been aware of health care inequities but the discrimination is something that's going to be a real eye opener for a lot of people. all right, thank you. >> the discrimination, robin, and disparities. >> yes, that's it. thank you, jen.

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this thankful thursday. happy friday eve and on friday, tomorrow, paris hilton is going to join us live. >> nice. all right. well, now, we are going to turn to our "gma" cover story. at last night's vice presidential debate mike pence's wife karen pence and kamala harris' husband doug emhoff were both showing their support. rachel scott in salt lake city with more on the second lady and the man who could be the country's first ever second gentleman. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: michael, good morning. this is a family affair, whether it's by their side on debate tight or out on the campaign trail, these two have become their spouse's top surrogates. doug emhoff and karen pence embracing their spouses at the end of wednesday's vice presidential debate. the two may be on opposing sides but sharing a common goal, to help their other halves win the election. and they're hitting the trail hard. karen pence by her husband's side through runs for congress and governor of indiana. the mother of three spent 25

years as an elementary schoolteacher, an award winning watercolor artist she advocates for mental health art therapy and relief for military families. her son michael is a marine pilot and son-in-law in the navy. >> it is imperative we support our military spouses. >> reporter: over the past year karen has been wading further into one of the most contentious campaign seasons in modern history, unveiling a new twitter account with a direct camera appeal to voters. >> now is not the time to stop the momentum. we are just getting started. >> reporter: trading in her business casual look for sleek pants suits and streamlined skirts. she was center stage at this year's republican national convention. >> 100 years ago women secured the right to vote. so let's vote, america. >> she's going to fight for you and she's going to fight for you day in and day out. >> reporter: while his wife's candidacy has already made history, doug emhoff could be making a little history himself as the first second gentleman.

telling "marie claire" there is a former role of the vp spouse. i think that's all working and that's not something i'd be trying to upend. as far as using the platform this position would afford him, he envisions approaching it like i do anything and plans to talk about fairness and talk about justice and talk about equality, just try to lead by example. referring to himself as her hubby in his twitter bio, emhoff has emerged as the ultimate harris hype man taking a leave of absence from his law firm days devoted to making sure the biden/harris ticket goes all the way to the white house. recently campaigning in swing states like florida, ohio and texas. >> we want to show this country and we want to show the world enough is enough. >> reporter: and their spouses and the candidates are wasting no time getting back out on the campaign trail. both will be heading out west today. second lady karen pence joining her husband, the vice president, visiting arizona.

doug emhoff hits the key state of nevada. robin? >> thank you for that insight, rachel. do appreciate that. and now we move on to a "gma" exclusive. emmy winning actor courtney b. vance is opening up about his family's battle with mental health and suicide. the very personal revelation comes just before world mental health day on saturday. t.j. holmes had a chance to sit down with him. >> yeah, robin, he credits his mother with saving his life with something she insisted he do 30 years ago, seek professional help. the point of this was to end a cycle of mental illness in the family that they didn't even know was there until his dad took his own life. well, courtney b. vance has never spoken about it publicly before until now prompted by another recent tragedy close to him. >> they want to make us crazy, terrorize us. >> reporter: a powerhouse performer. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> reporter: courtney b. vance

has spent the past 30 years on our screens, but never until now has he revealed the personal pain he's carried with him all this time. >> my father took his life back when i was 30 and i was rocked. my mother called me in hysterics. >> reporter: it's what his mother said after the funeral that he says changed the course of his life, telling the whole family to seek professional therapy. >> it saved our lives. it saved each of our lives. >> you said doing that saved your life. do you meaning that quite literally and what do you think would have happened to you had you not done that? >> i could have been a statistic myself. if the hero in my life, my father, did that to himself, that potentially could have been an option for me. >> reporter: his father suffered from depression, but vance says he was prompted to speak about it now after his godson took his own life just this summer. >> 23 years old. he was in crisis.

his mind was attacked and he couldn't take it anymore. i said that's enough. >> reporter: a june survey found one in four young people age 18 to 24 had seriously considered suicide in the past month. the cdc pins that finding to the pandemic. vance has partnered with dr. robin on mental health awareness. she is a psychologist known as oprah's long-time resident therapist. >> part of being human is that we feel joy and we feel despair. but we don't hear that, t.j. we don't hear our leaders talking about how they are restless and afraid because, you know, they're supposed to always have an answer. that's absurd. we are so ashamed to be human. >> what would you tell folks who still say i don't want to go to therapy? >> this is what's important. what is therapy? it can be traditionally going to see a psychiatrist, psychologist, a mental health expert.

it's important, if we can do it. but what therapy really is, it is finding a safe person and place where you can express what is going on within and overhear the conversation you have been having with yourself all of your life. the more we hide our sickness, the more our sickness reigns supreme. ref >> reporter: vance found his safe place, determined to help erase the stigma of mental illness. >> we want to break this curse. we're breaking it right now. >> world mental health day is saturday. courtney b. vance, dr. robin partnered with the national alliance on mental illness to help raise awareness and said we have a covid pandemic, a racism pandemic that led to a mental health pandemic in this country. suicide, depression, anxiety rates all have spiked during the pandemic and they want everybody out there to know you need to first acknowledge that you need

help, but you also need to acknowledge you deserve it. it's okay. you need to get rid that have stigma and deserve help. the national alliance on mental illness is a great resource and challenge everybody, today, somebody you haven't talked to in a while, just reach out. do that today. >> makes all the difference. >> i think he just helped a lot of people. >> just by speaking out. there is no health without mental health is the point. you've got to -- >> we talk about our physical health but not the mental health. t.j., thank you. thank you, courtney b. vance, for that and for advice from experts about protecting your mental health, apps to try, other free resources visit goodmorningamerica.com/mental health and t.j. will have more on "gma 3" with amy because you tell us what we need to know. >> exactly. we need to know more, thank you, t.j. back now to ginger in louisiana. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. you know, i want to start you out with what's happening with delta. we know from the hurricane hunters we've got a cat 2 sitting out there about 400 or so miles to our south. what's going to happen with this

thing, a cat 2 could intensify to a cat 3 today. before it makes landfall, we have to worry about tornados and tropical storm force winds all the way from galve good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. more cooling today. temperatures up to 12 degrees below average, unhealthy air is possible. we've seen that in napa so far this morning. chance of rain fading for tomorrow and saturday, still random showers and drizzle out there. it will get hot again next week. today 59 at half moon bay to 75 in antioch. tonight we're back into the 50s. here's a look at my accuweather seven-dadadadadadadadadadadadada we always have time for some "pop news." so let's check in now with our

dear friend. we miss you, lara. good morning, "pop news." >> oh, hi, you guys. miss you too, robin. right to it because we have a lot to share. this morning, guys, broadway, as you know, still is dark due to the pandemic, but, boy, was it shining on wednesday. the theater community out in force in new york city coming together for a live pop-up performance. there it is. more than two dozen of broadway's biggest stars singing sunday from stephen sondheim's musical in the park with george. take a look at this. ♪ on an ordinary sunday ♪ sunday ♪ sunday >> nothing can mask the joy of performing those voices incredible. the performers taking to that famous red staircase in times

square, the surprise event organized by nyc net, a group of volunteers producing live spontaneous events across the city, all donations going to benefit the actors fund that's aimed at helping artists make ends meet during this difficult time. amazing performance and more to come, we hear. also this morning get ready for "sister act 3," you guys. sister mary clarence, whoopi goldberg, confirming the news saying she is working diligently to get the gang back together. the first "sister act" hit theaters, gosh, 28 years ago starring whoopi as lounge singer deloris van cartier. she enters the witness protection program and goes to a convent into hiding and made over $230 million worldwide. "sister act 2" came out a year later and was just as popular.

fans have been asking for years for a follow-up. whoopi was always committed to something or noncommittal about doing the project until now. say prayer, guys, that the rest of the sisters, lauryn hill and dame maggie smith are also on board. as whoopi says, singing nun, what could be bad about that? wholly agree. a video to end "pop news" today. we are not on the fence about how cute this is. take a look at these pups right here greeting their owner each day through pup holes. there you go. >> oh. >> that's great. >> i mean, there's really nothing else to say. just take it in, enjoy it. i'll send it back to you guys in the studio. >> love it. >> adorable. adorable. >> thanks, lara. now to grocery store, a new musical taking tiktok by storm. we're hearing from the creator

of the wildly successful video. take a look for yourself. ♪ the grocery store the grocery store ♪ >> you are better than this. ♪ and i love you but i don't know if i like you anymore ♪ >> reporter: this morning, millions are singing along with composer daniel mertzlufft's tiktok sensation already watched more than 4.6 million times. ♪ attention, shoppers >> reporter: in late september he posted his tune, fighting in aisle 9 of the grocery store, a parody inspired by indie singer louisa melcher's song "new york summer" sparking the creation of a tiktok musical when others added their own duets. ♪ and we're fighting in a grocery store ♪ >> reporter: singers joining in as other possible characters like the wife in the argument. ♪ sanding right in aisle 9 or their child, even a worker in the store. ♪ and we're fighting in a grocery store ♪

♪ the place i work from 9 to 4 >> we close at 9. >> reporter: "pitch perfect" skylar astin joining in too. ♪ i work in a grocery store >> reporter: mertzlufft says he's blown away by the reaction. >> i had no idea that it was ever going to explode the way it did. i've had a couple go like do well on tiktok before but never on this scale. >> art will find a way. he's working on a prequel. coming up next, "fargo's" jason schwartzman and jack huston. >> announcer: went morning "gma" will be sensational. melody margot and sting have a little something for you when they perform together on "good morning america's" concert series sponsored by carmax.

good morning, everyone. i dr. anthony fauci will be participating in a discussion with the uv berkeley goldman school of policy and how the coronaviru could affect the ability of colleges to open sac safely. unhealthy air is spreading across the north bay. it's been in napa all morning and now moved up to santa rosa. the rest of us are yellow to moderate. that's about the only issue other than some drizzle for our commute today.

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>> that's at 9:00 on abc7 news. >> we'll have another update in 30 minutes. find the lateson a ♪ what a man gotta do what a man gotta do ♪ glad to have you back on this thursday morning and excited to bring in our next guest, michael. >> yes, we are. jack huston and jason schwartzman both star in the new season of fx's hit season "fargo." jack and jason, good morning, fellas. >> i see what you're doing. >> very good n look how cute they are. >> o.e. man. >> just like a little puppy. >> this kind -- i cannot wait to hear the answer to my first question because you both star in "fargo." it's been getting rave reviews but the show was -- production was halted because of the pandemic earlier this year so what was it like when you two finally reunited after quarantine? i can already tell what the answer is going to within that

introduction you gave us. >> it was -- it was great. it was very funny. we -- we both looked at our history of what we had been doing in quarantine and we decided that we were basically the same person. i think our history consisted of amazon buy, looking at puppies and possible places where we could move to. [ laughter ] >> and, jason -- >> and the replies from all of our partners were exactly the same like, please, please stop sending us photos of puppies and things you're buying on amazon. >> a lot of people were doing that. >> a sense of solidarity. i felt so less alone by the way when i saw the exact same order of replies. it was wonderful. and the dogs were adorable, by the way. >> a lot of folks in quarantine,

you know, they picked up new hobbies and, you know, different things that they were doing and, jason, i understand that you brought some activities so you all could have something to do there on the set behind the scenes. do tell. >> well, you know, by and large when we're at work i try not to have my phone and so i brought things for all of the actors to do that would keep us excited like various games and puzzles and things, and then when we went back to shoot, i realized i arrived and i didn't bring any of my stuff and so i love to do like little crafts and just things to, you know, keep everybody happy and loose and, in fact, i have -- this is -- i asked if someone could get me some arts and craft stuff. this, i got this. this was a big thing for me and apparently when i got -- someone said, did jason bring his kids and i said, no, that's for him.

>> it's good to know you're lightening it up behind the scenes. jason, you play the son of an italian crime lord, and jack, you play the detective. we actually have a sneak peek at it. so let's tiake a look. >> you're not curious. >> you see the black suits when you're walking in. >> what if i said i had been tipped to lotharios from a few days prior? >> yes, he did. >> who? >> you know who. >> is he dead? >> this is the fourth installment of "fargo." each season is different than the last. jack, i'm curious. were you a fan going into it? >> huge fan. i actually -- when i first saw the first season of "fargo" i thought that might be the best season of television i'd ever

seen and just to sort of get that phone call saying, they want to sit down and have a chat with you, it's a bucket list moment. just to be a part of something that you know will run a certain amount of time but now to be able to i guess sort of share in we were a part of it, because every season is so sort of unique to itself and i mean he managed to bring together some of the greatest actors i could ever wish to work with, the gentleman on the screen sharing it included in that, my goodness. yeah, it was a special, special, special moment. >> and speaking of sharing the screen with great actors, this season also stars the great chris rock and, i know, jason, you play adversaries on the show. limited screen time together. i hear there was a little jealousy about that. >> in the beginning when i first heard about i was going to be going to be part of "fargo" and

working with chris, i did imagine a kind of like we're going to be partners and have all this time but, yeah, we're rivals and then i realize well, rivals don't spend a lot of time together so i would sort of like, you know, i'd see him in passing, say, hey, how are you? he's very nice but sometimes there's a few times in the show when our crime syndicates are facing off or he's across the way and with his guys and i'm with mine and i was pretty jealous because everyone in my group for the most part was italian like from italy and i'm half italian but they are full italian and the best people and i think they think they understood perfectly english what i was saying but i could tell there was a little bit of confusion and -- but across the way i could just see chris walking around. i didn't hear what he was saying but i could see him talking to everybody between takes going

like -- and ha, ha, ha. and i was just like, man, i wonder what it's like to be in that gang over there. [ laughter ] they know what they're laughing at. i look at my guy this, is very cold here in chicago. i was like, great. >> we really appreciate you both joining us this morning. we could not wait to see the fourth installment of "fargo." it airs at 10:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on fx and the next day on hulu. thank you for those two gentlemen there and coming up we have the former nfl star whose battle with cancer inspired him to live his life with new determination.

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doordash prop 22. they do one of the most deven in normal times.s, our frontline health care workers. and when these heroes lack the resources they need, that risky job gets ten times harder. prop fifteen makes corporations pay their fair share. to invest in our communities, in our clinics, in the essential workers who treat everyone- rich, poor, and in-between. whether it's this pandemic or the next health crisis, vote yes on prop fifteen. for all of us.

♪ what you wanna say as we've been saying it is thankful thursday and thriver thursday and so excited that thriver thursday is back for a third season, my digital series with my production company rockin' robin productions excited to share a preview of our premiere episode. former new york giants linebacker, mark herzlich, explains how he faced a rare form of cancer head-on when he was a standout athlete at boston college and how it inspired him to live his life with a new purpose. >> it's not the battle you went

through. your story doesn't end until you're gone. ♪ >> reporter: october 3rd, 2009, you announced to the world you're in remission. >> uh-huh. you know, about 99% sure that the cancer is completely gone. the crowd went crazy. i didn't realize how much it even meant to me at that moment until i said it. >> on paper your story is college football star, cancer patient, super bowl champion. but what is it about your story that people don't know? >> i had an opportunity to do more than just be a football player. i had met an unbelievable woman. >> from the time i was born i witnessed or experienced

violence pretty much every day of my childhood. >> she told me about relationships that she had that were unhealthy and she said, do you think any less of me. i said, danielle, i couldn't think any more of you. but i felt more like a man in that moment than i had ever felt like in my life. >> that's so much a part of your life's purpose. her story is your story and then together you combine to make an incredible story, boston. >> yeah. i didn't know if i'd ever be able to have kids after the chemotherapy and the radiation. we tried for a long time without success and the miracle of ivf allowed us to have our amazing son. watching purposefully every single day as his father, it gives me so much hope, so much drive to be a better man myself.

>> such a beautiful family. i mean he me in tears many times because, you know, football player is supposed to be, oh -- >> a sweetheart of a guy. >> he is. when you think about it he was at boston college, he was a star, cancer. >> wow. >> he comes back from that. no one wants to draft him. supposed to be a top pick. nobody drafts him. the new york giants take him as a preagent. he goes on to be in the super bowl and but the story goes so much beyond that. but you had even talked about how it's hard enough, period, to be -- >> you know, watching his story making it even more incredible because i know the energy and focus and exhausting to even compete and to know what he went through and still be able to come back and have the energy to make it as an nfl player and win the super bowl with the giants in 2011 was really, really special and a testament to him as a person. >> it really is. so much more to his story and we're also going to deal with epilepsy this year.

everybody's got something. you all have heard me say this so there are many things that we are dealing with. ocd, financial loss and all that. >> you're adding a lot of things to -- >> we're adding beyond thriving. a roundtable because we have the episode, all right, and then people are watching and going, well, can i have some resource, tips? what can help me so we put together these experts with my -- the moderators and my two young producers, jade and gabe, they're fantastic and it's just wonderful to be able to give people the information of resources on the topics that are discussed that week and bristol-myers squibb, thank you very much for the third year they have stepped up to be our partners and they are wonderful partners at that and you can watch mark's full episode. it premieres on my facebook page right after the show n. fact, if you don't mind i'll leave a little early so i can get ready for that facebook live and see his entire adorable footbally. >> what i love about what you do, inspiration and education.

>> we have these thrivers all around us. you are one of them. you are, as well. >> thank you, thank you, both. like i say, let me sit here with you every day. >> you're welcome. >> grateful for that. ginger in louisiana, take us away. >> you're welcome. >> yeah, thank you. for anyone who has questions about this hurricane, delta, coming at us tomorrow afternoon and evening here in louisiana i want to take you through the timing and the winds because winds will still be an issue especially if you are in lake charles or cameron where you don't have a roof and just got power back after laura a couple of weeks ago, friday, 9:30 count 2 have good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nico. limited sunshine will bring a feeling to our forecast. 60s around the bay, just a few and now fresh new take on

america's most vital document to make the constitution sim toll understand in his new book, "omg, what does our constitution actually say." you call it an instruction manual which means by definition it's hard to follow. >> going back and looking at it, the grammar is strange, the punctuation is bizarre. even though it's in english, in some ways it feels like a different language so i thought by keeping the information the same but giving it sort of a modern refresh it could be understandable to new generations of people. >> and how did the idea come to you? >> so, the work i was doing in 2018, we were doing events to educate people about the importance of state executive races so governor, secretary of state and attorney general and at these events people would come up to me and start asking questions about jeff sessions or rex tillerson and it dawned on me they didn't know that they had a state attorney general or

a secretary of state so i started investigating civics education and that's which learned that only eight states today require a year of civics or government education at some point between kindergarten and 12th grade so we're teaching less of this than ever and they're going out and entering the world as adults and don't know how the country works so i thought starting with the founding document would be a good way to bring people up to speed. >> here's a question my kids ask all the time and i do my best to answer it and they're never satisfied. how come the person who gets the most votes in a presidential election doesn't win? >> so i think it's important to understand the electoral college by going to what it's based on which is the number of senators and representatives in each state and it's also important to know how those representatives were counted back when the constitution was written. so apportionment was based on free people counting as one, people serving for a fixed amount of time counting as one, native americans who weren't taxed counting as zeros and all other persons counting as

three-fifths of a person and slave holding state has more power and virginia, for example, had the most enslaved people at the time the constitution was written and four of the first five presidents were from virginia. >> you just perfectly illustrated the problem. does it have to change? >> i think it should. what is unique about the electoral college for the united states is that we're the only country that elects our leaders in such a way. so i think it's overdue for a refresh. >> ben sheehan, thanks. "omg, what does the constitution

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in the tubbs fire. the flames, the ash, it was terrifying. thousands of family homes are destroyed in wildfires. families are forced to move and higher property taxes are a huge problem. prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims so families can move without a tax penalty. nineteen will help rebuild lives. vote 'yes' on 19.

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jury trial good morning. i'm kumasi aaron. flags are flying at half staff as the san francisco fire department mourns the death of a firefighter who died in a training accident. cal/osha confirms jason cortez fell three stories around 10:00 yesterday morning. hundreds of firefighters lined up outside san francisco general as cortez's body was carried out in a casket draped by the american flag. let's take a look at what's going on in the weather. a great day out there, stubborn clouds and a strong sea breeze meepz it's great for outdoor activities if you need to take a break. just watch out for the air quality monitors on our app and website. 60s and sif70s for highs, but

another heat wave next week. >> now it's time >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the film, "the war with grandpa," uma thurman. and, performing his new single, "a little but yours," jp saxe. plus, doughnuts are getting piled high as we continue our guinness world records series. plus, we will meet a family from california giving us our good news story of the day. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning. yes. drink it up. thank you very much. >> kelly: let's just acknowledge uncle daddy for a second.