good morning, america. delta dealing a blow to louisiana now marching inland with high winds and heavy rain. downgraded but dangerous. delta coming ashore, heavy storm surge turning roads into rivers. dumping a foot of rain. strong winds overturning trucks, ripping off roofs, toppling power lines. transformers ready to blow. ginger and rob on the ground. our weather team tracking the storm's path. the public return. president trump set to host his first in-person event since being diagnosed with the coronavirus and giving his first television interview. >> i feel really good. i feel very strong. >> the lingering questions about the president's health as dr. fauci labels that last large white house gathering a

superspreader event. debate canceled. next week's meeting between president trump and joe biden off the table. a town hall replacement on abc. plus, the co-chair of the commission on presidential debates joins us live on what happens next. a new surge? coronavirus cases climbing in the u.s. the spike we're seeing in hospitalized americans as the cdc expands its covid risk warning. what it means for millions of americans. and the heat is on. with the season on the line the. good morning, and let's get right to the breaking news. hurricane delta slamming ashore in louisiana overnight as a

category 2 storm, but weakening as it moves over land. >> delta lashing the gulf coast with 100-mile-per-hour winds. the dangerous storm surge, over nine feet in some places. >> and this is the record tenth named storm to hit the u.s. this hurricane season. we have team coverage on the ground in hard-hit louisiana, where more than 500,000 people are now waking up without power. rob is in lake charles with more on where delta is headed. but first, let's go to ginger in lafayette with more. ginger, good morning. >> yeah, whit, officially five landfalling hurricanes this season alone. that's something that we haven't done since thatk epi05. downtown lafayette here, we had 75 mile per hour gusts. the tree damage littering the streets. but the boards worked. power out in a lot of places and the brunt of this storm rllt j area hit by laura just six weeks ago.

that is the sound of hurricane delta just before making landfall in louisiana. a category 2 hurricane when it roared onshore. peeling roofs off of buildings, waves and surge lapping at the land in lake arthur. up to 17 inches of torrential wind-whipped rain. those winds gusting to 100 miles per hour. the destructive force lashing buildings, snapping utility poles. leaving hundreds of thousands without power across louisiana and texas. the fierce winds tossing this mobile home right onto the road and knocking this tractor trailer onto its side. delta's broad push of water forcing storm surge up to nine feet near fresh water canal locks. the storm flooding low-lying neighborhoods in welsh. what's left of delta rocketing inland now with rain and gusting winds in arkansas and mississippi. louisiana's governor warning folks, though, not to let their

guard down.do at's li b don't go out sightseeing. >> reporter: this time-lapsed video from lake charles showing just how quickly conditions worsened. just before landfall, the relative cooler water near the coast and wind shear shredding the storm. believe it or not, this is the eye of what's left of delta. i mean, we still have a hurricane and this is not what a hurricane or a tropical storm eye looks like. i bet in many of them where the winds are calm, everything goes clear and at night you can even see the stars, that is not happening tonight, because this storm got sheared and ripped apart and it is the epitome of what we call a dirty eye. and just to my west in lake charles, rob marciano right there in that town already hit so hard just six weeks ago in hurricane laura. >> just incredible. lake charles, louisiana, getting hit with yet another hurricane. those utility vehicles you see back there, they've been here for weeks trying to put this town back together from the last hurricane and now they're

getting slammed again. >> rob's been down here a lot. we have the official map that no one really wanted to see, here it is the, ten landfalling storms. if you dive in little closer, you can see how close hurricane laura, just six weeks ago, close to hurricane delta. again, i don't want to come back here, but hurricane season goes until the end of november. >> that's a good reminder, ginger, it is not over yet. let's head to rob in lake charles tracking this storm as well, and, rob, you were just in lake charles not that long ago, tracking laura, the devastation was already there from that first storm. >> good morning. what a heartbreaking 24 hours, really, nearly two months here in lake charles. the damage you see behind me is from the last hurricane. we got the drone up now.

the sun is coming up. should be a pretty day and ahe the ain the winds gusted to 96 miles per hour here and we had winds really blowing over hurricane strength for several hours, as lake charles experienced probably the worst of what hurricane delta had to offer. here's where delta is now, northeast of monroe, we've got flood watches and warnings that are posted for heavy rain on 12 inches about here in lake charles on top of the 90-plus mile per hour winds. tornado watch in effect for parts of the florida panhandle and this is weakening quickly thankfully but it will bring that sheet metal it's razor sharp when it flies around, one

officer had to dodge that. earlier, i got to speaker with the mayor of lake charles, louisiana, here's what he had to say. >> even though the winds from delta weren't as strong as laura's i think we actually had more flooding from delta, there's a lot of roads that are impassable right now from water and we didn't have as many roads that were impassable from water after laura. so, right now, we do have reports of localized flooding. some structures have flooded. obviously, even with category 2 winds, every roof that had a tarp on it, i can almost

guarantee you, some or all of those tarps are off those roofs. so, we definitely had hurricane hit us last night. >> i know the sheriff was worried about the storm worrying about it, his guys having to go out at the dark of night and that would be a dangerous situation. the roads, you can get around. there's debris obviously all over the place but when are you going to let residents back in? are you going to lift the evacuation orders today? >> i do not think at all they will be lifted today. and that's got to be a decision made on a parish level. it's a parish evacuation order. i certainly have some input into that, but i absolutely don't think it would be lifted today. >> for americans that want to help, mr. mayor, what do you need right now? >> well, we need your prayers. we need you to think about us and also, if you find it upon your heart, let me tell you, the most nimble resource is money and there's going to be a lot of nonprofits that need a lot of help. >> nic, thanks so much.

i know we've talked more than you'd like to in the last two months but as hurricane season comes to a close i certainly hope we don't have to have this discussion again. the community foundation of southwest louisiana a great charity if you all want to help. dan, everyone down here could use our help. dan. >> indeed, thank you, rob. we really appreciate your work out there and our thoughts are with the people along the gulf coast this morning. we're going to switch it up now and turn to politics. in just a few hours, president trump will host his first in-person event and he plans to resume his rallies on monday. abc's rachel scott has the latest on both of the candidates. rachel, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. the president is pushing forward with an aggressive schedule as he makes his return to the campaign trail. beled a supeder evt, satri but today, just days out of the hospital, the president will be bringing hundreds of people together again.

this morning, president trump gearing up to address hundreds of supporters from the white house balcony for the first time since testing positive for covid-19. >> i feel really good. i feel very strong. right now i'm medication-free. i'm not taking any medications. >> reporter: in a fox news interview airing overnight promising he is in good shape. >> i have been retested and i haven't even found out numbers or anything yet, but i've been retested and i know i'm either at the bottom of the scale or free. >> reporter: but with the white house still refusing to reveal when the president last tested negative -- >> we don't have that. well, i don't personally know. >> for medical reasons we're not revealing specifics. >> reporter: there are lingering questions about his health, and the nation's top infectious disease expert says the last large gathering hosted at the white house turned into a superspreader event. >> we had a superspreader event in the white house. and it was in a situation where people were crowded together and were not wearing masks, so the

data speak for themselves. >> reporter: 34 people connected to the white house have now tested positive for covid-19. some seen close together, even hugging at that rose garden ceremony without masks. still the president has been itching to get back to normal. while infected with the virus returning to the oval office to work and over the last 48 hours doing a round of interviews with conservative outlets claiming he's cured. >> i can tell you it's a cure and i'm talking to you today because of it and, you know, because i think i could have been a bad -- i could have been a bad victim. >> reporter: but that experiment al antibody treatment the president is touting has only been given to about ten people outside clinical trials according to the company and his assessment is at odds with his own health expert. >> you can't make the determination that that's a cure. >> reporter: with the green light from his doctor, the president plans to be back on the campaign trail monday with a rally in florida. it comes as health officials link nine coronavirus cases to a september rally in minnesota.

joe biden's campaign calling those in-person events reckless. >> good luck. make sure -- i wouldn't show up unless you had a mask and were distanced. >> reporter: but the two won't face off next week as planned. the second presidential debate officially called off. and when that debate called off each of the candidates will now be participating in competing town halls, joe will be right here on abc on thursday and a member of the commission of presidential debates telling "the new york times," this is the first time in seven decades that a presidential debate has been canceled going on to say that the real loser is the american voter. dan. >> rachel, thank you. speaking of the debates, in our next hour the co-chair on the commission on presidential debates will be here to talk about the cancellation. what we can expect at the final debate, which at this point is still on, and his response to the trump campaign's allegations of bias on that debate commission. whit, over to you. turning now to the pandemic. the world health organization announcing a new global record in daily coronavirus cases.

the cdc now forecasting another 12,000 to 20,000 deaths are possible by election day. this, as ohio's governor pleads with people to wear masks calling not wearing them the biggest threat to our economy. abc's trevor ault has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, ten months into the coronavirus outbreak a new record high in global cases. 350,000 infections reported friday, europe topping 100,000 for the first time and more than half the united states seeing cases climb. >> what's been really heartbreaking for me is seeing entire families admitted to the hospital. >> reporter: the number of hospitalized americans jumping to 34,000, a spike of 4300 in five days with 11 states hitting record hospitalizations over the course of the week. and this is definitely putting a

tremendous amount of pressure on our community. >> reporter: potentially explosive viral spread reportedly happening around the country. in maine, 400 people possibly exposed after a hockey ref tested positive. a week into in-person learning in florida's miami-dade county, four schools now reporting cases. one wisconsin bar owner sharing his battle from a hospital bed. >> i want everybody to know that this is real. >> reporter: and in the small oklahoma town of chelsea, every police officer is now in quarantine. >> we were fearful of this ever since march. >> reporter: and health experts fear the country could continue trending backward. white house coronavirus task force coordinator dr. deborah birx warning the northeast. >> we do see some of those early signs that there's early asymptomatic silent spread. >> reporter: but already so many families torn apart. 17-year-old alvia ramirez, a high school senior in north dakota, the state's youngest to die from the virus. >> so i hope people do wear masks and take this virus

seriously so no one else has to go through this pain that we are going through. >> reporter: and around the country there's more signs of industries bracing for a long fight against this virus. here on broadway performances are now canceled until at least june of next year. eva. >> trevor ault for us in new york. let's bring in abc chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. dr. ashton, thanks so much for being with us. president trump spoke about his condition last night in his first on-camera interview since being diagnosed with coronavirus. did anything medically jump out at you and does it say anything about whether it's safe for him to resume those in-person events? >> from a medical perspective, eva, nothing really surprising there. it was really just the patient's perspective of his experience with covid-19. it would have been nice to hear how the first lady is doing and i really have to caution, there

are so many doctors trying to connect the dots on the president's personal health right now and his disease course. unless you are looking at the president's medical record, that is complete speculation and in terms of his appearance today and resuming schedule i think we have to go by the cdc guidance which says clearly, ten days from the first onset of symptoms or two sequential negative tests 24 hours apart. it is very possible that the president will be meeting both of those criteria but we cannot speculate on this. >> yeah, dr. ashton, there's a lot we don't know. a lot of details that we still don't know. the cdc has added overweight to its possible risk factors for getting severely ill from covid-19. how concerned should people be about those extra pounds right now? >> well, i think they should always be concerned. overweight is defined as a body mass index of 25 to 30.

obese is above 30. when you're talking about the overweight category, that's about 70% of the u.s. population, so it is a lot of people. theory is that that fat tissue is hormonally and metabolically active and increases inflammation. so right now just one more reason to tackle but to be clear, eva, both overweight and obesity are considered chronic conditions. so this is not easy to just deal with on the drop of the dime. >> yeah, definitely not easy for people dealing with that. the cdc's study also has something on hotspots showing an "urgent need to address transmission among young adults." why is that such a crucial component to containing the virus? >> so they tracked data in june and july of hotspots all over the country and found that there was an increase in rates amongst people 0 to 24 years of age and

then 3 weeks to 4 weeks later we saw subsequent increases in older, more high-risk adults really driving the point home that this population, 24 and younger is key, not just for their own protection, but for the protection of the more vulnerable groups. >> dr. jen ashton, always helping us break down the science. we appreciate you. whit, over to you. eva, another big story we're following this morning, the suspects in that alleged plot to kidnap michigan's governor facing a judge in court as new images reveal where they allegedly hatched their plan. officials say 2 of the 13 men arrested lived at the rural property they say served as a training facility for the militia group. abc news has learned the authorities are going through documents, computers and any smartphones they can get access to, in an urgent effort to determine if there are any other co-conspirators. we started by talking about the breaking news, the weather in -- along the gulf coast. let's go back to rob who is in lake charles, louisiana, with a look at more of what's going on there and across the country.

hey, rob. >> hi, good morning again, dan. the good news here is that the sun is up. it's a dry day. a calm day. as they restart the recovery process. again. certainly a few steps back after another hurricane came through just six weeks after the first one. this is what delta looked like during the late afternoon across downtown, nower the civic center there that got hammered during hurricane laura. stuff flying around in those winds. dangerous situation there. delta came through with a western eye wall really hitting this town hard. all right, the center of it now, will bring it to where we see thunderstorms that could bring oe ant watch floridapa we ving so. eventually this gets into the northeast.

a little sunlight here with the clouds, highs today just near 70. . today with temperatures below average, our wind shifts to a dry offshore component for sunday. from category 4 laura to a relapse of covid during the recovery from that, now to hurricane delta, this community has been through so much. we'll continue to report on their progress. we'll see you guys in the next half-hour. whit, over to you. >> no question about it. just a layering of tragedies and impact. rob, thank you so much. we'll come back to you soon. let's transition now to a lighter note, although perhaps maybe not if you're a lakers fan.

that's because the miami heat keep their hopes alive in the nba playoffs taking game five in a match-up that went down to the buzzer. janai is here with the highlights. janai, good morning. >> hey, good morning, the lakers showed up in their black mamba uniforms hoping to take it all home the l.a., but that's not what happened. in game five of the nba finals. ended bl-ll the end with the lead going back and forth changing hands seven times in just the last three minutes. imagine that for fans watching. lebron james and jimmy butler came ready to fight. king james scoring 40 trying to seal the deal for his fourth championship, but jimmy butler was not about to let that happen sinking both foul shots to put the heat in front with just over 21 seconds left on the clock. danny green had a chance to bring e lakersacth and a last-sy king james missing the bucket at the buzzer. sounded, yeah, keeping the heat alive. game six is on abc sunday night at 7:30 eastern, and dan, i know

you wanted to add some postgame highlights or insight. >> yeah, i thought the tight end did a great job. >> yes, that's right. >> yeah. >> oh, goodness. coming up on "good morning america," the presidential debate commission's co-chair joins us live to talk about the cancellation of the second presidential debate and what the next trump/biden debate will look like. "good morning america" is sponsored by geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. she wanted a roommate to help with the cooking. but she wanted someone who loves cats. so, we got griswalda. dinner's almost ready. but one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with our renters insurance. yeah, switching and saving was really easy! drink it all up. good! could have used a little salt. visit geico.com and see how easy saving on renters insurance can be.

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♪ welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. mariah carey has a new number one hit but it's not a song coming up in our second hour, our "gma" cover story, on the singer's new memoir and how she says racism has affected her family. >> we'll get to that in a little bit. but first, though, let's take a look at the other big stories we're following. happening right now, more than 500,000 waking up without power in louisiana after hurricane delta slammed ashore overnight as a category 2 storm. delta now weeraken lanbunoreasn 100-mile-an-hour winds that ripped off roofs and toppled trees. the dangerous storm surge, over nine feet in some places. also right now, police

making arrests and using tear gas to disburse protesters gathered in wauwatosa, wisconsin. after they say officers were hit by thrown bottles. the ongoing protest began earlier this week following the news that no criminal charges would be filed against the police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old alvin cole last february in a mall parking lot. and wrong ballots. election officials in ohio say close to 50,000 voters in franklin county, which includes the state capital of columbus, were mistakenly sent the wrong absentee ballots this week. now, the election board promising to mail the correct ballots within 72 hours saying, strict measures are in place to make sure that voters can only cast one vote. but we start with the debate over the debate. the next one between president trump and joe biden had been scheduled for thursday but now it's canceled. there was an attempt to make it virtual following president trump's testing positive for coronavirus, however, he said

that he wouldn't participate and now both candidates have scheduled separate events. joining us now is frank fahrenkopf, co-chair of the commission on presidential debates. frank, thank you so much for joining us. we do appreciate it. first, i want to get right to this question, after all the format and modifications here, and the back and forth between the campaigns, what was the final straw that led to the cancellation of the october 15th debate? >> well, it really started for health reasons we determined that the town hall meeting, which you know involves putting private citizens on the stage with the candidates to ask and hear their thoughts on issues of concern to those people, that after the outbreak at the white house that became, you know, so varied and deep with the advice of our counselor on health matters, because none of us are doctors and can't make those judgments, but the cleveland clinic has been advising us all the way through on safety

precautions, so we decided it would be in the best interest of not only the citizens involved in the town hall meeting as well as our crew and other people who are involved, we decided to rather than doing it in person, we would do it virtually, in other words, the people in miami would be there with their moderator and the two candidates could be wherever they were, separate, and we would go forward with it. but as you know, the president immediately rejected it, alleging, well, he didn't want to waste time on a virtual debate. he claimed that joe biden would be able to be sitting somewhere with a teleprompter which wouldn't have been the case. both of them wherever they were would have had officials from the commission and media there to make sure there was no cheating. but once they canceled, the trump campaign canceled, then the biden campaign said we're not going to go if it's only us so they as you know planned something with abc on the night of the 15th. >> yeah, so both sides rescheduled. forgive me, frank, in the interest of time i want to jump

ahead here. let's look at the next debate, this one is scheduled for october 22nd. now that one is still scheduled to be a go. what health and safety measures be made for that and will testing be mandatory for all who attend including the candidates? >> absolutely. it will follow much of the protocol that was used in the cleveland campaign and we will go forward with the cleveland clinic again advising us and i'm sure we'll be having firsthand relations with the president's doctors and with former vice president biden's doctors. everyone who comes in the hall will be tested, has to test negative. they must wear masks. they cannot take them off during the debate or they will be asked to leave and so as you know kristen welker who from nbc will be naming probably within the next week six subject matters that will dominate each of the six sections of the 90 minutes. >> all right, we will see if that one moves ahead as scheduled. frank fahrenkopf, thank you so much for your time. we do appreciate it.

again, as we just mentioned there, you can see our town hall with joe biden called the vice president and the people, a special edition of "20/20" on thursday, october 15th, at 8:00 eastern right here on abc. >> let's hope the next debate is both healthy and just a little bit more civil. >> yes. >> both of those would be nice. let's check the weather yet again, rob marciano all morning has been along the gulf coast covering delta. rob, good morning once again. hi, dan. want to show you some more pictures from this hurricane that came through lake charles and we were in it for so long yesterday. had the northern eye wall, then the western eye wall. lake charles just can't catch a break. here's what it looked like from some of our storm chasers and affiliates that helped us out with the coverage of this. rain and wind just whipping around that debris from the old storm flying around. it's just a horrific scene yesterday and this morning. strong winds and a brief tornado potentially associated with what's left of delta in talladega, parts of alabama getting into atlanta, georgia, potentially, as it spins its way

from northeast louisiana through the mississippi and the tennessee river valleys and eventually making its way through nashville and over the appalachians, through the ohio river valley, into the northeast by the time monday morning rolls around and could see significant rainfall. they'll take it in the northeast. could use rain but in some spots we'll see some flooding today. here's what we expect, anywhere from three to six inches of rainfall, and then quickly this is what broke the record this year. a tenth named landfalling storm here in the u.s. breaking the record set back in 1960, a record we don't like or brag about. about. good morning from our roof camera. we have a good deal of cloud cover, a little muggy out there today, and looking at temperatures below average. 62 downtown with low 70s inland. >> this weathercast sponsored by gold bond. with no power or water at the

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welcome back to "gma," and the groundbreaking program at tampa's airport to give passengers some peace of mind flying during a pandemic. abc's gio benitez joins us with the details. good morning to you, gio. >> reporter: good morning to you. as we approach the holidays, more people will start traveling but with covid cases rising, now some airports and airlines say they have a solution, test before you fly. this morning, covid testing is already under way at a few major airports across the country. tampa international airport launching a first of its kind pilot program offering tests to

all passengers no matter where they're going. you were the first airport in the nation to offer this to all travelers. why was that so important to you? >> we had to do something. we had to take a proactive stance against this problem that we have in the travel business and so one way that we are able to assuage the fears of travelers is to test them. we've done about 80 people a day and our peak day was about 140 people on one day. >> reporter: the testing happens before you even go through security. >> everything was seamless. everything was very organized. it was painless. >> reporter: victoria kikis took the test in tampa before her flight to new york. >> peace of mind for us and peace of mind for our families and we were going up for a family function and we just wanted to make sure we did the right thing. >> reporter: it's not just tampa.starting thursday, united is offering tests to travelers going to hawaii to help them avoid a 14-day quarantine. in dallas, american airlines doing the same for flights to

hawaii and costa ric and in oakland, a free driveup testing site near the airport. now, airline executives are pushing for a so-called "air bridge," where passengers flying between new york and london, for example, would be tested before getting on a plane. they say this could help open up the economy. so is testing the future of flying in america? >> we have the technology, the tests have become ample and we're able to provide them very easily so that's the reason we're here. we don't know what the next iteration will be but we will always work to find a way to improve the travel experience. >> reporter: but remember, these tests are optional, and that means that in most cases you're going to have to pay for it out of pocket. in tampa that will cost anywhere between 60 and 120 bucks. in san francisco that's going to cost you $250 for the test. but, dan, as you can see right there, people are doing it. >> yes, sometimes it's worth it for the peace of mind. gio, thank you. coming up on "gma" -- speaking of peace of mind,

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so today is world mental health day and it comes as we know at a highly fraught moment in an extraordinarily stressful year. with a growing pandemic, a rocky economy, social unrest and, of course, a contentious presidential election, 2020 has made americans in every part of the country feel unrelenting anxiety. >> the pandemic and all these other outside factors, they're just stockpiling in a way. that's increasing my stress level. >> reporter: since the start of the pandemic, the cdc has reported that many u.s. adults, especially those who are out of work or facing economic hardships, are experiencing elevated levels of adverse mental health including increases in anxiety, depression, even post-traumatic stress. >> isolation is one of the risk factors for increased depression and anxiety because all of us have a need to belong together. >> reporter: while there is no

magic pill, practicing meditation may help many people cope in these uncertain times. >> there are a lot of research that suggests that mindfulness, and meditation, paying attention in the moment one moment at a time is extremely helpful to calm down your brain. >> reporter: like many americans, the majority of "gma's" staff is working from home and they haven't seen each other in person in months. so step number one is to take a comfortable but dignified position. this week i led a small group of staffers in a short five-minute session. >> thinking is not a problem in meditation. all you have to do is notice you've become distracted and start again. the practice also appears to have benefit for people of all ages. >> as you breathe in, think to yourself -- >> reporter: erin lamb, a mother of five from connecticut, says her kids practice meditation before starting their school

work from home helping to calm them down and keep them focused. >> that's the biggest key is that it's not just me standing there telling them that they need to do something, they're seeing me do it. >> and if you want to learn it for yourself, first, you can check out the 10% happier podcast, we're doing a whole series of what we're calling election sanity episodes. second, if you want to sign up for a free meditation challenge in the days running up to the election, you can download the 10% happier app. >> and a good reminder on this world mental health day to take care of yourself. >> so many people are dealing with that anxiety and depression right now so great advice and help there. thank you, dan, for that. we'll be right back here with our "play of the day." help there. thank you, dan, for that. we'll be right back here with our "play of the day." 1 is with their financial needs. that's over 25 million people. with over 90 years of investment experience, our thousands of financial professionals can help with secure video chat or on the phone. we make it easy for you with online tools, e-signatures,

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get to work and keep our communities healthy. relieve traffic. reduce pollution. rescue caltrain. [all] yes on measure rr. to wear a mask out in public around other people. sure it'll keep you healthy. but more importantly, i won't have to see your happy smiling face. ugh. and if you don't want to wear a mask, i've just got one thing to tell you. scram, go away. ugh. caring for each other because we are all in this together. so wear a mask and have a rotten day, will ya? ugh. oh, dan taking shots at everybody during the break. which brings us to our perfect "play of the day" segment today. a bit of a surprise, celebrating a milestone with a fantastic flashback from ten years ago, dan. >> what? >> watch.

>> it's a new era officially begins, dan harris has been named anchor here at "good morning america" weekend. we're all very excited. >> thank you. i'm very excited. >> look at that bashful little boy. your ten-year anniversary anchoring the show, dan. as much as we love to take shots at you, i think i speak for all of us, we respect and admire you so much and this familial atmosphere here. >> yes. >> to your credit. you have helped create this over the years. >> thank you. >> but seriously, ten years later you're not nearly as old as you look. >> it's been an incredible ten years. i've had so much fun and i especially love during the commercial breaks when i get to pick on all of you, and then you get worked up and then come on the air and say things, and then the viewers rush to my defense, it's the perfect -- >> that's right. >> they think we're being mean to you but they didn't see what you said to us. >> happy ten years. >> thank you, it's been great. really appreciate it.

abc7 mornings. all news all morning. >> good morning, everybody. i'm liz kreutz. happening today the annual walnut creek community service day has been expanded to a city wide community food drive this year due to the covid-19 pandemic. today pop-up food dropoff stations will be held at grocery stores throughout the city starting at 9 this morning. that includes the safeways on ygnacio valley road, tice valley

boulevard. whole foods on is in that caygn ro road. the san francisco lgbt center will hold its annual soiree. the event raises money to support the center in providing resources to the community like employment, housing, small business and youth services. it will be hosted by the iconic sister roma and other entertainment. also happening today, san francisco needs your help to clean up trash at dolores park and you'll get rewarded for your work. volunteer to clean up the park for about 15 minutes from noon until 5:00. in exchange you'll get a $5 gift card to a local business like an ice cream shot, dynamo donut or tartin beakery. 60 degrees in san francisco, here's a look at mount tam where we have not only the fog but cloud cover. it is 60 up by the delta.

we're going to get into a wind shift as the system to the north passes over us. it could have brought us a little bit of sprinkle activity right along the shoreline, but overall, throughout the afternoon, we're going to look at temperatures today below afri average. this is tomorrow, we warm up quickly with a lot of sunshine on sunday. here's a look at your forecast for the air quality, which will be poor today in the north, bay 60s, and 70s bay area wide. thank you. up next, immigrant communities on edge following i.c.e. raids. why s

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