>> let's go. >> all right. >> are you in? >> i'm in. >> that i good morning, america. breaking news. price philip passes away. the husband of queen elizabeth, the longest serving spouse of a british monarch in history has die died at the age of 99. this morning, his royal legacy. deadly shooting rampages in two states. in texas, a gunman opens fire at his workplace. at least one dead, five wounded. the suspect flees shooting a state trooper before being taken into custody. and in south carolina, the investigation into the former nfl player who brutally killed five people including a prominent doctor, his wife and two grandchildren. this as pressure mounts for president biden to take more action on gun safety. >> gun violence in this country is an epidemic. >> the president introduces his first executive orders.

powerful testimony. a medical expert pinpointing the exact moment he says george floyd died, saying that derek chauvin's actions killed him as week two of the trial comes to a close. this morning, the medical examiner who performed the autopsy gets set to take the stand. on hold, vaccine sites putting a pause on shots out of an abundance of caution. a small number of people with mild adverse reactions after getting the johnson & johnson vaccine. what the cdc is saying about it this morning as j&j distribution hits another hurdle. plus, the travel battle over the high seas, florida's governor suing the federal government and the cdc demanding they allow cruise ships to set sail immediately. severe weather on the move. 30 million people on alert from texas to georgia after at least two tornadoes reported through tennessee overnight. ♪ i'm a fireball ♪ and aches and aces.

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lowered to half staff, and there's a deep sorrow. it feels like the end of an era here in britain and in the commonwealth around the country. after decades with the queen, standing by her side, the two of them together, shaping what the country and commonwealth would look like today, the palace as you just read, confirmed that moments ago philip passed away. he was two months shy of his 100th difbirthday. he was able to spend his final days with the queen by his side. that's a few weeks or so after being released from the hospital after undergoing a heart procedure as well as other medical care. this morning, people mourning are asking what they're going to do next. a funeral is something commemorated widely throughout the country, throughout the uk, but this one, george, is going to look different. due to coronavirus restrictions, the country here in the uk is still under a strict lockdown. things will definitely look a little smaller, but george,

whatever the size of the celebration, prince philip will be remembered and the legacy will be remembered. george, what a life he led. 99 years, and all of them were full. more than 2,000 solo -- 20,000 solo engagements and visits overseas. he packed so much life into his 99 years, shaping what the uk would look like, and what the commonwealth would look like today. a legacy remembered and also looking to the queen during this time. they were side by side together as they led this country, and george, i think of her right now because this is the first time today in this moment that she is going to be leading the country without her partner by her side. >> thanks, maggie. philip and the queen were the longest serving spouses of the british monarchy. he retired from royal duties in 2017, watching their legacy grow from their four children, to the grandchildren and now nine

great-grandchildren. amy robach has more on his legacy. >> reporter: for over 73 years he stood by his queen's side, her most loyal and faithful subject. prince philip of greece was an 18-year-old cadet in the british royal navy when princess elizabeth first took a shine to him back in 1939. the two were married in november of 1947. five years later elizabeth ascended to the throne. philip gave up his career to support his queen in her duty. >> my grandfather was -- had a very successful career in the navy. he gave it all up to do his job. to be that support to the queen. >> reporter: in 2011 he spoke to the bbc about the challenges those early years presented when it came to his new role. >> the problem is the palace didn't recognize what the niche was and that was by trial and error.

>> your first duty was to support the queen? >> yes. >> what does that involve? >> helping her, supporting her, doing anything that is valuable to her. >> reporter: it was philip apparently who encouraged the queen to make the famous speech celebrating diana. after grieving brittons had accused her of being too stoic, too loyal. >> in good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. >> reporter: at all times forced to walk two steps behind elizabeth, but in life equal partners. they had four children and a loving and enduring marriage. as consort to the queen, prince philip supported over 800 charities, made over 640 visits to over 143 countries and

traveled miles across the globe with the queen on tours, and state visits, but never grabbing the spotlight for himself. >> it must have been hard for him being in the shadows, but he does it fantastically well. he's never complained. >> it's obvious to all of us and should be to everybody else, without him, she would be slightly lost i think. >> reporter: he lived to watch married, making it to the wedding of harry and meghan in 2018 while recovering from a hip operation. he also saw the birth of a new generation of royals including prince george, the future heir to the throne, and meghan and harry announcing they're adding a second child to the nine great-grandchildren prince philip has left behind. he retired from public duties in 2017. his final public appearance was in july of last year, handing over his role to camilla who is nearly 100 miles away.

prince philip's role did not go unnoticed. the queen spoke of it on their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997. >> all too often prince philip has had to listen to me speaking. he is someone that doesn't take easy to compliments. but he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and i and his whole family owe him a debt greater than he will ever claim or we shall ever know. >> thanks to amy robach for that. we'll have more on prince philip coming up. and that workplace shooting in texas. several people shot including a a suspect in custody after a brief manhunt. kaylee hartung is in bryan, texas with the latest. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, michael. for nearly two hours the suspect here was on the run. police chased him about 40 miles from this custom cabinet business. in the middle of the workday the gunman's own co-workers say it

was like living in a horror movie as he carried out thi mass shooting. >> active shooter. kent moore cabinet manufacturing plant. >> reporter: this morning one person is dead and four employees of a texas cabinet making business fighting for their lives after a co-worker allegedly opened fire inside this office complex. >> i was with my co-worker and i heard boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: police responding thursday afternoon to kent moore cabinets in bryan, texas. >> i turned around and he literally like faced -- we made eye-to-eye contact. i'm not cool-cool with him but never had a problem with him. i don't know if that had anything to do with it. >> do you think he spared you? >> it's kind of why i'm still shook. >> it was like i was living a horror movie. >> reporter: amelia rodriguez describes hiding under the production line, trapped among the gunfire and fearing becoming another victim of a mass shooting in america. >> i hide in that small place and i was just praying to god,

you know, that give me the opportunity to be alive again. >> reporter: police on scene in just six minutes. finding one victim dead. five others shot and wounded. >> so far we have one shot in the arm, one shot in the back. >> reporter: but the gunman was already gone. police chasing him across county lines then a confrontation. the suspect shooting a texas state trooper and driving off again. >> he has been life-flighted to st. joseph's hospital in bryan where he is in surgery now in stable condition. >> reporter: the suspect identified by police as 27-year-old larry bollin, taken into custody nearly two hours after he allegedly fired his first shots. police have not commented on a possible motive but his family says he was involved in an ongoing dispute with group of co-workers. exclusively telling abc news in a statement, please do not judge the situation until you hear all the facts.

that state trooper is in serious, but stable condition this morning, and the gunman, he was unharmed. he is now facing a murder charge and he's being held on a million dollars bond. we are now going to turn to another unfortunately mass shooting. and another community now searching for answers, this one left five dead in south carolina including a prominent doctor and three of his relatives. the suspect, a former nfl player. will reeve has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, the search for answers. authorities trying to determine what drove former nfl player phillip adams to brutally gun down six people, killing five. >> how many shots did you hear? >> about 20. it's automatic. i think there's two workers outside and mr. and mrs. leslie on the inside of the house. >> we got four down inside the house. >> reporter: a prominent doctor, robert leslie, his wife barbara and two grandchildren gunned down in their home. outside 38-year-old james lewis who had been working at the property also found dead.

robert shook, a co-worker seriously wounded. >> the description was of a black male wearing black clothing carrying something. possible automatic gun. >> reporter: evidence left at the scene led the police to phillip adams. after an hours' long standoff police entered the home at 2:30 in the morning to find adams dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> intercepted by phillip adams. >> reporter: adams played in the nfl for six teams over the course of five years, suffering at least two concussions within a three-game period in 2012 and retired in 2015. his father alonzo telling a local station wcnc his son never bothered anybody. >> like i said, he's a good kid. he was a good kid and he -- i think the football messed him up. >> reporter: last night i met the mayor of rock hill at his home. he was a close friend of the leslies and through tears he told me he'll remember his friends as fun and kind and generous and full of light and love and hope. that sentiment shared in a family statement that said in

part we do not grieve as those without hope, our hearts are bent toward forgiveness and peace. george? >> will reeve, thanks very much. at the white house presiden targeting gun violence just hours before the texas shooting. >> gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me say it again. gun violence in this country is an epidemic and it's an international embarrassment. >> our senior white house correspondent mary bruce has the latest on what comes next. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, the president now taking what he's described as the first steps to curb this violence while urging congress to do more. the president using his executive authority to try and crack down on those so-called ghost guns. these are those at-home kits that let you build a gun that has no serial number and cannot be traced. the president trying to limit stabilizing braces that can turn a pistol into a short barrel rifle, and he's urging states to enact red flag laws, but these actions are limited and fall far

short of the sweeping reforms the president has promised. he has called for a ban on assault weapons, and high capacity magazines, called for stricter background checks and he did promise to send legislation to the hill on day one. when i've pressed the white house about this, they insist the president isn't hesitating, but rather he's pressuring congress to act, but the reality, george, there's very little appetite from republicans and even some democrats on the hill to act on these kinds of changes the president is calling for. >> we have seen that time and time again. the politics are locked up. thanks very much. michael? >> thank you, george. now to the dramatic testimony at the trial of former police officer derek chauvin. a medical expert saying george floyd died from a low level of oxygen and what he went through would have killed a healthy person. alex perez has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it was quite the busy day of testimony inside the courtroom here -- in the courthouse, the court building behind me. now this is the first time the jury heard the medical testimony

on george floyd's cause of death. that doctor was on the witness stand for several hours, and the jury seemed captivated, following along as he broke down these complicated medical terms to them in simple ways, even at some points sort of following on their neck and touching their own bodies as the doctor explained how breathing works. now they were all very, very attentive, and it was noted that during this testimony, as long as it was, all of those jurors were taking notes. gripping testimony from the prosecution's medical expert testifying about what caused george floyd's death. >> the cause of death is a low level of oxygen that caused the brain damage and caused the heart to stop. >> reporter: dr. martin tobin, an expert on breathing and lung function walking the jury through 3d diagrams illustrating the factors he believes impacted george floyd's breathing and led to his death, including his bod handcuffs, being in the prone

position with knees on his neck, back, torso and arm. >> so this is your windpipe here. >> reporter: dr. tobin demonstrating for the jury asking them to follow along on their own body. most did. placing their hands on their necks and the parts of the anatomy that affect breathing, analyzing the video frame by frame pointing to chauvin's body position in this image. >> what you're seeing is that the toe of his boot is no longer touching the ground. this means that all of his body weight is being directed down at mr. floyd's neck. >> reporter: and showing jurors how floyd struggled to even using his hands to try to make room to breathe and stay alive. >> you see his knuckle against the tire. this is extraordinary significant because this tells you that he has used up his resources and he's now literally trying to breathe with his fingers and knuckles.

>> reporter: dr. tobin pinpointing the exact difficult moment he says floyd died on the ground under chauvin's knee. >> you can see his eyes. he's conscious and then you see that he isn't. that's the moment the life goes out of his body. >> reporter: the doctor describing what happened when floyd became nonresponsive. >> the knee remains on the neck for another 3:27 after he takes his last breath. after there's no pulse the knee remains on the neck for another 2:44. >> reporter: and he was emphatic it was the officer's actions that killed floyd, nothing else. >> a healthy person subjected to what mr. floyd was subjected to would have died as a result of what he was subjected to. >> reporter: and testimony resumes here at the courthouse later this morning, george. >> alex perez, thanks very much.

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obviously the entire country, the entire commonwealth will be mourning. the world will be mourning. we expect to hear from world leaders, but due to coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns it will be much smaller but certainly this will be a moment for the entire world to focus on prince philip's legacy, you know, he stood by the queen the entire time that she has led this country. he's had more than 20,000 solo engagements, more than 2,000 trips throughout the uk and throughout the world. you know, today obviously we are mourning but we're also celebrating his life because, michael, 99 years, just two months shy of his 100th birthday. he lived every single one of these days and certainly leaves more about how that will be arn- celebrated here in the uk, throughout the commonwealth, certainly he has left his mark and we're also going to be looking at the queen because, michael, i can't help but think of her during this time. they got married when they were in their early 20s. they grew up together, and

shaped what the commonwealth, what the world, what this country looks like together, and now, michael, today is the first time she is going to have to rule without her partner by her side so still a lot more details we need to figure out, michael, but feels like the end of an era in britain. michael? >> we have that feeling here as well. incredible legacy. maggie, thank you so much. let's bring in robert jobson for more on prince philip. and, robert, let's start out by talking about we all saw prince philip in public. talk about the role he played behind the scenes for these last 73 years. >> george, really he was the strength and stay of the queen throughout her reign. i think his main objective was to serve her, his wife but also to serve her as his queen. he was her as she described him her strength and stay the job was to shine the light on her and always a few steps behind but making sure that everything was correct for her. i think the last five years or so since his retirement he's been missed in public life but more missed by her, i think, you

know, she looks rather lonely figure sometimes when she was out on engagements when he spent most of his retirement away from the palace, but fortunately, you know, coronavirus has brought so many terrible tragedies, but actually what it did for her majesty and the duke was bring them closer together in many ways because they really had to self-isolate together at windsor castle and were together for the entire last period of his life apart from, of course, that month he spent in hospital where he had problems with his heart and a kidney infection. but, you know, you can't underestimate the importance of this man in terms of really was a double act for her majesty and without him at her side i don't think she could have done the great job she's done. >> seeing pictures of him. a mischievous smile, and every once in awhile, his wicked whit

broke out in public. >> yeah, a lot of people concentrate on his gaffes and his probably inappropriate remarks, but, remember, he is a man of his time, 99 years old but normally would basically be going into a room and pick someone out just to try to engage with, and get a laugh from so that he would lighten the mood because so many people are on edge when the royal family come to meet them. he lightened the mood, and everybody had a good time and essentially that's what he was always trying to do. >> comes from a long line of royalty. prince philip of greece but grew up somewhat of a pauper. >> actually, yeah, it's surprising. i think he got married with less than a few pounds in his bank account. he wasn't like the queen. he was a great great grandchild of queen victoria. his bloodline was royal coming from the danish and germanic

families of the 19th century and he would then was a prince of greece as well. they were brought in really from outside to be the royal family of greece so he was very much an international man and spoke many, many languages, a very good artist and oil painter. also somebody who believed in ahead of really the curve about trying to save the planet and the world wildlife, and setting up the world wildlife fund for nature, and he was a very visionary person, and i think we can sometimes overcharacterize him from his witty remarks, i would say. >> prince charles carried on that legacy in his care for the environment but they had a fractious relationship. now his passing is more of a burden on prince charles. >> we're in a period of transition with the queen well into her 90s. a lot more of responsibility is falling on the shoulders of the prince of wales.

he's almost like a quasi king already. i think now that with the passing of the duke, he will take that role as head of the family even more. yes, they did have a bit of a fractious relationship. i think really the duke of edinburgh wanted to toughen up prince charles and saw him as bit of a shy young lad. but actually in the last few years since certainly in his 90s the prince of wales and duke of edinburgh have had a very good relationship, really close relationship and i expect the prince of wales later to address the nation on behalf of his mother about his father's legacy. >> it's been such a difficult year for the queen and her family. hard to imagine how she can handle this now. >> well, her majesty is a deeply religious person. she would have been blessed that -- would feel blessed she's had her husband alongside of her for such a long period of time,

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small decisions make a world of difference. ikea. we are back with the we are back with the latest on the race to vaccinate. more than 112 million doses here in the u.s., 20% of the population, but now we are also learning that some vaccination sites have temporarily shut down after a small number of people reported adverse reactions to the johnson & johnson shot. whit johnson is at a vaccination center here in manhattan. good morning, whit. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning to you. the rollout of the johnson & johnson vaccine is facing a couple hurdles at once, states are bracing for a nearly 85% drop in doses next week. a few vaccination sites paused operations temporarily after a small number of people had mild reactions. but health experts insist the vaccine is safe and effective. this morning, the cdc finding no safety issues at this north

carolina vaccine site now recommending vaccinations continue at pnc arena paused earlier when 18 people reported symptoms of nausea and dizziness in connection with the johnson & johnson single shot vaccine. four went to the hospital for observation, and according to officials, vaccinations paused out of an abundance of caution after a handful of people at unc chapel hill felt faint or lightheaded. none hospitalized. a day before a vaccination site in colorado also halted temporarily after 11 people out of 1,700 who got shots that day had mild reactions. two went to the hospital for observation and were released the same day. the other nine were given juice and water. >> people are asked to stay 15 to 30 minutes after vaccination to be observed and all of these occurrences were in that period of time. so i think the vaccination was likely safe and effective. >> reporter: the cdc insisting a vaccine analysis has found no

reason for concern. severe side effects to the j&j, moderna and pfizer vaccines are extremely rare. serious reactions like anaphylaxis happening in just 2 out of 5 per million people vaccinated in the u.s. the pace ramping up but doctors warning many young unvaccinated americans are still at risk and contributing to the spread of the disease. >> young kids, eighth grade and younger, really are spreading this virus like we haven't seen before. >> reporter: now, the number of johnson & johnson vaccine doses going out to states is expected to drop dramatically from about 5 million this week to roughly 785,000 next week. but government officials say that distribution was always uneven and they still expect the company to meet its goal of 100 million doses by the end of may. cecilia. >> okay, whit, so many questions based on what you told us. let's bring in dr. ashish jha, dean of the brown university school of public health. dr. jha, thank you so much for being here with us this morning.

we always appreciate your perspective. so these pauses there at these vaccination sites as we just heard in whit's report, we shouldn't be concerned. do you agree? this is not something that should be concerning to folks who hear about the story? >> good morning, cecilia. thanks for having me on. i actually see it as the system working. we are vaccinating millions of people every day in tens of thousands of sites. you'll have things like this. i think it's great they took a pause, made sure everybody was okay and resuming after that investigation. we want to do this very carefully and i think things are going much better than i expected. i'm not worried at all. >> i think a lot of people will be comforted to hear you say those words. a lot of folks are getting their vaccines. i assume a lot of folks are heading out today and this weekend to get those vaccines. walk us through what the potential side effects are because there are as there are with any vaccine potential side effects and what are the side

effects potentially we should be worried about? >> yeah, absolutely. so every vaccine, every medicine we take has side effects. there is nothing in the world that has no side effects at all, and what i expect people to have and what we've seen from trials, is most people get a sore arm that starts about 8, 12 hours after the vaccination, and can last for a couple of days. that's pretty common. we do especially after the second shot for about 24 hours people can have chills, some have low grade fevers, body aches. that's just your immune system really revved up after the second shot. this stuff varies. most people do very, very well. the only thing that we do watch for carefully is that with moderna and pfizer, we've seen a couple people out of a million -- very rare. they had a severe allergic reaction. usually in people who had a history of severe allergic reactions and make sure people aren't suffering from that. >> dr. jha, just quickly we feel like we're turning the corner

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funeral and moments ago a notice was posted on the railings outside buckingham palace. we can see people starting to gather here to pay their respects. in a statement the palace says that prince philip passed away at home in windsor castle, a place we know he spent his final days. now as we are starting to mourn this as a country, the prime minister came out speaking just a few minutes ago. he was quoted as saying prince philip helped steer the royal family and monarchy and remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life. we now expect to start eight days of official mourning here in the uk. it's 30 days of mourning for the royal family. and, george, while normally a royal funeral would be something commemorated wildly across the country, this will look different. we're still waiting for details but due to coronavirus restrictions, still in a strict lockdown here in the uk. we do know that things will be much smaller for this funeral. whatever the size, one thing is sure, the world will be remembering prince philip's

legacy. 99 full years, just two months before his 100th birthday. he worked more than 20,000 solo engagements, more than 2,000 trips in the uk and abroad and, of course, standing by his queen, all of those decades together. the two of them building what the country is today building what the commonwealth is today and of course i can't help think about prince philip, but also the queen. today is the first day she will be ruling without her partner by her side. i know so many are sending thoughts, prayers and wishes to the royal family today. >> we are. thanks, maggie. cecelia? we want to turn to that workplace shooting in texas. seven people shot including a state trooper. one dead. a suspect in custody after a brief manhunt and back to kaylee hartung in bryan, texas, with more on the story. good morning again, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, good morning, cecilia. a dramatic police chase ended about 40 miles from this crime scene.

the suspect unharmed but his co-workers say it was like living in a horror movie when he carried out this mass shooting. >> active shooter, kent moore cabinet manufacturing plant. >> reporter: this morning, one person is dead and four employees of a texas cabinet making business fighting for their lives after a co-worker allegedly opened fire inside this office complex. >> i was talking with my co-worker and i heard like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: police responding thursday afternoon to kent moore cabinets in bryan, texas finding one victim dead. five others shot and wounded. >> it was like i was living out a horror movie. >> reporter: but the gunman was already gone. police chasing him across county lines. then a confrontation. the suspect shooting a texas state trooper and driving off again. >> he has been life-flighted to st. joseph's office in bryan where he is in surgery now in stable condition. >> reporter: the suspect identified by police as

27-year-old larry bollin taken into custody nearly two hours after he allegedly fired his first shots. police haven't commented on a possible motive, but bollin's family say he was involved in an ongoing dispute with a group of co-workers, exclusively telling abc news in a statement please do not just the situation until you hear all the facts. and that state trooper is in serious but stable condition today and as you heard there, police have not yet commented on any possible motive. cecelia? >> so many questions, okay, kaylee, thank you so much. michael? thank you, now to the dramatic testimony at the trial of former police officer derek chauvin. a medical expert saying george floyd died from a low level of oxygen. let's go back to alex perez in front of the courthouse in minneapolis with the very latest. good morning again, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning once again, michael. the trial just resumed a few moments ago on the witness stand right now is a forensic pathologist, and she's the late latest expert to testify.

dr. martin tobin, an expert on breathing and lung function on the stand thursday analyzing the video from floyd's death. frame by frame, pointing to chauvin's body position in this image. >> what you're seeing is that the toe of his boot is no longer touching the ground. this means that all of his body weight is being directed down at mr. floyd's neck. >> reporter: dr. tobin pinpointing the exact difficult moment he says floyd died on the ground under chauvin's knee. >> you can see his eyes. he's conscious and then you see that he isn't. that's the moment the life goes out of his body. >> reporter: the doctor describing what happened when floyd became nonresponsive. >> the knee remains on the neck for another 3:27 after he takes his last breath. after there's no pulse, the knee remains on the neck for another 2:44.

>> reporter: and he was emphatic it was the officer's actions that killed floyd, nothing else. >> a healthy person subjected to what mr. floyd was subjected to would have died as a result of what he was subjected to. >> reporter: and testimony -- prosecutors are expected to call the medical examiner to testify. michael? >> all right. thank you, alex. we are covering all the latest on the trial. you can watch our streaming channel, abc newslive starting this morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern. cecelia? >> coming up we have much more, of course, on prince philip, the reaction around the world. our royal experts are also joining us live. plus, why so many have turned to shopping during the pandemic. the psychology behind it and how to cut back if your spending is getting out of hand. and our ultimate pasta week is taking on lasagna. a new twist, no layers. we'll be right back. dear ms, from day one you've tried to define me.

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ba back now on "gma" with much more on that breaking news this morning, the death of prince philip. the husband of queen elizabeth passing away at the age of 99 after a series of health issues. amy robach is here with more on his royal legacy. good morning, amy. >> good morning, michael. yes, a short time ago the death announcement carried out to the gates of buckingham palace. philip and elizabeth were married nearly 74 years, making him the longest serving spouse of a british monarch in history. the duke of edinburgh retired from royal duties back in 2017. but here is much more on the beloved figure. ♪ >> announcer: for over 73 years

he stood by his queen's side, her most loyal and faithful subject. prince philip of greece was an 18-year-old cadet in the british royal navy when a 13-year-old princess elizabeth first took a shine to him back in 1939. the two were married in november of 1947. five years later elizabeth ascended to the throne and philip gave up his career to support his queen in her duty. >> my grandfather was -- had a very successful career in the military, in the navy. he gave it all up to do his job, and to be there to support the queen. >> reporter: it was philip apparently who encouraged the queen to make that famous speech celebrating diana after grieving britons had accused her of being too stoic, too aloof and too royal. >> in good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. ♪ >> reporter: at all times forced to walk two steps behind

elizabeth but in life they were equal partners. they had four children and a loving enduring marriage. >> it was must have been difficult for him being in the shadows and his support, but he does it fantastically well. he's never complained. >> it's obvious from all of us and should be obvious to everybody else is the fact that without him, you know, she would be slightly lost, i think. >> reporter: philip's role as the man behind the throne did not go unnoticed. the queen herself even spoke of it on their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997. >> all too often i fear prince philip has had to listen to me speaking. he is someone who doesn't take easily to compliments but he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years and i and his whole family owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim or we shall ever know. >> and british prime minister boris johnson spoke just moments ago. let's take a listen.

>> prince philip earned the affection of generations here in the united kingdom, across the commonwealth and around the world. >> so many people, of course, and tributes are pouring in for the prince, george. >> amy, thanks. let's bring in our royal contributors victoria murphy and alastair bruce. thank you both for joining us right now, and alistair, let's begin with you, and just your thoughts on the impact that prince philip has had on the monarchy on queen elizabeth. >> it's been immense. i think ever since the queen fell madly in love with him way back almost in her youth and then married him in 1947, as said in your package just then, there has been nothing short of a complete admiration in him. he just has that capacity to go on and on supporting the queen in everything that she does. and to lose him today will be very, very sad for the queen. but she is of an age where she

will understand that death is a part of life and that at the end of what must be one of the most remarkable lives with the service in the second world war, with the energetic, almost revolutionary attitde to how the monarchy should change throughout his time as husband to the queen and now leaving her in the very later stages of her reign with a tremendous legacy, hugely linked in to his wisdom, determination, wit and energy. >> victoria, they did indeed modernize the monarchy. >> i think that's true and really important to say, you know, prince philip and the queen, you know, in their 90s very much i think beloved across the generations and really saw that. philip was actually the first member of the royal family to give a television interview. he did so in 1961. he was very involved with modernizing and understanding in order to remain relevant it's important for the monarchy to modernize and he was really by

the queen's side as she presided over so many changes. that will be the saddest thing because they have very much been absolutely a double act for more than 73 years. that's how long their marriage was. and he was very, very active and very, very hard at work up until just a few years ago when he retired. so i think seeing the queen cutting a lonely figure will be one of the most poignant things about this for many people. >> alastair, was it ever difficult for him to walk the two steps behind? >> not at all, no. he was always aware that when he married the queen that she was going to be sovereign of not only the united kingdom but many other nations around the world, not least canada. and in order to support her, he had to recognize that she was the focus for everybody as queen. and he was born into the greek royal family, obviously at a very difficult time in world history, but he just understood because he had been brought up as a member of a royal family,

that in royal families the only person who matters is the monarch. everybody else is there to support the monarch in the work that's done and with the queen's work, prince philip has absolutely supported it to a tee in every respect. and she'll miss him like mad, but as i say, they are of an age and the united kingdom was looking forward to his 100th birthday, i'm sure prince philip wasn't. >> she was madly in love with him. victoria, talk about that love story. >> it is an incredible love story and a real love match. when you think of the monarchy going back through the centuries, often they weren't love matches. they were arranged marriages but this was very much a love match. the queen when she was princess elizabeth met him, fell in love with him when she was very young. they were exchanging letters and then they were engaged and married in 1947 and she according to her cousin she never looked at anyone else and really that has been an enduring

love match that we have seen through the years and we've seen them go on to have four children, eight grandchildren, many, many great grandchildren. that number is still growing. what an incredible kind of family really that they have been. >> and alastair, amy said in her piece how prince philip convinced the queen to give that speech after the death of princess diana. talk about his relationship with his grandsons, william and harry. >> well, i think that he was always there as a great template of service and of military service at that. he was, i think, in his own way pretty cool. he had been very dashing as a young man and i think that's why the queen was so madly in love with him right the way through her life with him. and i think that that template of example has always been available to all his grandchildren but not least prince william who will one day be king and prince harry who has

a tougher role to perform because the direction of his role is very different. and i think that prince philip has seen in his own children and grandchildren that, you know, it's very tough to be in this figure head position when there are individual journeys to be followed and aspirations to be reached. and prince philip has recognized that he had to set aside his own naval tradition and career in order to be those few steps behind the queen in her achievement as sovereign for such a long reign. >> victoria, ups and downs during the course of 74 years. prince philip had to become somewhat of a crisis manager as well. >> well, that's true, yes. very much head of the family, although he didn't have the top job as we know. but he did very much lead the p challenges and those ups and downs as you say. one of the most challenging times, the death of princess diana and there was that famous we understand that what happened is prince philip said to william and harry, when they were going

to make a decision about walking behind their mother's coffin, i will walk if you walk and that is something continually attributed to him that was said. and i think, yeah, very much, you know, the head of the family staying strong for the family often a figure who other family members would go to for advice and seek counsel from. very much understanding, you know, the position of being in the spotlight, being thrust into the spotlight and having all of those responsibilities placed on you. >> alastair, what was the greatest crisis they faced as a family? >> well, i think it's no different than any family. there are always challenges. i think that for prince philip, the purpose of his role was to make sure that whatever the challenges were, not least the fact that for the queen, as head of state of many nations while the world is going through a pandemic, that puts huge pressure, and i think one forgets that. because family issues are one thing, but just imagine you see

in the coronation service the queen was married to her royal sovereign and so he had to be the broker of that marriage, of a head of state to a nation throughout a lifetime. i think when you imagine all the times that the united kingdom had to go on military campaigns around the world, the suez, out in the falkland islands or afghanistan, all the news that came back to the queen of young lives lost, fighting in her name, which is what is done, it must have put great pressure on her. but he always had a great wit, a great charm, a directness and i think that that helped her because he was the only person who was able to tease her and slightly warm her up and help her through the difficult times. >> important perspective. thanks very much. let's go back to rob. >> reporter: hey, george. we have a severe weather threat today that is significant. we had severe weather yesterday. big-time hail in texas but a couple of tornadoes reported in eastern tennessee.

here's video. this was a weak one, ef-0. less than 100-mile-an-hour winds but certainly enough to do damage. today there you see some of the damage across cumberland county. today we have a more significant threat. several rounds coming through louisiana and mississippi with the worst possibly coming late in the day through tonight. monroe, hattiesburg, jackson, mississippi, that is the core of where the highest tornado threat would be and would suspect they would be stronger than the ones in eastern tennessee and tomorrow, this system doesn't really move much so looks like a two-day event. that's good morning. welcome to friday. we are going to have mostly sunny conditions today and a little bit cooler. in fact, our coolest day moving forward as we have we can warming trend away from the coast, and still searching for any rain in the seven-day forecast. coming up dry. emperors inland, we will have the 70s, low to mid 60s around the bay. look at the mid to upper 50s in

the cocococococococococococococo we're going to turn to we're going to turn to shopping habits during covid. more than a year into this pandemic, an article in "usa today" highlights how many have found themselves overspending. rebecca jarvis joins us with a look at the psychology driving all this buying. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, cecilia. yeah, that's right. there is a reason it's called retail therapy. with so many stuck at home and targeted advertising sent straight to our phones, the pandemic has pushed many to shop. >> i have my own mall. >> reporter: bags, blouses and boots, oh my. >> do not open that closet. >> reporter: for many in this pandemic, online shopping is a consumer convenience, but for some it's become a borderline addiction. if you're mindlessly filling up your cart, you're not alone. >> i need your honest opinion. >> you can't afford them?

>> people have access to their computers, their phones. they're sitting on their sofa, most of them are bored. there is a lot of pent-up demand. >> reporter: according to recent data, ecommerce is a booming business, expected to bring in $6.4 trillion by 2024. the u.s. postal service reporting package volume growing by nearly 1.2 billion pieces. much of this fueled by pandemic shoppers. but experts say there are ways for consumers to spend less and shop smarter. tip one, avoid clicking ads and using quick digital wallet services. tip two, ask yourself if you really need it. >> i think i'm set for jeans. >> no, you're not set for jeans. >> reporter: tip three, set a budget. >> how did you pay for all this? >> this is actually the most important thing you can do because if you are setting the guardrails up and making sure that you are staying within it, you could prevent yourself from really doing damage. >> reporter: you can also unsave

all your credit cards from your online profiles and unsubscribe from all of those emails, michael, that tell you about the latest deal. those are the things that get you shopping even when not thinking about it, michael. >> so funny, we said number two, do you really need it? cecilia went, kind of. >> she knows where i'm coming from on this. >> reporter: no!

storm building a better bay area for a safe sand secure future. this is abc 7 news. good morning. i'm kumasi aaron from abc 7 mornings. let's get right to jobina with a look at the road conditions. >> we have a major crash in san francisco right now. three lanes are blocked right now and a sig alert is in effect on northbound 101 before 20th street. injuries have been reported and speeds are down to 6 miles per hour. the chp has not confirmed for us when this will clear up. a live look here bringing you the richmond-san rafael bridge which is very clear right now. the same thing goes for the bay bridge. this is usually our busy spot but friday is

i'm not sure if there's anything i can say to my family members to convince them to take the covid-19 vaccine. i'm not even sure if i'm convinced. hi darius, i think that people respond more to what we do than what we say. so after looking at all the data and the science about these vaccines, i got the vaccine. and i made sure my mom and dad got the vaccine. because these vaccines are safe. ♪ ♪

the weather is ready for baseball. look at this at oracle park today. 56 to 58. it will be breezy. you will want to have a hoodie if you are in the shade. >> we have a small craft advisory and that means some of our bridges will be breezy also through the evening hours. everything is really quiet. today is our coolest forward. temperatures away from the

coast will be above average from the upper 60s, even a few near 80s inland. we will have another abc 7 news update in about 30 mnutes. you can always find the latest on our app ♪n our app ♪ in the heights ♪ >> the trailer for "in the heights," lin-manuel miranda's tony award winning musical and our buzz pick is from lin's writing partner. her critically acclaimed new memoir, "my broken language," is described as a love letter to her puerto rican heritage and here is the author. >> good morning, america. quiara hudes here and i'm honored to share with you "my broken language." it's my memoir of growing up in philly in the '80s and '90s when

aids and addiction touched my family. ad yet how our dance parties, loud music and prayers filled me with resilience and joy. a teacher once said to me your spanish is broken, so then right your broken spatial and i did. i took something broken and i made something new and whole. >> i love that. lin-manuel miranda says, quote, her sentences will take your breath away. "my broken language" is available everywhere now and "in the heights" will be out in june. in the mean time keep on reading with us along with instagram @gmabookclub. friday edition of ultimate pasta week. chief millie peartree is whipping up delicious lasagna.

now it's time for "pop news" with lara. good morning, lara. >> good morning, michael. in light of the news of prince philip's passing we wanted to highlight a very special letter that he sent her majesty the queen back in 1946. it was a year before their wedding and the letter was published in a book in 2011 that reads to falling in love unreservedly makes one trouble's small and petty and told the queen mother in another letter that his future bride was, quote, the only thing in the

world that is absolutely real to me. it was also revealed in that book that prince philip's nickname for his wife behind closed doors is lillibet for all 73 years of their marriage. thinking about the family this morning. we begin also with the glaad awards honoring outstanding media representation of the lgbtq plus community held virtually last night hosted by there she is our friend niecy nash. they featured guest appearances from a host of stars like dan levy, laverne cox, sam smith, jojo siwa, sterling k. brown and many more. we also saw a very special cast reunion of "glee" coming back together introduced by demi lovato to honor late cast member naya rivera. take a look. >> i will always cherish the chance i got to play naya's girlfriend on "glee." >> what's up, party people? >> hi, everybody.

>> hi. >> hi. >> oh, my god. hi. >> there was always just so much more than met the eye with naya. >> with the exception of our show there were almost no lgbt teens on tv at the time. >> especially young latina lgbtq women. >> she was so honored to represent them as an ally. >> and i'm happy to share our "gma" family landed in the winner's circle. producers tony morrison winning for online journalism. congratulations and robin roberts and her team honored for outstanding tv journalism. congratulations to all the winners. finally baseball back, great news for fans everywhere and especially for this little boy. we want you to meet lathan from lamb mond, louisiana, who loves going to ball games and imitating his hero. you can probably guess who that is. holding a clicker in his hand keeping tracks of balls, strikes

and outs, the aspiring umpire does this every weekend at any park that he and his family visit and, yep, he steals the show, wherever he goes. that's what we call a real home run for the weekend, guys. we thought we'd send it back to you. >> i could see his future. thank you so much for that, lara. and now we're going to turn to the power of music. this morning, we're meeting a father/daughter duo who turned their informal zoom concerts into weekly fund-raising events donating millions to charity in need with the help of some a-list friends. take a look. ♪ i'm not throwing away -- >> reporter: from lin-manuel miranda and the cast of hamilton handle. ♪ 9 to 5 ♪ for service and devotion ♪ >> reporter: to the queen of nashville, dolly parton and art garfunkel. ♪ come to scarborough affair ♪ >> reporter: and stars from around the world like john legend. ♪ more than a good sensation ♪

♪ it's more than a passing -- >> reporter: they've all come together on zoom to raise money during the pandemic for quarantune events donating nearly $22 million so far and it all started when a virtual 17th birthday party. >> my dad got a piano player to serenade my friends and i on zoom and it just everyone's quarantine. >> reporter: they set a goal to raise $10,000 on their zoom concert to benefit the clinic. >> we raised $38,000 after three hours and i was floored. it spiraled and turned into a real fund-raising platform. it wasn't let's have celebrities come on and sing, we're helping people and doing what we can and making a difference. >> reporter: it wasn't just musicians who wanted to help the quarantunes cause. >> very pleased to be here. >> thank you, ladies, for doing

what you're doing. >> even when quarantine ends and the world resumes we'll have family and friends here at our quarantunes. >> the concerts able to raise funds for 40 organizations hit hard during the pandemic. >> this has been the most humbling experience because we started to make sure people were having fun and entertainment and with demi's idea of raising money we have been able to help hundreds of thousands of people across the united states as i've said and it just makes you feel so good. >> richard and demi are amazing. this whole thing and i tuned in. it is a fun event. this sunday it actually marks one year since the beginning of quarantunes. well done, you two. rob. >> hey, michael. as we head into spring now and the fog rolls in here in norwalk, connecticut, we look back at february, noaa releasing

stats on that massive cold outbreak and what it did to the south central u.s. of the country and it was the most costly winter storm event north or south on record with preliminary damage losses of more than $10 billion. who have thought a cold snap like this would do that sort of damage? well, we're certainly coming at it but a lot of people especially in texas are still recovering from that horrific event. below normal temperatures expected the last half of this month across that area and across the midsouth. above average slightly across the northeast and looks like well above average temperatures according to the cpc across parts of the west. good morning, welcome to our coolest day, moving forward. temperatures today in the 50s

and 60s in all right. that there, you see it. it is time for our friday edition of ultimate pasta week. he's diving in. i'll bust him out and it's all about lasagna. you guys are going to want this recipe once you see what our next guest has cooking, a special twist on this dish, chef millie peartree, the founder of full heart, full blessings is joining us now, millie, good morning. >> good morning, good morning, everybody. how are you, great morning. >> it is a great morning because you've got lasagna in front of us. i'll confess it's going to be hard for me to concentrate on this because it smells so good in here. so you got a special twist, no layers. can it really be lasagna if there's no layers? >> totally could be a lasagna. it's all about the ingredient, first we'll offer condolences to the royal family and we're going to send prayers and blessings to the rapper dmx this morning so lasagna, so everybody that follows millie peartree on

social media @chefmilliepeartree. we take our ingredients and create healthy dishes and as you can see i've been on a wellness journey, lost 30 pounds so let's get into it. so i took some ground sausage, if you do not have ground sausage use ground turkey, any lean meat will do and i have vegetable, peppers and on croio. cut it once, use it twice, add it to our pan and get to mixing and already has our seasonings in it because the sausage has wonderful flavor and salt and pepper and garlic are already in our vegetables then i like to add mushrooms, everybody knows i love a good mushroom, always have those on hand and continue to add this to our pan, right? have some spinach, yes. >> it looks amazing, i'm feeling like you're going there next. you got to have cheese if you're making lasagna. >> absolutely, totally have to

have cheese. we'll add some sauce and we're going to add some cheese to it, as well. and the best part about this is, you can use any type of pasta, i have brown rice lentil noodles. we'll add this in here and break it up. if you don't have that, use rigatoni, spaghetti, anything you have on hand then we'll dollop with some cheese. lots of cheese. >> there's a close-up of michael strahan eating his lasagna. >> it's named right. full hearts and full belly, millie, i'm all in. >> you're not cooking the pasta. >> absolutely. >> you put the pasta in there uncooked? >> put the pasta in there uncooked. we just stir it all up, we dollop with some cheese. this our finished product. we leave the lid on it. we make sure all of our cheese is nice and melty and ooey and gooey, the best part you can add things and take things out, you know, you just make it your own. now we'll add more cheese in the end. >> you've got ideas to give this

a more of a nontraditional twist if you wanted to go with different flavors. >> absolutely. so during the fall months i like to do butternut squash or fresh sage. just pretty much add anything that you like to your lasagna. it's all about making things your own. one thing about cooking, it's not about a recipe, i like this very much because it's not about a recipe, you know, you can throw anything in the pot that you like and just throw it together and you can have this done in 30 minutes or less and especially if you have your vegetables and meats already prepared, it'll come together even quicker. the best thing about these -- the best thing about the ready made lasagna noodles are thinner and you can eat more. >> you can feed so many off a dish like. this i want to go to the ultimate taste tester, lahr r i'm hearing you made this. what is the verdict. >> thank you so much for this recipe, i'm saving it. guy, i made this before the show this morning. and i love it. you said make it your own, i'm

obsessed with basil so threw in fresh basil. not only was it super easy and i was skeptical about throwing in hard pasta but it tastes amazing and it's really fun because pasta like explodes when you break it, these noodles so we had a lot of laughs and i'm having a very healthy breakfast. thank you. >> mm-mm. thank you, so good, right? >> thank everybody, you guys, amazing. i can't wait to dive in. the verdict? >> you dive in. i'll read this tease for you but i got to say it is delicious. you can get this recipe on our website, goodmorningamerica.com and coming up, we have a special performance from luke bryan. >> mm-mm, it is good. ♪ summer just like these stars we're unde ♪ ♪ ♪

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welcome back to "gma." now from the newly released deluxe version of "born here, live here, die here" album, luke bryan with "waves." ♪ it's like the sun went down just to frame your face ♪ ♪ like they played that song just to see you sway ♪ ♪ like that old surf shop had you in mind ♪ ♪ with what you got on, making those tan lines ♪ ♪ it's like the ocean knows we're laying on this beach tonight ♪ ♪ it's like the sand's been waiting for you to come

alive 'cause ♪ ♪ you were made for summer just like these stars we're under ♪ ♪ we're made for lighting this july sky up ♪ ♪ blanket down made for me and you tied up ♪ ♪ all night long, over and over, crash into me and pull me closer ♪ ♪ kiss by kiss, one after another, don't let go, baby, let this summer ♪ ♪ just keep on coming in waves keep coming in waves ♪ ♪ keep on coming in waves keep coming in waves ♪ ♪ wish i could bottle up the taste on your lips that margarita saltwater sunburned sip ♪ ♪ it's like i feel that sun right next to me, yeah, girl, your touch is a hundred degrees ♪ ♪ boardwalks were made for

dancing and flip-flops were made to lose like ♪ ♪ this night was meant to happen and, girl, i was made for you like ♪ ♪ you were made for summer just like these stars we're under ♪ ♪ we're made for lighting this july sky up ♪ ♪ blanket down made for me and you tied up ♪ ♪ all night long, over and over crash into me and pull me closer ♪ ♪ kiss by kiss, one after another ♪ ♪ don't let go, baby, let this summer ♪ ♪ just keep on coming in waves keep coming in waves ♪ ♪ keep on coming in waves ♪ ♪ keep on coming in waves whoo ♪

♪ ♪ all night long over and over ♪ crash into me and pull me closer ♪ ♪ kiss by kiss one after another ♪ ♪ don't let go, baby, let this summer just keep on coming in waves ♪ ♪ keep coming in waves ♪ ♪ keep on coming in waves keep coming in waves majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available.

because that's power down time.

>> announcer: monday -- >> hi, i'm patti labelle. i have a huge surprise for this phenomenal angel. >> announcer: she's about to surprise a real-life health care hero. live on "gma." plus, countdown to the oscars with carey mulligan live on abc's "good morning america." big thank to you luke bryan for that great performance and don't miss nba saturday prime time when the lakers take on kevin durant and the brooklyn nets at 8:30 p.m. eastern right here on abc, cecilia, i know you have blocked that out. >> it's already in my calendar. >> we hope you all have a great weekend. bye-bye. ♪

it's okay that you don't want to be first: you aren't. second covid vaccine. it's okay to have questions: everyone deserves answers. i'm wary that there isn't enough information. it's okay to be excited, or worried, or both. it's alright for it to take whatever it takes for you to be ready. hi mom, ready for your shot? yes, i've been waiting for this day. we just got what? vaccinated. we just got vaccinated! let's get you there. let's get to immunity.

building a better bay area for a safe sand secure future. this is abc 7 news. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. let's see how friday is doing on the roads. >> good morning, everyone. the major sig alert we were following in san francisco has cleared on northbound 101 before 20th street. there is quite an extensive backup there. speeds are still down around 5 miles per hour. we have live pictures of the san mateo bridge. is a hole in the roadway that is slowing people down so a heads up to you. a little he's out there, some high clouds as we look from sutro tower. windy all day at the coast and blowing sand with a small craft advisory all around the bay. some issues if you want to go out on the water. pollen will be rather high all the way through the weekend. mid-50s at the coast to barely

70 inland. it only gets warmer. time now for live with kelly and >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new comedy, "home economics," topher grace. and do you fondue? if you do or you do not, we have some cheese to show you. plus, a colorado dad and his son bring 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: i love watching it. all right. good morning, ripa. >> kelly: it's friday. did you know that it was friday? >> announcer: i think i know. it's friday. >> ryan: i have so much fun watching you say our names