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need to watch. from out of this world to "summer on the bluffs," sunny hostin is live. it's just one day until mother's day. this year's go-to gift. blissful brunch for under $40 inspiring words for all mothers. mom's the word. maya feller, a mom-umental surprise for her. ♪ ♪ good morning, america. welcome to our second hour. it is mother's day weekend. kind of a big deal, right? we've cooked up a delicious surprise for one of our favorite

moms, a big friend of the show. maya feller, she is standing by. there you see she is getting ready for what she thinks is a chat with us about spring produce, but no talk of fava beans or fiddle ferns today because we are whisking her away to the perfect mother's day brunch. it's a big surprise, and we'll have much more on that coming up. >> i'm so excited for that. >> i just want to know what that is. >> honestly i asked the producer the exact same question. >> i can show you a picture later. first, though, we have a lot to talk about this morning, the race to vaccinate. the u.s. reaching a milestone in the fight against the pandemic as more than 150 million americans have received at least one dose of the covid vaccine. that puts us on track to hit president biden's goal of 70% of the population having at least one shot by july 4th. >> unfortunately, though, there could be a major snag here. vaccination rates are down significantly in the last week according to a federal document. pfizer is now asking for full fda approval for their shots

with moderna next, and some public school systems in florida are getting ready to set up vaccination pods for the 12 to 15 age group. let's go back now to abc's trevor ault who is at a pfizer headquarters in new york. trevor, good morning once again. >> reporter: good morning again, dan. so the vaccines are working, and now doses are available essentially everywhere, but the focus is now shifting to maintaining our momentum and making that hard sell to hesitant americans that these shots are worth it. this morning, with now 150 million americans receiving at least one shot of the covid-19 vaccine, the white house is pushing to get hesitant americans on board with the aim of administering at least one dose to 70% of the adult population by the fourth of july. >> we're doing everything we can, bringing every resource to bear to reach americans who need more convenience or more information. >> reporter: health officials are hoping pfizer's request for full approval of its vaccine might encourage those who are

still weary. this week the country's vaccination rate fell to 2 million shots a day, a 20% drop from the week before. >> i didn't really know much about it so i thought, maybe wait a little bit and see how that goes. >> reporter: robin banks was one of many holding out on the vaccine, and he then tested positive three weeks after he was eligible for the shot, ending up in the hospital. >> i do regret not getting the vaccine earlier because i would not want to go through this. >> reporter: and the spread of the virus is still a concern. in florida, where overall cases have decreased and the governor recently suspended any covid-19 restrictions, the state is still the highest site of case load of covid variants. after spring break, the total skyrock skyrocketed. overnight, new signs of normalcy. with the atlanta braves welcoming back a full crowd at the ballpark for the first time since the pandemic began. >> it's gone.

>> reporter: and the cdc director says this week she expects a decision to potentially grant emergency authorization to give the pfizer vaccine to 12 to 15-year-olds, though for younger children like preschool age, she doesn't expect they'll be able to start getting their shots until next year. dan? >> have to wait on that. thank you, trevor, so much. let's move now to the economy and president biden on the defensive after that new jobs report showing america's hiring numbers are falling well below expectations. critics therefore are asking given these new numbers, was president biden's nearly $2 trillion rescue plan worth it? abc white house correspondent maryalice has more from the white house. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. like you said, these disappointing job numbers clearly frustrating the white house. they say it's a sign of just how far the country has to go to recover from the losses, from the pandemic. only about 266,000 jobs created in april.

that is less than half of the numbers created in march. unemployment actually seems to have edged up, but there were jobs added in leisure and hospitality. we have been talking so much about those industries that were hit so hard this last year, but there were losses in temporary help services, things like careers and messengers, but this news like you said just putting the white house on the defensive. republicans blasting the president. republican governors saying that the additional $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits have been keeping people from seeking work. now, president biden and treasury secretary janet yellen are really balking at that idea. they say that they always expected that the road to recovery would be long, would be bumpy. they are arguing that if anything, this demonstrates that democrats' policy proposals, things around paid family leave and paid medical leave, funding for child care are really needed right now. you are hearing a big conversation from the white house about a need to help caregivers that were just overburdened this last year,

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what she thinks will be a spring produce segment, but we have got a mother's day surprise in store for her. we cannot wait for that. it's going to be so much fun. >> we're making her stand out there for a long time and wave. >> a bouquet of fiddle ferns, right? >> that's right. >> we have a special treat for her. now we have a special treat planned for you twice, "pop news" with janai. >> dan, i heard that. i have a special treat planned for viewers. it's "pop news" and we begin with new music from pink. the three-time grammy-winning singer, releasing her new single, "all i know so far," along with the video featuring the one and only cher. take a look. ♪ nobody knows that ♪ ♪ i can't teach you how to fly ♪ ♪ but i can show you how to live like your life is on the line ♪ >> pink saying the song is, quote, sort of the story of my life, and a letter to my daughter, willow sage, who even makes a cameo also in the music video.

the track is one of the songs on pink's upcoming new album which includes live recordings from her 2019 "beautiful trauma" world tour. will smith is on a mission to get back in shape, specifically the best shape of his life, and he's taking fans on the journey. the star shared this photo of himself posing in nothing but a pair of short shorts writing, quote, this is the body that carried me through an entire pandemic. and countless days of grazing through the pantry. i love this body, so i want to feel better. no more midnight muffins. this is it. i'm going to get into the best shape of mir life. smith went on to announce that he's teaming up with youtube for a six-part docu-series called "best shape of my life" as he works to get his health and wellness back on track. something a lot of us can probably relate to after a year at home. no word yet on when he's getting started, but fans and friends have already said they'll be watching and working out with him. you like that?

>> i like frans. combine it together. >> that was the special treat. >> it is, and i will not be working out with will smith. and finally, happy almost mother's day. to my mom, your mom, all the moms out there. friendly reminder, for anybody who might have forgotten mother's day is tomorrow, the national retail foundation says the three top gift categories are greeting cards, flowers, followed by special outings, but the gift mom really wants, peace and quiet. a new survey found that 70% of moms just want one night of uninterrupted sleep while the top annoyance for mothers on mother's day is cleaning up after the celebration which may explain the recent findings from opentable, restaurant are up 64% this year compared to 2019. give mom a break. >> definitely don't make her clean up after her celebration. >> let her sleep in. give her everything. let her sthotel room he spa, and where she can sleep.

>> i love how they're talking about, don't let her do this. >> mom deserves a break. mom deserves a break, charlie. >> hint hint. thanks, janai. now to our "gma" cover story as our mother's day extravaganza rolls on. we wanted to introduce you to an amazing mom, morgan harper nichols. she offers her nearly 2 million instagram followers a daily dose of inspiration. i got the chance to sit down with her and got to hear all about her life-changing philosophy that all moms need to hear. take a look. >> reporter: morgan harper nichols shares words of hope on instagram to over 1.7 million followers. she's an artist, musician, author and mom. her latest book called "how far you have come," she wrote during quarantine and says she found inspiration right in her iphone. >> i started looking through my phone's camera roll and i just started to find in my own story i had already been through so much. even though i was sitting at

home and i was not able to go forward, i could still look back and really have gratitude for my story, and different moments of my life. >> reporter: the book examines growing up, and the many hardships she faced. you share a lot of personal things in this book. >> a lot of my struggles from childhood all the way through college can really be -- are really related to having undiagnosed autism. i spent a lot of years not giving myself credit for being strong and being courageous, and feeling like i didn't measure up. >> reporter: finding beauty through it all. she shares her art with words of positivity, encouragement and comfort on social media not just to help others, but as a daily reminder for herself. >> some of us are going to be more hopeful on days than others, but we can support each other through that. so i just hope that my art can just be, like, just a little bit of hope coming your way. >> reporter: so on this mother's day weekend, this mom of a toddler says in this tough time, it's especially important to

give ourselves grace. >> i think it's important that we continue as parents to encourage each other of, like, what we're able to do with this really uncertain time is significant, and it's important, and it's worth celebrating. >> and she has so many good reminders for all of us. she had a post this week that said, productivity looks a little different right now and that's okay. >> absolutely. >> a good, good reminder for us. her book is out now if you would like to take a look. >> a great conversation, eva. thank you so much for that. we do want to turn now to a mother's day surprise. dietitian, nutritionist and mom maya feller, of course, a longtime friend of ours here on "gma" always there to make sure we're eating our leafy greens. at the start of the pandemic, she lt viewers into her home with a little help from her husband who became her camera operator, and maya even checks in when she's on a summer road trip with her family. haveelet thrll tough yr r moms

ofo hor you. so here's the deal. maya thinks she's joining us for a segment about spring produce, but little does she know we have some surprises up our sleeve. >> oh, okay. actually we did have a little bit of an audio malfunction so maya has actually heard some of what we just said. >> oh, no. >> so maya -- >> now i'm crying. >> that's so sweet. >> i'm totally crying. >> well, i do want to tell you -- so you figured out -- we're not going to talk about rhubarb. we've got a surprise coming for you. eva, you want to tell her what's going to happen next here? >> okay, so, maya, here are the plans that we have. because it's mothes we want to do something nice for you, we know you love the farmer's market, but we're going to send you to a different location. nicole your producer is there, and she's going to lead the way, and we are going to need to put a blindfold on you, so you're going to hae to trust us.

>> that's right. >> okay. okay. >> surprise. see, at least now -- even though maybe she got some of it -- you're in a blindfold now, right? so the adventure is just getting started. so maya, good-bye. we're going to check back in with you in a little bit. >> okay. >> all right, maya. we'll see you soon. let's get it over to rob who is out in a part of brooklyn, and in front of the big carousel over there. rob, what's going on? >> hey. one more fun thing to do with your mom this weekend, we are celebrating brooklyn and new york opening back up, and this beautiful carousel just opened back up last weekend, and this guy's -- he's really happy about it. just some beautiful woodworking done here. every other horse is covered up in safety measures here, but this thing was built back in 1922 by the philadelphia toboggan company, sat in youngstown, ohio, for years, and

then was auctioned off, and a couple here in new york, david and jane walentas, they bought this thing and renovated it to its glory here. by hand they took razor blades and got all the paint off here, to its current glory. this is the lead horse right here, and we're going to do a weather forecast as we go around slowly here on the carousel. we have ourselves a landspout or a little tornado that went through nebraska earlier this week. no damage done, but it certainly scared some of the golfers there. if you live in the northeastern third of the country, you're dealing with some unseasonably cold weather. in the morning, the temps in the lower 30s and 40s today to start off your mother's day weekend. jane's carousel, jane and dave walentas, congratulations to an amazing legacy. welcome to the weekend. waking up to mild conditions. a red flag warning for the

mountains of the north bay, hills of the east bay and valleys where north winds will gust to over 40 and 50 miles an hour. relative humidity drops below 20%. temperatures warm to near 90 inland. 81 in oakland. upper 80s santa rosa. 70s in the city. winds over 25 still trying to figure out, was that a unicorn or a pegasus rob was on? have you figured it out? either way he'll be ready for the convention later this year. it is time now for "deals & steals." tory johnson is here with sensational savings that turn any day into a spring fling, and we're saving big on style and skin care. we love the support. you can get these deals by pointing your cell phone camera right to the screen right there. the qr code will bring it up for you, and make it easy. tory, good morning. first thing here, multipurpose, megastylish. what do you have for us? >> you got it.

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♪ hello. welcome back to "gma," and more shoutouts to mom from "gma" staffers here. it's mother's day weekend, and our friend maya feller, she thought that she was about to chat about spring produce and things -- what was the other? fiddle ferns and stuff like that? instead she's on her way to a surprise mother's day brunch. >> maya's husband, her kids parker and anais are standing by at tribeca's kitchen. before maya gets there, let's check in with the chef to find out what's on the menu for our dear friend this morning. hey, guys. >> hi. how's everything going? we're super excited to have maya in today and her family, they're awesome, and we're having a

little brunch. we have a nice little spread here at tribeca's kitchen. we'll walk you through a bit. we have our granola yogurt parfait, our avocado toast, homemade hash browns, pastrami hash, along with our greek salad, and a few little cocktails here. kale celery juice, watermelon and ginger, pineapple aloe vera, and then, our classic homemade orange juice. superexcited. love to have you guys here. wishing all the mothers out there happy mother's day in advance, and i'll just give a quick shoutout to my baby sister. happy birthday, kate, and we're super excited to be having some fun. >> maya is going to love it. she loves words like ancient grains. >> yes. there was a lot of green, colorful things on that table. >> thank you, chef. we will come back to you a little bit later in the show. time now though for the highest brow portion of the show, and that is -- bring in the air horn. >> he just wants to get punched this morning. >> he does.

>> janai norman. >> he said avocado toast and french toast, and i'm just over here, like, licking my fingers. yum. thinking about it. you guys don't lick your fingers? >> we did for the celery juice. >> right? yeah. yeah. it's time for "binge this." it wouldn't be a saturday morning without a rundown of your weekend watch list, and the force is strong over here. we've got some "star wars" fans in the studio. tuesday was "star wars" day, may the 4th, and to celebrate disney plus gifted us "star wars: the bad batch." it's a brand-new animated series that follows the genetically mutated storm force, aka, the bad batch. we met them in "the clone wars," but if you haven't seen that series, that's okay. word is that you just need to be familiar with the events of "revenge of the sith." >> bad batch. >> bad batch. that's what they call you. >> kidding. >> that's what they can call the

entire anchor team on the weekends. you are the bad batch. >> wear it as a badge of honor. this is a huge weekend for tv. so what else out there is binge-worthy? >> okay, "shrill" is back, and you know aidy bryant from "snl" she brings her comedic timing as the exec producer of the series. if you're behind on this series, now is the perfect time to catch up on this series. you won't want to miss the last eight episodes, and then nine new episodes of "selena: the series," streaming over on netflix. it chronicles the life and tragic murder of music legend selena. her family helped produce this series. she would have turned 50 this year, and the series really celebrates her legacy. lots of people talking about an episode when a young beyonce knowles sees selena. really cool. >> and you have the inside scoop. what's going on? >> a comedian has taken over

instagram and now brings the laughs to her brand-new show on showtime. she's written shows like -- you know this? >> yeah. it's on showtime. >> her self-titled show has sketches, musical numbers and interviews from the likes of bowen yang, phoebe bridges and fran leibowitz, but it's all starting tomorrow night on showtime. i'm glad you knew that. >> dan knows everything about television. >> she's really great. >> he watches a lot of tv. >> and we have a bonus binge. i'll grab this real quick. our friend, sunny hostin does it all. she's the former federal prosecutor who lights up hot topics on "the view," and she wrote "summer on the bluffs." it's addictive, and she joins us now. sunny, i'm so excited to be talking to you about this. i'm halfway through. stayed up later than i should have reading this. >> oh, thank you. >> congratulations. okay, so, it's a perfect beach read.

i have been reading it in bed. it's so good. you also address significant issues including race and colorism. why was it so important for you to tackle all these issues head-on? >> when i was looking for a beach read, i was looking for a story centered on women of color, centered on women that looked like me in all of our complexities, and i don't really think that you can do an authentic story, write an authentic story about martha's vineyard with its wonderful history of -- of, you know, black folks being able to buy beachfront property on martha's vineyard at a time when they couldn't buy beachfront property anywhere else without exploring the real life issues we encounter. it was very important to me to write it in an authentic, real life, robust way, and that would including issues of race, issues of colorism, and i hope that you're enjoying reading it because i did want to reflect us in all of our complexity. so that's why.

>> it's funny you say that, sunny. a lot of books you get 100 pages in before you really get started. not this one. you get right into it. >> that's some good tease. this is your first work of fiction. i'm curious what makes it so personal. >> you know, i, as you know, cover a lot of social justice cases, social justice issues, but when i'm doing that work, i have to read the case files, and i have to read up on it, and brush up on it and it's always so very dark, and always so personal, and i wanted a getaway, you know, this has been a really hard year and a half for so many of us, and i was looking for that kind of getaway, and i couldn't find it. again, centered on people of color. i wanted to experience black joy, black beaches, and i decided like tony morrison says, if there's a book you want to read and it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it, and i started writing and sketching away, and martha's vineyard is my special place, the place that i go for refuge,

and to get away. so i know it intimately, and i know it really well and i wrote about it, and the response, eva, has been so incredible that i realize that there was a thirst for -- from just so many people. they wanted that getaway, and they wanted to learn a little bit of history about the vineyard and my happy place. so i'm just ecstatic actually about the response, and i'm looking forward to writing more now. >> we are so happy that you wrote it, and now everyone can read it. thank you so much, sunny, for stopping by early saturday morning on mother's day weekend. happy mother's day to you. and be sure to check out sunny's book, "summer on the bluffs." coming up, our friend maya feller, ready to find out what her big mother's day surprise is. we're finally letting her in on the secret right after the break. >> she's stuck there in a blindfold. poor maya. today let's paint with behr ultra scuff defense... so that you can live that scuff-free life.

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and welcome back to "gma." we couldn't getting in one more great deal. it a bonus deal. tory, what do you got for us? >> we have a great small business called save the girls and they make cell phone purses

which is the easiest way to keep your phone protected and be able to use it without removing it. there's a touchscreen there that allows you to use your phone, but then also protects it from germs, losing, dropping. all of those things. if you like to go hands-free, we have more than a dozen options. your choice today. they start at $15.50. whit? >> fantastic. that looks great. tory, thank you so much. of course, we partnered with all these companies and you can get the deals on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. earlier as you may remember, we surprised our friend maya feller. she thought she was doing a spring produce segment when in reality we worked up a mother's day surprise. >> oh, my god. >> just for her. there she is receiving the news of the surprise. >> before the actual surprise. >> yes, before we blindfolded her. >> we blindfolded maya, whisked her away from the farmer's market and brought her to tribeca's kitchen here in new york, they have put together a great spread and maya's family is standing by. what a spectacular mother's day

brunch. >> so let's bring maya back in. there she is looking like a kidnapped victim in the back of the car, blindfolded. maya, go ahead. you can take that blindfold off now, and then step out of the vehicle please. >> there you go. >> there she goes. >> there they are. >> it's your family. >> happy mother's day. >> maya, we wanted to honor and pcelebrate you this mother's da weekend. you are a dear friend to us. >> thank you. >> here at "gma." >> even got the puppy in there. >> i'm so moved, you guys, you have no idea. i'm so moved. thank you so much. >> you have to see the food. >> she hasn't even seen the food yet. >> oh, my goodness. and i thought i was going to talk about ramps and fiddle head ferns and then here's all this absolutely gorgeous food. hi, sweetie pie. look at the pomsky. oh, my goodness, this is

incredible. >> you'll be happy to hear -- >> thank you so much. >> there's a lot of green juice d anciengrains, d things know you get excited about. i don't know if we got fiddle heads in there -- >> i think it's fiddle ferns. >> fiddle ferns, sorry. fiddle heads, fiddle ferns. the chef is really taking care of you there, but i do want to bring in a member of your family. anais, is there anything you want to say to your mom on this mother's day eve? >> i love you. >> oh, she just said she loves me which is incredible because guess what, i love you to the moon and back. you all, thank you so much. this is incredible. i am absolutely moved and so grateful to be a part of the "gma" family. i just -- i'm speechless. >> well, we love having you part of our family. happy mother's day to you, and we've gotten to know your family as well, especially during the pandemic. they have been her technical crew behind the scenes as well. we love your husband as well who has been the cameraman.

>> expert photographer. >> happy early mother's day. >> a bit camera shy, but here i am. >> there he is. enjoy your brunch, and we'll talk to you soon for sure. so great for them. okay, we want to transition and get back to rob marciano who has been hard at work on the carousel. he was on a unicorn or a pegasus. a pegacorn. what do you got now, rob? >> this is not a kiddie carousl. there's no unicorns. there's no pegasus. i'm on a chariot right now for and let's celebrate mother's day, and speaking of unicorns, what do you have with a unicorn? you have to have a rainbow. so we have a picture of not one, but a double rainbow out of nashville, tennessee, which had some rough weather earlier this week, and here's your mother's day cities forecasts across the country. bring it out with the flowers. it's that weekend for you. mothers hill, colorado, 64, mothers arms, florida, 88. flowers, mississippi, 86, and love, arizona, 89 degrees. let's show you a little bit more of this phenomenal carousel

built in 1922 by the philadelphia toboggan company. i'm going to get on this guy. it's going up and down and i'm getting a little bit seasick here. there are 48 of these hand-carved horses. two of those magnificent chariots, and 1,200 lights and a fan organ right there that's over 100 years old. they won't play that unless the windows are open because it just blows so loud. this is amazing. jane and david walentas who bought this in 1984 and restored it to its amazing beauty, and now it's back up and running after being shut down for a year because of covid. we continue to celebrate the reopening here of america including right he good morning, a red flag warning in effect for the hills and the valleys of the east bay. here near 90 degrees, low 80s today in oakland. winds will be gusting through now the a new project we're

now to a new project we're excited about in honor of asian-american pacific island heritage month. we are putting a spotlight on up and comers in the aapi community with the "gma" inspiration list, legends like kristi yamaguchi, and kevin kwan and margaret cho have picked their favorite movers and shakers. the list debuts on monday. i'm revealing my pick early. take a look. it's simon kim. he's the owner of the michelin steakhouse coat. and like most restaurants, we know they were hit hard by the pandemic, and simon chose to support his community raising money for asian-americans charities in the midst of the rising hate crimes supporting black-owned businesses last summer as protests across the country called for racial justice, and giving a portion of his profits to a local food pantry to help feed hungry new yorkers. coat i'm happy to say it was

able to survive the pandemic. the restaurant is up and running again, and simon was even able to open up a new restaurant in miami, something he planned to do pre-pandemic. i chose simon because he has chosen to continue to give back even when it's hard, and i just love that spirit of giving and community. so you can check out our full "gma" inspiration list on monday on goodmorningamerica.com. >> great choice. really cool project. >> absolutely. and coming up, mother's day brunch for under 40 bucks. we'll be right back to show you how to do it. ♪ how to do it. ♪

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awesome custard, and then you top it with a great pecan and brown sugar crumble. you can do it in the blender or food processer if you want to make it easier on yourself. this will cook in the oven for about an hour, half the time wrapped in foil, and the other half without the foil so it gets brown and crispy on top. then for the savory side, we got this chicken apple sausage and potato hash. it's great, because if you start it, when you put the fresh toast in the oven, everything will be done at the same time. that chicken apple sausage provides just the amount of sweetness to go up against this potato and onion, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes, and then to finish it all off, a little bit of parsley for freshns. >> all right, kendra, great job. we're eating this in the studio. >> it's so good. >> nobody else will talk to me because their mouths are full. >> yeah. >> i do want to say the final price tag for this entire mother's day brunch is $38.07. that's just $9.52 per serving.

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thanks for watching this morning. i'm trying to tell janai that the white part is the plate. >> i knew not to eat too much so i could be ready when you said something. >> stay tuned tonight for whit anchoring "world news." have a great saturday. have a great saturday. good morning, i'm liz kreutz. santa clara county officials are teaming up with the 49ers to host a 3-day vaccination clinic for eners, f 1to 19 from tuesd, , 5:30 p.m.

to 7:30 p.m. each day. kids and families can tour the stadium and get 49ers swag. a monument is planned for the golden gate park. if it gets final approval it should be installed in time for juneteenth. the install days, called monumental reckoning features hundreds of statutes representing slaves around the pedestal around where francis key once stood. the scramble is on at the flower mart in san francisco. mother's day is the biggest flower day of the year. no surprise there. vendors are having an easier time compared to last year when the pandemic shut the mart down. in march of 2020 and stayed closed until days before the holiday. if you are trying to decide what kind of flowers to give your mom, start with her favorite color and go from there. let's get to lisa argen for a check of the weather.

>> good morning to you. a beautiful view here, santa cruz 56, going to 80 today. we are warming quickly. sit wilow mid-60s from oakland to mountain view, 62 san jose. we got the offshore winds, upper elevation north winds. low to mid-60s in the north bay. we are looking at the gusty winds, 45 miles an hour north winds from mount diablo, 20 to 30 north bay. this going to keep us dry and getting drier throughout the weekend. we will talk about a red flag warning in detail coming up. up next fire cr preparing for a potentially dangerous red flag warning.

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. lot of things burned last year but california is a big state. there's plenty more to burn. it's not looking good. >> a red flag warning in effect for big portions of the bay area. fire crews bracing for a potentially dangerous weekend. it's saturday may 8th. thank you for joining us. let's start which talking about that red flag warning get a check of the weather. good morning. >> good morning. it didn't take long. last weekend it was a sacramento valley and the delta. it's just slid to the west. with in a week we are under

that red flag