graduating with a 5.0 gpa, he is going to the university of southern california to good morning, america. and we begin this monday with a hopeful headline on the covid crisis. turning the corner. coronavirus cases at a seven-month low. dr. fauci now saying it may be time to further relax restrictions including wearing masks indoors. attention to getting teens vaccinated. the fda expected to authorize the pf ds as soon as today, while india is pushed to its breaking point with covid. we're live on the ground there this morning. massive cyberattack. a critical u.s. pipeline that supplies 45% of fuel to the east coast shut down. hackers demanding ransom. will it mean a spike in gas prices starting today? kentucky derby bombshell.

winning horse medina spirit failing the post-race drug test. his trainer suspended. denying any wrongdoing. will the horse lose his title just days before the second leg of the triple crown. a "gma" exclusive. through the streets after a ledn shooting in times square. we're going to hear from her this morning as police hunt for the suspect. billion-dollar divorce. new details on bill and melinda gates' divorce. the new report that says she's been talking to lawyers about ending the marriage since 2019 when her husband's connection to jeffrey epstein became public. severe weather on the move. damaging winds, large hail and a tornado ripping through the plains and the south. the new threat this morning. plus, the king's gambit. a 10-year-old story of triumph coming to the country as a refugee. now one of the youngest chess masters in america.

he joins us live this morning only on "gma." good morning, america. we hope you had a nice mother's day weekend, and thank you for being with us on this monday morning. we are going to begin with the coronavirus emergency. the white house now says the u.s. is turning a corner as case numbers and hospitalizations continue to fall, and yesterday on "this week," dr. anthony fauci told me we can start to discuss the lifting of mask mandates even indoors. >> the cdc saying over 152 million americans have received at least one dose of the population. -- vaccine. that's 58% of the adult population. victor oquendo is at the airport in miami, one of several offering shots to travelers in an effort to increase vaccinations as demand is on the decline. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this is one of two vaccine sites

opening up this week here at miami international airport. you already have a few people in line. this is the spot where everyone will register. they're offering the pfizer vaccine to airport workers, their family and friends as well as travelers who live and work here in florida. here's the room where shots will go into arms. the idea here is simple, make access even easier as we turn the corner. this morning, with the u.s. gaining more ground in the fight against covid-19, and cases at a seven-month low, dr. anthony fauci on "this week" telling george, as more people get vaccinated, it might soon be time to further relax restrictions like wearing masks indoors. >> the cdc will be almost in realtime, george, updating their recommendations and their guidelines, but, yes, we do need to start being more liberal as we get more people vaccinated. >> we are turning the corner. the light at the end of the tunnel is brighter and brighter. >> reporter: as vaccine demand is declining for adults, the u.s. now just below 2 million shots a day, down nearly 40% in the last month. louisiana and mississippi turning down vaccines. only one-third of adults there are vaccinated. all eyes are now on vaccines in children.

the fda expected to authorize 12 to 15-year-olds for pfizer's vaccine as soon as today. 15-year-old dakota morgan died just two days after being diagnosed with covid. >> she asked me why did this happen to her and what did she do to deserve this, and i told her that she didn't do anything to deserve this. >> reporter: her parents say she was a healthy teen who loved basketball. she tested positive on sunday. by monday, her condition deteriorated. >> they told us to come in and say good-bye just until she made it to the hospital. i didn't think that it was good-bye forever. >> reporter: her family now urging everyone to get vaccinated as are officials across the country who get more creative in their incentives. in detroit, for example, they're offering people $50 to get vaccinated. you also have cities and bars partnering up offering free drinks with proof of vaccination and miami beach is in on it

calling it shots for shots. george? >> whatever it takes. overseas now. india at a breaking point. heading toward 1 million deaths from covid as cases soar and the medical system is near collapse. anti-government anger is growing. maggie rulli is on the scene in new delhi. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. yeah, the need here is so desperate. i want to show you this house of worship just today has been converted into a hospital with enough beds for 400 people, and we have been watching as ambulances come up. multiple people arriving, all who have tested positive for covid-19, and george, on the ground it feels like as fast as help arrives, the need is even greater. this morning, india in crisis. the country's healthcare system pushed to its breaking point. >> we are beyond capacity in our icu. >> reporter: this doctor telling me they don't have the nurses, doctors or supplies to treat all of those sick with covid. >> we have seen deaths and patients have arrived and died

at the gate of the emergency. these are lives that could have been saved. >> reporter: in just the past 24 hours, more than 400,000 covid cases and more than 4,000 deaths. experts believe those numbers are drastically underreported with one estimate predicting that 1 million indians could die from covid-19 by august. international aid is pouring in as many tell us they feel the country's healthcare system has failed them, and now they have to step in to help themselves. outside this hospital, we meet people making desperate calls to find help for their loved ones. this couple was told there is no room for their aunt. what are you going to do now? this man says he has tried more than 20 hospitals and clinics, and so far, no one has an icu bed for his uncle. he says while the government claims there's enough oxygen and medical care for everyone, the reality on the ground is desperate. people like that man and so many others often find themselves here at places that are reaching out trying to help people. we have driven past so many makeshift clinics set up on the

side of the road in tents, seen people driving up to get oxygen. most of these places all run by volunteers and so many people tell us as this help from their community, sometimes from total strangers, it's keeping their loved ones alive, george. >> maggie, give us a deeper sense of what you are seeing right now. >> reporter: yeah, george. it's hard not to feel helpless sometimes on the ground here in india right now. outside of clinics and hospitals, we've watched as patients on cots receiving life-saving care in the 100-degree heat laying on the side of the road, and there's the other side of the city. new delhi is known for its vibrancy, its packed streets and its culture, but right now it is eerily quiet, george. people staying inside because they're scared, and they're scared to go outside. >> such a terrifying situation. maggie rulli, thanks very much. michael? >> all right, thank you, george. now to that massive thshdoo t east coast. th elwyn lopez is on the ground in marietta, georgia, with the

good morning, elwyn. >> reporter: michael, good morning. a major security breach on a vital pipeline network. just take a look at these massive tanks from above. experts are now calling this cyberattack one of the largest disruptions by hackers to critical u.s. infrastructure. this morning, the clock is ticking to restore one of the nation's largest fuel pipelines. the colonial pipeline company says after hackers hit its system on friday demanding a ransom, it was forced to shut down its 5,500-mile pipeline which supplies nearly half of the fuel to the east coast. it moves more than 100 million gallons a day stretching from texas to new jersey. the biden administration issuing emergency transportation waivers to 18 states to help offset the impact, but experts fear gas prices could start rising as soon as today, and a fema document reviewed by abc news

warns the shutdown could affect the covid-19 vaccine supply chain. >> it's not like you can just turn these computers back on again. they are infected. it's going to take time, and that time means that people will begin to see shortages at the pump. they'll begin to see higher gas prices and disruptions across the northeast united states. >> reporter: the company saying sunday some of its smaller lines are back online, but the main system is still down. sources tell abc news, preliminary reports suggest the culprit is an eastern european criminal organization dubbed darkside. and federal officials this morning are actively trying to determine whether a foreign nation was also involved and, guys, colonial pipelines also provides jet fuel to major airports and that could lead to disruptions in air travel. robin. >> elwyn, thank you so much. now we have an abc news

exclusive. the nypd officer who carried an injured 4-year-old girl to safety following a shooting here in times square. well, that officer is speaking about it this morning. this as police hunt for a suspect in the shooting. stephanie ramos is here with that for us. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this is the truest heart of manhattan, times square, but on saturday it was a frightening scene after a man opened fire shooting three people including a little girl. we spoke exclusively with that police officer who jumped into action to save her. this morning, nypd officer alyssa vogel is being hailed a hero, now speaking exclusively to abc news. >> i'm very grateful that people are taking it in that aspect and calling me a hero, but every officer on the team is a hero for that day too because there were multiple victims, and everyone did a phenomenal job. >> reporter: watch closely as she sprints down the streets of times square, a hub for tourists, carrying a 4-year-old little girl who was shot to a waiting ambulance. >> as a mom, i think my motherly

instincts just went to, you know, i need to help her. >> reporter: it was just before 5:00 p.m. on saturday at the crossroads of the world when bullets started flying amid an argument between four men, but the bullets hitting three people nearby, including the child who was toy shopping with her parents. 23-year-old wendy magrinat was in town for mother's day from rohode island. she was shot in the thigh and thought she would never see her 2-year-old daughter again. >> i saw a police officer, and i screamed to her. i was, like, i'm shot. i have a 2-year-old. i don't want to die. please help me. >> reporter: another woman was shot in the foot. that 4-year-old was hit in her calf. she ended up in the same ambulance with magrinat. was she crying? was she saying anything? >> this little girl is the strongest person i've ever seen. for somebody who has just been shot, she was just standing there, you know, obviously scared, but she wasn't crying or anything. she only yelled when we were

tightening the tourniquet because that's very painful, but she was very brave in that very traumatic situation. >> reporter: her heroism recognized by the nypd tweeting, while they're rushing toward the danger to help save a little girl or rushing home to family after tour this mother's day, the dedication of new york's finest knows no bounds. authorities did not find a gun but say they did find three shell casings here in this area. now, a man in his 30s has been identified as a person of interest in this shooting. his name is farrakhan muhammad and police say he was actually identified by his brother who was the intended victim. police are now asking for the public's help in finding him. guys. >> hopefully they will find him soon. >> sure do. we're going to move now onto that severe weather that's on the move through the plains and the south, and there's a new threat this morning. ginger tracking it all. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, george. mother nature showed up on mother's day.

look at this video out of tennessee. this is a tornado, and there were a couple over the weekend. more than 130 severe storm reports actually. we've got some of the video from the damage. the tree there into the cars, and of course next to somebody's pool, you see the shrapnel looking on the side of the house, that's from all that damaging wind. go to texas, you also had damage from a different set of storms. some flash flooding there too. they had winds up to 70 miles per hour. 2 to 5 inches of rain, and now we're talking about flash flood threat for new orleans, pockets of severe weather on either end. new orleans, by the way, more than 15 inches above average already thispro they've more than doubled what they usually get and they have more on the way. michael. >> all i can say about that is, wow, ginger. thank you for that. now that kentucky derby bombshell. winner medina spirit failing a post-race drug test and throwing that victory into question. the horse's trainer now suspended, but he is denying wrongdoing. t.j. holmes is here with that. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning to you, stra. the biggest star in horse racing

year after year is not a horse but a man, bob baffert. if you don't know the name -- if you've watched the race, you have seen him with the white hair and sunglasses, that guy. a hall of fame trainer who is now accused of wrongdoing in the sport's biggest race. >> bob baffert does it again! medina spirit has won the kentucky derby. >> reporter: just over a week after crossing the most prized finish line in horse racing, the kentucky derby winner is in jeopardy of losing that crown. medina spirit, the winning racehorse, testing positive for a steroid according to the kentucky racing commission. >> it was actually a gut punch. >> reporter: medina spirit's trainer, bob baffert, is now awaiting the results of another test to confirm the accuracy of the initial positive result. >> it's injustice for the horse, but we're going to fight it. >> reporter: the steroid, which is considered a therapeutic is legal to use, but it's not allowed to be in the horse's system on race day. baffert who has seven kentucky derby wins under his belt is no stranger to controversy over the

years and medina spirit is baffert's fifth horse to fail a drug test in a year. the trainer denies any wrongdoing. >> we know for certain that we did not give him that. we're talking pikograms, and a pikogram is like a grain of salt in an olympic size pool. that would have no effect, but it's enough for -- to have a red flag. >> reporter: baffert is now suspended from the track where he tasted victories just days ago. barred from entering any horses at churchill downs racetrack. >> if it's confirmed, you could potentially have the winner of the most famous race in the country disqualified from victory. >> so baffert says medina spirit is going to actually continuing racing in all the races for the triple crown while they await test results. now, if the second test comes back and medina spirit is disqualified, then the runner-up would move up to be the winner. but, guys, what happens to all

that money that people bet? some $155 million bet on the kentucky derby. you keep your money. that is not going to change even if the results change. all the bets are final. so you get to keep your money but i would put it in a shoe box under the bed just in case somebody comes looking for you. >> so you don't get your money back if you bet on the losers? >> it's all set. all the money that exchanged hands is final no matter if the results of the race change because of a disqualification. so, george, you're good. >> or not. >> the second place horse, and i still don't get my money when they're declared the winner. wow. >> the injustice. t.j., thank you. we have the chinese rocket that slammed into the ocean over the weekend. concerns that it did not hit a populated area did not happen. nasa is now criticizing china though for failing to act responsibly. gio benitez has the latest for us. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. yeah, all eyes were on that 23-ton rocket over the weekend. take a look at this because we

now have some new photos and videos of that rocket orbiting the earth and re-entering the atmosphere. now china says it re-entered near the maldives, disintegrating in the sky with debris landing in the indian ocean, but the u.s. believes it happened over the arabian peninsula. nasa administrator bill nelson saying in a statement, it is clear that china is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris. now, robin, i got to tell you this was so dangerous because it was just so big. this was one of the largest pieces of space debris ever to come crashing down to earth. >> yeah. there was so much concern about that, and thankfully it didn't -- it was in the ocean, and not on land, and that's what it appears to be, but we're hearing that china is expected to launch more of these rockets in the coming months? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. china is expected to launch at least 12 more of these rockets because they're building a new space station up there, but it is not clear if they're going to be handling those launches any differently. >> our transportation

correspondent gio benitez. thank you, sir. a lot more coming up here on "gma," including our exclusive interview with the young americans given a life sentence for killing a police officer. they're speaking up only on "gma." and elon musk making headlines hosting "saturday night live." how his joke about cryptocurrency sent its value tumbling. but first let's go back to ginger. and, michael, can you imagine going to the shore, the jersey shore, and seeing this? this was over the weekend. this is a waterspout over the ocean there. they do happen, but to get that condensation tube to be thick like that, my 5-year-old said, could we go in that? that would not be a good idea. look at the pockets of rain. i just wanted to mention eastern texas to central alabama. your local weather in 30 seconds. first, the select cities sponsored by federal express.

good monday morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. it's going to be even hotter today with the fire danger ramping up as we had throughout the afternoon and during the overnight hours. it'll be much milder when we wake up tomorrow morning. good news, after tomorrow, it is over. we will become the again by the time we get to the weekend. today, mid 60s at the coast to we appreciate you starting the new wek with us, and we will be right back.

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officials discussing the possibility of lifting mask mandates even indoors with cases at a seven-month low, and possibly approving the vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds as early as today for the pfizer vaccine. b and that cyberattack that shut down a pipeline that supplies half of the east coast. hackers are demanding ransom from the company that operates it. experts fear gas prices could start rising as soon as today. also right now, israeli police have been clashing with palestinian protesters at a jerusalem holy site firing tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. nine officers hurt. this is the latest in a series of confrontations. and take a look at this. a tiger on the loose in texas. spotted roaming a west houston neighborhood on sunday night. police saying they received a call from concerned neighbors and by the time they arrived, the tiger was gone. residents telling police, someone in a white vehicle took it away. no word on where it came from or what happened to it, but police are investigating, maybe it called an uber. >> could be.

but can you imagine looking outside your door and seeing that in your neighborhood? >> that's when you shake your head and make sure your mind is not playing tricks on you. we have news on elon musk, making news hosting "snl." and the new details on bill and melinda gates' divorce. that is coming up. robin. >> we're going to count right now with an abc news exclusive. we are hearing from the parents of one of the two young american men sentenced to life in prison in italy last week for the fatal stabbing of a police officer there. amy is here with that interview for us. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. the parents of finnegan lee elder speaking out for the first time in an emotional plea for leniency fighting for their son's freedom as he faces italy's harshest punishment, life in prison. >> watching your son mature in prison is very hard. >> reporter: this morning, the parents of finnegan lee elder, the 21-year-old now sentenced to life in prison for the murder of an italian police officer, breaking their silence. >> and there's a lot of things

in finn's reality now of his life as a prisoner that i can't tink about. it's too hard. it's too painful. >> this tragedy that happened, it's changed us all. >> reporter: elder and his friend, 20-year-old gabriel natale-hjorth were vacationing in rome in july of 2019 when they tried to buy cocaine. the drug deal went wrong, and police say they were called in as part of a sting operation. when vice brigadier mario cerciello rega and his partner went to meet the american teens, prosecutors say that finnegan fatally stabbed him 11 times with a seven-inch knife. now he and natale-hjorth are facing life behind bars in italy. >> he feels like he has been sentenced to something worse than the death penalty. >> reporter: finnegan's parents arguing the punishment far outweighs the crime, and their son has been deeply mischaracterized. >> finnegan first and foremost has an incredibly kind and very, very gentle soul. he is honest to the point of --

i used to say when he was younger, that finn vomits the truth. he does not see a reason to lie. so he's incredibly kind. he's incredibly sensitive, and he's painfully, painfully honest. >> reporter: cerciello rega was slain just a month after his wedding. his widow there in the courtroom when the guilty verdict was read. finnegan's mother overcome with emotion, and his father reportedly yelling out, finnegan, i love you, as his son was led out of the courtroom. now his parents concerned about their son's mental state saying he suffers from depression. >> i understand that a man's life was lost that night. i understand that finnegan should serve some time. i would like finnegan to have some sort of sentence that's proportionate and something that helps -- at least acknowledges his mental health issues. >> reporter: finnegan's attorney

believes the life sentence, italy's most severe punishment is too harsh, and they're appealing. >> they gave him and they gave gabe a sentence that is befitting a mafia boss who wantonly kills innocent people. how could these two boys possibly be in that same league? >> now, in italy, the jury has 90 days to explain its reason for reaching the decision, and the defense attorneys as you just heard for the young man have vowed to appeal this verdict. michael? >> all right, amy, that's a tough one. thank you. now to elon musk making headlines while hosting "saturday night live" over the weekend, revealing that he has asperger's syndrome while also making a joke that may have moved markets. eva pilgrim has more at a tesla showroom in brooklyn. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. when elon musk, the multibillionaire owner of tesla

speaks, people listen, but it may not be what they wanted to hear. >> ladies and gentlemen, elon musk! >> reporter: billionaire elon musk making his late-night debut hosting "saturday night live." the tech giant poking fun at himself and his sometimes controversial persona. >> i reinvented electric cars and i'm sending people to mars on a rocket ship. [ applause ] did you think i was also going to be a chill, normal dude? >> reporter: and also making a personal revelation. >> i'm actually making history tonight as the first person with asperger's to host "snl," or at least the first to admit it. so i won't make a lot of eye contact with the cast tonight. >> reporter: and while the tesla and spacex founder landed some jokes, his comments on cryptocurrency moved the market. but some investors weren't laughing. >> thank you, michael. >> reporter: musk's cheerleading has fueled a meteoric drive for

cryptocurrency that started as a joke and then rose over 23,000% in one year. >> what is it, man? >> i keep telling you, it's a cryptocurrency you can trade for conventional money. >> oh, so it's a hustle? >> yeah, it's a hustle. >> why didn't you say that, man? >> reporter: dogecoin down roughly 36% by the end of the show, possibly drawing attention from federal regulators. >> he has a history of running afoul of the s.e.c. because of his tweets, because of the things he said about financial investments in the past, but what is the s.e.c. going to do here? i mean he's making jokes. he was literally on a comedy show talking about a joke cryptocurrency. >> reporter: now, when people have asked him one-on-one about cryptos, he's actually given them pretty sound advice saying they are speculative and very risky and telling people, don't be crazy. guys. >> he made a joke about something that started as a joke, and it's no joke. >> it is no joke. >> i guess.

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kaylee hartung in los angeles with the story. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, george. the couple who built an empire together, they have been very private about what led them to split, but this new reporting, it's pointing to bill gates' alleged relationship with jeffrey epstein as a reason why melinda gates called divorce attorneys. this morning, according to sources and documents reviewed by "the wall street journal," the shocking divorce between melinda and bill gates has been nearly two years in the making. >> these are two billionaires that were working with extensive legal teams over many months. melinda gates had been meeting with lawyers since at least 2019. >> reporter: a week ago the couple announcing their split with little detail, only saying through a joint statement that after a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we've made the decision to end our marriage. but now sources tell "the journal" melinda first turned to divorce attorneys as her husband's connection to convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein became public. >> melinda gates' divorce lawyers were having multiple

calls right around the time "the new york times" published an object 2019 article detailing the extent of bill gates' relationship with jeffrey epstein. we do know that this is a source of concern. >> reporter: a spokesman for bill saying the tech titan stands by the statement he gave "the journal" in 2019 saying, i met him. i didn't have any business relationship or friendship with him. according to "the journal," melinda had concerns about epstein as far back as 2013. >> bill and melinda gates actually met together with jeffrey epstein in 2013. our understanding from a source is that melinda gates was frustrated and unhappy about that meeting and shared that sentiment with bill gates. bill gates continued meeting with jeffrey epstein, as did gates' foundation employees. >> reporter: in her filing, melinda called the marriage "irretrievably broken." on the world stage the couple of more than 25 years began to distance themselves in early 2020 surprising many when they

didn't attend the world economic forum in davos they had for years. they will split their estimated $130 billion fortune. and the gates didn't respond to our request for comment, but keep in mind, the couple's assets go far beyond the lifestyles of the rich and famous. yes, there are jets and sports cars and incredible homes, but who gets that rare leonardo da vinci notebook? michael. >> kaylee, good question. but at the end of the day, they're just people like us. all right, thank you. coming up, separation anxiety. with so many kids worried about going back to school or camp after a year at home with their parents, we're going to tell you how you can help them. and next, we have our monday "play of the day." jake from state farm, i'd like to formally extend my gratitude for the russell rate on my insurance. do you mean surprisingly great rates from state farm? i don't believe in accepting help. but i'll make an exception. here's the deal russell, there's no special rate.

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stay strong. spread hope. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. turning the corner. coronavirus cases at a seven-month low. dr. fauci now saying it may be time to further relax restrictions, including wearing masks indoors. attention shifting to getting teens vaccinated. the fda expected to authorize pfizer shots for 12 to 15-year-olds as soon as today. massive cyberattack. a critical u.s. pipeline that et coast shut down. hackers demanding ransom. will it mean a spike in gas prices starting today? the queen's cousin caught on camera appearing to try to use his royal status to sell access to russia. the fallout this morning. also this morning, as we emerge from the pandemic, why

kids may be experiencing separation anxiety from their parents. what parents should know before their kids go back to school or head off to summer camp. ♪ welcome to my house ♪ money smart. is now the time to buy or rent your dream home? the two questions to ask yourself, and the number one rule about mortgage payments. and we're feeling "pretty in pink" this morning, with the king of the brat pack. >> would you feel any better if i asked you to the prom? >> andrew mccarthy is live taking us inside his brand-new memoir as we say, good morning, america. ♪ good morning, america. so glad you're with us on this monday morning. "pretty in pink." not talking about the movie. i'm talking about robin. >> ah. >> yes, but in talking about the movie, it's been 35 years. >> i cannot believe that. 1986. 1986. >> unreal. cannot wait to talk to andrew mccarthy about that.

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seven-month low, dr. anthony fauci on "this week" telling george as more people get vaccinated, it might soon be time to further relax restrictions like wearing masks indoors. >> the cdc will be almost in realtime, george, updating their recommendations and their guidelines, but, yes, we do need to start being more liberal as we get more people vaccinated. >> we are turning the corner. the light at the end of the tunnel is brighter and brighter. is declining for adults, the d - u.s. now just below 2 million shots a day, down nearly 40% in the last month. louisiana and mississippi turning down vaccines. only one-third of adults there are vaccinated. all eyes are now on vaccines in children. the fda expected to authorize 12 to 15-year-olds for pfizer's vaccine as soon as today. and here at m.i.a., they're offering the pfizer vaccine to airport workers, their family and friends, as well as travelers who live or work here

in miami. it's only been open for a few minutes and i can tell you at this point, we've already met someone from in those categories. >> victor, thank you. the front lines of the coronavirus virus, that's india. that's pushed to its breaking point as cases there soar, anti-government anger grows. let's go back to maggie rulli on the scene in new delhi. good morning. >> reporter: good morning again. i want to show you this temple that's been completely transformed into a makeshift hospital. it opened just today. already people have been walking in. we've seen ambulances arrive with patients. so many in need of desperate help right now. places like this are crucial for people on the ground. we've met so many people that are getting turned away from hospitals because they don't have oxygen. they don't have beds. they don't have medical supplies. so many of them end up here at clinics like this, and one man told us he has tried more than 20 hospitals or clinics. none of them have an icu bed for his uncle. these places are needed and saving lives, but they are just part of the solution. as dr. fauci told abc news

recently, what we really need here to end this crisis in india is vaccines. we need them in the arms of every single person to bring this crisis under control, guys. >> all right. thank you. now we're going to turn to that massive cyberattack shutting down a crucial pipeline that delivers nearly half the fuel used on the east coast. experts fear fuel to the east coast. how it could affect gas prices. elwyn lopez is in marietta, georgia, with the latest. welcome back, elwyn. >> reporter: michael, good morning. a major security breach on a vital pipeline network. i want you to take a look at these massive tanks from above. experts are now calling this cyberattack one of the largest disruptions by hackers to critical u.s. infrastructure. federal officials this morning are actively trying to determine whether a foreign nation was also involved and, guys, colonial pipeline also supplies the jet fuel to major airports, a prolonged delay could also lead to disruptions in air traffic, michael. coming up, we have the queen's cousin caught on camera,

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♪ welcome back to "gma." hope your week is off to a good start. tomorrow we're going to have a funny morning. chris rock and seth rogen are both going to join us live. >> you have been warned. let's put it this way. it is time now for "pop news" with lara. good morning, lara. >> good morning, robin. happy monday.

and we're going to begin with a real eye opener. wow. the stunning transportation of actress lily james and sebastian stan into '90s couple pam anderson and motley crue drummer, tommy lee. the elaborate makeup and wardrobe are part of their new limited series congress to hulu. it's called "pam & tommy." hulu posting these looks and fans just stunned by them looking exactly like anderson and lee from back in the day. lily james posting this to instagram with a quote from anderson that reads, it's great to be blonde. with low expectations, it's very easy to surprise people. stan also posting a picture in character with a quote from tommy lee writing, we don't stop playing because we grow old. we grow old because we stop playing. exactly. and their co-star, seth rogen even getting in on the fun posting this picture of his character in the film writing, wow, my costars sebastian and lily are a lot cooler than i am.

the eight-episode comedy series will follow the true story of the whirlwind '90s romance and sex tape scandal. "pamela and tommy" coming to hulu very soon. also happening this morning, movie news for you. having just wrapped her role in the upcoming film "house of gucci," gaga is posting this photo on instagram of director ridley scott at the wrap party. the star shared a picture of herself in character with adam driver as the infamous couple gucci. the real-life crime drama will tell the story of petrucci who was sent to prison for the murder of her husband back in 1995. it stars jared leto and jeremy irons. it's quite a cast. "house of gucci" hits theaters november 24th of this year. and switching gears, a very emotional moment for a california high school varsity

swimmer. last year james rose diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer. well, when that cancer tumor was removed, james wasn't able to walk or even see for several months, but a couple of weeks ago the seemingly impossible happened. in between chemotherapy treatment weeks, james got back in that water. he competed in the 500-yard free style for the team. take a look. [ cheers and applause ] that is considered, guys, the most difficult race in a swimming meet. he finished it, and as y wasn'eaat cheering him on. the opposing team, everyone in the pool facility giving james a

well-deserved standing "o." with that, i send it back to you in the studio. >> well deserved. you are right about that. >> love that about sports. thank you so much, lara. now to our "gma" cover story, and that undercover video of the queen's cousin accused of trying to leverage his ties to the crown to sell his influence in russia. lama hasan is with us from buckingham palace with the fallout. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. in this stunning sting, prince michael of kent and his business partner are caught on a zoom call boasting about their ties to russian president vladimir putin, telling two undercover reporters posing as investors they can help promote their business in russia. royals recorded. this morning, the queen's cousin, prince michael of kept caught out on tape. in new videos released by uk's channel 4's dispatchers and "the sunday times," the prince appearing to use his royal status to help pitch a business to the russian kremlin in exchange for money. >> the fee, $200,000 u.s. dollars that we have offered,

was it acceptable, sir? >> very much so. very much so, thank you. >> reporter: the clips which are part of a show, "royals for hire," airing tonight in the uk, show undercover reporters posing as investors from a bogus south korean gold company. 78-year-old prince michael appears to offer to make confidential representations to president putin's team on their behalf. >> is it in line with what you would normally charge for a speech like this? >> yes, indeed. so i have no, no questions for you on that. >> reporter: prince michael's friend and business partner lord redding floating the idea of making connections with russian president vladimir putin. we're relatively discreetly here because we wouldn't want the world to know that he's seeing putin for purely business reasons. if you follow me. >> reporter: prince michael has long-standing ties with russia. but a spokesman tells abc news he has never represented buckingham palace there, and he has no special relationship with president putin.

while prince michael isn't a working member of the royal family and doesn't receive public funds, the exchanges raising eyebrows. >> the royal family, the monarchy is part of our system of government, and if members or the people around him are leveraging royalness for personal and, that really goes against what the institution stands for. >> reporter: this is not the first time a royal has been caught in a sting operation by journalists. both sarah ferguson, prince andrew's ex-wife and prince edward's wife have fallen foul of tabloid journalists posing as businessmen. both cases causing deep embarrassment and unwanted scandal for the crown. now buckingham palace tells abc news that prince michael of kent is not a working member of the royal family, and buckingham palace do not act on his behalf, and prince michael pushed back saying he would never have done anything without the agreement of the embassy and russia and his business partner lord

redding saying he overpromised. there's no question this is a scandal that her majesty could have done without just weeks after her husband died. michael? >> scandal, lama, thank you so much. robin? now to children and anxiety as they head back to school and summer camp after spending so much time at home during the pandemic. it's a story we first saw in "the new york times." licensed clinical psychologist dr. rheeda walker is here with how parents can manage this transition. dr. walker, thank you for so much. you hear people say, i want to get back to normal. i want to get back to normal. what are you seeing as we return to normalcy? >> well, it's understandable that there would be some anxiety about getting back to that normal because there is a lot of uncertainty. parents in a lot of cases have been at home. children have been at home, and so now we have to readjust to what we think normal might be in a relatively short amount of time. >> and so how should we best manage this transition, do you think? >> i think that it's good to be

intentional, that we balance the normalcy with making sure that we're taking maybe a stepwise approach to maximize the chances of success, and so what that can look like is, simply asking children about any, you know, thoughts and feelings they have about going to summer camp and going back to school, and for younger children, paying attention to their behavior, noticing if they are maybe having problems with their sleep. their sleep has changed or maybe their appetite seems to be different, and just checking in with them and making sure to pay attention, but then also maybe easing back in with smaller play dates and socializing with friends, and doing other larger fun kinds of things, just to have an opportunity to gauge and see how they're doing and how they're reacting to going back to school and to these different kinds of social settings. >> those are awesome, great suggestions. even without a pandemic, change and that transition can be very challenging for some children in particular. how do you know if your child is

to a point where maybe you should get some professional help, seek some professional help? >> yeah, that's a good point, and every child is different, and that's one thing to keep in mind, and sometimes the anxiety has come from the parents or the caregiver, and so it can be helpful to check in with the preschool staff or the school staff and see, how did my child adjust after i left? because they have good, reliable information on whether or not that child's behavior is out of proportion to what one would expect, and so if the behavior seems to be out of proportion or disproportionate to what one would expect for a situation, then the children of the parents can talk to a professional who could then do an evaluation. oftentimes we rush to, well, i have to get intervention, but professionals are really good at actually assessing whether or not the child is doing okay and whether or not any modifications or changes are needed. >> some great insight there, dr. walker. thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it.

you take care. >> will do. >> all righty. let's check in again with ginger. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, robin. some anxiety in louisiana this morning. new orleans has a flash flood warning. we told you that there are more than 15 inches above average just for this spring. they've already seen 2 to 4 inches of rain. some parts of i-10 and other highways having issues and obviously this neighborhood here. something to watch for, 1 to 3 inches on top of what you have already had. now, look at this. that's a tornado from tennessee over the weekend. we had more than 130 storm reports both saturday and sunday and now this stationary front will catch that moisture in the middle. that's where you'll see new orleans with the flood watch but there are two pockets for tornadoes back in texas and also here in eastern north carolina. eastern texas, central alabama looks like some targets for heavy rain. good monday morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist

mike nicco. it's going to be even hotter today with the fire danger ramping up as we had throughout the afternoon and during the overnight hours. it'll be much milder when we wake up tomorrow morning. good news, after tomorrow, it is over. we will become the again by the time we get to the weekend. today, mid 60s at the coast to now to our money smart series. we've been taking a look at managing finances during the pandemic, and if it's better for you to rent or buy in today's real estate market. rebecca jarvis is here with that story. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. it feels like everyone got the same idea at the same time. it is time to move, and that has sent home prices up more than 17%, so new records versus last year, and that begs the question, should you buy or rent? carrie thorpe and boyfriend brenden have been renting this two-bedroom pet-friendly apartment for the last two years.

>> our kitchen. we have a nice little bar area over here. >> reporter: when the pandemic hit, they had to reassess. >> we have three animals. so it definitely got cramped pretty quickly. >> we love it a lot. it's just we definitely feel like we've outgrown it a bit. >> reporter: now they're debating their next move, to rent or to buy. >> we want to be able to take advantage of the low interest rates and all the benefits of purchasing right now, but then there's also houses that are a little bit inflated with the prices. >> reporter: an intimidating decision any time, but especially now. home listings down 37% versus last year. the amount of potential buyers, up 53%. meantime, more available rentals in almost every region of the country compared to 2020. >> we're putting money towards rent that we could be putting towards a mortgage and really setting our futures up for more success. >> reporter: what to do? we asked million dollar listing star frederick eklund to help carrie and brenden think it through.

first question, how long do you plan to stay? >> sometimes it does make sense to rent because you're not really sure where you are moving, your situation. sure, rent, but if you are sort of know where you're going in life, and where you are going to live, i would say jump into the market now, and lock that interest rate in now. >> reporter: next up, what can you really afford? >> it's important to put down at least i would say 20% to 25%. try to put down as much as you possibly can. >> reporter: a good rule of thumb, your house payment, that's your mortgage payment including things like property taxes and homeowner's insurance should not exceed 25% of your monthly take home pay. carrie and brenden deciding to take the plunge. >> we just put our first offer in on a house three weeks ago. we quickly became outbid and did not end up getting the house. >> reporter: extending their current lease for a shorter period until they can find the house they want at a price they can afford. >> still looking, absolutely. >> fingers crossed.

>> so, rebecca, if you want to buy, what's the most important thing to consider? >> reporter: so like carrie and brenden did here, it's an assessment of your own finances. you want to make sure you have at least six months of emergency savings set aside. your credit is in a good place. that will entitle you to a great mortgage rate at these levels. then you want to have at least 20% for that down payment. make sure that the monthly payments you're making on that new home are less than 25% of your monthly take-home income, and that includes things like homeowner's insurance, taxes. remember there is maintenance involved in maintaining a home that you buy, and timing is really key here, george. you want to make sure that you are planning to stay in that home at least for five years especially with prices at these record levels because they can fall a bit. you want to be able to ride that out so that if you need to sell, you can sell when the house is higher in value than the time at which you purchased it, george. >> and the benefits of renting?

>> reporter: so there are plenty of benefits to renting. it's flexible. if you don't know what your long-term situation is going to look like, what your job is going to look like, if you are moving to a brand-new city as a lot of people are, trying out something before you make that long-term commitment can make sense. oftentimes, your maintenance costs can be lower, and, george, there are some really great calculators out there at places like realtor.com and zillow where you can actually look at whether it makes more sense to rent or buy in the location you're moving to, given your financial situation, how much money you're willing to put down. i hily recommend collecting those out before you take the leap, george. >> thanks very much. coming up, andrew mccarthy dishes on the brat pack. he's going to join us live.

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glasses and enjoy comfortable air to breathe but not to be outside in. thank you. we will have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. have a good mornin ♪ave a good mornin ♪ come on, baby, just pump it ♪ ♪ louder, louder ♪ welcome back, everybody, on this monday morning. our next guest is an actor, director and best-selling author. you know him as a member of the brat pack, starring in classic '80s movies like "pretty in pink" and "st. elmo's fire." well, now he's written a memoir about that called "brat: an '80s story." let's say good morning to andrew mccarthy. good morning. >> good morning. >> you know, since this is an '80s story, let's talk "pretty in pink." 35 years ago, we can't believe it. it went by so fast, and in your book, you tell a secret about that final prom scene in your hair? >> yeah. you notice right there it's

looking really good, isn't it? i was in new york at the time doing a play, and i had a shaved head, and we had to do a reshoot. they wanted to change the ending so i would end up with molly as opposed to how it was originally, where we didn't, and they gave me a bad wig, and i flew out to california and i look very forlorn and sad there. i did a lot of fun wig acting there. >> thank you for the behind the scenes. now we're going to look at that scene differently now. now you said you almost wrote this book, almost wrote this book a few times over the years. so why now? why now is the right time? >> well, i, you know, i thought i should probably write it down while i could still remember most of it but, you know, i think it took me a long time to come to terms with all that, that happened in my youth. those were a couple of three, four, five, six years that altered my life completely, and the whole brat pack thing was so intense at the time, and i think it took me a good while to kind of come to terms with it and

what it really was about, you know, and look under that rock. i kind of ran from my youth very quickly, and it's affected everything that's come after it, and yet i'd never looked at it. so -- and i think i finally came to terms with what i think the brat pack means to me, which is this kind of iconic, affectionate period of time from our youth that a generation uses me as an avatar for their youth, you know, and it took me awhile to come to terms with that i think. >> i'll bet. that's a lot to come to terms with. tell us about the time the brat pack met the rat pack. >> yeah. i was working on "st. elmo's fire," and rob lowe invited me out to dinner with him and his girlfriend. i showed up at the restaurant and then my dinner partner next to me was someone named liza. i'm like, oh, hi, liza and then after dinner said, liza, liza said, why don't we go to sammy's? i thought that was a nightclub or something.

i'm, like, definitely. we drove up into beverly hills and we went to some house and i was, like, this is not a nightclub. what is this? the door opened and there's sammy davis jr. going, cat, come on in. sammy was having a party and he said, listen. i'm just screening a flick. you guys go on up to the billiard room. we'll be down in a few minutes. enjoy the party. i'm like, whoo, okay, sammy. it was fantastic. that was still when old hollywood kind of existed just a little bit, and was welcoming us into the club as it were, and that was a crazy night. >> it sounds like it. your oldest son and your daughter, they're following your footsteps into acting. did you encourage or discourage them? >> well, yeah. life is cruel to parents, isn't it? i always swore my kids would not become actors, but, you know, people get the acting bug and there's nothing really you can do about it. i didn't want them to be 30 years old and go, oh, my dad

made me go to law school, although i don't know that my kids would have gotten into law school. >> wow. >> they seem to have an aptitude for it, and for now they're enjoying it. my son is on a very successful show called "dead to me," and my daughter has been on broadway a few times so they seem to be thriving and passing their old man so that's how it should be. >> what do they think of your movies? >> well, my daughter -- they've never seen any of my movies. my daughter saw the trailer for "pretty in pink" and she saw me kissing molly and she said, i am not watching that movie. my son a few years ago watched "weekend at bernie's," and he -- >> oh. >> yeah, which is -- right? and afterward he said, dad, i love you, but that's the stupidest movie i've ever seen. >> oh, come on. >> to which i'm, like, dude, that's the point. we made two of those, you know, and they're talking about a third one. so anyhow, i'm their old man. they don't need to see me in movies. >> tell you what, andrew, we

can't thank you enough for joining us this morning, and your book takes us back, and we appreciate that. a little nostalgia for us. >> thanks, guys. >> andrew's book, "brat: an '80s story," will be available everywhere where books are sold. coming up, an exclusive reveal of five of the beauty product winners all under $30. we'll be right back. ♪ winners all under $35. we'll be right back. [femal it's beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. - or the beast. - the beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. has failed. the beast, john cox, will shake up sacramento, cut taxes. learn about california's nicest, smartest beast at johncox.com this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance is usually so complicated, you need to be a lawyer to understand it. that's why three was created. it's a better kind of business insurance. it's only three pages. straightforward. if you own it, three covers it. got a cheese slice for "spokesperson?" that's me.

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back now with a first look at the crime of the century. a new documentary on the opioid crisis in america. it has new interviews and leaked documents. the film makes the case that the crisis started with a crime. erielle reshef has all the details. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. this documentary explores what big pharma companies knew about the highly addictive drug oxycontin, and when big pharma companies knew about that addiction, and how and also it takes a look at much deeper into this crisis. in his latest documentary, emmy and academy award winning director alex gibney is digging into the origins of the country's deadly opioid epidemic. >> this is the first time i've ever seen this. this isn't just unethical. i think this could be illegal. >> reporter: gibney partnering with "the washington post" for the two-part hbo series, "crime of the century." >> the trial for purdue. they started me with maybe 8 or

10 twice a day. 160 is the highest dose, and that wasn't working. they they just kept raising it. i mean, you're a trapped rat. >> reporter: the team spending three years unraveling the role of big drug companies like purdue pharma and other entities in the catastrophic rise of highly addictive opioids like oxycontin. >> for a long time we've talked about the opioid crisis as if it's a natural disaster like a flood or a hurricane and became convinced that it was more of a crime. something that had been manufactured. in its own way it's kind of a murder mystery. >> reporter: the series exposing explosive legal documents including the sackler family that owns the purdue pharma company. >> the fraud was pretending that the drug was safe when they knew it wasn't. pretending it wasn't prone to abuse with they knew it was. >> reporter: the documentary detailing how the drugs made their way into the mainstream, penetrating communities nationwide.

the opioid epidemic claiming nearly 500,000 lives in the u.s. >> it would be satisfying in some ways to say, oh, it's all the sacklers and purdue pharma. they ignited the opioid crisis, but it's also fair to say there were a number of other culprits. many other corporations who jumped into the market after purdue. the department of justice that failed to hold these executives at purdue to account when they had the opportunity in 2007. our congress who literally passed laws by unanimous consent that basically put handcuffs on the dea. there's a lot of blame to go around. obviously there were some dirty doctors as well. >> reporter: and purdue pharma faces up to 3,000 lawsuits. the sackler family has denied any wrongdoing. their next hearing is this week. "the crime of the century" airs on hbo and streams on hbo max tonight, george. >> thank you very much. it premieres on hbo and hbo max. now let's go back to ginger.

george, i saw so many messages this weekend, and people from south florida sending me video like this saying, what is happening? now what you are seeing here is from sunny isle beach. that's a time lapse of a lot of lightning happening at once, and then roberta, who was in supercooper city, florida, this is not time lapse, but that's what the naked eye was seeing. that's just lightning. sometimes it's super active. you don't have to hear the thunder, but believe me. it's out there somewhere. there's nothing called heat lightning. just to get that out. my mom always asks me that. in the pacific ocean, i have to share with you too the first tropical storm of the season, andreas looks like it will fizzle out. that's great news. their season starts may 15th. this is the earliest they've ever gotten started. the names expected. this is not the atlantic, but here good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco.

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there's a trick to that. how about hair gloss? >> yeah. >> this one's a little -- we need to oil this a little bit. okay. >> this is our winner for best at-home hair gloss from l'oreal, and it has been a game changer in quarantine when we haven't been able to go to the salon as much as we like. so this keeps your hair color super vibrant and fresh at home. you can use it in the shower and it takes ten minutes and when you rinse and hop out, you get that fresh from the salon feel. >> all right and now last but certainly not least, these nail stickers. tell everybody about them. >> so definitely -- definitely not least. these are nail stickers, and they make getting diy nail art at home so easy. you don't have to have professional tools. or skills to get cute nail art. you take a pair of tweezers and pull a sticker off the back, press it onto your nail. you can either do it on bare nails or polished nails. hold it for a few seconds so it really sticks and seal it in with a topcoat and you're good to go. >> easy peasy. wonderful. hey, lauren, thank you. thank you for sharing. we apprecate that.

>> thank you, robin. >> you got it want to let everybody know you can see the beauty awards list in the may/june issue of "cosmo" on newsstands nationwide starting tomorrow. coming up here on "gma," the incredible 10-year-old who just became one of the youngest american chess masters ever, and he's going to join us live when we come back. hi, i'm debra. i'm from colorado. i've been married to my high school sweetheart for 35 years. i'm a mother of four-- always busy. i was starting to feel a little foggy. just didn't feel like things were as sharp as i knew they once were. i heard about prevagen and then i started taking it about two years now. started noticing things a little sharper, a little clearer. i feel like it's kept me on my game. i'm able to remember things. i'd say give it a try. prevagen. healthier brain. better life.

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at the age of 10 and he's just getting started. how are you doing today? >> i'm doing very good. >> you are doing very well, and you're looking very sharp this morning as well. tell us how it feels to be a master at the age of 10. >> it feels very wonderful. it feels very good because i have been trying to get it for some time now since the pandemic so it feels very relieving to get the title. >> not all that much time. you're only 10, but tell us how you first came to chess. >> so how i first came to chess was definitely back in nigeria where i saw my dad's computer and i saw this app. it was just called chess. i didn't really know what it was. i just looked at it for, like, one minute. then i left, but when i came to america, i actually played on a real board with my brother, and he got it. he got the idea from the school. so we just played, but it wasn't exactly the way that chess was played. >> when did you realize you had a special talent for chess? >> i real -- i don't know.

i don't know when, but i would say when i won the state's championship maybe. >> that'll do it. yeah, that would definitely do it. so when you are playing, do you just see 5, 10, 20 moves ahead? >> yeah. i can memorize and, like, think ahead of my -- yes. i can do that. >> it takes a lot of hard work, doesn't it? >> mm-hmm. >> tell us about your book. >> so -- wait. should i bring it? >> sure. >> oh. >> i should have probably brought it over here. >> why not? >> i didn't know it was going to be that far away, but, yeah. sow it to us now. >> that smile. >> okay, so there are -- so this one is the adult version. this is the adult version. and then this one is the london version. >> whoa.

>> and then this one is the -- i think this is the young reader's edition, and then for the kids -- can't forget about the kids. this is that. >> that must have been a lot of fun to write. >> yes. >> how much time do you spend playing chess every day? >> probably, like, a few hours, but after school i play. like i just play for the whole time. >> what did you think of "the queen's gambit"? >> oh, "the queen's gambit" was a very fun t series to watch, and i really liked the action about it, and i like about, like, the way -- the whole setting of the story. it really was very good. a very good tv series. >> so when you come back on "gma" at the age of 20, what are

we going to be talking about? >> me becoming grand master. >> all right. well, congratulations on that. congratulations on all of your hard work. we love your smile. we love your initiative. thanks a lot for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> i love the bow tie. >> yeah. >> everything. >> and a kid at heart. see? that's what i love. >> i love how he said, can't forget about the kids. >> we'll be right back. >> precious. k. >> precious. ♪

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now it is time for live with kelly and ryan and we will be back for midday live. hope to see you then. have a g >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, actor, director, and author andrew mccarthy. plus, 'tis the season to feel good. springtime cures for springtime elements. also, a graduating mother and daughter from north carolina are delivering our "good news story of the day." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and plause d now, here are kelly r a ♪ >> ryan: morning! hi, deja. [applause] it is on monday. may 10th. >> kelly: on mondays, we were coordinating patterns. >> ryan: would you guys get me and on this group thing? i have floral