>> i am still in. [ laughter ] give me all good morning, america. growing fears right now as thousands of gas stations run out of fuel. four states declaring states of emergency. gas prices rising. pumps running dry as cars line up to refill their tanks. that critical pipeline shutdown for almost a week now after a cyberattack by the darkside hackers. now new trouble for airlines forced to make pit stops on some long haul flights. some canceled to cut back on fuel usage. is there an end in sight this morning? race to vaccinate. some states already giving the covid vaccine to 12 to 15-year-olds ahead of today's critical cdc meeting after the fda authorized use for teens. the latest this morning.

on the brink. israelis and palestinians on a path to war as deadly clashes escalate. a reporter there overnight. >> it's about 3:00 a.m. here and sirens are out again. one balcony, rockets fired from just behind me. you can see that there it is right there. >> dramatic video shows the moment of a 13-story building collapse. we're live on the ground this morning. blistering attack. >> today we face a threat america has never seen before. >> just hours before congresswoman liz cheney is set to be ousted from her leadership position her tough words for the former president and his supporters. backseat driver. this man caught riding alone in his tesla nowhere near the wheel. multiple people calling 911. he's now charged with reckless driving. battle on the high seas. the face-off between norwegian cruise line and the florida governor. the cruise line threatening to

pull its ships from the state's ports if the governor doesn't allow them to mandate vaccines on board. the ceo of norwegian joins us live in a "gma" exclusive. ♪ working 9 to 5 ♪ and "rise & shine," america. good morning from tennessee. we are on the road as the u.s. begins to re-open. from music city to the majestic smoky mountains, the small businesses borne out of the pandemic and we're live with dolly parton as she returns to dollywood for the first time since the pandemic began, only on "gma." >> well, i'm dolly parton, and good morning, america! good morning, america. we're so excited to have robin down in tennessee as we "rise & shine" with her and dolly parton, but, robin, why are you inside? >> you know, michael, if you

want rain, if your hometown is in need of rain, invite "gma" and i guarantee we'll bring the rain with us but it's not dampening our spirits at all. we have a lot ahead from dollywood. >> we see your smile and dolly's. looking forward to that. we have a lot of news to get to starting with the growing fallout from that cyberattack on a critical fuel pipeline. reports of gas shortages in at least eight states right now. >> and four states declaring states of emergency as gas prices now spike in the wake of that fallout. so many images like this one across the country, those long, long lines at the pump. >> air travel also impacted. some flights may soon be canceled due to fuel shortages. our transportation correspondent gio benitez has all the latest from atlanta. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. yeah, this gas station just got a delivery overnight and they're already running out. only regular is left here. across the street there is no gas at all. and then there's the price.

aaa says that the national average is over $3 a gallon. this morning, states of emergency declared in georgia, florida, virginia and north carolina as pressure at the pump spreads up and down the east coast. >> we have sold 4,000 plus gallons within three hours. we're already out of unleaded regular. >> reporter: cars waiting to refill tanks as prices rise and pumps run dry at more than a thousand gas stations. >> everywhere i go bags over the gas pump. >> i don't want to hoard up anything. i'm just trying to make sure i get to my appointment. >> reporter: this man appeared to fill several cans at a gas station. the secretary of energy urging americans to be patient. >> as much as there was no cause for, say, hoarding toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic, there should be no cause for hoarding gasoline. >> reporter: as the shutdown of

the colonial pipeline enters its sixth day fuel price monitor gas buddy reporting extreme outages in major cities overnight, 60% of stations in norfolk depleted. 50% in atlanta and 35% in charlotte. the shortage creating dire situations for many. >> i've got a gallon in the tank and i live in monksville. i don't know for sure if i'm going to be able to get back to here, to home. >> if not i'll be sleeping in my car at work overnight. >> reporter: americans saying it will have to make pit stops for fuel on some long-haul flights to hawaii and europe and cancellations could be next. some homeland security officials are calling the cyber attack the most devastating attack on critical infrastructure in the u.s. to date. the ceo of colonial says the company will make a decision today about when to restart that pipeline.

it will take a few days to be fully operational. >> more on this from tom bossert, homeland security adviser in the trump white house. tom, thanks for joining us again. boy, everything we saw in gio's piece brings home how vulnerable we are to these cyberattacks. >> good morning, george. it's always difficult to see this, but it's not new and it's not unpredictable. we've seen these vulnerabilities in a macro sense play out around the world and across the country at an alarmingly faster pace. at this point the group suspected to be behind this has at least 40 victims in its wake and they've really only been in operation a few years. >> what's so scary is this attack isn't all that sophisticated. >> yeah, you know, we don't know in a micro sense which vulnerabilities were exploited or which techniques were used against colonial pipeline. the team at fireeye are working on figuring out exactly what happened. but in a macro sense we know what this group has done in the past and unfortunately their techniques and vulnerabilities they go after are known to the

community. there might be a certification microsoft problem here at play. we don't yet know. >> we believe they're based in russia. any connection to the russian government? >> you know, a lot of this is a cyberproblem. but a lot of it, a lot of it is a foreign policy problem. we've seen this pattern play out in russia where they sometimes conduct attacks with these criminal front groups, sometimes they abet them in the background, and other times they simply ignore them and tacitly approve of their behavior. one thing noteworthy of darkside has not conducted any attacks against russian speaking entities, inside russia or around eastern europe, only against english speaking western countries. so clearly the russians are aware of it and have some role to play here and need to be held to account. >> i was struck by smething one of your colleagues, chris krebs, said to "the wall street journal," we're on the cusp of a global digital pandemic driven by greed, a vulnerable digital ecosystem and an ever-widening

criminal enterprise. this is a huge -- this scale is huge here. the dangers are real. >> the dangers are real. think about this. we've got vulnerabilities in all of our systems and we've got interdependency among all pipeline providers, energy companies and critical infrastructure operators, it's not just the price at the pump and airlines suffering, but pretty soon people will realize that almost 40% of our energy supply comes from burning natural gas, so it's a big deal, and it's time to hold the individuals at the keyboards accountable. there's a lot of cybersolutions and tools that we can tune to this problem and better address the techniques that they're using. that's great, but at this point i would advise president biden to take some serious measures to make a meaningful dent in russia's incentive system and to do that, he's going to have to think seriously about attacking or at least sanctioning their oil supplies and their money and if he does that, i would give him some very stern advice to

make sure he thinks through it so we don't get into an escalatory battle that we can't win. holding this group is accountable is number one in my list of demands he should make of the russian government. >> such a tough balancing act. tom, thanks very much. amy. >> thanks, george. now to the coronavirus emergency. a cdc advisory panel is set to meet this morning to discuss recommending the pfizer vaccine be given to 12 to 15-year-olds. they would then join the 153 million americans who have received at least one dose, that's 58% of all adults in this country. steve osunsami joins us now from atlanta. one of the states not waiting for the cdc's recommendation. good morning to you, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. the fda has already allowed states to use this vaccine on children ages 12 to 15 so states like georgia, pennsylvania, arkansas, they're not waiting for the cdc's guidelines. they're already starting to vaccinate these children, and at sites like this one behind me in downtown atlanta you don't even need an appointment.

a cdc advisory panel today is expected to join in the opinion that teenagers ages 12 to 15 should be able to get a vaccine for covid-19. another question on their list, if it's okay for children to get this vaccine, at the same time they get other vaccines for other diseases like meningitis or the measles. dr. yvonne maldonado is on today's panel. >> for children who are not caught up with their regular vaccines this could provide an obstacle for full vaccinations. the idea will be to see if we can remove the barrier to multiple vaccinations when they are appropriate. >> reporter: most states are waiting for the cdc's recommendations before they start putting shots in the arms of teenagers. but a number of states started vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds right after the fda said it was safe to do so on monday. in pennsylvania, 15-year-old d.j. ballinger was one of the first in line.

>> i was ecstatic as soon as i heard it, i had d.j. over there probably within an hour. >> reporter: in georgia they started giving the shots to these children after the state health department gave its blessing. >> i look forward to having a little bit more freedom to like do stuff. >> reporter: walgreens will offer shots to them at their pharmacies and the company says it's working with more than 1,000 school districts across the country offering vaccinations for schoolchildren in their stores and clinics. >> the rollout for kids will be exactly like we have done for adults. >> reporter: it's not clear if there will be enough of this vaccine rolled out in time for kids across the country who are hoping to go to summer camp, but authorities do say that they plan to have enough shots in arms to make it much easier for kids who are planning to, of course, go back to school in the fall. amy. >> we should point out that the issue of consent for vaccinating

these kids varies, right, from state to state? >> reporter: it does. in maine, for example, a parent doesn't even have to be there for -- with the child when the child gets vaccinated so laws are different in different places. >> all right, worth checking it out whatever state you're in. steve, thank you very much. michael. overseas now to the crisis in the middle east. israelis and palestinians on a path to all-out war escalating attacks leaving dozens dead. matt gutman is on the ground in tel aviv. matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. israeli military says that over a thousand rockets were launched from gaza into israel. this is the impact crater of one of them. it sent a fireball throughout this neighborhood incinerating these cars and firing shrapnel like this into these homes. a woman was killed in that home and the violence we're seeing here is not just in here, in gaza and jerusalem but across israel today. overnight those rockets fired from gaza raining down on israel. israel's iron dome defense

system intercepting many. those explosions lighting up the night sky. >> about 3:00 a.m. here and sirens are out again. one balcony, the rockets have been fired from just behind me. >> reporter: sirens sounding, residents scrambling for cover in central israel home to nearly half of the country's population. this home obliterated but its occupants survived in their bomb shelter but many of those rockets making it through. this one blowing up a bus just south of tel aviv. bystanders racing towards that fire. in all, six killed and dozens wounded from rocket fire in the past 24 hours. the israeli military saying about a thousand rockets have been launched towards israel from gaza over the past 48 hours, the most in years. hamas calling the rocket attack a reprisal for the flattening of this 13-story building in gaza. the israeli military saying it struck what it says are at least 500 hamas and jihad targets.

palestin reporting 43 people killed, at least 10 of them children including this 11-year-old whose body was carried through the streets to his funeral. and violence and another threat. fiery clashes in several mixed arab/jewish towns inside israel proper. over 200 protesters wounded in street battles there with israeli police. this is the first time that we've seen that kind of violence in those mixed jewish/arab towns in over a generation. they are largely protesting israel's treatment of the palestinians. now, the u.n. and the u.s. state department are calling for calm but overnight the israeli military said it's calling up thousands of reservists and said this is not going to be a short campaign, george. >> feels like it could get worse before it gets better. to capitol hill where gop congresswoman liz cheney is about to get ousted from her leadership post for speaking out against donald trump's false claims about the election.

she made it clear last night she's not going down without a fight. our congressional correspondent, rachel scott, has all the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. congresswoman liz cheney is oifltly ousted from party leadership but she says she will do everything in her power to make sure donald trump never gets near that oval office again. this morning congresswoman liz cheney, previously the third ranking republican in the house now ousted from party leadership. members of her own party voting to remove her from the top ranks just moments ago. overnight, cheney made a public defiant last stand. >> today we face a threat america has never seen before, a former president who provoked a violent attack on this capitol in an effort to steal the election has resumed his aggressive effort to convince americans that the election was stolen from him.

he risks inciting further violence. >> reporter: cheney saying speaking the truth is more important than pushing the party line. >> remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar. i will not participate in that. i will not sit back and watch in silence while others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law and joins the former president's crusade to undermine our democracy. >> reporter: but the top republicans in the house say that message is distracting. leader kevin mccarthy insisting his party can't focus on relitigating the past. even as former president donald trump continues to push false claims about an election he lost. in a statement last night calling it rigged. senator mitt romney, one of the few republicans coming to cheney's defenses, warning that republicans are making a political mistake, tweeting expelling liz cheney from leadership won't gain the gop one additional voter, but it will cost us quite a few.

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♪ working 9 to 5 ♪ who doesn't love that song? welcome back to "gma" this wednesday morning. as we "rise & shine" in tennessee with robin and will reeve taking us to dollywood, the volunteer state re-opening and, robin, what is happening down there? >> michael, i have to tell you, there is a lot of excitement down here as tennessee continues to re-emerge from the pandemic isncrebly specllywood where it umbrella sky. it's an annual event here, the flower and food festival at dollywood and they have the umbrella sky which is very appropriate for a morning like this. that's just one of the stories we'll be talking about.

how these small businesses are really rallying and helping with the re-emergence of the volunteer state and, of course, dolly parton will be performing live on "gma" as well. so still a big morning ahead here as we sing in the rain. >> we can't wait to see you two together later in our show. >> yeah. >> but we are going to begin with that battle over the high seas. a major cruise line facing off with the florida governor over the state's ban on so-called vaccine passports as its ships look to set sail with fully vaccinated passengers this summer. we'll talk with norwegian cruise line's ceo in a moment but first victor oquendo is at the port of miami with details. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. people can't wait to cruise again. let's go to our drone above port miami. last month the cdc told cruise lines they can set sail from u.s. ports starting mid-july if at least 98% of the crew and 95% of passengers are vaccinated but

smooth sailing. this morning, trouble brewing between cruise lines and florida governor ron desantis. norwegian threatening to pull its ships in places like tampa, miami and key west if the governor doesn't allow them to mandate vaccines on board. last week desantis doubled down on his vaccine passport ban signing it into law blocking businesses or government entities from acquiring them. meanwhile, norwegian, headquartered in florida and other lines like virgin, royal caribbean and celebrity have all made one thing very clear, that all adult passengers and crew are required to be vaccinated before setting sail on their ships. in 2019 around 60% of all u.s. cruises left from florida. experts have warned not reaching a compromise could be costly for cruise-related tourism. >> we're estimating losses that could approach half a billion dollars in visitor spending not occurring plus all the lost job, lost wages, you know, tourist development tax that's gone.

>> reporter: for cruis enthusiast helen kaiser, a nurse fully vaccinated along with her husband kyle getting back to the high seas in a safe way is a dream. they have a four-day cruise set to depart from tampa in october. >> i think if you want to go on a cruise you should be able to provide your documentation and say you're vaccinated if that's what it takes. it's not a right to go on a cruise if you want to go on vacation, that's what you have to do. >> reporter: florida has the largest cruise presence in the country. it's a major moneymaker for the state but according to the federal maritime commission florida lost out on more than $3.2 billion in just the first six months of the pandemic. there is a lot at stake here, michael. >> a lot, indeed. victor, thank you so much for that. joining us is the president and ceo of norwegian cruise line. excuse me, harry sommer. thank you for joining us this morning. we see florida's legislation

banning vaccine passports that takes effect on july 1st. it's putting your cruise line in a tough spot as you require to have all crew and passengers to be vaccinated. have you spoken to governor desantis and how are you trying to resolve this. >> first off, michael, i want to thank you for having us on this morning. being able to talk to your listeners about the restart of the cruise industry this summer. you know, to address your question specifically we want to thank governor desantis for his tremendous support of the cruise industry over its entire time as governor and specifically these last few months helping working with us to get cruising restarted. at the end of the day we have the same goal in mind, to restart cruising safely for our guests in an excellent way with a fantastic product and i think when people are aligned on the same goal they find a way to move forward. >> you say your goals are aligned but what does the compromise look like and if the state doesn't relent are you prepared to keep ships out of

florida? >> you know, i don't think it's a question of relenting. i think it's a question of us coming together with a common cause and a common goal to move forward, and i'm confident and optimistic we'll be able to do that. >> the cdc, they still call cruise ships high risk and recommend travelers avoid them. what is your response to that and when will cruises restart in the u.s.? >> you know, we have a goal of providing a safe and exceptional vacation for our guests. we're restarting cruising in europe, out of the greek isles, med and italy on three of our beautiful ships and starting cruising on two ships out of the caribbean out of punta cana and the dominican republic and look forward to welcoming guests back in an extraordinarily fun and safe manner. in terms of the cdc they've been working very closely with us, specifically over the last six or seven weeks now, we meet with them on a nearly daily basis and

i'm optimistic as this continues we'll find a resolution to this that will allow us to restart. the cdc has gone on record they're supportive of the cruise industry restarting in mid to late summer and we hope to have a track to get there very soon. >> walk us through the safety protocols you plan to have in place? does that include testing? and what are your plans if there is an outbreak on board? >> sure, a great question, michael. so as victor mentioned we're planning to restart with 100% of our passengers and crew vaccinated. but on top of that we set up a panel, co-chaired by scott gottlieb, the former commissioner of the fda over last summer that came up with 74 recommendations that are on our website for people to view but they include things like improved sanitation, improved filters, you know, no self-service buffets and full testing of every passenger before they come on board and we think the combination of

testing, the protocols and 100% vaccination is going to provide the absolutely safest vacation on the planet. that's our goal. now, i can't guarantee there will never be a case of covid on board but we think these robust safety protocols will certainly allow us to have enjoyable vacations we won't have to have, you know, any over the top mandates that won't allow guests to enjoy things and safe vacations as well free of outbreak. >> and will they be required to wear masks even though you have all those protocols in place and everyone has been tested 100%? >> you know, we certainly hope not. we think in a world where 100% of the people on board are vaccinated that masks aren't going to be required but we're going to be guided by the science, right? we'll see where the cdc is. even they've been saying that things are rapidly evolving as more and more americans thankfully are getting vaccinated and huge fans of people getting vaccinated, of course, and we hope to be in a place where we restart in july

and august that masks won't be required in such an environment, in such a safe environment. >> you haven't set sail in over a year, but you're beginning in europe as you said in july and you have a brand-new ship to unveil. >> yes, so that's our exciting news for this morning. you know, we have the norwegian prima. she'll be starting next july. our brand-new baby being built in italy. i was just there a couple of weeks ago to see the ship myself. she is simply spectacular. it's going to represent an elevated guest experience. we're going to have lots and lots of outdoor space, lots of activities, really a beautifully designed ship. we have a $2 million sculpture garden. we have an upscale food hall with 11 different dining venues. we have a norwegian haven which is sort of our ship within a ship upscale concept that spans over seven decks in the back of our ship. this ship is going to be spectacular. all the people that have been waiting to come back, they are going to have an extraordinary

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♪ tumble out ♪ tumble out of bed ♪ back now on "gma." as we "rise & shine" in tennessee and let's go right to robin at dollywood. robin, a big morning ahead and what are you most excited about this morning? >> we're just -- i'm just chatting here with my friend dolly parton. that's what i'm most excited about back in new york city. you need to get back down here to pigeon forge. good to see you. >> good to see you. glad to have you here. we got a lot to talk about later. >> we sure do. look at these folks under the umbrella sky we have. dolly parton, ladies and gentlemen. >> and it's really raining. we got sunshine with all of them. >> we do. >> and you. >> i have to say i know this is your first time back to dollywood in quite some time. >> yes. >> since really before the pandemic. what was it like coming back. >> so exciting to see people out where we could actually get out and be fairly normal again but just being able to get back with the fans and the people and my group here that works at

dollywood have done such a great job all through the pandemic. just getting to come home feels good. >> we'll talk more about that. it's really like a family here and how they have helped in a great deal. it is the flower and food festival. that floral arrangement or -- of your momma. >> "coat of many colors." even the quilt and all of her little things, hair, the face, it's amazing. we have so many wonderful things to talk about and to show. >> the rain will help the flowers, right? >> oh, yeah. >> did you bring that along? >> i didn't want it to rain on you to be honest but i think it's so funny. we were always planning to be here even in sunny weather under the umbrella skies and the day is pouring rain and all our fans out there got a little umbrella over their head and, of course, we got a gazebo here. >> you are the best and don't rrbeinng as >> i will, i will. >> we're here in the rain but loving it.

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you ready to have some fun? >> okay. >> come on, let's do it. >> can't start my day without "gma." get up. >> did you see this? it is good to be back. ♪ >> so beautiful. >> amazing. >> i'm headed this way. >> i'm going to the roller coaster. ♪ it's going to be a good day ♪ >> aaagh! good morning, america. nothing like a roller coaster to wake you up for will reeve right there. happy you're with us on this wednesday morning. so excited to "rise & shine" with robin and will reeve at dollywood. >> let's check back in, robin. it looks like you're already having some fun in tennessee despite that rain. >> yeah, but i got to say fonsi was having fun, he was fixing the behind a little bit.

>> and i was enjoying it. >> fonsi was having a really good time. you just missed that but will reeve did as well. he took one for the team on the roller coasters and dolly and i said, that's all right, will, you do the roller coasters, we'll stay right here. >> i can't lose my hair. >> tell them what we can lose out there. >> you'll sing for us. >> i'm excited about that. >> "coat of many colors." it's always special but especially right now. >> well, it is because we have so many colorful things in the park. we even have -- we'll show them later, i guess, a picture of my mom with a whole big thing with mom sewing the coat of many t' flowers, the coat and the colors. so that song is very special ane it will have more meaning now that we're doing all this here. >> we're also going to eat too. we got a lot more. >> we do. >> that we'll be doing with dolly in dollywood but we'll get back to you in the big apple, new york city.

>> oh, yeah, apples down here but southern apples. >> you got it. we are looking forward to it. that was the most nervous smile i've ever seen on will reeve's face. thinking about that roller coaster. we have a lot of news to get to. we start with the growing fallout from that cyberattack on a critical fuel pipeline. prices have spiked with reports of gas shortages and gio benitez has the latest from atlanta, good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning again. yeah, already here at this gas station they are out of premium and they are out of diesel and so many stations across the southeast are out of gas entirely and this could go on for days. this morning, states of emergency declared in georgia, florida, virginia and north carolina as pressure at the pump spreads up and down the east coast. >> we have sold 4,000 plus gallons within 3 hours. >> reporter: cars lining up waiting to refill tanks as prices rise and pumps run dry at more than a thousand gas stations.

>> if i don't get gas, i'll be sleeping in my car tonight at work. >> reporter: as the shutdown of the colonial pipeline enters its sixth day, gas buddy reporting extreme outages in major cities overnight. 60% of stations in norfolk depleted. 50% in atlanta and 35% in charlotte. even some airlines are starting to feel the effects. american saying it will have to make pit stops for fuel on long haul flights to hawaii and europe and cancellations could be next. now, some homeland security officials are calling the cyberattack the most devastating ransomware attack on critical infrastructure in the u.s. to date. earlier this morning, george spoke to tom bossert homeland security adviser to the trump white house. >> it's always difficult to see this but it's not new and it's not unpredictable. we've seen these vulnerabilities in a macro sense play out around the world and across the country at an alarmingly faster pace. at this point the group suspected to be behind this has at least 40 victims in its wake

and they've really only been in operation for a few years. >> reporter: and colonial will decide today when to restart that pipeline but we should tell you the price of gas already going up. aaa says the national average is now more than $3 a gallon, amy. >> all right, gio benitez, thank you for that. well now to the backseat driver caught on camera, a man spotted riding alone in the back of his tesla, nowhere near the wheel. arrested by police after a day's long search. kenneth moton has the story. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, amy. we've all heard the term backseat driver, but this is something completely different. the highway patrol in california says what other drivers and even an officer witnessed was illegal and simply dangerous. overnight, california highway patrol announced arrest of this backseat driver seen riding alone in the backseat of his tesla on interstate 80 in the california bay area on saturday. according to the chp he was spotted multiple times around

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those who saw that backseat driver and spoke up providing that critical information so officers could be on the lookout. guys. >> yeah, hope people realize how dangerous it really is. >> so crazy. >> it is insane. >> thank you to kenneth for that. coming up it is time to "rise & shine" as robin talks one-on-one with country music legend dolly parton live from dollywood. >> plus the tennessee small businesses on a roll finding a way to thrive during the pandemic. dolly performing one of her favorite songs live. it's all coming up on "gma." ♪ in my coat of many colors my momma made for me ♪ because we're the engineers who built the most reliable network in america. thousands of smarter towers, with the 5g coverage you need. broader spectrum for faster 5g speeds. next-generation servers with superior network reliability. because the more you do with 5g, the more your network matters. it's us...pushing us. it's verizon...vs verizon.

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welcome back to "gma." we are ready to "rise & shine" this wednesday morning and we have the wild roots band coming to us from dollywood as we celebrate tennessee coming back strong. >> tomorrow on "gma," of course, it's thursday, that means "deals & steals." this time for your home and tory will bring us products from small businesses. >> looking forward to that. our "gma" cover story, it's time to "rise & shine." we are traveling across the country taking a look at how people are starting to gather together safely again. and this morning robin is in pigeon forge, tennessee, live from dollywood. robin, how is it going? >> it's going great. i know we've been talking about mother nature but we're going to talk about that force of nature and that, of course, is dolly parton who is responsible for dollywood. we'll talk to her in just moments. she had the sense to stay out of the rain but we didn't, okay, but first before we get back to

dolly, we want you to see what makes dollywood such a special place. ♪ known for its stunning seasonal festivals, live music. and rock 'n' roller coasters this 150-acre theme park is as unique and charming as its name sake owner, welcome to dollywood. the idea, a smalltown girl wanted to share her tennessee mountain home with the world. >> no matter where i go, i always take my family and the smoky mountains with me. >> reporter: 35 years later the dollywood family is stronger than ever. >> i'm joey buck, the chaplain here. >> reporter: for over ten years buck has served as the company's chaplain leading services every sunday and catering to the employees spiritual needs, especially a year after a global pandemic that tested the faith of many. >> that's what families do is you stand beside each other when times are difficult, when times are good.

>> reporter: and julie collins couldn't agree more. the first woman engineer who runs the dollywood express says is always there for one another to lend a helping hand. >> i do believe that everything opening back up and everybody coming back here in the park is a good inspiration for everyone. >> who doesn't want to work with dolly? ♪ >> reporter: kayla brown says it's a blessing to welcome guests back to the park. for many their first big outing since the pandemic. >> we were blessed enough to be some of the first people to get back on stage in front of a live audience. it's just an honor. ♪ >> reporter: an honor, exactly how 94-year-old johnnie crawford describes working at dollywood. >> i tell everybody, i say my boss and i rephrase it, i say, no, my co-workers, we have no boss, we all work together. >> reporter: she has been greeting guests at the chasing rainbows museum since the park opened in 1986.

>> when you come to dollywood come prepared to be really amazed because this is an amazing place. >> she said it well. this is an amazing place. i'm sorry i stole your line about having the sense to stay out of the rain. that was your line. >> i'm going to stay in out of the rain. you go to it, girl. your job is bigger than mine today. i'm just here enjoying all the stuff i've been working on for years. >> yes, you have, and people have been able to enjoy it for years. and this is really a family you have there and i mean it. i've been here before, and to see everybody come together, what has it meant to you to know how everybody has banded together here at dollywood during this time? >> i think it's amazing how our crew has done all the things they've done. last year we were open on a limited basis but everybody was so great to practice the safety rules and all that but the people here are like family, so any time you have a crisis of any kind, you just kind of pull

together and get it done. people always brag about the staff here at dollywood. this is our 36th season, by the way. >> 1986. al got started. who's been here from the very other than yourself, miss johnnie who's back there. >> we got all kinds of people been here from the very start. >> i love in the piece she said you're not her boss, we're all co-workers here. >> we're partners. that's the way i am with my band. i don't even have -- we're just all partners here. it takes us all to make it work. >> there's a reason they call tennessee the volunteer state, neighbor helping neighbor during this time and really banding together and you all did your part too. i know that you all helped out in making masks and other things for the workers here. >> oh, we do everything through tennessee and certainly dollywood and all the people. we were available to anybody for anything and still are. we're not out of it all yet but hopefully i can kind of feel a new energy. just feeling like i could come

home and say hey, everybody, and thank you for everything because it's like you said it's last year since i was here since march. we came up here last year to open the show and that's when they closed everything down. we got up here, were going to have a big press conference. we didn't even get to have it. i walked off the bus, no, we're closed down so locked down for a year so this is my first time back so it's exciting to see all the new things we've got, the flower and food festival for this season so we've got a lot of things toanul f. >> that food and flower festival, because last year you had to scale it back and you had to delay it. but it's in full bloom. no pun intended but in full bloom. >> it is and it's kind of like the rose parade. every single thing in the park, all the big statue and thing of my mom doing the coat of many colors, all those things we mentioned, all those little colors are made out of flowers. it's just millions of flowers all over this park, and it's

amazing how they can do all that. that takes a lot of time. >> yeah, it does. what did you feel when you saw it for the first time yesterday. >> i was real emotional and took a lot of pictures because i had seen the brochures and knew what it was supposed to be but seeing that whole thing and my life as it turned out and thinking about my mom and just having that big thing there that represents who i am as a person, who my parents were and the kind of mother i was lucky enough to have. that little coat has carried me so far, it's kind of like a little signature thing. my life has been a life of many colors, not just the coat, that i really -- it's very significant to me but just seeing that whole thing with my mom sewing that made me grateful. >> i think a lot of people can relate to this season that they've gone through with the pandemic and everything like that and were you able to spend more time with family? were you able to do things that you possibly could not have done before, work on some things? >> i think you do because i've always been one to be going

everywhere all the time but we had to be so very limited. i don't have children. no grandchildren but i have a lot of nieces and nephews but most people are pretty much having to stay in their own homes and do whatever. i managed do a lot of things because i have my own little studios and things so i was on social media all the time reading books to the children, through the imagination library and i was creating all kinds of songs, you know, about the pandemic and trying to lift people up and be spirited and got to be with as many of my family as i could, so i just used the time to keep working. >> yeah, yeah, that's all you've known, keep doing it like that and thank you and vanderbilt thanks you and the world thanks you for the contribution you made for the vaccine research. it really was a help and then to imagination library, which do you know 2 million books a month, 2 million books a month you donate and what is it about

reading that really speaks to you? >> well, i really think it's important as you do, i'm sure, anybody out there if you can read you can educate yourself and you're just lost if you can't. actually i started that whole program through my relatives and my dad couldn't read and write but he was so smart and i just started the whole program for the county here and had my dad involved with me but turned into this wonderful thing and we're heading toward like 200 million books. we were like 150 million and going on up now hoping in a short time we'll be doing that. it's been 25 years, i guess, since we started it. but i just think it's important for children to learn to read in the early years, to learn to love books and all that, so i'm just so proud to have been a part of anything that's good and that's making life a little better for people. >> you do that and all the little ones call you book lady. >> i'm the book lady. my dad took great pride in that and lived long enough to see the imagination library doing so

well and got such a kick of them calling me the book lady. >> you too. >> sitting out here in the rain. we both got tissue in our waistbands. but it's live television, so if it's shine, let it shine. >> she's going to be singing for us. shoutout to kelly harper, the head coach of the tennessee lady vols out there with some of her players so it's wonderful how many people have made the effort to be out here with us but we'll be cooking and we'll be singing so we got a lot more from dollywood ahead but let's get now the weather with ginger. hey, ginger. >> oh, i've been watching that radar for you, robin. you're in the heaviest right now so it does get lighter in the next 15 minutes or so so towards the end of the show it will be better. that's the northern end of a stationary front that's extended all the way back into texas causing big problems. rotation was in the atmosphere down there in texas they're pulling trees off homes. we have not heard of any

injuries but we did hear of more damage in new orleans itself. there was radar indicating that there were tornadoes, so we'll you information but can tell you there is heavy rain with it. new orleans itself, 20.5 inches above average since march 1st and look at that map. ooh, you do not want to be in the florida panhandle. laguna beach is in it over to tallahassee, southwest georgia. good morning. more of us waking up to cloud cover and fog this morning. that will transition into our clouds this afternoon, except where the coast will have cloud staying stubborn. this pattern will be locked in for several days. i am watching the chance for showers on saturday. today, 58 at half moon bay. you can see some 60s around san francisco and 70s in land. check out the cloud cover and 40s to it is time to say hi to lara

for a little "pop news." hey, george. we'll begin with oscar winner leo dicaprio and latest transformation. the actor teaming up with martin scorsese for a new film called "killers of the flower moon" and here's leo taking to twitter to share the first production still from the movie with his co-star lilly gladstone, also on board, robert de niro set to play the father of leo's character based on the best-selling nonfiction book of the same name investigating a series of murders that took place in osage county, oklahoma, n the early 1920s. the sixth film collaboration between scorsese and dicaprio. no word yet on when "killers of the flower moon" will hit theaters. but looking forward to that. the hottest thing in fashion, i never thought i would say this but crocs are back and blingier than ever. thanks to our stylest

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ooh. that's funky -- what is -- ooh. i don't really know what's going on. oh, man. >> jennifer mcdermott, news station fox 9 in minneapolis rolling with that glitch that caused her to multiply like a fever dream as she walked across the screen. we think she weathered that funny moment beautifully. >> i think we should have what she's having. >> a great job. i know. >> i was thinking that. >> she handled it well. >> thank you, lara. coming up we'll go back to tennessee. robin is live there with dolly parton and talk about how the state is bouncing back and ready to "rise & shine."

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live with kelly and ryan is coming up. >> summer vacation tips with scott keys at 9:00 on abc7. some good news, fog starting to lift but still low visibility around santa rosa, less than a quarter of a mile. you can see low clouds impacting places bine san mateo bridge. that's the biggest issue on the roads or water for the commute. weather wise, clean air and it is getting cleaner as the sea breeze takes over and a cooling trend continues.

thank you, mike. we will have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. you can find the latest on our app and on abc7.com. ♪ >> announcer: welcome back to "gma" live in times square and tennessee. welcome back, everybody. now that's some bluegrass to get you moving courtesy of the wild roots band at dollywood. robin and will reeve are live there this morning as we "rise & shine" in tennessee. robin, how goes it? >> we just saw a duck waddle by there. >> everywhere here. >> but we are here to see how tennesseans are doing after a year of the pandemic restrictions as the state begins to safely open up and, well, you found some folks, they're not just surviving, they are tliefrging. >> they really are. it isnguity en throughout the p.

these business way to pivot and to stay afloat. take a look. from the mountains to music city, tennessee is roaring back to life. while cases of covid-19 peaked here last winter, tennesseans felt some of the harshest effect early on in 020 as shutdowns decimated the state's previously booming tourism and hospitality industries. but for chef michael hanna, the pandemic presented a rare opportunity to start his own business. >> gave me the courage to go out there and do it out of necessity and after about a month, it was pushing 20 pizzas out of our house a night. now on his way to leasing his own storefront. for these two, the pandemic actually helped boost their rolled ice cream food truck business. rolled forever. despite the festivals and events being canceled.

>> we would go to neighborhoods in different towns around nashville and offer them curbside pickup. it was perfect. >> nobody was able to really go out so having stuff come to them was like a luxury at that time. >> reporter: while it's known for its strong whiskey tennessee may also be remembered for its equally potent hand sanitizer. last spring old glory distilling company paused their whiskey and bourbon operation to send help to the frontlines producing and shipping it across 48 states. here in pigeon forge chris roberts rolled with the pumps at his outdoor gravity park where can you roll down a 1,000-foot hill in this contraption called a zorb. he credits tiktok for keeping his business alive. >> tiktok was the major platform y viral.ng people he people came to your business. >> absolutely. >> reporter: this wild and wackt hosts around 9 million tourists a year.

the crown jewel, of course, is dollywood and its soaring roller coasters. and the great smoky mountains. i took a trip to a nature immer sink theme park for a bird's-eye view. this is a zip line 1100 feet in the air, 25 miles per hour. here we go. great smoky mountains national park is the most popular in the country. this park gets more annual visitors than the grand canyon, yosemite and yellowstone combined. >> here through the signature blue haze the sun finds a way to "rise & shine." >> fitting in, "rise & shine." looks like you had a lot of fun but word on the street you're a little afraid of heights. >> word on the street, how about view on the cameras there. i mean, i had to ride that four times but for you, for "gma" -- >> there but. >> for miss dolly parton, for america, i will do anything to get the right shot but when you were earlier in your career you

showed me yesterday, you had to ride some roller coaster. >> don't tell me you picked -- >> we dug up that footage. america, you're welcome. but we're in good company actually with, you know, unease on the roller coasters. miss dolly parton herself says that she's not a fan of her own amazing roller coasters here and leaves it to the kid, i'm the youngster and gladly will do it. >> i'm a youngster when i did it for the tv station in atlanta, georgia. >> it is a rite of passage. >> it is. how about this on the porch. where y'all in the rain? we're up here. yeah. >> we're chilling. >> you know what, we'll head inside because we're going to do some cooking in just a little bit, guys. >> we can't wait to see that and robin not only rode it but using a hand mic. >> impressive. >> dolly can do it all cooking with robin and as we "rise & shine" in tennessee, stay right there, everybody. we'll be right back. ♪ it's a rich man's game no

we are back now on "gma" and robin is in tennessee with dolly parton and they are cooking up something special. so let's check back in with both of them. how is it going, robin. >> hey, amy, we're down soto so you know we'll be cooking. it is always a treat to be with miss dolly parton and also have dollywood's culinary director aaron banks with us. >> yes. >> he will show us how to make some of the delicious treats that you can get here at the park.

a cheerleader you are. >> we do cheer him all the time here at dollywood because he makes sure all the food is great. everybody loves it. he kind of works with all the people that do all the different things but he's a great boss, has a lot of talent. >> i like how she says you're the boss. >> okay. >> they put me on this pedestal because you're so tall. >> i didn't want to say anything but you're high right now. >> last time i was on with wendy williams she was up here so i said give me a little platform. i think you're taller than robin. yay, for the first time in my life i can be tall. >> you can be anything you want. we are at dollywood in your world. >> yeah, if i'm ever going to be on a pedestal it should be at dollywood. >> aaron, tell us about this brisket. we're down south so you got to have barbecue. >> one, it's incredible. favorite thing to make here at the park. we have our own dollywood seasoning we put on it and smoke the brisket for 6 1/2 hours.

we hand slice it then we build our sandwiches and our guests are just out of sight, out of mind about it. so i'm just going to give a quick demo what we do. >> all right. >> we'll put the brisket together. stack it. then a little barbecue goodness. >> oh, barbecue goodness. >> that sauce is amazing. >> yes. >> people want to buy it when they leave the park. >> i bet. >> then we have an apple and cabbage slaw that we add. >> ooh. >> right after. >> see, i told you we had the big apple. >> new york got nothing on you, right? >> yeah. >> there we go. >> perfect. >> ready, serve. >> what oerveeverythi mavorites is hand breaded fish and chips, that is delicious. the cuban s on. also we have a cupcake, cookies, we have wings, we have nachos, like there's so many items out

there, also too a fan favorite is the lobster roll. >> the lobster roll. i thought i saw that. >> yeah, you did. celery stock underneath it and bun there. it's great. >> with the flower and food festival they come for the music and the food. i think we have a competition or something about the dessert. >> we have fun. >> we can do that. we're with dolly. >> lavender honey mini funnel cake so we'll make this, okay? first we have our powdered sugar. >> okay. >> i'll add a little powdered sugar. >> like so, all right? >> ooh. >> okay. >> okay. >> then we have santelli cream. >> you don't have to do it. >> very slowly. >> very slowly. then i will start. you're going to make a smoky mountain. >> smoky mountain. >> yes, it's like -- >> ooh, okay.

>> is that good? >> i like that. >> how did you get that? >> okay. >> next we have the lavender honey. >> lavender honey. >> then drizzle like so. >> just a little drizzle. >> a little drizzle. okay, and then add somberries. i do four but you add how many you want. >> well, i guess i'll have to use spoons. >> see, it's healthy. we're adding berries so it's healthy. >> who wants healthy? you think all this sugar, you think one berry is going to counteract all that. >> a girl can dream. >> i don't think so, robin. >> to finish it off, edible flowers. >> edible flowers. >> you know what, you can really eat these. they told me. watercress. >> all of that. >> i don't know that i would actually feel good about eating that -- >> that's pretty. >> that looks good. i like that. yes, delicious. >> i'll eat some of that later.

>> you're going to sing for us later is what you're going to do. >> yeah. >> going to sing for your funnel cake. >> we have stuff to go. i'll sing for my breakfast, for my dessert. >> thank you, aaron. >> aaron, we're so proud of you here. you did good. i'm more nervous than you. >> little bit of everything here in dolittle woodruff what you say? we do have everything. >> want to say ginger here with the weather, ginger. ginger. >> yeah, ginger is here with the weather. hey, ginger. >> that's a first, thank you, dolly parton. i'm honored. how about i do this, i'll keep slowing down the rain there but have to bring you info. one of the hurricanes from last season, zeta was upgraded now a category three storm. that makes it the latest major hurricane on record in the united states. we knew 2020 was a big deal but you can see there's seven major hurricanes that ties for the most on record as far as numbers go. a quick look at some of the

damage while i was there. i know that you still are cleaning up. it takes a long time to rebound from these, i'm thinking about those folks along the good morning, i am abc 7 news meteorologist. temperatures away from the coast are a little we have an exclusive announcement from the nfl. 2021 will be the biggest season ever, the nfl is adding an extra regular season game expanding from 16 to 17. the goal is filling stadiums with fans this fall. espn's mike greenberg has the special announcement to share. take it away, mike. >> thank you so much,here we are so excited this morning to exclusively announce our first monday night football game of the 2021 season which you will be able to watch right here on abc and espn on september 13th and it's a terrific match-up. the ravens against the raiders

in las vegas. baltimore led by arguably the most exciting player in the sport, quarterback lamar jackson who was the mvp two seasons ago and the raiders led by their legendary coach jon gruden will have the support of the home fans in las vegas that night for the very first time. the game is part of the nfl's biggest season ever. the 2021 schedule will be released at 8:00 p.m. eastern tonight on espn2 on espn plus and nfl network. don't miss the first look at the entire 17-game regular season schedule with in-depth analysis of every team and every division. also, starting at 8 eastern fans can visit nfl.com/tickets and purchase single game tickets. so it might be the middle of may, but around here it feels a lot like football season, guys, back to you. >> literally the biggest season with the added game. coming up, dolly parton performs live from dollywood. we'll be right back. ♪ made only from rags that

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we're back and we're going to throw it over to robin and will in dollywood. take it away. >> hey, michael, we've been here all morning celebrating tennessee. you know we couldn't leave without a performance from the woman who created all of this, the reason why we are here, dolly parton. >> she is going to sing a song important to you, "coat of many

colors." dolly, it's all yours, take it away. >> thank you very much. this song is very special. ♪ ♪ back through the years i go wondering once again ♪ ♪ back to the seasons of my youth ♪ ♪ and i recall a box of rags someone gave us and how my momma put the rags to use ♪ ♪ now there were rags of many colors but every piece was small ♪ ♪ and i didn't have a coat and it was way down in the fall ♪ ♪ momma sewed the rags together sewing every piece with love ♪ ♪ she made my coat of many colors that i was so proud of ♪ ♪ while momma sewed she told a

story from the bible she had read ♪ ♪ about a coat of many colors joseph wore and then she said ♪ ♪ i just couldn't wait to wear it and momma blessed it with a kiss ♪ ♪ my coat of many colors that my momma made for me ♪ ♪ made only from rags but i wore it so proudly ♪ ♪ and although we had no money i was rich as i could be ♪ ♪ in my coat of many colors momma made for me ♪ ♪ and so with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes ♪ ♪ in my coat of many colors i hurried off to school ♪ ♪ just to find the others laughing and making fun of me ♪

♪ in my coat of many colors mom had made for me ♪ ♪ and, oh, i couldn't understand it 'cause i felt i was rich ♪ ♪ and i told 'em of the love momma sewed in every stitch ♪ ♪ i even told them all that story that momma told me while she sewed ♪ ♪ and how my coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes ♪ ♪ but they didn't understand it and i tried to make them see ♪ ♪ that one is only poor only if they choose to be ♪ ♪ oh, it's true we had no money but i was rich as i could be ♪ ♪ in that coat of many colors that momma made for me ♪ ♪ 'cause she made it just for me ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> bravo.

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, i'm kumasi aaron from apc7. here's a look at traffic. >> hi, everyone, i'm back with more fog. that's all we have been talking about. we still have a fog advisory issued by the chp for a golden gate bridge and then moving to the san mateo bridge. foggy in emeryville and oakland as well. good news, a lot of the areas will clear out shortly. it is already happening in san have lots of tree pollen with high amounts of grass pollen for the next couple of days. it is 90s in fairfield and antioch. that's the last day for that. temperatures cool throughout the seven-day forecast. it is time for live with

kelly and ryan. we will be back at 11:00 for midday live. have a great day. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, film, television, and podcast star, hank azaria. plus, what to know before you go. tips for planning your 2021 summer vacation. all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: morning, deja. morning. hello. [applause] a little bit slower this morning. >> kelly: very slow. >> ryan: you are moving at a slower call this morning. >> kelly: well, so are you, by y the way. >> ryan: i am limping. >> kelly: happy hump day, everybody. >> ryan: