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israel calling up thousands of reserve troops overnight. is a ground invasion next? we're live from the region. also this morning, dangerous fire conditions. red flag warnings across four states in the west and this image overnight. what's really lighting up the sky? prince harry unplugged. opening up about growing up as a royal. the toll he says it took on his mental health. >> there's a lot of genetic pain and suffering that gets passed on anyway. >> how he plans to break the cycle. big money in your backyard. up in the trees, a waterfall nearby and booked through 2023 as travel requests skyrocket, rental sites like airbnb desperate for hosts. how people are getting creative on their property. amazing escape. who says black cats aren't lucky? the caught on camera moment as this one leaps out of a burning building. ♪ and "gma" is saying aloha from hawaii.

we're on the road as the u.s. begins to re-open. next stop, the 50th state. visitors returning as it bounces back from the pandemic. we're meeting some of the people helping their home recover and the incredible hula dancers expressing their culture and finding community as we "rise & shine" from hawaii. good morning, america. we hope you're well this friday morning. and if you are fully vaccinated it is a big day. fully vaccinated americans can now return to life without these masks right here. there are a few exceptions but it's a significant shift. 405 days after the cdc first told americans to mask up, right now more than 118 million people are fully vaccinated. that exceeds a third of the u.s. population. >> feels good to hear the sound of that but there are some questions now about what these new guidelines will actually mean.he stat that still have mas os butome looking tli

busa eyil cnging those rust yet. this milestone and the country's next step forward with cdc director rochelle walensky live in just a moment. but first whit johnson joins us with all the details. good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning. it's been more than a year since the cdc first recommended that americans wear masks. now a significant step closer to normal life but ditching the mask comes with a new set of challenges for schools, businesses and local governments, especially with more than half the country still not vaccinated. this morning, a major turning point. >> i can breathe again. >> i think that's fantastic. i ththatr: t cin >> i feel lif ed p wr masks ora. frm w.and bug rty. >> reporter: president biden entering his rose garden briefing maskless. the white house confirming

vaccinated staffers are no longer required to wear them. >> it's a great milestone, a great day. it's been made possible by the extraordinary success we've had in vaccinating so many americans so quickly. >> reporter: on capitol hill some senators mid-vote when the news came down gleefully taking off their masks but there are exceptions. the cdc saying fully vaccinated people should still wear masks in hospitals, on buses, trains, planes and if required by a state, county, employer or business. in california, l.a. county officials will not immediately follow the relaxed rules. in massachusetts, the mask mandate is staying in place for now and there are still questions about what this means for places like schools. one of the nation's largest teachers unions planning to follow the guidance. >> if everyone is vaccinated in a classroom, then it sounds like everybody in that classroom could go maskless. but you have to make sure

everybody is vaccinated and you also have to make sure everybody is comfortable with it. >> reporter: the union representing retail and grocery workers saying in a statement it's confusing and fails to consider how it will impact essential workers who face frequent exposure to individuals who are not vaccinated and refuse to wear masks. kroger, the nation's second largest grocery chain, will continue to require everyone in their stores to wear a mask. >> indoor mask mandates should go at some point but not right away. we should just wait a little longer for more people to get vaccinated. >> reporter: raising concerns news of a so-called break through outbreak among the new york yankees. at least eight fully vaccinated members including star short stop gleyber torres testing positive. according to the team, all eight received the johnson & johnson shot and infections are mild or asymptomatic. experts and the yankees' general manager say these cases prove the vaccine works. >> i believe the vaccine is working, you know, we've got eight positives and seven of the eight presented as without symptoms.

so without the testing you wouldn't even have known. >> reporter: now the effectiveness of the johnson & johnson vaccine overall was slightly lower than pfizer and moderna in clinical trials but it was very effective at preventing severe illness. health officials are reminding people that breakthrough infections after being vaccinated are rare. george? >> whit, thanks very much. let's bring in dr. rochelle walensky. dr. walensky, thanks for joining us again this morning. your decision caught a lot of us by surprise. why now and does this mean we are approaching the end of the pandemic? >> good morning, george. there were several pieces that really went into this important decision that occurred yesterday. one is that our cases are down in this country. they're down about a third from where they were even just two weeks ago. two is that now vaccines are available to everyone. it is accessible within five miles of 90% of americans in the united states. we have enough supply now if you really want a vaccine you can get it.

in fact, text 438829 and put in your zip code and find five vaccine sites near you. the third is the science is really informed us evolving science even just over the last two weeks that these vaccines are working the same in our cohorts, in our populations and in the real world as they did in clinical trials, over 90% to 95% effectiveness in the real world studies. that they are working against the variants that we have circulating here n the united states, a study just published last week. and that if you are to get covid-19, even if you are vaccinated, that you have a much lower load of virus, largely asymptomatic and much less likely to give it to someone else. so all of those things happening at the same time is what motivated our decision. >> we'll have to trust each other going forward. you heard the concern from frontline workers. they're worried they'll have to become vaccination police.

>> yeah, you know, what i would say here is this was a first step in our guidance and what we really need to do now is look at each of our individual guidance for each of these individual settings and say, in a setting of schools or child care centers or the workplace is this the appropriate thing to do given all other parameters? i would also say that, you know, this country is not homogeneous, it's not uniform. there are some areas in the country that still have more disease than others. there's areas that have quite low vaccination rates so we can't treat it necessarily as uniform and a lot of those decisions have to happen at the jurisdictional level. >> let's dig into that impact on children and schools. what does it mean? >> first of all, we had great news this week. we have now vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds so i think that is a huge step forward for our children and for schools in the year ahead. i will say that i believe that come the fall, all of our children, all of our educators,

all of our teachers should be -- plan to be back full-time five days a week in person. we have the capacity now between vaccines and testing, screening, we believe schools can and should be a very safe place for people to go back to in the fall. >> should schools require these vaccines for kids? >> i don't necessarily think we're leaning into that quite yet. i think we need to have more data on the younger children for sure and then those decisions are going to have to be made at the jurisdictional level. >> and then you talk about this as a first step. you're still requiring masks on planes and trains, modes of travel. what is it going to take to lift the requirement for that kind of travel? >> so now that we have this first step in place we are going to look at all of our guidance including travel, including child care centers, including schools as you noted including camps which people have been interested in and we need to look at those one at a time and just see where we are and what our revised guidance should be

in the context of this new guidance on individuals. with regard to travel i want to just highlight that not only do we have guidance with regard to travel, but we have a federal policy with regard to travel. so that's an inter-agency policy. we need to work together and revisit that policy in the context of these new guidance. >> your demeanor has changed so much in the past two months. are we now at the end of this pandemic or approaching the end? >> you know, i'm cautiously optimistic. what i will say, though, is with this virus, we have learned to be humble and i think we cannot let our guard down. we need to continue to watch the science. we need to continue to be vigilant and we need to continue to make sure the american people are safe and that's what i plan to do. >> but today is a good day. dr. walensky, thanks very much. cecelia? >> thank you. we turn to other top headlines now, the critical omrattanasarleningheomny h mon the good news, fuel is starting

to flow again after that shutdown. erielle reshef is at a gas station in charlotte, north carolina. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. right now here in charlotte the situation is slowly improving but it is still a guessing game which one of these gas stations will actually have supply. if you take a look from our drone you can see the lines are already forming. this gas station got a shipment overnight but think they'll run out in the next couple of hours. a similar situation in many states affected by this pipeline shutdown. this morning, hope on the horizon. outside raleigh, north carolina, rows of tanker trucks finally fueling up. now that the colonial pipeline is up and running, one week after it was shut down in that unprecedented cyberattack. amid the frustration and fallout, colonial pipeline under scrutiny. abc news confirming a report from bloomberg that a ransom in the low millions was paid to restart operations. now in those states hit hard, promising signs of progress.

some gas stations that were empty getting a fresh supply. and gas prices dropping in several states in the southeast. but hundreds of stations are still without fuel. >> though the colonial pipeline remains open it may be a headache, a chore to find gas stations with fuel for the next one to two weeks. >> reporter: despite warnings against hoarding gas, it's still happening. one man in maryland riding a lawn mower to a station to fill several cans. in florida, officials releasing photos of the charred wreckage of this hummer that ignited near a gas station shortly after filling up on wednesday. fire crews finding four five-gallon containers in the backseat. one person was hurt. patience wearing thin. >> makes you realize how fragile we are. this one little incident is all it took to kind of break down. chloe ll us e ey

evstatio >> thahe hwe letouo, presngaca ght switch. so when will the supply be backs we can expect intermittent service interruptions at least for the next several days but, of course, there is that rush to get these gas stations back up to running as normal before the holiday weekend. >> that is a good hope. erielle, thanks so much. michael? now we turn to the escalating crisis in the middle east. israel calling up thousands of reserve troops near gaza overnight as violence on the streets intensifies. matt gutman is on the ground near the border of gaza with the latest. good morning, matt. chl.eporter: hey, good morning you can e this artilbend me, pa significant escalation by the israeli military tanks and these artillery pieces right up to the gaza border. in the past few minutes we saw a rocket launched out of gaza, heard the booms of israeli air

strikes, some artillery. this conflict right now seems far from over. this morning, those streamers of smoke as hamas launches more rockets into israel and all night long the israeli military pummeling gaza with tank and artillery fire lighting up the night sky. columns of israeli tanks moving right up to the gaza border in the biggest escalation in seven years. adding to the hundreds of air sorties that have brought down buildings, turned parts of gaza into a moonscape. our team meeting the sahab family, picking their children's toys from the mound of rubble that until two days ago was their home. zahir says minutes before the bombs came raining down he received a call from the israeli military. he says, we were told we had five minutes to get out and we had to warn our neighbors. palestinian health officials say 119 are dead, 50 of them women

and children since the fighting began. civilians on both sides enduring the worst of it. just outside of tel aviv we were at an apartment complex destroyed by a rocket. people had just climbed those blackened stairwells to collect whatever they could salvage from their possessions. we hear one of the sirens going off. it's a code red. suddenly those sirens sounded again. terrified residents pouring out. some whimpering in fear, climbing into the same bomb shelter in which they survived an attack just hours earlier. you can hear those rockets pounding right now. you can hear the booms. we're all squeezing into this bomb shelter right now. inside the fear and heat stifling. eight israelis killed so far, 150 wounded in rocket attacks. the israeli government says it has no timetable for the end of this fighting. worth noting, mediation efforts

afoot by american and egyptian envoys trying to broker a cease fire here. george? >> matt, stay safe. we go to capitol hill where former president trump is tightening his grip on the gop. republican lawmakers are voting on a replacement for liz cheney after she was ousted from her leadership post for defying trump as trump's pick for the job faces a new challenge. congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking the race, good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. republicans are wasting no time here eager to push past all of the in-fighting. this morning, they hover behind closed doors once again just hours after pushing out congresswoman liz cheney, but elise stefanik has officially been elect to the position the vote 134 to 46. this is about messaging. even though her message is less coti than cheney's, she aligns with former president trump. she has the endorsement of the

former president, but there is still some concern her record wasn't conservative enough, so she was challenged. she still won the position, but today there is a closed door meeting promising everyone will be united ahead of the midterm elections. george? >> meantime, liz cheney may be losing her leadership post but she's not going away. >> reporter: no, she is not. she says she is on a mission we've got an update. remember the $26 million california lottery ticket that was missing, the deadline to claim the winnings expired last night but the mystery of what may have happened could be solved. it pains me to tell you this. employees of the store where the ticket was apparently sold say the buyer came to them saying she tucked this ticket into her pants pocket, tossed the pants in the wash and accidentally destroyed the winning ticket. lottery officials say they'll investigate.

apparently i was reading there's surveillance video of her buying a ticket but you have to have a photo of this ticket in order to prove that it was actually yours so i hope you have a photo of it. >> lesson for everyone. if you play the lottery ticket, take a picture of your ticket. >> empty your pockets every night. >> that too, george. following a lot of other headlines including prince harry. he is getting personal about his childhood and how he plans to parent differently. our royal insiders join us live. hotel room prices are at a premium. we'll tell you how your backyard could become a vacation destination. >> first, let's head over to ginger. >> reporter: 94% of california in severe drought right now and we have an update of the pine fire. 450 acres, 40% contained. there is fire danger from oregon over to colorado today. let's get the weekend forecast now, sponsored by verizon.

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♪ welcome back to "gma." it is time to "rise & shine." this time in hawaii. so much to see on all the islands like take a look these fire dancers bringing the heat performing part of a luau there. becky worley will take us on a tour of the aloha state. >> becky got a pretty great that is coming up. a lot of news including that big news from the cdc. they have announced that fully vaccinated americans can return to life without mask. a few exceptions. right now more than 118 million people are fully vaccinated more than a third of the population and the former acting director

of the cdc, our friend, dr. richard besser will answer your questions about the new guidelines. monday is tax day. that deadline to file delayed until may 17th because of the pandemic. now you either have to file or get an extension and in our next hour we'll tell you what you need to know if you haven't done either yet. right now medina spirit will go on to race. the horse could still lose its title from churchill downs if a second drug test comes back positive. one cat putting its nine lives to the test. the building on fire in chicago and that black cat leaping out the fifth story. hitting the grass but bouncing right up and walking away. >> wow. >> really amazing. >> we've got a lot more ahead including the moneymaker you may have in your backyard. how homeowners are renting out tent space and raking in money coming up later in the show. we are going to begin this half hour with the candid prince harry talking about his childhood. how he says his parents raised

him, his mental health struggles and his decision to move to the u.s., james longman in front of buckingham palace with all of this and more. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, cecilia. this was a 90-minute interview in which prince harry really didn't hold back. he spoke about his upbringing and what he called a cycle of pain and it's all been interpreted here as a not so thinly veiled attack on his father, prince charles, and by extension, the queen. this morning, prince harry making headlines again with another interview, what he says it was like growing up royal in front of the entire world with millions watching his every move. >> it's a mix between "the truman show" and being in a zoo. >> reporter: opening up about trauma, the toll that his childhood took on his mental health and why he plans to parent differently from the way he was raised. >> there's no blame. but certainly when it comes to parenting, i've experienced some form of pain and i'm going to

make sure i break that cycle so i don't pass it on. there's a lot of genetic pain and suffering that gets passed on. >> reporter: his new docu-series on mental health happening and he told oprah in march that his relationship with his father is fraught and he claimed that after he stepped back from his duties as a working royal and moved to north america charles cut him off financially and for a period of time stopped taking his phone calls. is he taking your calls now? >> yeah, yeah. he is. there's a lot of work through that. you know, i will always love him but there's a lot of hurt that's happened. >> reporter: harry alsto the podcast yes trapy h my early 20s i was a calike -i this job. i don't nt look what it did to my mum.

how am i ever going to settle down, have a wife and family when i know that it's going to happen again? i know how this operation runs . i don't want to be part of this. and then once i started doing therapy, suddenly there was like the bubble was burst. i was like, okay, you're in this position of privilege, stop complaining. how are you going to use this platform to really effect change and be able to give people that confidence to be able to change their own lives? >> reporter: the idea of genetic pain as he calls it or inherited trauma practice through the generations is a fascinating one, relatively unexplored part of science and for one will be interested to see if this is part of the conversation in the new series with oprah. michael. >> all right. james, thank you so much. joining us now are abc news royal contributors omid scobie and robert jobson. thank you both for joining us. robert, i want to start with you. on twitter you said harry through his father, the queen and late prince philip under the bus for their parenting style. do you think he's gone too f?

>> i do. i thviously we h erusly, of cou while. parenting is difficult enough. i've got a 20-year-old. it's not easy. i don't actually think he's been fair to the queen and philip. philip certainly just -- he's only just -- we had that funeral and now he's attacking his father who is actually grieving himself, so i do believe that he should have been a little bit more circumspect in what he's saying. i have some sympathy for him but at this moment in time i think he should be more sympathetic to his father who has just lost his dad as well. >> omid, how much does it mean to harry to be able to express himself like this? >> i think for harry we've always seen him act his best when he's able to speak openly and candidly. we're reaching the end of mental

health awareness week here in the uk and prince harry has always been a big advocate for that and played a huge role in de-stigmatizing some of the issues surrounding mental health. so for him to be able to speak now candidly and openly about his own experiences to a very receptive audience is exactly what he's always wanted. >> omid, what is harry's end game here? what does he gain by being so open about his past and current life? >> i think ultimately we have a better understanding of him but i think he's speaking about things people are often afraid to speak about or embarrassed to talk about and i think by normalizing some of these conversations it's very important. but it's also worth remembering that he is not the first member of the royal family to speak about some of their own childhood experiences. in 1994 a biography written by journalist jonathan dimbleby was authorized by prince charles, and in it, the future king spoke about his own difficult relationship with his father and his mother, and so we've seen this happen before. it's obviously not a difficult and easy family to grow up in

and, you know, harry is sort of following in the same footsteps we've seen his father share. >> this is a little different, i feel, because harry is actually saying it. we can see him say these words unlike a book written by somebody else, but, robert, harry compared his life to a quote of being in "the truman show" and being in the zoo. meaning that the public was watching his every move. now, that comes with the life of being a royal but seems it wasn't the life harry wanted. >> well, it was great film "the truman show" but i think he might be a little lost in his thoughts there. you know, the fact is he's not like "the truman show" at all. i think and it's not like being in the zoo either. he had a privileged life. lived in a palace and when growing up a lot of the guys, i remember dealing with his protection officer used to have a great time so i think he's been selective with his memory and should be kinder to the memory of his late grandfather and the queen and prince charles and it's not the time to be airing this sort of thing in public.

i think it's the time to reflect upon his thoughts and i think this is more to do with him selling his mental health series than it is to being fair to his family. this won't build bridges but will make the situation worse. what will happen when he comes back for the statue unveiling? it will be even more drama and intrigue and i think it's time for it to stop. >> interesting to see and, omid, prince william has talked about modernizing the monarchy but does harry's openness in some ways help him accomplish that? >> yeah, absolutely. i mean i think both william and harry have spoken openly about their own mental health journeys so harry is doing what we've seen william already do. i think he'll be very happy to see just how active harry still is in that field, of course, they started the heads together initiative together some years ago and, of course, that work continues over here separately without harry so for him to be doing his work on the other side of the pond, they all benefit from it. >> we thank you both for your contrasting opinions on this.

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sites are desperate for spots. gio benitez is at one of them. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george. good morning, and welcome to one of the most wished for airbnbs in the world right now, and it's called the secluded in town house. we're actually in the heart of atlanta and this, well, it's somebody's backyard and it exactly is the type of place that is making big money right now. take a look. it looks like a jungle paradise. the swinging bridges, the outdoor bed and the sounds of nature. but this is actually peter's backyard. >> i'm booked as much as the days are available. >> reporter: in fact the tree house is booked almost solid through october 2023. that's why airbnb is now begging people to become hosts. you didn't even think people would come here. >> i didn't think anybody would come. i really didn't. i just couldn't imagine it. >> reporter: but they are because as we reach the end of the pandemic, people are desperate for unique outdoor

stays that look great on instagram. searches for tree houses, tents, plastic igloos and barns are up triple digits on airbnb. in fact, tent searches are up 260%. >> is it the same as staying at a five-star resort? maybe not, but it creates an amazing memory and an amazing vacation and an incredible way to connect with the outdoors. >> reporter: tammy, one of the thousands jumping on the craze. why did you need this? >> nature. peace, relaxation, to be able to just breathe, privacy, seclusion. >> reporter: she's already stayed here twice before. the tents about half an hour from atlanta but seemingly a world away. blaine and matt built this for themselves on their property in the miterenuanso w,ounow,he tents are kind of the main thing paying the bills right now.

somee o saw their friend re just here on instagram. >> reporter: and families are coming here too. >> put our phones down, just enjoy being a family, enjoy each other's time and, you know. >> well, put our phones down after we take a few instagram pictures. >> yeah. >> reporter: passion projects that are getting people off their phones after one intense year. >> they want to get off all that stuff. they're like this all day, right? come out here and they can look up at the leaves in the sky and trees and the liht. >> yeah, i'm looking up right now too. listen, what do you do if you want to build a business like this? we spoke to those tent experts and they say, listen, we are always on instagram posting tips and tricks so go ahead and look for other stnstagr youtube and see what they're doing. but airbnb says they have a whole guide on their website right now and they want you to think creatively because people want these unique outdoor experiences right now, george. >> michael's educating as well

telling us about "tree house masters." these tree houses aren't allowed everywhere. >> reporter: no, listen, you got to check your local regulations for sure. you got to make sure home sharing is allowed and you got to make sure that you may need to register the property so go ahead and look at that but also you got to make sure that you love to do hospitality. this is hard work. so you've got to be in it. >> okay, gio benitez, thanks very much. >> just told everybody how to spend my saturday night. "tree house masters." sold me out. coming up next, everybody, we have our friday "play of the day."

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. a turning point in the fight against covid. the cdc says vaccinated americans can now go maskless in most indoor locations. president biden takes off his mask to address the nation. >> it's a great milestone. a great day. >> new data shows the vaccines are effective against variants and preventing transmission. cdc director rochelle walensky talks to "gma" this morning. on the heels of that mask milestone and the cdc saying we can be maskless just about everywhere, dr. besser is answering your questions about the new guidelines and what to know if you're vaccinated but your kids aren't. hope on the horizon. rows of tanker trucks finally ol pipeline system is back up and running. one week after it was shut down in that unprecedented cyberattack.

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our desk here in times square. >> i was like what was that? >> as we "rise & shine" from hawaii. >> that is right. we are on the road as the u.s. begins to re-open and this morning we're taking you to hawaii. take a look at these amazing fire knife dancers. that's just some of what we've got in store for you. you don't want to miss it. >> want to see that pineapple surf again. we have a lot of news to get to. the cdc saying fully vaccinated americans can return to life without masks. there are few exceptions but the significant shift comes 405 days much the cdc first told americans to mask up. we go to whit johnson with the latest. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. many are celebrating this new cdc guidance excited to ditch the mask after what has been a long more than a year period of time that most americans have been required to wear it but some businesses and essential workers are calling it confusing saying it puts the responsibility on them to create and enforce their own rules. this morning, a major turning

point. the cdc saying fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors in most places. >> i've already planned a mask burning party so -- >> reporter: president biden entering his rose garden briefing maskless. the white house confirming vaccinated staffers are no longer required to wear them. >> it's a great milestone. a great day. it's been made possible by the extraordinary success we've had in vaccinating so many americans so quickly. >> reporter: but there are exceptions. the cdc saying fully vaccinated people should still wear masks in hospitals, on buses, trains, planes, and if required by a state, county, employer or business. george spoke with cdc director dr. rochelle walensky earlier this morning. >> so your decision caught a lot of us by surprise. why now and does this mean we are approaching the end of the pandemic? >> there were several pieces that really went into this important decision that occurred yesterday. one is that our cases are down in this country.

they're down about a third from where they were even just two weeks ago. two is that now vaccine is available to everyone and then the third is that the science is really informed us evolving science even just over the last two weeks that the vaccines are working the same in our cohorts, in our populations and in the real world as they did in clinical trials. over 90% to 95% effectiveness in the real world studies. >> reporter: now questions remain about what this means for schools. aft, one of the largest teachers' unions in the country say they are planning following the new cdc guidance but raises issues like making sure everyone in the classroom is fully vaccinated. guys? >> and we're going to answer some more of those questions coming up.

critical fuel pipeline back up and running as we learn the company at the center of that cyberattack paid hackers millions in ransom. fuel is now slowly starting to flow again after that shutdown. erielle reshef is at a gas station in charlotte, north carolina, with the latest on this. good morning again, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, cecilia. the situation here in charlotte is improving but it is still a guessing game which gas station will have supply and when. if you take a look from our drone you can see there's been a steady stream of cars filling up at this gas station which got a shipment overnight and there were also promising signs outside of raleigh as tanker trucks finally refueled one week after this crisis began and some of the states hit hardest gas stations finally getting their fresh supply and we've also seen gas prices starting to fall in several states in the southeast. but there's still hundreds of gas stations that are without consistent supply. this gas station says they may run out by later this morning. colonial says to expect the service interruptions at least for the next several days but, of course, michael, they are just hoping to get everything back up and running as normal by memorial day weekend. >> i think a lot more -- everybody hopes that happens. thank you so much, erielle. it's a big weekend for

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♪ welcome back to "gma." happy friday. let's check in in hawaii. it's dark there because it's 2:00 a.m. but we have a lot more coming up on "rise & shine." but now it is time for "pop news" with lara spencer. good morning, lara. hey, good morning, you guys. the hawaii video just incredible in such a great mood and this will make you happy as well. the one you've been yep, we're talking about the highly anticipated "friends" reunion finally. it has an air date, hbo max announcing 17 years after the show went off the air the reunion will begin streaming may 27th. mark your calendars. and here is your first look at the trailer released overnight. ♪

♪ now, that's what we call a tease. that's it. that's the clip. only showing the backs of the "friends" stars as they walk toward the original soundstage on the warner brothers studio lot in burbank, california. i just got chills. jennifer aniston posting the trailer writing it's official. could we be any more excited? courteney cox added, quote, this kind of thing doesn't happen every year or every 10 or every 15 years. i feel so blessed to have had a chance to reunite with my friends, and it was better than ever. the streaming platform also revealing that the cast will be joined by some a-list friends like tom selleck who played monica's love interest and reese witherspoon who was also on the show as rachel's little sister. the reunion special

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very, very scary. very terrifying. tough to get that ball but we're proud he perseveres and manages to never get wet. and on that i wish you all a happy, happy friday. sending it back to you in the studio and hawaii. >> love that. >> happy friday back to you, lara. thank you so much. now to our "gma" cover story. the turning point in the pandemic we've all been waiting for, the cdc dialing back its stance on mask wearing. we're now joined by president and chief executive officer of the robert wood johnson foundation, former acting director of the cdc and our former colleague, dr. richard besser who is here to answer your questions from social media. doc, thank you for joining us this morning. let's get started. we all know you're a pediatrician, a lot of parents like marianne are asking how comfortable should i be going maskless knowing that i will be spending a significant amount of time with my unvaccinated child? so, doc, my question is what are

those mask recommendations and are they different indoors versus outdoors? >> yeah, you know, michael, this is the area where there's the most questions. this truly is a turning point but if you are fully vaccinated you should feel comfortable being around your children who aren't vaccinated without you having to wear a mask. it gets trickier when going out in public with your children who aren't vaccinated. i'm encouraging all my patients 12 and older to get vaccinated but for younger kids, if you're out with your kids in indoor places they should be wearing masks. >> a lot of parents like amy wondering if unvaccinated people choose not to wear masks can they potentially spread it to my unvaccinated kids? >> it could and, you know, this is one reason we want to make sure that everyone in every community has access to vaccine and it's as easy as possible and if you're someone who isn't -- is deciding not to get vaccinated, you do need to wear a mask.

it's the right thing to do for those around you who can't get vaccinated or who may be at higher risk. >> and, dr. besser, given these guidelines as the former acting thoughtasse?eah, ynkha this is a real turning point. i'm hoping the cdc looking a little more at their guidelines around what kids can do outside because outdoor activities we're finding are incredibly safe. even without a mask, even if you're not vaccinated and i'd like to see more encouragement for kids getting outdoors. this has been a really hard year on everyone, but in particular on children. and we need to let kids be kids in ways that are safe. >> i agree with that, doc. couldn't agree more. dr. besser, always great to see you. >> great to see you, michael. >> take care. get more information on the new guidance and what it means for your family on goodmorningamerica.com. george? we move to our money start series. tax day is monday, just three

days away. in this unusual pandemic year there are new questions about what you owe and what you can deduct. rebecca jarvis joins us with the answers. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning to you. and one of the questions on a lot of people's mind is whether or not they can deduct for that at-home work from home workspace that they created for their zoom calls. well, reality here is only if you were self-employed in 2020 are you able to deduct for that space. it had to be used regularly and exclusively for your work purposes as a self-employed employee but here's something to keep in mind. it doesn't have to be a separate room in your home as long as it was a portion of your home that you regularly and exclusively used for work, you can deduct it, george. >> how about a lot of people lost their jobs, collected unemployment insurance. what taxes are due for that income? >> traditionally, you would pay taxes on your unemployment

benefits. if you collected unemployment in 2020, you should have received earlier this year a 1099g form. that is the form that looks at all your benefits at the federal level that you collected in 2020. this year because of the stimulus package passed earlier this year, you do not have to pay taxes on up to $10,200 worth of those unemployment benefits at the federal level if you make less than $150,000. states have their own rules so you want to check directly with your state tax office, george. >> what if someone still doesn't have a job and don't have the cash to pay their taxes right now? >> reporter: and there will be people in that situation. you want to talk directly to the irs right now. go to them, let them know your situation. they can help you set up a payment plan. the fastest way to get that refund is filing electronically and if you make less than $72,000 a year, you can do that for free at irs.gov. that has a lot of answers to these questions as well. you do have to file even if you

can't pay. file because that will help you not have to pay penalties in the future, george. >> that is the most important first step just three days away, rebecca jarvis, thanks very much. let's go to ginger. >> reporter: george, i wanted to share a new warning from the epa. they say that we have entered unprecedented territory when it comes to climate. they've shared new indicators. here they are, a few of them at least. that's every season being a degree or more higher since the late 1800s. now, heat, the heat wave happening three times more often since the 1960s. when it's hotter, we use more ac so we have nearly doubled the power usage in the summers we used to 50 years ago. then we know about the ice sheets. here's an alarming picture, 30-year greenland and antarctica that rapid rate of change is what makes it unprecedented. yes, we have seen cycles, just not at this rapid rate.

measurable drizzle likely tonight my temperatures will stay constant to the forecast picketed at the coast, succeed around the bay, ♪ it is that time. it's time to "rise & shine." this time in hawaii, the latest stop as we travel our incredible country and the aloha spirit. it is strong with visitors now returning after that state took a big hit during the pandemic. becky worley is joining us now with a look at how her native state is bouncing back. tough assignment, becky. aloha. >> reporter: happy aloha friday, cecelia, from the aloha state. we are here at disney's resort and i was lucky enough to grow up in these beautiful islands.

i can tell you that as visitor-based businesses start to re-open, like this lei making company. we will see some of her beautiful creations a little later. there's just more and more for visitors to do here and i wanted to show you some of the fun you can have in the 50th state. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: ahola, hawaii. from heavenly sunrises to the majestic turquoise water. but to see it all you might have to do something wild! from the air here at skyline zipline, you can see four different islands, all while scaring yourself silly. our guides are happy to get back to work because, well, who wouldn't want to call in their

office? >> on the other side. >> reporter: even though all signs point to businesses re-opening, last year covid shut down a huge swath of hawaii's economy. the state's unemployment increase was the highest in the nation at one point. and for business owners like tobi of tobi shave ice, it was rough. >> friends and family that worked for big hotels and restaurants, everything was shuttered. everybody was on unemployment. >> reporter: but now shave ice is back too. so flavors? what's hot? >> passion fruit, tiger's blood is really popular. >> tiger's blood, huh? [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: so ono. since we are on an island, you got to get in the ocean. take it from big wave surfer and pre-eminent waterman kai lenny. >> get out into the ocean any way you can including doing what i do, surfing, stand-up

paddling, kite surfing, wind surfing, basically anything that can get you in the water having fun. ♪ wipeout ♪ ♪ >> reporter: i hit the waves with another water pro, maui surfer girls dustin tester and her surfing dog luna. >> when the pandemic hit, we closed the doors. >> your employees? >> they were all laid off. maui surfer girls were ohana and it was hard because a lot of the girls didn't have work anymore. >> reporter: to keep her business afloat in a year without business, she had to perform some serious acrobatics. >> a lot of the parents on the island needed activities for their kids to do outside so we pivoted into day camps for local kids. >> reporter: and giving back is a new post-covid visitor theme too. the state hoping for an increase in something called volun-tourism like rebuilding f

care for hawaii as it re-opens. but with all you can do here, you might also -- ah -- just want to chill. ah is right. now, to come to hawaii you do have to show proof of a negative covid test if you don't want to quarantine and because international travel is so complicated right now, hawaii is starting to really pick up in terms of business. so you want to have some advance planning and reservations and, you know, i should know what it's like out there because i was working really hard for you guys to show people all the fun things you can do here. >> yeah, it was a really tough one, becky. i'm sorry you had to pull that straw. we are glad you're there and u' the floral shop and you've been busy working on that lei all morning.

we got questions for you. so thanks for being with us there. i know it's early. tell us a little bit about the history of this lei. it's such a huge part of the hawaiian culture. when is it given? >> reporter: cecelia, i'm not sure she can hear you. can you? >> no. >> oh, shucks. she's asking, tell us about the history of the lei and what it means. >> leis traditionally given for ceremonies to honor people or you can just wear it to beautify yourself and for celebrations. >> now, i know that during covid it was really rough because you lost a lot of your business. >> yes, yes, i lost 95% of my business and a lot of people over here, we have two jobs. so it was really hard, but that was a time for us to get really creative and it was good for us to prepare so that when we do have business again. >> ah, well, it e ese for you actually, becky. >> oh. >> this is my -- [ speaking foreign language.]

>> that means the big one. >> big. >> then this is -- [speaking foreign language] >> yes, the -- [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: okay, cecelia, what do you think? am i looking like i really belong here? >> you do. >> those are so absolutely beautiful. how long did it take to make that one for you this morning? >> how long did this one take? >> it takes about two hours, lots of thought goes into it definitely. >> reporter: wow, it's beautiful. i wish you guys could smell everything here. the tuberose, smell-o-vision. we'll bring that to you next. >> thank you both so much. becky, we'll see you in a few minutes coming up, everybody, we have more "rise & shine" in hawaii. stay with us. we'll be right back.

good morning, i am jobina fortson from abc7 mornings. we will take a quick look at your morning commute starting with the golden gate bridge. the chp has a fog advisory in effect here. you can't make out the bridge right now. we did not have metering lights come on this morning. it has been a really clear ride through the toll plaza. we have a stretch of traffic through the east bay, starting at elsaito and emoryville. the average speeds tracking there and the drive times this morning everything green across

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tonight. >> thank you, mike. we will have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. ♪ i get around ♪ ♪ i get around ♪ all that beach music and we're in hawaii this friday morning. hope yours is off to a good start. as we "rise & shine" in the aloha state our buzz pick is "the descendants" by kaui hart oondhailene woodley.with geo let's listen to kaui. >> good morning, america. thank you so much for choosing whole new generation of readers. my debut novel, i hope you enjoy it. and hawaii. this place i call home. >> beautiful home. boy, it was a great movie as well, the book, you can see an excerpt on our website,

goodmorningamerica.com and keep reading along with us on our instagram instagram @gmabookclub. we're celebrating asian-americans and pacific islanders month recognizing those who enrich the community. influential leaders in the community were nominating fellow members for our inspiration list and eva pilgrim joins us to tell us more about it. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. we know representation matters. this list highlights up and comers doing all kinds of jobs inspiring the next generation. the asian-americans and pacific islanders community is one of the fastest growing groups in the united states. now "gma" is asking some of the world's biggest names to nominate young stars who inspire others as the aapi community asserts its voice. >> it's too late. don't do this. >> reporter: mon the list of rising or firsts "star wars" and rei and the last dragon star

kelly marie tran. nominated by fashion editor and children's author eva tran she's given someone to look up to saying she's not afraid to speak up to highlight the good and bad experiences she's had in hollywood. in sports olympic gold medalist kristi yamaguchi nominated 15-year-old aliza liu. the two-time national figure skating champion who became the youngest u.s. champion in history now making a splash on the world stage. yamaguchi saying with the 2022 olympic gapes in beijing she is the rising star to watch for. ♪ and in the music world there is no short supply of talent. freida pinto nominating this duo. ♪ >> reporter: the pair covering

hits with showstopping duets, pinto notes the twin sisters draw on thain indian heritage and blend english language pop music with indian classical music saying their talent, their grace, their own back story, their bond as sisters has all the makings of future musical sensations. these just a small sample of artists, athletes and authors whose diversity expands couldn't nentszs and demographics looking to inspire a new generation. what i love about this list it really showcases the diversity that exists in the aapi community showing people what being asian in america looks like and that the career possibilities are endless. cecilia. >> as you said absolutely no shortage of talent, eva. r re stories celebrating aapi heritage month check out our "gma" inspiration list to find out who is making aapi history right now. it's on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. george. let's go back to hawaii now

where hula is synonymous with the culture. state. like so many other things the pandemic put that tradition on hole. well, it is back in a big way right now. you see it right there. becky has the details. >> reporter: good morning, gege. yo hands and swaying hip, and it is all that, but for so many in these islands it's much, much more. ♪ hula is at the heart of hawaii. ♪ but this past year things got weird. ♪ the annual hula competition called the merry monarch where men, women and children compete was canceled. ♪ many hula teachers putting a kapu or taboo on dancing to protect vulnerable native r thisn, a hula,hamaagwa

significant.>> whe covid went through this adjustment period of, okay, let's take a little time out, let's take time to reassess what is really important. >> reporter: and hula hasn't had a stoppage like this in over 200 years back when the missionaries forced to ban which is so ironic because when you see hula like this it feels sacred. ♪ >> hula is also a way of portraying stories, a way of holding myths and holding down generation after generation of knowledge so not only is just a movement of your body but it's also embodiment of the soul. ♪ >> it's a sensory driven kind of dance and it's an art form. >> reporter: so at first during covid hula continued but over zoom, of course. ♪ then when the restriction was lifted hula happened spontaneously like this national

guard crew chief who ran into her ukulele playing uncle at a farmer's market. ♪ and now that covid rates are down and vac up, the big hula competition is happening again. it's scheduled for june even though no spectators will be coming this year. ♪ and for those who dance to express culture and find community, it means everything that hula is back. >> hula for me is life and for me i want to live this life all the way through. >> reporter: hula is so popular that it truly has gone worldwide. there are hula troupes all across the mainland. even internationally. so if anyone out there watching wants to learn, find a teacher somewhere nearby and, george, really anyone can do this. you know, you can do this on the anchor desk. you just make the motion of the ocean with your hands, you pick the flower.

you could do this, george. men do it too. >> mike has been trying for so long. he's given up. >> look me in the eye. >> when i think hula i think george stephanopoulos. yeah, becky. >> george stephanopoulos hula right here. i sense it. >> great rendition. i'm doing it all inside. [ laughter ] coming up "the handmaid's tale" star max minghella joins us live to tell us about "spiral." 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

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♪ diamonds stay with you ♪ back with max minghella who kept us on the edge of our seats in "the handmaid's tale." made us laugh in "the mindy project" now starring in the terrifying new thriller, "spiral: from the book of saw," max, good morning, my friend. how are you doing? >> what's up? >> got somebody with you. >> he wanted to say hi. >> hey. it's better to have companionship. make you a little less nervous. you describe beak in "spiral." you describe being in this movie "spiral" as a childhood dream. why is that? >> i grew up watching "beverly hills cop" like every day of my childhood. i watched it twice a day probably till i was, you know, 8 years old. and it's just my favorite kind of movie, these like buddy cop

movies and they don't really make them anymore so to get to do one with chris rock and sam jackson is just like i think for any young actor is a dream come true. >> you know, i love that don't fall for the banana in the tailpipe, one of my favorite lines right there. i can only imagine you named it chris rock, samuel l. jackson hanging out with those guy, how did you spend time in between takes? >> laughing a lot. chris is really funny. you guys had him on yesterday. he's the funniest guy in the world and so smart. i learned so much from him and it was a blast to do this movie. >> well, you know what, we'll take a look at a clip of you two working together. let's check it out. >> i got a heat wave going on. we got rolling blackouts. the city is nuts. stop! >> you want to see me, captain? >> yeah, come in. zeke, meet directive in training. don't screw this up. zeke is going to break you in,

show you the rock. >> detective, good to meet you. >> yep. >> go. >> okay. >> yep, yep. you know. >> yep. >> chris joined us the other day on "gma" and he -- i don't know if he was joking or not but professed his love for the movie "gigli" with ben aflk and j. lo. we heard you're a huge "gigli" fan too. maybe you can convince them to do a "gigli" >> people gave hem a hard time. go back, rewatch it. me and chris will be there. >> i'll watch that. i'll watch you guys in the sequel for sure but you also are starring in one of then television right now. cecilia vega, my co-host said i got to talk to him about next week's episode. "the handmaid's tale." elisabeth moss, she is directing episodes this time around so what was it like working with her as a director?

>> she killed it. she's like michael bay. she's has this huge set piece she does. she's so talented at everything. i don't know how she does it. i hope some of it rubs off on me. i feel there's nothing she can't do. and i'm hoping people enjoy the season. the last episode of this year is so crazy. i can't wait for people to see it. >> there's the tease you've been looking for right there. she's excited and elisabeth also said that a lot of the characters are going to be, quote, they'll change dramatically this season. do you know how it all ends? i think you do. not one word? >> i know. i can't say anything or i'll get shot by hulu execs. >> tell us, tell us, come on. whisper. little secret. >> he can't give it up but one thing we are going to talk about, the pandemic, you adopted your puppy ry who jumped in the

picture earlier, man. what's it like being a dog dad and what is ry's personality like? >> he's changed my life. i mean, you can see him. he is a crazy animal. i love -- ah, look at him. so cute. he's the best. he's like -- he's been so fun to be around and you know from animals like they make you so empathetic. they're like life changing thing. >> i agree 100%, my friend. max, thank you so much for joining us this morning. we really appreciate it. cannot wait to see you in "spiral" which is in theaters now. thank you, my friend. >> appreciate it. thank you. >> all right. as always, now we'll go to ginger, hey, ginger. >> hey, michael. we often get to show pictures of the northern lights. well now we have some images from the southern lights. that is the that is a time lapse where you

can see before the sunrise. we'll see a warm-up. a lot ready for this. chicago will see or at least touch the 70s by sunday. look at d.c., hanging in the low 70s even into good morning. welcome to friday, after a great start, we will see increasing sunshine away from the coast. 50s there, 60 >> we're excited for what's coming up. jack johnson and paula fuga join us live from hawaii bringing us a very special performance. ♪

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single off her upcoming album "rain on sunday" but first, good morning, very early morning, guys. let's chat. jack, i want to start with you. we've been celebrating your lovely state all morning long. you grew up there. you're still living there. tell us how your fellow hawaiians have come together especially for small businesses there? >> yeah, good morning. aloha. [ speaking foreign language ] i think, you know, one of the major things is brought to light how important our farmers are here in hawaii. they're our heroes. 90% of our food is shipped in which is unfortunate already and during the pandemic, it really exposed how important our farmers are and people really came together, all of a sudden when the restaurants and hotels were shut down, even more, we really depended on our farmers and, you know, the people were unable to go shopping as easily so lots of farm box, csa boxes starred up. people started learning about their local farms even more. family farmers and i think

hopefully now that's kind of expanded where people are sticking with their local farmers and that's what we're really encouraging. >> tell us also about your foundation. it supports environmental education and i know you have big news this morning. >> yeah, we got a new headquarters. we're moving into a new home in holly eva, the area where paula and i live and try to connect kids to food at a young age, get them in gardens, field trips to farms, just get them to the places where they don't think they're learning and that's when the learning happens the most and once you kind of plant that little seed about where the the grocery store but from the farms, from the ina, then they do the rest. they make all those connections and so i'm excited for the future. >> paula, you two are longtime buddies. you met almost 20 years ago at a kickball tournament so what does it feel like to be collaborating with this guy? >> well, jack is like one of the

most kindest and most decent human beings you will ever meet, you know. he's just such a humble person and i just feel really lucky and blessed that he saw me singing at that kickball tournament while he was playing kickball and sort of taking me under his wing and now i'm signed to his label brush fire records and it just feels so, so wonderful, you know, to be able to collaborate with someone like jack who is just an upstanding human being first and foremost for me, you know. i just love him so much so thank you so much, jack. >> you made me stop. what is that? >> still win the tournament, jack? >> we're glad you both went to that kickball tournament from her upcoming second album "rain on sunday" here is paula fuga and jack johnson forming "if ever" and highlighting some of the small businesses in hawaii.

take it away, guys. ♪ ♪ if ever, if ever i could see you again, mm-hmm ♪ ♪ if ever, if ever i could see you again, mm-hmm ♪ ♪ won't you take me back to where we used to play ♪ ♪ hang on every word, hang on every moment ♪ ♪ i know you're in between now and i know you can't stay ♪ ♪ give me one more rising sun, just one more setting moment ♪ ♪ it felt so bright, i had to turn away ♪ ♪ turn back around and the moment had been stolen ♪ ♪ you make magic out of nothing, you make my fears go away ♪ ♪ but who will make the words or

♪ if ever, if ever i could see you again, mm-hmm ♪ ♪ if ever, if ever i could see you again, mm-hmm ♪ ♪ mm-hm, mm-hmm ♪ ♪ hand made mornings and trails we walked on ♪ ♪ pain that shapes us like rain on rocks now ♪ ♪ changing faces are woven in my future, i see, don't say it out loud ♪ ♪ shaped from too much, i miss you most times ♪ ♪ all the ideals of you fall through my mind ♪ ♪ thoughts i can't lose, i sometimes try to hold what i can

if i can't hold you ♪ ♪ if ever, if ever i could see you again, mm-hmm ♪ ♪ if ever, if ever i could see you again, mm-hmm ♪ ♪ if ever, if ever i could see you again, mm-hmm ♪ ♪ if ever, if ever i could see you again, mm-mm, mm-hmm ♪

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big thanks to becky, jack, paul lashths everyone in hawaii. they get to go back to bed now. it's only 4:00 a.m. >> we are impressed by becky's surfing by the way and also the ziplining.

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all right, hi everybody. it is coming up on 9:00 on a friday. we have the weekend coming up here. we have had 0.12 of drizzle in the east bay hills. cooler than usual. 60s around the bay and 70s inland. mid to upper 50s in san francisco. there is a slight chance of thunderstorms up in the sierra. we will see if they make their way back toward us. i don't think that will happen, but a stray shower is still possible, so make sure you tune in this weekend for drew and lisa and they will give you an update on that. we will have a lot of cloudiness this morning and

drizzle. then increasing sunshine and temperatures will remain average all seven days of the forecast. forecast. this is the longest strep of it's live with kelly and ryan. today, from timecrafters e e autiful, nise richards. plus, from the top chef judges' table to the cohost's studio table, chef kwame's shrimp etouffee. all next on live. and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [applause] deja giving you a special introduction. deja, good morning. -hello, kelly. -good morning, everyone. it is friday, may 14th, 2021. why? why is ryan moving that way? why ise hi l u.be l?well, i he's very sore from working out with jillian michaels yesterday. jillian michaels, she's magic. i--literally overnight. i thought it was a dream. i woke up, i turned on the lights and boom, there i was.