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city? >> how about the four good morning, america. on this tuesday, america roaring back to life over memorial day weekend. out in force. scenes of life we haven't seen in more than a year. >> i'm feeling free. no masks. >> beaches, parks and parades packed with people. air travel shattering projections as the number of covid cases plummets and more major cities lift restrictions. while a new highly contagious will the vaccines work against it? weekend washout. flash floods wreaking havoc in texas. tornadoes touching down in the south. the new threats this morning and record heat is on the way. chilling video. the miami mass shooters scene on
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seen on camera for the first time killing two and injuring more than 20 in less than ten seconds. the urgent manhunt right now. >> you killed my kid. >> as the emotional father of one of the victims interrupts a news conference demanding justice. voting rights showdown. texas governor greg abbott vows to push through one of the most restrictive voting bills in the country and suspend lawmakers' pay after democrats staged a walkout to block the bill from passing. one century later. overnight, a candlelight vigil marking 100 years since the tulsa race massacre. president biden set to visit the historic district unveiling a massive plan to address racial income inequality. oh, my gosh. >> foul play. security tackling this fan who ran on the court at a wizards game, the fifth time in less than a week that fans got abusive. how will the league crackdown on the courtside confrontations? stunning decision.
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tennis superstar naomi osaka drops out of the french open revealing she's suffered long bouts of depression. why some experts think this moment could be a game-changer for mental health awareness. and what would you do if you saw this? or this? or what about this? the three unbelievable caught on camera moments you don't want to miss this tuesday. and good morning, america. we all hope you had a good memorial day and there were so many encouraging signs around the country this weekend that america is on the rebound from the pandemic. take a look at this, that is denver airport over memorial day weekend last year and this is what it looked like this past weekend. so many airports seeing a record number of travelers as more states lift mask mandates and ease restrictions. >> and the vaccines are playing a major role in that progress. this morning, the cdc says over 167 million people have received
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at least one dose. that's nearly 60% of people over the age of 12. >> and for the first time in over a year, the u.s. averaging now fewer than 20,000 cases a day. gio benitez at newark airport with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning to you. at least one major airline tells us it's seeing more domestic leisure travelers than ever before and those numbers are only going up. this american comeback story is over a year in the making. this morning, with more than half of america's adult population fully vaccinated, americans are out in force. >> i'm feeling free. no mask. >> reporter: air travel shattering not just records but protections too. more than 7 million people screened at u.s. airports between thursday and sunday. >> this is why this airport is open. this is why these new flights are happening. because people are traveling. they're able to travel and it's e the vaccine. >> reporter: from beaches to barbecues, from parks to
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parades, scenes of american life like we haven't seen in over a year. those stunning images from the indy 500, the biggest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic packed with 135,000 fans. >> the fans are back in the stands. >> reporter: more signs that the u.s. could be returning to normal. new york city dropping its indoor dining curfew overnight and today vegas is officially fully open lifting capacity limits citywide. but still, even today thousands of families are struggling. just under 450 people are still dying from covid every day. there are signs of hope, though. that number is more than 7% lower than a week ago. the u.s. is now averaging less than 20,000 new covid cases a day. that's the lowest number of cases in more than a year. meanwhile, one airline executive says surge tting arted. if you thought these travel numbers were big, just wait
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until the fourth of july, experts say those numbers are just going to be huge, cecilia. >> good warning, okay, gio, thanks very much. as america returns to normal this morning, there are now new concerns about a troubling new variant overseas. the surge in cases in vietnam has led to a major city being locked down. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell has more on this side of the story. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia, that's right. overnight, vietnam agreeing to suspend all international flights into the capital hanoi and its largest city ho chi minh. that came into effect from midnight last night. the country's health minister there saying they appear to have discovered a new highly contagious variant that combines the british variants and indian variants. he's calling it dangerous, although at this point it's only been identified in a handful of people and much more work needs to be done to study it. nevertheless, for a country that up until recently had very few infections or deaths, the case numbers are rising rapidly. people in ho chi minh will be
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allowed to leave home for essential reasons only and city authorities there will try to test all 9 million residents. it's a reminder that as the w.h.o. has been stressing, we aren't through the pandemic yet, and with so many countries having vaccinated so few people, the virus is going to continue to spread and it will mutate. but no indication at this point that it's going to be resistant to the vaccines we're currently getting rolled out. michael. >> good warning there, ian. thank you so much. now to the latest on the miami mass shooting that left 2 dead and more than 20 injured. police now recovering the suv the three suspects used in the deadly attack as the search for the shooters intensifies. victor oquendo is in miami with the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the aftermath of the shooting was so chaotic several victims had to drive themselves to the hospital. three are still in critical
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condition. police in miami are investigating videos who shows a crowd just before et opened fire. we're pausing the video because it's so graphic. the manhunt in miami for the seen the in this surveillance video wanted for the mass shooting. watch as they exit the suv with assault style rifles and go out of frame but are back in less than ten seconds having opened on a fire and driving off. two people were killed. another 20 wounded. three are still in critical condition. police say some people in the cowd returned fire. they recovered more than 100 shell casings at the scene. the venue had been rented out for a local rapper's album release party. police believe the shooting was likely part of a feud between rival groups and was targeted but still don't have a motive. >> targeting individuals and at the same time hitting innocent people that have nothing to do with their beef. ruining families. harming mothers who are here today.
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>> you all killed my kid. >> reporter: clayton dillardson's 26-year-old son died in the shooting. the heartbroken father interrupting a news conference demanding justice. >> and that's the pain that you see. >> reporter: just hours after that surveillance was released, police divers finding the suspect's vehicle submerged in a canal saying it was reported stolen earlier this month. this incident capping a violent memorial day weekend in miami where seven people were shot on friday night. three more on thursday. the mayor pleading for the public's help. >> we must get these killers off the streets. we can only do it with your help. >> reporter: there is a large reward for information leading to an arrest. $130,000, and miami-dade's mayor says the tips are coming in but so far no arrests have been made. george. >> okay, victor, thanks very
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much. we turn to the voting rights showdown in texas, where governor greg abbott is vowing to block lawmakers' pay after they blocked one of the most restrictive votes by abandoning the house chamber late sunday rachel scott has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. texas governor greg abbott only digging in this morning after this unexpected last stand by democrats. they were outnumbered so they decided to use the one tool that they had left, they decided to walk out of the chamber. they left it so empty there were not enough members to even have a vote. the bill that they were protesting would significantly restrict voter access. it would ban drive-through voting, restrict mail-in ballots, adding a new voter i.d. requirement, and pushes back early voting hours on sunday, a time when we know black residents head to the polls after leaving church. republicans say this is all about restoring voter confidence after the 2020 election but democrats are very quick to point out there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud during the november election. still you have the governor there, he is digging in and says he will be calling a special session. that can be announced as early as today. he's even threatening to withhold the pay of the
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democrats who walked out, he says they abandoned their responsibility. >> but texas, one of just many states that is actually targeting voting. >> reporter: yeah, george, 14 states have now passed these bills further restricting voting access. president joe biden has called this un-american, he's calling on congress to act but it faces an uphill challenge in the senate. they need at least ten republicans on board. >> they don't have the 60 votes. thanks very much. michael? now to that flash flooding leaving the path of destruction in texas with record heat and severe weather on the way for many. ginger is tracking the latest. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, michael. you thought it was a wet weekend here in the northeast. well, look what was happening in the plains. this is in texas, somewhere between 3 and 9 inches of rain. almost three times what we had. swift water rescues were seen in grapeland, texas. grand, texas, to west plains, arkansas, under flash flood alerts this morning, so you can anticipate one to four inches on
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top of what you already had, that will create a problem and especially as it fires up and moves east, look at this area on thursday. philadelphia back to roanoke and giving you an early heads-up. damaging wind, tornadoes, and flash floods possible. cecilia? we turn to the 100th anniversary of one of the worst race massacres in our country's history as many as 300 black people killed by a white mob in tulsa. an entire community there destroyed. today president biden heads to oklahoma, the first sitting president to do so. abc's marcus moore is there with the latest on this story. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning to you. at about this time 100 years ago this massacre would have been under way for hours. people running for their lives in the middle of the night into an uncertain future and for many families, the impacts went on for generations. a candlelight vigil to mark the exact moment one of the darkest days in our country's history began. liveliods nerational e erasing wealth for so many families.
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>> it's finally being acknowledged what our ancestors went through. >> reporter: a century later there is still an open wound in tulsa after that ruthless attack on the city's greenwood district also known as black wall street. the thriving area for black owned and operated businesses left in ruins after an angry white mob tore through the neighborhood on may 31st, 1921. less than 24 hours later, an estimated 300 black americans were dead. thousands of homes and businesses destroyed. ♪ >> reporter: at the historic vernon ame church, where survivors sought refuge as the city burned, people of varied backgrounds and faith returned. this time to dedicate a prayer wall. >> when we see this wall, this wall is not for us to remember the fight they fought. the wall is to give us the courage to fight the fight we still have to fight, to deal with economic justice, to deal with voter suppression.
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>> reporter: also in tulsa, monday, two of the remaining survivors, viola fletcher and her brother hughes van ellis arriving to cheers, and participating in a ceremony honoring the dead who were never identified. >> please put your hands on. >> reporter: 100 years on, a renewed focus on remembrance, mourning and resolve. president biden is expected to arrive here later this morning. he is scheduled to tour the greenwood culture center and then, cecilia, he's planning to meet with survivors and descendants of those connected to this horror. >> and one of the injustices that continues is, the victims were never compensated in this. the president, when he's there in oklahoma, is going to talk about this racial wealth gap, this plan he is introducing but many people say this falls short of the reparations so many have been calling for. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, cecilia. president biden is expected to lay out his plan to address racial income inequality in this
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country and also reinvesting in black communities just like greenwood including a boosting federal contracting to small disadvantaged businesses by 50%. an estimated $100 billion over five years as well as creating new rules to address discrimination in housing but, as you point out, there are observers who say this falls short of specific reparations for the survivors of the massacre, and more broadly, the naacp is criticizing the biden administration. it says for failing to address the student loan debt crisis. the president of that organization this morning saying, cecilia, that you cannot close the wealth gap for black americans without addressing that issue. >> marcus moore in tulsa, thank you so much. michael. >> thank you. now to the nba fans behaving badly. another person arrested overnight after running on the court in washington while the man arrested for throwing a water bottle at nets star kyrie irving in boston is due in court today. t.j. holmes is here with that. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning.
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you all remember the largest indoor gathering in new york, the entire pandemic in new york city was at madison square garden at a knicks playoff game. you know what else happened last week at madison square garden -- a fan decided to spit on a player last week. it's been a hopeful and fun sign to see these fans come back to the arenas but as they have come back, well, some of their bad behavior has come back. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: another night, another game, another nba fan behaving badly. that's a washington wizards security guard tackling a fan after he ran into the court late in the third quarter of last night's washington/philadelphia game. the crowd shocked as the fan is handcuffed and swiftly ushered out of the stadium. >> in philly, in d.c., in utah, but there's some that need to just know, you know what? stay home. your thinking is barbaric. stay home. we don't need you. we don't need your dollars. stay home. get away from us. >> reporter: the owner of
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d.c.'s capital one arena tweeted the fan has been banned and charges are being pursued by d.c. police. this is the fifth time in less than a week that a fan has been removed rom a game, for in some cases, abusive behavior. boston celtics fan cole buckley is due in court for throwing this water bottle which narrowly missed kyrie irving's head after the celtics lost to the brooklyn nets sunday night. the 21-year-old was led away in handcuffs. >> and we've seen incidents during this postseason but it's just a terrible thing to continue to watching. >> reporter: players have had enough. >> these men are human. you know, we not animals. we not in a circus. so have some respect for the game and these human beings and have respect for yourself. your mother wouldn't be proud of you throwing water bottles at basketball players or spitting on players. or tossing popcorn. >> reporter: they're enforcing an enhanced code of conduct but since fans returned to the arenas, we've seen a fan spit on
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trae young at madison square garden. >> yell all you want, we encourage that. this is just plain stupidity. >> reporter: and popcorn dumped on russell westbrook's head, and memphis grizzlies star ja morant says his family may not attend their next road game against the utah jazz after the team indefinitely banned three fans accused of directing racist and insensitive remarks towards morant's family at the last game in utah. now, kyrie irving of the nets said there is underlying racism, he believes, in some of these. guys, this is a league 75% black and said they're treated like animals in a zoo. this isn't new stuff. we've seen incidents over the years, kyle lowry was pushed. you had several players had things thrown at them. the malice in the palace was started because a fan threw a beer at ron artest and he reacted. >> ugly behavior. thank you, t.j. we're going to switch gears here. you're going to want to see this one. you remember the game hungry, hungry hippos? so many hungry hippos there.
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imagine that game coming to life. this is a hippo surprising a group of tourists in kenya. you can see the hippo there. look. that is the hippo starting to chase the boat. the tourists were actually hoping to see a hippo out when they were on this boat. it looks like the hippo was not so happy to see them. thankfully everyone got away safely including the hippo. i was never good at that game. >> don't try it in real life. following a lot of other news this morning, including naomi osaka dropping out of the french open this morning revealing she suffers from depression. tennis hall of famer chris evert will join us to talk about it. also ahead, a socialite charged with murder in belize. we'll have the latest on that story. first, back to ginger. tuesday trivia sponsored by verizon.
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overseas, a new variant is causing concerns in vietnam but experts say there is no reason to believe the vaccine won't protect you against that variant. another reminder of how important it is to get vaccinated. also right now, a new cyberattack, this time on the world's biggest meat supplier after hackers targeted a major gas pipeline. jbs says it attacked some servers in the u.s., canada and australia. there's no evidence customers' data was compromised. and take a look at this. a small plane making an emergency landing on the 101 freeway outside of l.a. >> wow. >> yikes. thankfully no one injured but it being l.a. did cause a major backup. >> thank goodness as you said no one injured. the latest fallout from naomi osaka's decision to drop out of the french open and her revelation that she's battled long bouts of depression for the last several years. will reeve has the story. god morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, george. naomi osaka is one of the best and most famous athletes in the world and she's been candid about her mental health struggles since she burst on the scene right here at arthur ashe stadium in 2018. so her withdrawal from the french open is huge news in the
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tennis world. osaka says that this frenzy is a situation she never imagined or intended. naomi osaka saying au revoir to the french open, announcing she's taking time away from the court writing on twitter, i think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that i withdraw. i never wanted to be a distraction. the bombshell coming the day after the number two-ranked player in the world was fined $15,000 for refusing to attend a post-match press conference sunday instead giving a brief courtside interview. >> i'm really glad i won. it's a beautiful court. >> reporter: the 23-year-old now revealing she's battled long bouts of depression and anxiety since being thrust into the limelight at the 2018 u.s. open where she beat serena williams in an instant classic final. >> u.s. open champion, instant star. >> reporter: after williams was docked a game penalty by the chair umpire, the crowd
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directing its wrath toward the umpire and indirectly toward osaka. after osaka won it all she stood emotionad ar ashe stadium. >> and we're going to get through this and let's be positive. congratulations, naomi. no more booing. >> reporter: on monday, serena voicing her support for osaka once again after her decision to leave the tournament. >> i feel for naomi. i feel like i wish i could give her a hug because i know what it's like. everyone is different and everyone handles things differently. you just have to let her handle it the way she wants to and i think she's doing the best that she can. >> reporter: osaka honest about her struggles with depression after losing a 2018 match in charleston. >> yesterday i just woke up and i was really depressed but i don't know why. like i am so sad right now. >> reporter: now, osaka's fellow players sharing their support praising the four-time grand slam champion.
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17-year-old american star coco gauff tweeting, stay strong. i admire your vulnerability and trailblazing legend billie jean king writing, it's incredibly brave that naomi osaka has revealed her truth about her struggle with depression. right now the important thing is that we give her the space and time she needs. experts in sports psychology calling osaka's withdrawal an opportunity for positive change in the industry. >> we don't fine athletes for pulled hamstrings or blood clots. why would we fine someone for mental health issues? >> reporter: in her statement announcing her withdrawal, osaka also said, quote, i wrote privately to the tournament apologizing and saying that i would be happy to speak with them after the tournament as the slams are intense and that when the time is right she hopes to work with the tennis tour to improve things for players, press and fans. george. >> okay, will, thanks. let's talk about it with chris evert now an analyst with espn.
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thanks for joining us. what's your take on this decision? >> so many layers to this issue that we -- it would take an hour to talk about. most importantly, i hope that naomi is okay and i think all the players do and she gets the support she needs. it's interesting because, you know, i really respect naomi for being a spokesperson and she has been the darling of the media. that's what makes this really interesting. the media have really built her up and have helped her brand very, very much. you know, and the one side i have so much sympathy for her. on the other side of the coin is that the press is very instrumental in the growth of the game and i think it's very crucial to tennis. i think it brings stories to the fans. it dissects matches. i think these press conferences are a responsibility to the players but, george, at the same time, i think it's time to take a closer look at the structure of these press conferences to
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make them more comfortable and healthier for the players. maybe limit them to 15, 20 minutes, maybe check the credentials of the press a little bit better. maybe put a monitor or a moderator in there to really field the questions. but this is an individual sport, and it can be brutal at times. >> those are all very constructive suggestions. was there another way for the french open and naomi to handle this together? >> yeah, i think communication is the big thing, and i think with social media nowadays, it's all about let's write an email, put it on your social media. writing a text. nothing is eyeball-to-eyeball anymore like it was in our generation. they need to get together in a room, all of the parties, and they need to hash it out in a very understanding and empathetic way and, remember, these athletes are teenagers and in their early 20s and they can't cope with what a 45, 50-year-old golfer can cope with.
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you know, you have the -- the press have to have some compassion and respect for the questions that they ask because it's really putting a lot of the players off. >> you went through it as a teenager. how did you handle it? >> i mean, there were times when there's some very uncomfortable questions. i was fine with talking about my matches, talking about my losses. i mean i felt like that went along with the territory, okay. a loss, okay, chrissie, you lost to martina 13 times in a row. what's wrong with your game and it's like, you know, i would just sit there and i would think about it and answer the question. i felt like i kind of had tough skin there. but when they asked personal questions about your personal life, then that was, you had to draw the line. that's why i think some of the press that goes into the press conferences are tabloid, maybe blogs, maybe they should check the credentials a little bit better. >> and if you could give naomi some advice right now, what would it be? >> oh, just take care of
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yourself and -- so much has happened to this young woman in a period of three years or four years. i mean, the cover of every major magazine, she's, again, she's -- the spotlight is on her. she is the highest paid athlete in the world. i would say just take time away. figure it out, but i think that she needs to communicate with the grand slams and come up with a solution. come up with a healthy solution that's going to make everybody happy. >> a lot of good advice and insight. chris evert, thanks very much. michael. >> thanks, george. >> at the end of the day, she's just a young human being. treat her that way. thank you. now to that mystery in paradise. the partner of a british billionaire son waking up behind bars charged with killing a top police officer in belize and eva pilgrim is here with more. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. questions are swirling this morning. a high-ranking police officer dead. a woman connected to a billionaire family alone on the pier when he died. this morning, calls for justice.
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this morning, socialite jasmine hartin waking up behind bars facing charges in the death of a top cop in belize. >> the charges are manslaughter. >> reporter: investigators say the 38-year-old and police superintendent henry jemmott were friends. the duo meeting up for drinks at a pier late thursday night, but what happened after is unclear. >> i'm not going to go into her statement. the injury is not consistent with suicide and the manner of death is homicide. >> reporter: investigators saying hartin was found with possible blood on her and jemmott's body was found in the water nearby. the father of five had one gunshot wound behind his right ear. this morning his family desperately seeking answers. >> what happened, we don't know. i don't know. all right? so we are depending on the police investigation to set the record straight for us. o othwethst a rtin is connected most infenti familieinhe uk
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her longtime partner with she s o chdranew ashcroft is the son of british billionaire and political power player lord michael ashcroft. hartin and ashcroft recently opened a new luxury resort in belize. >> for jasmine and i, it marks the fulfillment of a dream. >> reporter: her current accommodations at the san pedro police station quite different. authorities holding her since they took her into custody early friday morning. the police commissioner making it very clear that just because a very wealthy family is involved does not change how the case is being handled, saying th case is being fully investigated. guys. >> so many questions. okay, eva, thanks so much. coming up next, what the huge weekend at the box office means for the future of movie theaters.
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the biggest four-day open since the pre-pandemic period of 2020. >> nearly $60 million domestically for "a quiet place part ii" is ahead of the domestic debut in 2018 even though probably more than 25% of theaters in north america are still closed. >> reporter: the film from actor/director john krasinski also starring his wife emily blunt an ideal example of a movie best experienced in a theater. everyone sharing the scary moment. >> it was fun to sit in a theater with a bunch of strangers and watch a movie again. it's been a long time. >> we were already planning on our next movie to come back. >> yeah. >> it was good. >> reporter: another weekend success story, disney's "cruella" with emma stone as a punk rock designer, an original story of the "101 dalmatians" doyenne of doggie doom. the release saw it get $26.5 million at the multiplexes this as three leading movie
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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. america roaring back to life over memorial day weekend. out in force, scenes of life we haven't seen in more than a year. >> i'm feeling free. no masks. >> while a new highly contagious covid variant is causing major concern overseas. will the vaccines work against it? weekend washout. flash floods wreaking havoc in texas. tornadoes touching down in the south. the new threats this morning and record heat on the way. medical breakthrough. the drug treatment 40 years in the making. offering new hope to some patients with lung cancer. is this the future of rare cancer treatment? ♪ living in america ♪ making money moves. cities across the country offering cash to attract new residents. how it works and where you can get paid to move.
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it is great to have you with us this morning as well. the lights have been dark on broadway for over a year. but this morning, broadway is back. that is the cast of the tony award winning musical "dear evan hansen." they're gearing up to perform one of their hit songs live. >> what a great sight it is to see them. gordon ramsay is here live on "gma." he is dishing up a new season of his hit show. we're excited about that. there he is. first a lot on america re-opening as the pandemic recedes. people out and about at restaurants, beached, parades, a whole lot more traveling in record numbers and gio benitez at newark with the latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george. good morning again. yeah, just think about this. hotels were about 93% occupied on saturday night. that could be the busiest saturday night the company has ever seen. signs that america is roaring back to life. this morning, with more than
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half of america's adult population fully vaccinated. americans are out in for >> reporter: air travel shattering not just records but projections too. nearly 9 million people screened at u.s. airports between thursday and monday. from beaches to barbecues, scenes of american like life we haven't seen in over a year. those stunning images from the indy 5,the biggest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic packed with 135,000 fans. >> the fans are back in the stands. >> reporter: new york city dropping its indoor dining curfew overnight and today, vegas is officially fully open. lifting capacity limits citywide. but still, even today thousands of families are struggling. just under 450 people are still dying from covid every day. there are signs of hope, though. that number is more than 7% lower than a week ago.
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and health officials are watching that new variant in vietnam very closely. right now experts say there is no reason to believe that the vaccines won't work against it, michael. >> all right, gio, thank you so much for that. now we turn to the severe flash flooding in texas with parts of the country bracing for record heat. ginger is tracking the latest. good morning, again, ginger. >> good morning, michael. the turn around, don't drown needed practice in texas. you can see some of it. three to nine inches. we know there were swift water rescues near grapeland, texas and now this morning anywhere up from graham to west plains, arkansas still has a flash flood threat. so you can see another 2 to 4 inches of rain in some areas, and had the potential for tornadoes coming at you. i'll tell you where but that was from fort stockton, texas. the full picture of what's been happening in the plains and how that is eventually going to be moving east because of watches,
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this thing tracks over it's thursday we really see it settle in from the mid-atlantic through northeast. if you're northern virginia right through washington, d.c., definitely philadelphia, there will be two rounds of storms, the worst of it looks like it would happen thursday afternoon and evening, but we will be updating this as we get closer. george? >> thanks very much. a lot coming up on "gma" including the new treatment for lung cancer. why it's giving hope to some patients. wh what it means for the future of medicine. the cities around the country paying you to move in. meet one woman who made $10,000 by moving out of new york city. wow. we have the cast of the award winning musical "dear evan hansen" performing together live. we'll be right back. advanced non-small cell lung cancer can change everything. but your first treatment could be a chemo-free combination of two immunotherapies that works differently. it could mean a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread, tests positive for pd-l1
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♪ diamonds stay with you ♪ ♪ you'll never hear ♪ welcome back. tomorrow, we are in california as we "rise & shine." >> that's my home state. i'm excited about the golden state bouncing back from the pandemic so exploring so many things that california has to offer, and we are there for a very special quinceanera. i'll call you jorge in honor of that. >> we are loving this series. thank you. we move on to our "gma" cover story. medical breakthrough offering new hope to some people with lung cancer. lung cancer thought to be untreatable. the fda approved a new drug 40 years in the making that targets lung cancer thought to be untreatable and will reeve has the details. >> reporter: hey, george. nearly a quarter of all cancer deaths are from lung cancer and the american cancer society estimates that over 235,000 americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year. so the fda approving this drug provides hope and a weapon in the fight.
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karen looks forward to spending one month of every summer with her grandson, giles. >> he's the apple of my eye. >> reporter: but in the summer of 2019 she received devastating news. the lung cancer she had been fighting had spread. >> i had already began chemotherapy. 40 rounds of radiation and immunotherapy, and after all of that i was rediagnosed to stage 4. >> it was getting desperate at that time and she was running out of great options. especially when she's has this mutation driving her cancer. >> reporter: the cancer gene kras is behind many cancers. its ability to mutate and produce rapidly has been thought until recently, untreatable. a specific mutation of kras accounts for 13% of lung cancers including karen's.
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in 2019, after nearly 40 years of research, a clinical drug trial for lumakras started showing benefit. with few options left karen enrolled in the drug trial with dr. bob li and within months it was disappearing. >> it's been remarkable. her tumor has essentially melted away. not even visible on the ct scan and many people would say this is a remission in layman's terms. >> i take this pill every day and now i'm cancer-free. it's incredible. >> and this drug had produced an objective response rate of 37%. this means major tumor shrinkage of more than 30% and at least proven on ct scan a month apart, at least two ct scans. in terms of clinical benefit rate, or disease control rate or tumor shrinkage rate we're seeing it in 81% of patients. >> reporter: it was developed by
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amgen and will treat cancers previously thought untreatable. >> that perseverance is an important part of the process. >> reporter: for karen it means a future of summers with the apple of her eye. this type of targeted treatment is clearly a huge sign of progress and when the drug was approved one fda director said in a statement, quote, this drug represents a significant step toward a future where more patients will have a personalized treatment approach, and we wish karen and her grandson the best summer ever. >> a lot of hope there. thanks very much. we turn to the cities around the country offering people thousands of dollars and other incentives to move and work there. rebecca jarvis joins us with how this works and what you need to know. hey, becky. >> reporter: hey, great to see you, cecilia. yeah, this is a very interesting one for people who are open to changes.
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$12,000, $16,000, even $20,000 some cities and states are willing to pay you if you are willing to make a move. it could be interesting if you are open to change. here's how it works. when the pandemic hit, entrepreneur coach brie sealy thought she would ride it out in her new york city apartment. >> after about four, five weeks of being stuck alone in my apartment, i decided i needed to make some sort of shift. >> reporter: she wasn't sure exactly what that would be but then a friend told her about tulsa remote. a program that pays you $10,000 to move to the city with a remote job and live there for a year. >> at that point the pandemic wasn't going away any time soon and so i just opened myself up to the opportunity of adventure. >> reporter: so bri completed an application process, was accepted and within months packed her bags and moved to tulsa. and it's not just tulsa, oklahoma. many cities across the country
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are offering a variety of incentives to attract new resident. >> these workers are enormously valuable and bring themselves and their jobs and bringing tax revenue. they're going to buy a home. they're going to spend in the local economy and all that money trickles through the economy. >> reporter: the online marketplace make my move allows to you browse offers and apply for free. right now morgantown, west virginia is offering an incentive package totaling $20,000 including $12,000 in cash. bloomfield, iowa, is offering a $10,000 tax credit to move there and topeka, kansas will give you $10,000 towards a new home or $5,000 toward rent plus $1,000 in free jimmy john sandwiches. >> a monumental shift in how communities think about economic
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development. >> reporter: before leaving new york city bri was sure she would end up moving back but after living in tulsa, she is starting to rethink it. >> life has taken me other directions instead. i definitely feel like a different person than the woman that left new york 12 months ago. >> reporter: again, that website is makemymove.com. and one thing to do before you make a decision like this, is price it out. make sure the cost of moving doesn't outweigh the benefit that you'll be paid by one of these cities and states, especially if you are thinking that you could be short-term, and you might be returning home another time soon, but cecilia, those free sub sandwiches sound pretty good. >> you beat me to it. that's exactly what i was going to say, hard to resist. thanks so much. michael. thank you. now to the rise, fall and transformation of mike tyson. part two of "mike tyson: the
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knockout" airs tonight, taking viewers inside his trial, conviction and sentence. t.j. holmes is back with that. hey, t.j. >> reporter: good morning. remember, he is still holding the record as the youngest heavyweight champion in history, just 20 years old when he won the title. he went on to earn some $400 million in the ring. but then things unraveled and filed for bankruptcy and went to prison. since then he's trying to put things back together and stage a comeback not in the ring but in life. mike tyson, "the knockout," part two of the series will look at the former heavyweight champion's trial, conviction and sentence for raping an 18-year-old woman. >> she brought down a huge icon. mike tyson had been undefeated for the most part. here this 18-year-old contestant comes along and she defeats him. comes along and she defeats him. >> reporter: mike tyson's story, one of transformation. >> why did you tattoo your face?
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and he says -- >> i just feel like i wanted to tattoo my face. i didn't like the way it looked. i just wanted to change it. >> reporter: and a redemption. he rose from the streets of brooklyn to become an icon. >> as time went by and we really began to work on these early childhood issues, yes, tears started to come. i've had sessions in which he just sobbed. >> we caught up with the now 54-year-old before his recent exhibition match, where he revealed to us -- he's still iron mike. >> this is the way back. this is the way back, brother. >> that is it. that's impressive. now, he did go on and win that exhibition match and, guys, look, this was a guy, remember when he had a fight. you couldn't show up late if you were going to a friend's house, he was knocking folks out in seconds. shortest fight, 49 seconds, he had a knockout. to see him, the comeback. he even had a broadway show but heck of a redemption. >> 39 seconds.
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not even a sip of your soda. our former ep here is a senior executive producer of this michael tyson documentary so great job by roxanne. a second part, "mike tyson: the knockout" airs tonight on abc 8:00 p.m. and on hulu tomorrow. now, let's go back to ginger. and, michael, looking for the heat. it was in northern california. redding had an all-time may record of 109 yesterday. look at this. the video of santa cruz, very different beach look than what we had for most of the east coast, oregon a treasure under excessive heat watches spreading into the northwest. so you can see numbers we anticipate. not just today but tomorrow even into the end of the week for some and will start to lift for a lot of folks by the weekend.
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as we kick off pride month youtube and pop star jojo siwa is opening up about her coming out story for the first time in "entertainment weekly" and zohreen shah has the first look. >> reporter: jojo siwa is only 18 but has had a lot of incredible firsts. a double platinum anti-bullying track called "boomerang" and nearly sold out headlining tour but now she's detailing one of the biggest firsts, coming out. >> welcome to my world. >> reporter: this morning, pop star and dance mom alum jojo
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siwa revealing for the first time details about coming out. >> i told myself for a long time, one day like if i have someone to come out with then i will come out. >> reporter: and she did. the now openly gay pop star telling "entertainment weekly" on the first day of pride month that earlier this year pride house tiktokers came over shooting this video. ♪ one of us ♪ >> reporter: that post, a major clue to her fans. she called her girlfriend of one month. >> i was like, i think after they post this tiktok i think it's going to out me. she's like, it for sure is. great, sick. >> reporter: adding to speculation -- ♪ when she posted this video lip-syncing "born this way." >> i never knew that was the lyric. once i found out, oh, i think i'm one of those but i don't now which one so then i just -- that song always has had a special place in my heart.
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>> reporter: her video getting over 54 million views and 7.5 million likes. >> i was like, you know what, we'll have some fun with it. >> reporter: she continued to give her fans more clues by posting herself wearing this shirt her cousin saying best gay cousin ever. the biggest push for her to come out came from her partner being totally ready. >> we're waiting until you're 100 fully percent ready because there's no turning back. she was, like, i was ready yesterday. >> she's not someone thinking about this from -- she has to be strategic about it or careful. i think she's excited to feel like she fully gets to be herself. >> reporter: a lot of people fear coming out because of what their family may think but she says the most important thing for her parents was to know she was happy. she says after she came out she was the happiest she has ever been and "entertainment weekly" digital cover is out now. >> cecilia. let's switch gears to "fifty shades of grey" and the final
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chapter in the book series, our juju chang caught up with e.l. james to talk about "freed" and the future of christian and anna. hey, juju. >> reporter: hey, cecilia. she's one of the most successful authors on the planet of the past decade, and yet she avoided the spotlight and doesn't get recognized at the grocery store. why go back now to book end the franchise? e.l. james says the fans demanded it. >> my tastes are very singular. you wouldn't understand. >> enlighten me then. >> reporter: she's the woman behind the steamy pages. inspiring the "fifty shades of grey" films that grossed $1.3 billion. the trilogy bokiecoming the fast
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selling paperback of all time. now author e.l. james releasing "freed," a pandemic project filling a six-week gap in the time line. the third book written from christian's perspective. >> at the end of the day, this is a journey for ana to go from seemingly submissive to somewhat more dominant? >> i think so. the submissiveness in terms of the particular lifestyle, it's not how she is anyway but we see her strength. >> you insist on defying me, mrs. grey. what should i do about that? >> reporter: what's interesting, we see that there are dominant and submissive sides to each person's personality. >> absolutely. and i think that's the same for everybody.'ral tt. alway phen this ggnaut that you created, what was the biggest kick that you got out of sort of the cultural, you know, embrace?
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>> i think readers come to my signings and say i haven't read a book in 37 years and now thy're voracious readers. getting a person to pick up a book is extraordinary. anybody that writes wants to be read. that's ultimately why you do it. >> your boys were teenagers and you said, good god, i hope they're not reading it. >> and they haven't read it so before you ask me, in fact my son said, he's now 26, he said, you know what, i'm going to read it so you can stop saying that and i went, no, please don't. >> come. >> reporter: but they must have seen the movies. they clearly know -- >> they've seen the movies, yes, i get tearful telling the story. it was at the london premiere of "fifty shades of grey" and my oldest son grabbed me and said look at all these people here. i'm going to get teary. they're here because of you and i'm so proud of you. i held it together and i went -- i just burst into tears.
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>> every fan out there will ask this question so i'm asking it on their behalf which is is this the end of the "fifty shades" series? >> we left them in a good place, let's leave them in a good place buti always say never say never. >> reporter: that is the cliffhanger. critics haven't always been kind to the franchise but fans cannot get enough of ana and christian's turbulent love story. is it as supersexy as ever? absolutely. does christian end up deserving the woman of his dreams? well, that's up for the readers to decide. cecilia. >> we call that a tease, juju, thank you very much. "freed" is out today. listen to an audio excerpt on goodmorningamerica.com. stay with us.
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no more 100s. >>haewtry to get oue now ♪to get ♪ how you like me now ♪ good morning here from times square. gordon ramsay, multiple michelin stars for his restaurants in so many countries. >> he also travels the globe in search of culinary adventures in "gordon ramsay: uncharted." it's back for a third season on national geographic. chef gordon ramsay. welcome back to "gma," my friend. >> thank you, sir. george, cecilia, nice to see all three of you. >> it is great to see you. everyone knows you are he a great chef but the world knows you're quite a dancer from your daughter tillie's tiktok. have you always been able to dance like that or has tillie
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taught you how to dance like that? >> tillie taught me how to dance like that and, d i've got feet, dad, you dance like you had a stroke. let me show you some moves, man. >> tiktok caught our attention. we saw you critique her cooking. she didn't fare very well there. there's also video of your youngest son, he's just 2 years old? yeah, there he is. heavy-handed on the spices already so which of your kids might be taking after your culinary footsteps there? >> yeah. i mean, sadly no one wants to pull in my footsteps. i think they're watching too many of my programs. fingers crossed. all the energy is going into our 2-year-old oscar. he's stuck in spices and been a spice boy. a little too long for the kitchen, his hair and will get a buzz cut and make him look like a little action man.
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>> let's talk about the show. you travel all over the world celebrating culinary traditions and locally source all the ingredients. what's the craziest thing you had to do to get one? >> good question. diving into shark infested waters out of helicopters up in maine diving in some of the most amazing lakes, i got to taste some pretty gnarly foods, the worst a fermented shark. fermented underground and even tar in finland with the big vikings, eating tar. >> did you say tar? >> tar. that's right. and that's the last thing i want to put near my food. >> wow. let's take a look at a clip. >> my cket?>> iraing d someone c >> >>d t e o you t's xt is nogog to be pleas.
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>> easy. >> okay. i can't see. >> i don't know how much fun that looks like from the portugal episode and we have one of the dishes you made there here on set. it's pork and clams. what makes this dish uniquely portuguese? >> yeah, good question. so first of all it starts with the pork. these are pigs that eat sort of lots of acorns, chestnuts and most healthiest pigs on the planet and the area where they graze is incredible so almost like a bit of a surf and turf, clams, sweet, the pork is oks,he bter it tastes and
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throw the clams in at the end. i think you could even do it this weekend, michael. >> i might just try that. >> sounds delicious. you have a favorite dish so far, gordon? >> really tough question. honestly, iceland is unique. and it's a country that literally in many ways is self-supported and i think it's incredible. winters are brutal so i would say out there it's got to be deer. amazing deer, casserole, and pretty healthy as well, probably no fat. >> what does fermented shark taste like? >> i can't say that live, george, unfortunately but let's put it this way. it didn't take long to come out. >> and scene. >> glad i asked. gordon ramsay, thanks for joining us.
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young transgender athletes. here's a preview. >> i love it. i do train as hard as a man. i am a man. >> two, one. >> and i'm the state champ of female high school wrestling. >> being transgender is not a choice. would it be fair for me to compete on the boys team? no, i am a girl. that's who i am. >> track has given me self-worth, self-confidence. they can say whatever they want but at the end of the day i'm still running on the team. >> that's so unfair. it is totally unfair. >> male biology. >> where do you locate that so-called right to be included? >> they don't have the right. they're not girls. >> if i didn't have sports i don't think i would be here today. >> being bullied by more adults than kids. >> you should take up the violin instead.
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>> get him straight out of here. >> feels like i'm winning but losing at the same time >> "changing the game" streaming on hulu. now to ginger. hey, ginger. thank you. yes, hey there, michael. i have to share this with you because we were, you know, we've seen a couple of drones going into volcanoes. well, as they see the time lapse progress you see it go to black because the volcano took the drone. the drone is dead but i don't know i would say almost worth it, right? we get this glorious video. we're excited about this. our june "gma" book club pick. it's already one of the most talked about books heading into the summer. take a look. ♪
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>> yep, there it is. it's "the other black girl" by debut author zakiya dalila harris described as a combination of "get out" meets "the devil wears prada" already getting a ton of buzz. here's zakiya. >> good morning, america. i'm so psyched "the other black girl" is your "gma" book club pick for june. "the other black girl" is a horror tinged suspenseful workplace thriller that follows four black women who are struggling to succeed in the very white world of new york city book publishing filled with twists and turns it will get you thinking about race, workplace politics and maybe even your own prejudices while also keeping you on the edge of your seat. i cannot wait to talk with my aboutthheblk girl." see u gma" verso.
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>> well, we can't wait to have zakiya on "gma." bith. "the other black girl," it is already out right now and don't forget you can use your phone to scan that qr code on your screen to read an excerpt. keep reading along with us on instagram @gmabookclub. turning the tables on ourselves and looking at abc news, 75 years in the making. a stunning new book documents the journey of our network's history, and our network showing the journalists in the stories we'll remember forever. >> reporter: take a journey through the rich history of abc news, from the early days of television to the coverage of the coronavirus, black lives matter, the 2020 election, and everythi in betw >> i went in and picked out the news stories i felt abc had covered particularly well or in some innovative fashion. >> the stunning new coffee table
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book "abc news 75 years in the making chronicles the events that shaped our world" seen through the lens of network tv journalists illustrated and filled with firsthand accounts and stories we'll never forget. >> peter jennings, 9/11 coverage, all the networks were covering it but it was just somethng about peter jennings' 17-hour marathon anchor job which, you know, what people needed desperately at that time. he would be there to sort of help america cope and process what was happening. >> so if you are a parent, you got a kid in some other part of the country, call them up. >> reporter: the coverage of katrina was extraordinary because you had robin roberts field reporting from some of the hardest hit communities in the gulf coast including her hometown of pass christian, mississippi. >> the most difficult thing for me this week, being so grateful that your family and loved ones survived.
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>> reporter: so that really resonated with viewers and it made the tragedy real for millions of americans who, you know, might not otherwise have felt it. >> reporter: in 2012, george was on the scene covering the unspeakable tragedy at sandy hook, elementary school. and, yes, the book even explores the evolution of our very own "gma." >> it was kind of just bouncing along, you know, not doing anything great in the ratings. >> good morning, america. it is good to have you with us. i'm charles gibson. >> i'm diane sawyer. >> they brought back charles gibson and brought in diane sawyer and it became relevant and then robin roberts and diane sawyer, george stephanopoulos brings an enormous amount of journalistic credibility to the table. michael strahan has proved thate instports jonait it's just a remarkable job of finding the chemistry that works
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best. >> reporter: he ultimately hopes >> reporter: he ultimately hopes the book will bring about a renewed appreciation for the job we do every day. >> so critical to our ability to function is to know what's going on, what the truth is and serious television journalism is the best source of that in our world today. >> "abc news: 75 years in the making" is available today. george, merry christmas. coming up -- >> can i get a signed copy from both of you guys. >> yep. you get one too. coming up, the cast of "dear evan hansen" in the first live in-person broadway performance since theaters closed last year. that's only on "gma."
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celebrate with us. just wait till you see who will be dancing live from so-cal. celebrate tomorrow with "good morning america's" summer "rise & shine" tour. ♪ all right, we are back now with something we have been looking forward to for so long, everybody, this is the very first live broadway show performance since theaters shut down last year. look who is behind me here, we are welcoming the cast of the tony award winning "dear evan hansen." the show starring jordan fisher who is joining us now. guys. >> hello. >> what a sight for sore eyes. >> right. >> to see you here. >> right. >> kick it off. you have a big announcement. >> yes, i am thrilled to announce officially that i'm re-opening the show with this amazing cast here on broadway december 11th. >> that is such good news. you must be so excited for this. >> thrilled, honestly. it's funny, i haven't been back to the city since everything shut down laste arevn away and to walk into the hotel today and see everybody's
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shining faces at a very, you know, good hour of the morning was wonderful. but we're just thrilled to be back together and excited to make magic again. >> what's that been like? you've had rehearsals? what's it like -- >> a brief rehearsal yesterday was the first -- the big kickoff, you know, for us to start sharing space with each other again and getting back into the groove of things and we're excited to do that later this year. >> this show hits on themes that are so important as we come back into life. acceptance and love and friendship. what is that going to mean? what can we take away as we head -- >> that's probably for to us go have a drin and talk about more. ultimately it's about humanity, right, about people that don't feel seen, evan as a kid who just wants to belong somewhere and that's everybody. especially over the course of this past year. the great pause we so affectionately call it. it's been an interesting time
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for a lot of growth and space obviously inevitably and i think with all the thematics of the show and, you know, with it being about making people feel included, we all need to do that. that's the new normal we need to adopt. >> let's see it in action, everybody. "dear evan hansen" relaunches its broadway production and north american tour in december. tickets on sale at dearevanhansen.com. for the first time in more than a year a live performance of "you will be found." take it away, guys. ♪ have you ever felt like nobody was there have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere ♪ ♪ like u uld fall and no one would hear ♪
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♪ someone will come running and i can take you home ♪ ♪ even when the dark comes cr crashing through and you need a friend to carry you ♪ ♪ you will be found ♪ ♪ so let the sun come streaming in 'cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again ♪ ♪ lift your head and look around ♪ ♪ you will be found ♪ ♪ there's a place where we don't have to feel unknown and there's a time you call out you're a little less alone ♪ ♪ if you only say the word ♪ ♪ from across the silence your
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voice is heard ♪ ♪ even when the dark is ee a friend to carry you when you're broken on the ground you will be found ♪ ♪ you will be found you will be found ♪ ♪ out of the shadows the morning is breaking ♪ ♪ and all is new, all is new ♪ ♪ it's filling up the empty and suddenly i see that ♪ ♪ all is new, all is new ♪ ♪ you are not alone you are not alone ♪ ♪ you are not alone ♪ ♪ you are not alone ♪ ♪ you are not alone you are not
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alone ♪ ♪ you are not alone you are not alone ♪ ♪ you are not, you are not alone ♪ ♪ even when the dark comes crashing through when you need someone to carry you ♪ ♪ when you're broken on the ground ♪ ♪ you will be found ♪ ♪ so when the sun comes streaming in 'cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again ♪ ♪ if you only look around you will be found ♪ ♪ even when the dark comes crashing through you will be found ♪ ♪ when you need someone to carry you ♪ ♪ you will be found you will be found ♪ ♪ you will be found ♪ ♪ you will be found ♪ [ applause ]
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good morning everyone. i am kumasi aaron from abc7 mornings. we want to get to a check of the roadways. hey everyone. look at this slow traffic. this eeds tracking around 29 miles per hour. if you are headed from there to the bay bridge toll plaza, this will be the scene. we have a causing a slow down in red wood city, so a heads up there. correction, san mateo. hi everybody. let's talk about where it will be exceptionally hot, lake and mendocino until 9:00 tonight. the rest of us have this marine layer to thank for cooler weather. in fact it gets cooler tomorrow. the 100s are gone at least
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today. >> thank you, mike. up next, "live >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, film, broadway, and television star, kathleen turn turner. plus, tips for taking care of your skin, as we continue our "get ready for summer" series. and of the cohosts open up the "inbox." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> what's this? is this what we used to
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