>> probably on another beach. thanks to chris and jess for snapping the pics and thanks. >> so happy for you. >> we're so good morning, america. the heat is on. millions of americans waking up to scorching temperatures. heat emergency. record highs across the country. a dangerous heat wave from north dakota to massachusetts. some say these opening cooling centers. the new alerts this morning as fears of extreme drought and strong winds out west could spark new wildfires. vaccine slowdown. dr. fauci and first lady dr. jill biden hit the road to encourage people to get their shot as the vaccination rate slows around the nation. the warning from health officials. the new headline out of india about covid this morning. overnight, road rage arrest. two suspects behind bars for the shooting death of 6-year-old aiden leos.

after another weekend of gun violence across the nation. diploma disputes. students denied their high school diplomas from high school for displaying a mexican flag during their ceremonies sparking threats of violence. the debate this morning. "gma" exclusive. all aboard. we're live aboard the first cruise setting sail for north america with paying customers since the pandemic shutdown. all the big changes passengers can expect on the high seas. royal arrival. prince harry and duchess meghan welcoming their baby girl. the first senior royal born in the u.s. what the happy couple is saying this morning. and a startling hole-in-one caught on camera. what happened when this pitch landed in the umpire's pocket. plus, the surprise net collapse behind home plate at the phillies versus nationals game. how fans and crew scrambled to help.

and breaking news this morning, jeff bezos announces he's going to space. >> i want to go on this flight because it's a thing i've wanted to do all my life. >> the amazon ceo will take flight with his brother. what we know right now. good morning, america. some big breaking news from jeff bezos. he's going to space. a lot more on that ahead. >> cannot wait to hear that. but we begin with those record high temperatures across the country. with the first heat wave of the season in the midwest and the northeast. heat alerts from maine to delaware. >> rob is in central park. right here in new york city, where temperatures reach 90 degrees this weekend. good morning, rob. >> hey, good morning, robin. for the first week of june, this is a significant if not dangerous heat wave for many. central park packed with joggers and bikers trying to get their

exercise in before the heat of the day comes in later on today, but it's very widespread up to vermont. here are pictures out of manchester, new hampshire, they hit a record of 94 degrees. they had the sprinklers on. trying to cool off the kids any way they can. chicago, you've been in it for several days. the lake front re-opening there. packed like you've never seen. this is looking like pre-pandemic days. people cooped up and then heated out and just trying to cool off in lake waters there. how hot will it be today? similar numbers, from the northeast to the midwest, boy, the dakotas, you've had it bad. up and over 100 in many spots. minneapolis you've been 90 plus for nine days running. you could see the longest stretch of june heat if this .ontinues over the next few and heat advisories for philadelphia and hartford. you get away from the sea breeze and you're talking temperatures lower to mid-90s. couple in the humidity and it feels even warmer than that, so that's where we get the dangerous heat from. to get it this early in the year it is certainly a signal that

climate change is impacting our warm weather for sure. back to you. >> for sure no sea breeze here in the city. all right, rob, we'll check back with you. george. we'll get the latest now on the pandemic. nearly half of eligible americans are fully vaccinated. but the pace is slowing down averaging just over 1 million doses per day down from 3.3 million in april. eva pilgrim is at a vaccination site in brooklyn. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, george. that slowdown is worrying health officials. there used to be a long line at this vaccination site in the morning. people wanting to get the vaccine. as you can see, that demand just isn't here anymore. this morning, the campaign for vaccines hits the road. the president's top covid adviser, dr. anthony fauci, and first lady dr. jill biden visiting a vaccination clinic set up at a harlem church sunday afternoon trying to encourage >> we're gngo end this ne. outbreak.vaccination.

>> reporter: less than 1 million doses are being administered a day according to the cdc. that is down about 70% from the peak in april when the country was averaging about 3.3 million a day. the slowdown could put the president's july 4th goal in jopardy, the deadline he set for 70% of adults to be at least partially vaccinated. the president declaring june a month of action. right now, about 63% have gotten at least one dose. 300 million vaccine doses have been administered in total. >> number 18. >> reporter: vaccine initiatives rolling out across the country. up for grabs everything from $1 million to cars, to free beer and even concert tickets. ♪ this as new data shows hospitalizations among adolescents with covid increased from march to april. roughly one third of those hospitalized ended up in the icu. 13-year-old maggie flannery is a covid long hauler, catching the virus over a year ago, then

again in february. >> it really didn't go away. i was stuck in bed for three months. >> reporter: while much of the country is getting back to normal, the pga, a reminder this weekend that the fight is not over. golfer jon rahm folding over with disappointment as he was told he tested positive for covid forced to withdraw from the memorial tournament. rahm was leading by six strokes when he got the news. the pga saying he was subject to contact-tracing protocols as he had come into close contact with a person who was covid positive. rahm is asymptomatic. the golfer now in isolation. and rahm tweeting that he's thankful that he and his family are okay saying that he will take all the necessary health precautions to make sure that they are safe and hoping that he will return to the golf course soon. michael. >> all right, eva, i hope these incentives make people continue.

overseas, where cities in india are re-opening as covid cases call with new infections dropping to a two-month low. ian pannell has all the details. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. that's right, after such a devastating period of infection and death, india is starting to cautiously loosen its lockdown restrictions this morning. at its peak last month the country had more than 400,000 cases a day. remember the terrible scenes of hospitals and cemeteries overflowing amid significant oxygen shortages, now the infections and deaths are now declining, and now the government is trying to restart the economy. the latest figures showing their lowest level in two months. but it's still more than 100,000 cases reported in the last day as nearly 29 million cases overall, second only to the united states. but today some businesses and shops are allowed to re-open, limited public transport is running again. but vaccination rates are still woefully low with less than 5% of more than 1 billion people fully protected.

and the chief minister at the capital of new delhi warning any new surge in infections could be even more severe. robin. >> but encouraging news nonetheless. ian, thank you. now to vice president kamala harris' first international trip since taking office, going to latin america, on a major mission to reduce the flow of migrants to the u.s. border. chief white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, robin. good morning to you. yeah, the president himself tasked the vice president with this mission to try to tackle one of the most vexing problems facing this country, that situation at the southern border. today the vice president will meet with the president of guatemala. tomorrow she'll meet with the president of mexico. we've been talking for so many months about these numbers at the border. they're approaching potentially recoelon pe mchn't se i so chboutnow, but t

right now, but to address root causes for the reason people are leaving their home countries. we're anticipating announcements on asylum seekers in this country, human trafficking. it's not clear how much teeth some of these measures will have given how complicated these issues all are. we're talking about these countries in the northern triangle, so-called northern triangle. they've been plagued by corruption for decades, robin, and any movement not so much to to be expected to address the border right now. it will take years and years to tackle what's happening there at the border. >> cecilia, before you go, as you know, the white house set today as the deadline for the live deal on their big infrastructure plan. what's the latest there? >> reporter: it's been a moving target, the deadline. and the president is expected to talk with the lead republican negotiator on this topic. both sides remain really far apart on the price tag, not to

mention the basic definition of what even infrastructure is right now. administration officials here are now signaling that it mighto puanou move a we'll stay in washington, where president biden's push for voting rights and infrastructure took a hit from a fellow democrat. jon karl joins us now. jon, the blow comes from west virginia senator joe manchin. >> reporter: george, when there is a 50/50 senate and all republicans are in opposition, joe biden needs every single democrat to get anything done. when it comes to changing the senate rules to get that infrastructure bill through without republican support, manchin is a firm no. he's also firmly against the big voting rights bill that many democrats say is their top priority. he says the bill is too broad and that major changes to our election systems, the way we run our elections, should not be made on a partisan basis.

have to have bipartisan support. not a single republican supports that bill. but then, again, george, that bill is largely designed to respond to changes that were made by republican dominated state legislatures. they're also entirely partisan. >> we'll see how the president responds to that, and we saw former president trump back on the political trail this weekend in north carolina. >> reporter: he spoke to the convention of the north carolina republican party. a very familiar speech. george, a lot of looking back, still repeating the lie that the election was stolen from him. he got a -- he attacked dr. fauci. but he also got an incredibly warm reception from those republicans. and he endorsed one of the republicans running for senate, an endorsement that is probably certainly needed to win that nomination. a sign that, despite everything that's gone on since he's left office, his last weeks in office, he remains the most prominent republican figure. >> but he is facing more legal jeopardy.

>> that's right. we've learned that jeffrey mcconney, this is the comptroller for the trump organization, in fact he's one of the longest employees of the trump organization, testified before the grand jury, set up by the manhattan d.a. mcconney is somebody who knows the ins and outs of the trump finances. donald trump once said he watches out after his money as if it were his own. >> jon karl, thanks. michael? >> thank you, george. now to that road rage arrest overnight. two people in custody this morning after the shooting of a 6-year-old boy in california. alex perez joins us with more. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, michael. authorities say it was the hundreds of tips they received from the public that helped them zero in on the suspects. this morning, two suspects behind bars after the deadly road rage shooting of 6-year-old aiden leos. >> it's very sad because two young people ruined one family rorter: joanna cloonan was

driving her son aiden to kindergarten in orange county last month says a car attempted to cut her off. that car firing a single shot striking aiden in his car seat. >> he was beautiful, and he was kind, and he was precious, and you killed him. >> reporter: authorities now arresting marcus anthony eriz and wynne lee. the suspects both in their 20s. investigators believe lee was driving and that her boyfriend, eriz, fired the gun from the passenger seat. after the shooting investigators and the families pled for the public for information, even offering a reward of $500,000. according to investigators, the arrest was made after they received tips about this image of a white volkswagen. officials have not said if anyone will get the reward money. the arrest coming one day after the 6-year-old boy's funeral. >> because of the monsters that took aiden's life, i'll never get to hug my brother again.>> m

those two suspects are due in court tomorrow. michael. >> and alex, this arrest comes after a weekend of nationwide gun violence. what do we know about gun violence so far this year? >> reporter: yeah, michael. it was a deadly weekend, gun violence in many cities including right here in chicago, new york and miami. so far this year more than 8,400 people have been killed by gun violence. michael? >> thanks, alex. robin. we have that breaking news we told you about. amazon ceo jeff bezos announcing this morning that he is going to space and he's not going alone. he's taking his brother with him. they're going to take off next month. t.has that when you're billio go to spac that is what jeff bezos is going to do. he will be aboard the new

shepherd capsule. this is part of his company blue origin. his space tourism company he's been working on for the decades. it's going to take six people up. he announced this morning he's going to be one of them. take a listen. >> when you see the earth from space, it changes you. changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity. it's one earth. i want to go on this flight because it's a thing i've wanted to do all my life. it's adventure. it's a big deal for me. >> it is a big deal. this is a capsule that's going to take six people up. that was the plan. they've actually been bidding, had an auction for one seat. it's up to $2.8 million for that one seat. somebody has bid on to be onboard. didn't know that jeff bezos wasw eaern getshewnea with their own window. they'll be able to look out when they go up. how long is jeff bezos going to be gone? so you all remember when you say

god morning, america, at 7:00 a.m. if he left then, he would be back already. the trip is only 11 minutes. it goes up. you get about three minutes of weightlessness at the edge of space. comes back down. >> he's making the others pay. shouldn't he pick up the whole tab? >> wow. no, george, that's not the way this works. >> i like the way george thinks. one they would have a would have a crew on board. they were picking the other people and auctioning one seat off to go to charity. he's going to occupy the other two seats. and do need to let you know, they've done several runs with the escape pod. they've essentially had practice runs with at least three, that they have an escape mechanism that no matter where they are in the flight they can escape and can hit a button and get those folks back safely.je going to s. >> there you have it. >> there you do. >> everybody has a window seat. >> that's worth $2.8 million. >> thank you, t.j.

now, we're going to turn to the unstoppable simone biles. she won her record seventh title at the u.s. championships which is the most ever for a woman and tying the men's record set before world war ii. biles has not lost an all-around competition in eight years. up next, the olympic trials which are later this month where she's competing to become the first woman to win back-to-back all-around golds in the games. 50 years. definitely generational athlete. >> g.o.a.t. g.o.a.t. >> the g.o.a.t. >> she is the g.o.a.t. >> she is unbelievable. following a lot of other headlines this morning. harry and meghan welcome their second child lilibet diana. could the new baby help heal the royal rift? outrage after two students were not given their high school diplomas. this after displaying mexican flags during the ceremonies. we'll talk about the fallout. plus, a "gma" exclusive. we're live from the first cruise ship to set sail since the pandemic. what passengers can expect on board, but first, let's go back to rob. hey, rob.

hey, michael. while the north is enduring the heat, the south is enduring the wet weather. a lot of rain there in the past few days. summerville, south carolina, that roadway is overrun by water. about a half a foot of rain there. parts of texas, between houston and galveston, saw 8, 9 inches getting around in a paddle kayak is the way to do it there. now, we have flash flood watches have been lifted in the dallas/ft. worth area. see the cluster of thunderstorms heading towards the city. time now for your select cities sponsored by ukg. time now for your select cities sponsored by ukg.

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but first, the newest royal. harry and meghan announced the arrival of their daughter lilibet diana mounbatten-windsor. they're going to call her lili. first senior royal born in america. kaylee hartung is there right now. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, george. harry and meghan impressively managed to keep this happy news a secret for about 48 hours. then they shared it on their own terms. the couple said they hope to have kids close in age, now big brother archie has a sister two years younger and this family of four is complete. this morning, the duke and duchess of sussex celeating the arrival of their second child, daughter lilibet diana. lili for short. born friday at 11:40 a.m. santa barbara cottage hospital in california weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces. lili is the first senior royal born in the u.s. the family's newest bundle of joy named lilibet

for his grandmother, the queen, who couldn't pronounce her own name when she was little and, of course, for diana, his late mother. the couple saying, lili is more than we could have ever imagined and we remain grateful for the love prayers we've felt from across the globe. the couple adding, mother and daughter are doing well. settling in in montecito. the royal family all offering congratulations. the palace saying they are all delighted with the news of the birth of a daughter for the duke and duchess of sussex. relations between harry and meghan and the rest of the royal family have been notoriously strained. the couple accusing the palace of racism. meghan revealing insights into a an apparent conversation before archie's birth in 2019. >> there's a conversation -- hold up. >> there were several conversations. >> there's a conversation with you -- >> with harry. >> -- about how dark your baby is going to be? >> potentially and what that would mean or look like.

>> reporter: it was during that interview that the couple also announced that they were expecting a daughter. >> when you realized that and saw it on the ultrasound, what was your first thought? >> amazing. just grateful. like any -- to have any child, any one or any two would have been amazing. but to have a boy and then a girl, what more can you ask for? >> reporter: some now wondering if lilibet could help heal the royal rift. >> nothing brings a family together like a new baby. and i think there's clearly so much joy about this baby's arrival, and particularly because they including the royal family so much in her name, i think there's a real opportunity there for an increase in reconciliation. >> reporter: and as harry and meghan are flooded with congratulations, they say for anyone inquiring about sending gifts, they'd encourage you to learn about any organizations supporting girls. george?

>> kaylee hartung, thanks. let's go to omid scobie who joins us from buckingham palace. what do we know about how lili and meghan are doing? >> reporter: they're at home and very happy and i imagine a lot of that happiness comes from two days of keeping this news to themselves. they were able to have that private moment at the hospital and then, of course, come home and celebrating, sharing it all of us. >> this is the first time we're seeing a member of the royal family take a family leave. >> we're so used to seeing royal men heading back to work the next day, sometimes the same day. harry and meghan are sort of leading by example with their foundation, following in the footsteps of their foundation. it will be several months of work for the pair of them. >> do you buy this argument that

the naming of the baby is an olive branch to the royal family? >> i don't know about an olive branch, but i think it certainly shows just how close they have always been with the queen. they both have spoken so warmly about that relationship. naming their daughter lilibet or lili for short, it shows a sweet nod to the queen. how close they are with the queen. >> how is the news being received over there overall? >> generally, there's a feeling of excitement. we've had a year of a lot of tension, and ups and downs with the royal family, particularly after the sad news of princ philip's death. so i think celebrating the arrival of new life has everyone very excited and perhaps forgetting about some of those darker moments that the sussexes went through over the past year. >> it's a lovely event to celebrate. okay, omid, thanks very much. michael. now to those diploma disputes. outrage after two students

both displaying mexican flags during the ceremonies. victor oquendo has the story. >> reporter: this morning, north carolina police are investigating violent threats at a north carolina high school after a student was temporarily denied his diploma for wearing a mexican flag over his graduation gown. >> i did nothing wrong. >> reporter: police say the school has received at least ten e-mails threatening violence. one saying, i'm going to shoot up the school if you don't give that young man his diploma. ever lopez seen at graduation with the mexican flag. >> it means everything to me. my whole family from over there, i did it for them. they had a rough childhood. they didn't get to go to school like i did, you know. i was doing it for my family. >> reporter: the school says lopez was originally denied the diploma because he violated the dress code. in a statement, the school district says, the incident is not about the mexican flag, adding it supports our students' expressions of their heritage in the appropriate time and place. this incident creating a a situinouon social media.

in san antonio, texas,he ashley, seen in the school's original livestream, was escorted out of her graduation saturday after displaying a mexican flag. she said she hoped the flag would make her parents proud. >> i believe it's my opening. if i would have taken out a texas flag, an american flag, the school would have taken it way differently. >> reporter: and in ever lopez's case the school district said his diploma has been available for pickup since friday adding that it never requested, expected or required an apology from him, but ever tells a different story saying the principal asked him to apologize and he just found out yesterday he could get his diploma. guys. >> victor, thank you. coming up next, we have a "gma" exclusive for you. we're live on the first cruise ipailing fm north am since the shutdown outhchans board when we come back. there's interest you accrue,

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we're back with a "gma" exclusive. taking you on board the first north american cruise ship to set sail with paying passengers since the pandemic started. looking at the changes made to keep everyone safe, gio benitez is there on board with the details for us. looking good, gio. good morning. >> reporter: robin, good morning. thank you. and welcome to barbados. we have been sailing here all weekend long to show you what a cruise now looks like.

let's get you up in the air right now to get a better view from our drone cam. lots of excited passengers out here right now. it's only running at 30% capacity right now. celebrity is keeping those numbers low to start on this first sailing. but there is no doubt about it, people are itching to get on the water. and for the first time since the pandemic began, we're seeing what that looks like. we're taking you aboard the "celebrity millennium," a ship that's making history as the first cruise in north america since the pandemic forced an unprecedented total indust industrywide shutdown. the captain cried when passengers first boarded on saturday. >> i don't have the words to express my feelings. it's something amazing and unique. it was very emotional. >> reporter: now with vaccine n are coming back more than a year after those covid outbreaks around the world caused panic on the high seas. you're the first ship in the region starting out.

do you feel any pressure because of that? >> a ton of pressure. are you kidding me? absolutely. but at the same time, i have a tremendous amount of confidence in what we're doing, the protocols we have in place. >> reporter: now we're seeing those protocols firsthand. they scanned my actual vaccine card, not a picture, my negative pcr test, they have me answer a health questionnaire, and i'm on board. all crew members and adult passengers are fully vaccinated. so the mask is optional for passengers. the cruise line leaves some for you in the cabin just in case. >> it's liberating to be able to walk around and not have to wear a mask. >> reporter: and while some things are different, there's still dancing. the performances are back too. and even water aerobics in the eryou see the biggest change is at the most popular section of any cruise ship, the dining hall. self-serve buffets are no longer an option. so, brian, one of the bigger changes, you don't just reach

out and grab something. >> that's right, that used to be the way to do it to serve yourself. we have extra crew trained and they will serve for you. >> reporter: the cdc approving celebrity to operate the first u.s. cruise out of particular at the end of the month. vaccines are required, but florida governor ron desantis signed a law banning vaccine mandates in florida starting july 1st. cruise lines requiring vaccines could face a $5,000 fine per passenger. >> i just believe this is one more situation that will resolve itself. i do think that right now this -- the opportunity to offer cruises for people who have had the vaccine is really important to our industry. >> reporter: and back here, live in barbados, we can tell you all the cruise lines say they're still working with the cdc and the state of florida to work those things out, robin. >> and gio, we know they're also testing passengers on board. so what happens if someone tests

positive during the cruise? >> reporter: it is a great question, robin. they have a medical facility here on the ship. and they have 2 doctors on board, they have 11 nurses on board as well, and basically, if someone tests positive, they'll go into one of those isolation cabins they have on board and then will start all of the contact tracing. >> barbados, all right. what's it like being on board there, gio? >> reporter: tough assignment, right, robin? tough assignment. it feels really normal and i love to see how excited everybody is. people are truly excited to be back on the water. >> yeah, they're very quiet right now. must have been a late night on board last night. >> i expected gio to come to us like doing water aerobics. that was fun. good to see everybody out there. >> boondoggle. you guys stay right there. we have our "play of the day" when we come back. >> good for you, gio. ched the ft 5g network and now we want to be the first to give everyone the joy of 5g.

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looking forward to that. we're starting with the record high temperatures in the country in the midwest and northeast. heat alerts from maine to delaware. rob marciano is in central park. good morning, rob. >> reporter: george, if it feels like we're talking about heat early, we are. for the first week of june this is a significant and very widespread heat wave. we're seeing records fall all over the place. philadelphia, they were sweating it out in outdoor restaurants. the kids out there trying to cool off. heat advisory up. they're getting into heat wave temperatures. temperatures up and over 90 degrees three days in a row in the northeast, that's a heat wave. green bay, they've seen 90 plus for three days. they'll see more of that as we go through the next day or two. let's look at what we expect for today. these are temperatures that do not include humidity. they're measured in the shade. keep that in mind. pierre, south dakota, 102. fargo, 95. minneapolis you're in a horrible stretch. the humidity builds into the north's.

with that we have heat advisories posted especially away from the water. philadelphia, 96. that's what it will feel like. 93 in albany and boston will be toasty. try to stay cool. michael? >> we'll do our best, rob. thank you for that. now we turn to the ground-breaking new treatment for obesity. the fda approving an injectable diabetes drug at a higher dose for patients struggling with chronic obesity. dr. jennifer ashton joins us now. you're board certified in obesity medicine. tell us about this drug and what makes it unique. >> this is not the first time an existing drug has been found to be safe and effective in treating people for obesity who need significant weight loss. obesity is considered a chronic medical condition. we need to treat it with medication before someone reaches the point of needing surgery. the key with this drug, really about the efficacy. what they found in clinical trials is people lost about 15% on average of their starting

body weight. a third of people lost 20% of their body weight. this is over about a 16-month period. to be clear, if you're starting at 250, 300 pounds, you're talking about a significant and life-changing amount of weight loss. >> absolutely. that's a lot of weight. when will it be available and who can get it? >> it's not for people who want to lose a couple pounds for a party. this is for people with a body mass index of 30 or greater or 27 or greater if they have an associated medical condition. it's by prescription. it is an injection as you mentioned. pretty big price tag. could be around $1,300 a month. that's unknown right now how much insurance will cover. that's always an issue. possibly available for people by the end of this month. to be clear, this type of medical management is potentially life changing. it's not about will power. it's not about commitment or dedication for people who need to lose this much weight. >> it's a big break through.

>> potentially, yeah. >> doc, thank you. >> you bet. >> robin? this morning we're celebrating the life of clarence williams iii. best known for his work on "the mod quad." the cool undercover cop, link hays, also for his role in "purple rain" as prince's father. his career spanned five decades in theater and television. lenny kravitz tweeting, when i was a kid growing up, clarence williams iii was a face i identified with. that inspired me. he performed with dynamic energy. rest in power, king. he passed away in l.a. after a valiant fight with colon cancer. he was 81 years old. he was something else. >> iconic character. >> yes, he was. without a doubt. so many great memories. coming up, it's a girl for harry and meghan. the royals welcoming their

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night's phillies/national game after the safety net behind homeplate collapsed. the net was knotted back up. after some chaos and team work, the game was back on. well done, fans. >> team work makes the dream work. >> yes, it does. how about "pop news"? good morning, lara. how you doing? >> good morning, robin. let's get to it. we begin with the 43rd annual kennedy center honors. after being canceled in 2020, it went off without a hitch at several locations around washington, d.c. there were some pretty fantastic tributes. julie andrews celebrating her endlessly kind and wildly imaginative co-star dick van dyke. derek hough and vanessa hutchins dancing in honor of van dyke, and fellow nominee debbie allen. yo yo ma was there to perform. garth brooks got celebrated by james taylor, kelly clarkson and

gladys knight. there was a song pri tribute to joan baez. president biden sent a virtual congratulations for the show hosted by gloria estefan. he met with the honorees in person privately in the oval office. also this morning in "pop news" -- sorry about that. small hitch. we're good. hang on, everybody. days after hitting the big screen "cruella" has a sequel in the works. the current film's director and screen writer are expected to return thanks to the success mo. the origin story, the filmearng worldwide, getting a 97% score on rotten tomatoes. "cruella" is in theaters and

streaming on disney plus right now. check it out. in "pop news" this morning, brook shields' daughter raiding her mom's closet for an extra special prom dress. look at that. she was wearing her mom's beautiful red dress from the 1998 golden globe awards posting these pictures on instagram writing i thought it was a special night when i wore this dress in 1998. nothing could have prepared me to see my daughter wearing it to her prom. proud mama, i bet she is. roan, you look fantastic. finally, an alabama woman graduated high school at 94 years young. mrs. grace smith getting the pomp and circutae s dppf high 94 she was e d do it she never went back until now.d education system, though,

working for 30 years as a madison county bus driver. look at her reaction to the surprise graduation ceremony. >> i'm so grateful. thank you so much. it's better late than never. >> the ceremony taking place with her whole family by her side, by the way, including her 26 great grandchildren. congratulations, mrs. grace. i'll send it back to you in the studio before anything else breaks. >> your crew there was really on the spot there. >> it's too long to explain. we'll leave it at that. >> you got it, lara. weave our "gma" ver story. much more on lilibet diana. the first senior royal born on u.s. soil. maggie rulli picks up the story. good morning, maggie. good to see you. >> reporter: hey, robin, good to

see you as well. we have two continents, the whole world celebrating this morning with the arrival of a new royal baby. robin, she is making front page news in london with so many people saying they're touched by the baby's name as a moving tribute to the queen. this morning, the newest royal born an american citizen is shaking up the british line of succession. lilibet diana born friday in california, nicknamed lily by the duke and duchess of sussex. despite stepping back, prince harry is sixth in line to the thrown, followed by his son archie and now lilibet. prince andrew has been bumped to ninth in line. lilibet joins queen elizabeth's ten great grandchildren. this 2018 photo showing the queen is seven of them. lilibet, a tribute to her great grandmother and the second diana to her late grandmother.

the name shared by her cousin princess charlotte. >> maybe they're reaching out to the royal family. maybe there's a sense they feel they did go too far in some of the things said. using lilibet and diana, the two most significant women in the recent royal family. i think they're honoring the royal family. >> reporter: a royal name for an american princess. lilibet like her brother, archie, won't receive a royal title right away. >> she would be america's first princess. it will be quite something. if prince charles becomes king, that could happen for prince archie and princess lily. >> reporter: we are hearing from the royal family here in london as well with special shout outs on social media. prince charles saying congratulations and prince

william and kate saying they're delighted by the arrival of baby lily. robin? >> those are some special shout outs. maggie, thank you. we'll see more of you and more of the abc news team for a one-hour special "the american royal baby," streaming tonight on hulu. george? we're going to turn to how to make the most of your money during the pandemic. this moring we'll take a special look at states offering cash incentives to get people back to work. rachel scott joins us from washington with all the details. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. we talked to small businesses across the nation. they say they have the jobs open, but are having a hard time filling them. some states are doing something never done before. they're paying people up to $2,000 to get back to work. at concord food in new hampshire, the manager says hiring has never been a problem until now. how challenging has it been to get people to apply?

>> very challenging. i've been doing this for 30 years. i've never seen it like this. >> reporter: his kitchen now closed. not enough workers to prepare the food. the store hours are reduced. they don't have the staff to keep the doors open. what do you fear the most? >> losing the sales enough that i have to start letting people go and in the long run we have to close up. >> reporter: hiring has slowed. governors in six states are offering residents up to $2,000 to get back to work. >> we're stepping in to allow folks the opportunity, make it equal across the board. regardless of what you're going to do, we're not going to discriminate by what your job might be. >> reporter: new hampshire is one of 25 republican led states moving to slash federal unemployment benefits for millions. this man owns a bakery with his family in arizona says those weekly checks are part of the problem. >> are you going to bust your but for 40 hours for an extra 60

bucks? for a lot of people the answer is no. >> reporter: economists insist it's only a small piece of the puzzle pointing to other factors like like of child care and concerns about covid-19. some states are stepping in to help with that too. arizona's governor is giving out a one-time bonus of $2,000 and three months of child care assistance. for those who return to work. keeping small business owners optimistic. >> i doubled the size of the bakery in '19. we were doing better than ever. we're not back to where we are. te end is in sight. we'll get there. >> reporter: in most of these states, you have to come off unemployment and show you've been back at work for at least eight weeks. in new hampshire you can get a smaller stipend for a part-time job. george? >> rachel, thank you very much. let's go to rob in central park. >> reporter: hey, george, let's go to the west where they're and a fire outside sacramento.s- they have 150 firefighters on

this. it's so parched there and they're so nervous when it's near any structure or home. they got a handle on it quite quickly. sacramento is a foot below average as far as water. the snow pack up there in the sierra it's all but nothing. any significant run-off is not going to happen. red flag warnings posted for six states, colorado, oregon, down through parts of arizona. vegas 24 mile per hour wind gusts. with that and low levels of humidity we're under the good morning, welcome to monday. is going to be a mostly sunny day. wind damage is also possible. breezy conditions albeit slow through thursday. cooler than average lows and highs most of the week. today 50s at the coach and 70s inland. tonight we fall back into the 40s, even some 50s around the bay. coolest wednesdadadadadadadadada

now to "the bachelorette." the premiere is tonight. we're one on one with katie. kaylee hartung spoke with the new bachelorette about her journey to find love and all the ups and downs of the new season. good morning, kaylee. i had to make sure not to mix up katie and kaylee. >> reporter: keep it straight. appreciate that, michael. get your popcorn ready. bachelor nation applauded katie for standing up to the mean girls last season. it's time for katie to keep a house full of men in line, and, of course, find love. >> there's so many of you guys. >> reporter: "the bachelorette" is back. >> raise a glass and we'll cheers to love. >> reporter: fan favorite katie isn't giving up any spoilers. did you find love? can you blink once if you're engaged? >> i can't do any of that. the hope is you find love.

>> reporter: she says her search for love is a wild ride. >> how tightly do we need to i. you're slowly creeping up and it's fun you're getting ready. you get to the top and it drops. >> you lived the season. are you ready to watch the season? >> it's going to be hard. i'll be honest. there's more than one person i fall for. you have a great group of men, what do you expect? watching those emotions back and those connections form, it's going to be tough. >> what did you learn about yourself through this journey? >> i need to loosen up. >> you? you need to loosen up? >> i love having control. in this you don't. once you let go of that, that's when the greatness starts to happen. >> looking for "the bachelorette." >> reporter: after all 30 men make their entrances -- >> it's purr-fect. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: "gma" has an exclusive look at what happens next. >> i was going to practice a speech and be perfect tonight. that's not me.

that's not who i want you guys to be. i want you to be yourselves. i've been in your shoes. tonight is scary. step out of your comfort zone. this is weird. >> we've heard a rumor that filming wrapped a week early. is there a plot twist at the end we should prepare ourselves for? >> i mean, the end is crazy. that's all i'm going to say. >> are you happy with the outcome? >> i'm happy. i had to tell myself everything happens for a reason. that's what you you have to embrace. that's what i've been doing. >> little speed round. who's the best kisser? >> greg. >> who's the most attractive? >> justin. we funniest? >> >> who had the best entrance? date with? >> michael a. >> who do you fall in love with? >> myself. >> i thought maybe we could

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♪ ♪ i got this little punk i got to chase away ♪ ♪ at the crack of dawn singing while i wipe down the awning ♪ ♪ hey y'all good morning ♪ welcome back to "gma." that is "in the heights" the new musical critics are raving about and for good reason. we are thrilled to have the star joining us this morning. he can do it all. >> he's an actor, singer and dancer. you know him from "hamilton" and "a star is born." anthony ramos, good to see your face. good morning. >> what's up? what's up? good morning. >> what's up?

before we talk about the acting and singing in this movie, we want to talk about your dogs. we want to show a video. we're curious, do they always help you with your work-out? >> when i don't have weights, yes. you know, sometimes you got to get after it. >> if you got the polar spring gallon, the dog, whatever you need to get the job done. >> that's true it. you got after it "in the heights." your character, i love how he got his name. a bodego owner, living in washington heights. dreaming of going back home to the dominican republic one day. lin-manuel miranda originally wrote this role for himself. this is what he says about you. it's like a tailor fitted tux, for you, anthony ramos. what's it like to hear those words from lin-manuel? >> it's an honor. he wrote this role for himself. i think for him to say that means a lot.

he worked on this show for, i think, eight years. he started it when he was 17 years old. for him to say that, it's an honor. it's an honor. this role was for him. you know, he created it and it came from his mind. yeah, i'm just honored that he feels that way. he was crying, man. he saw me play the role in d.c. and held me in his arms and said you soar. i was like, damn, bro. >> we'll have lin-manuel here tomorrow. i want to know what you think we should ask him. just reflect for a second. your career has been sky rocketing for the last couple years. how does it feel? how do you stay grounded? >> the people in my life honestly, man. my family, my friends, it's just -- i'm grateful. god, you know, i think it's just good people in my life, good people reminding me that --

they're like we don't care about the albums, we don't care about years ago. i got to tell you, i can't remember a thing that you said. i'll never forget how you made us all feel. there's something about you, man. it's so incredibly real. to know that you saw "in the heights" when you were in drama school. what kind of impact did it have on you when you saw it? >> i mean, that show -- that show was the first show i ever -- i didn't grow up watching musicals. i didn't go to school for musical theater. it was because i love music. that seemed like the way in, to go to a performing arts school. it just so happened to be musical theater. the last semester they were giving tickets out for "in the heights." i heard about it my whole time in school. ias able to see it.

i sat there and was feeling discouraged. there weren't a lot of shows for latinos. for me, like, people would -- i was the kind of person that would walk into a room and see the confused look on the casting director faces. they were like where do we put this guy? you go through audition and audition. then i watched "in the heights" and it gave me this hope, like, these people look like me, they sound like me. they sound familiar. they remind me of people i grew up with. talking about food i ate. talking about streets i walked on. you know what i'm saying? i lived in washington heights later on in life. it was like this place feels familiar to me, robin. these people do. it gave me this hope, man. really gave me this hope.

i was feeling pretty down about my chances in this business. >> it's going to give a lot of people a lot of joy this summer. let's take a look. >> the dominican republic is going to blow your mind. >> look, you do you. it's all good. don't be roping me into your thing. >> the beaches. [speaking foreign language] >> summer all year round. >> who is going to greet you? some cousin you saw two christmases ago. >> best days of my life were there. >> oh, greg. i love greg. >> i love that you love your own work and the guys you're working with. we can't wait to hear the album you have coming out. that's going to be great as well. >> i'm so excited. this record, this is the best music i've ever written. i'm so hype for this album. we went off. we snapped on this album.

i say that with my chest. >> whoo! >> you say it with your chest, that means a lot. >> that's saying something. hey, wait. didn't i see your mom, your sweet mom, in a scene, pool scene? >> yeah, my mom got a cameo in the movie. my sister is in the film. my sister and i danced like four or five people away in the opening number. that was emotional when i watched the big shot where the camera is panning in and you just see this massive wide of everybody and it's panning in on me. you know, it was -- it was emotional for me to see my sister there getting down and i was just a few feet away from her. then my mother, my mother was in 96,000. you can find her. you can spot her. she's got three -- >> family. >> all about family. i saw her. i saw it last night. it is -- whew, it is living up

to expectations. anthony, all the best for you. continued blessings going forward. >>hankouhe specks too. >> "in the hei theaters and streaming on hbo max on thursday. tomorrow on "gma," lin-manuel miranda himself will be here. coming up next, jon stewart

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we are back with jon stewart here to celebrate the 2021 warrior games. they shine a light on the courage and resilience of military vet vans. jon is hosting the opening and closing ceremonies on espn that's in september in walt disney world. jon, welcome back. >> how are you? >> great. it's great to see you. great to see these games back. they were canceled during the pandemic. so much to celebrate this year. >> absolutely. it was really tough to lose the games last year. i know the athletes look forward to it so much. when you're a wounded warrior, whether the wounds are visible or invisible, it can be isolating. you're away from your unit. you're away from your teammates. being able to get these guys altogether again, it's a great way for them -- it's not just about the competition. it's about the community. they all kind of hold each other accountable and create this

incredible bond with each other. it's really wonderful to watch. >> you've seen up close what amazing athletes they are. you tried out wheelchair basketball, some seated volleyball as well. >> it's very kind of you to say. it was more of a demolition derby. the wheelchair basketball, man, is so hard on you in terms of not just the physical part of, you know, moving yourself up and down the court. the guys are coming at you at 20 miles an hour to block your shot. i did the seated volleyball down at special operations command down in tampa. that was, i think, four years ago. i am still bruised. still bruised, four years. >> i believe it looking at that. it looks like intense competition. >> the competition is fierce. these athletes are world class

adaptive sport athletes. they go at it. >> you have mced the warrior games before. we showed this footage of you jumping out of the airplane. that's going to be tough to top this year. >> i hope that i don't have -- my friend d.t., he is a jump master. he was wounded and actually came back in, re-enlisted in the air force. he said, man, we should jump out of a plane. i was like absolutely. then we got to the plane and he stayed on the ground. i had to walk up into it and go. the guy who was my guide said, hey, do you want to steer? i said, sure. he said, just do this, just grab like that. he put us into a tailspin like a hazing thing. i had to vomit. i still had about five minutes of descent. i just sat while it was floating

down, waiting as all the air force guys waited in the circle for me to get down there and retch. that was my hazing. >> good thing you waited. it's so hard to believe it's been 20 years since america first went into afghanistan. you've been dedicated to the wounded warriors for so long and especially this year it seems like it's so important for us to honor and celebrate these athletes, these patriots. >> this is the first time that they've partnered up with -- you know -- you know, the first time i hosted it was at west point. it was really the athletes, their families and care givers. each year it's gotten bigger. that one you're seeing was at soldier field. the one in chicago was at

soldier field. we did one at colorado springs. the last one was in tampa. the cities have really embraced it. this is the first time they partnered up with a company. disney -- espn has been great by the way. they've covered it for the last four or five times we've done it. disney is going to partner with us in orlando at their wide world of sports area. so the games are free for everybody who wants to come see. you can come in and watch the competitions. the opening ceremonies, the closing ceremonies. there's always great enter t entertainment there. kelly clarkson has performed a couple times, blake shelton. man, when you come in there and see these athletes compete and you see the resilience and pride they take in it, it's a great experience for people. i hope people come out to watch the games and cheer people on. >> incredibly inspiring. that's in september at walt disney world and on espn. jon stewart, great to see you. thank you. >> nice seeing you.

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welcome back. now to former president clinton and james patterson and their new thriller "the president's daughter." their first book was the number one hard cover fiction best seller of 2018. i asked if the pressure was on to do better this time. >> do you feel any pressure to top that now? >> yes. >> really? >> sure. >> we did. we topped it. >> reporter: "the president's

daughter" tells the story of a former president's daughter who has been abducted. >> if something terrible like this happened, it would be in the newspapers and on your show for weeks. that's what reading this book is like. what separates what we do, great story, but authenticity. >> you're a former president. you have a daughter. does this book hit too close to home? >> i discussed it with her in advance and said here is what we want to do. it doesn't have anything to do with you. she was my daughter on 9/11 in lower manhattan when osama bin laden had a contract out on me because i had gotten close to killing him. >> this is fiction. the president in the book is not president clinton. the daughter is the hero of the book. she's not chelsea. she's not ivanka.

she's not the bush daughters. >> mel, the president's daughter in the book, she recalls a conversation with the secret service about what to do in case you are abducted. is that a real conversation that a child of the president would have? >> yeah. for example, there's also -- there's a hiding place or two in the white house. if you have young kids, you have to tell them where it is and where they're supposed to go. >> one of the reasons for the kidnapping is retaliation for a drone strike. you do it in an interesting way. you tell it from the president's point of view, military's point of view, the victim's point of view. why was it important for you to tell it from everyone's view? >> especially today when everybody is so polarized and we're all fighting and we're not people to each other anymore, it's important to understand ca downright enemy, doesn't mean

that the feelings they have are irration. it mea tha badidn't hao them. isbig deal to . we grew up in a different time, but i think we're in danger of losing our democraause we've stopped being people to each other. >> one of the things president clinton pushes me on is we have to make the characters real. >> do you miss being president? >> the real answer is i loved being president. on the worst days i loved it. on the worst days there was always something you could do that would make life better for somebody. i loved the job. it's a good thing we had a two-term limit or i would have forced the american people to defeat me or take me out in a pine box. on occasion since i've been gone, i would think about what would i do? what would i do differently? i think the secret for happiness, when you leave the white house, is to always be at the next president's beck and

call, but only if they want you. >> reporter: the president and patterson wrote their latest thriller over the course of the pandemic, also using their time in quarantine for self- self-reflecti self-reflection. >> i think it's important you analyze how do you want to spend the rest of your life. it gave me a chance to do that. it forced me to come to grips with the fact that i needed to get rid of every bit of anger i could, every bit of resentment i could and i should take great care with whatever time i have left and try to make the most of it. >> i know that secretary clinton is penning her own thriller. >> we hope to kick her butt. >> i was going to say -- >> in a nice way. >> there's a nice friendly competition here? >> we'll have a hard time

beating it. it's good. i read it. >> we will. >> he didn't hold back. >> trash talk. >> it was a lot of fun. had a great conversation. i love the part that he misses being president, even in the worst days. he and r. patterson, "the president's daughter" it is out today. he missed being president, but don't miss this book. we'll be right back, everybody. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community.

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