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makes the difference. we're on the ground live with the latest. heart risk, young people and the covid vaccine. the cdc saying the benefits of the shot far outweigh the risk of heart inflammation in young people as the new contagious strain spreads across the country. the delta variant now in nearly every state. cdc director kdr. rochelle walensky joins us exclusively this morning. close to a deal. bipartisan breakthrough on capitol hill. overnight the new push to fix america's aging infrastructure. america's top general firing back against republican critics of the military's diversity efforts responding to the republican congressman who slammed the pentagon's top brass over the curriculum at west point. school and free speech. the supreme court with a landmark decision ruling in favor of the cheerleader who was punished for her vulgar snapchat video sent while she was off campus. what she's saying this morning. britney spears' bombshell. ♪ now i'm stronger than

yesterday ♪ the superstar's explosive testimony in her conservatorship hearing saying she just wants her life back and that she's been exploited and abused, even comparing her experiences to sex trafficking saying all those instagram posts weren't her true feelings and that she was lying telling the whole world she was happy. now the tremendous outpouring of support including from ex, justin timberlake. ♪ and it's time to "rise & shine," america, as we say good morning from montana. big sky country ready to open up in a big way. we're taking you there live this morning. good morning, america. we want to get right to the breaking news for our viewers t in west. a 12-story apartment building partially collapsing outside miami beach in the middle of the night. so far at this point at least one person has died. >> we keep getting more

information throughout the morning. there's an urgent search and rescue under way right now. so far at least 35 people have been saved. crews are still combing through all the rumble for survivors. >> they don't know exactly how many people might be missing. there's 136 units, 55 were in the collapse. those 911 calls started coming in around 1:00 in the morning. daylight has revealed how devastating the event was. let's start with victor oquendo on the scene. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. the scene is massive. now likely complicating the search and rescue efforts the storm rolling through. here's the building where it happened. that's the one that partially collapsed. the back half of it is gone. as you mentioned.

approximately 55 units dou destroyed. an urgent mission. we're told it could totally come down. at least one person is dead. >> an entire building, 12 to stories. >> reporter: overnight survivors pulled from the rubble after a building collapse in surfside, florida. >> i have never seen so many ambulances and police in my life. the entire building is completely gone in the back towards the beach side. >> reporter: miami-dade fire rescue saying more than 80 rescue units responding working to rescue people trapped in the 12-story building. at least one person is dead. >> the building shook and then i looked out the window and you couldn't see. i thought it was like a storm or something coming in and then what happened was when the dust cleared, the back half of the building or back two-thirds of the building was gone. >> reporter: officials say the rescue efforts are on ggoing.

the mayor of surf side on scene saying 10 people were treated on the scene. he fears the death toll could rise. >> the real heart break for me is that we had the dogs out there this morning looking for people, trying to find people in the rubble. we didn't get any hits. >> reporter: we just heard from florida governor ron desantis. he said this is a really, really tragic situation. they hope for the best in terms of additional recoveries. they're bracing for some bad news given the destruction we're seeing. t.j.? >> victor, we are bracing. thank you for the reporting. i want to bring in gabe neer. he was in the building. what was the experience like being inside? were you asleep at the time? >> tell them what happened.

>> i was in apartment 111. me, my mom and sister live there. i heard the first collapse happen which was across the pool. we heard like loud noise. right across our window -- we went out and saw a lot of things going on. smoke was coming out. then we were in the building and my mom told us to get out. we thought it was an earthquake. we got out of the building. the second collapse happened which was more insane and more intense. it was brutal. we started running for our lives. everything behind us was white clouds, just thick. >> gabe, can you tell us -- we have a producer there. we have some tech issues.

how full is this building? we assume most people were home. is this a building full of folks? >> can you tell him about the building? >> the building is only 40 years old. me and my family moved there in january. we heard some people saying they had complaints about the building. they were going through roof renovation and remodeling the whole building which would be three years, but the roof would be done in three weeks. i don't think that was true. i think it has something to do with the collapse. >> well, gabe lives in that building. we have thank you for that time. we hope there are mo stories of people getting out. the rescue efforts continue to

be under way. they don't know how many missing at this time. >> still a lot of unanswered questions. we'll stay on top of it on abc news and on we want to turn to washington, though, and that other breaking news overnight, a bipartisan group of lawmakers saying they are close to a deal on that massive infrastructure bill. rachel scott has the latest from the white house. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. and this could be a major breakthrough in these infrastructure talks that have now dragged on for weeks. after intense meetings behind closed doors, a bipartisan group of lawmakers and white house officials have now signaled that a framework has emerged. now, much of these details are still being sorted out but we know this package would be $1.2 trillion. now, that is far less than the $2.2 trillion that president biden was hoping for but it would be a significant investment in roads, bridges and highways across the country. the white house and senators have been at odds over how to pay for it. we are told they figured out a pathway forward and plan to

present that to president biden at the white house in person today. this will be a crucial meeting. it could be make or break. the senators will be heading out for a two-week recess starting tomorrow and democrats wanted to get a deal done by the july 4th holiday. cecelia? >> the clock ticking, thanks. we turn now to the cdc weighing in on that rare e - heart risk. the vaccine and young people. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky is joining us exclusively in a moment but first to elwyn lopez right outside the cdc headquarters there in atlanta with the very latest. good morning, elwyn. >> reporter: hey, good morning, cecilia. the fda plans to add a warning to those mrna covid vaccines, this as the nation's top infectious disease expert warns a more contagious variant of the virus could become the dominant strain in the u.s. within weeks. this morning, despite finding a likely association between the pfizer and moderna vaccines and a rare mostly mild heart inflammation in younger people, a cdc panel says the benefits of

a covid-19 vaccine far outweighed the risk. >> when they did happen, they were really quite mild and majority of the patients recovered quite nicely. >> reporter: in a joint statement the cdc, hhs and more than a dozen health associations calling instances of myocarditis after vaccinations extremely rare. cdc data reporting 323 confirmed cases in those 29 and younger, out of 26 million shots. finding it happens mostly in young men, about a week after the second shot. the cdc advisory group warning myocarditis is more likely if you get covid and that it will be more severe than if you get it from the vaccine. this comes as the more contagious strain of the virus is spreading across the u.s. the delta variant now in at least 48 states. the spread of this variant a concern in areas with low vaccination rates, renewing the push from health experts to get more americans to roll up their sleeves.

>> the worst might be to come if you've not been vaccinated at all. you're at risk of serious problems. >> reporter: this 34-year-old unvaccinated now hospitalized with the virus urging others to get that arm to needle. >> this is not a fun disease. it's not something to take lightly. for the people who still think it's like the flu, it's not. oh, boy, is it not. >> reporter: here at the cdc they say there's no evidence yet to suggest that a covid-19 vaccine booster is needed but, of course, that could change as the pandemic evolves. cecelia? >> we'll certainly be watching that. thank you, elwyn. joining us now is the director of the cdc, dr. rochelle walensky. thank you so much for being with us this morning. i want to get right into it with that new warning there is likely an association between these two vaccines and an increased risk of a rare heart condition for young people. so to any parent who hears this news and might be weighing the risk between a vaccine and vaccinating their teen right now, what do you say to them? >> good morning, cecilia. thanks so much for having me.

you know, we heard a lot of these data and we've been following this very carefully as we have had reports of this rare but mild myocarditis come in and we heard about this yesterday in the advisory committee on immunozation practices yesterday. but what we do when we do this is we look at the risks and the benefits and to just put this in perspective, if we have a group of 12 to 17-year-olds who were working to vaccinate over the next four months and can vaccinate a million of them which would be great strides, over the next four months we could expect 30 to 40 of these mild self-limited cases of myocarditis and for that if we were to vaccinate all 1 million we would avert 8,000 cases of covid, 200 hospitalizations, 50 icu stays and one death. and so we weigh the risks as well as the benefits, these extraordinary benefits of vaccines as we make these recommendations and it is why we at cdc have made the recommendations to vaccinate and

had co-signers from so other medical organizations including the american heart association. >> that the benefits overwhelmingly outweigh the risk of that vaccine. why do you think this is affecting males more than young women? >> yeah, it's a really great question. you know, myocarditis itself is more predominant in males than it is in females. so we're seeing the same trends as we see with the disease itself so it may be something associated with the hormones in men that may make them more prone to have myocarditis. >> i want to ask you about the delta variant. it's now in nearly every state. we know it is spreading so rapidly. do you -- are you bracing for a surge in new cases now? >> so here's what we know about the delta variant and we've been following this very carefully and really watching people across the world and the uk certainly have been seeing a

surge. here is what we know. about a month ago we had about 2.7% of all of our cases here in the united states are delta variants. about two weeks ago that was 9.9%. now it's up to 20.6%. we've seen it doubling in just the two weeks. generally when viruses mutate, they do so with some advantage to the virus and in this case the delta variant is mutated so that this virus is more tra transmissib transmissible. so, yes, i worry that we will see more cases of delta variant here and it is likely to become the predominant strain here in . our vaccines against the -- work against the delta variant. you get those two shots of the vaccine and it works. we've seen that in the uk. but what i really do worry about is those pockets of places around the country that haven't been well vaccinated and those are the places where this virus is going to be an opportunist and could potentially take hold in individuals and communities. >> dr. walensky, we're seeing more and more employers now requiring employees to be vaccinated before they can

return to work. morgan stanley, overnight the city and county of san francisco just mandated this. do you believe this is the right step, and is this where we're headed? >> i think those decisions have to be made at an organizational level. clearly they're hard decisions. what i think needs to be balanced here is individual safety and community safety. we know that these vaccines protect individuals but they also protect communities and so given that every single one nearly every single one of these hospitalizations and deaths are currently preventable, i really do understand the motivation to try to prevent disease and death in the workplace. >> all such an important message. dr. walensky, we appreciate your time this morning. we'll turn to america's top general firing back at republican lawmakers on capitol hill over what west point is teaching its cadets. chief washington correspondent jonathan karl has the latest. jon, this was really something to see. >> reporter: it sure was, cecilia. in the face of an onslaught of

criticism from republicans, the pentagon's top leaders forcefully defended the military's approach to dealing with racism and extremism. on capitol hill america's highest ranking general weighed in on an emerging culture war. he was responding to a republican congressman who slammed the pentagon's top brass over the curriculum at west point accusing the academy of embracing divisive theories on race pointing to one class in particular. >> the seminar that over a hundred cadets attended titled, understanding whiteness and white rage, taught by a woman who described the republican party platform as a platform of white supremacy. this is going on at west point as we speak to our future military leaders. >> reporter: milley's response invoked the january 6th riot at the u.s. capitol. >> i do think it's important actually for those of us in uniform to be open-minded and be widely read and the united states military academy is a university and it is important

that we train and we understand -- and i want to understand white rage, and i'm white. i want to understand it. so what is it that caused thousands of people to assault this building and try to overturn the constitution of the united states of america? what caused that? i want to find that out. >> reporter: the general went on to say there's nothing wrong with studying controversial ideas, in fact, it's important. >> i've read mao tse-tung. i've read karl marx. i've read lenin. that doesn't make me a communist. so what is wrong with understanding, having some situational understanding about the country for which we are here to defend? and i personally find it offensive that we are accusing the united states military, our general officers, our commissioned, noncommissioned officers of being, quote, woke or something else because we're studying some theories that are out there. >> reporter: general milley said it would be an especially bad idea to censure the study of america's troubled history on race. he said that understanding that, quote, matters to the discipline

and cohesion of this military. cecilia? >> jon karl, thank you so much. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including the latest on the breaking news out of miami after that deadly building collapse overnight. we're on the scene. also ahead that explosive moment in court from britney spears. she is asking to end that conservatorship and we're learning just how much her life has been restricted in the past 13 years. but first, let's head to ginger. >> reporter: 4,000 people are waking up somewhere other than their home because they've been evacuated because of this wildfire. just one of the wildfires that's burning out in the west and there are so many. this is the backbone fire. it is greater than 38,000 acres now, only 1% contained. let's get the stormy cities sponsored by allstate.

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firefighters are still inside. this all happened in the middle of the night before 2:00 a.m. witnesses said it sounded like an earthquake. official word from miami-dade fire, at least one person is dead. they pulled 35 people from the structure. 10 people treated on scene. t the mayor said he thinks the building was substantially full. we've heard from one condo owner here. he had family staying here. he said he's 100% his condo is gone and he's not heard from his family for hours. that's the latest here, t.j. >> all right, victor, we appreciate you being on the scene, again. we will continue to follow that

and get the latest out of miami all morning long and update you as it warrants. thanks so much, victor. cecelia? we turn to that britney spears bombshell. she was breaking her silence in the conservatorship case and saying in a los angeles court that she wants her life back. abc's kaylee hartung was outside that courtroom with the very latest on this story. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, good morning, cecilia. this was the most shocking performance of britney spears' life. we listened to that virtual hearing right here at the courthouse, but we couldn't see britney. she only needed to call in to make this plea to a judge to end her conservatorship and the judge forbid any recordings of the proceedings first to share with you, but we heard a confident and determined britney spears who wants the world to hear her story. britney spears standing up for herself in an explosive court hearing wednesday passionately telling a court she's been exploited, embarrassed and demoralized by the people behind the conservatorship that's controlled her life and finances for the last 13 years. asking that it be terminated. the 39-year-old pleading with a judge saying, i just want my life back. spears addressing the court for more than 20 minutes calling the

court ordered conservatorship, controlled in part by her father jamie spears, abusive. the megastar saying she was accused of not participating in rehearsals for her vegas show after disagreeing about a dance move and accused of not taking medicine she maintains she had regularly been taking for years. three days after she said she no longer wanted to do the vegas residency, she was taken off her normal medicine, and put on lithium, a powerful psychiatric drug, against her will and later sent away to a rehab program.pw the decision, i cried on the phone for an hour and he loved every minute of it, the control he had over someone as powerful as me, he loved the control to hurt his own daughter. spears comparing her own experiences to sex trafficking making anyone work against their will, taking all their possessions away, credit card, cash, phone, passport and placing them in a home where they work with the people who live with them. she said she's not allowed to ride in a car driven by her boyfriend or make her own decisions about birth control, marriage or having more children. ♪ stronger than yesterday ♪

>> reporter: since she stopped performing 2 1/2 years ago instagram has been the only way fans have gotten glimpses of her life. >> i want you guys to know i'm fine. i'm the happiest i have been in my whole life. >> reporter: she says posts online weren't her true feelings. i've lied and told the whole world i'm okay and i'm happy. i've been in denial. i've been in shock. i'm traumatized. but now i'm telling you the truth. okay? i'm not happy, i can't sleep. she says she didn't know that it was an option to have the conservatorship dropped for years. in addition to ending the conservatorship, spears told the court she wants to be able to choose her own attorney and have sessions with a therapist in the privacy of her own home instead of at an office where paparazzi have photographed her. she could be heard pounding her fists as she told the judge all she hears from her team is no, no, no. saying she feels ganged up on, bullied, left out and alone. i am tired of feeling alone. i deserve to have the same rights as anyone, but her most

loyal fans including members of the free britney movement wanted her to know she's not alone. >> it's important to show our support, our endless support. >> i'm in shock, i'm in awe and i'm incredibly proud of britney. just the bravery that it took was palpable. >> reporter: the judge thanked britney for her statement saying she knows it took a lot of courage for her to come forward and after we heard britney describe the depths of her father's control over her, we only heard from her father through his attorney who said he is sorry to see his daughter suffering and in so much pain. mr. spears loves his daughter and misses her very much. t.j.? >> all right, kaylee, thank you so much. want to bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams here in studio with us, and "the new york times" senior editor liz day of the documentary "free britney." thank you both for being here. dan, wow. hearing from her, this whole free britney movement, hearing her she sounds like a literal

prisoner. >> this was even more of a bombshell than we expected. we came into this wondering how big a deal is it going to be. this was a huge deal what she said here. the two things that struck me most were the -- first of all, the fact that she says she didn't know she could file to end this. that's astonishing because as the lawyer involved here, i always have said, well, you know, she could always file to end this. and yet now if this is true that she didn't know, that's a really big deal. number two, on the flip side to some degree is she repeated again and again that she wanted to end this but without a medical examination. and, you know, if you want to end this the way to do it in a faster way is to say i'll do anything it takes to end this. let's get the exam done. let's get this finished but you can tell she's so frustrated with what she says has happened to her she's taken that position that wants it to be without any sort of medical exam. >> liz, we can't say wow enough and we thought we knew so much

about this story, partly because of the movie that you helped create. were you surprised by what you heard in that courtroom? >> absolutely, i'm still shocked. she had so many jaw-dropping lines. you know, i just want my life back. this conservatorship is abusive. i deserve to have the same rights as anybody does. you know, i'm still floored with the -- how defiant she was and how passionate she was. and for me i was also most surprised by what dan said that britney said she did not know this entire time -- this entire 13 years she did not know she could file to end the conservatorship. that's unbelievable. >> and, dan, as liz mentioned those jaw-dropping lines, what about the tone in how she approached all of this, the fact obviously she was very profanity in this presentation. what impact will that have on the case? >> ell, i think the profanity makes it more human. i don't think the judge is going to say, oh, you know, she used

curse words and therefore -- i think she's going to come out of this saying, that was real. that was her. that wasn't written by somebody else. that's what she really thinks here. and, you know, judges are human, right? which is -- yes, there's going to be investigators and doctors and reports, but i think that this account from her is really going to matter to the judge because this is -- this is britney spears speaking to the judge and we'll soon find out what exact impact it will have. she still has to file to end the conservatorship. so that's legal step number one here. >> liz, we talk about this free britney movement and so much of it -- look, i'll admit, i used to -- okay, they're fans of her rooting for her, they want her to be okay. but i'm hearing folks talk about, you know what, this will bring attention to the whole conservatorship laws and so this could be more than just about britney now. >> absolutely, and i think the fans are feeling really vindicated.

for 13 years everyone has said to them, you know, we haven't heard it directly from britney herself. you know, dismissing their passions as sort of a conspiracy theory. and now britney has gone on the record in court and basically backed up a lot of what they've been saying all along. >> wow. it is just really, really something. we can't stop talking about it. liz, dan, thank you very much. there's definitely more to come on this. coming up next on "gma," the major free speech victory for this cheerleader. more on the supreme court's decision. we'll tell you what it means for students all across our country. for people living with h-i-v, keep being you. and ask your doctor about biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in certain adults. it's not a cure, but with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to and stay undetectable. that's when the amount of virus is so low it cannot be measured by a lab test. research shows people who take h-i-v treatment every day

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welcome back to "gma." now to the supreme court siding with that former cheerleader in a case that put free speech for students in the national spotlight. terry moran is here with the latest. terry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. you know, sometimes here at the supreme court major cases come out of the halls of power, titanic clashes between congress and the president or business and government and then there are the others like this one where a pennsylvania cheerleader's disappointment turned into a landmark first amendment ruling. this morning, former cheerleader brandi levy and student rights activists across the country are celebrating a landmark first amendment victory. in an 8-1 decision the court ruled when her pennsylvania school district suspended br from the jv cheerleading squad

for a post on snapchat they violated her first amendment rights. >> i went on twitter and it said breaking news and i read it. i was like, oh, my god. then i started -- i was yelling. >> reporter: in 2017 brandi was just 14 years old, a freshman, when she took to snapchat to vent after failing to make the varsity cheer squad. >> i was angry and i made a post on snap. i said it was f school, f cheer, f softball, f everything. >> reporter: that message was posted off campus and on a saturday, but the coach of the cheerleading squad found out about it, and the school banned brandi from cheerleading for an entire year saying she breached the code of conduct. >> they told me that i'm lucky i didn't get expelled from school for it because it was vulgar language. >> reporter: but with the help of her dad, brandi sued fighting their case all the way to the highest court in the land. >> you know, not that it was just a victory for brandi and us, you know, but this is a victory for students and parents across the entire country. >> i think this is the most significant decision for young people's free speech rights in the past 50 years. >> reporter: this is the first time the supreme court has

considered that off campus student speech, which is so common today with social media, and the justices drew on older principles of law that students don't give up their first amendment rights when they go to school or are in school and that schools have the right to regulate speech that disrupts the core educational mission or endangers other students and brandi levy didn't do any of that. whit? >> key point, terry, thanks so much. story getting a lot of attention. coming up here, "rise & shine," montana. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ oh, just one. jake from state farm, it's the least i can do. you really did me a solid with that “maya markdown” on my insurance. here's the deal maya, state farm offers everyone surprisingly great rates. right. no really. there's no markdowns, just great rates. pull around back in 20 minutes. i'll hook you up with the good parts. when you want the real deal...

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking news for our viewers in the west, tragedy in florida. >> 13-story building with most of the building gone. >> half of this 12-story building with more than 10 units crashing to the ground in the middle of the night. a massive rescue effort under way right now to find any survivors. crews pulling at least 35 people to safety. some from the rubble including this young boy. the urgent concern right now that the part of the building still standing could also crash down and that the death toll could rise. rescuers racing to save people still trapped right now. >> we still have people standing upstairs and need to be evacuated. >> crews saying every minute makes a difference and calling this scene unimaginable. we're on the ground live with the latest.

two new health headlines, the study about teen boys and obstructive sleep apnea. and could starting your day off with chocolate have unexpected benefits? >> dr. ashton here to break those both down. and good morning from montana. time to "rise & shine" as the nation re-opens. sweetest spots to the lake lined valleys we're singing a different tune this morning as we say -- ♪ good morning, america ♪ ♪ from montana ♪ ♪ can't say it better than that but we'll try, good morning, americ. great to have you with us on this thursday. it is really a great day to start our day there in montana. we've got a lot more coming up from big sky. >> we do. some beautiful images coming in and look forward to that. first we want to switch gears and get right to the breaking news we're fooling out of florida this morning.

a 12-story apartment building outside miami beach collapsing. you see it there in the middle of the night. at least one person has died. >> yeah, just take a look at that. it is really alarming, disturbing, these images showing the massive piles of rubble. crews have been pulling survivors to safety and our victor oquendo has been on the scene for us this morning, joins us again from surfside, florida. victor, hello again. >> reporter: t.j., good morning. this is the building that partially collapsed behind me, the front of it, it's still standing however it is the back half approximately 55 units that are gone, destroyed. they came crashing down. we're being kept quite a distance away because we're told the whole thing could collapse any minute now yet firefighters are still inside going through the search and rescue efforts in the middle of the storm now rolling through the area. the mayor of surfside is incredibly concerned. he thinks that the death toll here could rise. >> this is going to be an entire building, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13 stories. >> reporter: overnight survivors pulled from the rubble after a

deadly building collapse in surfside, florida. >> i have never seen so many ambulances and police in my life all at once. the entire building is completely gone in the back. towards the beach side. >> reporter: miami-dade fire rescue saying more than 80 rescue units responding working to rescue people trapped in the 12-story building. at least one person is dead. >> the building shook, and then i looked out the window, and you couldn't see. i thought it was like a storm or something coming in, and then what happened when the dust cleared, the back half of the building or back two-thirds of the building was gone. >> reporter: and this morning officials say rescue operations are ongoing. >> they're continuing based on the intel we have. >> reporter: the cause of the collapse is unknown but some witnesses say there's recently been construction in the building. >> we heard people say they had complaints about the building. they were going through the roof renovation and remodeling for the whole building which was going to be the whole remodeling was three years but the roof was

going to be done in three weeks. i don't think that's true. i think it has something to do with the collapse. >> reporter: the mayor of surfside on scene this morning saying 15 family units were evacuated. ten people were treated on the scene. he fears the death toll could rise. >> i think the building was substanti substantially -- no reason for it not to be. the real heartbreak we had the dogs looking for people trying to find people in the rubble but we just didn't get any hits. >> reporter: they've brought in heavy machinery here to help with the search and rescue mission and can even tunnel in if necessary. this is going to be a very long day here in surfside. we did just hear from florida governor ron desantis. he said it's a really, really tragic situation, hoping for the best in terms of additional recoveries but we are bracing for some bad news just given the destruction that we're seeing. t.j. >> all right, that is just horrific. victor on the scene for us, we

appreciate you continuing to update us. thanks so much. cecilia. we'll turn to the coronavirus emergency and the cdc weighing in on that rare heart risk, the vaccine and young people. elwyn lopez has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, despite finding a likely association between the pfizer and moderna vaccines and a rare mostly mild heart inflammation in younger people, a cdc panel says the benefits of a covid-19 vaccine far outweigh the rinks. >> when they did happen they were really quite mild and majority of the patients recovered quite nicely. >> reporter: in a joint statement, the cdc, hhs and more than a dozen health associations calling instances of myocarditis after vaccinations extremely rare. cdc data reporting 323 confirmed cases in those 29 and younger. that's out of 26 million shots. finding it happens mostly in young men about a week after the second shot. the cdc advisory group warning myocarditis is more likely if

you get covid and that it will be more severe than if you get it from the vaccine. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky joined us earlier this morning to discuss the myocarditis connection confirming their recommendation to vaccinate. >> we weighed the risks as well as the benefit, these extraordinary benefits of vaccines as we make these recommendations, and it is why we at cdc have made the recommendations to vaccinate and had cosigners from so many other medical organizations including the american heart association. >> reporter: and here at the cdc they say there's no evidence yet to suggest that a covid-19 vaccine booster is needed but that could change as the pandemic evolves, whit. >> something to watch in the months ahead. elwyn lopez for us, thank you so much. we appreciate it. coming up here on "gma," britney spears breaking her silence in that conservatorship case. the incredible outpouring of support including that powerful message from her ex, justin timberlake. and here's one for you, could starting your day with chocolate help your health? we're going to hope the answer is yes.

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♪ welcome back to "gma." tomorrow is the equivalent of a national holiday here on this show, it is take your dog to work day. we are already plotting the copper/jalisco meet. >> yes. they're going to have the meeting. our dogs are coming into the studio. >> consider yourself warned. >> a little nervous about it. >> i have a whole ten-pack now of lint rollers. >> i thought you were going to say treats. but we do now have more on britney spears and that powerful court hearing giving -- britney giving that emotional speech calling for the end of her conservatorship.

so many fans and celebrities rallying around her. kaylee hartung has been covering the cover right there from the beginning in l.a. good morning again, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, cecilia. we heard britney drop bombshell after bombshell as she described the abusive, embarrassing and demoralizing experiences of her conservatorship. her honesty was met with shock as the news came out of this courthouse. i know my jaw was on the ground, but also resounding support. ♪ now i'm stronger ♪ >> reporter: this morning an enormous outpouring of celebrity support for britney spears after standing up for herself in court fighting for an end to her conservatorship telling the judge by phone, i'm not here to be anyone's slave. ♪ her newfound strength applauded by other '90s female pop icons, brandy and mariah carey sending their love on social media and so did britney's friend and "slumber party"

collaborator tinashe. halsey tweeting, i admire her courage speaking up for herself. [ crowd chanting ] spears saying that for 13 years her father has been given way too much control over her finances and her life down to the most personal details. the 39-year-old saying she wants to get married and have another baby but claims she isn't allowed to remove her birth control implant. khloe kardashian tweeting, no one should be treated like this. stay strong, queen. you deserve better. rapper missy elliott praying for britney on instagram to get control over her life again. even her ex, justin timberlake, calling on the court and her family to let her live however she wants to live writing, timberlake writing, after what we saw today, we should all be supporting britney at this time. adding, no one should ever be held against their will or ever have to ask permission to access everything they've worked so hard for. earlier this year timberlake publicly apologized to spears after fallout from the documentary "framing britney

spears" suggested he painted her in a bad light after they split. ♪ cry me a river ♪ >> reporter: including in his post breakup music video for his hit, "cry me a river." now timberlake saying regardless of our past, good and bad and no matter how long ago it was, what's happening to her is just not right. after spears' explosive statement an attorney speaking on behalf of her father saying he's sorry to hear his daughter is in so much pain, mr. spears loves his daughter and misses her very much. from the u.s. to brazil and argentina the calls to free britney have been the talk of social media, the number one trending topic on twitter. more than a million tweets joining the conversation around britney. after she said she was afraid no one believed her and stayed silent for so long because of that, she said she wanted the world to hear her story. well, here's her proof that the world is listening, cecilia. >> oh, the world is certainly listen, kaylee, thank you so much. whit. >> all right, cecilia, thanks. turning to those two new health headlines this morning, the new study about teen boys

and obstructive sleep apnea and for some women if starting their day off with chocolate could have some unexpected benefits. dr. ashton is here with more details on all of that. we should point out, this is the first time we've been together in the studio. >> good to see you. >> you come with a fun topic. you have a tray of chocolate. should we be eating some right now? >> if you listen to this study which is just out conducted at harvard, brigham and women's and spain, if you're a postmenopausal woman, possibly. what they did is they followed a small group of women, 19 women postmenopausal, they gave them a total of 100 grams of milk chocolate. we always hear about dark chocolate. so that's about two regular size bars and they gave it to them within one hour of waking up, one hour going to sleep and compared it with a group that didn't have any and what they found over a two-week period, it may, and i want to underscore may lower hunger and appetite, lower your fasting blood level, improve your gut health or microbiome and

possibly improve sleep all without weight gain. you know what i say, whit. if it sounds too good to be true, it might be but this is obviously getting a lot of attention. >> we remind people you are a nutritionist here also. what are things people need to keep in mind? >> this isn't going to be conclusive, right? it is interesting, this is a study based on association, not cause and effect. and we hav to remember that weight gain and those calories, sugar, may be an issue and some are sensitive to chocolate. it makes them feel jittery because of caffeine. so i always say, in moderation, milk or dark chocolate fine but don't look at it like it's a vitamin quite yet. >> moderation always key there. i do want to turn to another big health headline we're following. an interesting study about teenagers and sleep apnea. what should we take away from this? >> this is about awareness and reducing risks so they looked at boys 5 to 12 years of age with obstructive sleep apnea. difficulty breathing, that loud snoring which can be associated with memory, concentration problems, daytime sleepiness, depression and

cardiovascular risk problems and followed them into adolescence which is their teenage years and what they found is that boys with obstructive sleep apnea, young boys, had a threefold increased risk of developing high blood pressure as a teen. so, again, if you hear that loud snoring, you see any of those symptoms in your child, have their pediatrician evaluate them. >> quickly, treatments available? >> surgery and weight loss if they're overweight, but, again, this is abut awareness and reducing risk. >> dr. ashton, always great to see you in person this time, appreciate it. >> yes, whit. >> all right, cecilia, over to you. >> okay, whit, time again to "rise & shine" with our incredible tour around the united states, and this time we are in montana, a state full of natural wonders and such incredible resilience. let's go back to will reeve. hey, will. >> reporter: hi there, cecilia. i'm here on white fish lake trying not to fall into it. we're just outside glacier national park known as the backbone of the world. and speaking of backbones, it's the people here who are the backbone of this state which has

so much natural wonder, the small businesses are what make it run. as with any state in montana, it's the people who make the place. with its majestic mountains lake lined valleys and vast frontiers, adventure awaits around every corner in montana. it makes sense why around 12 million people visit the state each year to see natural wonders like the vibrant stalagmites of the lewis and clark caverns or the peak of lone mountain in big sky. soaring over 11,000 feet with views of three states. here in the small town of phillipsburg lies a global tourist destination. the sweet pals palace candy shop. co-owner shirley beck says customers have traveled from all 50 states and 40 countries for a taste of their 1,100 kinds of candy. >> i don't want anyone to forget phillipsburg. >> reporter: but the pandemic forced shirley to close up shop. >> we had to take care of our people so the first thing we did was give everyone a significant raise when they came back and said, all right, we're going to

get through this. >> reporter: it paid off. this memorial day sweet palace had the busiest weekend in its history. >> we saw at least 1,500 to 2,000 people. there's only 810 in the town and they're all here. a harbinger of what is to be and we better be on our toes. >> reporter: in the imagination brewing company on a mission to build community. former humanitarian aid workers fernanda and robert built it for community transformation six years ago with the goal of bringing people together all while giving back 25% of their profits. >> it was something not negotiable for us. >> reporter: when they closed their doors they jumped in to help the front lines making over 350,000 face shields and employing 30 local missoulans to help. >> to feel that energy while everybody was united in a common purpose to get more ppe out to the people that needed it at that time. >> reporter: montana is also home to 12 tribal nations

and 7 reservations including the flathead reservation. it just recently re-opened after a year of shutdowns to protect tribal members from covid-19. flathead lake is the largest freshwater lake west of the mississippi and the crown jewel of the flathead reservation. for tammy, a member of the tribe and owner of flathead raft company, that meant no business during peak travel season. >> our elders are history. they have all the language and stories, but it's really heartbreaking to see your company not be open when this is a season that you should be open and people should be having fun and enjoying the river and the lake. ♪ pull me out into the light and show me i'm beautiful ♪ >> reporter: for musicians nick spear and susan o'day, it turned into an unexpected cross-country collaboration. >> we started during the pandemic. i was in new york and nick over here lives in montana so he was in montana. and we started playing music together remotely. >> the reaction from all the people when we posted our first

video -- ♪ i almost don't mind ♪ and everyone said, do more. do more. >> reporter: their new band big sky city lights now booking gigs all over the state as it picks up again. >> you don't plan on something and then you find you're in this accidental band and you're like, what? it's just remarkable. ♪ all i want to do is dance with you ♪ ♪ all i want to do is dance with you ♪ >> reporter: we were so fortunate to meet so many great people here in montana, but nick and susan especially are emblematic of the state here. a local and an out-of-towner coming together with a shared interest and a shared passion sharing their love for this great place. cecilia. >> ah, it's really great, and we're also just commending you on your core exercises that you've been doing, will. >> obliques of steel. >> keeping it tight. >> thank you. >> well, thank you. let's check back in with ginger. >> this is one of my favorite states and i'm trying to do the

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we now turn to a "gma" exclusive. "good housekeeping" institute just put out this morning an investigation into household products advertised as being made from plant fibers like bamboo and eucalyptus. well, how accurate are those claims really? abc's erielle reshef has our attention, and we need to know about bamboo sheets in particular. cecilia here needs answers so, erielle, good morning to you. >> reporter: you need to know, t.j., and here are the answers. those sheets and clothing claiming to be made from bamboo and other tree fibers may sound eco-friendly and even luxurious, but "good housekeeping" put some of those products to the test and the findings might surprise you. this morning, "good housekeeping" out with its investigation, 100% bamboozled. the institute analyzing sheets and clothing advertised as being made of exotic sounding plant fibers. why are these so popular?

>> people are really looking for things that are more luxurious and eco friendly. >> reporter: "good housekeeping" buying ten items marketed as being made of bamboo, eucalyptus or beechwood fibers including bedding, clothing and footwear. the products sent to an outside lab experienced in fiber analysis. what was the most surprising finding? >> what might be surprising to a lot of people is that there was no trace of these claimed plants or trees in any of the fabrics we tested. >> reporter: among the items tested, these streets from rove concepts labeled 100% organic bamboo. "good housekeeping's" tests say they are made of viscose, a form of rayon made from the cellulose left after most of the source plant is removed during processing. that man-made material shows no trace of the original plant in the lab. also this nook crib mattress cover advertised online as being made primarily of eucalyptus. >> we found that to actually be a blend of lyocell.

>> reporter: lyocell, an end product of heavily processed plant fibers and these reebok sneakers, the company's website says they're made of breathable textile. eucalyptus tree - tests show it's made of lyocell. reebok telling "gma," the source material of the lyocell fiber used for this particular shoe is primarily eucalyptus wood pulp and their marketing materials are ftc compliant. you talk about how some are derived from plant-based materials but not made from them actually. what's the difference? >> if you think of bamboo or wood, they're not these soft, silky fabrics. they are these tough, hard, pieces of wood. you have to really do an intense process to break it down and remove the cellulose. >> reporter: the ftc requires companies to use names of synthetic fibers like viscose on their labels and sued companies for labeling rayon products solely as bamboo. nook sleep which sells the crib mattress cover told

"gma," we take matters like this seriously and are looking into them further. rove concepts, which sells the sheets says, thank you for bringing this to our attention. we are in the process of adjusting our marketing accordingly. "good housekeeping" says many of the brands it tested changed their labeling practices after contacting the companies. what is your biggest word of advice to a consumer who sees these labels on products? >> transparency is absolutely key here, and avoid these vague, broad, unrealistic claims. >> reporter: and "good housekeeping" says that these products are not necessarily low quality and they're not harmful to consumers. "good housekeeping" just wants consumers to be more informed when making decisions about the products they purchase. t.j. >> all right. w got some decisions to make around here. all right. erielle, thank you so much. coming up, folks, whoo, look at that gorgeous shot, "rise & shine," montana.

good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron. checking in now with fortson with a look at traffic. >> starting off with a life like at walnut creek showing off 680 and the southbound traffic is a bit slow between pleasant hill and walnut creek. average speed 35 miles per hour a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic backed up through the maze and the metering lights came on at 6:26. another slow stretch in the east bay, patchy stop and go traffic from berkeley to emeryville. you can see the speeds on your

we are going to take a look at the weather. some fog around petaluma and quiet for the commute planner. we do have an excessive heat watch five days where we can reach 114 in parts of lake and mendocino counties. that is going to be really nasty to deal with. as far as closer to the east bay, we will see a lot of mid to upper 90s and around the

bay, 80s it will definitely get warm starting saturday. >> we will have another update ♪ when i met you in summer ♪te welcome back to "gma." beautiful shot of times square but we've got beautiful shots coming from montana this morning. big sky country, our will reeve is there and we are rising and shining, a state known for the great outdoors. will, how is it going out there? >> reporter: hey, man, i'm doing great. everything is good with over 150,000 square miles of land, montana is huge. it puts the big in big sky country. over 30% of the land here can be public land. that's a whole lot to explore and to preserve. ♪ the fourth largest state in the u.s. bigger than germany and japan, there are 55 state parks

in montana and the crown of the continent glacier national park which anticipates a record number of visitors this year. ♪ just outside the park is glacier guides, montana, rafts. guides take folks on bucket list adventures like bike rides. the owner says business is booming, and it's the best june they've ever had. >> i think it's fabulous that people want to recreate and enjoy their national lands because to all of us, i think it's also important that when they go back to wherever they're from that they say, one of the priorities in my life is protecting and preserving national treasures. ♪ >> reporter: i opted for a more leisurely trip, a nice float down the flatred river with our interpretive guide steering, local fixture doug chadwick shared his knowledge of the jewel of the treasure state. what's so special about this place? >> it is one of the most intact

communities on the planet. everybody that belongs here is still pretty much here, every plant and animal. >> reporter: like many who live in and love this place, doug is a steward. he believes the future of glacier relies on visitors treating it with the same wonder and care. >> we need to find ways to preserve the vitality of that life in the park. it has to be spread out or connected to the land surrounding. >> it seems like a delicate balance between wanting people to get out in nature to learn about it and appreciate it but also needing to conserve it and keep people away from it. >> not if the people are careful and thoughtful about it, right? that's the challenge. >> reporter: nearby is the gateway to glacier, this small resort town of white fish from the top of its big mountain to the lake below snake 43 miles of trails perfect for mountain biking and hiking. alan meyers-davis leads the trails for everyone to enjoy and be a friend of the fish. >> what we're trying to talk about is how do we think long

term, how do we promote sustainable tourism and responsible recreation and the message we want to get out is give back to help protect the very resource that you came here to enjoy. >> reporter: we hit the mountain biking trail. for the millions of people making the journey to montana, seeing all it has to explore is worth the trek. >> you made it. >> yeah, we did. >> what a view. the biggest piece of advice, plan ahead and pack your patience. by which they mean, when you come here, you're probably going to have to wait to see the things you came here to see. there is a reservation system in place now for glacier national park, 60 days out is when you can get your ticket or there is some last-minute tickets 48 hours in advance and a balance they have to figure out leer in montana. the national park mandate, give the land to the people. it is public land but they also need to preserve it. that is what they're trying to do here in montana, and it's well worth keeping in great shape. guys.

>> wow. just beautiful. >> all right, will, we appreciate -- that final message, i'm sorry, i was delaying waiting on you guys and didn't mean to jump in, but you have a great -- you've been having a great time on adventures but you always button with that, there's a great message you have in there for how people can conserve that land. so, will, we appreciate it. >> keep it in place. it's important. >> all right. >> you got it. coming up here, folks, we are going to switch to are going to switch to a summer beauty addition of our chevy is america's fastest-growing full-line brand. and people are taking it everywhere. taking trailblazer outdoors. confidently taking on new places with equinox. and taking on more with silverado. whatever you do, there's a perfect chevy to take you anywhere. find your perfect chevy and get 0% financing for 72 months on select popular chevy suvs. or, get 10% of msrp cash back on most 2021 equinox models.

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we'll head back to ginger now. >> cecilia, seattle's all-time record high is 103. they will challenge that or perhaps beat it for two days this weekend, so they are preparing to bake as you can see them enjoying the water there in seattle. it's not just there, it's portland too, and we are talking about the life-threatening heat because they don't get relief which they usually do in the overnight temperatures will stay good morning. i am abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco . mainly cloudy conditions are 9:00. increasing clouds but temperatures well below all right, now to riley keough. we've seen her in movies like "mad max" "fury road," american honey" now starring in "zola" which is based on a true story of friendship and a road trip gone wrong. riley, good morning to you. welcome to "gma." >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> so i want to jump right into it here.

this is a unique film. i don't think i've ever heard of this before. it's based on a twitter thread from 2015. how would you describe the film? >> yeah, so the film is based off of a twitter thread that went viral in 2015 about this woman who lived in detroit and met another woman who invited her to dance, to strip in tampa for the weekend and kind of promised her that she would make a lot of money and it would be a very exciting trip, and it turns out to be this sort of horrific, horrible experience for her where she kind of gets abducted essentially. >> and a lot of these twists and turns along the way. there's been a lot of talk about the chemistry between you and your co-star here, taylor page, obviously in the movie you become fast friends, but how did the two of you hit it off in real life? >> that was the amazing thing about taylor and i, we became very good friends very quickly which is not something that happens all the time when you're

filming a movie with somebody, you know, and that really helps the chemistry. it helps with the, you know, the fun stuff and it helps with the more difficult stuff because you're just so comfortable so you're able to perform in a way that's very comfortable and do your best work. >> i understand the two of you are already talking about a new project together. can you give us any hints? >> oh, well, i was just -- the other night i was talking to my friends saying that we should do -- they were saying we should do an animated film together which i would love to do at some point. >> love that. back to the movie here, "zola," there are -- obviously this is a dark twisted story to some degree, but there were also some outrageous moments along the way. how did the two of you and the rest of the cast actually keep it together with straight faces and get through your lines? >> you know, it was really difficult. there's a lot of really funny outrageous moments in the film, and it is a dark comedy, and we would go to work a lot of the

time laughing and end the day laughing, and taylor couldn't get through a lot of the scenes, she would just burst into laughter, and we'd have to cut and redo the scene and start over because it was just -- it was just crazy, you know. if you watch the film it's outrageous so it was definitely challenging to not laugh. >> so, riley, we know that you act, but you're also from a musical family, and you sing as well, and there's a project i understand you're part of, a cover for "born this way" for pride month. tell us about it. >> yeah, i mean it was a totally like an -- it wasn't a planned thing. my friend was producing orville peck's cover of "born this way" for lady gaga's ten-year anniversary and i just got asked randomly to sing on the album. he needed background voices so i went in there and did it. i didn't know what it was for or that it was sort of a big deal so it was kind of a random thing that happened. >> i hear you playing it down but we're told it was a big deal. riley, so great to have you on

"gma." congratulations on the new film. it's good to have you, and "zola" hits theaters wednesday, june 30th. riley, thank you so much. coming up here, d-nice and kiana lede join us live for a summer concert series. ♪ i want the world to know ♪ ♪ got to let it show ♪ ♪ i'll b♪ ♪ in all the old familiar places ♪ ♪ that this heart of mine embraces ♪ ♪ all day through ♪ [doorbell] ♪ in that small cafe ♪ ♪ the park across the way ♪

♪ the children's carousel ♪ ♪ the chestnut trees ♪ ♪ the wishin' well ♪ ♪ [male narrator] for as long as we've existed, boys & girls clubs has always been about coming together. to support the families of our communities and do whatever it takes to give every kid a chance at a great future. but we're going through a challenging time right now. and while we may not all be able to come together in the same physical ways, in other ways, we're coming together like never before. because that's what “whatever it takes to build great futures” means. it means providing a safe place to go for children whose parents are on the front lines battling the virus. it means providing millions of meals for kids who previously relied on their school or a meal program which are now shut down. and it's about harnessing the power of technology

to keep kids moving forward with their education. so yeah. “whatever it takes to build great futures” may mean something different right now. but whatever it is, that's exactly what we're going to keep doing. welcome back to "gma," everybody. we have a deejay mastermind and rising r&b star. they decided to get together and what came out of it, a hit called "rather be" and we're talking about d-nice and kiana lede, the duo behind the music joining us right now. good morning to you both and, d, let me start with you, club quarantine, is it officially closed down? did it have a grand closing? >> no, no, we did not have a grand closing. we actually have a grand opening. we're doing it live in a couple of weeks so i'm excited about that, actually in a month or so. >> why keep it going? the quarantine, everybody is coming out of quarantine but you

wanted to keep it going. >> you know, it's not about being in quarantine. it's really about the music. and that's the music in the community so, yes, we'll do this live and pretty excited about it. kana and i are actually performing together at -- we did the -- we're doing the hollywood bowl. we sold out the hollywood bowl in california in august, so i'm excited about that. >> congratulations. kiana, congratulations on so many things. "kiki" was a huge hit for you also. and i love this. i was reading this morning, listen to this, at the time you said, the more songs i put out the closer i get to knowing who i am. that's just beautiful. what did you learn from "rather be"? >> you know, i feel like there is a lot more bounce and pep in "rather be" than i usually sing. i usually sing pretty emo songs. i was super excited to sing it and now i'm a better person because i got a little bit more disco and pep in my step. >> makes everything a little bit better. we want everyone to hear it.

so we'll go right to the debut performance of d-nice and kiana lede with "rather be." take it away, guys. ♪ >> here we go. d-nice, kiana lede. ♪ i can't help it, i can't help it, ooh, ooh ♪ >> good morning, america. ♪ ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ i can't help it, i can't help it ♪ >> come on. ♪ if i wait any longer i think i might be replaced ♪ ♪ refused, yeah, refused, yeah ♪ ♪ if i claim to be only yours then i'll get on my case ♪ ♪ refused, yeah ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, be exclusive, hold my heart, my mind's gone astray ♪ ♪ and i can't help it, i can't help it ♪ ♪ loved too hard to fall on the way ♪

♪ and i can't help you, i can't help you ♪ >> here we go. come on. ♪ if i'm honest, it's hard to tell the truth of where i'd rather be ♪ ♪ i'd rather be if i'm honest ♪ ♪ you know i'd never stay because i'd rather be, i'd rather be ♪ ♪ and i'm always last ♪ ♪ you don't want me back, it's a vibe ♪ ♪ bet i'd be the one, one, one ♪ ♪ and i'm losing time, wish i'd change your mind ♪ ♪ i bet i'd be the one, one, one ♪ ♪ hold my heart, my mind's gone astray ♪ ♪ and i can't help it, i can't help it ♪ ♪ loved too hard to fall on the way ♪ ♪ i can't help you i can't help you ♪

♪ if i'm honest, it's hard to tell the truth of where i'd rather be ♪ ♪ i'd rather be ♪ ♪ if i'm honest, you know i'd never stay because i'd rather be ♪ ♪ i'd rather be gone ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, i'd rather be gone ♪ ♪ tell the truth ♪ "gma's" summer concert series is sponsored by caesars rewards, every way you play.

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a big thank you again to d- a big thank you again to d-nice and kiana lede for that performance and also big thank you to our "rise & shine" crew in montana. great job as always. beautiful job and thanks to the lodge at white fish lake and avril hospitality. >> also before we go, check this out, "gma" pride inspiration list on goodmorningamerica.com where you can meet the next generation of change makers who are making lgbtq plus history right now. >> have a great day, everybody. thanks for watching. ♪ losing time ♪ watching. ♪ losing sometime ♪

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♪ that this heart of mine embraces ♪ ♪ all day through ♪

good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from abc 7 morning >> now let's get a look at the roadways. >> we are starting off with a live look at walnut creek and 680, this is the slowest spot from concord down to walnut creek. you will be facing stop and go traffic. the richmond san rafael bridge has improved for the west bank commuters. the only other slow stretch is on the east bay from berkeley down through emeryville. >> let's take a look at what's going on with the temperatures. if you 80s for around morgan hill and the east bay, most of us in the 60s and 70s. the most dangerous he will be five days in a row of lake and mendocino counties and we will be warmer than average as well.

than average as well. >> now it's time for live with deja vu: it's live with kelly and ryan! today, russell brand shares his revelation. and, from the award winning film minari, actor steven yeun. plus, the cake boss shows us how to make an incredible seven-layer rainbow cake. and a good news story with a way to help dogs in need. all next on live! ["blinding lights" by the weeknd] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [ryan singing high pitched gibberish] hey, good morning! why do i never get tired of that song? and that artist, the weeknd! -so good! -oh, the weeknd. i wish his name was the week! [laughing] that's how much i love him-- that's how much you love him every day! i would rather him be the whole week than just the weekend.