good morning, america. it's our second hour. a pandemic of the unvaccinated. the cdc director's somber warning as the delta variant continues to gain steam. coronavirus on the rise in nearly every state. millions of californians back to indoor mask mandates. we have the latest. less than a week until the olympics and "gma" is live from tokyo. overnight, the first positive covid result found in the olympic village as world-class athletes continue to descend on the capital city, growing concern over surging cases, japan hitting a six-month high. and before she goes for the gold, naomi osaka off the court, the tennis champ opening up in a

new docu-series. >> no one prepares you for that. ♪ britney's fight for freedom. the superstar ready to rumble after a judge rules she can hire her own lawyer for the first time in 13 years. the princess of pop tapping mathew rosengart. meet the hollywood heavyweight, his rolodex of a-list clients, what the former federal prosecutor brings to the controversial conservatorship case, plus overnight, britney's powerful posts, the messages she has for the rest of her family. also this morning, skincare dos and don'ts. a rundown of tiktok's trendiest tips generating millions of views, but are they worth working into your beauty routine? ♪ anything could happen ♪ countdown to the emmys. hit play on your weekend watch list, the newly nominated shows to binge ahead of tv's biggest night. >> shall we? >> and there's a real jam going down.

>> welcome to the space jam! >> "space jam: a new legacy" is ready to alley-oop at the box office. does the all-star sequel have what it takes to best "black widow"? your weekend starts now as we say, good morning, america. ♪ terrell, dancing. >> he's already dancing. >> that song, it's like one of those. >> we got one hour in the books, he's already dancing. >> welcome to our second hour. dan is off this morning. joining us at the desk is terrell brown from our abc station in chicago, wls. >> so good to be here. haven't done the second hour and i hear it's a party. >> well, you already started the party. >> right. >> we turn up for the second hour. >> turnt. >> see, look, there you go, already correcting. terrell and i go way back like a dcade. i'll get him back later, trust me. >> we have a lot of fun we'll have in this hour. coming up, how to give your grill the summer scrub it needs.

the unconventional supplies to get that sparkling shine should be interesting. i know you'll be listening. >> oh, absolutely. looking forward to that. first, though, we're following a lot of news this morning, starting with the worldwide surge in covid-19 cases. the numbers at a six-month high in japan, and with the olympics just a week away, this morning, news the first case detected in the olympic village. meantime, here at home, the daily case average is up nearly 70% in the last week and that warning from the cdc calling it the pandemic of the unvaccinated. >> now some counties in california are telling people to mask up again. let's go back to abc's zohreen shah who is in los angeles where the mask mandate is about to return. good morning again, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, eva. starting tonight, if you are indoors in l.a. county, stores, gyms, any public place, you now have to mask up. this coming as california just reported its highest single day of covid cases since february. this morning, the cdc announcing

32% of americans still have not received a single dose of the covid vaccine. >> this is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated. >> reporter: hospitalizations up in 39 states and the u.s. daily case average up nearly 70% in the last week. cases up in nearly every state. the worst hit states including arkansas, florida, louisiana, missouri and nevada. and louisiana's governor warning they're entering a fourth surge. >> clearly this is attributable to two things, one is the emergence of delta variant of covid-19 and vaccination rates that remain woefully inadequate. >> reporter: louisiana joining missouri in states with highest number of cases. missouri health officials raising the alarm about the need for a mask mandate in the coming days. >> the reckoning is going to be for those who are unvaccinated, are we all going to have to put masks back on? at some point you're going to look at it and say, you know, we're in trouble.

>> reporter: in california, ten counties now recommending mask mandates for all people. in los angeles, a mask mandate going into effect saturday night whether you're vaccinated or not. small business entrepreneurs like body fit training's owner hoping restrictions don't get worse. >> we're at the first level now. what i'm hoping is that it stays there and then it goes back to no mask so we don't have to go to the deeper levels of restrictions. >> reporter: now, there's still more reports of breakthrough infections. dr. anthony fauci saying that fully vaccinated people are still likely less contagious. whit. >> all right, zohreen, thank you. and with less than a week to go until the olympics officials there are dealing with a rise in cases as well surrounding the games and abc's james longman is right there in tokyo for us. james, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yeah, they're doing everything they can but it was probably inevitable, the first case of coronavirus inside the olympic village. now, we understand it's not an

athlete but it is a visiting official concerned with the organization of the games and now they are quarantining in a hotel here in tokyo. that brings the total number of 44 people who have tested positive around these games. now, we're also hearing about the first hospitalization because of covid at these olympic games, a nigerian official arrived here on thursday, they're in their 60s, so they were taken immediately to the hospital here with mild symptoms. they have it's understood a pre-existing condition so they did that out of an abundance of caution but certainly not good. i went to the olympic village today and saw for myself a whole series of high-rise buildings in the center of tokyo where all these thousands of athletes will be staying but they're not allowed to come and go at all. but for their training or to compete in these events but, despite these restrictions, locals are still very worried about all these thousands of people right in the heart of their city when it's under a state of emergency and cases here are at their highest point they've been for six months, guys. >> james longman for us there in tokyo, thank you for that.

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they'll perform right here on "gma." >> that will make you feel old. >> absolutely. we're definitely looking forward to that, but first, it is time for "pop news" and espn's elle duncan is in for janai. elle, it's good to have you. >> i feel very seen with you playing the wallflowers, 1995. we go from the wallflowers to literally the opposite of that, we start with olivia rodrigo making a trip to capitol hill. first, she got her driver's license and now, the pop star is setting her sights on another government-issued document, vaccine cards. rodrigo taking a trip to the white house to urge young people to get vaccinated and even took to the podium in the white house briefing room. take a look. >> first, i want to say i am beyond honored and humbled to be here today to help spread the message about the importance of youth vaccinations. i'm in awe of the work president biden and dr. fauci have done and was happy to help lend my support to this important initiative. it's important to have conversations with friends and family members encouraging all communities to get vaccinated

and actually get to a vaccination site which you can >> the singer certainly had a full day, she met up with president biden in the oval office, they tried on matching aviators. who do you think looks cooler? they both look pretty good. she also chatted with kamala harris, and the vice president posted this photo and said, i agree, vaccines, they're good for you. so we've worked in "driver's license" and "good for you." she also took some time to answer fan tweets with dr. fauci. doing your civic duty so well done from ms. rodrigo. >> i have two young daughters. they are obsessed with olivia rodrigo. she's kind of fun. >> she's kind of a big deal. >> her song is very catchy. i didn't want to like it, then it got stuck in my head. >> the first time i heard it, i was like, she can't be this upset about an actual driver's license. i realized it was deeper than that. there was much more to it. we also want to get to an

important story involving jason sudeikis, he's proving that he is a real-life ted lasso, hitting the carpet for the premiere of the hit tv show second season and while the show was nominated for a record breaking 20 emmys it was his jason's choice of attire that made headlines showing his support for three english soccer players marcus rashford, jadon sancho and bukayo saka. you may remember those players were recently the targets of acist online attacks after they missed penalty kicks during the euro 2020 final against italy. this was a huge talking point with espn. jason did decline to speak in depth about it but said, i think the sweatshirt speaks for itself and the treatment of the three players was, quote, horrible. i know you're very into soccer. just a devastating story for these young players. >> absolutely, and it has no place in the gson sudeikis to b attention to it as well and that is also a fantastic television show. >> it really is.

>> and let's not forget what the english soccer team has done this whole season, they've taken a knee before every game for racial justice. >> no place for it. >> the british police also said they have arrested four people as of now online for some of that harassment and that racist abuse. remember too that "tedastic as s a coach. if you haven't seen it, he gets hired to coach a professional soccer team in england despite the fact he has literally no experience in this sport. >> love the show. >> you know what he did was very ted lasso-like. and lastly, i feel like i can talk to you, eva, about this, we are getting really excited and a first look at lifetime's new movie about the royal family. it's called "meghan and harry: escaping the palace." we must get out. the third installment of this trilogy about the couple gives us a little bit of a glimpse into their moments leading up to their decision to leave england and their royal duties. so take a look.

>> would prefer you to remain neutral. >> we need to let people hear our truths. >> they know exactly where we are. >> i have a plan. >> they're not part of this family. >> if let alone, i don't know what i might do. >> stopping them from destroying us like they have so many. >> the palace would prefer you to remain neutral. >> we need to let people hear our truths. >> they know exactly where we are. >> and i have i plan. >> okay, the voice doppelganger sounds exactly like her. >> yes, yes. >> this movie is going to re-create that now-infamous bombshell interview with oprah where meghan said you have no idea what's going on for someone behind closed doors. we'll see if this gives us the drama. it's lifetime. there is no chance it doesn't. >> yeah, absolutely. wow, that was intense. that was like a "20/20" promo. elle duncan, great to have you. >> absolutely. thank you so much. >> tomorrow, do it again. >> see you tomorrow. by then i was promised i would get the rihanna filter. can we work on that? >> you got it. you got it.

and the fan. thank you, elle. we turn now to our "gma" cover story this week, britney spears achieved a major victory in her ongoing fight to end her conservatorship, a judge ruling that she can choose her own lawyer. the pop star wasted no time tapping attorney mathew rosengart. our zohreen shah has more. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. all eyes are on britney spears. overnight, the pop superstar speaking out about her family, this coming as she gets one step closer to possibly getting her freedom back. a judge allowing her to hire a heavyweight lawyer to represent her going forward. all gloves are off. ♪ >> reporter: this morning, britney spears has a hollywood heavyweight in her corner. after the judge in her conservatorship case approved the pop superstar's request to pick her own lawyer. ♪ spears choosing former federal prosecutor mathew rosengart to represent her. >> one thing that everybody has lost sight of in all of the

controversy, all of the litigation and all of the drama, is what is in the best interest of britney spears? >> reporter: the singer joining a long list of his other high-profile celebrity clients including steven spielberg, dyfanu reeves and sean penn who called him a tough as nails street fighter with a bigger brain and principles. he argues defamation cases and defending clients in multimillion-dollar lawsuits and general counsel of a nonprofit. >> he's prosecuted cases and he's litigated cases in my opinion from what i've seen a lot more complicated than this and he's won. ♪ american dream ♪ >> reporter: rosengart is taking over the "piece of me" singer's fight to end the conservatorship that has controlled her life and her career for 13 years. >> her testimony was clear, it was lucid, it was powerful and it was compelling.

>> reporter: spears has delivered emotional statements in court in recent weeks calling the conservatorship abusive and asking the judge to remove her father, jamie spears, from his role as conservator of the estate managing her estimated $60 million fortune. >> pursuant to britney spears' instructions, we will be moving promptly and aggressively for his removal. >> reporter: jamie spears refusing to step down. his attorney telling the judge wednesday, britney made a lot of misstatements, whether it's misinformation, lack of correction, or being wrongly advised, i don't know. okay, so i spoke to one of rosengart's clients. they didn't want to go on to record, but they did say, quote, he's our godfather. gives you a little bit of sense of just what he's like. whit. >> all right, zohreen, thank you so much. we do want to turn to the weather and rob watching heavy rain in parts of the country. east of the colorado rockies, there's so much moisture in the air.

some of it has come down as heavy rain. detroit, flash flooding. about 3 inches falling, but three weeks after they already had a bout of flash flooding so not a fun situation in that part of michigan, indiana saw five inches, illinois saw six inches, kansas saw ten inches, and the flash flood threat is ongoing into western massachusetts. severe weather threat today really late this afternoon into tonight, really getting close to midnight and that will be philadelphia, scranton, even new york city, maybe damaging winds and tornado possible. but i think downpours are going to be the main threat here, three to four inches in spots, and that may put us over the record for being the wettest july on record. 9 inches almost from new york to boston. they get to 11, 12 inches. that will be the record for wettest july a it's a sunny start in san jose. highs today climbing to near

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beauty tool like this one to create a deep tissue massage. it's a do because it stimulates circulation and blood flow to the skin, which is healthy for the skin, helps with lymphatic drainage which gives you a contoured effect on the cheekbone and the jawline, but those results are temporary. they only last one to two hours so, despite what some of these tiktok videos might suggest, it's not going to permanently reshape your face. >> and if you spend an hour or two and only lasts an hour or two, like analysis of time management there. the next one i know you have a special guest you're bringing in for this. this big trend to help us show this. sunscreen contouring. okay, what is this expectly and what is your verdict on it? >> sunscreen contouring is using an spf on a higher spf, on certain spots where you put a highlighter, then lying out in the sun so the rest of the skin

gets darker, so this is don't, because there's no such thing as a safe sun. as soon as your skin gets darker it is a sign of dna damage and i recommend applying an even coat of sunscreen, reapplying throughout the day or, mcclain, come on over here, so, eva, as you guessed this is my daughter, my beautiful daughter, and she's wearing a sun-protective bathing suit so you might even recognize this particular look on mcclain from a video that went viral on my tiktok channel with over 3.5 million views, thousands of comments and a lot of questions asking about this fabric. so basically in the label what you're looking for is upf 50 plus, which means that anywhere she's wearing this fabric she doesn't have to apply or reapply her sunscreen. >> does that come in extra large. >> terrell wants one as well. super helpful with kids so you t they're in the pool and playing outside. so much simpler to use something like that. another huge trend that i've

seen on tiktok is dermaplaning. break this down for us. >> right, so dermaplaning uses a single blade like this one to gently scrape away the uppermost layer of skin cells, peach fuzz, so, eva, this is sort of a do with a caveat. it's a do if you can't live with your baby hairs, like if you're one of those people that hairs on your upper lip drive you insane, but you have to be so careful not to over exfoliate with the blade, if you do it light feathery strokes, no more than every one to three weeks max, and you never want to do this on top of an active acne breakout. >> i did it near my eyebrows and cut myself. there's a disclaimer there. be careful. dr. bowe, as always, so good to have you and thank you for all that advice. we'll be right back. why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema

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u.s. and around the world with the cdc calling it the pandemic of the unvaccinated after data shows more than 99% of hospitalizations and deaths are in the unvaccinated. the hardest hit states include arkansas, florida, louisiana, missouri and nevada. ford has issued three recalls for more than 800,000 vehicles, the largest recall involves the 2013 and 2017 ford explorer, it's because of an issue that could cause fractured rear suspension, that affects steering. ford also recalled thousands of f-350 super duty vehicles and some lincoln aviators. and caitlyn jenner is reassuring voters that her campaign for governor of california is moving forward, even though she's spending time in australia. jenner is reportedly in sydney for tapings of "celebrity big brother" saying, i am honoring a work commitment i made before deciding to run for governor. the california gubernatorial recall election is on september 14th. all right, guys, this the moment you've been waiting for. >> you know what time it is. [ air horn ] >> you knew it when you were coming to "gma" that's the one thing you wanted to did. >> wanted to do.

can i do it again? can i do it again? >> cue the air horn. [ air horn ] >> i'm ready for a beat. "binge this," daryn carp is here now with a breakdown of the very best in weekend endtainment. daryn, good morning. how are you doing? >> good morning. how are you? [ air horn ] >> so all the talk is over "space jam," we've seen the commercial and lebron james. what's the scoop? >> yes, "space jam: a new legacy" just dropped yesterday on hbo max and it's in theaters and, boy, am i excited about this. i actually grew up watching the original 1996 michael jordan "space jam" so this is perfect nostalgia for me but lebron james is starring in this and and he's starring as himself and he pairs up with bugs bunny and the rest of the looney tune squad to play in an epic basketball game to save james' son's life from

artificial intelligence played by don cheadle. what more do you possibly need to know about this? let's not forget the all-star alongside zendaya who's voicing lola bunny here and for those who aren't familiar maybe with the original "space jam," don't worry, because this live action animated film has something for everyone.ck uper excited the '96 version is so classic. it'll be fun to watch. the countdown to the olympics, it is on. we know that, but before we goes she goes for the gold, naomi osaka is opening up now in a brand-new docu-series. tell us more on that. >> yeah, "naomi osaka" is actually a three-part series and it just released on netflix. this follows the life of naomi osaka but in her pivotal year from essentially the 2019 u.s. open to her playing through the grand slam, all the way for her preparing for the tokyo olympics in what was 2020, osaka's been under the eye of so many recently but let's not forget

she is just a 23-year-old megasuperstar. she's phenomenal. she's aspirational and she's really a powerhouse and a force to be reckoned with. she has been deeply honest about her mental health and offers unfettered and unprecedented access to her life in the public eye in this. if you're an osaka fan or tennis fan, check it out directed by garrett bradley and it's certainly one to watch. >> and naomi posted about the docu-series saying, quote, this is in some ways my soul and a reflection of who i am. i hope there are pieces that people can relate to and maybe other pieces that would help people understand why i make the choices i make. sounds like it's a must watch. meanwhile, there's a new spin-off series that's about to start. tell us about that. >> yeah, and it's calling all horror and ryan murphy fans. if you guys have watched "american horror stories," then you're going to love this spin-off "american horror stories" just dropped on fx for hulu. this is a weekly anthology

series so it's close-ended and ise you can kind of wy per them at any ittars some familia jackson, kaia gerber, danny trejo among many others and check it out this weekend. daryn, we know the emmy nominations were announced earlier this week. anything catch your eye? >> well, emmy nominations are my favorite time of year. it is the tv christmas for me so there's a lot of tv to binge before tv's biggest night in september. you know, i kind of give the obvious ones here, the ones that have high emmy nominations, "ted lasso" which has 20 nominations, we have "the handmaid's tale" which walked away with 21 nominations. "the crown" got 24. all great and i highly recommend. two i want to spotlight here. "framing britney spears" as well as "hacks." "framing britney spears," which is a documentary, is up for two emmy nominations, which came out

last february, and it follows britney spears and her career and megastardom and kind of all the details that come in with that. she's been in the news recently due to her conservatorship and fight over the conservatorship, which sparked this national movement of free britney, so watch "framing britney spears" to give you a context of what's going on. but on a lighter note, i want to recommend "hacks" on hbo max which might be my newest favorite show. it stars jean smart who we all know and love, she is compelling, she's versatile and she is hysterically funny in this. she's actually up for two different emmy nominations, one for her starring role in "hacks" but other for supporting role in "mare of easttown." "hacks" is witty and deeply entertaining and it follows debra vance, this legendary comedian and her unlikely partnership with this 25-year-old writer. what could possibly go wrong? it's funny, it's touching. i highly recommend you binge it this weekend. >> i've heard good stuff about it. >> yeah, she's great. she's great. >> she is. i got some bingeing to do. >> yes, you do. >> daryn, appreciate it.

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all right, it is time for a summer scrub. we are firing up the grill, of course, it's a favorite pastime for the summer but always giving it the clean that it needs not so much. lucky for us stephanie sisco is here, she's the home director of "real simple," and she's showing us quick and creative ways to give your grill some tlc. stephanie, good morning to you. let's jump right in here. first, should we be cleaning the grill after every use and how much do we do it? >> yes, at "real simple" we do recommend cleaning the grill after every use, particularly because the first step in cleaning the grill is to get it piping hot so, while it's already fired up, use that to your advantage to melt stuck on

barbecue sauce and give it a scrub with your stainless steel brush and get you ready for the deep clean at the end of the season. >> always felt like that extra residue gave it extra flavor. apparently not. you also have fun hacks instead of using the traditional grill brush. walk me through it over here. >> well, to give it some extra flavor actually this hack will do just that. take a half of an onion and using a fork, rub it across the grates and it will impart some of that oniony flavor so just make sure you're cooking something savory afterward. another hack you can use with stuff you probably just have lying around the kitchen is, take some leftover tin foil and roll into a ball, use your grill tongs and do the same thick, run it across that nasty residue and it will knock any debris away and get you ready for your next cooking session. >> nice, and note to self, try not to drop the onion on the grill. like i just did on tv. okay, so, when the season ends we have to put our grills away,

so how do we give it a good deep clean? >> so about once a year you want to give it that deep clean to really get it ready and clean off all the grime after a summer of good use so you need a few tools. at your disposal. has o t yollrasoapt a u want tmeurthat and makeure. and then some vegetable oil. so all you need to do is, again, fire up the grill, get it nice piping hot. use your grill brush and brush off all that residue and then let it cool. come back once the grill grates are cool and put it in your bucket of warm soapy water and use the grill brush to knock away anything that's stuck on, then rinse with a hose and then come back once that's all rinsed off, come back with your cloth dipped in vegetable oil, and you're going to want to run it across the grill grates. what that will do is reseason it and prevent any food from sticking after your next use.

>> and you actually reminded me, i need to remove the little grease tray underneath the grill. haven't switched that out this season yet. stephanie, thank you so much. >> do that annually. >> exactly, really appreciate it as always. we're going to shift gears and send it over to rob with more on the weather. >> what are you going to do -- what are the squirrels going to do -- >> good point. and my dog for that matter, he loves that grease tray. >> the grease goes a long way with the animals. if you are grilling today in the northeast, it's going to be smoking hot until the rains come. you have to deal with thunderstorms but before that happens it will certainly be uncomfortable to say the least. heat advisories, d.c., baltimore, all the way up to new york city, up and over 100 degrees it will feel like. head to the shore where the water temperature in the mid-70s, cooler along cape cod. 80 degrees near wilmington. warmer in miami and back through galveston. that's enough to get the beach ball bouncing on this saturday. good morning to you. marine layer in san francisco, 65 later on. increasing moisture tomorrow

leading to a threat of dry thunderstorms. today, slightly warmer inland, highs we want to take this time to acknowledge a special colleague of ours. jacqueline roth. leaving us, a talented and lovely producer here at "gma." she has done everything and, yes, you are our number one. there she is. >> was that taken this morning? >> she has proved herself to us and all the executives around the country she's moving to chicago, so i don't know if there is an exchange program here, terrell, or what, but temperatures over the next three days for your move, jacqueline, look to be lovely for chicago, right? 80 degrees in chicago, terrell, terrific. >> terrific. looking good. no better place in the summer. >> i can't wait. >> there you go. you might hear her voice off there. we said -- there she is. >> yes. >> we'll miss you. >> she keeps everyone in order down here during the second hour. >> exactly.

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chicago style, not officially from chicago, but couldn't afford the -- >> i love chicago. >> no ketchup. i just want to make sure. >> no. >> is that a thing? no ketchup. >> it was great to have you. >> and i think i'll be back tomorrow. >> we'll see about that. [ laughter ] >> have a good one, everybody. >> we'll see about that. [ laughter ] >> have a good one, everybody. good morning. i'm kate larsen. food delivery services door dash and grub hub are taking the city of san francisco to court. they filed a lawsuit over the 15% cap on how much they can charge restaurants for each order. the board of supervisors voted

on the cap last month, the companies warn the limit might force them to cut down or eliminate operations in san francisco. also today, a celebration of aapi communities through music and dance by the street fair. this year, there will be multiple events on three weekends. today is the our community our pride event. life performances, featuring drummers, lion dancing and jazz musicians. families can learn the art of spray painting as well in the mission district. the organization is hosting its 25th annual urban youth arts festival. people can express themselves through art from noon to 5:00 p.m. while enjoying live music at the park on folsom street. meteorologist lisa argen is keeping track of our weather as people head out for this fun sounding saturday. >> that's right. good morning to you. the fog is clearing in parts of

the bay. 61 san jose. clouds in the city at 55. haze here in san jose. air quality is good. 64 by the delta. upper 50s inland. a warmer start today. a warmer finish with a sea breeze allowing for temperatures to range from the 60s half-moon bay, low 90s inland, upper 70s on the peninsula but a fire weather watch tomorrow. high elevation, dry atmosphere and spreading around the bay. we will talk about it in detail coming up. up next, hang on to your masks, counties across the bay area are recommending that masks go back on indoors. the steps some in the south bay are taking and two attacks in two days on the same block in oakland's china town. the latest

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