>> no. >> is it fashion? good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, a new national health emergency announced as we start this friday. monkeypox outbreak. the government now declaring a public health emergency as confirmed cases top 7,000 nationwide. did it take too long? as some patients struggle to get the care they need, now the race to increase the vaccine supply. dr. jha joins us from the white house this morning. breaking overnight, deal breakthrough. senator kyrsten sinema now on board for the democrats' massive economic package. so what changed, and will it help reduce inflation and the cost of living for americans? sentenced, wnba superstar brittney griner facing nine years in a russian prison camp. where she's waking up this morning and her final emotional plea.

>> i never meant to break any laws here. i made an honest mistake. and overnight, the secretary of state weighs in. is a prisoner swap next? dangerous weather. overnight lightning strikes outside the white house, leaving people in critical condition. in maryland a tornado jumps from water to land destroying this home. plus, california's largest wildfire, clearly visible from space as more than 65 million americans are on alert for brutal heat. conspiracy theorist alex jones ordered to pay more than $4 million for saying the sandy hook massacre was an elaborate hoax. now the next phase. could jones also face criminal perjury charges? first on "gma," nfl hall of famer terrell owens -- >> i've seen it, but this is firsthand. firsthand.

>> -- speaking about this heated confrontation with a neighbor. >> you're a black man approaching a white woman. >> why owens is now calling for her to face jail time. travel scam alert. the new warning about scams disguised as deep discounts or fake cancellation notifications on flights. the red flags and how you can protect yourself. ♪ took a shot ♪ and we're not throwing away our shot. don't miss the cast of the smash hit "hamilton" with their first ever live morning show performance live in central park. good morning, america. it is a lovely morning in central park so far, and let's take a look right now. they are getting ready for "hamilton." >> packed. >> still a tough ticket to get. but you don't need one this morning. we're going to have "hamilton" for everybody. excited about that. it's a really busy morning. we've got a lot to get to on this friday including all eyes, of course, on the economy right now and this monthly jobs report as gas prices and mortgage rates drop. but we begin with the monkeypox outbreak. the u.s. declaring a public

health emergency with more than 7,000 cases confirmed nationwide. janai norman is at a health clinic where the vaccine is available here in new york city. good morning, janai. >> reporter: michael, good morning. the vaccine is available here but getting a shot isn't that easy. there are more than 1.1 million doses of the monkeypox vaccine currently available in the u.s. but demand is high and the supply just isn't enough for even the americans at highest risk of contracting the virus, so while many are welcoming this public health emergency declaration, others say it's too little too late. more than a month after the country's first case of monkeypox and amid calls to do more, the administration declaring a public health emergency as cases nationwide top 7,000 this morning. >> we're prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every american to take monkeypox seriously. >> reporter: the move will free up additional resources for vaccines and treatments as the

cases double almost weekly. >> now i'm seeing an incredibly long wait time for patients who are trying to get access to a range of appointments. >> reporter: but critics calling the response so far insufficient as patients struggle getting the care they need. >> asking the department of public health, asking my pcp how do i prevent more lesions, and i was told nothing. i just don't think they were prepared. >> reporter: and new york senator kirsten gillibrand calling on the biden administration to invoke the defense production act. >> with cases doubling roughly every week, it's paramount that the government prepare a health care system to meet vaccine and testing demands. >> reporter: the cdc says nearly 1.7 million people in the u.s. are now eligible for the monkeypox vaccine. so far about 600,000 doses have gone out nationwide with 1.1 million total expected in the coming weeks, but it just isn't enough. now, the fda looking at a new approach that could potentially lead to a fivefold increase in

the u.s. supply of the vaccine by giving it in smaller, more shallow injections under the skin, allowing up to five doses per vial. and as the fda looks into trying to stretch the vaccine supply, that new approach would need to be studied to see whether pulling those five doses from a single vial can be done safely without sacrificing protection, michael. >> all right, thank you, janai. joining us now is the white house covid-19 response coordinator, dr. ashish jha, and, dr. jha, thank you for joining us this morning. it took 78 days for the white house to declare a public health emergency after the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the u.s. should this have happened sooner? >> yeah, good morning, michael. first of all, thanks for having me back. look, since the first case we began working immediately to try to respond to this virus, right, so started ordering vaccines, making sure tests were becoming widely available, making sure treatments were widely available so the white house has taken this very seriously from day one. you know, the public health

emergency adds extra tools to our toolbox, allows us to speed up vaccines further, allows us to unlock new funding, so there are a lot of good reasons to do the public health emergency now. but i think we've been taking it pretty seriously since day one. >> and, janai, she just reported on the new vaccine approach that could see vials split into smaller doses. if they are split, are they as effective, and are they being split because the administration did not secure enough full doses? >> yeah, it's a good question, michael. here's how i think about it. number one goal of any decision, dn has been made, by the way, about whether we'll do any splitting of the doses but number one goal make sure they remain effective and safe. no point in doing this if we're not going to have vaccines that are safe and effective, so we're absolutely 100% make sure that is the case. if that happens this is a pretty common thing in medicine. we learn new things about vaccines, about treatments, about dosing, and that's what the fda is looking at right now

is what is the best way to get these doses out to americans who need them, and this is an approach that, again, we don't have a decision, will be driven by data and science, but that's what the fda is looking at right now. >> when can we see more doses of the vaccine roll out? >> yeah, so we're trying to speed up more vaccines, right? we were supposed to get a whole bunch in november. we've been able to get that moved up to september, just next month. we're working with a bunch of manufacturers to speed up more vaccines. i want to remind americans right now there's one small company in denmark that's making all the vaccines for the world, and they're going 24/7. what we're doing is trying to expand that capacity, get more manufacturers in, get domestic manufacturers in, so we can start getting a lot more doses made right here in the united states and available to americans. >> and we know that monkeypox is spread primarily through skin-to-skin contact, but can you also get it from services like public transportation seats or pund equipmenng things down? there's no evidence that it's

spreading in any of those places. obviously we're monitoring that very closely and have not seen any cases through playgrounds or have not seen any cases through public transportation. it's really prolonged skin-to-skin contact, and that really is where the virus is spreading. obviously if we see new evidence that it's spreading elsewhere, we'll share that immediately live with the american people, but i'm not worried about those as major or even minor mechanisms of spread. >> dr. jha, thanks for your time. we always appreciate it. >> thank you, michael. >> george. >> okay, michael. there is breaking news overnight from capitol hill. arizona senator kyrsten sinema announced her support for the democrats' climate and tax bill securing a big win for president biden and his agenda. senior white house correspondent mary bruce has the details. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, this is a big deal for this white house. after a lot of uncertainty this morning, democrats appear to have the votes to pass their historic climate tax and health care package. arizona democrat kyrsten sinema

had kept washington guessing really for many days, but overnight she announced she is ready to move forward after leaders agreed to scale back some of their tax proposals dropping a $14 billion tax increase on some wealthy hedge fund managers and tweaking a new minimum tax on corporations that could help some manufacturers. she was also able to secure more drought funding for her home state. now the senate is expected to be in over the weekend to begin voting on this. you could see final passage early next week. the president stands ready to sign this as soon as possible, but a reminder here of the big picture. this would be the largest investment in fighting climate change in u.s. history. it is expected to help lower health care premiums and prescription drug costs, and it would increase, of course, taxes on big corporations and the wealthiest americans. the president is promising that this will bring down inflation and save you money. republicans, though, and even some experts, dispute that. michael? >> all right, mary. thank you so much. now we turn to the fallout over brittney griner being sentenced to nine years in a russian prison camp. overnight secretary of state

antony blinken was face-to-face with his russian counterpart. both weighed in on talks of a possible prisoner swap. maggie rulli joins us with more. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. yeah, brittney griner's waking up in a detention center this morning as she awaits an appeal but, michael, the sentence she's facing is harsh even by the standards of the russian court system. she is accused of a misdemeanor now being sentenced like a large-scale drug dealer. overnight brittney griner's teammates holding a 42-second moment of silence showing their support for the imprisoned wnba star, who is waking up to an even worse reality this morning. sentenced to nine years in a ru guilty of ug possed smuggling. sending this message to her family as she left the courthouse for the last time after the verdict was read. >> i love my family. >> reporter: the judge saying griner had criminal intent when vape canisters containing less than one gram of cannabis oil were discovered in her luggage at an airport near moscow in

mid-february, something griner insists was a mistake. >> i never meant to break any laws here. i made an honest mistake, and i hope that in your ruling that it doesn't end my life here. >> reporter: the harsh sentence comes despite an emotional final plea from griner getting the last word in the trial pleading with the judge for a milder sentence. at times getting emotional calling russia her second home and apologizing to her family. >> i want to also apologize to my parents, my siblings, the phoenix mercury organization back at home, the amazing women of the wnba and my amazing spouse back at home. >> reporter: griner acknowledging the political game she's now a part of. >> i know that everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but i hope that that is far from this courtroom. >> reporter: president biden calling for the olympian's release saying in a statement, her sentence is one more reminder of what the world

already knew, russia is wrongfully detaining brittney. >> it puts the spotlight on our very significant concern with russia's legal system and the russian government's use of wrongful detentions to advance its own agenda. >> reporter: just last week the state department announced a proposal to bring griner and former marine paul whelan home. sources telling abc news the offer included swapping them for the notorious arms dealer viktor bout, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence in the u.s. now, we don't know exactly which penal colony griner will be transferred to, but you know there are many of them scattered across rural siberia where prisoners are often subject to harsh physical labor, sometimes 16-hour-long days of hard labor, other times forced to watch russian propaganda on repeat. now, her lawyers do say they plan to appeal that sentence. cecilia. >> really tough details to hear there. maggie, thanks so much. we're going to switch gears and turn now to this dangerous weather across the country including a lightning strike right outside the white house.

sam champion in for ginger. boy, that lightning was really something to see. >> it happened fast. it was furious and it was frightening. there's no doubt about it. i'll show you last night's radar. you can see the storm blow up right there. while there was a warning on this storm, really and truly as fast as it developed, people didn't have a chance to get out of the way of this storm, and that's dangerous. a massive lightning strike just across the street from the white house. two men and two women suffering critical life-threatening injuries. >> it was very scary. >> reporter: the u.s. park police and secret service first witnessed the strike calling ems and providing lifesaving measures. watch this lightning unleashed by a severe thunderstorm that swept across washington thursday evening. >> anybody who goes to seek shelter under a tree, that's a very dangerous place to be. >> reporter: that same storm system striking again, 100 miles away in maryland, this time a waterspout moving from water to land destroying homes in smith island and sending debris flying. across the country 9 million people under flood alerts this morning. the entire state of kentucky

which experienced deadly floods earlier this week killing at least 37 people is again under a flood watch. and all across the country in p flooded freeway. this palm tree catching fire after a lightning strike. before we move on i just want to say one more time, i know how tempting it is, the rain is falling hard. and the first thing you see is a tree, but it's the wrong decision to go for the tree. go for a building, go for an overhang, go someplace where you're safe because the tree will be first hit by lightning. i want to show you that the rain and flooding that's going on in kentucky is in eastern kentucky, not western kentucky. this has been almost five to eight inches of rain in a quick downpour. they get more rain today. these quick, heavy rains are a real problem in the country, george. >> they sure are. okay, sam. thanks very much. now to federal charges for four officers involved in the case of breonna taylor. the young black woman was shot and killed during a raid on her apartment. officials say three of the officers lied to get the search warrant. faith abubey has the story. >> reporter: this morning, these four current and former

louisville metro police officers facing newly filed federal charges in the death of 26-year-old breonna taylor. the justice department alleging that former detectives joshua jaynes, kelly goodlett and sergeant kyle meany falsified an affidavit used to obtain a search warrant that led to the botched drug raid of taylor's home, violating her civil rights. >> those violations resulted in ms. taylor's death. among other things, the affidavit falsely claimed that officers had verified that the target of the alleged drug trafficking operation had received packages at ms. taylor's address. in fact, defendants jaynes and goodlett knew that was not true. >> reporter: after officers shot and killed taylor, jason goodlett, according to court documents, met in a garage and agreed on a false story to tell investigators about what happened. >> breonna taylor should be alive today. >> say her name.

[ crowd chanting, breonna taylor ] >> reporter: breonna's mother saying thursday she's waited 874 days to hear that officers involved in her daughter's death will be held accountable. >> today is overdue, but it still hurts. >> reporter: and so far we've only heard from the former attorney of hankison. he says that the former officer intends to vigorously defend himself against these charges. we also learned that two of the officers were in the process of being fired, and those charged with civil rights violations could face up to life in prison. michael. >> thank you, faith. now we're going to turn to the economy, and all eyes on new jobs numbers. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is tracking that for us and a possible economic slowdown. good morning, rebecca. >> good morning, michael. this was a much stronger than expected jobs report. 528,000 new jobs added in july. the unemployment rate ticking down to 3.5%. we are now officially back where we were prepandemic as in all the jobs lost have been recovered and the unemployment rate is back at historic aloes.

the gains were widespread in multiple industries, education, leisure, construction, average earnings went up 15 cents to $32.27. over the past 12 months average hourly earnings have increased by 5.2%. that is less than inflation, which is up 9.1% but the bottom line here, this is the kind of report that flies in the face of recession fears, other parts of the economy may be slowing but jobs are on fire. >> rebecca, there were some bright spots this week for consumer sdmrz yes, and people are seeing that positive at the pump. for 50 plus straight days, gas prices have dropped. the current average is $4.11 a gallon. mortgage rates have dropped below 5% for the first time since april which is good news if you're looking to buy a home soon. but keep in mind we are expecting the fed to hike interest rates at least one more time this year. that could increase rates come september, michael. >> all right, rebecca, thank you. okay, michael, coming up, conspiracy theorist alex jones ordered to pay millions in

damages to the parents of a child killed in the sandy hook massacre. and first right here on "gma," we're going to hear from nfl hall of famer terrell owens who filmed a heated exchange with a neighbor. you don't want to miss that. but first back to sam. >> so you remember the first time you got to cool off in a pool? do you remember what it feels like to get out of that summer heat? it feels a little like this, right? i mean, but we got to talk about the big heat that's all over the country, and we start with another day of it moving from the mid-atlantic in the northeast. these are heat index levels, though the actual tempe be 90, like 95. the reason is that combination of heat and humidity. your body cools itself off through sweating, so when the humidity is so high, you can't sweat. it's hard to cool off, so feels much warmer. and take hey look at pierre, fargo, sioux city, all those levels are 100 to 104 in north platte. this extends all the way do you know to the south. we'll see this continue to move east again. that's the weather around the nation. here's what you can expect this morning.

>> i am here with your accuweather forecast. it is a colder day. partly cloudy skies. 60's on the coast and 70's on the bay shoreline. low to mid 80's. the marine layer comes back. we will see coastal drizzle it temperatures at 60. here is the seven-day forecast. we will land for the afternoon sunshine over the weekend. lower humidity, as well. a slight warm up in the coming up, we have the urgent warning about airfare scams that could cost you a lot of money. we'll be right back.

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♪ all right, welcome bk all right, welcome back to "gma." see right there, central park, they are ready out there for the cast of the broadway sensation "hamilton." we're ready here too. we're going to get to hear them perform live for the first time ever on morning tv coming up in our next hour. >> that is going to be a lot of fun. we're following a lot of headlines this morning as well. the biden administration has designated monkeypox as a national health emergency. that's going to free up money and resources to battle the growing outbreak. the cdc reports the number of confirmed cases now tops 7,000 across america. also tensions are rising with china as they announce sanctions against speaker nancy pelosi and her immediate family over her trip to taiwan. pelosi will not be allowed to visit mainland china, hong kong or macau and now they've announced exchanges between the military were canceled as well.

also, multiple people including two police officers were injured when a car drove through a parade in new mexico. the driver is in custody, and the new mexico state police are now investigating the incident. now to a volcano erupting in iceland that could disrupt an already chaoic summer travel season. smoke and lava pouring out of the fissure about 20 miles from the capital and just ten miles from the country's main airport. an eruption in 2010 grounded more than 100,000 flights and stranded travelers across europe and north america. so far the airport has remained open and no international flights have been disrupted. and we've got a lot more ahead including the urgent warning about airfare scams. the red flags and how to protect yourself. that is coming up, george. now to conspiracy theorist alex jones ordered to pay over $4 million to the parents of a boy killed in the sandy hook shooting for calling the 2012 massacre a hoax. erielle reshef has the story. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, george. as you mentioned, for years jones has denied the massacre even happened, told his millions of followers it was staged.

now he will have to pay for that lie, and for the first time he's paying $4 million in that verdict that falls far short from the $150 million the family is seeking in this case, but it isn't over yet. this morning, for the first time conspiracy theorist alex jones will be forced to pay up for pushing the lie that the 2012 sandy hook massacre was an elaborate hoax. >> members of the jury, have you reached a verdict? >> reporter: so far a texas jury awarding the family of 6-year-old victim jesse lewis more than $4 million in compensatory damages in their $150 million defamation case against jones. and now they'll decide whether to award more in punitive damages. the next phase is not about compensation but about punishment. >> the lawyer was able to show them that he lied to them and is something that inevitably will influence the amount of

punitive damages they award. >> reporter: the firebrand talk show host found liable of inflicting emotional distress by repeatedly calling jesse's parents, scarlett lewis and neil heslin, crisis actors and they say they faced harassment, violence and even death threats as a result. >> i can't even describe the last 9 1/2 years of the living hell that i and others have had to endure. >> reporter: jesse's mother confronting jones in court. >> you keep saying it. why? why? for money? after the tragedy that claimed the lives of 20 innocent children and 6 staff, the infowars founder acknowledging the mass shooting happened. >> it was, especially since i met the parents, and it's 100% real. >> reporter: then there was this bombshell moment that stunned even jones himself. the revelation that his lawyers sent an entire digital copy of his cell phone to the other side. >> and that is how i know you lied to me when you said you didn't have the text messages

about sandy hook. did you know that? >> this is your perry mason moment. >> you know what perjury is, right? >> reporter: now questions about whether jones could face criminal perjury charges and more potential fallout is looming. the family's attorney saying he now plans to hand over the trove of texts to the congressional january 6th committee so they can comb for communications between jones and former president trump's inner circle. >> i've been asked to turn them over. i certainly intend to do that unless you tell me not to. >> reporter: and the judge has said that the house committee could subpoena the contents of jones' phone. the lawyer for the family says the texts, quote, include intimate messages with trump's former political adviser roger stone. he also says various federal agencies and law enforcement have reached out to him for more information. guys. >> what a story. okay, erielle, thanks very much. cecilia. we're going to turn now to nfl hall of famer terrell owens speaking out first right here to "gma" about a heated argument he had with a woman in his neighborhood all caught on camera. t.j. holmes is here with the story. this video is something.

>> it's something because you hear her accuse owens of harassing her and coming after her. his other offense according to her that you hear her say clearly, and i quote, you're a black man approaching a white woman. now, he says that's when it goes from being something heated, exchange, as you say, to something potentially dangerous, and he wants her held accountable. >> he got out of his car and started harassing me. he put his car in park, and -- >> right, because you yelled at me and telling me i almost hit you but i didn't. >> but you didn't have to get out of your [ bleep ] car. >> reporter: nfl hall of famer terrell owens wants people to see this video he recorded of a heated exchange between him and his florida neighbor. >> he ran the stop sign. >> well, there is no stop sign. what are you talking about? >> reporter: owens, a longtime nfl star receiver with the niners, eagles and cowboys, was accused by a neighbor of speeding nearly hitting her and harassment. >> you put your car in park and you came after me. >> first of all, i didn't come at you. >> yes, you did. >> reporter: owens keeps his camera rolling as their back and forth continues with an officer

on scene, and then the woman makes this statement. >> you're a black man approaching a white woman. >> like i said, this could have turned really bad. like i said, i don't know where it could have gone had the police come in and they basically took her word for something, you know, that she said that i didn't do or what have you. like i said, we've seen it a number of other times as well. >> reporter: owens spoke exclusively to "gma" overnight about the incident and that racially charged statement. >> if the roles were reversed, i probably would be in jail or something to that magnitude right now, honestly, and just the statement that she made obviously that came out of her mouth, the comment exactly was a black man approaching a white woman. i think that kind of says what you want to know, you know what i mean, about the situation. >> i've seen it. i've seen it. >> do you have your i.d.? >> i've seen it. yes, i've seen it but this is firsthand. >> reporter: owens is now pushing for the woman to face consequences retweeting this petition calling for her to face jail time for making a false police report.

owens believes accountability is important here in the wake of other recent high-profile incidents of police being called on black americans under dubious pretexts for doing mundane things from walking, napping, sitting at a starbucks, even bird watching. >> i'm being threatened by a man in the ramble. please send the cops immediately. >> reporter: in that infamous case of the central park bird watcher, that woman was charged for filing a false police report. owens says he's grateful for how police handled his situation. >> honestly i want to commend the broward police. those policemen that came up because this could have been -- this could have gone totally left had they not come in and handled the situation the right way. >> now, we did reach out to the woman in this incident and did not hear back from her. of course, we don't know what happened before the video started rolling, but a lot of people look at this, two neighbors get into it, somebody says something stupid and everybody move on. others will look at this and are immediately reminded of a deep and difficult history in this country, documented history

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work when people want something really bad, and they don't want to pay too much for it. >> reporter: carolyn is a teacher who went online to search for cheaper airfare, and when several sites popped up, she says she clicked on one that seemed to have a flight that was exactly what she was looking for. >> i booked it. a little while later, i got a phone call saying, this flight has been canceled. >> reporter: instead the provider offered up an alternative, but when carolyn talked to the representative, she says there were immediately red flags. she grew suspicious and asked for a refund, but that never happened. >> they also tacked on a $200 fee for themselves that i did not know about. >> reporter: and while carolyn was able to get back some of her money by calling her credit card company, the better business bureau tells abc news they've received 73 reports of this kind of scam, about 40% of which happened since the middle of june. experts say thieves are using two strategies, in some cases like carolyn, scammers are setting up bogus but convincing

websites that lure you in with the promise of a good deal. then shortly after you book, you get a text or email saying, your flight is changed or been canceled, or the fare has gone up. they ask for your credit card to rebook. >> they're trying to get more money out of you. unfortunately, you just bought that from a scam website or a scam service agency, and there is no flight. there is no ticket and, unfortunately, they took not only your payment, but they have your information. >> reporter: and, beware, scammers are also taking advantage even if your flight is real. >> they'll send you a notice saying your flight was canceled and to contact them, and you contact them, and, again, there's going to be a charge for something, a rebooking charge, they'll get you on another flight, a cancellation charge. so you go through all that, and then what happened was your original flight was never canceled. >> reporter: so we do know that carolyn did one thing right here. experts suggest booking any flight with a credit card as your safest bet, not a credit card, with a credit card you may have more chances of getting a refund if something goes wrong,

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time we've seen cases jump to over 7,000. demand for the monkeypox vaccine skyrocketing, but the vaccine still in short supply and insufficient for the millions of americans eligible to be vaccinated. more than a month after the country's first case of monkeypox and amid calls to do more, the administration declaring a public health emergency as cases nationwide top 7,000. michael spoke to dr. ashish jha earlier this morning. >> should this have happened sooner? >> since the first case we began working immediately to try to respond to this virus, right, started ordering vaccines, making sure tests were becoming widely available, making sure treatments were widely available. the public health emergency adds extra tools to our toolbox, so there are a lot of good reasons to do the public health emergency now, but i think we've been taking it pretty seriously since day one. >> reporter: the move will free up additional resources for vaccines and treatments as the cases double almost weekly. >> now i'm seeing an incredibly long wait time for patients who are trying to get access to a range of appointments.

>> reporter: but critics calling the response so far insufficient as patients struggle getting the care they need. >> asking the department of public health, asking my pcp how do i prevent more lesions, and i was told nothing. i just don't think they were prepared. >> reporter: the cdc says nearly 1.7 million people in the u.s. are now eligible for the monkeypox vaccine. so far, about 600,000 doses have gone out nationwide with 1.1 million total expected in the coming weeks, but it just isn't enough. now, the fda looking at a new approach that could potentially lead to a fivefold increase in the u.s. supply of the vaccine, by giving it in smaller, more shallow injections under the skin allowing up to five doses per vial. and as health experts are trying to use every drop of the vaccine available, that new method will still need to be tests and studied to make sure that it is safe and effective pulling those five doses out of a single vial, cecilia.

>> janai, thanks. such an important topic. we have so many questions to ask about it. so, of course, dr. jennifer ashton is here to answer and break all of this down for us. let's talk about this. you've heard the criticism. this took a long time. people say, some say too long. what's your reaction to finally -- the white house finally making this announcement of this public health emergency? >> cecilia, i first think this morning in terms of the response there's a saying, sometimes the messenger is as important as the message, who did we hear from? the white house coronavirus coordinator. the president has appointed a monkeypox coordinator. it would be nice to hear from that person. this is not a one size fits all approach. so i think to start with, that's a problem. >> i think that's a really good point, so has the response from what you've seen so far been fast enough? >> well, i think first let's look at what we can compare to head-to-head, right, our recent coronavirus pandemic. if you look at the time line here, covid confirmed the first case january of 2020. 13 days later the u.s. declared

a public health emergency. what are we doing now? may 18th was our first monkeypox case in this country, 78 days go by before we declare a public health emergency, so that has been slow, and then the basics, testing and prevention, we do not have enough vaccine. we didn't inspect the denmark facility fast enough, and our testing has been slow, so right now we look like we are repeating not just the same mistakes of covid but potentially even worse. >> so much so that they're splitting these vaccines in some cities. i know you're aware of this. i have heard this in my own life from friends and family members that this is predominantly right now anyway spreading between men who have sex with men, and people feel like this is being -- a community that's being stigmatized because of this. >> i think the language needs to be better. we should be focusing on behavior and terminology matters. project a more accurate term is

queer men and four days ago the cdc changed their language on their website to recommend thheliation for anyone who's ha and i think pe their health are at stake, and the communication has not been good thus far. >> the language matters on this one, you're so right, thanks so much. george. >> cecilia, thanks. the economy's new jobs numbers are out today, and chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is tracking the data. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: hi, george. this was a much stronger than expected jobs report. 528,000 new jobs were added in july. the unemployment rate ticking down to 3.5%. we're now officially back where we were prepandemic as in all the jobs that were lost have been recovered and the unemployment rate is back at historic aloes. the gains were widespread across industries like educatio, leisure, construction, they all added jobs. the bottom line right now, though, is this is the kind of report that flies in the face of recession fears. so if you are looking extra work, the time to lock

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truly tight-knit group. now lady a says that while being on the road with their fans is their greatest joy, some things take priority including sobriety. ♪ it's a quarter after 1:00 i'm all alone ♪ ♪ and i need you now ♪ >> reporter: this morning, one of country music's biggest bands, lady a postponing their upcoming tour to support one of their members, singer/songwriter charles kelley's personal battles. the trio writing online, we are a band, but most importantly we're family. we're proud to say that charles has embarked on a journey to sobriety. so right now in order to be the healthiest, strongest and most creative band we can be, lady a will take the time with the support of our families and team of professionals to walk through this together. charles kelley recently posting to social media about the new single, "told you i could drink" with the caption, ironic since i stopped drinking, ha, ha. >> it's about saying we hear you.

we know how difficult it is, and we're going to do everything we can so that you are well. and if that means taking away a trigger which is touring being around a lot of people who may be using substances, we will absolutely do that. >> reporter: kelley has been open in the past talking with "people" magazine in 2019 about the song he wrote, "be patient with my love." ♪ i'd have done it this time ♪ ♪ might have drank too much wine ♪ >> reporter: revealing he was struggling with drinking and described it as an described it as an autobiography and a desperate plea to his wife, cassie. appearing on "gma" last summer, kelley, along with bandmates hillary scott and dave haywood sharing they've gone through growth and done its best to do so with grace. >> we want our music and our band to represent a welcoming place of love. we're more determined now to, you know, even have that be our focus as a band that is all about the music and love and,

you know, just positivity. >> and no doubt lady a is dealing with the sobriety issue using the same level of caring and positivity. they say it's early on this road but they really want to do what's best to set them up for many more years together, which is such a great message. >> yeah. we all hope for that. juju, thanks very much. now to the impact inflation is having on back to school shopping. prices on school supplies are skyrocketing. rebecca jarvis back with the story, and, rebecca, some states stepping in to help. >> there are a number of states who are, george, and many families are expected to spend on average $864 according to the national retail federation on back to school supplies, so it is no surprise many have noticed higher prices on everything from clothes to school supplies, even electronics, but you can save this weekend by taking advantage of tax holidays in participating states. 12 of the 19 states offering tax holidays or having them this weekend, and you can scan the qr code on our screen to see a list of all the states with tax

holidays and when they're happening, george. >> what else on top of the tax holidays? >> there are a lot of things that you can do in addition to this. first of all, buying in bulk and you can really save by getting your neighbors involved in this. compare prices on what you want to buy, pens, notebooks, hand sanitizer. obviously there's target, walmart, amazon but don't forget to check out office supply stores, home improvement stores. if you are leading the charge in your neighborhood, do the research. add it all up, split the bill, buy products once everyone's paid. for example, we found a box of 300 pencils for 30 bucks, that's 10 cents each versus 15 or 25 cents if you're not buying in bulk. notebooks, we also found a deal, 48 for $43, 90 cents a book versus $2, these are savings that start to add up, george, and they work in the neighborhood. >> they do but you can't buy laptops in bulk. >> no, you can't and the best way to do the higher ticket items and save on them is through refurbished models. refurbished electronics are great as long as you buy from a certified seller. there are sites like ebay which

offer money back guarantees if you get a lemon. facebook marketplace an option where graduating students tend to offload their supplies once they've graduated, george. >> one more tip? >> yes, my final tip is don't buy reused. this is a very jarvis family household original. becky, scour the house, where are the pens? where are the notebooks? we did this a lot the night before school began, but it's also a great way to save and save the environment too and read the statistic, 1.6 billion pens just get lost every year. >> i got two sitting in my pocket right now right there. >> who wants them? >> rebecca, thanks for coming in. michael. >> all right, thank you, george. now to the invasion of the spotted lanternfly. beautiful to look at but usually destructive to a wide variety of plants spotted in at least 11 states, and now there's a group dedicated to stomping out the problem, and will reeve is in central park with more. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the name sounds pleasant, kind of like that summer favorite, the firefly, but experts say the

spotted lanternfly is not for frolicking or putting in jars. if you see it, smash it because this pest is a problem. the spotted lanternfly is back, and it's bad news. >> these little guys are spotted lanternflies. >> reporter: on tiktok the #budgettokspottedlanntern fly swarming with more than 110 million years. >> it's the grossest thing i've ever seen. >> reporter: so what is the issue with these insects first seen in the u.s. in 2014? they're invasive and wreak havoc on more than 70 varieties of plants, not to mention lawn furniture. >> they are plant hoppers, and they are devouring a number of vegetation, and they're prolific. >> reporter: the pests often hitch a ride on cars, which can lead to their spread in the summer as people move around to places like the beach. the quick-moving bugs are native to asia and known for their pale pinkish gray wings, black dots and scarlet undercoat. they begin as egg masses attached to trees in the springtime.

experts say you can use a credit card to scrape away those sacs before they hatch. as they return this summer, officials say if you see one, have no mercy. >> when you see them, stomp them. you know, you don't -- there's no other way to put it. if they hop because they don't fly well, it's easy to step on them and smash them and that's what people are doing. >> reporter: they don't pose a direct threat to humans or pets but a vigilante-like group in pennsylvania known as the spotted lanternfly patrol is out to find and cash them anyway. >> we know it's an invasive insect. it has very few predators in this area, and we should get out there and try to eradicate it or bring that population way down so that we don't have some sort of mass fallout event with our habitat. >> reporter: the spotted lanternfly patrol says vigilance is the key here and because these bugs are easy to identify and they aren't great flyers,

a standard household fly a standard household fly swatter cold be the great equalizer in the battle. speaking of stomp then out i think michael strahan the football player knows something about that. >> the second i read it i was like, oh, boy, here we go. w appreciate that. now we'll stay in the park where sam champion is hanging out. hey, sam. oh, look at you. hey, michael. >> nice hat. >> michael, come on. it's a little summer fashion. that's all i got. i have stomped 30 of those flies in the rooftop garden, so stomp them and kill them. hey, i know that didn't sound friendly, but do that. let's take a look at your beach forecast. this is what is happening around the country headed to the shore. looks pretty good on the eastern shore, take a look at seaside heights in new jersey, where these temperatures, guys, are they sweltering? are we hot out here? go ahead. it's okay. [ cheers ] then look at the beaches and water temperatures to the south, look at the east coast and west coast as well, water temperatures in the 50s near oregon. that's the weather around the nation. here's what you can expect this morning.

>> i am here with your accuweather forecast. it is a colder day. partly cloudy skies. 60's on the coast and 70's on the bay shoreline. low to mid 80's. the marine layer comes back. we will see coastal drizzle it temperatures at 60. here is the seven-day forecast. we will land for the afternoon sunshine over the weekend. lower humidity, as well. a slight warm up in the [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> central park is the place where it's happening this morning. a packed audience waiting since early, early to see the first ever live morning show performance by the cast of "hamilton." we're going to talk to four of the stars from the show in just a moment, but first we hear from on the revolutionary impact of - the 11-time tony award winning musical. ♪ rise up ♪ ♪ rise up ♪

>> reporter: it's the hip-hop history lesson about america's forgotten founding father. ♪ what's your name, man ♪ ♪ alexander hamilton ♪ >> reporter: lin-manuel miranda's "hamilton" has been a bona fide cultural phenomenon since it debuted in 2015. ♪ i'm not going to waste my shot ♪ >> it's really overwhelming for this thing that i thought hopefully would run a couple of years to have become this thing that keeps bringing gifts back to all of us. >> reporter: the hottest ticket on broadway. ♪ got to be in the room where it happened ♪ ♪ i got to be i got to be ♪ >> reporter: taking home 11 tony awards including best musical. ♪ immigrants, we get the job done ♪ >> reporter: from performing at the white house -- ♪ and the world's gonna know your name, what's your name, man? ♪ alexander hamilton ♪ >> reporter: to touring

worldwide. ♪ i'm not throwing away my shot ♪ >> reporter: and releasing a film version on disney plus. ♪ look around, look around ♪ ♪ to be alive right now ♪ >> my favorite part about "hamilton" is the incredible alumni association of now hundreds of actors who have played these roles, whether it's my friend leslie odom jr. and his incredible career or ariana debose who won an oscar this year. ♪ who lives, who dies, who sells their soul ♪ >> reporter: the show's legacy includes breaking barriers by casting performers of color to play essential roles. >> if we can play the founders, then we can play anybody. having a diverse cast tell that story has just really opened the floodgates in terms of the diversity of casting on stage and on screen, and we can't really go backwards. ♪ i am not throwing away my not throwing away my shot ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> so joining us now are four of

the stars of "hamilton" on broadway, nik walker, who plays aaron burr and the schuyler sisters, mandy gonzalez, krystal joy brown and aubin wise. thank you for being with us live on "good morning america." what a treat for us. this is such a cultural phenomenon, nik, you've been a part of the show with the touring company. >> yeah. >> now you're on broadway. >> yep. >> just to let everybody know there's three different productions here in the u.s., also london, germany is coming and -- >> australia. >> -- australia, as well. >> yeah. >> so how has it been for you to b both on the road and now in the big city with this theatrical phenomenon? >> this show is try li honest t g could have ever asked for, and they really have taken care of me for so many years, so i'm like just honored to be back here. >> aww. >> and your character. >> yeah. >> i mean, that's a meaty role. >> one of the best roles ever written ever. lin did the most amazing job at this role, so i'm honored, yeah.

>> krystal, we haven't talked enough about covid so what's it like to be back on stage after that long, long break? >> i mean, to connect with our audiences again has been phenomenal. to really be able to see their faces and see the change in people that we get to like -- it's such a special, special thing, the theater. it's so sacred. it's such a sacred space where we can all come together and being isolated for so long and not knowing how long we would be away, being together and having the audiences with us is just affirming, and you just don't take any of this for granted. >> absolutely. we're so glad we can give it to you all this morning. just a little bit. new tickets have just been released, so check those out. march 2023, available at hamiltonmusical.com. coming up, the cast of "hamilton" live. on "good morning america." ♪

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jobina: we will have another update in about 30 minutes. you can find us on our app and on abc7news.com. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ life doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints ♪ ♪ it takes and takes and takes. ♪ we can do it anyway ♪ ♪ we rise and we fall ♪ ♪ and we break and we make our mistakes ♪ ♪ and if there's a reason i'm still alive when so many have died ♪ ♪ then i'm willing to wait for it, wait for it ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome back. "hamilton" on "good morning america." the cast of the 11-time tony

award winning show performing live coming right up. it's also, by the way, i know, we're very excited. it's the big finale of our dog days of summer. all week long we have been celebrating the work that animal shelters do across the country and our last day, we have some of these awesome pups rescued by north shore animal league america. these guys are looking for great homes. if you're interested in adopting, we have made it so easy for you. just scan the qr code that you see on your screen right now with your phone. super easy, right, sammy? >> super easy. now i know why lara has 30 dogs. thanks to our viewers more than 80 dogs have found their forever homes all in lara's home. we've met amazing dogs all across the country from philly to tampa to dallas to chicago and this morning we're turning the spotlight on our own michael with the story. >> hey, sam, you're right. our own amazing dog here at "gma," hali, she is our security dog in times square. she's also the unofficial therapy dog of "gma." you walk in the morning, she's getting petted.

it soothes everyone here and now hali is retiring. so we have to celebrate her. of all the faces that greet our guests and staff at "good morning america" every day -- >> good girl. >> reporter: -- there is only one that always gets and gives a little extra love. it's hali, our four-legged security detail keeping us safe in exchange for belly rubs and treats. >> we go in and we check the whole stio the whole perimeter of the outside of the studio, inside, check for any suspicious bags or anything that looks out of the norm. hali has some unofficial roles here. one of them i like to always say she's the therapy dog of "gma." she loves to make people smile. >> reporter: her day starts early. >> ready? let's go to work. >> reporter: a 2:30 a.m. wake-up call and she's off to times square with her handler tim. >> hali and i have been together seven years. >> reporter: but soon she gets to press snooze on that alarm. >> good morning. when she's not at work she gets to sleep in about four more hours.

>> come on, hali. >> with her retirement, just around the corner. >> she loves to play ball and just be loved all the time. she just loves attention. >> going to sleep in. >> reporter: and while she will be wildly missed here at "gma," now her days will be filled with naps and relaxation. she's about to have a ball, and we couldn't let hali go without sending her off with a celebration. guys, so let's bring out hali and her handler, tim. come on out, you two. [ cheers and applause ] >> come on, girl. >> hey, hali. hey. [ applause ] >> hello, hali. hey, tim, how are you doing? >> michael, how are you? >> i'm doing good. now, we know hali is going to retire later this year. >> yes. >> and i'm just -- what is retirement going to look like for hali because we want to say thank you for all she's done. but what's retirement going to look like? >> first of all, she's

definitely going to miss everybody here. she loves getting all her pets and stuff. she's therapy for you but you're also therapy for her and she definitely will miss especially her grandpa gary. [ laughter ] but at home she's just going to relax, lay in this bed, eat whatever she wants, play ball and watch me leave at 2:30 in the morning and not her. >> so you're going to leave at 2:30 because you're still going to be here. hali gets to be your pet at home. what will you miss most about spending mornings with her here? >> well, you know, we've been together seven years, so it's going to be tough not being with her every day and just the new dog i'm going to get will have big shoes to feel. she gives me comfort as well. >> she gives us all comfort here. and i can't tell you how many times i've rolled in in the morning, and she's laying on her back and someone is petting her and looks so relaxed at a job that could be stressful and so early in the morning for everybody. >> yes. >> you know what, it's just great to have you here. it was great to have hali here and i thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we cannot have a celebration

without a cake, you guys, so let's bring in the cake for hali. [ applause ] >> hey, look. come see. yay. look. >> hali is like, is this going to be every day? but, hali, you're not going to be here much longer, sadly enough, but i got to say we'll go back and, tim, thank you so much, man. >> thank you. >> you and hali have brought so much. you'll still be around. hali, we'll miss you and take advantage of you being here as long as we can, young lady. and we're going to go back to lara who has a special surprise for our friends at north shore animal league america. hey, lara. >> hey, michael. and congratulations to hali. thank you for all you do to both of you guys. and to you, our friend, kathleen lynn, the senior director at north shore animal league america. we talk about them all the time because they're the largest no kill shelter in america. the work you do has just been tremendous. we love being a partner with you. you've helped so many families

find new members including myself, including robin and countless others. what has this week meant to you guys? >> you've fulfilled our mission. our mission is to rescue, nurture, adopt and educate and you've done all that and you've shown people all across america that there are adorable adoptable animals in shelters all across america waiting for forever loving homes, many of them our own shelter partners and we thank you, "good morning america," you've been an amazing partner and thank everybody who has adopted because as you know every time you adopt, you save two lives, the one you take home wean and we can rescue and put in its place and let's adopt. >> you guys are such a huge part of our "gma" family literally in our homes, and you know we love you, so we have a little surprise for you from our friends at rachael ray's nutrish pet food. they are giving north shore animal league a donation of $5,000. >> oh, my gosh. >> there you go. >> oh, my gosh. oh, we love rachael. we love rachael. you do so much for us, thank you

and thank you, nutrish. they feed our puppies. >> yes. >> $5,000 hopefully goes a long way. >> it goes a long way for rescue and thank you, rachael nutrition, speechless. >> if you're interested, this is hamilton, appropriately named, sam. just saying. >> all right. just saying. hey, i'm about to give you massage envy. i'm not kidding because victoria is right in my shoulders right now in a way that's just like i can forget the rest of the show, ladies and gentlemen. i'm sorry about what we're supposed to do right now, but i'm at the "gma" relaxation station part of our summer concert series in the part with "hamilton" today. ah. massage envy is working on their magic with some of our lucky audience members. is that you over there? i know you're getting a thumping from the machine massage, but i want to hear how it sounds when you say i feel good right now. how is that? >> i feel good. [ laughter ] >> all right. so massage envy might be known for their great massages and facials but we've added

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connection, loss, queerness and difficult decisions. it's a great book about the many kinds of bonds that can form a family and how we make meaning of those. >> all right. sounds like a good one. "the other mother" is out right now. if you're in the sacramento area, be sure to stop by a seat at the table and a quick shoutout to all of our readers who are enjoying our august book club pick, "mika in real life." everybody, the moment we have been waiting for coming up. the cast of "hamilton." coming live right here in central park. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪

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♪ than going downtown and slumming it with the poor ♪ ♪ they pull up in their characters and gawk ♪ ♪ at the students in their common just to watch them talk ♪ ♪ take philip schuyler, the man is loaded ♪ ♪ uh-oh, but little does he know that his daughters peggy, angelica, el int theork ♪ ♪ daddy said to be home by sundown ♪ ♪ daddy doesn't need to know ♪ ♪ daddy said not to go downtown ♪ ♪ like i said you're free to go but look around, look around, the revolution's happening in new york ♪ ♪ new york ♪ ♪ people shouting in the square ♪ ♪ it's bad enough there'll be violence on our shore ♪ ♪ new ideas in the air look around, look around ♪ ♪ angelica, remind me what we're looking for ♪

♪ she's looking for me ♪ ♪ eliza, i'm looking for a mind at work, work, i'm looking for a mind at work ♪ ♪ work ♪ ♪ i'm looking for a mind at work, work, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa work ♪ ♪ there's nothing like summer in the city ♪ ♪ someone in a rush next to someone looking pretty ♪ ♪ excuse me, miss, i know it's not funny, but your perfume smells like your daddy's got money ♪ ♪ but you're slumming in the city with your fancy heels ♪ ♪ you're searching for an urchin that will feed you ideals ♪ ♪ burr, you disgust me ah, so you've discussed me ♪ ♪ i'm a trust fund, baby, you can trust me ♪ ♪ i've been reading common sense by thomas paine ♪ ♪ some may say that i'm intense or i'm insane ♪ ♪ you want a revolution, i want a revelation ♪ ♪ so listen to my declaration ♪ ♪ we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal ♪ ♪ and when i meet thomas jefferson imma compel him to include women in the sequel, work ♪ ♪ look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now ♪ ♪ look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now ♪

♪ history is happening in manhattan and we just happen to be in the greatest city in the world ♪ ♪ in the greatest city in the world ♪ ♪ look around ♪ ♪ look around ♪ ♪ i've been reading common sense by thomas paine some may say that i'm intense or i'm insane ♪ ♪ you want a revolution, i want a revelation ♪ ♪ look around ♪ ♪ look around ♪ ♪ so listen to my declaration we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal ♪ ♪ look around, look around, the thing is how lucky we are to be alive right now ♪ ♪ look around, look around the revolution's happening in new york ♪ ♪ look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now ♪ ♪ the greatest city in the work work, work, angelica, work, work, eliza ♪ ♪ the schuyler sisters, work, work, we're looking ♪ ♪ work, work, hey ♪ ♪ hey ♪ ♪ in the greatest city in the greatest city in the world ♪ ♪ in the greatest city in the world ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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[ applause ] how about that "hamilton [ applause ] how about that "hamilton"? unbelievable. and we are back now with our summer concert series, the crowd in central park here has tickets to the hottest show in town. here is nik walker, who plays aaron burr performing "wait for it" from the massively popular broadway musical "hamilton." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ theodosia writes me a letter every day ♪ ♪ i'm keeping the bed warm while

her husband is away ♪ ♪ he's on the british side in georgia ♪ ♪ he's trying to keep the colonies in line but he can keep all of georgia ♪ ♪ theodosia, she's mine ♪ ♪ love doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints ♪ ♪ it takes and it takes and it takes ♪ ♪ and we keep loving anyway we laugh and we cry ♪ ♪ and we break and we make our mistakes ♪ ♪ and if there's a reason i'm by her side ♪ ♪ when so many have tried then i'm willing to wait for it ♪ ♪ i'm willing to wait for it ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it ♪ ♪ my grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher but there are things that the homilies and hymns won't teach ya ♪ ♪ teach ya, teach ya ♪ ♪ my mother was a genius, my father commanded respect ♪ ♪ respect, respect ♪ ♪ when they died they left no instructions, just a legacy to protect ♪ ♪ life doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints ♪ ♪ it takes and it takes and we

live anyway and we break and make mistakes if there's a reason i'm still alive why everyone who loves me has died ♪ ♪ i'm willing to wait for it i'm willing to wait for it ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it ♪ ♪ wait for it i am the one thing in life i can control ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it ♪ ♪ i am inimitable i am an original ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it ♪ ♪ i'm not falling behind or running late ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it ♪ ♪ i'm not standing still i am lying in wait ♪ ♪ wait, wait, wait ♪ ♪ hamilton faces an endless uphill climb ♪ ♪ climb, climb, climb ♪ ♪ he has something to prove he has nothing to lose ♪ ♪ lose, lose, lose, lose ♪ ♪ hamilton's pace is relentless he wastes no time ♪ ♪ time, time, time ♪ ♪ what is it like in his shoes ♪ ♪ hamilton doesn't hesitate

he exhibits noai ♪ he takes and he takes and he takes ♪ ♪ and he keeps winning anyway ♪ ♪ he changes the game he plays and he raises the stakes ♪ ♪ and if there's a reason he seems to thrive when so few survive then [ muted ] it ♪ ♪ i'm willing to wait for it i'm willing to wait for it ♪ ♪ life doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints ♪ ♪ it takes and it takes and it takes ♪ ♪ we can live anyway we rise, we fall we make mistakes ♪ ♪ and if there's a reason i'm still alive when so many have died ♪ ♪ then i'm willing to ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for, wt fo, f it ♪ ♪ wait for it, wait for it ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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[ cheers and a what a morning. our thanks to the cast of "hamilton." >> so much fun. so wonderful. >> everybody, have a great day. enjoy the weekend.

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