>> gio benitez keeping us prepared. gio, thanks.are of the physical dangers, but a new study reveals another potential hazard. possible lung damage when the toxic metal particles that fly out of some consumer fireworks are inhaled. a study in the journal particle and fiber toxicology discovered that the toxins come from the metals in the fireworks that give them color. the doctor leading the study says more research is needed, but recommends everyone stand downwind from fireworks when they are set off. >> another concern about fireworks. it's been sounding like the fourth of july outside my windows for the last two weeks. >> months. >> got started early this year. >>> coming up, the governor of delaware is joining us live this morning. how he's planning to keep people safe as they head to the beach during this pandemic. >>> "the da vinci code" divorce. author dan brown's ugly split. why his ex is accusing him of leading a double life. >>> plus, it's "hamilton" day. "hamilton" star anthony ramos joining us live here on "gma." we'll b

here is gio benitez. >> reporter: as thousands hit the road for the fourth of july weekend, many wondering what are hotels and companies like like e doing to keep us safe? they are using electro static sprayers. >> oond anywheanywhere wis, you will see more cleaning. >> reporter: and what about short term rentals? >> what we require is those hosts who are participating in the cleaning protocol to attest that they are in fact applying it. >> reporter: if you plan on traveling this holiday weekend, we'll have the important information you need to know coming up at 7:00. i'm gio benitez, abc news, new york. >>> and we'll come back with another full 90 minutes of news including less in anthan a datty you can stream hamilt"hamilton." >>> and also the new color coded chart warning of the covid-19 danger. >> the governor talked about it and now he is taking action using the dimmer switch to reverse course. i'm julian glover with how it is affected businesses. you spoke. we listened. tiny tacos are back for good! grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. get 'em now with no contact deliver no matter wh

recomendaciones despuÉs de ver estas imÁgenes para proteger a su familia nos conectamos con erica benÍtezmo pueden ver en este vÍdeo, son bien peligrosas. estos fuegos artificiales son responsables por muchas heridas, es mÁs, un aproximado de 10.000 personas resultaron en salas de emergencia el aÑo pasado debido al mal uso de los fuegos artificiales. y es muy importante poder reconocer cuÁles son estos fuegos artificiales. y esto depende de cada estado, cada estado tiene un listado de cuÁles fuegos artificiales son legales y cuÁles se permite utilizar en cada uno de estos estados. borja: lo estÁbamos comentando, maÑana es 4 de julio, es una fiesta muy tÍpica por el uso de estos dispositivos. ¿cuÁles serÍan las recomendaciones para protegernos y proteger a nuestras familias? erica: yo creo que una de las cosas que vemos con mÁs frecuencias que los niÑos terminan... resultan heridos debido al mal uso de estos fuegos artificiales. es muy importante que los padres nunca dejen que los niÑos ni siquiera sostengan ni detonen estos fuegos artificiales ya que resultan ser bastante peligrosos. tamb

algo que se agrava por el cierre del sanitario benÍtez porque 170 personas dieron positivos por el coronavirus trabajadores de la salud salen en el salvador por la muerte en el paÍs, le piden a los diputados que se haga una cuarentena estricta durante 2 semanas para detener la expansiÓn del covid-19. pero estos nuevamente se niegan a discutir la propuesta porque no quieren darle el poder de la cuarentena total al presidente bukele. bueno el coronavirus se ha llevado la vida del cantautor dominicano vÍctor victor. ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) >>> Él fue uno de los primeros artistas de ese paÍs en colocar la bachata en los escenarios internacionales. haciendo que dejara de ser un gÉnero mago rgl para convertirse en un gÉnero de masas, vÍctor victor llevaba ingresado varias semanas y su estado se complicÓ hasta que no pudo superar el covid-19 y falleciÓ ayer a los 71 aÑos descanse en paz. ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) >>> quÉ bonito cantaba. es hora de grabar nuevos impuestos a los ricos la peticiÓn es de la congresista demÓcrata alexandria ocasio-cortez y se la hace al gobernador de nueva york andrew cuomo para que ese dine

gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> that's incredible. our thanks to gio there.went into that story thinking, oh, just another ford bronco story, then gio got me. >> you can't even make that up. like the connection, the -- chills. >> a great family story, doing her family proud. >>> coming up, "this happened." hd-5. hd-a. hd-5. hd-5. hd-5. you think it smells fine, s in your car. but your passengers smell this. eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip. wow, it smells good in here. so you and your passengers can breathe happy. ♪ >>> time for "this happened." >> what happened? >> so we're kicking off with this incredible, amazing mountain climber. >> yeah. >> his name is anton, he attempted a grueling 23-kilometer route above a 2,300-meter altitude in the early hours of june. >> some people are built different. >> the weather perfect for running along this mountain. >> arghh! i can't handle it. >> tied down to nothing. i can't. yeah. >> uh-uh, oh my gosh. >> we literally can't see this, can't see this video. >> appar

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gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> good tips there from our friend gio. >> great advice. hitting the road, use a car that you paid for with your own money, because coming up next hour, we have the florida man accused of using covid relief money to buy a lamborghini. the federal charges he's facing. >>> chris evans is doubling down on a bigger role than captain america. it's just me, chris evans, and that beard. >> did you work out extra hard for that one? >> you know i did. no cover-up spray here. it's the irresistibly fresh scent of febreze air effects. [harsh aerosol spray] cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, buryiodors in a flowery fog. switch to febreze air effects! febreze eliminates even the toughest odors from the air. and it uses a 100% natural propellant to leave behind a pleasant scent you'll love. use anywhere odors can spread. freshen up, don't cover up. febreze air effects. ♪ this is the time this is the place ♪ ♪ we look for the future >>> welcome back. increasingly america appears to be a land of confusion when it comes to the national political discourse.

here's abc's gio benitez. >> i am angry. i'm angry. we could have died. >> reporter: marleen and fred feel betrayed. >> i paid for two weeks of pleasure, not four weeks of misery. >> reporter: the new york couple says it's time for a reckoning with the cruise ship industry. >> the first two weeks of our cruise was -- >> great. >> it really was the first vacation. and then it's almost as if it was all taken away. >> it's like when people say what happened, and you go, march didn't exist. >> reporter: the cantrells are suing celebrity cruises, owned by royal caribbean, as part of a proposed class action lawsuit, just hundreds of those passengers to get infected during the pandemic. >> i just want them to never allow something like this to happen again. as the captain kept saying to us, his job is to keep us happy and healthy. well, guess what? they didn't. >> reporter: also still recovering from a cruise turned nightmare, john and the retired couple was on the "diamond princess," the very first cruise ship known to be affected by covid-1

gio benitez, who better to join us with more on all of this.t the summer of the great american road trip. in fact, in some states we're actually already seeing more traffic than we did before the pandemic. so this morning, we asked the experts for some advice. take a look. ♪ this summer it's all about the rules of the road. with many families like robin and her teenager kai changing vacation plans and getting in the car instead. >> summer vacation we had planned to go to europe and covid-19 hit and those plans fell through. we decided we're going to do the old-fashioned road trip. >> reporter: tens of millions will be doing the same this summer. >> i'm excited and taking precautions. i am worried a little bit about, you know, covid on the road. >> the safest way to take a vacation right now is probably by car and going someplace you isncing you would me precautions do if you were staying at home. >> reporter: but what does it take to get road trip ready? >> first off you have to remember that the three top items that we get calls for at aaa are

a lot of outdoor trips. >> gio benitez, our thanks to you.know that you'll be back in our next half hour with a look at what hotels and home rentals are doing to keep people safe during their stay. >>> we are following a lot of other headlines this morning. whoill t sick. about college gi >>> also, take a look. a couple is swept into the sea taking their wedding photos. they're okay but a lifeguard's split-second decision to help save the pride. >>> but first, let's head over to ginger. >> yes, and along a stationary front, slow-moving thunderstorms did this in tennessee. you had 6 to 8 inches of rainfall quickly with the flash flooding. kansas city had a couple of inches quick and some flash flooding too and we could see more of that along the same front but have heat advisories. it'll feel like 111 today in little rock. let's get to the sunny cities now sponsored by macy's. right now. and seniors are self-isolating to protect their health. but that means they can't get access to the food that they need. but there is a way we can all help. w

. >> we'll go to gio benitez from abc news. >> bob, doug, chris, great to speak with you again and see you're doing well. i have two quick questions. the first, we're all looking at that forecast. are you at all concerned that this storm may be too close for comfort? and the second one, bob, we hear your wife megan is going to be going up this spring. this is going to be her first dragon flight. what tips do you have for her? >> i think from a weather percent perfecttive, just like everyone else on the team, we look forward to the weather forecasts that are coming out and they will get more frequent as we get closer to the actual splashdown. on the departure day, we will get every six hours and will have an update and watching those closely, mostly to maintain awareness and see the trends and what the time line would be if our recovery out of the water was delayed a little bit. but we have confidence the teams on the ground are watching that much more closely than we are and won't leave the space station without good landing opportunities in front of us and good splashdown weather in f

and here is gio benitez. >> in "first look," the surprising way the coronavirus is changing the summerion. millions hitting the road and heading to rurm december al des. >> we've never seen anything like this. >> and heather is a national degr geographic writer. a lot of people going to rural areas. >> park parks. >> reporter: and since april, 60% of the bookings are within 300 miles of a person's home and coming up at 8:00, the must know tips to get the most out of your summer vacation. with your "first look," i'm geo made geo . >>> one goodwill dropoff location is open and they have limited hours. this is on wisconsin street. and with all the extra time at home, people are doing deep cleaning and there aare as brought to goodwill. >> and when they drop off when we are closed, it gets exposed to the elements. so moisture can damage clothing or sometimes people go through the stuff. and they don't necessarily put it back in place. it gets out throughout the street. >> and goodwill only has reopened eight of their stores. >>> and fedex has publicly asked z t 9 washington redskins it cha

i'm gio benitez, abc news, new york. >>> at the live desk, nasa's latest rover is on its way to marsg to research if there ever has been life on the red planet. >> ignition. two, one, zero. and liftoff. as the count down to mars continues. >> check it out, perseverance took off just about 25 minutes ago from cape canaveral florida. once it makes it to mars, the rover will study the geology and delay mats. the goal is to find signs of ancient microbial life. and they are hoping that it will test out new technologies to one day send humans to mars. the journey to mars is 62.5 million miles, everybody. perseverance is expected to land on mars in february 2021. and we all know how we feel about space, except maybe not reggie. >> i think that we've decided that you and mike will be the first ones. jobina went to space camp, we trust her. >> i'm ready for the g force. >> gentlemen bee in jobina will be skipping up to the rocket, here we come. >> yes. >> i can see this happening. yeah. actually, that is really exciting. it will take them a while to get out there, but i'm excite abouted to s

with your gma first look, i'm gio benitez, abc news new york. >>> let's get in to this halloween candy. hersheys showing off what it mans to have. i don't know what trick or 2r50e9i treating will look like, but here is the candy. cookie and cream fangs, vampire kisses, witch's brew kit kat and also reese's with a green cream. >> i could be convinced for the kit kat and the reese's. >> i just hope that it is food coloring. i don't want -- i don't like anything with that chocolate. like please don't put any kind of mint on there. >> yeah, i hope it is not mint. you're right. >> cancel culture comes to the halloween treat bag. >> so bad. >>> we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the national chain that is working to open doctors offices. >>> also such a sad story. the search for an reinventing. it's what with comcast business, your small business can work faster, with powerful internet from the nation's largest gig-speed network. work safer, with all your connected devices automatically protected by securityedge. and work anywhere, with comcast business at home,

things like lavish hotel stays dating websites bought a lamborghini according to authorities gina benitez reports. >>and that's david hynes last week telling her 7 news cameras, how silly you felt for getting hit with a $100 fine for miami police for not wearing a mask in public. but that's chump change minds. compared to the nearly 4 million dollars he's accused of getting. in federal personal paycheck, protection loans. given out to those whose businesses are hurting by the pandemic the department of justice says hines committed fraud a law enforcement source confirms this is the same david hynes interviewed last week when fined for violating the mask mandate. i think >>areas here is a serious allegation. instead of funding peril himes spent the ppp money on personal expenses that dating websites luxury jewelry and clothing retailers. and miami beach resorts. hines also allegedly spend ppp funds to buy a 2020 lamborghini sports car for some $318,000. the complaint says hines got it out of north miami beach dealership with what we're supposed to be loaned relief funds. coincidentally he

gio benitez joins us with the very latest on that.>> reporter: hey, amy, good morning. yeah, this is a fascinating study. and as you watch this, keep in mind the researchers admit this is not a perfect science. every classroom is going to be different, but it does give us a real clue about what schools might do to limit the spread. this morning, as more schools across the country push back re-opening or opt for online learning, a new simulation showing how the coronavirus could spread in the classroom and what you may be able to do to prevent it. researchers at the university of minnesota zeroing in on the placement of ventilation units, desks and people. take a look at these two simulated classrooms. in one, they place the teacher who is likely to do the most talking, directly below the ventilation system. in the other, the ventilation system is in the back of the room, the scenario assuming that the teacher is an asymptomatic carrier of the virus. as the simulation begins, you see the particles move around the classroom. but look cl

it's a story we first saw in "the wall street journal," and gio benitez has more on that. take you inside an rv right now to show you why these are so popular. this one is for a family of five. you've got a bed back here in the back, and you have a table. this turns into another bed, and you have another bed in the front. but now some families are warning others that driving one of these is not so easy. rv sales and rentals are seeing a boom in the age of social distancing. and accidents like these are a cautionary tale of what not to do on the road. for some new drivers like gina anon there is a bit of a learning curve. >> it feels like you're driving a truck. >> reporter: anon and her family bought this 31-foot rv to travel from her home in massachusetts to visit family in arizona, but the trip took a turn when they stopped for coffee and suddenly heard a crash. >> i jumped out of the rv and i looked, and the pole that's next to buildings to protect the building, i literally just slammed right into it. >> it took arm t hours and 200 bucks to get them back on the road. an

it's a device that uses uv light to disinfect the cabin of a plane, and gio benitez will show us how >> reporter: hey, george, good morning to you. this is the device that may just change the way airlines are keeping their planes clean. in fact, starting right now, jetblue is going to be using this on some of its planes here at jfk and ft. lauderdale, and "gma" right now is getting an exclusive first look. what you're looking at may just be the next tool in fighting the coronavirus on a plane. honeywell's uv cabin system, a sort of high-tech snack cart but instead of peanuts it's serving up a powerful dose of uv light aimed at killing germs and viruses like covid-19. >> the coronavirus has changed i think how we all look at health, how we all look at safety. >> reporter: president joanna geraghty giving "gma" an exclusive look at the airline's latest initiative. the device's wings spread out wide shining that uv light over the seats. other lights zero in on the overhead compartment, the operator standing behind a uv light shield. the light so powerful it can be dangerous to others so

caesar benitez with a company called five alarm fireworks, you typically do how many?very independence day. reporter: this year? >> only one. reporter: you still have the same expenses. you bought the fireworks already for this. i see your man delivering stuff. let's walk over so we can take a look at these mortars. you already bought the fireworks. you are sitting on those. >> thousands of dollars in storage facilities. reporter: you have huge insurance payments, $36,000, you tell me? >> absolutely. reporter: no revenue except for one or two shows? >> no revenue. reporter: that's tough. these, by the way, i'm fascinated, i have never seen these up close. this is what it looks like when you are the shooing these things out. these are called mortars? >> these are mortars. you put the -- the shell is dropped into it and it acts like an antique cannon so the fuse is lit and it launches straight up into the air. reporter: the thing about fourth of july, you can't make this back up. it's not like oh, we will do it next week. people are just canceling period, right? >> yes.

transportation correspondent gio benitez is at laguardia airport with all the details and all the changesood morning. yeah, three major u.s. airlines are now saying that children must also wear these face coverings if they are 2 or older. let's go ahead and show you what the airlines are saying because american tells us you'll also be required to wear a face covering in the airport where your trip begins, where it ends and where you connect. southwest saying the only exception made will be for children under the age of 2 and united saying you may be turned away at the gate adding if you refuse to follow united's face covering policy while in the airport or on board a united flight, you may be refused transport. now, united says it has already banned about 30 customers for not wearing face coverings. delta says it has banned more than 100, michael. >> wear your mask, gio. ank you so much for ck school safer? >>> also this morning, with millions moving back in with their parents with this pande c pandemic, we hear from families about how that might be working out and how to keep everyone ha

to the skies as more unpredictable now than ever before especially with young children and our gio benitezh her kids. gio is joining us now from laguardia airport with more. gio, that is a brave mom. >> reporter: it is. yeah, she is, whit. good morning to you. listen. we have been getting this question. if you need to fly right now, how do you do it safely with young children? well, this morning, we have some practical advice. ♪ the jackson family was making a big move from the south pacific to seattle, 18 hours of travel in the midst of the pandemic all with two young children just 2 and 9. >> we wanted to make sure we were as safe as possible during travel. >> reporter: chelsie jackson was convinced she had to limit their possible exposure, so she thought outside the box. first tip? keep carry-ons to a minimum. >> bags go in the overhead bin, and on the floor, under the seat and get passed around the airport, and that presents the opportunity for more germs to be carried about. >> reporter: i love you even said no to stuffed animals. >> that was a hard one. that was quite a fight but any

but it is time that we hit the road again and this morning, gio benitez, he's the man.map out your destinations and, gio, in central park getting some fresh air right now. looking good, my man. good morning. >> reporter: oh, robin, it is so nice to get the fresh air and so many want to get this fresh air right now. so many americans are thinking about this. but before you head out on that road trip, there are some really important things you need to know and good for you right here on "gma." we've got you covered. th summer millions of travelers are packing up the car and hitting the road in search of wide open spaces. >> they're picking the types of destinations that will allow them to get away from other people and into nature. >> reporter: like lord and her husband brian planning a 15-day road trip. >> we rerouted and decided to embrace the uncertainty and road trip around our beautiful country. >> we felt like we could have a lot more control over the people we interacted with and the surroundings. >> reporter: and visiting five national parks along the way. >> some

gio benitez is at laguardia airport with more on that. gio, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. yeah, we are talking about thousands of dollars in fines. now, those travelers were already expected to self-quarantine but now starting today enforcement teams are going to be meeting planes at the gate at new york area airports and they're going to ask for proof that people have filled out the traveler form from the state's department of health. that's going to give the state background information about the traveler and how to reach them. now just recently delta said three passengers on a flight from atlanta to albany tested positive for the virus. we don't know where or when they were infected. but it's just one example of how this virus can get around through travel. by the way, we should tell you that you could fill out that form now on your phone through the state's website. if you don't fill that out, you're looking at a $2,000 fine. if you break self-quarantine, that's another $2,000. so we are talking a lot of money. t

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