and his dad, of course, bob woodruff, an amazing storyteller so i can't wait to see this. le call your people. i'll make it happen. >> "road trip" is available to stream starting today, cannot wait to see that on disney plus. >> a father and son duo. >> way to go, mack. >> we might have to recruit him. >> don't miss our updates on >> don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >>> right now on "america this morning," covid-19 cases surging. should schools re-open? the new cdc guidance as america surpasses 4 million cases of coronavirus. our new poll reveals what americans think about going back to the classroom. >>> plus, a major reversal from president trump on the republican convention. congress considers what to do about unemployment benefits and the new technology to diagnose the coronavirus in buildings before people even get symptoms. >>> brig storm hanna forms in the gulf of mexico taking aim at the u.s. coastline this weekend. one of three storms we're tracking in the tropics. >>> payback from beijing. how china is now retaliating after the trump administrati

our bob woodruff and his sun traveling the weird, wild and wonderful world, discovering stunning spots and a down to earth father-son bond. >> hey, look at my dad's old goat. >> what'd you pay? >> i got mine for $3,800. >> you did? >> yeah, because he's three months old. >>> "nightline" starts right now. >> good evening and thanks for join being us. i'm lindsey davis. tonight the emergency room doctor who ended up in thei icu as a patient. here's kaylee hartung. >> hi dad! >> hi, daddy! >> reporter: for dr. grant lashley, this is a moment he wasn't sure he'd ever experience again. ma embracing his family for the first time in over three months after a grueling battle with coronavirus. >> oh, i love you. >> reporter: the 50-year-old er doctor contracted covid-19 while working at a hospital in lafayette, louisiana, the virus stripping him of his ability to walk and nearly taking his life. >> he was left with dramatic life-altering consequences from this illness and had to have patience with himself first and foremost. >> i told you i'd walk out. >> reporter: but today more than 90 days a

here's bob woodruff. >> reporter: all right, time to pack. >> can you believe this is happening?: no, i can't believe it. that's me and my 29-year-old son mack getting ready to head off on an adventure of a lifetime. >> everyone is so friendly. >> reporter: filmed right before the start of the pandemic in some of the most remote countries in the world. >> the media who comes here, they are only interested in the war. they only show that part, that side of pakistan, and the positive side, the world never gets to learn about this part. >> that's why we're here. >> reporter: our four months of travel took us to the colombian amazon, where trees grow up to 200 feet. and where we discovered a turtle rodeo in papua new guinea. >> man, this is like a dream come true. >> reporter: for decades i criss-crossed the globe to cover conflicts and wars. in 2006, while covering the war in iraq, the convoy i was traveling in struck a roadside bomb. unconscious for 36 days in a coma followed by months in recovery. >> somehow getting hit by a bomb and basically dying has not discouraged him in the

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. >> that is bob woodruff and his 28-year-old son, they are taking you on adventures across the globe in this new six episode series. this pair explores places where bob has reported from inially more than 30 year career. some once ravaged by war or natural disasters, the goal is to show you another side of these countries and their people. the father/son duo also learns a lot about each other. >> a dream come true for me to, first of all, work with my dad and also travel the world with him, which is something that desire that we both certainly share. >> road trip is screaming now on disney plus. what is that, a can we bring this up on the screen? kumasi, weren't you the person that was afraid of the coyotes? >> yeah, but look how nice that one looks. they are basically friends. look, they are eating. i wouldn't do that. okay. >>> this is a really nice story that i'm excited to share but guys. an omaha, nebraska woman who survived a 30 day ordeal with covid-19 only to break her arm during a fall the day she got back home says that whole experience was actually a blessing in disguise.

who we know all too well went off to the ends of the earth with his son and now abc news veteran bob woodruffon disney plus. they are joining us both now. guys, hi. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> doing well. thanks. it's great great -- to talk to you guys. you went all over the world for this show. i understand now you were both in quarantine together. how is it working out? >> well, actually our quarantine has been pretty interesting. i was in australia for most of it and i just moved home to be back with this guy last week. >> i'm stuck with him now. >> that's all right. he's okay. >> you'll keep him around for awhile it sounds like. we'll show everybody a clip of this and, mack, in it you're talking about your dad's near-death experience which, of course, we all remember all too well. you talk about how it really changed your life. let's take a watch. >> i think our expectations keep us from doing a lot of things in this life. then my dad somehow getting hit by a bomb and basically dying has not discouraged him in the slightest from seeing this wo

drove for the chairman of the coca cola corporation bob woodruff.at's what he lived to go and become that navy civilian that developed a rocket assisted pro-seq. tile technology. ceo of godfather's. the head of the national restaurant association to run for president. that's the story we want to tell. when you look at what is going on in our inner cities across the united states of america, we should be elevating herman cain. we should be setting him up as a model and example of what the indomitable entrepreneurial spirit of america is all about. ainsley: i didn't even know he was sick. so when i got the fox news alert yesterday i was so saddened because his personality is bigger than life. he would walk in our studios and was always happy. he had such a resume. i was just proud of him. and when i got that news i didn't even know he was sick. did you talk to him while he was sick? did you -- did he call you? how is his wife dealing with this and the kids? >> it's tiff on gloria we did get a chance to going through sickness. we all learned of his sic