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After more than a week with a high fever from covid19. His pregnant fiancee also suffering symptoms. President trump vowing to send help to his friend and ally. The latest on his condition this morning. Aircraft carrier clash. Overnight, the acting Navy Secretary apologizing for that rant caught on camera calling that captain he fired naive and stupid. So think about that when you cheer the man off the ship. I did President Trump weighs in. Search for a treatment. President trump hails that malaria drug as a game changer in the fight against covid19, while medical experts raise questions and rush to prove it works. What we do and dont know this morning as patients and families seek answers. Big cat concerns. More animals showing coronavirus symptoms after that tiger tested positive at the bronx zoo. What it could all mean for you and your pets. I need a hero and our Health Care Heroes holding down the front lines, the nurses not giving up, the doctors dancing it out and the paramedics fighting to keep us safe and our spirits up on this years world health day. Good morning, america. Happy to be with you on this tuesday morning. Robin and george are joining us from home on this world health day. Hey. Hey, good morning, michael. You know, today is especially special because of all that is going on and our Health Care Heroes are working, as we know, tirelessly around the clock to keep all of us safe and some as we know have vy lile protection. The line to protect the lives of others. And we cannot say it enough, thank you, thank you, thank you. That is the reason why we are staying at home. George, i know youre home and we all hope ali is feeling better this morning. I love to be able to report every morning when we come on that shes still asleep, and she is. I havent heard a cough since about 3 00 a. M. Thats good news and she appreciates all the well wishes. One day at a time but its looking like progress. Thank you. Thats good. We want to get to the latest on what we do know about the covid19 crisis. The death toll has topped 10,000 but nearly 20,000 americans have now recovered from the virus and thats the good news right there. There are also indications that the curves are starting to tein to be votingotg due todayhere to the coronavirus. That was backed up by the u. S. Supreme court, a divided u. S. Supreme court. Well talk about that with the Surgeon General. The Surgeon General, were going to talk to him in a few moments, that interview you did with him. First we begin with tom ni mas wos outsidng reporr ichatoou. Asons poss sidents not breckle you see behind me in brooklyn are working around the clock to keep up with all the cases. A nurse here tells me they work 12 to 16hour shifts, no break, no time to eat. Theyre too busy saving lives. This morning, hospitals across new york trying to hold on. The rate of cases may be stabilizing, but the pressure still rising. Every one of these patients who comes in needs oxygen, some of them need ventilation. We had to put 14 patients on ventilators in a 12hour period just yesterday. D John Marshall guiding abc news through the e. R. Of brooklyns maimonides hospital. We see doctors and nurses, ppe shielding everything but the intensity in their eyes, monitoring vital signs, fighting to keep patients alive. We have Health Care Workers reporter outside we speak to the head of surgery about the days ahead, worries of a surge, talk of the apex. So many unknowns. How long do you think you can keep going . What do you think . Well absolutely keep going until this damn thing is over. We wont stop or give up and its hard and people are getting tired but were not going to stop and were not going to slow down. Reporter that will to beat the virus has helped. But even the governor worries how long can it last . This is a Hospital System where we have our foot to the floor, and the engine is at redline and you cant go any faster and, by the way, you cant stay at redline for any period of time because the system will blow. Reporter with more than 130,000 cases in the state, Governor Andrew Cuomo announcing hospital admissions are now down and the daily fatality rate hitting what appears to be a plateau over the last few days. The numbers look like they may be turning. Yay, its over. No, its not. Reporter the governor adamant people continue to follow social distancing guidelines, increasing fines of violators to 1,000. This is serious. What right do you have to act irresponsibly in a way that could get you sick or someone else sick . Reporter leona hernandez, an icu nurse from minnesota, is getting ready to leave her husband and three Young Children for two months, joining the front lines in new york city. We call her the shes the superhero. Theyre like, shes not a real superhero, reporter the volunteer effort co effort comes as a new report from the health and Human Services office of Inspector General reveals more than 300 hospitals had Major Concerns two weeks ago about lab results taking too long and not enough staff to run those ventilators if they were to get them, problems seen across the country and now in detroit. At Beaumont Hospital we have less than three days until n95 masks run out. At Henry Ford Health system we have less than four days, and at the detroit medical center, less than ten days. At all three health systems, there are less than three days until face shields run out. In less than six days until surgical gowns run out. Reporter in louisiana, hospital admissions trending downward. The governor there saying they may be seeing a flattening of the cu i dont expect somebody to snap their fingers and all of a sudden all these patients are gone. That flattening of the curve, it will last a while but well stay underneath the capacity line and be able to take care of patients that are coming in. Reporter and one more hopeful sign this morning. California joining washington and oregon in donating ventilators, 500 of them, many of which will end up right here in new york. Californias governor hopeful at least for right now they may be flattening the curve in the golden state. George . Okay, tom, thanks. Were joined by the Surgeon General, dr. Jerome adams. Welcome back, dr. Adams. Thank you for joining us this morning. You know, a couple of days ago you said this is going to be our pearl harbor moment, the hardest week for so Many Americans. Do you still believe that or do you have more cause for optimism this morning . The answer is both. I absolutely believe this is going to be an incredibly sad and an incredibly hard week for our country but weve had tough times in this country before and we always come out of it stronger. The good news is that when you look at italy, when you look at spain, when you look at washington and california, and even new york and new jersey, they have truly started to flatten their curves. Theyve seen cases level off and start to come down and thats what i want people to understand, that its going to be a hard and tough week but the American People have the power to change the trajectory of this epidemic if we come together like we have after past tragedies in this country. So you have confidence in those signs out of new york and new jersey that theres some concern that maybe hospitals have lowered their standards for hospitalization or changed their standards for hospitalizations so maybe theyre not putting in people who before they would have hospitalized . Well, initially we were looking at an array of projections based on different peoples best guesses. We now have data. The data, the facts tell us china and south korea are starting to reopen, that italy and spain are definitely on the downslopes of their curves, that washington and california have flattened their curves because they were aggressively mitigating from the start. The most important thing for the American People now is to really focus on these 30 days to slow the spread guidelines because we have proof that they work. Weve seen them work, but we need you all to cooperate. We need you to continue doing your part and most people actually are. Over 90 of the country is actually doing the right thing right now. Eight states are holding out from stayathome orders. Should all 50 states now be under stayathome orders . Well, george, i actually think that there is a lot of talk about that, but not enough talk about the fact that, when you look at the cell phone data thats publicly available and when you look at surveys, most people actually are doing the right thing in staying at home. Its also important to note that even in new york, Governor Cuomo when we talked about a federal quarantine a week ago which is forever ago now in coronavirus time, he said that would be like declaring war on the states. And so we dont really have a good mechanism to enforce this at the federal level as much as the states have the authority. But we really want to work with the states and were working with governors, talking with them every single day, working with states to give them the information they need to make the right choices and the people are making the right choice. Thats what it comes down to. It will happen at the community level. And so is it reasonable to expect that were really not going to see a return to normal until we have a widely available vaccine, widely available testing . Well, we know that normal is going to be a different normal whenever we do reopen. We know that, once we get a vaccine, we can get more back to the way we treat flu season but weve got promising therapeutics, hundreds of trials going on across the country. And we know that once we get testing out there more widely available and were going to be at 2 million tests by the end of the week. And once we have a strong infrastructure in place to follow it up and isolate case contacts we will be able to get back to some sense of normalcy and right now were watching china and south korea closely t but i want the American People to know there is a light at the end of this tunnel and we feel confident that if we keep doing the right thing for the rest of this month that we can start to slowly reopen in some places. The director of the cdc says yesterday that he expects the death toll to come in under those horrible projections we saw earlier in the week, 100,000 to 240,000. Is that your expectation as well . Well, thats absolutely my expectation and i feel a lot more optimistic, again, because im seeing mitigation work. I am so impressed. I know i said it a couple of times with washington and with california. Their Public Health officials should be applauded because theyve given us the blueprint for how we deal with this in the rest of the country. And i really do believe that we will come in under those projections as long as we continue to do our part for 30 days staying at home, avoiding unnecessary travel, not gathering in large groups. A lot of voters in wisconsin are going to have to face that dilemma this morning. As you know, the election is going to go forward in the state of wisconsin today and Justice Ginsburg said in her dissent from that opinion approving the election, quote, the voters will either have to brave the polls endangering their own and others safety or they will lose their right to vote through no fault of their own. As a Public Health official, as Surgeon General, what is your recommendation to the citizens of wisconsin this morning . Should they go vote . Well, my recommendation is that if you can vote remotely and im not familiar with what other options they have available. But please do that if you can. If you cant then please try to maintain six feet of distance between you and the next nearest person and also please this is one situation where i would really say consider wearing a cloth facial covering. I have a video out you can easily look up and make one out of Household Items in just a few minutes so that you can protect your neighbor. Remember, we wear these cloth facial coverings to protect our neighbors. I wear mine to protect you and you wear yours to protect me. If you go out to vote wear one to protect your neighbors because were all in this together. Dr. Adams, thanks for your time this morning. Thank you. So, robin, we saw real optimism from the Surgeon General this morning but also that message we have got to be vigilant. Yes, we do have to be vigilant but it is encouraging george, youre right about that. We do have the latest on british Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He has been moved to the intensive care unit. Ian pannell is standing by in london. Good morning, ian. Reporter yeah, good morning, robin. When Boris Johnson was admitted the the hospital yesterday, he said he was there for routine tests. Clearly his condition deteriorated. He was admitted into intensive care. He was given oxygen and were told he was there just in case he needed a ventilator. We have an update from downing street staying hes stable, in good spirits. Yes, he needed oxygen to assist in breathing, but otherwise managing well on his own. He didnt have a ventilator. That will be a huge relief to all those thousands of well wishers around the country and also the World Leaders including President Trump who offered their support and prayers to Boris Johnson. Of course in particular this will be a huge relief to Boris Johnsons family especially liz his fiance who is heavily pregnant with Boris Johnsons child. Shes alone and cant visit him. This will be a huge relief. Michael . All right, ian, thank you so much for that. Now to the new development involving the coronavirus, stricken aircraft carrier, the acting Navy Secretary now walking back those comments he made to the crew about the ships fired captain. Martha raddatz has the latest. Reporter it is no secret how the crew of the roosevelt felt about captain crozier being relieved of duty. These videos posted on social media by the crew just days ago make that clear. Cheering in support of the captain who had written a letter pleading for help for the ship as coronavirus was spreading throughout. Then monday the man who fired crozier, thomas modly, addressed the same crew flying to guam only to have an audio recording made of his remarks over the public address system leaked to the military focussed media outlet task and purpose. Modly on the tape belittles crozier. If he didnt think that information was going to get out in the public then, he was, a, too naive or too stupid to be the Commanding Officer of a ship like this. What the [ bleep ] . Reporter that bleeped part at the end of the recording, what the blank, a crew member listening to the speech. You hear voices on the ship sounding disgusted with modlys accusations throughout the recording, although modly would not have heard them as he continued his speech it was betrayal and i can tell you one other thing, because he did that, he put it in the publics forum and its now become a big controversy. So think about that when you cheer the man off a ship i did. Who exposed you to that. Reporter while modly now says he apologizes to the crew and crozier and his family for any pain his comments caused, he also took another swipe at the captain saying he does think he sent that letter for help to draw public attention. Robin . All right, martha, thank you very much. Now were going to highlight some of our countrys credible heroes on the front lines in honor of world health day. Take a look. Remember this photo we showed you last week, those brave Health Care Workers who flew from atlanta to new york city to help . Well, now they are on the front lines and they sent us a message. Take a look. I flew in from atlanta to new york to help fight the crisis. Why ive been a nurse, its simple. I love helping people. I am proud to be a nurse. I love nursing. Well get through this together. Were all in this together. Please stay home. Stay home. Ah, you heard them there, please stay home. They left home to come to new york city and help out like that, michael. It was wonderful to hear that message and to see they are doing well. Dont you think . Its incredible to see it, robin. We cant thank them enough for all theyre doing. We really cant. You two, hang around. Dont go anywhere. You at home hang around too. Coming up, we have the search for a treatment. President trump touting that antimalaria drug. His experts saying there is no proof yet that it works. What we do and dont know about it right now. And after that tiger tested positive for covid19 more big cats are showing symptoms. Are your pets at risk . Before we get to that we go to ginger. Hey, ginger. Hey, michael, thunderstorms overnight in chicago. You see the lightning there and a quick look at the severe storms forecast, large hail the primary event. Lets get to tuesday trivia brought to you by capital one. Good morning. Im abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. Chance of isolated showers today in the north bay this more than, better chance in the south bay this afternoon. Fog to a partly sunny sky. Shower through thursday. Warm weather this weekend. Today we will have temperatures in the low to mid 60s, a few upper 50s along the coast. Tonight, clouds and fog out there and low to upper 40s. My sevenday forecast, at least ten degrees warmer by this weekend. Stay right there, well be right back. Stay right there well be right back. Step by step, were going to figure this out. Were gonna find a way through this. Were working really, really hard in hospitals, our nurses are techs, all the docs. Its about staggering when people get sick so that the hospitals can cope. Were gonna go through an awful lot of these all across puget sound. People have been stepping up and donating personal protective equipment. We stay at work. For you. You stay at home for us. Just know were all with you. Thank you,thank you so much. Thank you doctors nurses thats why lincoln offers you the ability to purchase a new vehicle remotely with participating dealers. 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That will save bart 3 to 7 million a month. Crews will work on other projects and Weekend Service is going to remain as it is. Today, muni bus ridership ending. We have all these on our website. This is part of the agencys bigger cuts which start tomorrow. Only 17 bus routes will remain. The subway and rail service has just like covered california teammateshelps you finder find a way to win, Health Insurance you can afford. Theyre the only place you can get Financial Assistance to help pay for Health Coverage. Plus, this year, the state is providing more help than ever before. And because a new law requires californians to have Health Coverage or pay a penalty, covered california has made it easier to get financial help, but times limited. Visit coveredca. Com or call to enroll today. Now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. Good tuesday morning. I hope you are having a good start to the day. Lets take a look at some fog. Its very thick in the east bay and north bay valleys. It will linger throughout the morning commute for our essential workers. We have light showers moving across the north bay. Thats a morning thing. We have a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon across the south bay. Forecast for today, tomorrow and also into thursday. Not enough for aatures with the this weekend, about five to ten degrees warmer. Thank you. Coming up on gma more big cats in the bronx zoo are showing symptoms after one of the tigers tested positive for whaso lets do the rightver chanthing, today. Ow. Lets stay at home. Lets wash up. Lets always keep our distance please, six feet apart at least. Lets look after ourselves, as well as others. It will all be worth it. We can all do our part. So those on the front line can do their part. And when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. Yoma everything. Make my heart sing. Done yet . Yeah, yeah, sorry, sorry. You sure . Hmm. Mmm. Come on, come on, wild thing. If you ride, you get it. Geico motorcycle. 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Were throwing it back more than ten years with that hit song just fine by the one and only mary j. Blige. She will join us live in the next hour. Cant wait to hear about her new project with Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott and more, george. Yeah, a lot more coming up. Looking forward to that. Were also following the top headlines right now. The latest on the covid emergency here in the united the death toll has topped 10,000, as new york reports more than 130,000 cases. One sign of hope from Governor Andrew Cuomo is that he does believe that hospital admissions are down and the daily fatality rate is hitting what may be a plateau. Weve seen similar signs in places like new jersey, washington, california. Good news out of the stock market yesterday. Set to open this morning after the third highest point gain ever. It surged more than 1,600 points yesterday. Robin . That is a great sign. We know a lot of people missing the Wonderful World of sports. Well, baseball could be making a comeback sooner than we think. Espn is reporting that the mlb is working on a plan to start the season as early as next month with all 30 teams playing in arizona. All players staying in hotels there and the understanding is there would be no fans. Well see how that works out. There was a sporting event last night. Hey, michael, did you see my saints won again . Yeah. Of course it was a game from 2006, replaying, but still counts. At this point, anything will do. I will take anything. Ive seen so many of these games. Congrats to your saints. Who dat going to beat those saints . Nobody. Thank you very much. We turn to the tiger that tested positive for coronavirus at the bronx zoo. More big cats are showing symptoms that raises the question whether your pets are at risk. Will reeve joins us from outside the zoo. Good morning, will. Reporter hey, good morning, michael. That test on the tiger was done at a usda Veterinary Lab and officials here at the bronx zoo are adamant that the test on animals are entirely different from and unrelated to the ones done on humans but learning more about the virus and how it is transmitted is essential for keeping people and animals safe. This morning, officials at the bronx zoo, home to the first animal in the United States to test positive for covid19, say they still arent certain who infected a tiger there. Staff had the infection and were spreading, you know, the virus unknowingly. Reporter the 4yearold malayan tiger named nadia was born at the zoo in 2016 making her public debut alongside her sister and now seven big cats in total including two more tigers and three lions are sick. All of the tigers and lions that got sick had a cough. It was a dry cough, not a productive cough. Theres no treatment that is known to work. So weve treated just similar mat cli. Reporter the zoo also taking extra precautions for the staff who interact with the sick animals. All of the big cats are expected to make a full recovery but the concerning revelation that animals can be infected has many worried about their pets at home. There have been reports of several cats and dogs testing positive for coronavirus overseas but according to the cdc, no pets in the United States have been sickened and there is currently no evidence that pets can pass coronavirus back to their owners. A people should not be concerned about their pets giving them covid. If your pet has it, its more likely you gave it to them or someone else in your household. Reporter a veterinarian told us if your pet somehow has coronavirus, its more likely that you or a loved one at home passed it to them. Theres a real incentive, michael, to be as cautious and take as much precaution as you possibly can. Thats what were doing using these protective masks when were not broadcasting. Every bit of precaution helps. Thank you so much, will. Well bring in dr. Jennifer ashton who joins us now to answer your questions about pets and coronavirus, and, doc, thank you for joining us this morning. We have a lot of questions from our viewers. So tell us what we know about pets getting the virus. Well, very limited data published in the medical and veterinary medical literature thus far as we just heard from will but we do have to remember coronaviruses in general are known to infect animals. So its interesting that the very few dogs and cats and now large cats that have been tested positive for covid19, theyre showing the same strain as humans. So the implication is, as will said, that humans passed it to dogs and cats but no evidence that these animals are being made sick. Yeah, cdc says there is no evidence the pets can transmit the virus to humans. But do we need to be concerned about the pets carrying it on their fur . Well, we dont know because that has not been officially and formally researched yet. But thats why the cdc and the American Veterinary Medical Association really suggests if someone if a human is sick and its implied or assumed they have covid19, that they keep their distance from their pets just as they would other people. You know, we know that the virus can survive on hard surfaces. Its not known if it can live on fur. Obviously you cant use a bleach wipe on your pet. But thats why, you know, maybe wiping them off with water once in a while if thats possible for dogs, not cats as much, but really treating them as you would another person and keeping your distance if you dont feel well. Asymptomatic spread, we dont know what we can do about that to protect the pets. The thing is a lot of people have pets as their comfort so its a tough time to stay away from your pets. But it is what is necessary at is this point. Dr. Ashton, thank you so much for that. George . Michael, thanks. Were getting more on that search for a treatment for covid19. As you know the president has repeatedly touted the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine despite questions raised by his own medical team who warn the treatment hasnt been adequately tested for safety and effectiveness. Kaylee hartung has a look at what we know and dont know about the drug. Good morning, kaylee. Reporter good morning, george. What are the risks and does it work . Those are the questions that need to be answered about hydroxychloroquine. And, as this debate continues to wage in the white house with tensions growing, President Trump has asked what do you have to lose . Medical experts say your life. Its the hotly debated drug the president is calling a game changer in the fight against covid19. Hydroxychloroquine. Weve had some unbelievable results, unbelievable results, and it also gives the people hope. Reporter President Trump touting the medication despite conflicting opinions from his advisers. His trade adviser Peter Navarro backing use of the drug and reportedly butting heads with the president s medical experts who warn theres not enough Scientific Evidence to prove it can treat coronavirus. The president even stepping in sunday to stop dr. Anthony fauci about answering questions about the drug. Would you also weigh in on this issue of hydroxychloroquine . What do you think about this and do you know how many times hes answered that question . Its a question for the doctor. 15 times. Reporter based on results seen in some patients around the world, hydroxychloroquine may shorten a patients hospital stay and improve their outcome by interfering with the virus ability to bind to human cells. What do you have to lose . Reporter but medical experts caution there are also possible side effects including seizures, liver problems, nausea, vomiting and potentially fatal heart arrhythmias. Governor cuomo saying monday hes seeing some promising results in new york where hospitals are allowed to use hydroxychloroquine in conjunction with azythromycin, also known as a zpak, that may help boost the effects. Anecdotally its been positive. Well have a full test once they have a large enough sample. Reporter dr. David boulware from the university of minnesota is leading two fdaapproved trials. Weve been able to recruit over 700 patients in the last three weeks and hope to get a result in the next three weeks. Reporter this morning a democratic lawmaker from michigan is thanking the president for making it easier to prescribe the drug after she says it helped her overcome the virus. It actually saved my life within a couple hours. Made all the difference in the world. Reporter not everyone responds well to this course of treatment. Jim cassas is still fighting for his life on a ventilator after he was given the drugs. His daughter begging for alternative treatment. So many thousands of peoples lives are at risk because there is nothing set in place for people like my dad. This is a plea and a cry for help. Reporter there are many Clinical Trials and off label use of this promising medication out there. Doctors remind us, if you are severely ill with covid19, this drug will be considered for your treatment, but they have to do that on a case by case basis taking very careful consideration of the risks to each patients. So doctors say dont try to source this medication on your own. George . Yeah, youve got to listen to your doctors. Kaylee, thanks very much. Well be right back. Thousands of women with metastatic Breast Cancer, which is Breast Cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, are living in the moment and taking ibrance. Ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr her2 metastatic Breast Cancer, as the first hormonal based therapy. 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To find out we asked a researcher who studies viruses like covid19 how she reenters her house. Coming from the outside world back home feels significantly more treacherous these days. So we asked dr. Angela rasmusen, a researcher from Columbia University who studies viruses, how she disinfects after a trip, say, to the grocery store. So heres what i do when i get in the car. Reporter it starts here when she leaves the store. Take my Hand Sanitizer, and sanitize reporter when she gets home her immediate routine has a focus. Before touching my face or touching any other surfaces in the house, im going to wash my hands for 20 seconds with soap and warm water. Reporter she says coats, purses and fabrics dont need special treatment. There has not been any reports of coats or clothing being a significant transmission risk for covid. Reporter but she does think about her phone. Phones are potentially a higher risk source of transmission or transmissions from surfaces because theyre in close proximity to your hands and mouth and nose. Reporter she recommends cleaning phones with disinfectant wipes or alcohol. What about changing clothes or washing your hair . The risk for transmission from clothing, again, unless youve had direct contact with somebody who might be sick is pretty low. Reporter we have all heard that the virus can live for 24 hours on cardboard and up to three days on metal and plastic but dr. Rasmusen points to research that shows how the germs on these surfaces outside the body, they lose their infectiousness over time. She says, remember, this is a disease thats primarily spread through respiratory droplets and close contact with other people, robin. Its somewhat comforting. It is somewhat comforting and so is your reporting. This and what you did for the grocery shopping, how to cleanse the groceries when we came back in, people are really thankful for this information. Very, very helpful, becky. I hope your family is doing well out there in the bay area. Trying to be helpful in a difficult time. Thank you. All right. You take care. Coming up, we have the secret to avoiding all those delayed deliveries. How Small Businesses are coming to the rescue. Whats up next . Our play of the day. So come on back. Allstate has been helping customers overcome catastrophes for 89 years. We move quickly and put people first. As the coronavirus is keeping Many Americans at home, we are driving less and having fewer accidents. So we created the shelterinplace payback to give our Auto Insurance customers more than 600 Million Dollars to help them in these challenging times. If youre an allstate customer, go to the allstate app or allstate. Com this is what it means to be in good hands. 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The fda recently changed its donation policy from a oneyear to threemonth celibacy period for gay and bisexual men. The mayor is expected to give blood on the senators behalf. Here is mike nicco with a look at the forecast. Thank you very much. Good morning. Welcome to tuesday. We do have a lot of fog out there, especially in our inland valleys. That will remain for the morning commute for essential workers. Light rain in the north bay. A chance of thunderstorms in the south bay this afternoon. Check out your activity planner. Look at all of that sunshine from the exploratorium. It gets warmer from here. The key to getting your online deliveries without delay. Another update in 30 minutes. Find us o bubbles at this price . Is this for real . Oh. Its real. Believe me. I mean, this is unexpected. You would say, remarkable . Absolutely. A remarkable deal thanks, i get that all the time. Wait what . grocrey outlet jingle wow. I think ill take two. For the love oh. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. Under pressure. The fight against the coronavirus. More than 130,000 cases in new york state alone. This is a Hospital System where we have our foot to the floor, and the engine is at redline and you cant go any faster. Inside the Emergency Rooms on the front lines. Hero doctors and nurses fighting to keep patients alive. New signs of hope this morning for the hard hit hot spots. Could all the social distancing finally be flattening the curve . British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to the icu after more than a week with high fever. His pregnant fiancee also suffers symptoms, the latest on his condition at this hour. Also this morning, still waiting for your delivery . The three ways you could be turning to Small Business to get what you want at your front door much faster. Ring my bell in her first time on gma, Joanna Gaines taking us inside her kitchen in a sneak peek of her blockbuster new cookbook. Joanna and sara haines baking cookies together but still staying apart. Our virtual bakeoff this morning as she says good morning, america. D morning, america. Ring my bell you can ring my bell ring my bell you can ring my bell welcome back to gma. Thank you for being with us on this tuesday morning. The gma team, we are safely apart but we are happily together. Robin and george joining us from their homes. Hey, robin. Yeah, and because were apart im a bit on a delay here. So i do really have a beat but bit later. So dont think that im out of rhythm. Just a little disclaimer there. Tory johnson is joining us wellwell. Note that. Please do. Tory johnson is joining us, Small Business day, highlighting Small Businesses, incredible companies, you know that they need our support right now. This mornings business is completely owned, operated by women and even in this challenging time, guys, they are giving back to their Community Big time, george. That is so great. Robin, i got to tell you, you stole my excuse on the dancing. You dont dance, george. Yeah, really, come on. No. Nice try though, george. We do have a lot of news well played. Doing my best. We do have a lot of news to get to this morning on this Coronavirus Crisis. The death toll topped 10,000 in in the United States but nearly 20,000 people have recovered so far across the nation and there are some signs of plateaus in some of the hardest hit states but still hospitals facing a tough week and tom llamas is outside one of those hard working hospitals in brooklyn. Good morning, tom. Reporter george, good morning to you. Ive spoken now with doctors in new york and this morning in new orleans who tell me they hope the curve is flattening but they still cant tell, george, because they are so busy. Theyre also telling me theyre still preserving all their ppe. A nurse here at this hospital telling me she wears her n95 mask every day but she also wears this cloth mask over it to preserve it. They are taking no chances and planning for the long haul. This morning, hospitals across new york trying to hold on. The rate of cases may be stabilizing, but the pressure still rising. Some of them need ventilation. We had to put 14 patients on ventilators in a 12hour period. Reporter dr. John marshall guiding abc news through the e. R. Of brooklyns maimonides hospital. We see doctors and nurses, ppes shielding everything but the intensity in their eyes monitoring vital signs, fighting to keep patients alive. With more than 130,000 cases in the state, Governor Andrew Cuomo announcing hospital admissions are now down and the daily fatality rate hitting what appears to be a plateau over the last few days. So you have confidence in the signs out of new york and new jersey. Theres some concern maybe hospitals have lowered their standards for hospitalization or changed their standards for hospitalization so maybe theyre not putting in people who before they would have hospitalized. Well, initially we were looking at an array of projections based on different peoples best guesses. We now have data. The data, the facts tell us china and south korea are starting to reopen, that italy and spain are definitely on the downslopes of that curve, that washington and california have flattened their curves because they were aggressively mitigating from the start. The most important thing for the American People is to really focus on 30 days to slow the spread guidelines because we have proof that they work. Weve seen them work but need you all to cooperate. We need you to continue doing your part and most people actually are. Over 90 of the country is actually doing the right thing right now. Reporter all right, an update on the Naval Hospital ship comfort, they will start seeing covid19 patients but overnight a staffer on board testing positive for the coronavirus. The staff there, officials tell us, that person has been quarantined and is now taken care of and theyll continue to see patients. George . Such a hazard for those on the front lines. Okay, tom, thanks very much. Michael . Thank you, george. The latest on british Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care after his symptoms got worse. Lets go back to ian pannell in london. Good morning again, ian. Reporter good morning, michael. Thats right, deeply worrying times for britain. Boris johnson was admitted to st. Thomas hospital 24 hours ago. At that point he was tweeting he was there for routine tests but his condition deteriorated and he was admitted into intensive care and we now understand in a statement thats come out in the last few minutes from downing street that hes stable and in good spirits. He has received oxygen but that is just to assist his breathing in part but otherwise hes been breathing well on his own. He hasnt needed a ventilator and seems his condition has not deteriorated. Of course, that will be a huge relief to many britains and World Leaders who offered their support including President Trump but above all his pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds who is heavily pregnant with his child and unable to visit him at the hospital and, of course, deeply concerning times for anyone. That would seem to be positive news. Michael . All right, thank you so much, ian. Positive news is good news. Coming up new concerns for new and expecting mothers. What all new parents should hear that can help ease the stress of covid19. Also this morning, how Small Businesses can help you avoid those delayed deliveries. Plus, everyone is going bananas for banana bread. Weve got a delicious recipe when we come back. Well be right back with more gma. 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Re excit about hi, you guys. Good morning, so nice to see you and lots of news to talk about. We want to begin with an epic global special. Its called one world, together at home being brought to you by the International Advocacy Organization Global citizen to teaming up with the World Health Organization for this unprecedented twohour special. Also unprecedented . All three big late night hosts will carry us through the evening. Were talking our boy jimmy kimmel, jimmy fallon, Stephen Colbert will act as hosts for the show and performances are being curated by none other than lady gaga. Guys, were talking about paul mccartney, lizzo, stevie wonder, j balvin, alanis morissette, andrea bocelli. So many more on april 18th broadcast on all networks and streaming on all major platforms and while its not being advertised as a telethon per se, any money raised will go to the covid19 Solidarity Response Fund to support and equip Health Care Workers around the world and to local charities that provide food, shelter and health care to those who need it most. So, guys, mark your calendars. What an event, april 18th on all major networks. Every streaming platform. 8 00 p. M. , hey, what else are we going to be doing . Lets go out and support this great cause and see some great music and acts from our guys. And now, guys, also popping this morning, you know someone who is more than all right, all right, all right. You know who im talking about. Our friend Matthew Mcconaughey staying home and stepping up to help his local community. He got his whole family together to play virtual bingo with the local Senior Living facility. It is so darling. Take a look. We got i24. I24. I24. Oh richard is waving the hammer up high we got charles kings on the ipad up high. We got two winners. Look at this. Fourth column straight down. Winner. Lets see your ipad. Call them out. Call your numbers out. So cute. The actor making this virtual appearance. My dogs loved it, as can you hear. That was at the round rocks Senior Living facility in texas while quarantined with his mom kay and his wife and his kids, hosting their video bingo conference night and the Senior Center loved it so much, guys, they wrote on their facebook page, during a time when were all working to make lemonade out of lemons were so humble that matthew took the time to play our favorite game with us. As matthew would say lets turn this red light into a green light. When bingo was called the winners prize was the chance to ask matthew a question of their choosing. We hear matthew was a great sport. Nothing was offlimits. Thank you, matthew. All of those Little Things go so far. We love sharing that video with you all. I had another pod i couldnt wait to share with you. Were going to have to wait due to technical difficulties and barking dogs. So ill send it back to you. What, what thank you for that. You know your dogs are chipping in. I kind of liked it. Background noise. They are, they are, every day. Whats wrong with riva . Heres the thing. A lot of lucas. A lot of people have been asking me. Im torn because a lot of people say put the dogs outside but so many people want their daily y t g guys. Iwh i. Liveh,ouiv appearan lucas okay, oka challenge accepted. Go get em, lucas, lets go, lucas. Youre going to bring your dog in tomorrow . No. Okay. Ill leave enzo at home then. He wont come in. You know, we have to go to our gma cover st Small Businesses coming through in a big way. When retailers like amazon dont have what we want or shipping is massively delayed, ordering from a Small Business could be the answer and Rebecca Jarvis has that. Good morning, rebecca. Reporter good morning, michael. Yeah, we often hear about the importance of shopping at Small Business, but at this time its not just a matter of helping your community out, shopping at smaller Retailers Online might actually be the only way to get what you want quickly. This morning, what used to take than two weeks. With giant retailers like amazon now prioritizing delivery for essential items like medical supplies, Hand Sanitizer and baby formulas, users across social media longing for the convenience of our precoronavirus days. So what do you do when you need it now but the big boxes cant help . Think small. Send us an email with your favorite genre and we go through the store and get that ready for them. Were getting packages out in our normal 24 to 48hour turnaround. Well be getting our masks to our Fulfillment Center and theyll be shipping them out throughout the country. Reporter with resources like give and get local by square and shop small by American Express you can locate Small Businesses in your area who might be able to help. Next, go direct. Im known as the daddy of the scrub daddy. Reporter aaron kraus, the creator of the popular shark tank phenomenon scrub daddy reminding customers they can still go straight to the company if they cant feed the product in stores. Available on our website direct to you. We can sell this and ship it to you within five days. Reporter finally, if youre looking for something specific google shopping can show you local options using the available nearby filter. A lot of people are in the market also for face masks right now. Etsy is a great place to look for them. Theyre nonmedical grade but a lot of people, a lot of the sellers on that platform are making their own. And one more pro tip. If youre looking for necessities, for example, like toilet paper or medicine, the Office Supply stores, michael, are some of the places that still have them in stock in addition to your local pharmacy. Michael . Would not have thought about that. Thank you as always for the great advice. Amy . The u. S. Chamber of commerce is now saying 54 of all Small Businesses report they are closed or could close within the coming weeks and thats why we are focusing on Small Businesses including deborah lippmanns nail polish and treatment which saw a huge turnaround after our segment aired yesterday. Take a look. As a manicurist who is out of work during the crisis and lost business and retailers have been forced to close, i want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for your purchase of my nail products. Your support saves jobs in our Small Business. Were very happy for you, deborah. Tory johnson is the woman who made it all happen and i know this morning you have a Small Business that is also hurting, but showing some heart. Reporter so much heart. Molly and you is a team of eight women. They watch sales stopped of their Award Winning bread mixes, dips, mug cakes you can put in the microwave but they spotted an urgent need in their own community. A town of 1,800 people in sax city, iowa and saw with school out and staples like bread missing from store shelves, they didnt want families to go hungry, especially in the atneed school districts. So jumped in and started to donate hundreds of their bread mixes and they were able to give a bonding activity to families to be able to bake something in the kitchen. They really believe in the power of baking and just gathering in the kitchen to warm hearts, lift spirits, and so today you can treat yourself. Every single thing from molly and you on our website is 50 off. I tell you personally im in a house of five people. Everyone is healthy fortunately but there is a lot of cabin fever here and so we baked some molly and you mixes. And ill tell you that with turned those frowns in our house upside down because the smell of this, our house now because of molly smells like fresh bread, smells like a bakery. Im going to have to stay from this but you guys should head to our website because not only can you get a great baking mix, you will save jobs at this Small Business. That is such a win win. My 13yearold baking up a storm will want to purchase that. Thank you so much, tory. We have partnered with molly and you on this deal. You can get it on our website, goodmorningamerica. Com. Robin . Wonderful, amy. Absolutely wonderful. We want to turn now to how new mothers and pregnant women are dealing with the concerns of covid19 adding to the existing worries of having a newborn. Our own janai norman, an expectant mother, beautiful expectant mother herself, joins us with a new book on postpartum depression and how it can help ease the stress. How are you doing this morning, jan janai . Reporter oh, robin, i am doing really well, excited, getting ready, but, of course, there are worries expected for parents who are welcoming a new baby. That is to be expected but it can cross a line especially with the stress that all of us are under right now. So this book seeks to identify what the author says can often be overlooked and thats postpartum anxiety. Oh, youre holding your baby sister. Reporter tova gave birth two weeks ago in new york city just as the Coronavirus Crisis was ramping up. On top of normal new parent worries shes also deali once home she had to quarantine her son from the new baby, just in case his fever was due to the coronavirus. Turned out he was fine. Its been petrifying for the last two weeks at various points for Different Reasons and its kind of like a rolling state of terror. Reporter her concerns are understandable but for some women that worrying can completely take over and never let up. Its called postpartum anxiety. Sara, author of ordinary insanity knows exactly what that feels like. I went through basically about two years of really horrible anxiety and i didnt really know what to call it at that time. Reporter while some worry is totally normal with a newborn especially during the current pandemic worries that are irrational and incessant are signs of postpartum anxiety. If youre really feeling like youre sweating and heart rate is going up and having physical responses to the anxiety, thats a sign that its probably getting pretty intense. Reporter while depression after birth may be easier to spot, a mother unresponsive or unhappy, sarah says postpartum anxiety is often overlooked as it doesnt exist as a diagnosis on its own. There are a lot of ways in which anxiety makes sense when youre a new mother but its very easy to wander a little too far over the line and have it become this allconsuming obsession in womens lives. Reporter even through the Coronavirus Crisis, her advice for anxious new moms remains the same, connect with others. Saying this is what im going through and having another mother saying, yes, i feel the same thing and finding affirmation and some solidarity in that. Reporter thats the number one thing she said has helped and healed the women shes spoken with. Even in this time of social distancing that social connection is so important so reaching out, talking to others and knowing that youre not alone and, robin, that book is ordinary insanity and its out today. Beautiful. Im reaching out to you right now. Atthme of twofremeer when you vu h,ra . Its us in the studio. I keep it here in the home studio. Such a special moment. Yes, and were going to have more special moments and you are going to have more special moments with that beautiful baby that youre going to deliver. Wishing you and your family all the best, janai. Take care, all righty . Thank you, robin. Okay. Lets go down to ginger. Ginger . Reporter yes, robin. Weve seen a lot of alternate birthday parties, anniversaries. How about daddy daughter dance that mom melissa made it for her husband ben and her girls. Kennedy is 5, amelia is 3 and eventually you turn the camera and you get to see beautiful little annie. That is a firefighter by the way, ben, who has been away from the kids for awhile staying at the firehouse because he was in contact with someone who has covid so we hope they all get together soon. There she is. Lets get a good morning. Im abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. Chance of isolated showers today in the north bay this more than, better chance in the south bay this afternoon. Fog to a partly sunny sky. Shower through thursday. Warm weather this weekend. Today we will have temperatures in the low to mid 60s, a few upper 50s along the coast. Tonight, clouds and fog out there and low to upper 40s. My sevenday forecast, at least ten degrees warmer by this weekend. Ecec coming up, superstar mary j. Blige is joining us live. Announcer tomorrow on gma, Harry Connick jr. Invites you to his home for a live performance. Thursday, join gma kicking off a day of hope with Live Performances, even a super bowl winning quarterback helping to feed our fellow americans in need on gma. Helping to feed our fellow americans in need. Announcer as america fights back gma is there with breaking new details. With every challenge, question, concern well be here every day. The answers you need, the information you want. We will get through this together. Right here with you on Good Morning America. Now, your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. Good morning. Today, bay area lawmakers are pushing for paid leave policies in response to the Coronavirus Crisis. Officials in san francisco, san jose and oakland will give details during a virtual News Conference at 10 00 this morning. Essential workers will be sharing their experiences on the front lines. They will talk about need nor paid sick leave and better workplace protection. Mike eveso we can stillg a answer your calls. Now. And we are monitoring our system 24 7 to ensure that we have a fast reliable network, keep the customers connected, and making sure people are staying safe. And were still on the road. Solving Critical Issues as they arise. Go to xfinity. Com prepare. Thank you. Our Retirement Plan with voya gives us confidence. Overdid it maybe . They help us with achievable strr. Wow dad, dyothink you toe i dont think so. What do you think, peanut . 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I wont change my life welcome back to gma. That makes you dance every time you hear it. Thats right. Welcome back to gma. So great to have you with us on this tuesday morning. Robin, youre about to catch up with a special guest. One of our favorites. I thought you were going to say speaking of fine yeah, speaking of fine, Robin Roberts everybody. There you go. Thank you very much. All right, you two. Shes a grammyAward Winningw called the clark sisters. So good to see you mary. How is everything at home for you . Everybody is good. Good morning. Im good. I cant complain. Glad to hear that. I was happy to see the picture you posted with your sister. It was like a throw back picture you put on instagram. Seems like you were about 4 years old. What was it about that picture . Why did you want to post that . Its just the way im thinking right now. Im kind of trying to have a childs heart about this whole thing, be light hearted about it. Theres nothing i can do about it. I cannot make the world turn on. I cant stop the situation from happening. Children dont really worry. They just kind of ride out the storm. You know,o the si peo kw that, y,se a little you know were grown ups. Were going to have problems, but theres nothing we can do about this right here. You know quarantine, nothing. Nothing at yeah. No, but you know what, there is something we can do. We can listen to music and we can dance. I saw your name keep popping up on dee jays Club Quarantine party he has going on. What is about music and dancing that can help us through a time like this and, that has been so helpful . Well, music has so much healing powe know, evy me speak to one of my fans they always tell me my music has healed them or helped them through bad times. Times. Ti. It has all this power to help us feel and takes us somewhere else. Every time i listen to music it takes me somewhere else and helps me to get where i am, you know, at the present moment. If its a bad time it helps me to get if its a bad time it helps me to heal. A good time it helps me to party so music is a healer right now for a lot of us. Yeah, for a lot of us and the clark sisters, blessed and highly favored, a song we used to play a lot in my home. You and Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah are the coexecutive producers of this film. The gospel group not many know about but you were familiar about them. Werent you, mary . Yes, ive known about the clark sisters since i was 7 years old. My mom used to send us to georgia in the summer to stay with my grandparents and they used to play the clark sisters. And, you know, ive been wanting to meet them. Theyve been a part of my life as a teenage they helped me to heal. You know, their music had healing power in my life and theyve been my earth angels. They wanted to tell their story and i just wanted to be a part of telling their story. Myself, missy and Queen Latifah have had many days on the phone where we cried and listened to them together and healed and helped each other heal so, you know, theyre a big deal and theyre some of the most amazing vocal ifs on the planet. Theyve helped so many r b singers to learn how to sing, you know or given them techniques. Theyre just phenomenal. Theyre phenomenal and now theyre my sisters and my friends. You know, im happy to be a part of it. Were happy that youre a part of it. We want to show everybody a little sneak peek of what they can expect with the clark sisters. Here it is. If you cant take it, you sure cant make it this is a suffering way its up with the pace to see it through whoo why should people i know. Just tell us, mary j. , why people should want to know more about the clark sisters . Am i still connected . Can you hear me . Can you still hear me . Can you hear me, mary . Oh, no. Im so sorry. But you have to watch the clark sisters. It premieres saturday 8 00 p. M. Eastern on lifetime. R over an lifetime movie group what they do is fantastic and this is a movie you want to see. Cooking with Joanna Gaines, the Home Improvement star sharing a special recipe when we come back. Oh bring me a higher love higher love bring me a higher love higher love bring me a higher love bring me a higher love were back now and were going Home Sweet Home with Joanna Gaines. The former fixer upper tv personality and Home Improvement guru newookbooke uldll use some recipes these days. She shared it with sara haines. Reporter they are the dynamic duo that put farmcourthouse chic on the map. Audiences introduced to chip and Joanna Gaines on hgtvs fixer upper. Their wildly popular home design and innovation show. Are yall ready to see your fixer upper . Reporter when the texas power couple bowed out of the show in 2018 after five seasons, chip and joanna didnt slow down. Expanding their lifestyle empire which now includes a restaurant, a bakery, an upcoming tv network and social media stardom. Joanna has over 12 million followers on instagram where she shares cooking videos. Well just use parsley. Reporter along with snapshots of life on the farm i kids. Now joanna is coming out with her second cookbook magnolia table, volume 2 that contains 145 new recipes all aimed at bringing people together. Well, its a perfect time for a cookbook. As we know a lot are sheltering in place and hunkering down. What does that look like for you and chip and the family right now in waco . I would say the thing weve done the most during this time is cook in the kitchen. Its been a way we felt connected and been creating and messing up. Yesterday i probably made the biggest mess ive made in quite some time but me and the girls giggled the entire time. Reporter we could all use a little comfort these days. So she showed me how to make silo cookies. You have softened butter. I do. Put that in the bowl. One cup brown sugar and 3 4 cup of white sugar. Now youre going to add two eggs. From here i can see that does look like the eggs we have here at the farm. Oh, that makes me what i wouldnt do to live on a farm with this kind of egg every day. Two teaspoons of vanilla. Two cups of flour. Ill put it all in this bowl and then a teaspoon of kosher salt and a teaspoon of baking soda. Once youve kind of stirred that around you can also add a cup and a half of the oats and then i will gradually add it to this. With the silo cookies you can do right now, the Peanut Butter chip, chocolate chips, walnuts. Do you have walnuts . Yep. Okay. This looks delish. So chunky. One to two inch ball. Keep making them with me. Sara. Okay. How are you . Good. How are you . Are you a chocolate chip do you like them or no . He really likes the dough. Oh. Gotcha. These cookies depending on your oven at home 12 to 15 minutes at home. 12 minutes later. Oh, this looks amazing. Mmmm. How do you like it . This is delicious. These are amazing and thank you. That was so much fun. Reporter for Good Morning America, sara haines, abc news, new york. You know, i work with sara, ssk. Youre one of her best friends. I expect some cookies when this is all over. I think we should get a shipment out. C on, sara. I would take it from Joanna Gaines and chip, i love their show. Big fans as well. Magnolia table, volume 2 is out today. Make sure you order it. Get the recipe on our website, goodmorningamerica. Com. Now we go to ginger. Hey, ginger. Reporter i want cookies too. By the way, today is world health day. You can celebrate the work Health Workers like our Parent Company disney is doing. Sending a message of gratitude to the Health Care Heroes from Shanghai Disney to parks and resorts at home and abroad and in so many languages a heart felt thank you to all of you, the Health Care Workers, First Responders everywhere and as it says on the disney store in times square, we are grateful for you. Yes, we are. Lets get a check closer to good morning. Im abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. This tuesday your planner shows more sunshine and slightly milder conditions. A stray shower is possible, even a thunderstorm in the south so we know this crisis has reporter so we know this crisis has brought out the gratitude in a lot of people. What are we grateful for . I want to show you, fonsi, eddie, keisha, brad, im grateful for you because right now when i see tuesday trivia its stacked on a thing of gam anyway, amy, michael, you imagine, there are challenges. Youre doing very well. Better than i think any of us. You got a big cheer in the studio from the stage managers. That was eddie clapping for himself. Reporter eddie, i love your videos. That was eddie clapping for himself but all appreciate it and do deserve the shoutout. Youre doing a fantastic job from home. We would never know you were having any difficulty doing it because youre doing it flawlessly. Reporter thank you. Coming up, everybody, we are cooking at home with the New York Times bestselling author samin nosrat baking, some, of course, banana bread. Thweve never seen it look quite like this. But theres no mistaking it. And its our job to protect it. Because the best people to fight for our communities are those within them. So if youve just bought a volkswagen, or were thinking of buying sometime soon, were here to help with the communitydriven promise. Announcer tomorrow on gma, Harry Connick jr. Invites you into his home for a live performance. Thursday, join gma kicking off a day of hope with Live Performances and even a super you got to yummy yum back now on Good Morning America. While were all staying at home people seem to be going bananas for banana bread. Youre looks at loaves of banana bread made by our beloved gma staff. This morning, we have a special guest. The New York Times bestselling author samin nosrat is sharing her goto recipe and joins us from oakland, california. Hi. Thank you so much for being here so early, samin. Want to start by asking you, i know personally for me what it is but what do you think about this global love for banana bread. I think it reminds us of our childhoods. It certainly was the first thing my brothers and i ever baked so i think comfort is a big part of it. I also think its kind of awesome because it uses up stuff thats going to go bad and you really cant mess it up. I know. And i am a little bit challenged in the kitchen although its been getting so much better. Myself like the rest of the country starting to get a little confidence as we stay at home and try new things. Banana bread is so foolproof. I love your recipe. If youre at home, listen up. This is the use what youve got banana bread. Samin, so generous with your offerings and you say you can really let it rip. I know youre supposed to start with ripe bananas this. Is all i have so probably should wait a day or two, right . Yes. I would say you even want some brown spots on the outside because that brownness on the outside usually doesnt show up really too much on the inside and its so much sweeter. So the riper, the better, i am definitely rushed it and ive been sorry. Take us through it, if you will. Of course. This is super simple. Theres essentially two parts. There is the dry parts which i have a cup and a half here of all purpose flour. You could substitute whole wheat pastry flour up to a cup if you like. I like that because it tastes grainy and good and all the regular stuff, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt. That all gets whisked together and set aside and then comes the fun stuff. This is where the kids get to help. I already mashed five small bananas. You need a cup and a half of bananas. This is where you get your aggression out. Two eggs in there. Im going to use buttermilk. If you dont have it, you could use whole milk, yogurt, greek yogurt, any sort of plain yogurt. Even sour cream would work, any sour dairy. A little vanilla extract. If you dont have that leave that out. Half cup of brown sugar. Im using dark brown. If you dont have that, you can use light brown. You could use granulated sugar. Honey, any sweetener you have and then threequarters cup of canola oil and if you dont have canola oil you can use a light flavored olive oil, coconut oil or butter. So that part all gets mixed up. Now the fun part. You mix the wet stuff into the dry stuff. So gloopy. Hey, samin, its amy. We lost lara so i will pick up. I see you mix it all up. Okay. How long do you bake it for . Mine got a little dry the other day so i think i overbaked it. You possibly did but a really forgiving thing about any banana bread that has dairy in it will be forgiving. This goes for about an hour. If you dont have a loaf pan i didnt mix it though. You want to make sure all the dry stuff is gone and then if you dont have a loaf pan, you can use an 8x8 pan. This one as a little secret special thing on top. Ill cut a banana and put it on top. It seconds in and get little bites of fresh banana and then i made this special topping with brown sugar, cinnamon and flaky salt, ill sprinkle all on top. Kind of like a crumb topping and goes in the oven for an hour. And then what comes out delicious. Yum. Can you you guys see how yummy this looks . Aristandg. She got ushrgh a lot of e too. Ill he go home lots of love, you guys. I am so jealous. I want a piece. I want to send you some. All right, lara, thank you. Thanks, samin. Thanks, samin. Ev rand fast, reliable, secured internet from xfinity can help. 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Have a great day and a safe day. Bye. Thank you to the doctors, nurses, health care professionals. And First Responders. Thank you to everyone keeping our super markets, gas stations and pharmacies running. Thank you for all that you do. We thank you. We thank you. We thank you. Thank you. Thank you. For all you do. And with every challenge, question, concern well be here for you every day. Every day. Every day. Because we will get through this together. Announcer the new abc news live, a streaming news game changer. The time is now for abc news live. Get it now. Streaming everywhere right to you. Now, your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. Good morning. Give f people to donate on beha of a gay or bisexual man who cannot. Scott wiener will live stream. The mayor is expected to give blood on senator wieners behalf. The fda changed the donation policy to a threemonth celibacy period. Now here is mike nicco with our forecast. Thank you. Fog starting to lift now, thankfully. Shouldnt be an issue in the next hour or so. We still have light showers in the northe awaref during the afternoon hours. Then just warm weather this weekend. Thanks, mike. Now its time for announcer its live with kelly and ryan today, star of the last o. G. , tracy morgan. And performing her new single, greatness, jewel. And dr. Jennifer ashton joins us to dispel coven 19 myths and truths. And we will meet another helping hero helping those in our time of crisis. All next on live and now, here are kelly ripa and Ryan Seacrest kelly hi. Good morning, everybody. It is tuesday, april 7th, 2020. The davis tull matter. I was up all night practicing my american idol